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False Claims Act Enforcement: Record-Breaking Year Signals Continued Attention to Cybersecurity
Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its statistics for False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement during fiscal year 2025. Settlements and judgments exceeded a record-breaking $6.8 billion, and the DOJ recorded the highest number of whistleblower qui tam lawsuits ever filed, totaling 1,297. These numbers reflect the DOJ’s “commitment to holding bad actors accountable,” with particular emphasis on cases holding government contractors and grantees accountable for knowingly misrepresenting…
By: Mayer Brown