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Government Contracts - July, 2013

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• Fed. Circ. Rejects Challenge To $130M Helicopter Contract
• States Follow Feds' Lead In False Claims Enforcement
• 11th Circ. Won't Reduce Medicare Fraudsters' Sentences
• Timber Co. Ends 12-Year Fight With Forest Service
• Ex-Venezuelan Ambassador Accuses Energy Execs Of Bribery
• Aetna, UnitedHealth Escape Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Alloy, Monadnock Selected For Brooklyn Mixed-Use Project
• GOP Lawmaker Seeks To Reform Veteran Contracting Rules
• Cardiologist Hit With $17M Judgment In FCA Case
• UPMC To Pay $1M To Settle Medicare FCA Allegations
• Suit Over Mumps Vaccine Shows No False Claims, Merck Says
• Pemex's Racketeering Suit Against Siemens Gets Axed
• GOP Sens. Rip Bill Requiring Consent For Nuke Waste Storage
• Report Questions Cost And Quality Of Afghan Protection
• $594B Pentagon Spending Bill Clears Senate Panel
• Wyeth Paying $491M To End Criminal, Civil Rapamune Cases
• State Dept. Updates Contractor Property Management Rules
• Northwestern Pays $3M To Settle NIH Grant Fraud Suit
• Army Won't Debar 43 Contractors Suspected Of Insurgent Ties
• Pharmacy Owner Indicted Over $2.6M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Beth Israel Deaconess Settles FCA Claims For $5.3M
• Arnold & Porter Seals DC Capital's $397M Engineering Buy
• 5th Circ. Kickback Ruling Further Squeezes Contractors
• CenturyLink Protest Of $1B Cloud Computing Contract Nixed
• General Dynamics, Boeing Could Settle Navy Contract Row
• Contractor Can't Get Jury Trial In Minimum Wage Suit
• Sprint Investor's Suit Over $300M FCA Tax Case Gets Junked
• Extensive Discovery OK'd In $11B Education Funding FCA Suit
• US Contractor Convicted In $136M Scam Can't Duck Verdict
• Gov't To Facebook Et Al: We Do Not Agree To Your Terms
• Houston Says Xerox Bungled EMS Billing Services
• Texas Hospital Group Pays $8M To Settle Medicare FCA Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Convictions In $29M Medicaid Scheme
• CMS' Anti-Fraud Push Targets Providers In Fla., Texas
• NM Can Freeze Medicaid Payments To Mental Health Providers
• GAO Sides With Navy On Va. Shipyard's $117M Bid Protest
• Flagship, Doctor Dismissed From Suit Over Kickback Scheme
• Travelers Says It Needn't Cover Suit Over Wastewater Project
• GAO Nixes Lockheed Protest of $362M GSA Contract
• Amazon Sues To Stop New Bids On $600M CIA Contract
• Details Are Key To Enforceable Teaming Agreements
• Hawker Whistleblowers' $2.3B FCA Suit Nixed As Untimely
• Int'l Paper's Appeal Over Connelly Baker Hire Falls Short
• Raytheon Says BAE Protest Won't Harm $279M Navy Contract
• $50M Afghan Legal Program Lacks Oversight, Inspector Says
• UBS, Merrill Lynch Sued Over Detroit Pension Swap Contracts
• Lockheed, Relator Near Deal In $10M FCA Overbilling Suit
• Navy Brass Seeks Congress' Patience With LCS Ship Process
• Paving Co. Indicted In $88M Gov't Contracts Fraud
• $10.4B In IT Projects At Risk Of Failure, GAO Says
• Look Out For More DOD Focus On Unfinalized Contracts
• McKesson OK'd Fake Medicare Bills, Ex-Worker Claims
• House Approves $600B Defense Spending Bill
• 9th Circ. Nixes Class Cert. Over ITT's Kuwait Project Pay
• Report Blasts Fort Lauderdale's $32M Aquatic Center Deal
• NY Tax Law Prohibits $300M False Claims Suit, Sprint Says
• State, USAID Need More Power To End War Contracts: Report
• Planned Parenthood Pays $1.4M To End Medicaid Fraud Suit
• 5 Growing Markets For Defense Exports
• Manufacturing Co. Loses Military Supply Contract Protest
• NY, Feds Working On $1.5B Loan For Tappan Zee Project
• Lance Armstrong Wants Feds' FCA Suit Axed
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bird Marella's Gary Lincenberg
• 500 Days Of The Revised Removal Statutes
• Sprint Case May Lead To More Tax FCAs: Whistleblower Rep
• EU Wants To Step Up Defense Industry's Competitive Edge
• House Defeats Amendment Curtailing NSA Spy Program
• Undone Afghan Bomb Prevention Work Cost US Lives: Report
• SAIC To Face Jury In Suit Over Nuke Recycling Contract
• HHS Can Delegate Overpayment Screening, DC Circ. Says
• 7th Circ. Revives Case Over Hauling Co.'s Payroll Docs
• Texas Ex-Mayor Admits Role In $100M Kickback Scandal
• Safeco, Builder Sued Over $2.7M Construction Subcontract
• HUD Sets Stage For FCA Claims Against Fund Recipients
• Ex-NJ Housing Official Gets 46 Months For Extortion Scheme
• Pittsburgh Makes Contractors Offer Domestic-Partner Benefits
• $9M Verdict Illegally Expanded FCA's Reach, 7th Circ. Told
• Forecast Is Sunny For Solar Projects In Calif.
