Government Contracts Archive » January, 2012

Government Contracts - January, 2012

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• McKool Launches Whistleblower Practice With 4 New Attys
• New Bills Aim To Steer More Contracts To Small Business
• GAO Shoots Down Air Force Landing System Bid Protest
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Wiley Rein
• Ill. Can Look To Unions To Set Public Project Wages: 7th Circ.
• Obama Renews Call For Contractor Pay Cap
• DOE Sued Over 15-Year-Old Uranium Site Cleanup Bill
• How To Lead A Practice Group
• Pentagon Floats Rule To Use Payment Analysis Tool
• Colo. Sues ConocoPhillips Over $70M In Cleanup Funds
• Marines Ordered To Reopen $99M Water System Contract
• LaGuardia Overhaul Could Kick-Start PPP Deals: Experts
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Vorys Sater
• Pentagon Lacks Records For $1.7B In Iraqi Funds: Report
• Ex-Pa. County Commissioners Face Prison For Corruption
• Oracle, US Can't Strike Down Relators' Sun Kickback Claims
• FirstEnergy Strikes Deal With US In Nuclear Fuel Suit
• Indiana Owes IBM $40M In Rumble Over $1.4B Contract: Judge
• Army Must Tackle Energy Costs In $259B Cuts: Chief Of Staff
• First Annapolis Takes $14M S&L Merger Ruling To High Court
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Morrison & Foerster
• Construction Co. Swiped $136M Of Small-Biz Work: Suit
• Hospital Group Hid Whistleblower Suit: Investors
• DOE Shouldn't Manage Nuclear Waste, Panel Says
• Case Study: Commandeer Construction
• Judge Strikes Honeywell Defense In Bulletproof Vest Fight
• Fed. Circ. Frees DirectTV From $80M Pension Transfer Claim
• Pentagon To Save $259B By Shrinking Army, Slowing F35 Buys
• Ex-CDC Official Gets 4 Years For Contract Bribes
• NYC Trims $1.2B Rail Tunnel Contract As Contractor Lags
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Jenner & Block
• CSI Takes Fight Over $31M Army Contract To Court
• Expanding Venture Capital Access To SBIR
• Forest Labs Bribed Study Authors To Boost Celexa: Suit
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Crowell
• Ex-NY Sen. Espada, Son Deny False Statement Charges
• Takeda Hid Gout, GERD Drug Interactions: Whistleblower
• Ex-Army Corps Director Pleads Guilty In $1B Bribery Case
• $50M In Noncompetitive Navy Contracts Justified: Report
• Capmark, Feds Reach $4M Deal To End FCA Suit
• New DOT Rule Will Speed Up Transit Award Process
• Navy Must Further Analyze $80B Destroyer Plan: GAO
• 3rd Circ. OKs Pa. Ban On Foreign Steel In Bridges
• Cancer Agency Disliked Nonprofit, Barred Contract Bid: Suit
• Accused Boeing Secrets Thief Denied Bail For Now
• Obama Taps Pentagon Acquisition Chief, 3 Others For DOD
• Year In Review: Significant Developments Under EEA
• CORRECTED: CRA Loses New Protest Over $230M Army Health Contract
• Slashed Funding Would Harm Military Research: Panel
• Contractor Can't Collect Over Extortion Plot: 10th Circ.
• Olin, BAE Join Forces To Pursue $2B Army Contract
• FCA Suit Against Payroll Cos. Won't Get High Court Hearing
• SBA Takes Receivership Of Investor On Hook For $59M
• Widening The Net Under Iran Sanctions Act
• Window For FAPIIS Objections Forces Contractors To Hustle
• Ex-Army Officers Sentenced For Afghanistan Bribe Plot
• Construction Co. Sues Army Over $38M Small Biz Set-Aside
• Boeing Ends Helicopter Billing Suit For $4.4M
• Contractor Charged With Swiping Fed Reserve Source Code
• Iraqi Co. Can't Challenge $87M Trucking Contracts: DOD
• The New Ease Of Terminating Section 501(c)(3) Status
• Bill Threatens Cuts For Agencies That Short Small Biz
• HUD Loses Bid To Toss Law Firm's $25M Contract Suit
• DOD Mismanages 85% Of Unfinalized Contracts: Report
• 4th Circ. Upholds GSK Win In Vaccine Contract Suit
• Fed. Circ. Awards Energy Cos. $10M In Waste Removal Row
• Pentagon Rule May Clear Up Timing On Contract Changes
• Ohio Road Project Contractors Misled US: Suit
• Another Look At W-2 Reporting Requirements
• Court Favors Corps In $19M Ft. Benning Project Protest
• Feds Push For 1st Circ. To Reopen FCA Suit Against Pfizer
• Judge Won't Revisit Ruling On Treasury Contract Override
• GAO Shoots Down Decypher's Army Bid Protest
• New IT Security Requirements For GSA Contractors
• DOD Lifts Limit On Defense Items Made In UK
• DOD's Bundling Approach Harms Small Businesses: Panel
• IASIS Wins Sanctions Over Privileged Docs In FCA Case
• CSC Wins A Piece Of $2.8B Air Force Tech Contract
• Obama Taps Zients To Head OMB
• Case Study: Glenn V. Brumby
• DOE Moves To Adapt To Time Limits On Contract Funds
• Watchdog Tells DOD To Improve Competition On Contracts
• Ex-Ohio County Official Can't Trim Corruption Case
• GAO Favors Awardee In Army Food, Lodging Contract Row
• Navy Wants Contractor's Protest Over Poor Review Nixed
• Bringing A Boost To International Gov't Contracting
• 5th Circ. Snuffs Suit Over Civilian Driver Deaths In Iraq
• Burden-Shifting Test OK For ADEA Cases: 9th Circ.
