Counsel Commentary: Compliance Hot Spots for the New Year

One year into the Trump Administration, immigration, cybersecurity, international trade and civil rights are key areas of enforcement related to the False Claims Act. 

Contractors should implement strong compliance programs in each of these areas to mitigate potential exposure. 

In his monthly Contract Management magazine column, “Compliance Hot Spots for the New Year,” Rogers Joseph O’Donnell shareholder Stephen L. Bacon provides practical insights for addressing compliance in these areas. 

“Severe consequences provide ample reason for contractors to establish robust compliance programs that are designed to detect and neutralize risks,” Bacon writes. “Those compliance programs should be especially well-adapted to the areas that will be monitored and investigated most aggressively by the government.”

This article was published in the January/February 2026 issue of Contract Management magazine by the National Contract Management Association (NCMA). Access to the full article in NCMA’s online content library is subject to NCMA’s article access policies. 

View a PDF of the article here.