• 5th Circ. Revives Kickback Claims Against KBR
• GAO Snuffs Protest Over $35M Laser Targeter Contract
• Lawmakers Mull Repeal Of Medicare Growth Rule
• Fla. Home Health Co. Accused Of Medicare Kickback Scheme
• Last Sentence Handed Down In Air Force Bribery Scheme
• Bloomberg Sues Comptroller Over $67.6M Contract Rejection
• Contractor Groups Back Reforms On USAID Project Regs
• Fla. Hospice Pays $1M To End Employee Whistleblower Suit
• Tips For Disclosing A Possible FCPA Violation
• BAE Protests Raytheon's $279M Electronic Jamming Contract
• HCA Faces False Claims Suit Over 'Fraudulent' Billing
• House Bills Would Soften Big Contractors' Bid Edge
• The Business End Of The 'Snowden Lessons'
• Contractor Pension Rule Tweak Opens Door To Overhaul
• Robbins Geller Says NYC Blocked Access To CityTime Docs
• 3 Charged In $8M Army Medical Supply Contract Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Lloyds, Blackstone
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• 6th Circ. Denies Gas Utility's Bid For Sovereign Immunity
• Contractors Wary Of DOD's Proposed Counterfeit Parts Regs
• Ex-Security Director Gets 15 Months In Bribery Scheme
• Snowden Leaks Prompt New Security At NSA, Official Says
• Feds Can't Reverse Fresenius' $95M FCA Tax Break
• DOJ Asked For More Details In Novartis Kickback Suit
• Mallinckrodt Pays $3.5M To Settle Kickback, FCA Claims
• NY Practice Settles For $1M In Medicare Fraud Suit
• House Panel Cuts Foreign Aid In Proposed $34B Funding Bill
• Federal Employees, It's OK To Blow Your Whistle
• Reporting Alone Won't Stop Short-Changing Of Subcontractors
• Army Improperly Nixed Two Contracts With Kuwaiti Co.
• Northrop Wins $173M DOD Contract For Target Tech Support
• Security Concerns Tie Judge's Hands In McAfee Bid Protest
• Troutman Adds 2 Litigators From Womble Carlyle In Va.
• 3 Resolutions To The Cross-Claim Conundrum
• CSC, Harris Protest Navy's $3.5B Network Upgrade Contract
• 7 Arrested Over Mental Health Facility's $63M Medicare Fraud
• NJ Appellate Court Won't Disturb County Jail Contract Award
• Army Translation Contractor Breached $697M Deal, Suit Says
• Federal Education Contractor Beats Bullying Suit In 4th Circ.
