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Government Contracts - October, 2011

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• $205M AmBase Award Stands In Suit Tied To S&L Crisis
• NYC Pays $70M To Settle US Atty's Medicaid Abuse Suit
• Iraq Will Need Oversight After Withdrawal, Watchdog Says
• KBR Named In Alleged Rape Victim's Assault Suit
• Contractor Can't Revive $23M Award In Trade Secrets Suit
• High Court Won't Revive FCA Case Against IT Contractor
• Submarine Base Tarred By Bribery Can Deal Again: Navy
• 7th Circ. Orders Rehearing In Rumsfeld Torture Case
• DOE Lets Subcontractors Slide In Nuke Accident Probe
• US Liable For Exxon Refinery Cleanup Under WWII Contract
• Home Depot To Pay $3M To End FCA Suit Over Imports
• Town Shares Liability For 2005 Dam Break: NY Court
• VA Should Have Saved IT Contract For Vet-Owned Biz: Suit
• Iraqi Co.'s Security Subcontract Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• House Panel May Subpoena White House For Solyndra Docs
• Texas Pol Escapes Hurricane Ike Bribery Case
• Gentex Cuts Deal With Rival Over Trade Secrets
• Small Business Savvy Senate Bill?
• KBR Waste-Burning Exposed British Soldier To Toxins: Suit
• Judge Trims Weapons Disposal Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• US Tracks Down $7B In Allegedly Missing Iraq Aid Funds
• NY Bill Would Ban Contracts With Iran-Investing Cos.
• US Wields Skilling In Exec's 7th Circ. Bid-Rigging Fight
• SBA Seeks Tougher Law On Small Business Contract Fraud
• House Votes To Scrap Contractor Withholding Rule
• Space Contractor Fights DOL Gender Pay Doc Request
• DOD Holding Tight On F-35 Purse Strings: Lockheed
• NASA Defends Budget Request For Private Space Contracts
• 1st Circ. Revives Fraudster Builder's Puerto Rico Suit
• Military Contractor Owes Kevlar Supplier $13.5M: Suit
• Belgian Trucker Blasts $24M DOD Penalty As Excessive
• Ex-Exec Gets 3 Years For $16M Fake Circuits Scheme
• Ogletree Must Turn Over Billing Docs In Ariz. County Suit
• Omnicare Faces Fresh Suit Over Alleged Medicare Fraud
• Watchdog Slams State Dept. In Iraqi Police Training Audit
• SunCal's Contract Claims Preserved In Calif. City Dispute
• Past Lessons Hold Up Well For Today's Investing
• Body Armor Co. Settles Defective Vest Claims For $1M
• US Appeals COFC's Jurisdiction Over Task Order Protests
• Air Force Program Manager Cops To Contract Bribes
• CFTC Seeks Cellphone Hacking Tools To Aid Probes
• Business Size Matters: Penalties For Mispresentation
• Amgen To Pay $780M To Settle Drug Sales Suits
• 11th GSA Contract Bribe Suspect Gets 30 Months
• Imaging Co. Loses Sanctions, Dismissal Bid In FCA Suit
• GAO Sustains Protest Over VA Architectural Contract
• GAO Tosses Fight Over Army Training Subcontract
• HIPAA — Paper Law No More
• Iraqi Co. Sues DOD To Block $87M Contract Renegotiation
• Judge Keeps $160M UBS Loss Out Of GE Bid-Rigging Case
• $11M MedQuest Penalty Upheld In False Claims Case
• Halliburton Fights Tenacious Whistleblower's Latest Suit
• Watt Tieder Gave Bad Advice Over DOD Contract: $52M Suit
• Business Owner, Ohio Official Charged In Kickback Probe
• 11th Circ. Scraps Lockheed Workers' Toxic Injury Suit
• Pros And Cons Of A CMS-FDA Parallel Review Program
• Pentagon Seeks Ways To Improve Arms Export Contracts
• Pfizer Pays $14.5M To End Whistleblowers' FCA Suit
• DOD Contractors Won $400B Despite Fraud Allegations
• USDA Contractor Pays Up Over Race, Sex Bias Claims
• Louis Berger CEO Indicted For USAID Contract Fraud
• Politician Scolds Google Over Apps Implementation
• War Contracting Auditor Urges DOD Acquisition Reform
• 9th Circ. Upholds Contractor's Bribery Convictions
• Army Should Pay Fees For Janitorial Contract Fight: GAO
• Gov't Contractors Challenge Campaign Donation Law
• DOD Contractors Face Expanded Property Reporting Rules
• Lockheed Wins Battle With Raytheon Over Bomb Mark
• BNP Paribas Defrauded Federal Credit Program: US
• 4th Defendant Refused Bond In $1B Army Contract Case
• Condom Maker's USAID Suit Premature, Judge Says
• Worries Over Whistleblower Claims On Rise, Report Says
