Each year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unveils the highlights of its federal civil fraud activity from the previous 12 months. The fiscal year 2025 report—including total recoveries and whistleblower activity under the False Claims Act—is insightful as the statistics document enforcement priorities and key areas of focus under the first year of the Trump Administration. For fiscal year 2025, FCA settlements and judgments exceeded $6.8 billion in recoveries, a huge total that serves as a significant increase from the $2.9 billion reported in fiscal year 2024.

Recipients of federal funding should pay careful attention to the DOJ’s enforcement priorities as outlined in the annual report, as it is vital to recognize such points of emphasis to assist in devising compliance strategies for future years.

This webinar will offer an overview of DOJ’s fiscal year 2025 activity and enforcement strategies—and include a discussion of what federal grantees can expect from the Trump Administration’s DOJ in fiscal year 2026. How do the skyrocketing increases in judgments and settlements—and whistleblower activity—from fiscal year 2025 pave the way for expected future priorities? The webinar will stress steps that recipients of federal funding can take now to effectively mitigate risk, especially in an era where the DOJ has announced it plans to use the False Claims Act as a powerful tool to enforce programmatic compliance with the Administration’s priorities in areas such as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), gender-affirming care, and climate change.

If you are concerned about the government’s plans to actively investigate and seek recoveries for false claims and fraudulent activity, you will want to tune in to this webinar.