You think you can cheat the government? The False Claims Act says you’ll pay for it three times.

The 2026 False Claims Act mid-year numbers are out, and the story is clear. DOJ isn’t backing down. It’s leaning in.

DOJ is using the False Claims Act (FCA) to drive administration policy priorities. In the first half of this year alone, it notched first-ever settlements in four distinct areas: gender-related care, the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative targeting DEI practices in federal contracting, a Medicare Advantage settlement from the DOJ-HHS Working Group, and trade and customs fraud.

Four new enforcement lanes, all producing real settlements within a year of being announced. Expect sustained activity in all four.

There’s a data story too. Qui tam filings by whistleblowers are surging – nearly 1,300 in fiscal year 2025 – and by data miners, who are now filing more than 45% of whistleblower actions.

DOJ just launched a new initiative to engage with and vet those data miners’ methodology.

Don’t read a quieter news cycle as a quieter DOJ. The FCA is more active than ever, just pointed at new targets.

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