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Government Contracts - July, 2012

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• Budget Cuts Exempt From WARN Act, But Skeptics Remain
• NJ Bill Seeks Permanent Ban For Fraudulent Vendors
• Fla.-Based Adventist Health System Can't Shake FCA Case
• GOP Sens. Question $77M CMS Fraud Prevention Program
• Private Co. Must Yield Public Record To Citizen: NM Court
• Senate Defense Bill Adds Funds For Navy, Air Guard
• GSA Names Temporary Acquisition Service Commissioner
• Feds Probe Top NY Construction Cos. In Billing Fraud Sting
• Ex-Ohio County Commissioner Gets 28 Years For Bribe Scheme
• What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: An FCA Primer
• 5th Circ. Says Fresenius FCA Suit Not Supported By Evidence
• Afghan Projects Could Undermine Support For US, IG Says
• Ex-NJ Tax Division Officials Convicted In Misconduct Case
• Comptroller Vows Closer Contract Eye After Apple-MTA Deal
• DC Circ. Denies En Banc Review Of DCPS False Claims Case
• BAE Says Brake Defect FCA Suit Identifies No False Claims
• Texas OKs $198M For Austin Highway Toll Expansion
• Judge Shields Raytheon From DCAA's $25M Demand
• SBA Allows PE-Backed Firms Access To Tech Grant Program
• McCaskill Rips FAA Response To Raytheon Contract Questions
• McKesson To Pay $151M To Settle States' Drug Pricing Claims
• Martifer Exits Suit Over $5M NJ Solar Project For Now
• Ex-Lawmaker Asks High Court To Review Bribery Conviction
• Over-Budget IT Upgrades May Jeopardize DOD's Audit Goals
• GAO Tells Agencies To Spell Out Acquisition Officer Role
• Bloomberg Sues Council To Challenge City's Living Wage Laws
• Mail Contractors Say USPS Created Monopoly For Label Maker
• Be Wary Of Implied Certifications Under State FCAs
• Houston Medicare Fraud Ring Bilked $97M, Feds Say
• Senate Sends Sequestration Transparency Act To President
• Air Force Findings Could Shield Lockheed In F-22 Defect Suit
• Construction Co. Sues Travelers For $16M In Lost Contracts
• Axed Worker Says Clinic Urged Insurance, Medicaid Fraud
• Report Faults DOJ Staff For Nepotism In Hiring
• Contractor Fights Gov't Ban In Katrina Trailer Wage Row
• E-Reader Co. Protests $16M Contract Aimed At Amazon Kindle
• FAR Finalizes Exec Pay, Subcontract Reporting Rules
• Motley Rice Adds Securities, Whistleblower Vet In NYC
• HHS Teams Up With Big-Name Insurers In Anti-Fraud Fight
• More To The Story: Post-Export Violations
• 8 Pharma Cos. To Pay $38M For Boosting La. Drug Prices
• Feds Make Progress Recovering Expired Grants, GAO Says
• Florida St. Overcharged HHS By $3M In Grant Costs, IG Says
• Cyberonics' False Claims Cost States $75M: Whistleblower
• Firm Under Investigation Over $160M In Defense Contracts
• Understanding Sequestration And The WARN Act
• Fla. Pushes For Law Targeting Contractors With Cuba Ties
• Judge Kills Protest Over $41M Navy Contract
• General Ignored Afghan Hospital Corruption, Panel Hears
• DHS Must Improve Building Security Oversight, Reps. Told
• DHL Says Contractors' FCA Suit Is Preempted
• Pentagon Seeks To Limit Use Of Steel Melted Abroad
• Calif. City Officials Took Bribes For $102M Contract: Suit
• US Can't Duck Suit Over $94M Prison Contract
• Changing The Balance Of Power In Debarments, Suspensions
• 'Poor' Ex-NY Senator Espada Finds Cash For Lawyer
• Judge Boots Antitrust Suit Over W.Va. Building Contract
• DOD's Missile Defense Schedules Not Reliable, GAO Says
• Insurers Off Hook To Defend Formosa In PVC Pipe FCA Suit
• Ceridian Denied Quick Win In $3M Therapy Contract Suit
• Bill Would Extend Veteran Set-Asides To Surviving Spouses
• DOJ Probes Auto Technician School Over Federal Aid Promises
