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Government Contracts - October, 2010

214 articles

• RMI To Pay $1M To End FCA Allegations
• DOD Needs To Improve Acquisition Training, GAO Says
• GAO Denies Protest In Battle For Warhead Contract
• GSA Subcontractor Pleads Guilty To $1.9M Theft
• GSA Upgrades Green Construction Standards
• Ex-Pfizer Exec Takes Genotropin Suit To 1st Circ.
• EREH Loses GSA Property Contract Fight
• Maine Senators Fight Cuts To Shipbuilding Programs
• VA Official Flouted Veteran-Owned Business Law: COFC
• GAO Calls For Better Management Of Federal Records
• Lessons For Contractors After GTSI's Suspension
• Lockheed Settles Antitrust Suit Over War Planes
• GAO Says Bid Protest Doesn't Withstand Web Search
• UXB Loses Protest Over Demining Contract
• EPA Faces Acquisition Personnel Crunch, Report Says
• Protest Of DOD Charge Card Contract Rejected
• Dems Demand Probe Of DOD Subcontractor Program
• Army Contracting Officer Cops To Taking Bribes
• Apptis Fails To Pry $39M DEA Project From Booz Allen
• Military Contractor Wants $45M For Settlement Breach
• Western Titanium Wants Some Jurors Dropped
• 10th Circ. Overturns FCA Award Against ConAgra
• Fulcra Challenges SOS Contract For Iraq Services
• For R&D, Fixed-Price Contracts Pose High Risks
• Red River Settles Last Claims In FCA Contract Suit
• OFCCP Jurisdiction And The Health Care Industry
• Bilfinger Berger Affiliate Loses GAO Bid Protest
• Tactronics Resolves Suit Over $376M Tank Contract
• Boeing Settles B-1 Bomber Decoy Dispute For $4M
• Weston Solutions Gets 2nd Shot At $12M Contract
• US, Dartmouth Doctor Strike Deal In Fight Over Grants
• Board Tosses Part Of AECOM Iraq Contract Appeal
• GAO Shoots Down Eagle's Air Force Bid Protest
• Siemens Tries To Escape Equipment Overpricing Suit
• Blackwater Successor Wants To Toss $1.2B FCA Suit
• Lockheed Can't Shake FCA Wrongful Termination Suit
• Prosecutors Slam Western Titanium Bid To Trim Case
• DOD Seeks Tighter Rules For Vessel Crews
• Pharma Industry Dominates 2010 FCA Payouts
• Amedisys Hit With ERISA Suit Over Medicare Issues
• Judge Tosses FCA Suit Against Medco Health
• Construction Co. Protests Ft. Benning Project Award
• Humana Tries To Snuff Qui Tam Medicare Fraud Case
• Change And Challenge: Nuclear Power In The UAE
• Norden Loses Interlocutory Appeal Bid In FCA Suit
• Tyson Settles Case Alleging Race Bias In Hiring
• Nuke Contractor Ordered To Begin Prison Term
• Appellants Hit Back In FCA Suit Against Blackstone
• Monitoring The Monitors
• Blackwater Successor Hit With Another FLSA Action
• Suit Claims HP Paid Bribes To Win Gov't Contracts
• FBI Digital Project Slammed As Overdue, Overbudget
• KBR Seeks 9th Circ. Review Of Iraq Poisoning Ruling
• GAO Rejects Printing Co.'s Re-Procurement Protest
• Weighing Unilateral Termination Of A Deposition
• Daewoo Pays US $51M Over Palau Road Project
• US To Sell $60 Billion In Aircraft, Arms To Saudi Arabia
• SBA Sends Warning To Big Contractors With GTSI
• US Wins Fight Over $37M Nuclear Cleanup Contract
• COFC Says Army Health Care Center Contract Flawed
• Q&A With Bryan Cave's William Weisberg
• Pitney Bowes Unit To Pay $4M Over Postage Claims
• Fewer Contract Dollars Spark Fiercer Fights In 2011
• Getting Ready For A 1-Size-Fits-All OCI Solution
• Software Co. Stanley Aims To Join $30M Contract Suit
• Q&A With LeClairRyan's Thomas Coulter
• FedEx Hit With $66M Verdict In ATA Contract Battle
• Huron, Empire Urge Toss Of St. Vincent FCA Claims
• Hartford Seeks To Avoid Covering Lighting Co. IP Suit
• Hi-Tech Files Bid Protest Over Army Beds
• OFPP Eyes End To Exemption For Foreign Contracts
• GSA Awards Landmark Cloud Computing Contract
• Western Titanium Exec Wants Charges Trimmed
• Nurse, Dr.'s Sentences Upheld In Medicare Scam Case
• GAO Urges DHS To Improve Oversight Of Contractors
• Wiley Rein Lands Ex-JAG Atty From Patton Boggs
• Chicago Office Under Fire For No-Bid Radio Contract
• USDA Adds 8 Items To BioPreferred Procurement List
• Kustom Targeted For Allegedly Bogus Helicopter Parts
• UN Urges More Oversight Of US Security Contractors
• Supreme Court To Weigh State Secrets In A-12 Case
• FCA Lawsuit Over $414M Military Contract Bunk: MEP
• Pa. Whistleblower Drops $77M Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Q&A With Becker & Poliakoff's William Cea
• Forest Service Fends Off Construction Contract Suit
• Energy Cos. Attack DOI's Delay In Issuing Leases
• GAO Denies Kiewit's Objection To Levee Repair Bid
• Small Biz Agency Can Keep Records Private: 9th Circ.
