For current legal news and links to legal research sites, go to:
www.law.com/
For links to searchable indexes for judicial opinions, legislation and other materials, legal and generic (Meta-Index for Legal Research), go to: www.gsulaw.gsu.edu/metaindex/
For a directory of Internet legal resources, go here: www.findlaw.com
For the Internet Legal Research Group's list of, and links to, law journals on the internet, go to: www.ilrg.com/journals.html
"Qui Tam: The False Claims Act and Related Federal Statutes," is a report from the Congressional Research Service summarizing the history of the law through the 2009 amendments. It outlines key provisions of the law: who may be liable, who may bring an action, basis for liability, penalties and awards, and procedure. Another section considers constitutional concerns that have been raised, such as due process, separation of powers, standing, and the appointments clause, go here:
www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40785.pdf
For the Project on Government Oversight which monitors and reports cases of waste, fraud and abuse in federal agencies, go here: www.pogo.org/
For FraudNet, a site maintained by the GAO for the reporting of allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement of federal funds, go here:
www.gao.gov/fraudnet/fraudnet.htm
For the Taxpayers Against Fraud Organization which is "A nonprofit public interest organization dedicated to combating fraud against the Federal Government through the promotion of the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act and the filing of whistleblower lawsuits," go here: www.taf.org/
For links to resources related to internal auditing, particularly in higher education via the Association of College and University Auditors, go here: www.acua.org/
For the Fund for Constitutional Government ("FCG") which includes the Government Accountability Project and the Project on Government Oversight, go here: epic.org/fcg/projects.html
For the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association which is dedicated to improving the detection, investigation, civil and criminal prosecution, and prevention of health care fraud, go here: www.nhcaa.org
New Securities & Exchange Commision (SEC) rules have recently taken effect. For the new SEC whistleblower related website, go here: http://www.sec.gov/whistleblower.
For the Federal Acquisition Jumpstation which provides links to federal procurement and acquisition information by agency, go here:
nais.nasa.gov/fedproc/home.html
For press releases from U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, and U.S. Attorney's Offices, go here: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/newsroom/pressreleases.htm
For the Electronic Network of the Inspector General Community (IGnet), where Inspectors General provide independent audits, investigations and inspections in more than 60 government agencies, go here:
www.ignet.gov/
For the General Accounting Office (GAO), which is the investigative arm of Congress and examines matters relating to the receipt and disbursement of public funds and GAO Reports, Comptroller General Decisions and other publications, go here: www.gao.gov/
For the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the agency charged with protecting public health and the environment, go here:
www.epa.gov/
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), go here:
www.fema.gov
For Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs), which are the rules for government contracts as supplied by the U.S. General Services Administration, go here: www.acquisition.gov/far/
For a comprehensive site provided by the National Technical Information Service for locating, ordering and acquiring government and business information, go here: www.fedworld.gov/
The Service Member's Civil Relief Act (SCRA) expanded and improved the former Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act (SSCRA). The SCRA provides a wide range of protections for individuals entering, called to active duty in the military, and/or deployed service members. It is intended to postpone or suspend certain civil obligations to enable service members to devote full attention to duty and relieve stress on the family members of those deployed service members. For the SCRA, go here:
usmilitary.about.com/od/sscra/l/blscramenu.htm
For the Department of Defense Manpower Data Center, to obtain Military Status Reports pursuant to the Service Member's Civil Relief Act as to all branches of the Uniformed Services (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, NOAA, Public Health, and Coast Guard), go here: www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/scra/scraHome.do
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), enacted in October 1994 (and significantly updated in 1996 and 1998), provides reemployment protection and other benefits for veterans and employees who perform military service. Under USERRA, if a military member leaves his civilian job for service in the uniformed services, he is entitled to return to the job, with accrued seniority, provided he meets the law's eligibility criteria. USERRA applies to voluntary as well as involuntary service, in peacetime as well as wartime, and the law applies to virtually all civilian employers, including the Federal Government, State and local governments, and private employers, regardless of size. For USERRA, go here: www.dol.gov/vets/usc/vpl/usc38.htm
For TRICARE, and the Military Health System Website that provides information on this health program for active duty, reserve and retired members of the uniformed services and their families, go here: www.tricare.osd.mil/
For the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), which is the Congressional Code of Military Criminal Law applicable to all military members worldwide, go here:
www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/ucmj.htm
For links to Internet sources on issues related to military spending, through the Federation of American Scientists, Military Analysis Network, go here:
www.fas.org/man/
