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Latest News in Government Contracts
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September 20, 2017
Pa. Contractor To Pay $3.5M Over FAA Building Fire In NJ
A Pennsylvania-based contractor has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the U.S. government to resolve a New Jersey federal court action alleging that the business caused a 2012 fire at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Atlantic City, authorities announced Tuesday.
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September 20, 2017
Data Theft Not Enough To Keep OPM Breach Suit, Judge Says
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday nixed multidistrict litigation brought against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and contractor KeyPoint Government Solutions in the wake of a massive data breach that compromised personal data belonging to 21.5 million current, former and prospective government employees, ruling that the theft of data alone was not enough to establish standing.
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September 20, 2017
Ex-Raytheon Engineer's Wrongful Termination Heads To Trial
A former engineer for Raytheon Co. told a California federal jury Wednesday that the defense contractor fired him from his six-figure job as retaliation for blowing the whistle about alleged "timecard fraud" on government jobs.
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September 20, 2017
Rolls-Royce Wants FCA Claims Tossed, Atty DQ'd
Rolls-Royce North America Inc. told a Texas federal court Tuesday that a former consultant accusing the company of improperly billing the U.S. Air Force for uncertified parts from crashed aircraft has made too-vague allegations and that his counsel once represented Rolls-Royce and should be disqualified.
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September 20, 2017
Leak Suspect Seeks Release Pending Trial
A former government contractor accused of leaking classified information to a media outlet asked a Georgia federal judge Tuesday to reconsider her request for release on bail while she awaits her criminal trial, saying newly available facts support her request for conditional surrender.
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