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Government Contracts - January, 2013

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• States Mull Gatekeeper Role For Health Plan Exchanges
• Hagel Spars With GOP Senators Over Iran, Israel, Nukes
• Formosa Says FCA Suit Unwarranted Extension Of Law
• Senate Passes Short-Term Debt Ceiling Fix
• Walgreens Accused Of Paying Kickbacks In FCA Suit
• Texas Court Says Nonprofit Falls Under Public Info Law
• Texas County Can't Avoid Suit After Waiving Immunity: Court
• Ex-Workers Reach $5M Deal In Princeton Review FCA Suit
• Shell, Others Take $92M Fuel Cleanup Fight To Fed. Circ.
• DC Circ. Urged To Shoot Down Air Force Insourcing Suit
• 2012 Trends In Government Contracts Likely To Continue
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: McKenna Long
• GDP Decline Highlights US Military Budget Squeeze
• BMS, Sanofi Can't Shake FCA Suit Over Plavix Marketing
• Afghan Fuel Contracts May Violate Iran Sanctions
• Texas Sen. Cornyn Pushes For Public-Private Port Deals
• Judge Sinks $78M FCA Suit Over Faulty Coast Guard Boats
• NJ To Proceed With $350M Manahawkin Bay Causeway Project
• Air Force Unfairly Renewed Computer Contract, Judge Says
• Discovery In J&J FCA Suit Was Too Narrow, 1st Circ. Hears
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
• Prudential Escapes Suit Over 'Worthless' Wartime Policies
• FAR Finalizes Rule Barring Awards To Tax-Fleeing Contractors
• NJ Bill Would Nix No-Bid Contracts For Port Authority
• GAO Denies Bid Protest Over $177M HHS Contract
• Lloyd's Says It Has No Duty In $50M St. Vincent Qui Tam Suit
• NJ Assembly Passes Lottery Oversight Legislation
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells
• Orion V. US: Takeaways For Disappointed Offerors
• FCA Expansion Fight May Land In High Court
• GC Resignation Puts Spotlight On Ethics Concerns At USAID
• Fla. Therapist Gets 4 Years For $205M Medicare Fraud
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
• Jury Hands Victory To KDH In Body Armor Contract Fight
• US Cries Foul Over Changes In $280M NASA Audit Suit
• AstraZeneca Escapes Medco FCA Kickbacks Suit
• Justices Urged To Review Construction Contract Forum Deals
• NY Green Tax Incentives Could Spur State FCA Investigations
• Agency Sues Navy Over San Diego Redevelopment
• Telecom Contractors Beat FCA Qui Tam Suit In DC Circ.
• NJ Court Axes Arbitration Request In School Contract Row
• PNC Pays $7.1M To Settle US Claims Over Shoddy SBA Loans
• Fla. Official Steered Contracts To Friend's Co., Suit Says
• DOD Clears Advanced Research Staff In Ethics Probe
• 2 La. Subcontractors Indicted For Katrina Kickback Scheme
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Arnold & Porter
• In Light Of MLK Day: What The Future Holds For Employers
• US V. Takeda Will Be Useful In Off-Label Promotion Cases
• Calif. City Officials Used Fake Boards To Steal $1.3M, DA Says
• Kabul Embassy Guards Sue Security Co. For Unpaid Overtime
• Contractor Gets 30 Months For $1M Iraq Reconstruction Fraud
• NDAA Gives Women More Contracting Opportunities
• NJ Hospital To Pay $12.5M To End FCA Kickback Suit
• Dallas Dodges FCA Suit Over Blocked Housing Project
• GSA Names New Chief Of Civilian Acquisitions Agency
• Clinton Defends Libyan Embassy Security In Heated Hearing
• House Votes To Raise Debt Ceiling But Hinges On Budget
• Pentagon's Top Atty Returns To Paul Weiss
• Derivative Suit Claims HMA Execs Bilked Medicare
• Exxon Slams US Attempt To Recuse Judge In Cleanup Suit
• Judge Denies Law Firm DQ In Army Subcontracting Row
• How 2 Recent Cases Limit FCA Exposure
• Texas County Restarts RICO Suit Against Ex-Officials, Atty
• Contractors Warn Lawmakers Against 'One-Size' IT Buying
• Fed. Circ. Backs DHS Withdrawal From IT Upgrade Contract
