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Government Contracts - March, 2012

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• NJ Court Rules State Claims Timely In Prison Defect Suit
• Afghan Security Handoff Puts Contractors At Risk, Report Says
• Ex-Novartis Consultant's FCA Retaliation Suit Stays Alive
• W.Va. Hospital Cos. Pay $2.25M Over FCA Medicaid Claims
• Detroit Clinic Owner Admits To $5.4M Medicare Fraud
• GTSI's Revenue Falls 43% Following SBA Suspension
• Closing The Offshore Gov't Patent Infringement Loophole
• Lockheed Settles Subcontractor Suit Over $9M Price Change
• SEC Contracting Ripped By OIG After $556M Lease Debacle
• DOD Lowers Threshold To Trigger Contract Peer Reviews
• Ex-Temple Med School Official Gets 7 Years For Health Fraud
• NY Campaign Law's Opponents Take Fight To High Court
• Novartis Settles Kentucky Drug-Pricing Claims For $3M
• Sens. Want Quality Data Collection For Insourcing Decisions
• Judge Grounds Airport Servicer's Antitrust Suit
• The Evolution Of Medicare ACOs
• Navy Officials, Contractors Admit To $6M In Fraud
• Ex-Postal Worker Gets 90 Days For $13M Bribery Scheme Role
• 5 Hit With New Indictment In $14.5M Medicare Scam Case
• DCAA Needs More Staff, Powers To Do Its Job, Report Says
• Health Co. To Cough Up $7M To End Medicaid Fraud Claims
• Vedder Price Nabs 2 Gov't Contracts Pros To Launch Group
• Military Energy Needs Could Yield Broad Cleantech Gains
• Cypress Pays $2.8M To Settle FCA Suit Over Unapproved Drugs
• Ex-DOD Official Gets 2 Years In Afghanistan Bribery Case
• Must-Have Performance Metrics For Law Departments
• DOD Budget Sparks Debate Over Senate Cybersecurity Bills
• XL Units Can't Shake Ciena's Bid For Coverage Of $26M Deal
• TriWest Seeks To Wrest $20.5B DOD Contract From Rival
• Group Calls For Pullout From Lockheed's Missile Project
• Lawmakers Target War Contractors' Employee Trafficking
• Understanding Christopher V. SmithKline
• Waiting On Cybersecurity Laws, Agencies Toughen Regs
• GAO Test Reveals Flood Of Counterfeit Parts From Chinese Cos.
• Hospital Group Says FCA Suit Is Light On False Claims
• McDermott Snags Mass. Lawmaker For Gov't Strategies Team
• IBM Defeats Ind.'s Claims It Lied About $1.4B Project
• Healthpoint Stuck In $90M Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Fed. Circ. Calls Stipulation Agreement A Contract In USPS Row
• Medco Settles CalPERS Bribery Suit For $3M
• Philly Nurses Indicted In $14.3M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Drug Claims Violate FCA, Ex-Pfizer Exec Tells 1st Circ.
• NYC Housing Official Cops To Taking $2.5M In Bribes
• Fla. Oncologists Sued Over Alleged $3.5M Medicare Fraud
• Carlyle Eyes Tappan Zee Project As NY Mulls Private Cash Law
• Coming OCI Rule Could Stabilize Gov't Contracts Law
• ManTech Dodges Security Rival's Canceled Subcontracts Suit
• Judge Dismisses $10M HP Breach Of Contract Suit
• EUSA Pharma To Pay $180K Over Inflated Medicare Claims
• LifeWatch Pays $18.5M To Settle DOJ Medicare Claims Suits
• Lockheed To Pay US $15.8M To End Overcharging Claims
• Case Study: Zoltek V. US
• Attys Grill DCAA Head Over Contractor Withholding Rule
• DOJ Shouldn't Be Sanctioned In Bulletproof Vest Row: Judge
• Contractors Urge Court to Lift Political Donation Ban
• HP Boots Derivative Suit Over Alleged Bribes
• Oracle Investor Sues Over $200M FCA Settlement
• Feds Take On FCA Suit Over AT&T's Alleged Scam Call Costs
• Ex-Boeing Worker Asks High Court To Nix Espionage Sentence
• General Says Calamities Shouldn't Hasten Afghanistan Exit
• FedEx Delivers $3M To Settle Hiring Bias Claims
• Community Health Escapes Tenet Medicare Billing Suit
• GAO Urges DOD To Better Track Number Of Contractors
• Auditor Wins Partial Judgment In $279M NASA Contract Suit
• Report Finds Medicaid Audit System Needs Overhaul
• Pentagon Faces Stiff Opposition Over Base Closure Plans
• DOD Waste Singled Out In Hearing On Efficiency Bill
• What Trade Groups Want From FCPA Guidance
• Bill Nixing Health Law's Medicare Board Advances
• Fatal Crash Spurs Change In F-22's Oxygen System
