DOJ fines MORSE Corp $4.6M for lax cyber controls amid crack down on federal contractors
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Aaron Nicodemus2025-03-27T12:49:00
Yet another government contractor has been slapped with a fine by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for applying lax cybersecurity defenses on sensitive government data.
Massachusetts-based defense contractor Mission Oriented Rapid Solution Engineering (MORSE) Corp will pay a $4.6 million fine for violating the False Claims Act (FCA) when it failed to comply with cybersecurity requirements in its contracts with the Army and Air Force, the DOJ said in a press release Wednesday.
While the Trump administration and its so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have hobbled regulatory agencies, paused enforcement of certain laws and rolled back regulations, the DOJ has made it clear that contractors that place sensitive government data in jeopardy, and misrepresent the quality of their cybersecurity protocols to the federal government, will continue to be dealt with harshly.
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