The Government Disputes Practice of Kutak Rock LLP has published a Client Alert regarding the new whistleblower provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the government's heightened focus on prosecution of government contractors. To read the update, click here:

• ARRA - Whistleblower Provisions / Government Contractors, April 13, 2009

Contractors and their compliance counsel should take note of the following principal requirements and key terms contained in ARRA’s whistleblower provisions:

• Covered Parties 
• Scope of Protected Conduct 
• “Reprisals” on Employees 
• Burden 
• Procedure 
• Risk Management/Compliance

For more information regarding ARRA’s whistleblower protections and how your organization should proactively address the government’s heightened prosecutorial focus on procurement fraud, please feel free to contact your regular Kutak Rock LLP contact or any member of our Governmental Disputes Group:

• Gilbert W. Boyce 
• Paul R. Gwilt 
• Thomas J. Kenny 
• Alan L. Rupe 
• Edward G. Warin