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Government Contracts - June, 2013

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• 11th Circ. Remands $10M Orders Over Medicare Scheme
• Senate Immigration Bill Could Stymie Contract Protests
• Calif. Senate Greenlights Tribe's $250M Casino Plan
• Broadband Provider Can't Shake FCA Suit Over $45M Grant
• Figurehead Gets 4 Years For $31M NASA Kickback Scheme
• 4th Circ. Says Insurer Needn't Cover Firm In Malpractice Suit
• Obama's Picks For GSA, NRC Win Senate Approval
• HP Wins $3.5B Next-Generation IT Contract With US Navy
• Watchdog Rips Contractor That Gave Snowden's Security Pass
• A Midyear Review Of FCPA Enforcement
• Contractors Fear Overreach In GSA's Acquisition Reforms
• Fla. Gov. Scott Signs Public-Private Partnership Bill
• Buffalo News Didn't Libel Air Cargo Exec, NY High Court Says
• Senate Probes Rising Costs On DOE Nuke Cleanup Contracts
• Broker Blamed For Coverage Gap At NJ Sewage Facility
• KBR Asks High Court To Ax Ruling Extending FCA's Reach
• GAO Sinks Protest Of $2.4B Army Missile Testing Contract
• $33M Air Force Contract Fraudster Seeks Light Sentence
• Another Whistleblower Win For Plaintiffs Bar
• Contractor CACI Dodges Iraqis' Abu Ghraib Torture Suit
• $6.6M Settlement Unsealed In GE Aviation Fraud Case
• Bollinger Wants Feds Sanctioned In Coast Guard Boats Case
• Insurer Says Northrop's $387M Katrina Loss Figure 'Flawed'
• WikiLeaks Founder's Atty Won't Take On Snowden Case
• New Rule Expands Salary Cap For Defense Contractors
• Judge Keeps Shipyard Contractor FCA Suit Alive For Now
• Lawmakers Fault IRS' Weak Oversight For Contract Fraud
• Medtronic Probed Over Trade Agreements Act Compliance
• GAO Knocks Challenge To $750M Military Health Contract
• Retired Worker Who Kept Job Should Repay Pension: NJ Court
• GSA, OIRA Nominees Headed For Full Senate Vote
• Poor Reviews Cost Company Navy Contract, Fed. Circ. Says
• Contractor In $31M NASA Kickback Probe Sues Insurer
• DynCorp Fired Atty For Whistleblowing, Suit Says
• Sen. Probes $200M National Guard Contract For Psych Care
• What To Know About The Common Interest Privilege
• More BigLaw Layoffs Expected After Massive Weil Cuts
• US Faults China As NSA Leaker Snowden Flees Hong Kong
• Ex-NASA Contractor Seeks Retrial In Iran Satellite Case
• CMS Asks Congress To Expand Fraud Prevention Tools
• Fla. Court Won't Revive Police Union's Unfair-Labor Claim
• Ex-Banker Gets 1 Year For Role In $100M Medicare Fraud
• Orbital Accuses Boeing/Lockheed Space JV Of Colluding
• Continental Sinks Bad-Faith Claims In FCA Coverage Fight
• Obama Taps Ex-KPMG Director For DOD Inspector General
• Siemens, Manatt Phelps Win Favor In Contracting Suit
• OSI Settles Feud With Homeland Security Over Body Scanners
• High Court Declines To Weigh Reach Of FCA Changes
• NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Charged With Espionage
• GAO Data Adds Fuel To Contractor Pay Debate
• Use Of Middleman Blocks Contractor Claim, Texas Court Says
• NJ Signs Lottery Privatization Contract As Appeal Looms
• Kuwaiti Co. Sues KBR To Secure $12.6M Arbitration Win
• Lawmakers Call For Probe Of Medicare Bidding Program
• Contractor Gets 6 Years Over $31M NASA Kickback Scheme
• Inside The DFARS Rule On US-UK And US-Australia Trade
• Loan Broker Gets 15 Years For $100M SBA Fraud
• HDT Sues To Enforce $7M Arbitration Award Over Acquisition
• NY Cop, Fire Unions Give Little Ground In Arbitration Deal
• Unpaid Debts Eroding Afghan Reconstruction, Report Finds
• Fla. County Sinks Paratransit Contract Suit In Appeals Court
• Contractor Who Cleared NSA Leaker Faces Criminal Probe
• Senate Dems Escalate Budget Battle With $1T Spending Plan
• Iraq Security Contractor TCI Beats Most Of Feds' FCA Suit
• Strine Tosses Derivative Suit Over UTC's China Exports
• Fla. Police Union Asks Court To Revive Unfair-Labor Claim
• Defense Bill's Tech Reforms Raise Red Flags For Contractors
• Trial Court Erred In $7M Gov't Contract Dispute, IT Co. Says
• Trade Secret Suit Against Defense Co. Sent To Arbitration
• Medical Supplier Group Sues HHS To Delay Competitive Bids
• Players In CityTime Kickback Scandal Cop Pleas
• Ex-VA Medical Center Director Indicted In Bribery Scheme
• ArmorWorks Ducks Into Ch. 11 To Ditch Investor Suit
• Air Force Contractor's Suit Over Pricing Tossed
• NY Lawmakers Reach Deal To Update Muni Arbitration Law
• F-35 Program Shedding 'Malpractice' Label, DOD Tells Sens.
• Ascension Health Wants Out Of 'Serial Relator' FCA Suit
• Disney Seeks Sanctions For 'Frivolous' $1B FCA Enviro Suit
• 15 Tips For Navigating The 'Buy American' Maze
• No New Trial Over KDH Body Armor Contract Fight
• Reps. Label CMS Evasive, Push Bill To Delay Competitive Bids
• KBR Tells Fed. Circ. CFC Erred In Denying $12.5M Cost Award
• Polsinelli Lures 10 Attys From Husch Blackwell
• Cancer Testing Co. Blasts False Claims Suit As 'Speculation'
• GSA's Tangherlini Breezes Through Confirmation Hearing
• GOP Lawmakers Blast DOL's Prevailing Wage Calculations
• 4th Circ. Could Guide Courts On Constitutional FCA Fines
• OIG Report Faults DHS' Tracking Of Cybersecurity Training
• United Technologies Hit With $473M False Claims Judgment
• Textron Says Missing Army Inventory Not A False Claim
• Ex-GSA Manager Cops To Meddling With Contracting Probe
• US Broke Water Contract, Calif. District Tells Fed. Circ.
• Army Cancels $1.8B Contract For New Carbines
• GAO Rejects Beechcraft's Protest Of Air Force Contract
• House Passes $638B Defense Bill With Sex-Assault Crackdown
• Hong Kong Co. Snags Rights To $40B Nicaragua Canal Project
• Novartis Can't Duck Elidel FCA Suit, But Kickback Claims Cut
• Medicare Contractor Improperly Paid Out $11M, HHS Reports
• GAO Reopens CIA Cloud Computing Bidding After IBM Protest
• Takeaways From Largest Drug Safety Settlement
• A Stark Reality For Fair Market Value
• Extradition Of NSA Leaker Is Far From Slam Dunk For US
• Arcovis Says Co-Founder Used Trade Secrets in $40M FDA Deal
• MTA Project Contractor Pays $936K To Settle FCA Suit
• Birdsall Firm Cops To Pay-To-Play Scheme
• DOD Continues Outreach On Counterfeit Parts Rules
• 2nd Circ. Won't Disturb Prevailing Wage Law Precedent
• SAIC Pays $12M To Settle FCA Overbilling Claims
• Strategic Sourcing Threatens Small Contractors, Reps. Hear
• Navy Fraudster Asks To Boot Ex-US Atty From Kickback Case
• Contracting In A Perfect Storm Of Enforcement Risk: Part 2
• Stryker Escapes FCA Whistleblower Suit Over Pain Pumps
• FTC Launches Probe Into Lockheed-Boeing Rocket Venture
• Contractor Suspensions Inconsistent, House Panel Hears
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive J&J Whistleblower's Kickback Suit
• 5th Circ. Denies Bail For Ex-Army Official In Bribery Suit
• House Panel Advances $512B Defense Spending Bill
• NJ Court Denies Stay Of State Lottery Contract
• US Holding Back Docs In FCA Case, For-Profit Educator Says
• Undervalued Coal Leases Cost Taxpayers Millions: Watchdog
• Senators Push Shelanski To Curb Oversight Costs And Delays
• DOE Flags Unverified Payments To Former GOP Rep.
• Contractors May Face Backlash Over NSA Surveillance Leaks
• Reps. Call On CMS To Delay Start Of Competitive Bidding
• Northrop Must Give Navy Docs To Insurers In Cleanup Suit
• Iraqi Security Co. Wants Contractor Sanctioned Over Docs
• Bipartisan Bill Proposes Sweeping Medicare Fraud Reforms
• State Dept. Hiding Keystone Enviro Docs, Sierra Club Says
• Boeing Inks $4B Army Deal For Chinook Helicopters
• Calif. Puts Up 81 Acres Of Silicon Valley Land For Sale
• Intelligence Leak Places Spotlight On Classified Programs
• Fannie, Freddie Investors Target US In $41B Bailout Suit
• NSA Leaks Put Booz Allen, Employee In DOJ's Crosshairs
• SAIC Shakes Investor Claims Over CityTime Kickback Scam
• Former WellCare Execs Found Guilty Of Health Care Fraud
• Calif. Health Exchange Veiled In Secrecy, Senate GOP Says
• Justices Ax Contractors' Torture Case Against Rumsfeld
• 11th Circ. Orders Jury Misconduct Review In NASA Fraud Case
• NJ Assembly Panel OKs Pay Equality Bills Felled By Veto
• Flector FCA Suit Short On Evidence, Pfizer Unit Says
• FCPA Powerhouse: WilmerHale
• Ex-DC Council Member To Plead Guilty To Bribery Charges
• SEC Can't Jump-Start JPMorgan Pay-To-Play Suit
• NJ Lawmakers Float Public Contracting Reform Bill
• Texas High Court OKs Tax Refund For Health Care Contract
• Ind. High Court Takes Up State Gas Contract Dispute
• Top NY Court Nixes Home Rule Challenge To Contractor Law
• Corinthian, E&Y Win $1.5M From Whistleblowers' Attys
• Oracle Adds Gov't Contract Policies To End Investor Suits
• Holland & Knight Lands Former Fla. State Rep. In Miami
• Sailors' Class Action Challenge To Navy Layoffs Sunk
• Butler Snow Hires Partner With Enviro, Securities Chops
• FCPA Powerhouse: Willkie Farr
• Circle C Told To Stop Contacting Witnesses In FCA Suit
• $230M Prison Health Care Contract Valid: Fla. Appeals Court
• VA Rules Debate May Help Close Contracting Gap For Vets
• FCPA Powerhouse: Venable LLP
• GSA Grants Cloud Security Clearance To Lockheed, HP
• NASA's IT Governance Ineffective, Internal Report Finds
• House Panel Passes $638B Defense Spending Bill
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Move Navy Contract Fight To Fed. Court
• ACA Anti-Fraud Rules Strip 15K Of Medicare Billing Privileges
• $237M Medicare FCA Award Request Excessive, Hospital Says
• Gov't Missteps Have Created Leverage For Corporations
• 1st Circ. Ruling Highlights Split On FCA First-To-File Bar
• Mediators, Expand Your Tool Kit In Complex Litigation
• House Defense Panel Rejects Plan To Begin Closing Bases
• 10th Circ.'s Broad View of SOX Puts Employers Bar On Edge
• Trump, GSA Agree On Post Office Lease In $200M Hotel Plan
• Navy Awards $6B Ship Contracts To Ingalls, Bath Iron Works
• Army Corps Wins $7M Barge Mooring Protest
• DOD Proposes Unified ID System For Gov't Contracts
• IRS Withholding $125M Owed In Abbott Case, Va. AG Says
• SF Board Moves $114M Ship Terminal Project Forward
• DOD Official Says Sequester Will Hit Small Contractors Hard
• GSA Staff Meddled In $900M Worth Of Tech Contracts: Audit
• FCPA Powerhouse: Reed Smith
• Lessons From Fox Insurance's Multitude Of Mistakes
• GAO Sustains Protest of $347M Iraq Embassy Contract
• US Owes Drilling Cos. $684M In Lease Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• US Beats Challenge To Army Hospitality Contract
• US Owes Contractor $2M In Energy Bar Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• Detroit-Area Health Official Cops Plea In Kickback Scheme
• From Left And Right, Think Tanks Urge DOD to Cut Costs
• Lab Plans Guilty Plea Over Faulty Tests At NASA Facilities
• FCPA Powerhouse: Kirkland & Ellis
• FRCP Amendments Could Change Discovery As We Know It
• Birdsall Creditors Back Liquidation Amid Pay-To-Play Woes
• 2nd Circ. Won't Reverse Syracuse's $5.3M Loss To Contractor
• Sebelius Likens ACA Fundraising To Previous GOP Efforts
• Not-So-Sunny Requirements Of CMS' Sunshine Act
• DOD Counterfeit Parts Rule — So Little After So Long
• Pentagon Awards $36M In 'Plan X' Cyberwarfare Contracts
• Obama Threatens To Veto Spending Bills Without Budget Fix
• Houston Pain Clinic Docs To Pay $38M For Billing Scheme
• Senate Water Projects Act Opens The Tap For New Contracts
• Takeda, Eli Lilly Want Ark. Taxpayer's Actos Suit Nixed
• House NDAA Would Lower Contractors' Counterfeit Parts Risk
• Chunghwa Strikes Deal With Calif. In LCD Price-Fixing Suit
• Raytheon Scores Navy Missile Contract Worth Up To $316M
• USFS Beats Suit Over Wildfire Vehicle Contract
• FCPA Powerhouse: Gibson Dunn
• FCA First-To-File Rule Sinks Kickback Suit, 1st Circ. Says