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Government Contracts - June, 2011

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• 3rd Circ. Revives United Health Kickback Claim
• Medicare Will Cover Avastin Despite FDA Ruling
• Oversight Still Deficient In Afghanistan Contracts: GAO
• Contractor Denies Bribery In Hurricane Ike Cleanup
• Ex-Mass. House Speaker Seeks To Undo Bribery Conviction
• Md. County Councilwoman Cops To Tampering Charge
• Bombardier Appeals $574M Honolulu Rail Contract Ruling
• GAO Finds No US Contractors Aiding Iranian Censorship
• Ex-Bio-Med Execs Can't Escape Convictions: 11th Circ.
• 3rd Circ. OKs State Liens On Medicaid Patient Awards
• HHS Subpoenas HealthSouth Over Medicare Fraud
• NY Mayor Seeks $600M From CityTime Contractor SAIC
• Feds Urge Up To 15 Years For Ex-Mass. House Speaker
• Contractor Seeks Own Trial Over Hurricane Ike Fraud
• Pentagon Rule Streamlines Some Military Purchases
• Subcontractor Sues Bond Insurers For Unpaid Work
• Alliant Resolves FCA Action Over Army Ammo Supply
• Ex-Fla. Port Official Fights Corruption Verdict
• Google Ups Ante In Fight Over Microsoft Cloud Contract
• Agencies Seek Standardized Past Performance Reviews
• GAO Tosses Challenge Over $14.4M IT Contract
• CityTime Manager Faces Battle Over Defense Fees
• Ex-Blackwater Agent Gets 30 Months For Afghan Killings
• Northrop Denied New Talks On Intelligence Contract
• Calif. Contractor Gets 4 Years For Labor Scheme
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Abu Ghraib Detainees' Suit
• Why You Need To Ensure You're Compliant
• Dispute Over Qui Tam Seals Rejected By High Court
• Med Trends Fights $40M OSHA Contract Award
• Agility Didn't Duck Claims Process In $4M Suit: Judge
• Northrop Appeals Dismissal Of Suit Over ICE Pact
• Fed. Circ. Mostly OKs $37.6M Dairyland Nuke Waste Award
• Blackwater Founder Walks Away From $1.2B Fraud Suit
• US, IBM Defeat Jacobs' Bid To Win Back DOD Contract
• How To Make It Rain By Marketing Individual Lawyers
• DOE Tries To Nix TI's $2M Nuclear Waste Suit Again
• NRC Staff Slam Chairman Over Yucca Mountain Decision
• Ceridian Sues Zeitgeist For $3.5M Over Guard Contract
• SCI, Hexcel Settle Suit Over Faulty Fiberglass Supply
• Subcontractor Loses Appeal Over Lost Work From Lear
• Senate Panel Backs Wider Prosecution Of Contractors
• GAO Denies DynCorp Protest Over $440M Army Contract
• Modifying HIPAA Disclosure Accounting Provisions
• Whistleblowers Want Bigger Slice Of $94M Verizon Deal
• GAO Sustains Protest Over Afghan Training Contract
• Feds Seek 30 Years For Doctor In $23M Medicare Fraud
• GAO Denies Bid Protest Over Bagram Air Field B-Huts
• Inside Stanford V. Roche
• Army Sgt. Charged Over Kuwait Base Kickback Scheme
• Q&A With Hogan Lovells' Bruce Oakley
• E-Rate Bid-Rigger Gets Year In Prison
• Class Certified In Wage Suit Against Tyco Unit
• UnitedHealth Sues DOD Over $24B Healthcare Contract
• Claims Cut From Ex-Eisai Worker's Whistleblower Suit
• General Dynamics Settles Suit Over Alleged Navy Scheme
• Contractors Slam SBA Small-Business Size Rule
• Huron, Empire Renew Bid To Toss St. Vincent FCA Suit
• Contractor Fined, Suspended For DOD Auto Parts Fraud
• Feds Unveil New Charges In CityTime Kickback Case
• Owner Of Ill. Weight Loss Clinics Charged With Fraud
• Akin Gump Adds 2 Litigators To Health Industry Practice
• Anadarko, Kerr Pay $17M To Settle Gas Royalty Suit
• Contractor Sues FEMA, Others Over $30M Flood Contract
• Zurich Seeks To Avoid Faulty Construction Suit Coverage
• NH Worker Fired For Not Rigging Bid, Suit Says
• DC Whistleblower's Retaliation Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• HHS Wrongly Denied Hospital Reimbursements: DC Circ.
