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Government Contracts - April, 2013

228 articles

• GAO Nixes Protest Over $37M Kennedy Space Center Contract
• Mayor Can't Dodge Embezzlement Rap Over Katrina Grant
• States Look Beyond Medicaid With Latest FCA Expansions
• US-Funded Afghan Hospitals May Not Be Sustainable: Report
• NY Immune From Traffic-Light Contract Row, 2nd Circ. Says
• Polsinelli Lands Ex-Bracewell Employment Pro In Dallas
• Forensic Analytics Can Find Needles In Multiple Haystacks
• US Can't Toss Coal Co.'s Counterclaim In Ohio Mining Row
• US Drops FCA Claim In Wells Fargo Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Rakoff Casts Doubt On Gov't Claims In $1B BofA Fraud Suit
• Sens. Urge DOD To Cut Duplicative Spending
• Ex-Patient Drops DaVita FCA Suit Over Nurse-To-Patient Ratio
• Fed. Circ. Ups Protection For Whistleblowers' Disclosures
• Burning Man Suit Against Nev. Officials Pared In Fed. Court
• Jurisdiction Clarification For Pa. Gov't Contract Disputes
• ISPs Skirt Privacy Law Under Military Cybersecurity Program
• Contractors Can Stay In IP Case As 3rd Parties, Judge Says
• SF State Official, Contractor Plead Not Guilty To Bribery
• A Financial Institution's Fraud On Itself Triggers FIRREA
• FAA Dodges Sequester Cuts With $253M Congressional Bill
• Trio Convicted For $33.5M Air Force Contract Fraud
• Parsing The 4th Circ. Stance In Campbell V. Hanover
• Corinthian Colleges Workers Ask 9th Circ. To Salvage FCA Suit
• Novartis Faces Another DOJ Suit Over Alleged Kickbacks
• White House Names FTC's Shelanski To Lead Oversight Body
• DC Metro Backs Out Of Troubled $112M Transit Hub
• Foley Adds Former K&L Health Care Pro To Boston Team
• Fla. City Sues Contractors Over Shoddy Construction Work
• Ex-State Dept. Worker, Hubby Charged In $60M Contract Scam
• Military Counselors Win Class Cert. In Wage Dispute
• Overseas Shipholding's $94M Military Contract Approved
• DOD Looks To Trim Fat With New Contractor Review
• Democrats To Push Pa. False Claims Act
• Reflections On Recent Cybersecurity Developments
• Fla. House Passes Public-Private Partnerships Bill
• US Hits Lance Armstrong With Long-Awaited FCA Suit
• Reid Bill Would Cap War Funding To Replace Sequester
• Trump's $200M Old Post Office Project Gets Early Approval
• FedEx Wins $10.5B Contract For US Postal Service Airmail
• Omnicare Faces Probe Over Possible FCA Offenses, Kickbacks
• Rep.'s Aide Cops Plea In Fraud Plot With Traffic Court Judge
• CMS Proposes $10M Incentive For Medicare Fraud Tips
• Port Authority Advances $2.8B NJ-NY Bridge Projects
• Entergy Wins $48M Over DOE's Failure To Handle Nuke Waste
• Hudson Yards Leans On NYC As Revenues Lag, City Reports
• SAFETY Act: A Cybersecurity Win-Win For Gov't, Industry
• Post & Schell Lands Medicaid, Health Care Pro In Philly
• Solar Project Stalled By Funds Frozen In Contractor Dispute
• Sprint Attacks Shareholder Suit Over $300M FCA Case
• Feds Walk Away From FCA Suit Against Medical Supplier J&B
• USAID Can't Exclude Contractors Caught In Email Hangup
• DOJ Sues Novartis Over Alleged Myfortic Kickback Scheme
• Ohio Exec Cops To Scamming FBI Construction Projects
• Ensign Group To Pay $48M To Settle DOJ's Overbilling Probe
• NYC Can't Flag Hospital Over Medicare Billing, Judge Says
• How To Navigate Federal Affirmative Action Compliance
• Shotgun Wedding In Travel Contract Clarifies FAR Rule
• Challenge To $373M Medicare Contract Award Falls In COFC
