Government Contracts

Government Contractor Booz Allen Hamilton Enters One of the Largest Procurement Fraud Settlements with DOJ over FCA Allegations

By Gregory G. Marshall, Erin K. Sullivan & Christine Levi on August 2, 2023

Posted in False Claims Act, Government Contracts

On Friday, July 21, 2023, DOJ announced it has reached a $377,453,150 settlement with Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (Booz Allen), the parent company of Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., the large government and military contractor that also has commercial and international customers. DOJ alleged that Booz Allen violated the False Claims Act by “improperly billing…

Supreme Court to Consider False Claims Act “Objectively Reasonable” Knowledge Standard

By Gregory G. Marshall, Erin K. Sullivan & Courtlyn Ward on January 24, 2023

Posted in False Claims Act, Government Contracts

In what may lead to the biggest FCA opinion in recent history, the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month agreed to consider two cases addressing the necessary state of mind (i.e., “scienter”) to violate the FCA.

Background

The FCA prohibits defendants from knowingly submitting false claims. That scienter standard is broader than just actual knowledge.

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Government Contracts

Government Contractor Booz Allen Hamilton Enters One of the Largest Procurement Fraud Settlements with DOJ over FCA Allegations

Supreme Court to Consider False Claims Act “Objectively Reasonable” Knowledge Standard

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