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Law Firms Mentioned

• Alston Hunt
• Clark Hill
• Cohen Seglias
• Crowe & Dunlevy
• Crowell & Moring
• Gardere Wynne
• Haynes and Boone
• Hinshaw & Culbertson
• Jameson Babbitt
• Jenner & Block
• K&L Gates
• Kirkland & Ellis
• McKenna Long
• Seyfarth Shaw
• Sheppard Mullin
• Smith Pachter
• Steptoe & Johnson LLP
• Vinson & Elkins

Companies Mentioned

• 3M Company
• AT&T Inc.
• Bombardier Inc.
• Bridgestone Corp.
• GTSI Corp.
• General Dynamics Corporation
• General Dynamics Ordnance And Tactical Systems Inc.
• Honeywell International, Inc.
• MetroHealth System
• Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Sumitomo Corp.

Cases Mentioned

• United States of America v. Dimora et al
• Davis et al v. Blackwater Lodge and Training Center, Inc. et al
• FOLLIARD v. INSIGHT ENTERPRISES, INC. et al
• USA v. Groce et al
• Poisson v. Red River Service Corporation et al
• AMT - Advanced MagTech Offshore LTD. v. Wintara Inc.
• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
• United States of America et al v. Washington Closure Hanford LLC et al
• Sick, Inc. v. 21st Century Software, Inc.
• Macomb Interceptor Drain Drainage District v. Kilpatrick et al

• July 21, 2011

  Heating Co. Exec Gets 3 Years In Ohio Corruption Case

  An Ohio businessman who pled guilty as part of a wide-ranging corruption probe in the state was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in prison for bribing public officials in exchange for contracts.

• July 21, 2011

  Defective Parts Threaten Space, Missile Missions: GAO

  Defective parts could derail expensive space and missile defense acquisitions by NASA and the military, and the federal government should conduct periodical reviews to ensure quality, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report released Thursday.

• July 21, 2011

  HP, Others Escape FCA Suit Over Asian Tech Imports

  A Washington federal judge dismissed several major defendants Tuesday from a Hewlett-Packard Co. selling agent employee's qui tam suit alleging that HP and others violated the False Claims Act when they sold technology products made in Asia to the U.S. government.

• July 21, 2011

  Red River Settles FCA Claims Over Air Force Telecom Deal

  Telecommunications contractor Red River Service Corp. on Tuesday received final approval for its False Claims Act settlement with an ex-employee who had accused the company and a U.S. Air Force officer of overcharging the government by $6.1 million for work at an Oklahoma base.

• July 21, 2011

  State Dept. Worker Fired Over $52M Contract Fraud Report

  The U.S. Department of State said Thursday it had fired an analyst who was accused of funneling $52 million in federal contracts to a company owned by a man she had secretly married.

• July 20, 2011

  Honeywell Seeks Sanctions On DOJ In FCA Suit

  Honeywell International Inc. asked a federal judge in Washington on Wednesday to sanction the U.S. Department of Justice for alleged discovery violations in a False Claims Act suit accusing Honeywell of concealing defects in bulletproof vests purchased by the government.

• July 20, 2011

  Texas Pol Wants Lying Charges Cut In Ike Bribery Case

  A former Texas politician accused of helping funnel Hurricane Ike cleanup contracts to a friend on Tuesday sought to eliminate or sever three charges that he lied to federal investigators. 

• July 20, 2011

  Hawaii Nixes Bid Protest Of $1.4B Rail System Contract

  Bombardier Transportation (Holdings) USA Inc. was dealt another blow Tuesday in its protest over losing a $1.4 billion contract to help build Honolulu's new rail system as a Hawaii commerce agency denied the company's latest appeal.

• July 20, 2011

  Wintara Shells Out $3.3M To End Iraq Subcontract Suits

  Wintara Inc. on Tuesday agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle two suits brought in Delaware by a subcontractor who accused the company of failing to pay for work done on U.S. Army construction projects in Iraq.

• July 20, 2011

  New Mich. Law Opens Door For Nonunion Contractors

  Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed legislation barring the state government from requiring that companies engage in collective bargaining agreements in order to qualify for construction contracts.

• July 19, 2011

  DC Circ. Won't Review Revival Of Blackwater Shooting Case

  An en banc panel of D.C. Circuit judges on Tuesday refused to review a previous panel's decision to revive manslaughter charges against four Blackwater Worldwide security guards stemming from a Baghdad shooting in 2007 that killed 14 Iraqis.

• July 19, 2011

  Ex-Detroit Mayor Accused Of $26M Sewer Contract Fraud

  A Macomb County, Mich., public works agency filed suit against imprisoned former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and a host of contractors Monday, alleging they schemed to overcharge the county by some $26 million for work on a collapsed sewer line.

• July 19, 2011

  US Moves Closer To Single Export Controls List

  Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday the federal government had proposed the transfer of less sensitive military items to a list managed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, aiming to update the U.S. export control system in order to boost national security and economic competitiveness.

• July 19, 2011

  Army Must Rethink $166M Ammo Disposal Contract: GAO

  The U.S. Government Accountability Office announced Tuesday it had ruled the U.S. Army should re-evaluate the award of a $165.8 million ammunition disposal contract to a General Dynamics Corp. unit because it failed to account for another bidder's small-business status.

• July 19, 2011

  Mich. Man Gets 15 Months For E-Rate Fraud

  The U.S. Department of Justice claimed another victory Monday in its crackdown on E-Rate fraud as the president of a Michigan Internet services company was sentenced to 15 months in prison for paying off school districts for contracts.

• July 18, 2011

  Feds Want Stiff Sentence For Convicted Ohio Judge

  The federal government on Friday called for a sentence well above the zero to six months requested by a former Ohio judge convicted of lying to the FBI in connection with an alleged scandal involving kickbacks for government contracts.

• July 18, 2011

  DOE Contractor Rigged $4.8M Subcontract, Suit Claims

  Washington Closure Hanford LLC, the contractor in charge of the U.S. Department of Energy's largest nuclear cleanup effort, was accused Friday in Washington state of rigging a $4.8 million trucking subcontract, allegedly giving the work to a phony small business.

• July 18, 2011

  Xe Seeks To Bar FCA Witness Over Deposition Walkout

  Xe Services LLC, formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide, asked a Virginia federal court Monday to block an employee from testifying in a False Claims Act suit against the company, saying he recently walked out during a deposition.

• July 18, 2011

  GAO Grants Costs For 2 Cos. In Food Contract Fight

  The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a decision released Monday that the U.S. Department of Defense must pay back two contractors for the costs of some of their bid protests over a $2 billion Middle East food services contract.

• July 18, 2011

  Sick Says Fake Noncompete Sank $5.8M USPS Deal

  Sick Inc. on Friday filed a $5.8 million suit in Minnesota alleging rival 21st Century Software Inc. torpedoed a software maintenance contract with the U.S. Postal Service by falsely claiming a noncompete agreement prevented its employees from working with the plaintiff.