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  • July 6, 2011

    SEC Chair Grilled On Botched $556M Lease Deal

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Schapiro told lawmakers Wednesday that she was responsible for the agency’s decision to enter into a 10-year, $556 million lease for office space in Washington that it later found it didn’t need.

  • July 6, 2011

    Protest Of $2B MetLife Military Dental Contract Nixed

    The U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Tuesday entered final judgment denying United Concordia Cos. Inc.'s challenge to the award of a $1.9 billion U.S. Department of Defense contract to Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. to provide dental care to military families.

  • July 5, 2011

    Developer Sues Md. Casino Panel For Discrimination

    A developer seeking a contract to build a Baltimore casino filed suit Tuesday in Maryland against the state commission in charge of vetting casino proposals, alleging that the state was unfairly favoring businesses owned by women and minorities.

  • July 5, 2011

    Universal Health Seeks Va. Docs In Medicaid FCA Suit

    Universal Health Services Inc. asked a Virginia federal court Tuesday to force the production of state documents in a lawsuit accusing the company of discrimination, submitting false Medicaid claims for youth treatment services and retaliation against purported whistleblowers.

  • July 5, 2011

    Rolls-Royce Fights Discovery Motion In FCA Suit

    Rolls-Royce Corp. on Tuesday rebuffed a former employee's request to compel additional discovery in a False Claims Act suit in Indiana over allegedly defective aircraft engine parts sold to the U.S. government, saying that it had already provided the requested documents.

  • July 5, 2011

    Idaho Union Contracting Law Temporarily Blocked

    An Idaho federal judge ruled Friday that two construction labor groups would likely succeed in challenging a new state law that prevents unions from deducting members' wages to subsidize pay for contractor workers, and postponed the law from taking effect.

  • July 5, 2011

    DOD Audit Reveals Weaknesses In Kuwait Contracts

    Poor management of U.S. Army contracts for support of military bases in Kuwait contributed to ballooning costs and weak accountability for military property, according to a U.S. Department of Defense audit published Thursday.

  • July 1, 2011

    GAO Backs Protest Of DIA Linguistics Work Award

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a decision released Friday that it had upheld Mission Essential Personnel LLC's bid protest alleging the Defense Intelligence Agency improperly evaluated contract proposals for translation and linguistic services for the National Media Exploitation Center.

  • July 1, 2011

    DC Circ. Tosses Challenge To Yucca Mountain Retreat

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday dismissed petitions by South Carolina, Washington state and others challenging the Obama administration's decision to pull the plug on the controversial Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada.

  • July 1, 2011

    NASA Commercial Space Program Needs Clarity: Report

    In its efforts to promote commercial space flight, NASA must develop clear safety and performance requirements while taking care to avoid potential conflicts of interest, according to a Thursday report by the agency's inspector general.

  • July 1, 2011

    L-3 Loses Bid Protest Over $252M NRC Contract

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office announced Friday it had denied L-3 Services Inc.’s protest of a contract worth more than $250 million for information technology work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, saying a rival company’s bid was more detailed.

  • July 1, 2011

    Congress Needs DOD Input On Depot Logistics, GAO Says

    Congress needs more specific input from the U.S. Department of Defense before it takes action on a contractor's study of problems with the DOD's depot-level maintenance of equipment and vehicles, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report published Friday.

  • June 30, 2011

    3rd Circ. Revives United Health Kickback Claim

    The Third Circuit on Thursday revived part of two former employees' suit accusing United Health Group Inc. and its subsidiary AmeriChoice New Jersey of giving kickbacks to a medical clinic to induce the clinic to switch its patients to the health care provider's Medicare and Medicaid programs.

  • June 30, 2011

    Medicare Will Cover Avastin Despite FDA Ruling

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday that Roche Holding Ltd.'s drug Avastin will continue to be covered by Medicare for breast cancer treatment, despite a negative recommendation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

  • June 30, 2011

    Oversight Still Deficient In Afghanistan Contracts: GAO

    Contracting officer representatives in Afghanistan remain unprepared to oversee contracting activities despite efforts by the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies to improve training and provide better guidance, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Thursday.

  • June 30, 2011

    Contractor Denies Bribery In Hurricane Ike Cleanup

    A Texas businessman pled not guilty Thursday to allegations that he and a former county commissioner funneled kickbacks to a former state judge to secure subcontracting work as part of a $3.2 million federally funded cleanup following Hurricane Ike.

  • June 30, 2011

    Ex-Mass. House Speaker Seeks To Undo Bribery Conviction

    Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi on Wednesday sought a new trial or the toss of his conviction of accepting bribes to help two software companies score multimillion-dollar contracts with the state, saying the court allowed hearsay into evidence.

  • June 30, 2011

    Md. County Councilwoman Cops To Tampering Charge

    A Prince George's County, Md., councilwoman admitted Thursday she tampered with evidence in a federal grant money bribery case against her husband, the county's former top executive, when she flushed a $100,000 check down a toilet.

  • June 30, 2011

    Bombardier Appeals $574M Honolulu Rail Contract Ruling

    Bombardier Transportation (Holdings) USA Inc. on Wednesday appealed a finding that Honolulu properly awarded a $574 million contract for a rail transit project to Ansaldo Honolulu JV.

  • June 30, 2011

    GAO Finds No US Contractors Aiding Iranian Censorship

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office reported to Congress on Thursday that it has not identified any domestic companies selling communications-disrupting technology to Iran, an action that would be grounds for blacklisting a contractor from receiving federal money.