The Impact of Escobar and the Procurement Collusion Strike Force on Procurement-Related False Claims Act Settlements.

Autor:	KNOWLES, SAMUEL B., STERN, DAWN E., DALEY, THOMAS E.
Předmět:	FALSE claims DEFENSE contracts ANTITRUST law PUBLIC contracts CONTRACTS COLLUSION LEGAL settlement BUSINESS enterprises
Zdroj:	Procurement Lawyer; Spring2022, Vol. 57 Issue 2, p3-26, 10p, 2 Charts
Abstrakt:	As the post-Escobar settlement information illustrates, the FCA continues to be a powerful enforcement tool, and initiatives such as the PCSF and the recent creation of the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative confirm the government's continuing commitment to such enforcement. As also discussed below, another post-Escobar development in the FCA context that could conceivably impact the frequency and dollar-value of procurementrelated FCA settlements is the establishment of the Department of Justice's PCSF in 2019. The civil False Claims Act (FCA) has long been a significant enforcement tool available to government authorities and relators. Still, as measured by FCA settlements, life under the FCA for federal contractors and government enforcement authorities is proceeding, in many respects, without substantial change. [Extracted from the article]
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