Aerojet Rocketdyne to pay $9M in cybersecurity whistleblower case
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Kyle Brasseur2022-07-11T19:38:00
Aerojet Rocketdyne has agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations raised by a whistleblower that the aerospace and defense manufacturer misled the federal government regarding its compliance with cybersecurity requirements in certain contracts.
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