• Afghan Co. Can't Dodge Suit Over Control Of Security Unit
• Agencies Float New Regs For Overseas Security Contractors
• GSA Will Face Congress Again After New Spending Scandal
• GAO Report May Spark More Opposition To Base Closures
• Grassley Warns 6 Agencies Of Contractor Data Breach Threat
• New SBA Policy Expands Eligibility For Utilities Contractors
• Defense Contractor Indicted On Iraq Vehicle Fraud Charges
• Improving Access To Gov't Contractor Integrity Info
• House Clears $606B Defense Spending Bill
• Court Preserves Sikorsky Defenses In $79M Overbilling Fight
• Navy's 'Green Fleet' Could Make Congress Believe In Biofuel
• Air Force Contractors Charged Over Bribery Scheme Roles
• Bayer Beats Baycol FCA Suit
• Ex-Ohio Official Can't Shake Bribery Conviction
• 9th Circ. OKs $5M Verdict For Airline Crew In Hazard Pay Case
• Concessionaires Can't Revive Suit Over Lost O'Hare Contract
• Osheroff V. Tenet — A Proper Application Of Rule 9(b)
• Forced Cuts Would Devastate Defense Industry, Panel Says
• Fla. Water District Says Sovereign Immunity Bars FCA Suit
• McTech Can Protest Construction Contract Early, Judge Says
• Cuomo Bans Contracts With Cos. Investing In Iranian Energy
• House Votes To Force OMB To Reveal Sequestration Plans
• IBM Wins Battle Over $1.4B Ind. Welfare Contract
• SBA Expands Eligibility For Construction, Arts Firms
• Lessons From CDA Statute Of Limitations Disputes
• Campaign Aide, Others Swept Up In HHS Bribery Sting
• Arch Hit With $5M Suit Over HUD Development Project
• GSA Cuts Bonuses, Implements Hiring Freeze After Scandal
• Agencies At Impasse As GAO Again Backs Veteran Set-Asides
• GOP Rep. Wants To Open CBO Numbers To More Scrutiny
• Doctors, Therapist Seek Retrial Over $205M Medicare Scam
• Tyco Pays $5M To Escape Claims It Ignored NY Wage Law
• GAO Denies Trident3's $24M Weather Station Protest
• Keeping Small-Business Programs Under The Microscope
• DOD Parts Supplier Escapes FCA Suit From 'Absent' Relator
• Blackwater Successor Lied About Weapons Training, Suit Says
• Leaving Enviro Rating Program Was Mistake, Apple Says
• Hawker Sale To China Risks Military Secrets, Union Says
• US Owes Raytheon $60M In Pension Costs, Judge Says
• FCA Recoveries On Steep Rise To Record Highs, Report Says
• 5th Circ. Sinks $96M FCA Suit Against Northrop-Lockheed JV
• KBR, Halliburton Seek To Douse Toxic Burn Pit MDL
• KBR Not Liable For Soldier's Electrocution, Judge Says (CORRECTED)
• 1st Circ. Says Boston Big Dig Fraudsters Don't Deserve Jail
• Watson To Pay $1.7M To Exit Idaho AG's Drug Pricing Suit
• Covington Hires Top Air Force Debarment Official
• Halliburton, KBR Say Law Blocks $2B Insurance Denial Suit
• Contractor Waste In Iraq Led To Loss Of Billions, Report Says
• Ex-Avaya Employee Says He Was Fired For Whistleblowing
• TriWest Ends Fight Over DOD Contract Loss To UnitedHealth
• FCA's First-To-File Rule — Mass. Weighs In
• Jury Orders Fluor To Pay $19M For Scalding Iraq Contractor
• Lockheed Looks To Hold Nuke Lab Contract Despite Boeing Exit
• Ala. Court Nixes $78M Price Inflation Verdict Against Sandoz
• DynCorp Says US Drug Policy Bars Ecuadoreans' Herbicide Suit
• Takeaways From SBA's 2011 Procurement Scorecard
• Fed. Circ. Awards Utilities Full Overhead In Nuke Waste Row
• Proper Funding Can Boost NASA Tech Innovation, Reps. Hear
• Tenet Can't Shake FCA Suit Over Referral Kickback Plot
• Soldier Sues General Dynamics Over Gun Malfunction
• NJ Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To School Contract Bribes
• Deloitte Loses Protest Of $36M Financial Services Contract
• High Court Asked To Weigh Juries' Role In Punitive Damages
• GSK Settlement: Changing The Way Drug Cos. Do Business?
