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2023 ERISA Welfare Plan Automatic Participant Disclosures Checklist

Employers are facing new challenges as federal employment discrimi nation objectives shift, state leave laws continue to develop and intersect with federal leave law...

As powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tools saturate markets, many organizations cite AI adoption as a priority. Labor-intensive functions, such as human resources (HR)...

On February 24, Judge Armando Bonilla of the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) declined to dismiss a challenge to a $648 million award under a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) development deal...

On April 11, the US Department of the Treasury announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) amending the regulations that govern the operations of the Committee on Foreign...

As the Trump administration continues to eliminate federal positions and reduce contract and grant outlays, many private companies will likely be eyeing...

Todd R. Overman and Richard W. Arnholt of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC discuss Commercial Solutions Openings, a contracting mechanism through the Department of Defense, which seeks innovative...

The Department of Justice's Fraud Division has issued new guidance establishing a coordinated framework for corporate fraud investigations, prioritizing healthcare fraud, government contract fraud, tax evasion, and tariff violations. The directive introduces ten aggravating factors that prosecutors must weigh heavily when recommending charges or resolutions, with particular emphasis on management involvement and schemes that threaten national security or cause substantial financial harm. Companies operating

The Department of Justice announced a $25 million settlement with Accenture Federal Services over allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying compliance with anti-discrimination requirements while allegedly using race or sex in hiring, promotion, and access to professional development programs. This marks the third major DEI-related FCA enforcement action in 2026, following similar settlements with IBM and Deloitte.

When a solicitation does not establish a different standard, an offeror generally cannot rely on an affiliate’s experience or past performance merely because the companies are related.

For supply chain companies operating in a global environment, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has been a key element of compliance planning for many years...

On March 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center released the much anticipated Request for Applications (RFA) for the Long‑term Enhanced Accountable Care Organization Design...

Earlier this year, Congress enacted legislation requiring hospitals to submit provider-based attestations and obtain separate National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) for each off-campus outpatient department...

On December 26, the Department of Defense (DoD) published its long-awaited Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program proposed rule...

On April 14, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly ruled, in relevant part, that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) cannot require federal grant recipients to certify that their diversity...

On September 9, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) had identified approximately $17.5 billion in suspicious financial activity...

Civil depositions usually include periodic breaks to stretch, refill drinks, use the restroom, or eat lunch.1 During these breaks, the witness and her counsel often want to discuss...