• UCSF Doctors Shake Claims Over Unsupervised Procedures
• Beechcraft Can't Halt $428M Afghan Contract For Bid Protest
• Pa. Treasury To Halt $1.7M Payments To Website Operator
• ABA Director's Retaliation, FCA Case Sent To Mediation
• Sanofi Can't Duck Amphastar's FCA Suit Over Lovenox
• Corinthian, E&Y Seek Sanctions Over Tossed FCA Suit
• Calif. Cracks 9th Circ. Scrutiny Of Contract Preferences
• Calif. Hasn't Spent $455M In Water Project Funds, EPA Says
• Sentences For $6M Naval Base Bribery Scheme Won't Be Cut
• TIF Suit Over $1B Project Full Of Holes, RE Trust Says
• $4M Caremark Deal Not Tied To Fee Row, Whistleblower Says
• No Mercy From IRS On Section 409A Compliance
• Whistleblowers Say BAE Is Behind The Times On FCA
• Tribal Health Co.'s $9M Gov't Contract Suit Not Time-Barred
• Defense Contractor Avoids Arbitration In $67M Default Row
• DOD Contractors Will Pay $4M After Admitting Invoice Fraud
• $200M National Guard Contract Award Challenged By Bidder
• Pa. Website Operator Not Entitled To $1.7M, Rep. Argues
• Murky Work: Disputing Federal Supply Schedule Contracts
• Agencies Fail To Properly Train Acquisition Workers: Report
• Fight Over $10B Military Food Contract Draws Lawmakers' Ire
• Feds Clear Path For Cos. To Come Clean On Medicare Fraud
• TWIA Urges Texas Appeals Court To Reinstate Law Firm
• Indicted Placement Agent Accuses Apollo Of Pay-To-Play
• Contract Termination Suits Not A Lost Cause, But Still Tough
• Fla. House Panel Approves Public-Private Partnerships Bill
• Philly Wants $115M Accounted For In Sheriff's Office Suit
• Wells Fargo Deal Doesn't Bar Mortgage Fraud Suit, US Says
• Fla. Senate Panel Clears Bill To Strengthen State FCA
• Cooley Nabs Ex-Epstein Becker Health Practice Head
• Army Corps, Contractor Freed From Katrina Levee Liability
• US Jumps Into FCA Suit Over 'American' Goods Made In China
• Pharma Cos. Say Whistleblower's FCA Case Recycles Old Suits
• Pa. Rep. Aims To Kill State's Troubled Turnpike Commission
• Financial Institutions Face New Debarment Risks
• 10th Circ. Backs 6-Year Sentence For Corrupt Prison Official
• Scooter Store Gets Nod On $10M DIP Over Trustee's Protest
• Amgen To Pay $25M To Escape Anemia Drug Kickback Suit
• Fla. Hospital Shakes Whistleblower's Kickback, FCA Suit
• DOD Drops Plan To Urge Contractors To Support Sciences
• Judge Won't Step Down From Exxon Cleanup Suit
• Doctors Hit DOD With Tricare Underpayment Class Action
• Minn. Appeals Court Revives Tribal Casino Expansion Suit
• Hospitals Must Re-Evaluate Subcontractor Status
• 9th Circ. Pares Convictions In Calif. City Corruption Case
• Scooter Store Enters Ch. 11 Amid Medicare Billing Probes
• Raytheon Defends $59.2M Pension Award In Fed. Circ.
• House Bill Would Bar Contractors With Tax Debts
• Birdsall Cuts $3.6M Deal With NJ On Ch. 11, Forfeiture
• Psychiatric Hospital, Ex-CEO Can't Dodge FCA Suit
• NJ Gov. Nixes Project Labor Agreements In Sandy Rebuilding
• Obama's Defense Budget Would Slash Contractor Exec Pay
• Kaplan Says Ex-Worker Can't Establish Any FCA Breach
• Q&A With Dickstein Shapiro's Dave Nadler
• What To Know About CMS' Recently Proposed Rule
• Big Changes To Small Business '50 Percent Rule'
• FCA Whistleblowers Forced To Go It Alone As DOJ Drags Feet
• Seattle Sinks 2nd Attempt To Block Funding For $490M Arena
• NJIT Exits Telecom Contract Row As New Defendant Emerges
• BofA Says Feds' $1B Junk Mortgage Claims Too Vague
• Millennium Disclosures Don't Nix All FCA Claims: 1st Circ.
