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Government Contracts
Government Contracts Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on government contracts. Coverage includes bid solicitations and major awards, bid disputes, and whistleblower suits, as well as policy developments related to international, federal, state, and municipal contracts.
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Latest News in Government Contracts
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August 17, 2018
Trump Asks For Stay Pending Appeal Of Emoluments Suit
In a bid to prevent discovery that could involve President Donald Trump's financial records, government attorneys asked a Maryland federal judge Friday to stay Maryland and the District of Columbia's suit alleging Trump's potential profit from foreign and domestic governments at Trump International Hotel violates the Constitution's emoluments clauses.
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August 17, 2018
Mining Exec Defaults In Oman's Suit Over $5.6M Award
A Massachusetts federal court has told the owner of a U.S. mining company he has defaulted for failure to defend himself in a suit alleging he failed to pay any part of a $5.6 million arbitration award issued to the Sultanate of Oman in a limestone mining dispute.
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August 17, 2018
Lobbyist Escapes Trump Fundraiser's Hacking Suit
A California federal court ruled Friday that a lobbyist and his firm would not face claims they were involved in an alleged scheme by the Qatari government to hack the email account of a prominent Republican fundraiser and President Donald Trump supporter and leak stolen or doctored emails to the press.
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August 17, 2018
DOD Contract Review Agency Botched Own Deal, Report Says
The U.S. Department of Defense agency tasked with overseeing DOD contracts made a number of significant mistakes when implementing contracts for its own software project meant to help with its oversight duties, as part of a broader systemic problem within the defense agency, an independent watchdog group claimed in a new report.
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August 17, 2018
Lincare Inks $5M FCA Kickbacks Deal Over Waived Copays
Oxygen therapy giant Lincare Inc. will pay $5.25 million to resolve whistleblower allegations that it flouted the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks in the form of waived copayments owed by Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
- U.S. Government Accountability Office
- International government contracting agencies
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Buy American Act
- False Claims Act
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Trade Agreements Act
- ENFORCEMENT
- Procurement fraud actions
- Suspension and disbarment actions
- LITIGATION
- Bid protests
- Contract disputes
- Disputes between prime contractors and subcontractors
- Whistleblower suits
- Intellectual property issues
- Military contractor battlefield liability suits
- TRANSACTIONS
- Major government contract awards and bid solicitations
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of government contracts practices
Readership
- Government contracts lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys at government contractors
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals