On April 30, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) announced its second-ever public declination under its updated corporate voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) policy when ...

Drawing on a carrot and stick approach, Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) guidance in 2023 focused heavily on incentivizing companies to voluntarily self-disclose their misconduct.

After self-reporting that a recently purchased subsidiary had broken U.S. sanctions and export control laws, a Texas-based venture capital fund will receive no penalty from the U.S. Department of ...

Once a candidate denies an offer or an interview, the hiring manager fills out a declination letter Print a copy of the declination letter on departmental letterhead, and the hiring manager will sign ...