False Claims Act Insights explores how the U.S. government uses the False Claims Act (FCA) to stamp out fraud and corruption in government contracts. Each episode, Jonathan Porter, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and currently a partner with Husch Blackwell’s White Collar, Internal Investigations & Compliance team, chats with preeminent guests to provide listeners with an up-to-date understanding of the FCA, including trends in recent litigation and compliance efforts. The show also explores those elements of the FCA that make it a uniquely powerful tool for the government against private business, including the Act’s utilization of whistleblowers and its qui tam provisions, as well as evolving theories of FCA liability that expand the boundaries of what the Act covers, including cybersecurity and so-called reverse FCA claims.
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False Claims Act Insights explores how the U.S. government uses the False Claims Act (FCA) to stamp out fraud and corruption in government contracts. Each episode, Jonathan Porter, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and currently a partner with Husch Blackwell’s White Collar, Internal Investigations & Compliance team, chats with preeminent guests to provide listeners with an up-to-date understanding of the FCA, including trends in recent litigation and compliance efforts. The show also explores those elements of the FCA that make it a uniquely powerful tool for the government against private business, including the Act’s utilization of whistleblowers and its qui tam provisions, as well as evolving theories of FCA liability that expand the boundaries of what the Act covers, including cybersecurity and so-called reverse FCA claims.
Recent Federal Executive Actions Place Anti-Discrimination Within the FCA’s Orbit
False Claims Act Insights
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1 month ago
Recent Federal Executive Actions Place Anti-Discrimination Within the FCA’s Orbit
Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Julia Kopcienski to the podcast to discuss a new Husch Blackwell report, “Legal Perspectives on Executive Order 14173, DEI, and the False Claims Act,” that explores the Trump administration’s demonstrated commitment to enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws through novel and varied mechanisms. The 30-page report was written by a multidisciplinary team of lawyers, drawing from the firm’s Government Contracts; White Collar, Internal Investigations, and Compliance; Labor & Employment; and Higher Education practice groups. In it, readers will get practical perspectives on how to (1) understand and recognize what employment, procurement, and educational policies and practices may now be considered “illegal;” (2) identify issues for self-review and/or assistance from outside counsel; and (3) be aware of and prepare for novel federal civil and criminal enforcement mechanisms.
The conversation discusses how the Trump administration’s use of the FCA and qui tam litigation departs from prior anti-discrimination enforcement efforts and then pivots to consider some of the legal liabilities faced by government contractors vis-à-vis their DEI initiatives. Jonathan and Julia unpack how express certifications work in this context and what contractors—and their legal counsel—need to think about as enforcement in this area ramps up.
False Claims Act Insights
False Claims Act Insights explores how the U.S. government uses the False Claims Act (FCA) to stamp out fraud and corruption in government contracts. Each episode, Jonathan Porter, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and currently a partner with Husch Blackwell’s White Collar, Internal Investigations & Compliance team, chats with preeminent guests to provide listeners with an up-to-date understanding of the FCA, including trends in recent litigation and compliance efforts. The show also explores those elements of the FCA that make it a uniquely powerful tool for the government against private business, including the Act’s utilization of whistleblowers and its qui tam provisions, as well as evolving theories of FCA liability that expand the boundaries of what the Act covers, including cybersecurity and so-called reverse FCA claims.
