Experts Weigh In On DOJ Use Of FCA To Enforce ‘Illegal DEI Practices’

( May 26, 2026, 2:23 PM EDT) -- Experts on False Claims Act (FCA) litigation, comprising a law professor, a whistleblower attorney and a former deputy assistant attorney general, who answered FCA-related questions on May 22, weighed in and spoke with Mealey Publications on efforts by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to use the FCA against entities the DOJ accuses of violating the FCA by failing to comply with antidiscrimination requirements in federal contracts or what the DOJ terms are “illegal DEI practices.”...