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DOJ Revises Justice Manual to Streamline False Claims Act Enforcement and Clarify Limits on Use of Agency Guidance

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By Brett Barnett
| JD Supra
On September 18, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) announced two significant revisions to the Justice Manual that aim to reshape False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement. The first revision reinstates and expands the Department’s 2017 policy limiting the use of sub-regulatory guidance documents in enforcement actions by restricting the government’s ability to treat agency guidance as binding legal authority.
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DOJ Revises Justice Manual to Streamline False Claims Act Enforcement and Clarify Limits on Use of Agency Guidance

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By Michael J. Podberesky, Edwin Childs, Brett Barnett
| LexBlog
On September 18, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) announced two significant revisions to the Justice Manual that aim to reshape False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement. The first revision reinstates and expands the Department’s 2017 policy limiting the use of sub-regulatory guidance documents in enforcement actions by restricting the government’s ability to treat agency guidance as binding legal authority.
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DOJ Continues Increased Cybersecurity Enforcement: Honeywell Aerospace Agrees to $2M FCA Settlement for Cybersecurity Noncompliance on DoW Contracts

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By Brett Barnett, Edwin Childs
| JD Supra
[co-author: Joshua Davis] On September 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a $2,042,518 False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlement with Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (“Honeywell Aerospace” or “Honeywell” or “the company”), resolving allegations that the company failed to comply with certain cybersecurity requirements in a contract with the U.S. Department of War (“DoW”).
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