• 4 Things To Consider When Deciding To Self-Report
• Vehicles Made In US Despite Chinese Parts: Customs
• SolarWinds Hit With Shareholder Suit Over IT Contracts
• Lockheed Rival Seeks To Block F-16 Simulator Sale
• Q&A With Jackson Kelly's Eric Whytsell
• When Is A 'Defense' A 'Claim'?
• Western Titanium, Prosecutors Spar Over Evidence
• Boeing Seeks FCA Relators' Contacts With Media
• Bid Protests To Keep Rising As New OCI Rules Loom
• Halliburton Gets Discovery Limited In Iraq Contract Suit
• Q&A With Buchanan Ingersoll's William Spriggs
• Understanding CMS Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol
• Allstate Asks To Toss Qui Tam Suit Over Katrina Claims
• US, Boeing Near Deal In FCA Suit Over B-1 Decoy Kits
• La. Jury Hits J&J With $258M Verdict In Risperdal Suit
• GAO Sustains Protest Of Air Force Contract Request
• KBR Broke Rules By Hiring Private Security: Gov't
• AARP Joins Whistleblower Suit Against Stent Makers
• Security Co. Loses Protest Of $17M Contract Award
• GAO Denies TCBA's Loan Review Bid Protest
• Navy, SBA To Seek Sustainable Energy Contracts
• GAO Urges DOD To Re-Evaluate $7B Missile Program
• DOD, DHS To Boost Cooperation On Cybersecurity
• GAO Denies Payback Of Waterfront Protest Costs
• Q&A With Ogletree Deakins' Leigh Nason
• Report Raises Red Flags On TARP Contractors
• Small Biz Agency Can't Nix Suit Over PR Firm
• US Wins Bid To Intervene In Qui Tam Wyeth Drug Suit
• The Impact Of Small Biz Law On Contractors
• Maryland Enterprise Appeals Lease Suit Against GSA
• DOJ Charges 44 In Syndicate's Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Judge Dismisses Flight Instruction Suit Against USAF
• 11th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Boeing Whistleblower Suit
• Q&A With Holland & Hart's Charles Lucy
• Construction Manager Detained Over Subcontract Bribe
• Army Corps Worker Charged With Taking Bribes
• Hogan Lovells Reps Lockheed In $815M EIG Deal
• Landowners' Suit Over Gov't Trespassing Stays Alive
• House Bill Sets Deadline For Networx Transition
• Respiration Systems Are Made In Sweden, CBP Rules
• Corp. Counsel Expect Rise In Whistleblower Claims
• Metal Supply Co. Pleads Guilty To Defrauding US Navy
• Fed. Circ. Reverses $19M First Bank Winstar Ruling
• DLA Piper Lures Ex-Greenberg Gov't Contractor Advisor
• Q&A With Greenberg Traurig's Jacob Pankowski
• Roche Fires Back At SG In Contractor IP Rights Case
• Constellation Puts Md. Nuke Plant's Future In Question
• New COFC Contract Filings Dip In Q3 2010
• Officer Pleads Guilty To COI In $40M Iraq Election Deal
• House Pushes For OCI Rules In NASA Acquisitions
• US Off Hook For Marquardt's Contract Interest Claims
• SG Asks High Court To Hear Contractor IP Rights Case
• Obama OKs UK, Australia Defense Trade Deals
• Stimulus Reporting Near 100% Compliance, OMB Says
• Mayer Brown Nabs Solvay Pharma GC
• GAO Slams DOD Business System Upgrades
• Defense Contractors Steel For Counterfeit Crackdown
• Q&A With Blank Rome's Brian Bannon
• GAO Report Sparks Education Management Suit
• Govt Seeks Toss Of Atty Fees Suit Over Bid Protest
• Highlighting The Need For Written Subcontracts
• Judge Rules Ex-Raytheon Worker's Suit Can Proceed
• SAIC Appeal Could Up FCA Liability For Contractors
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Karen Manos
• Audit Finds Aramark Overbilled Ky. Prison System
• GAO Says More VA Contracts Must Go To Wounded Vets
• Coca-Cola Bottler Settles DOL Hiring Bias Case
• Settlement Docs Off-Limits In Rituxan Fraud Suit
• CMS Falling Short On Contractor Oversight: Senator
• Senate Report Faults Contractors For Afghan Hiring
• Judge Won't Toss Armored Suit Over Oral Contract
• Magistrate Axes Agility Unit From Army Contract Battle
• Q&A With Faegre & Benson's Bill Roberts
• Acquisition Councils Iron Out Ban For Sudan-Tied Cos.