• Obermayer Lands Ex-Deputy GC Of Philly Housing Agency
• Relators With $2B FCA Claim Object To Hawker Ch. 11 Plan
• Pa. Rep. Floats Bill To Keep Lotto Money Out Of Campaigns
• FCA Trends Health Care Providers Should Expect In 2013
• Grant & Eisenhofer Sued Over Share Of $84M Abbott Award
• Contractors Brace For DOD Access To Audit Records
• House Republicans To Vote On Short-Term Debt Ceiling Bill
• Ex-New Orleans Mayor Nagin Indicted In Corruption Case
• Lawmaker Pushes Bill To Open Texas To Gov't Contract Suits
• Judge Blasts $8M Deal To End WakeMed Medicare Fraud Suit
• TSA Pursuing 3rd-Party Data Security Screening System
• TSA Abandons Revealing Full-Body Scanners
• Pa. AG To Review Lottery Privatization Deal Opposed By Dems
• Texas High Court To Mull Sales Tax Tagged To Gov't Services
• Faulty Grenade FCA Suit Booted Over Relator Obstruction
• US Calls OxyContin FCA Suit 'Parasitic'
• The Year Of The ACO And Trends For The Future
• Guidance For Contractors On CDA Statute Of Limitations
• Armstrong Teammate Details Doping In USPS' FCA Suit
• DOD Is Mishandling Afghanistan Chopper Contracts, IG Says
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Ex-Shook Hardy FCA, White Collar Pro
• J&J, Boston Scientific Escape Off-Label Marketing Suit
• FERC Proposes To Speed Solar Projects, Change Hydro Rent
• Budget Cuts: Don't Forget About Your Rights, Contractors
• Gov't Contractors Gain Shield Against Stale Cost Claims
• Pfizer Says Off-Label Marketing FCA Suit Falls Short
• NY Inked $256M In Sandy Repair Contracts, Comptroller Says
• High Court Mulls Limits Of US Agency Powers In FCC Row
• ACLU Challenge To Catholic Org's Contract Moot: 1st Circ.
• Defense Contractor Says Partner Owes Share Of $67M Loan
• Honeywell Puts Up $4M To End Mass. Energy Contract Fight
• CVS Caremark Unit, Texas To End Insurance Fraud FCA Suit
• A Look Back At FCA Developments In 2012
• Doping Admission Puts Armstrong In Legal Hot Seat
• BLM Ignored Fracking Risks In Calif. Lease, Enviros Say
• Ex-FEMA Official Cops To Conflict Over Polling Contract
• Names Of Contractor's Workers Not Disclosable, Court Says
• HMO, Hedge Fund, Firms Hit With Medicare Contract Buy Suit
• Shell, Other Oil Cos. Lose Bid For $92M In WWII Cleanup Costs
• US Sanctioned As LabCorp Triumphs In $32M VA Bid Protest
• Ernst & Young Asks Judge To Bury Corinthian FCA Row
• HMA Gets Reprieve In Medicare Billing FCA Suit
• Preserving The Economic Stability Of An Energy Project
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Orion Exclusion From $1B Army Contract
• DOD's Sequestration Furloughs Will Wreak Contract Havoc
• Inspector Urges HRSA To Step Up HIV Testing Metrics
• DOE Seeks Interim Nuclear Waste Site By 2025
• Siemens Unit Pays $10M To Settle NYC Contract Fraud Rap
• United Uses Sham Office To Dodge Taxes, Chicago Says
• Pa. Officials Defend State's Lottery Privatization
• NJ Assembly Panel Passes Lottery Contracting Bill
• Enviros Lose Bid To Block Navy's $715M Nuclear Wharf
• Ohio Contractor Gets 3 Years In Prison In Corruption Case
• Sills Cummis Adds Ex-NJ Rep., Forms Defense Sector Group
• Brickman Seeks Sanctions For Atty Misconduct In FCA Suit
• 4th Circ. Backs Dismissal of Takeda Whistleblower Suit
• Feds Can't Stay Seedco FCA Case Amid Criminal Probe
• CMS Must Overhaul Medicare Fraud Oversight, Sens. Say
• Whistleblower Seeks Sanctions In Lockheed Timekeeping Suit
• Judge Unseals Down Payment Gift Suit Against BofA, Others
• NDAA Shines Spotlight On Contractor Indemnification
• $4M Gov't Road Contract Was Optional, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Pa. Treasurer Questions Legality Of Lottery Privatization
• Pa. Hospital, Docs Blast FCA Suit As Vague, Too Late
• Insurer Wins At Least $3.3M From US For Cleanup Site
• The Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol: Where Are We Now?