• House Passes 2nd Bill To Repeal Health Care Law
• San Francisco Spurns Macs After Apple Drops Enviro Rating
• Pentagon's 2013 Budget Will Break Spending Limits, CBO Says
• DOD Could Save Billions By Cutting Oversight, Study Says
• Ex-Mayor Can't Shake All Fraud Convictions In 9th Circ.
• The Changing Conflict-Of-Interest Regs For Contractors
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Katrina Trailer Contractor's Penalty
• CDC May Have Encouraged Illegal Lobbying: HHS OIG
• Sikorsky Wins $8.5B Helicopter Deal Despite Co.'s Expo Woes
• Study Links Medicare Fraud Investigators To CMS Contractors
• Treasury Finalizes Rule For Contractor E-Payment
• $1.8B Chinese Bid For Hawker Stirs Up Security Concerns
• Military Contractor Sued Over US Soldier's Shooting Death
• Fed. Circ. Judge Calls Out FEMA Contract Overspending
• Major Contracting Reform Could Hurt Competition, Small Biz
• Masimo Must Face FCA Claims That It Peddled Shoddy Devices
• Paving Co. Tries To Steamroll Lobbying Antitrust Suit
• Boeing Not Owed Defense Costs In Contract Suit, DOE Says
• Chesapeake-Encana: Antitrust Lessons For Energy Cos.
• How Sequestration Will Impact Existing Gov't Contracts
• Court Splits Difference In Veridyne-DOT Contract Battle
• With Highway Bill In Place, Larger Projects Can Get Rolling
• Sodexo's $8M Air Force Contract Award Upheld By GAO
• NY Court Rules Gov't Construction Thresholds Constitutional
• Dodd-Frank Changes Apply To Whistleblower's Case: Judge
• Judge Says Ex-NY Sen. Espada Must Prove He's Poor
• Bankruptcy Trustee, Brokers Duck FCA Kickback Claims
• ACA Loss Ratio Rules Hurt Anti-Fraud Effort, Insurers Say
• DSE Seeks Sanctions In Defective Grenade FCA Suit
• Whistleblowing Got DOD Worker Pulled From Boeing Case: IG
• Lawmakers Want Answers From Medicare Fraud Contractors
• Military Supplier Claims Spurned Employee Killed Deals
• Northrop Loses Protest Over Aircraft Maintenance Contract
• Inside The New Suspension And Debarment Bill
• 4 Drug Cos. Can't Exit FCA Suit Over Medicaid Rebate Prices
• Boeing Brushes Off Airbus' US Factory Despite Risks To Biz
• Agencies Failed To Meet Small Biz Goals For 6th Year: SBA
• Ariz. County Seeks To Debar Ogletree Deakins
• Calif. Assembly Advances 2 Health Bills Expanding On ACA
• Contractor Group Asks FAR To Alter Nondisplacement Rule
• Medicare Competitive Bidding Needs Makeover, Study Says
• Concrete Co. Seeks $2.4M From Army Contractor, Insurers
• A New Prosecutorial Model For Health Care Fraud
• Health Insurer Says Computer Fraud Policy Covers $18M Scam
• Calif. High Court's Wage Ruling May Spur More Charter Cities
• Judge Reins In Long Suspensions For Contractor Affiliates
• Louis Dreyfus Energy Unit Pays $4M To End FCA Allegations
• SAIC Loses Protest Over $33M Lockheed Navy Contract
• Docs Convicted In $205M Medicare Scam Want New Trial
• Omnicare Asks For Protection From Expected FCA Suit Flood
• How To Survive A DCAA Audit
• DaVita Inks $55 Million Settlement In Epogen FCA Suit
• DOJ Seeks To Shore Up Contractor Suspension Program
• Sen. Explores Stronger Iran Sanctions For Contractors
• Charter Cities Not Bound To Prevailing Wages: Calif. High Court
• EU Agency Calls For Kick-Start To Cyberinsurance Market
• GAO Denies TriWest Protest Over $20.4B Pentagon Contract
• NextCare Pays $10M To Settle Allergy Test FCA Suit
• Covington Hires Government Contracts Atty From Northrop
• Senate Advances Bill Targeting Contractors' Worker Trafficking
• Glaxo Handing Over Record $3B To Settle FCA Claims
• Dewey & LeBoeuf And The 'Unfinished Business' Doctrine