Too often the general public wrongly believes the False Claims Act (“FCA”) only applies to Medicare or Medicaid fraud. But the FCA applies to just about any type of fraud orchestrated against the federal government, including fraud against any its many departments and divisions.
This certainly includes fraud perpetrated against the United States Department of Energy (“DOE”).
On DOE’s website, in fact, we find an entire page devoted to “Whistleblower Information.” (LINK to DOE Website). DOE even possesses a “Whistleblower Connection Coordinator” to act as a “legal representative, agent, or advocate for DOE employees, contractors and grantees.”
The same web page also identifies different types of fraud or wrongdoing DOE typically sees come to light via whistleblower complaints, such as:
What are other words can we use to help understand such a list? Fraud. Rigged bidding. Bribery. False reporting. Dishonest billing. Etc. Are you a DOE employee or a contractor who knows of something going on involving the agency (or its money) which simply turns your stomach? Then chances are there is a good reason for that, and you likely possess some form of whistleblower protection.
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