On February 28, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to a $930,000 settlement with Comprehensive Health Services (CHS) to resolve False Claims Act allegations. The resolution represents the department’s first settlement under the False Claims Act since instituting its Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative in October 2021.[1] This is a watershed moment in the
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Biden Signs Executive Order Aimed at Improving the Federal Government’s Cybersecurity
Posted in All Entries, Privacy + Cyber
On May 12, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) that seeks to improve the federal government’s cybersecurity. This comes in the wake of sweeping cyber incidents, such as the SolarWinds incident. The EO calls on both the federal government and the private sector to work collaboratively to identify, deter, detect, and respond to cyber…