• Afghan Bros. Want Probation In Army Kickbacks Case
• Missed Deadline Sinks Dell's Bid For Navy Contract: GAO
• Legal Fights Could Hinder New Uses For Yucca Site: GAO
• A Roadmap To The US Gov't Contracts Market
• GAO Tells GSA To Rethink Cloud-Country Conundrum
• Water Agency Snubs $30M Deal Over Cracked Reservoir
• AIG, BofA, Others Seek Exit From $137B Bailout Suit
• Rockefeller Says Pentagon Should Use American Steel
• National Grid Settles VA Contract Payment Dispute
• US Dodges UnitedHealth Protest Of $24B Military Contract
• No Quick End For Dallas In Ex-Auditor's Retaliation Suit
• Smithsonian Sued For $15M Over History Museum Rebuild
• Fed. Circ. Revives Software License Suit Against DOJ
• Ex-Nova Datacom Exec Cops To $20M Contract Scheme
• Pentagon, Others Float Contractor Privacy Training Rule
• SAIC Faces Class Action Over Tricare Data Breach
• SNC Fights Back After Judge Guts Army Contract Suit
• State Dept. Biased In Favor Of Pipeline: House Dems
• US, Afghan Firms Agree To Arbitrate Contracting Fight
• DOL Sued Over Job Corps Contract Conversion
• House Panel Backs Repeal Of Contractor Withholding Rule
• Judge Pares Solvay Drug Marketing Scheme Suit
• Lawmakers Push Supercommittee To Cap Contractor Pay
• 3 Indicted For Foreign Military Aircraft Contract Bribes
• Case Study: PharmAthene V. SIGA
• Contractor Exec Escapes Suit Over Unpaid Afghan Deals
• SBA Floats Higher Size Standards For Media, Other Cos.
• Intel Confronts Military Contractor Intelspec Over Mark
• KBR Exec Defends Allegedly Corrupt Iraq Subcontracting
• Army Official Sees 7 Steps To Acquisition Reform
• Ex-FEMA Worker Mulls Plea Deal In $100M Katrina Case
• Commerce Misstated Contract Spending: Report
• OLG Can't Make DOD Give Up Docs In Vehicle Leasing Suit
• Sherman Boosts Space Law Practice With Ex-Lockheed GC
• Patton Boggs Nabs Ex-Homeland Security IG
• SG Joins Supreme Court Fray In Prisoner's Bivens Suit
• Air Force Told To Pay For SAIC Weapons Contract Row
• GAO Advises Agencies On Upping Contractor Suspensions
• US Ordered To Pay Landowners For Failing To Build Road
• In Solyndra Fallout, House Republicans Seek DOE Loan Docs
• Baxter To Exit Drug Price Inflation MDL For $30M
• SNC-Lavalin Scores Docs In Suit Over $56M Army Project
• SBA Floats Rule To Crack Down On Contractors' Lies
• Attorneys At Work: A Flexible Notion Of Plagiarism
• DOD Contractor Sues Noteholders In Takeover Battle
• DOE Loan Official Resigns After Solyndra Collapse
• DOD Wants Doc Request Denied In War Contract Squabble
• Oracle To Pay Record $200M To End Software FCA Suit
• Nonprofit Contractor Can't Reverse USDA Suspension
• Distinguishing Between Loans And Municipal Securities
• Cloud's Benefits Worth Risks, Experts Tell House Panel
• OMB Pushes For New Sustainable Procurement Measures
• Feds Bust 7 Over $1M Public Housing Bribery Scheme
• Xe Whistleblowers' Bid For New Trial Denied
• Ex-Software Exec Wants Soft Sentence For Mass. Bribes
• Food Contractors Use Rebates To Bilk US, Lawmakers Hear
• VA Staves Off Challenge Of $12B Tech Contract Award
• Whistleblower Seeks Millions More In Verizon FCA Case
• New SBA Rules Aim To Protect Small Biz Subcontractors
• NJ Transit OKs $95M Deal With Feds Over Canceled Tunnel
• Financial Firms Cheated Vets With Hidden Fees: FCA Suit
• Small Business Wants In On $1B Army Services Contract
• Wartime Panel Pushes Lawmakers For Contracting Reforms
• DOD Seeks Cost Data From Canadian Contractors
• Army Corps Rocked By Bribery Scam Over $1B In Contracts
• IOM Manager Cops To Shaking Down Afghan Contractors
• Straddling The Circuit Split On 'Filing Under Seal'
• Weapon Supplier Targeted By Phony Export License Claims
• Watchdog Releases Contractor Misconduct Database
• OMB Says Better Interagency Contracting Will Cut Waste
• GAO Tells Army To Augment Oversight Of Iraq Equipment
• High Court Rejects Appeal In Military Data Breach Case
• Food Contractors Win Protest In Court After GAO Loss
• Pentagon Mismanaged S. Korean Fuel Contracts: Report
• Is An Express Contract Always Better?
• High Court Won't Mull $19M First Bank Winstar Ruling