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FCA Settlement Signals Increased Cybersecurity Focus
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a $421,234 settlement with Swiss Automation Inc. to resolve alleged False Claims Act (FCA) violations related to its failure to provide adequate cybersecurity for technical drawings of parts supplied to Department of Defense (DoD) contractors. This settlement resolves a qui tam action filed under the whistleblower provisions of the FCA in the Northern District of Illinois. (United States ex rel. Gomez v. Swiss Automation Inc., No….
By: Troutman Pepper Locke