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COVID-19 Benchmarking Survey

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.16.20

We thank our clients for your input on our effort to help contractors benchmark what companies are doing as part of COVID-19 contingency planning. Please use the survey link below to access the brief benchmarking questionnaire. Assuming we have a sufficient number of responses, we will aggregate and share responses (on an anonymous basis).

Access the survey here.

Please contact David Robbins with any questions.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.14.26

DOJ’s False Claims Act Resolution Against IBM Signals Heightened Risk for Federal Contractors with DEI Programs

On Friday, April 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has agreed to pay just over $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with federal anti-discrimination requirements incorporated into its federal contracts due to allegedly discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) employment practices. This resolution marks the first FCA settlement secured by the DOJ under its Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, created in May 2025, and announced by then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as part of the administration’s coordinated efforts to target allegedly unlawful DEI practices. Per the agreement, the settlement is neither an admission of liability by IBM nor a concession by the United States that its claims are not well founded....

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