• Judge Won't Pull KBR Toxic Burn Pit Suits From MDL
• SBA Tweaks Bid Protests For Woman-Owned Businesses
• Billionaire, 84, Jailed Until Bridge Co. Finishes Work
• US Asks Court To Revisit Treasury Contract Override
• Court Reporting Co. Seeks To Halt Rival's ITC Contract
• Responding To Gov't FAPIIS Postings
• USAID Ducks Contractor Claim Over Delayed Grain Shipment
• CVS To Pay $5M To End FTC's Deceptive Drug Price Claims
• Bechtel Gets URS Worker's Whistleblower Suit Booted
• DOI Weighs $25M Email Contract After Google Challenge
• Insurers Off Hook For Defective PVC Pipe Coverage
• Pentagon Sued Over Nixed $6B Intel Analysis Contract Bid
• ADS Slammed With $38M Afghan Contract Suit
• 6th Circ. Bats Down Ohio Official's Double Jeopardy Claim
• CORRECTED: Pipeline Co.'s Insurer Drops Fuel Cleanup Suit Against Navy
• States Challenge Medicaid Expansion In Supreme Court
• SEC Adds New Suit To Ex-Wellcare CEO's Legal Woes
• Army Can't Shake SAIC Suit Over Language Contract
• 1st Circ. Mulls Big Dig Relator's Retaliation Suit
• KBR Settles With Former Truck Driver Hurt In Iraq
• High Court Bars Bivens Suit Against Private Prison Workers
• L-3 Wants Whistleblower's Plane Defects Suit Grounded
• Arms Disposal Cos. End Secrets Row Over Army Contract
• Court Departs From GAO On State Dept. Security Contract
• GSA Adopts Rule To Tighten Tech Contract Security
• NY Bill Bans Contracts With Iran Energy-Investing Cos.
• Tribes' Oil, Gas Royalties Suit Not Time-Barred: Fed. Circ.
• White House Rolls Out Security Rules For Cloud Contractors
• The End Of CAS-ERISA Harmonization?
• High Court Review Sought In Suit Over Army Chopper Crash
• Army Lets Health Care Cos. Revive Contract Bids
• Accenture Faces Fight Over $140M Medicaid Contract
• Supreme Court Could Shed Light On FCA In 2012: Report
• Blackwater Settles Suit Over 2007 Baghdad Shootings
• 5th Circ. Revives Dyncorp FCA Retaliation Suit
• Ex-Army Major Gets 12 Years For Iraq Bribery Scheme
• Ex-Ohio Official Loses Bid To Delay Fraud Trial
• Kerr-McGee Settles Suit Over MMS Royalty Payments
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Ex-NJ Gov't Worker's Bribery Sentence
• Feds' Discovery Error Stalls Deal In USAID Fraud Case
• Enhancing Economic Espionage And Trade Secret Sentences
• Air Force Halts $355M Aircraft Contract During Protest
• US Won't Release Docs On Alleged Mortgage Fraud: Suit
• Obama, Pentagon Unveil Goals For Slimmer Military
• Actavis Pays $118M To Settle Drug Pricing Claims
• Ex-La. Mayor Can't Shake Bribery Scheme Charges
• Judge Puts VSE's Treasury Contract On Hold
• DOJ's Emphasis On FCA Cases In 2011
• DOD Revamps Rules On Contractor Support, Oversight
• Planetarium Co. Can't Fight DOD Contract: Fed. Circ.
• Court Backs Walden's Courthouse Security Contract Award
• Former Fluor Employee Settles Kickback Claims
• Conflict Of Interest Tainted DOD Bidding: Suit
• Maersk Will Pay $32M To End False Claims Suit: DOJ
• Jones Day Adds Ex-Health Care Fraud Chief
• US Seeks Prison Time For Ex-MediSys CEO In Bribery Case
• 5th Circ. Shuts Down Insourcing Suit Against DOD
• Employment Law Trends For Financial Cos. In 2012
• Government Contract Reforms To Watch In 2012