• US Loses Bid For Doc Disclosure In $11B False Claims Suit
• Medco Bid To Duck Sanctions Meets Whistleblower Resistance
• TVA Contractor Gets 6 1/2 Years For $2.5M Bonus Fraud
• Spending Bill's China Cybersecurity Provision Is Unclear
• Fake Doctor Gets 12 Years For Medicare Fraud, Records Theft
• GSA Must Give Firm 2nd Shot At $1.4B Travel Contract
• Ex-Soldier Indicted Over Fuel Theft Scheme in Afghanistan
• Hagel Defends Plans To Close Bases Amid Spending Cuts
• For-Profit Trade School Can't Dodge FCA Suit
• NJ Pol Seeks Contract Bid Rules For Public Colleges
• Philly Ad, Web Vendor Says Officials Illegally Axed Contract
• Q&A With Arnold & Porter's Kristen Ittig
• Lessons From Intermountain's Stark Law Settlement
• Eagle Industries Fires Back At Body Armor Contract Verdict
• DOD's $527B Budget Leaves Major Weapons Programs Intact
• Plan To Alter NY Grand Jury Immunity Splits DAs, Defense
• Judge Nixes Airport Contractors' RICO Suit Against Rival
• Ex-FEMA Official Gets Probation Over Gallup Conflict
• NYC Advocate Lays Out Anti-Public Corruption Proposals
• Q&A With Fried Frank's Douglas Baruch
• GAO Report Finds $95B In Government Waste
• 4 Industries Facing New Heat From The False Claims Act
• State Farm Defrauded Flood Program After Katrina, Jury Finds
• Philips Pays $5M To Settle SEC Suit Over Polish Bribes
• Duty To Report Bribes Key To NY Corruption Crackdown
• Atty Bucks Claim He Breached Duty By Filing Rival FCA Suit
• CMS, OIG Propose Changes To E-Records Safe Harbor
• NJ Appeals Birdsall's Access To $3M In Frozen Assets
• Hospitals Want NIH Research Grant FCA Suit Tossed
• Q&A With Baker Donelson's Darwin Hindman
• Personnel Costs Will Swamp Defense Budget by 2024: Report
• North Korean Threats Boost Hawks In Missile Defense Debate
• Birdsall Ch. 11 Trustee Tapped Amid Pay-To-Play Scandal
• Importer Owes More Damages In Milk Contract Row: 11th Circ.
• No State Farm Conspiracy In Katrina FCA Suit, Judge Rules
• Military Contractor Fights Counselors' OT Class Bid
• HHS Wants Florida To Repay $2.3M In Medicaid Overpayments
• Pa. Bills Seek More Gov't Transparency, Accountability
• Texans Can't Join $25B Wells Fargo Mortgage Fraud Case
• Cigna, Clinics Escape FCA Suit Over Patient Perks
• Q&A With Peckar & Abramson's Michael Branca
• OFCCP Guidelines — Scientifically Valid But Unclear
• Croman Rips Chopper Contract Cancellation In Fed. Circ.