• No More Vet-Owned Set-Aside Protests At The GAO
• Jacobs Engineering Wins $1.37B NASA Testing Contract
• Government Contracts Cases To Watch In 2013
• Sequestration May Be Best Compromise For Lawmakers
• DOE Consolidates Management Of 2 Nuclear Weapons Sites
• Fla. State Sen. Joins Arnstein & Lehr's Miami Office
• Second VA Official Steps Down Over Conference Spending
• Goodwin Procter Helps Behrman Bag Cybersecurity Co.
• NDAA Whistleblower Rules Expose More Cos. To Complaints
• Foley & Mansfield Debuts Health, Whistleblower Practices
• DLA Piper Snags Former Fed For Philly Litigation Group
• CMS Rebuffs Maine's Proposed Medicaid Cuts
• Medical Waste Co. Pays $2M To Settle NY's Overcharge Claims
• Medtronic Wants Off-Label Marketing FCA Suit Junked
• Pitfalls Of Presidential Inauguration Festivities
• Pros And Cons Of Proposed Medicare Smart Cards
• Fresenius Seeks To Trim FCA Suit Over Medicare Bills
• Hagel Tapped To Oversee Belt-Tightening At DOD
• Xerox Protests Rival's Win Of $248M W.Va. Medicaid Contract
• GAO Sustains Protest Of $35M Navy Laser Contract
• Ohio Health Care Cos. To Pay $4.4M To End Medicare FCA Suit
• US Wants Judge Recused In Exxon Cleanup Suit
• Ind. Gets More Time To Mull $48M Healthpoint FCA Deal
• Protest Delays $40M NASA Open Source Web Transition
• Pentagon Can Unilaterally Cap Tricare Drug Rates: DC Circ.
• Pfizer, Endo Pay $50M To Settle Drug Price Inflation Claims
• Whistleblower Pushes To Revive Boston Scientific FCA Suit
• Contractor's Insourcing Protest Loss Carries Silver Lining
• Takeaways From HHS Report On CMS E-Records Program
• Lockheed Wins $755M Missile Procurement Contract
• Defense Groups Support KBR Appeal Over Iraq Food Contract
• NYC's Contractor Campaign Cash Limit Will Be Tough To Copy
• House Oversight Committee Shuffles IT, Contracting Panels
• Ex-Broker Gets 18 Months For Role In Muni-Bond Fraud
• NJ Senate Committee OKs Project Labor Legislation
• DOJ Shuns 3rd Trial In POGO Gov't Worker Payment Case
• Sleep Disorder Testing Co. Puts FCA Suit To Bed For $15M
• Nursing Home Co. Settles FCA Suit Over Subpar Wound Care
• Mich. Law Bars Public Contractors With Iran Ties
• Jersey City Mayor Vetoes Expanded Pay-To-Play Restrictions
• States, Enviros Accuse NRC Of Rushing Waste Storage Study
• X-Ray Cos. Ordered To Pay $16M In Medicare Fraud Case
• NYC Off Hook For Home Health Care Workers' Wage Claims
• Caddell To Pay $2M To Settle Fraud Allegations
• Ambulance Co. Dodges Ex-Worker's Fraudulent Billing Claims
• US Sues Courthouse Contractor Over Subcontract Payments
• AT&T Can't Dodge FCA Suit Over Alleged Scam Calls
• Law360 Selects Top Practice Groups Of The Year
• Government Contracts Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2013