On June 18, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached a settlement with defense contractor LOGZONE, Inc. (LOGZONE) in which the company agreed to pay $507,144 to resolve its liability under the False Claims Act (FCA) for allegedly failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements. LOGZONE provides logistics, medical, training, […]
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DOJ Cybersecurity Enforcement Pace Shows No Signs of Slowing Down Going Into 2026
As 2025 drew to a close, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced significant developments in cases relating to the allegedly deficient cybersecurity practices of two Department of Defense (DoD) contractors. These two cases suggest that the federal government will continue to make DFARS 7012 compliance for companies that process Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) […]
United States, International Coalition Issue Joint Warning of Increasing PRC Backed Threat Activity
On August 27, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in coordination with the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the United States Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) issued a joint advisory (Advisory) highlighting increased cyber threat activity linked to People’s Republic of China (PRC) affiliated threat […]
DOJ Settles Another False Claims Act Case for Alleged Failures in Implementing NIST SP 800-171 and Basic Cybersecurity Controls
On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement under the False Claims Act (FCA) involving defense contractors Raytheon Company (Raytheon), RTX Corporation (RTX), and Nightwing Group—the successor owner to one of Raytheon’s cybersecurity business lines (collectively “the Companies”). The Companies agreed to pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations of noncompliance […]
Summary of Changes from DoD CMMC Proposed Rule to Final Rule
On October 11, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued its Final Program Rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) Program. The Final Rule is a signal to federal contractors to develop compliance programs pertaining to CMMC in advance of the implementation of CMMC (likely next year). The CMMC program is designed to ensure […]