• Miami Clinic Operators Sentenced for $55M Medicare Fraud
• Va. Atty Pleads Guilty In $100M SBA Loan Fraud
• GAO Tosses AT&T Bid Protest Over $20M Analysis Contracts
• Navy's Award Of $128M Support Contract Upheld By GAO
• Slaughterhouse Funder Says Beef Recall Suit Lacks Damages
• Lax Ga. False Claims Law May Threaten Medicaid Incentives
• Whistleblower's FCA Claims Nixed In Defective Diaper Suit
• Defense Contractor Says US Ignored Atty-Client Privilege
• KBR Challenges Army's Firm $500M Iraq Closeout Deal
• Pa. Gov. Wants Turnpike Contracts Reviewed After Indictments
• Q&A With K&L Gates' Stu Nibley
• 4th Circ. Ruling On Expired FCA Claims Is Troubling
• 9th Circ. Blocks Health Clinics From Recouping Medicaid Cash
• Robbins Geller Lands US Atty For FCA, Securities Team
• Military Contractor Can't Arbitrate Counselors' OT Suit
• Rising Star: Jones Day's Grant Willis
• Mortgage Co. Sold Bad Loans At HUD's Expense, Suit Says
• GAO Rips Regulators Over Botched Foreclosure Review
• Subcontractor Admits Role In Katrina Kickback Scheme
• Feds Win Asset Freeze In $54M Afghan Contract Bribery Case
• DOD To Continue Controversial Russian Chopper Purchases
• Swiss Contractor Loses $3.3B Military Food Protest in GAO
• Magellan Health Says Rival's $2B Contract With Ariz. Invalid
• Embassy Guards Must Arbitrate OT Claims, Judge Says
• Q&A With McKenna Long's Ray Biagini
• Can Employers Force Arbitration Of FCA Retaliation Claims?
• No Defense Reimbursement For Insurers In Wash.
• DOL May Expand Bold Plan For Hospitals After Court Ruling
• CBO Pushes Foreign Options For Army's New Troop Transport
• GAO Shuts Down Protest Of $80M IRS Computer Contract
• Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Mike McGill
• Intermountain Health To Pay $25.5M To Settle FCA Claims
• Hospitals Sue DOD Over Tricare Underpayments
• TigerSwan's Suit Over Iraq Security Contract Kept Alive
• Q&A With Mayer Brown's Marcia Madsen
• How Lawyers Benefit From Early Neutral Evaluation
• NY Hospital Contractor Dodges Prison In Bid-Rigging Case
• NJ School Construction Agency Tweaks Project Bid Process
• Debate Heats Up Over New Insourcing Guidelines
• Medicare Miscalculation Cost Pa. Hospitals $1.8M, Suit Says
• Newark Housing Authority Files Fraud Suit Against Solar Co.
• Fluor Settles Whistleblower's FCA Suit Over DOE Contracts
• NJ Architecture Firm Can't Escape Cost Overrun Suit
• Contractors Found Liable For $21M Pavement Project's Delays
• Nursing Home Can't Ditch $9M Medicare Fraud Verdict
• Marine Base 'Godfather' Whacked With Fed. Bribery Charge
• DOE Can't Excuse Nuclear Waste Disposal Delay: Fed. Circ.
• AT&T Case Confirms GAO's Broad View Of Waiver Authority
• Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's Peter Eyre
• US Can't Shake $200M Tab For Calif. Electric Overcharges
• Q&A With Reed Smith's Larry Sher
• 4th Circ. Wartime Tolling Case Cited In Pa. Kickbacks Suit
• Co. Indicted For Pay-To-Play Hiding Behind Ch. 11: NJ AG
• US Drops Appeal Of Raytheon Win In $25M Pension Dispute
• Chamber Asks High Court To Hear Fight Over FCA Changes
• Fed-Up Judge Blasts Fee Dispute In $16M Lockheed FCA Suit
• Duane Morris Adds NJ Gov't Affairs, Gaming Vet
• Fla. Bill Axing Sales Tax On Industrial Gear Clears Panel
• In Reversal, CMS Will Boost Medicare Advantage Payments
• High Court To Review Forum Clause In Construction Contract
• 6th Circ. Nixes $11M FCA Medicare Violation Penalty
• Ex-Blackwater Contractors Must Arbitrate Retaliation Claims
• Medco Rips Sanctions In Whistleblower's Medicare FCA Suit
• Rising Star: DLA Piper's Seamus Curley
• Q&A With Thompson Hine's Jeff Appelbaum
• Sequestration Raises Labor Law Risks For Contractors