Clark Kent Ervin

Jan 22, 2025 | natlawreview.com | Clark Kent Ervin

In the flurry of developments last week in the run-up to the inauguration, it was easy to overlook one that could have significant and positive impact by making government more effective, efficient, and economical. On January 17, 2025, Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced the launch of a bipartisan Inspector General Caucus. The other members of the caucus are Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Gary Peters (D-MI), and James Lankford (R-OK).

Aug 29, 2023 | natlawreview.com | Clark Kent Ervin

The Department of Justice made a major announcement last week that demonstrates that it is serious about finding those who defraud various COVID-19 relief programs and holding them accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Over the course of the last three months alone, working in concert with numerous law enforcement partners, including the FBI and various Offices of Inspector General, DOJ brought more than 700 law enforcement actions of one kind or another.

Mar 27, 2023 | natlawreview.com | Clark Kent Ervin

There has been no shortage of news this month, so it is understandable that a major presidential proposal garnered relatively little attention at the time. On March 2, the President proposed a sweeping pandemic anti-fraud initiative that is designed to give key oversight bodies additional tools to investigate and prosecute those who defraud the pandemic relief programs that collectively injected trillions into the then-teetering economy to support struggling families, workers, and businesses.

Feb 21, 2023 | lexology.com | Ludmilla Kasulke |Pablo E. Carrillo |Kara-Marie Urban |Camilo Daza Manga |Clark Kent Ervin

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the creation of a “Disruptive Technology Strike Force.” The strike force will be co-led by DOJ’s National Security Division and Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, with support from 14 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in 12 major metropolitan areas across the country, and it will coordinate with officials from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations...