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Government Contracts - March, 2011

187 articles

• Skanska Pays $20M To Settle Contractor Scheme Probe
• Actavis Pays $10M To Exit Kentucky Medicaid Suit
• US Joins Rural/Metro Ambulance Services FCA Suit
• House Panel To Probe Yucca Nuke Site Abandonment
• SBA Raises Bond Limits For Disaster Work Program
• Ex-DC Contract Czar's Termination Suit Kept Alive
• DC Resident's FCA Claims Killed In Vioxx Fight
• Ex-Bank Employee Pleads Guilty In Muni Bond Probe
• US Slaps Belarusian Co. With Sanctions For Iran Ties
• Insurer Needn't Pay NYC $21M Bond, Judge Says
• Steptoe & Johnson Lands Ex-Ariz. Congressman
• Ex-La. State Representative Can't Nix RICO Charges
• Ex-Charity COO Gets 3 Years In Texas Bribery Case
• Northrop Dodges Bid To Revive Boat Fraud Claims
• Judge OKs Food Fraud Subpoena Against Kuwaiti Co.
• WCC Wins Judgment Over $36M Barracks Contract
• DOD Seeks More Flexible Approach To Cost Overruns
• Ceres Loses Bid Protest To AshBritt In Price Dispute
• Feds Add Wire, Tax Fraud To Espada Corruption Charges
• Improper Payments Found In DOE Geothermal Awards
• Marine Gets Probation For Taking Bribes In Iraq
• High Court Kills County's Drug Price Class Action
• An Ounce Of Prevention For Problems With No Cure
• Ex-FEMA Worker Indicted Over $100M Katrina Contract
• 4th Circ. Upholds FCA's Whistleblower Secrecy
• BAE Wins Body Armor Contract Antitrust Suit
• Contractor ITT Settles Trade Secrets Fight With Army
• Merck To Pay $4.2M To End Wis. Medicaid Fight
• McGuireWoods Snags Former DOJ Atty From Arent Fox
• Ohio Judge Found Guilty In Public Corruption Case
• Pentagon Urges Caution In Punishing War Contractors
• Favoring Transparency Over Contractors' Rights
• Tech Contractor Pleads Guilty To E-Rate Bribes
• Lobbying Questions Prompted Amtrak IG's Exit: Report
• GAO Boots Celeris Challenge Of Navy Contract
• NY Commission Won't Probe Conflict In Medicaid Panel
• US Seeks To Bar Contractor's Lost Profit Claims
• Subcontractor Joins Fight Over $64M In Overrun Costs
• Pentagon Shuts Down Alternate Jet Engine Program
• Combating Junior Lawyer Fallout — Part I
• Whistleblower Challenges Privilege In Oracle FCA Suit
• General Dynamics Survives FCA, Retaliation Appeals
• Bulletproof Vest Suit Can't Go To Michigan: Judge
• Senate Wants Quarterly Medicare Fraud Reports
• Small Biz Group Files 12th Suit Over US Contract Data
• GAO Backs Army's $18M Dock Work Contract
• Tight Budgets To Drive Rise In Public-Private Projects
• Munitions Supplier Gets 4 Years In Ammo Fraud Case
• Conduct Expert Can Testify In Ohio Corruption Case
• Boeing Wants Priority For $8M Claim Against AAI
• IBM Wants Say In Suit Over $95M Pentagon IT Contract
• Are Bayh-Dole's Best Days Over?
• Va. Hands State Contractors Preference In Bids
• Serco Loses Appeal In PBGC Billing Dispute
• Siemens Beats RICO Claims From Deal Partners
• GAO Backs Protest Over $800M Military Tent Contract
• 3rd Circ. Finds Del. Contractor Law Unconstitutional
• GAO Nixes Protest Of $1.6M FTC Maintenance Contract
• Pros And Cons Of Statistical Sampling
• Tech Co. Tries To Win Back Pentagon IT Contract
• Husch Blackwell Scores Small Biz Gov't Contracts Guru
• Palm Beach Public Corruption Probe Snares 13
• Out-Of-Court Statements OK'd In Ohio Corruption Case
• 5 Marketing Lessons From Howrey's Graveside
• E-Data And The 'All Records' Exception
• Canadian Helicopter Co. Sues DOD Over FOIA Request
• Pentagon Aims To Cut $6B In Civilian Contractor Jobs
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive Combat Chopper Crash Suit
• Senate Bill Takes Aim At SBA Contracting Fraud
• Mich. Can't Sue Merck Over Vioxx, Appeals Court Says
• Overpayments Keep Getting Past DOD: Report
• Pentagon OKs Long-Term Alternative Energy Contracts
• FAR Council Adopts Interim Sole-Source Contract Rule
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Agency Firing Over Use Of Funds
• GAO Revives Landscaper's Bid For VA Cemetery Project
• SBA Proposes Increased Small Business Size Standards
• Senate Vote Buys 3 More Weeks For Budget Talks
• The ABCDEFs Of Building Client Loyalty
• Minn. To Pay $7M To End HealthMatch Contract Row
• Senate Adopts Bill Targeting Subcontractor Fraud
• Holland & Knight Hires Venable Gov't Contracts Pro
• Ky. Farm Owners Sue Army Corps Over Road Project
• DOJ Severs Army Sgt. From Contractors' Kickback Suit
• Miller & Martin Adds Ex-Tenn. Rep. To DC Office
• Senate Committee Approves Obama's OMB Nomination
• Nonunion Contractors Blast Project Labor Agreements
• KBR Faces Kickback Claims In $41M Contract Row
• Convicted Army Major, Wife Seek New Bribery Trial
• DOJ Investigates CIA Contractor Who Shot Pakistanis
• GAO Orders Redo Of $450M Homeland Security Contract
• Ex-Md. Pol Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery Charges
• $385B Fighter Jet Program Stuck On Tarmac, GAO Says
• Contractor Quickly Drops Suit Against State Dept.
• House Bill Would Ax Medicare Bidding Program
• Sens. Propose $10B Bank To Fund Infrastructure
• House Passes 6th Short-Term Spending Bill
• Seyfarth Adds 2 Howrey Construction Partners
• Construction Co. Sued For OT On Public Projects
• What's Next For Independent R&D Costs
• Calif. Court Flips Alleghany Fee Reimbursement Award
• Torres Blasts State Department Over Iraq Contract
• Audit Finds Tax Delinquents Received IRS Contracts
• Airlines, Chicago Reach Deal Over O'Hare Expansion
• Troubleshooting Calif.'s Health Benefit Exchange
• Northrop, Pegasus Strike Deal In Software IP Suit
• CORRECTED: Medline To Pay $91M Over Medicare Kickback Suit
• Xe Unit Battles Raytheon Indemnity Claims
• Texas Man Cops To Scheme With La. Policeman
• Va. Top Court To Hear AG Appeal For Climate Records
• Ex-Professor, Wife Want New Trial In NASA Fraud Suit
• Storage Co. Protest Over Kuwait Contract Denied
• GSA Workshops Will Aim To Expand Contractor Base
• 5 Steps To Prepare For A Gov't 'Shutdown'
• Ex-WellCare Execs Plead Not Guilty To Medicaid Fraud
• GAO Backs Bid Protest Over DHS Financial System
• Vista Dodges Bulk Of Ex-Worker's Medicaid FCA Suit
• Ex-Mo. Congressman Joins Husch Blackwell In DC
• Municipal Contractor Appeals 2-Year Bribery Sentence
• GAO Denies SelectTech Protest Of $48M Air Force Bid
• Judge Agrees To Split Up Bagram Bribery Trial
• Boeing Wins Defense Costs Over DOE Contract Suit
• Senate Panel To Probe Fake Military Parts
• Air Force Wins Fight Over Credit Report Contract
• Not So Sweet 16
• Health Care Law Can Buffer Improper CMS Costs: GAO
• Houston Medical Supplier Convicted Of $4.3M Fraud
• Muni Contractors Get Light Sentences In Bribery Case
• Ill. Contractor Cops To $18M Minority Biz Fraud
• Senate Shoots Down Dueling Budget Bills
• Fla. Judge Backs Contract For Prescription Program
• Senate Bill Looks To Boost Smaller Nuclear Reactors
• GAO Sinks Turkish Protest Over Army Projects
• Antitrust Risks For ACOs
• UnitedHealth, Lawmakers Bash $24B Humana Contract
• Contractor Loses Challenge To SBA Decertification
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Sentence In 9/11 Repair Fraud Case
• COFC Stays 2 Of 3 DOD Vehicle Lease Cases
• GAO Shuts Down Unisys Protest Of $91M Tech Order
• NM Joins False Claims Suit Against PVC Pipe Maker
• Senate Bill Aims To Extend GAO Protest Authority
• Subcontractor Wants $5M For Disputed Navy Contract
• Woman Pleads Guilty To Wheelchair Fraud Scheme
• Are Agencies Heeding Obama's Executive Order?
