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Government Contracts - August, 2011

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• Businessman Told To Pay $3M Over La. Bribe Scheme
• US Wasted $31B To $60B In War Contracts: Report
• Forensics Co., PR Firm Settle Feud Over Campaign Ads
• GAO Protest Halts $890M Combat Vehicle Contract Work
• Medicare Revision Doesn't Bar Contract Suit: Fed. Circ.
• LabCorp Reaches $49.5M Deal To End Medi-Cal Fraud Suit
• Judge Preserves FCA Suit Against Kaman Over Bomb Parts
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Corps Contractor's Evaluation Suit
• US Denied Retrial Against Research Co. In $5M FCA Suit
• Disgraced Mass. House Speaker Denied New Trial
• GAO Nixes Protest Of $24M DHS Maintenance Contract
• HP Unit Joins Fight Over $12B VA Contract
• Judge Trims FCA Suit Against Bulletproof Vest Maker
• Exemption Elimination: Foreign Contractors' New Concerns
• Reports Blast DOD's Wartime Contracting Practices
• Cyveillance Investors Sue QinetiQ In $40M Contract Fight
• Ex-Mass. Speaker DiMasi Seeks Lenient Bribery Sentence
• Construction Cos. Get Full Retrial On $90M FCA Judgment
• DOL Sets New Employee Policy For Successor Contractors
• Reconsidering Renewed Mass Layoffs
• Feds Balk At Honeywell Defense In Bulletproof Vest Suit
• Jury Convicts Military Contractor Of $4.4M Fraud
• Amgen Can't Dodge Kickback Claims In Aranesp Suit
• GSA Can't Fix $450M Travel Contract Price: Court
• Alleged Blackwater Shooter Seeks Return To Afghanistan
• Ex-ABB Exec Says FCPA Indictment May Be Time-Barred
• 6th Circ. OKs Uneven Penalties In Mich. Bribery Case
• Nuke Groups Ask DC Circ. To Halt Yucca Waste Fees
• Army Can't Cancel $27M Aerial Weapons Deal: Court
• Brickman Can't Escape Ex-Manager's False Claims Suit
• AshBritt Can't Shake $2M Katrina Cleanup Contract Suit
• Pentagon Contracting Official Nabbed In Bribery Sting
• Postal Worker Cops To $13M Cash-For-Contracts Scheme
• Insurers Balk At Coverage For $26M Ciena Settlement
• 11th Circ. Backs $19M Fine In Ala. Sewer Bribe Case
• No Government Intervention? No FCA Merit In 5th Circ.
• Ex-Mass. House Speaker Deserves 12 Years For Bribery: US
• Katrina Trailer Contractor Loses $3.8M Recovery Bid
• US Wins Judgment In $40M OSHA Tech Support Bid Protest
• Mass. Asks To Join Healthpoint Fraud Suit Over Xenaderm
• US Sues To Freeze Assets In Weight Loss Clinic Fraud Case
• Rail Contractor Settles FCA Suit For $4.6M
• US Agrees To Pay $277M To Settle CSC's Contract Claims
• Judge Won't Trim Hurricane Ike Bribery Case
• Relator Wants Air Force Subpoena In Rolls-Royce FCA Suit
• Contractor Settles Civil Suit Over Fake Drug Test Claims
• US Must Pay $142M In Nuke Waste Contract Row: Fed. Circ.
• Deutsche Bank Knew Lender Lied Before Merger: US
• Lessons From Stanford
• KBR Demands $2M In Fees From Alleged Rape Victim
• Judge Needs Evidence To Keep Formosa In PVC Pipe Suit
• Ex-Head Of Drug Testing Co. Cops To Billing Fraud
• St. John's Faces Contract Suit Over Eye Research Deal
• GAO Upholds $18M State Dept. Security Contract
• 9th Circ. Nixes Injunction In $61M Air Force Contract Row
• CDI Seeks Sanctions Against Ex-Employee In FCA Suit
• DynCorp Again Seeks Quick Win In Drug Crop Spraying Row
• K-Con Can't Shake Delay Penalty In Coast Guard Feud
• Troubleshooting ACO Antitrust Enforcement
• US Seeks To End Vanguard's FEMA Bid Protest
• DOD Finalizes Property Handling, Safety Systems Rules
• HP Unit Looks To Defend $12B VA Tech Contract Award
• Feds Probed Hacking At Texas Immigration Center: Report
• Afghan Trucking Co. Can't Halt $983M Army Contract
• USAID Floats Rule To Clarify Procurement Authority
• An EO Survey By Any Other Name ...
• NetStar's ICE Contract Bid Protest Stays Alive
• Texas Court Again Nixes $77M Airport Contract Suit
• Hackers Target Drone Contractor, Dump Exec's Emails
• No Conflict In $50M Army Internet Contract, Winner Says
• San Juan Fires Back Against Pay Phone Antitrust Claims
• Computer Contractor Settles FCA Suit For $2.3M
• Tech Co. Seeks To Defend VA's Award Of $12B Contracts
• College Wants Fired Employees Booted From FCA Suit
• DOD To Share Cyberthreats With More Contractors
• Army Sued Over $985M Afghan Trucking Contract
• Gov't Contracts Fraud Witness Keeps Immunity: 3rd Circ.
