Department of Justice
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Policy
DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative: What Federal Contractors Need to Know Beyond the IBM Settlement
The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Fraud Initiative — established March 2025 — uses the False Claims Act to pursue federal contractors that misrepresent compliance with civil rights, equal opportunity, and nondiscrimination requirements in their contracts; the IBM settlement is the first but explicitly not the last action under the initiative.
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Enforcement
Swiss Automation Pays $421K to Resolve DFARS Cybersecurity Compliance False Claims Act Allegations
Swiss Automation Inc. agreed to pay $421,000 to settle Department of Justice False Claims Act allegations that it falsely certified DFARS 252.204-7012 cybersecurity compliance while failing to implement required NIST SP 800-171 security controls on systems handling controlled unclassified information under DoD contracts.
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Enforcement
W International Pays $10.5M to Settle False Claims Act Charges Over Inflated Billings on DoD Contracts
W International Inc. agreed to pay $10.5 million to resolve Department of Justice False Claims Act allegations that it overcharged DoD on multiple contracts by billing for labor hours not actually worked and claiming unallowable costs, making it one of the larger FCA settlements in the professional services sector in 2026.
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Enforcement
DOJ's Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative: Holding Contractors Accountable for Cybersecurity Compliance
The DOJ's Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative uses the False Claims Act to hold contractors accountable for falsely certifying DFARS/NIST 800-171 compliance. Since its October 2021 launch, it has produced settlements including a $9M Aerojet Rocketdyne agreement.
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Policy
Raytheon and Nightwing Pay $8.4M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Over Cybersecurity Failures on DoD Contracts
Raytheon, RTX, and the Nightwing successor entity settled DOJ False Claims Act claims over NIST SP 800-171 non-compliance on unclassified DoD contracts, paying $8.4M in the latest Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative action — with the whistleblower walking away with $1.5M.
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Policy
IBM Pays $17M in First False Claims Act Settlement Under DOJ's Civil Rights Fraud Initiative — DEI Hiring Practices at Issue
IBM resolved allegations that race- and sex-conscious DEI employment practices on federal contracts violated anti-discrimination requirements, marking the first settlement under DOJ's Civil Rights Fraud Initiative launched in May 2025.
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Awards
DHS Eyes August RFP for TACTICS — The $1.8B+ Recompete That Will Reshape Federal Law Enforcement Comms
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to issue the final TACTICS solicitation in August 2026, replacing the five-year-old TACCOM II vehicle and reshuffling a multi-billion-dollar market for tactical communications equipment and services.
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Enforcement
SBA's Expanded Administrative False Claims Act Powers Are Now in Effect — What Defense Contractors and 8(a) Firms Need to Know
As of May 4, 2026, SBA's new rule under the Administrative False Claims Act raises the agency's administrative enforcement ceiling from $150,000 to $1 million, adds reverse false claims liability, and extends the statute of limitations, materially expanding risk for small business program participants.
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Enforcement
DOJ recovers record $6.8B in FY25 FCA settlements — Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative settles $51.8M, 233% jump
DOJ's January 16, 2026 announcement: $6.8B total FCA recoveries in FY25 (record). Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative drove $51,849,634 across 8 settlements — a 233% increase over FY24's $15.5M / 4 settlements. 1,297 qui tam suits, the highest ever.
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Enforcement
Health Net / Centene pay $11.25M to settle TRICARE FCA — cybersecurity certs, no breach alleged
DOJ Feb 18, 2025 settlement: Health Net Federal Services + parent Centene pay $11,253,400 over false certifications of cybersecurity compliance under TRICARE 2015-2018. No exfiltration of PHI alleged — the FCA violation was the misrepresentation itself.
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Enforcement
DOJ flags DFARS 7012 cybersecurity compliance as 2026 False Claims Act priority
DOJ announced significant cybersecurity-related FCA actions against DoD contractors at end of 2025. Translation: DFARS 7012 compliance for firms processing CUI is an enforcement priority in 2026. Plus: BreakPoint Labs $50M HPCMP cybersecurity SME contract.
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Policy
FTC + DOJ joint focus on cybersecurity — and what that means for federal contractors in 2026
Cybersecurity enforcement now spans FTC (consumer protection / Made-in-America claims), DOJ (False Claims Act on DFARS 7012), and DoD (CMMC). Federal contractors face overlapping enforcement reach. Compliance investments now defend against multiple enforcement vectors simultaneously.
