The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has released its annual statistics on enforcement under the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), reporting more than $6.8 billion in settlements and judgments for fiscal year (“FY”) 2025, the largest single‑year recovery in the statute’s history. The report reflects record whistleblower activity, the continued dominance of health care enforcement, and DOJ’s expanding use of the FCA in procurement, cybersecurity, pandemic relief, and trade matters. Below, we highlight the most significant takeaways from DOJ’s FY 2025 report and discuss what they mean for companies doing business with, or receiving funds from, the federal government.
According to DOJ, FCA settlements and judgments exceeded $6.8 billion in FY 2025, surpassing the prior record of $6.2 billion set in 2014 and dramatically increasing from recoveries reported in FY 2023 ($2.68 billion) and FY 2024 ($2.9 billion). Total FCA recoveries now exceed $85 billion since Congress strengthened the statute in 1986 to include increased penalties, qui tam provisions, and a broader claim coverage.
Whistleblowers filed 1,297 qui tam lawsuits in FY 2025 – the highest number ever recorded. Recoveries attributable to qui tam actions totaled more than $5.3 billion, reaffirming DOJ’s continued reliance on relators as the primary driver of FCA enforcement.
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