“On January 8, 2026, a former employee of a Colorado corporation, AMS Collective, Inc. (the “Corporation”), filed a lawsuit (“Lawsuit”) against the Corporation and its President alleging, in pertinent part, that the Corporation and its President are liable under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) for terminating her in retaliation for her attempts to stop the Corporation from submitting a response to a request for quotation (“RFQ”) from the U.S. Department of Energy with false information. The Corporation and its President have since moved to dismiss the Lawsuit due to the former employee failing to allege that the response to the RFQ constituted a “claim” for payment under the FCA.  The Lawsuit is an example of what employers attempting to obtain federal contracts should consider when their employees speak out about alleged FCA violations, especially in light of the Trump administration’s recent use of the FCA to prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) practices in the workplace.”