• NYC Seeks Plans For Solar, Wind Power At Landfill Site
• GAO Says F-35 Restructuring Muddies Program's Future
• Cybersecurity Reforms Likely As Contractor Support Grows
• IBM Settles With Texas Over Failed $863M Data Contract
• Ex-Contractor Gets 3 Years For Bribe Scheme In Iraq
• TriWest Loses $20B Military Health Deal After Fraud Fine
• Hits And Misses In DOD IR&D Rule
• Judge Shoots Down Contractor's Air Force Insourcing Suit
• Construction Cos. Ink $47M Deal To End USAID Fraud Suit
• GOP's Budget Pushes For Medicare Voucher System
• Judge Nixes Contractor's Suit Over Halted $16M FEMA Grant
• GAO Sustains Protest Of Justice's ID Services Agreement
• DOJ Urges DC Circ. To Nix Rumsfeld Torture Case
• US Chases $12M From CityTime Subcontractor Technodyne
• Ex-Judge's Plea Deal Rejected In Hurricane Ike Bribe Case
• A Guide To Preventing False Claims Act Litigation
• Sens. Continue Fight To Lower Contractor Salary Cap
• GAO Denies TrailBlazer's $442M Medicare Bid Protest
• Boeing Says Symvionics Botched Navy Flight Training Deal
• US Seeks Contractor Help To Begin Afghan Base Closures
• Panel Recommends Standardized Medicare Treatment Fees
• Air Force Mortuary Bosses Face Strong Retaliation Penalties
• L-3's $3M Fight Over Navy Contract Sent To Mass.
• DOT Wants Transit Environmental Reviews Pared Down
• DC Circ. Grills NRC Over Enviro Impact Of Nuke Waste Storage
• US Dodges $113M Flood Damage Breach Of Contract Suit
• Renewable Energy Providers, Be All That You Can Be
• Judge Says GSA Immune From Property Purchase Claims
• 6th Circ. Rejects Bid-Rigging School Official's Plea Appeal
• GAO Says Reduced 2013 Budget Will Lead To Staff Cuts
• DOD Maintains High Competition Rate On Non-R&D Contracts
• FERC Upholds Morgan Stanley Transmission Award
• Pentagon Requires Signoff On $1M-Plus Commercial Buys
• GAO Sides With Protester Of $12.6M Computer Contract
• CVS Caremark Says No Wrongdoing Alleged In FCA Suit
• Guidant Can't Kill $726M FCA Suit Over Implant Claims
• How Presidents Use Contracts To Make Law
• GAO Protests Reach New High In 2011 Despite Slower Growth
• DaVita Unit Can't Sidestep Ex-Nurse's Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Lockheed Can't Be Sued For US Contract Work, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Contractor, US To Address 1st Impression Issues In $50M Row
• Pentagon's $7B Buy Could Jump-Start Green Energy Industry
• DOD Research Agency Chief Leaves For Google
• 9th Circ. Seeks Amicus Briefs On Medicare Claim Appeals
• HHS Loosens Oversight Of Medicare Equipment Suppliers
• Judge Slashes Ex-Omeros Exec's FCA Suit Over NIH Grants
• Contractor, 3 Others Charged In Iraq Kickbacks Scheme
• The Uncertainty Of Medicaid Entitlement Enforcement
• ESM Exec Admits Skirting Import Duties On Military Supplies
• Senate Approves Measure To Close 'Buy America' Loophole
• Patient Broker Admits Role In $205M Medicare Bribery Scam
• SAIC Will Pay $500M To End CityTime Kickbacks Case
• Labor Groups Challenge Air Force Construction Insourcing
• Exec Admits To Bribing Corps Director For $1B In Contracts
• University of Miami Says Medicaid FCA Suit Lacks Facts
• Judge Tosses Solute Challenge To Navy's Task Orders
• GAO Upholds $492M DOE IT Services Award
• Judge Won't Halt Dyncorp's Colombian Anti-Narcotics Contract
• Mich. Seeks Builder For Last Leg Of $230M Gateway Plan
• Texas Hospital Dodges $30M FCA Suit Over Drug Supplies
• Judge Nixes Sanctions Bid In Afghan Contractor Row
• Past Performance Evaluations: New Rules, Same Challenges
• JPMorgan Pays Feds $45M In Loan Fraud Settlement
• Contractor Win In VA Eligibility Case Shows Holes, Attys Say
• Afghan Bros. Get 6, 18 Months In Contract Graft Case
• Fired Gov't Subcontractor Loses Due Process Appeal
• US To Sell $300M Of Boeing Military Aircraft Parts To UK
• Report Criticizes Cost Monitoring In DOD Health Program
• Judge Says Co. Can 'Fill Gap' To Trigger Excess Policy
• GSK Skirts FCA Suit Over Physician Kickback Program
• Graham Pushes Bill To Force Obama To Rethink Yucca
• DOD's Final Business Systems Rule — Still Problematic?
