On April 3, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the new OFAC website which is now hosted on a new domain - OFAC.TREASURY.GOV. In addition to the new location, OFAC has si...
What is the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act
The Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCPA) was a U.S. federal law that aimed to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iran and to promote democracy and human rights in the ...
Is There Stale or Ambiguous Data in SAM.gov?
As one of the two primary exclusion screening lists against which federal contractors are required to check routinely, the health care industry relies on the accuracy of SAM.gov database to make hiring and retention deci...
Fraud on the Move – Medical Transportation
Medical transportation companies have been on federal and state regulatory radar for decades, for program integrity concerns such as fraudulent billing practices and patient safety concerns. Currently there are 812 names...
OFAC AND ITS IMPACT ON THE TALIBAN
With recent events in Afghanistan, the role of the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in controlling the release of funds held in US financial institutions by foreign countries or terrorist o...
Understanding OFAC and the 50% Rule
What is OFAC? The U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) is the department of the U.S. Treasury that is responsible for facilitating compliance with the U.S. foreign policy and national security agendas. OFAC&nbs...
Understanding OFAC Administered Sanctions Programs
The Role of OFAC The U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) is the department of the U.S. Treasury responsible for promoting U.S. foreign policy and national security agenda with regard to foreign powers, whether in...