• Judge Nixes Nagle's Bid To Exclude Wealth Evidence
• Power Equipment Co. Loses Protest Of $17M Navy Deal
• US Loses Bid To Toss Contractor's $7M Fee Claim
• Western Titanium Supply Fraud Case Proceeds
• Judge Clears Mass. Hospitals Of FCA Violations
• U.S. Aerospace Protest Of USAF Bid Rejection Tossed
• Western Titanium Can't Toss US Attys In Fraud Trial
• Judge To Rethink Dismissal In Katrina Fraud Case
• 5th Circ. Says Judge Erred In Bribery Testimony Finding
• 5 Tips For Drafting A Low-Risk, High-Yield Subcontract
• Lockheed To Defend $96M Faulty Ship Case At Trial
• Former Hartford, Conn., Mayor Appeals Conviction
• Judge Pares Down Red River Qui Tam Contract Dispute
• Q&A With Dinsmore & Shohl's Jill Bentz
• FCA Complaints Must Be Sealed Or Else: 6th Circ.
• 4 Keys To Handling Whistleblower Claims
• US Says It's Not Liable For PG&E Spent Nuclear Fuel
• DHS Proposes Small Business Preparedness Rules
• WellCare Whistleblower Wants AG Out Of $137M Deal
• Cos. With Labor Violations Got Gov't Contracts: GAO
• Bottling Co. Denied Quick Win In $3M Army Contract Suit
• Customs Says Solyndra Panels Made In USA
• Dartmouth Settles To Avoid VA Hospital Contracts Spat
• US Off Hook To Bowling Alley Builder For Overages
• Q&A With Hogan Lovells' Agnes Dover
• SBA Finalizes Rule To Aid Women Contractors
• Governance Issues For ACOs And How To Address Them
• ISN Settlement Restarts 2nd Contract Spat With US
• Gov't Tries To Nix Suit Over Mineral Rights Leases
• Saehan Bank To Pay $2M To End False Claims Case
• High Court Declines To Hear Racial Bias Petition
• WCC Seeks Judgment In $36M Barracks Spat
• High Court Seeks US Input On Abu Ghraib Abuse Case
• 4th Circ. Hands Whistleblower Suit Back To Dist. Court
• GAO Rejects Bid Protest Over $17M Seawall Project
• DOT Nagle Case Stayed Pending Appeal Of Immunity
• HHS Ordered To Revise Toxicology Profiling RFP
• KBR Tries To Boot FCA Kickback Suit
• Army Auto-Parts Supplier Loses Suit Over Debarment
• Tips For Foreign Cos. Eyeing US Gov't Contracts
• Q&A With Much Shelist's James Kunick
• Turbine Maker Seeks To Toss Qui Tam FCA Claims
• GAO Nixes SAIC Protest Over Threat Program Contract
• Bill Aims To Limit US Liability In War Contracts
• Gov't Contractor To Pay $200K Over Fraud Charge
• Farmers Seek Class Cert. In Suits Over USDA Program
• House Eyes Broader Iran Sanctions
• Wright Medical To Pay $7.9M Over False Marketing
• Hallmark Sues US Over Fort Dix Shuttle Contract
• Q&A With Foley & Lardner's George Ash
• OCI Rules, Budget Cuts Shake Up Defense Industry
• Legal Hold May Keep You Out Of Jail Over E-Discovery