• Bombardier Protests $1.4B Hawaii Rail Contract
• Army Captain Gets 3 Years For Iraq Contracts Bribery
• Contractor's $2.5B Bid-Rigging Suit Dropped Again
• GAO Denies Protest Of $320M IRS Web Design Contract
• Insurer, Sandi Spar Over DynCorp Iraqi Workers' Comp
• Ex-Army Colonel Gets 1 Year For Iraq Contract Scheme
• DHS Risk Assessment Contract A Bust, Report Says
• DOD To Probe Research Agency's Contracts For Conflicts
• How They Won It: Simpson Delivers Iraq Contract Verdict
• Colo. County Wants JetAway's Antitrust Suit Grounded
• Ex-Va. Lawmaker Gets 9 1/2 Years For Bribery
• Army Contracting Staff Flubbed Up To $3.1B In Deals: DOD
• Construction Co. Blasts Workers' Tolling Bid In OT Suit
• DOD's Shoddy Bookkeeping Costs US Millions: Sens.
• Agility Denies Overcharging Military On Transport Contract
• Report Criticizes DOD Takeover Of Afghan Police Training
• DynCorp Claims Drug Spraying Suit Preempted By US Law
• Ex-Ohio Judge Denied Corruption Sentence Stay
• US Firm Accuses Afghan Subcontractor Of Violence
• Preparing For Big Changes With HUBZone Program
• Ex-Army Worker Gets 6 Years For Vendor Extortion
• CDI Gets Stark Act Claim Tossed In Medicare FCA Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives FCA Suit Against School Operator
• KBR Balks At Ruling In $100M False Claims Suit
• DC Circ. Revives Terror Suit Over DynCorp Worker Death
• GAO Stays Award Of $675M Army Corps Canal Contract
• DOE Contract Termination Didn't Violate Due Process: Judge
• Funding Regional Insurance Programs
• Fla. AG Says BNY Mellon Overcharged On Forex Trades
• AstraZeneca Settles Idaho's AWP Suit For $2.5M
• DOD Issues Rules Of Conduct For War Zone Contractors
• US Pushes To Nix ICE Contract Fight After Corrective Action
• Engineering Co. Seeks Liability Win In DOE Contract Row
• Debt Crisis ... Averted
• Bayh-Dole Act Turned On Its Head?
• Army Task Force To Invest $7.1B In Green Energy Projects
• DOL To Implement New Tool To Uncover Pay Bias
• The Skinny On Texas Senate Bill 7
• DOE Fails To Shake $7.8M URS Claim Over Bond
• S&N Relator Seeks Sales Docs For Non-US Goods
• Bank Sues NetApp To Probe Gov't Contract Misconduct
• GAO Denies Bid Protest Over $160M Biometric System
• Get Ready For Cybersecurity Laws
• MCS Says Army IT Contract Violates Court's Order
• Agencies Should Set Presolicitation Time Frames: GAO
• Cooley Grabs Ex-Williams Mullen Gov't Contracts Pro
• Judge Upholds NYC's Project Labor Agreements
• ITT Beats FCA Suit Over Financial Aid Bonuses
• IAP Says FOIA Release Would Breach Trade Secrets
• Forest Decision Does Little To Remove Exclusion Threat
• For-Profit College Co. Made $11B In False Claims: US
• Boeing Looks To Toss Ex-Auditor's False Claims Suit
• Rumsfeld Can Be Sued For Torture Damages: 7th Circ.
• Clinic's Unsupervised Heart Tests Violated FCA: Suit
• Taxes Saved Are Not An FCA Suit Earned, Judge Says
• Gosselin Violated FCA In Moving Fee Case: Jury
• Jury Frees US Training Center Of Ex-Workers' FCA Suit
• Calif. Redevelopment Agencies — Abolished
• 5th Circ. Nixes Relator From McKesson Kickbacks Case
• Ill. Agency Can't Nix Health Plan Contract Freeze
• KBR Sued Over Military Subcontract Settlement
• Air Force Beats FOIA Suit Over Coal Liquefaction Contract
• Vendor Slams Chicago Over O'Hare Concessions Bid
• Ex-Naval Contractor To Plead Guilty In $10M Bribery Case
• Congress Strikes Deal To End FAA Shutdown: Reid
• Judge Says Kaplan Relator Didn't Break FCA Seal
• 5th Defendant Denies Bus Contract Kickback Scheme
• Contractor Who Bribed Tenn. Official Fights Suspension
• Judge Tosses Contract Claim In Housing Subsidy Suit
• Former Army Corps Worker Denies $50M Fraud
• Ohio Judge Wants 6th Circ. Review Of Bribery Conviction
• Rumsfeld Could Face Damages Over Tortured Contractor
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Insurer's Suit Over $12M Navy Contract
• McAfee Sounds Alarm Over Hacking Threats To Data
• NASA Finalizes New Rule For Contractor Award Fees
• J-M Blasts Temp Atty Use In McDermott Malpractice Suit
• Contractor KBR Can't Escape $100M False Claims Suit
• Audit Finds Holes In Army Body Armor Insert Testing
• Detecting Waste And Abuse In Health Care Spending
• Contested IT Contract Needs New OCI Review: Judge
• Contractors Not Liable In Army Chopper Crash: 9th Circ.
• Ohio Judge Gets 14 Months For Lying In Bribery Probe
• Military Officers Reach Plea Deals In Bagram Bribe Case
• Feds Fail To Keep FCA Docs Sealed In Omnicare Case
• Gilead Tries To Nix Whistleblower's Retaliation Suit
• Environmental Impacts Of A Government Shutdown
• US Can Cite Delays To Avoid Damages In Waste Suit: Judge
• EADS To Buy Satellite Co. Vizada For €673M
• Upgrades Hurt Coast Guard's Deepwater Response: GAO
• Contractor Cops To Bid-Rigging $24M Condo Project
• Defense Audit Blasts Oversight Of $119M Anham Contract
• Contractor Seeks $7.6M For Nixed Flood Control Project
• Obama Taps Cadwalader Partner For DOJ Inspector Post
• Ex-Army Officer Gets 18 Months Over Contractors' Bribes