The Register: US Sues Georgia Tech Over Alleged Cybersecurity Failings as a Pentagon Contractor
August 23, 2024
The US Department of Justice intervened in In United States ex rel. Craig v. Georgia Tech Research Corporation, et al., a False Claims Act case in which the government is pursuing claims against two research organizations for purported failure to comply with standards set forth by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for how federal contractors must secure and interact with government data and information. The Justice Department has filed an additional lawsuit against Georgia Tech alleging failure to meet cybersecurity guidelines set by the US Department of Defense for receiving contracts. “Because the allegations suggest Georgia Tech falsely certified it was compliant with DoD contractual and regulatory requirements, they present a textbook case of potential FCA liability predicated on alleged non‐compliance with NIST standards,” said attorneys from O’Melveny & Myers LLP.
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