Cybersecurity Policy Report, Honeywell Settles With DoJ in Cyber False Claims Act Case, (Sep 2, 2026)
Honeywell Aerospace, Inc., has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve a False Claims Act complaint that the company failed to adopt adequate cyber defenses to protect Defense Department data, the Department of Justice announced yesterday.
“The settlement resolves allegations that from April 2020 through December 2023, a business unit of Honeywell International Inc. submitted false claims for payment by failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements specified in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, with respect to one of Honeywell’s networks, as required by the contract and regulation,” DoJ explained in a news release.
“Government contractors that obtain defense information in administering their contracts must follow required cybersecurity standards,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, head of DoJ’s Civil Division. “The Justice Department will continue to investigate potential violations of these cybersecurity requirements to protect this critical information.”
A Honeywell employee who exposed the company’s cybersecurity deficiencies in a False Claims Act lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina will receive a $375,823 share of the settlement, DoJ said.
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