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Alexander Canizares represents government contractors and other companies in litigation, investigations, and regulatory matters involving federal departments and agencies.

The White House recently issued its most extensive policy directive yet concerning the development and use of artificial intelligence through a 100-plus-page Executive Order titled “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” and accompanying “Fact Sheet” summary.

Following in the footsteps of last year’s Blueprint for AI Bill

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, announced last October, is designed to leverage existing whistleblower incentives for employees, or other persons with inside knowledge, to identify lapses in federal contractors’ cybersecurity and privacy practices. We gave that issue in-depth treatment here, with particular focus on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California’s opinion in United States ex. rel. Markus v. Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., No. 2:15-cv-02245 WBS AC, 2022 WL 297093 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 1, 2022), denying the defendant’s motions for summary judgment on a majority of the relator’s False Claims Act (FCA) claims.Continue Reading Recent Settlement Highlights Cybersecurity Whistleblower Risk for Government Contractors