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Government Contracts: Alert - November 12, 2009

On November 30, 2009, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States ex rel. Wilson, a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) and appealed from a Fourth Circuit decision. The Court will use the case to resolve a split among the circuits over the scope of the FCA's "public disclosure" bar. A decision affirming the Fourth Circuit could increase qui tam litigation against any organization that does business with, or receives federal money through, federal, state and local governmental entities – and would further expand the reach of the FCA to any state or local program involving the use of federal funds.

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NEW FAR RULE ON COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS AND ETHICS
 

Construction, Accounting, and Taxation

January 30, 2009
 
Allison V. Feierabend- Washington
Christopher Myers- Northern Virginia

Contractors performing any work for the federal government should be aware of the new Federal Acquisition Requisition (FAR) provisions and clauses that require government contractors to establish and implement compliance programs and make mandatory disclosures of certain violations of criminal law, violations of the civil False Claims Act, and significant overpayments. This article discusses the final rule, changes to the December 2007 rule and new requirements. Please click on the below link to view the article.

READ: NEW FAR RULE ON COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS AND ETHICS

Reprinted with permission. New Rule on Compliance Programs and Ethics, Christopher A. Myers and Allison Feierabend, Construction, Accounting, and Taxation, Vol. 19 No. 1 Copyright © 2009 ThomsonReuters. All rights reserved.

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