• Mass. Bid-Rigging Defendant To Plead Guilty
• GAO Boots Architectural Co.'s Protest Of NIH Contract
• Audit Finds SSA Guards Slacked Off On The Job
• Supreme Court Won't Hear CSC Race, Gender Bias Case
• High Court Refuses To Hear Bribery Appeals
• Travelers Settles Coverage Suit Over Ala. Road Work
• Maximizing Your Chance At Federal Dollars
• Army Sgt. In Kickback Case Says DOJ Denied His Rights
• Calif. Mayor Indicted On Extortion Charges
• EADS Won't Protest Loss Of $35B Tanker Contract
• TI Says Gov't Should Pay $2M Superfund Tort Costs
• DOD May Have Overpaid $100M For Food Deal: Audit
• Texas Bill Would Expand AG's Role In Qui Tam Suits
• Ky. Bill Orders Out-Of-State Contractors To Register
• BearingPoint Wants $47M Contract Suit Stayed For Now
• Va. Assembly Passes E-Verify Contractor Law
• Curtains For GAO's Civilian Bid Protests?
• GSA To Pay $12M In Dispute Over Fla. Courthouse
• Lighting Co. Denied TRO In $64M Air Force Contract Row
• Exxon Wants US To Cover Cleanup Under WWII Contract
• Ex-WellCare CEO, Others Charged With Medicaid Fraud
• Ineligible Cos. Won Small Business Contracts: GAO
• GAO Nixes Northrop Protest Of Canceled $2.6B IT Deal
• GAO Denies Belzon Protest Over $12M Army Contract
• CIT, NJ Telecom Settle Billing Fraud Suit For $16.5M
• US Challenged Over $350M Navy Contract Award
• Texas Court Sides With State DOT In Contract Dispute
• New DOD Rules Take Aim At Efficiency, Output
• Mo. Labor Department Wins Contractor Wage Dispute
• Senate Probes New Tools For Medicare Fraud Fight
• Small Biz Group Wants Access To Bechtel Contract Info
• The Empire State Strikes Back
• Feds Urge Light Sentence For Contractor Over Bribery
• Major Found Guilty Of Bribery Over Iraq Contracts
• Congress Averts Shutdown With 2-Week Spending Bill
• High Court Debates FOIA Role In Whistleblower Suits
• Fed. Circ. Won't Hear Raytheon Pension Case En Banc
• Lighting Co. Sues US Over Airfield Contract Selection
• GAO Prods DOD On Rapid Acquisition Reform
• OLG Seeks $40M In Afghanistan Vehicle Leasing Fight
• DOJ Ordered To Share Docs In Bagram Bribery Case
• GAO Offers Fixes For Regulatory Waste 'Mother Lode'
• Senate Panel Slams GSA For Public Relations Contract
• Beware Of GSA's Price Reductions Clause