In this episode of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics Compliance Perspectives podcast, Joshua Drew shares his insights on recent developments under the False Claims Act (FCA), highlighting the federal government's evolving enforcement priorities and the growing role of whistleblowers in shaping compliance risk.

Drew discusses FCA key risk areas as well as notable recent initiatives, including:

• May: The launch of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, signaling the administration's intent to use the FCA against federal funding recipients whose DEI initiatives are believed to violate antidiscrimination laws.
• July: A new Department of Justice and Health and Human Resources (DOJ-HHS) working group formed to target fraud in healthcare and life sciences.
• August: A trade-focused task force was created to promote whistleblowing against tariff violators.

Listen to the full episode here.