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DOJ Settles Another False Claims Act Case for Alleged Failures in Implementing NIST SP 800-171 and Basic Cybersecurity Controls

May 28, 2025 By Kim Peretti, Andrew Liebler, Lance Taubin, Andrew Rice and Samantha Skolnick

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 […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, FCA, National Security Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Department of Defense, False Claims Act

DOJ Announces $11.3 Million in Settlements for FCA Violations

June 25, 2024 By Kristen Bartolotta and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On Monday, June 17, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement in which two U.S. based consulting companies agreed to pay a combined total of $11.3 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements in government contracts. According to the DOJ, the […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, FCA Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, False Claims Act, Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement

Penn State University Hit With False Claims Act Suit for Alleged Cyber Security Deficiencies

September 25, 2023 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On September 1, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania unsealed a qui tam False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit (originally filed on October 5, 2022) alleging Penn State University failed to provide “adequate security” for Covered Defense Information, as contractually required by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) 252.204-7012. DFARS requires […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Security, FCA, National Security, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), False Claims Act, Litigation

Incomplete Cybersecurity Compliance Disclosures May Support Fraud Claim Under the False Claims Act, Federal Court Holds

February 7, 2022 By Kim Peretti

At the heels of a recent Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative related to cybersecurity practices and the False Claims Act (FCA), a cybersecurity-related FCA case has survived a motion for summary judgment, teeing up a trial to determine if the defendants’ cybersecurity compliance disclosures were materially incomplete and if any misstatements were knowingly made. On February 1, […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, FCA Tagged With: Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, False Claims Act

Department of Justice Announces New Civil Fraud Cybersecurity Enforcement Team

October 7, 2021 By Kim Peretti and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On October 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced the launch of the Department of Justice’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative.  The Department plans to use civil enforcement tools to “pursue…those who are government contractors who receive federal funds, when they fail to follow required cybersecurity standards.”  Stating the Department will pursue “very hefty fines,” […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Enforcement Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Department of Justice (DOJ), False Claims Act, Government Contractors, Qui Tam

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