The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) touted a record $6.8 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries in fiscal year 2025, but that rearview mirror look greatly derives from investigations and qui tam actions that predated the Trump administration. For chief compliance officers and legal counsel, what’s more telling is where this administration’s FCA enforcement targets lie now.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...