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NIST HIPAA Security Rule Guidance

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.04.08

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a set of detailed guidance materials to serve as a framework for complying with the HIPAA security rules. The guidance includes checklists for compliance requirements, a glossary, cross references to standards and definitions, and a table of prior NIST published standards on security in various types of situations. Click here to download "An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accoutability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule" [PDF] from csrc.nist.gov.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.20.25

DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Bolsters Threat of False Claims Act Enforcement Under “Anti-DEI” Executive Order

On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a Memorandum creating the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative that will “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and . . . pursue claims against any recipient of federal funds that knowingly violates federal civil rights laws.” According to the Memorandum, though racial discrimination has “always been illegal,” the Administration posits that “many corporations and schools continue to adhere to racist policies and preferences—albeit camouflaged with cosmetic changes that disguise their discriminatory nature.” In an effort to prevent federal funds from being used in connection with or support of these purportedly racist policies and preferences, the Initiative will wield the power of the False Claims Act, the government’s most powerful tool to fight fraud, waste, and abuse....