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The Future of Supply Chain Disputes Is a Proof Problem
Supply chain disputes are shifting from operational failures to compliance and proof problems, driven by expanded False Claims Act enforcement, export controls, and AI-enabled systems that create audit trails. Companies must now prove origin tracking, sanctions assessment, and defensible decision-making or face litigation and criminal liability.
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The Wire takeaway
If you run a supply chain—manufacturing, logistics, procurement—your next dispute won't be about late delivery; it will be about whether you can prove every part came from where you said it did and that you screened for sanctions and export control before it moved. Start collecting that evidence now, because the FCA settlements hit $6.8bn last year and the Affiliates Rule comes back in November.
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Topics: Supply Chain · Regtech · fca-enforcement · export-controls · supply-chain-risk · compliance-audit · sanctions-screening