• Fluor Settles Nuclear Site Fraud Claims For $4M
• RI Navy Subcontractor Cops Plea In Bribery Case
• US Says Contractor Ducked Claims Process In $4M Suit
• Contractor Sues Army Over Uniform Solicitation
• John Deere Tries To Plow Down $2B Fraud Suit
• ThyssenKrupp Unit Settles With DOL In Sex Bias Row
• 4 Defendants Get Jail Time In $8M OPIC Fraud Case
• E-Rate Bid-Rigger Gets Offense Level Lowered
• Senate Panel Hears Calls For SBA Contracting Reforms
• DOE Report Blasts W.Va. Weatherization Program
• NY Court Refuses To Step Between Prosecutors, Amgen
• GAO Upholds $24B Humana Military Care Contract
• Pentagon Unveils Alternative Energy Strategy
• GAO Expands Jurisdiction Over Civilian Task Orders
• Military Supplier Sues Insurer To Cover Tainted Meals
• Trash Co. Exec Gets 16 Months For Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Ex-Mass. Speaker DiMasi Convicted In Corruption Case
• RI Subcontractor Charged In Navy Kickback Scheme
• DOE Can't Nix $2.1M Suit Over Radioactive Landfill Costs
• Economic Analysis Of Damages Under FCPA
• Gates Warns Cuts Could Trim Military Capabilities
• US Finds Poor Safety Culture At Wash. Nuclear Site
• Army Major Pleads Guilty In Bottled Water Bribe Case
• COFC Scraps Bid Protest Over Deli Resale Contract
• Republicans Target NRC Head's Yucca Closure Actions
• US Says Early Plea Merits Leniency In E-Rate Case
• Award Upped To $92M In DOE Spent Fuel Removal Suit
• More Flexible OCI Rule May Benefit Contractors
• Judge Cuts More Claims From $1.2B Xe Fraud Suit
• COFC Halts Alon From Initiating ICE Contract
• PenAir Contract With USPS Valid: Judge
• High Court Wants SG Say On Terrorism Insurance Case
• White House Takes Scalpel To Agency Waste, Fraud
• 3rd Circ. Lets HHS Off Hook For Pa. Disability Costs
• Senate Report May Raise Scrutiny Of War Zone Contractors
• AshBritt Asks Court To Toss $3M Katrina Cleanup Suit
• OSHA Bill Aims To Guard Gov't Workers, Whistleblowers
• E-Rate Fraudster Gets 1 Year For $2.5M Conspiracy
• Novo Settles Drug Marketing Claims For $26.7M
• NRC Boss Slammed Over Nuclear Waste Safety Report
• Fed. Circ. Won't Nix DOJ Contract Award To Monster
• Low Bidder Should Get NY Town Trash Contract: Court
• GAO Upholds Army Shower Trailer Contract Award
• Diebold Wins Fight Over Treasury Security Contract
• Judge Trims Aquilent's Suit Over VA Contract Breach
• Complications Of Export Certification Requirements
• Nuclear Plant Worker Admits Falsifying Records
• Prosecutors Seek Jail Time In $8M Agency Fraud Case
• US Must Improve Vetting Of Afghan Contractors: GAO
• Convicted Va. Lawmaker Doesn't Deserve New Trial: US
• General Dynamics Wins $867M DHS Contract After Protest
• The Perils Of One Wrong Word In A Contract
• Contractor Seeks $3.7M For Corps Dredging Contract
• DOI To Pay $5M To Settle BearingPoint Contract Suits
• Panel Warns Of War Contracting Sustainability Risks
• Fla. Hospital Not Immune From FCA Suit, Judge Rules
• Insurer Sues Ill. Over State Health Insurance Contracts
• Will $13M Scandal Lead USPS To Better Procurement Regs?
• Tent Maker Fights To Keep DOD Small Business Contract
• DC Can't Shake Whistleblower's Retaliation Suit
• Security Co. Sues Army Over Terminated Iraq Contract
• Pentagon Mulls Elimination Of US Component Test
• McKesson, Hearst Inflated Drug Prices, Mich. AG Says
• Inventors Get 1st Dibs On Gov't-Funded IP: High Court
• Lawmakers Introduce Overseas Contractor Crime Bills
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive $25M VA Contract Fight
• US Can't Shoot Down $17M Munitions Order Dispute
• FTC Clears DOD Contractor's $180M Supply Chain Co. Buy
• Contractor Says McDermott Shared Secret Docs
• Office Depot Settles Colo. AG's Overbilling Claims
• Beware Of The False Claims Act
• GAO Says DOD Must Better Manage Intelligence Funding
• US Bank Sues Loan Cos. Over $7M FCA Settlement
• Federal Economic Crime Investigator Joins Kilpatrick
• Ill. Woman Pleads Guilty To $2.5M E-Rate Fraud
• FAR Council Weighs Reform Of Acquisition Rules
• Judge Allows US Redactions In NSA Leak Case
• Calif. County Seeks To Give US Drug Price-Fixing Docs
• Ex-Norden Worker's Qui Tam FCA Suit Kept Alive
• Ropes & Gray Snags Former Assistant US Atty
• GAO Denies Helionix Protest Over $30M GSA Contract
• OMB Aims To Track Funds With Better Contractor Data
• Judge Remands Navy Transport Contract Dispute To ASBCA
• 11th Circ. Tosses FCA Suit Over $87B Lockheed Contract
• Criminal Antitrust Perils For Government Contractors
• Industry Pressure Points May Shape Final ACO Rule
• 1st Circ. Revives Blackstone FCA Kickback Case
• New Federal Rule Strengthens Green Acquisition Practices
• Food Service Cos. Lose DOD Contract Protest
• Vanguard's Bid Protest Against FEMA Stays Alive
• A New Roadblock For Qui Tam Relators
• Gentiva To Pay $12.5M Over Medicare Fraud Claims
• Va. Woman Gets 15 Months For Iraq Bribery Scheme