• Why Communications Is Key To Merger And Lateral Success
• DOD Aims To Improve Contractor Crime Reporting
• Ex-Ohio County Official Convicted Over Kickback Scheme
• Lockheed Can't Jettison Billing Fraud Suit
• Maximus, Insurer Drop Claims Over $78M Texas Settlement
• Judge Transfers Detroit Bridge Project To Mich. DOT
• Booz Allen Defends Billing In USAID Subcontractor's Suit
• Health Care Is Undergoing Major Surgery In 2012
• DOE Warns Lockheed Unit Over Worker Exposure To Toxins
• Lockheed, Others Sued Over Faulty F-22 Components
• DOD, GSA, NASA Move To Implement US-Korea Trade Pact
• Internal Watchdog Takes EPA To Task Over Contract Costs
• House Small Business Panel OKs 6 Contracting Bills
• 5 Charged In Katrina Home Repair Funds Scandal
• Army Captain Admits To Taking Cash From Iraqi Contractor
• Flood Contractor's $30M Fight With FEMA Goes To Ill.
• Ill. Agencies Faulted Over $7B In Health Care Contracts
• The Latest Step In Federal Transition To The Cloud
• Mich. High Court Won't Hear Detroit Bridge Owner's Appeal
• BofA Denied Homeowners Access To HAMP: Whistleblower
• Takeda Hid Diabetes Drug's Heart Risks, Ex-Reviewer Says
• Ex-Navy Worker Cops To Disclosing Bid Info To Booz Allen
• 10th Circ. Says Ex-Officials Immune From Contractor's Claim
• Mich. To Appeal Fight Over Construction Contract Labor Law
• Medicare Pushes To Recruit Seniors In Fraud Fight
• Ryan International Airlines Touches Down In Ch. 11
• Fed. Circ. Overturns $69M CERCLA Payment To Shell, ARCO
• The Dark Side Of The Power Wheelchair Revolution
• Espada Tax Charges Filed In Wrong District, Judge Says
• GAO Kills Jones Lang's Beef Over Army's Reopened Bidding
• Northrop Settles With Trax In Army Subcontract Row
• Inspector Finds DOD Failed to Verify Vet Contracts
• DOD Contractors Must Brace For Audit-Based Withholdings
• Judge Says Nepalis' Suit Against Contractor Belongs In US
• DynCorp Sued Over Iraq Security Worker's Death
• Uncovering Enhanced Trademark Protections In The NDAA
• Texas Doc Denied Bail In Record Medicare Fraud Case
• GOP Lawmakers To Float Cybersecurity Bill In House
• Agencies Exempt From Va. Anti-Fraud Act In Climate Suit
• Jury Finds Consultant Guilty Of Skimming $1.7M From NYC
• Pentagon, GSA, NASA Adopt New Contracting Regulations
• Judge Won't Halt NH Medicaid Cut Fight, Citing High Court
• Unisys Says Baltimore's Tort Claims Fail Under Contract
• Buy American: Domestic Clean Energy For The DOD
• DaVita Can't Escape FCA Suit Over Kidney Med Charges
• US Pins Ex-Laguna Officers For $5M Kickback Scheme
• Grassley Seeks Medicaid Managed Care Rate Setting Info
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Army Contractor's Appeal Over Hotel
• Millennium Labs Wants Rival's Attys Booted For Misconduct
• Sens. Propose Overhaul For Wartime Contracting
• Law360 Government Contracts Editorial Advisory Board
• Small Biz Group Diverted NASA Money To Airport, US Says
• How CMS Plans To Recoup Medicare, Medicaid Overpayments
• Odyssey Strikes $25M Deal Over Medicare Fraud Claims
• Feds Roll Out Final Rules Aimed At Reducing Risky Contracts
• GAO Tosses Protest Of $230M NASA Research Contract
• CACI's Protest Of $79M Pentagon Award Falls Flat
• DOD, IT Issues Hinder Gov't Spending Reforms, House Hears
• Judge Ejects Triad Suit Over Air Force Insourcing
• NYC Hospital Pays $13M For Medicare Turbocharging
• Defense Contractors — New Market Environment, New Risks