• Tips For Dealing With New SBA Rules On Size Integrity
• Insurer Sues To Nix Skanska Air Force Project Bond
• Sens. Criticize DOD Waste At Wartime Contract Hearing
• Kaplan Escapes Ex-Employee's FCA Suit
• A Clear Guidance From OIG For Device Manufacturers
• GAO Nixes Protest Of Rotech's $68M Home Oxygen Contract
• GOP Sens. Skeptical Of Strategic Sourcing's Impact
• Senate Dems Urge NYC's MTA To Avoid Using Chinese Steel
• DOD Issues New Guidance To Furloughed Contracting Staff
• Gallup Pays $10.5M To Settle Whistleblower Suit With Feds
• Class Reps. Dodge Dismissal of Pa. Tax Delinquency Suit
• Fed. Circ. Finds Navy Trade Secrets Case Belongs In CFC
• BAE Off The Hook In Defective Brake FCA Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Stephen Immelt
• Newspaper Sues NJ For Access To Sandy Rebuilding Invoices
• DOD Signals Shift To More Modest Weapons Contracts
• Lawmakers Seething Over DOD's Russian Helicopter Purchases
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Prudential War Policies Suit
• Federal Planning Agency OKs Plans For $200M Trump Project
• Pa. Bill Would Up Threshold For Prevailing Wage Projects
• GOP Reps. Blast DOL's Survey Crew Wage Policy Change
• Contrack International Pays $3.5M To Settle USAID FCA Suit
• GSA Presses Court To Boot Suit Over Freighter Audits
• DC Councilman Marion Barry Fined Over Illegal Gifts
• Fixed-Price Contracts No Cure-All For Cost Increases: DOD
• Calif. Water Agency Seeks $13M From Gov't Supply Deal
• Homeland Security Appeals Broader Whistleblower Protection
• Mastermind In $1B Contract Bribe Case Gets 19-Year Sentence
• Mich. Doctor Enters $4M Deal Over 'Unnecessary' Procedures
• Coral Gables Sues To Block Utility's 'Massive' New Poles
• Investigator Warns Of Toxic Burn Pits At Afghanistan Base
• Contractor's Worker Got Kickbacks For Referrals, Feds Say
• Air Force Finds No Booz Allen Misconduct In Snowden Leaks
• Omnicare Settles FCA Kickback Suit, After Yearlong Delay
• Bill Would Shore Up Security Vetting After Snowden Leaks
• Bankrupt Birdsall Seeks Liquidation Under Ch. 7
• Never-Used $34M Base In Afghanistan Will Be Razed: Report
• Obama's Navy Pick Strengthens Green Energy Efforts
• Hospital Group Ducks Revival Of FCA Case Lacking New Facts
• Contractor Sues Fla. County Over Sewer Project Solicitation
• LA Coliseum Rave Promoters Escape Kickback Suit
• Atty Gets 4 Years For Role In $100M SBA Loan Fraud
• Sprint Setback In FCA Case To Boost NY Whistleblower Suits
• GSA Turns To Reverse Auctions In Cost-Saving Push
• US Joins $522M FCA Suit Alleging Hospital Kickbacks
• Problems With The DOE's Proposed Export Compliance Rule
• NJ Medicaid Payment Proposal Violates Federal Law: 3rd Circ.
• Raytheon Wins $279M Navy Electronic Jamming Contract
• Iraq Watchdog Says War Contracting Lessons Still Unlearned
• FHFA Sued Over Halt On Low-Income Housing Payments
• HCA, Partner Pay $1M To End Radiation Therapy FCA Claims
• 7th Circ. Revives FCA Suit Over ITT Recruiter Pay
• Union Accuses Fla. Of Cutting Corrections Officer Holidays
• DOD Civilian Worker Unpaid Furloughs Set To Start This Week
• State Didn't Audit Bulk Of $315M Afghan Contracts: Report
• Clinic Accused Of Bilking Medicare By Pushing Drug Refills
• Pharos Sues Insurer Over Fees Tied To Gov't Contract Suits
• GAO Awards Some Costs In Bid Protest Over Navy Contract
• Cuomo Signs NYC Housing Agency Board Shake-Up Into Law
• Pa. Lottery Privatization Deal Gets Deadline Extension
• Novartis Whistleblower Wants State FCA Claims Revived
• Lockheed Martin Settles OT Dispute With Ex-Security Worker
• US Government Says Fla. Hospital Can't Nix FCA Suit
• Postal Service Beats Antitrust Claims In Label Suit
• Defense Contractor To Pay $5.75M In Whistleblower Case Deal
• DOD Faces Hurdles To Recoup $282M Food Payments: Report
• In Defense Of The Suspension And Debarment System
• US Misses Small Biz Contract Goals For 7th Straight Year
• $33M Air Force Contract Fraudsters Get 85 Years Probation
• Obama Looks To Cut IG Vacancies With Recent Nominations
• Toxic Burn Pit MDL Disrespects Military, KBR Tells 4th Circ.
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Firm's Fees Award In FCA Row
• Fed. Circ. Denies Attys' Fees In Veteran Benefits Case
• Baxano To Pay $6M To Settle FCA, Kickback Allegations
• Shipping Drugs To Ga. Just Got More Complicated
• Judge Tosses MVS' Challenge To Grumman Satellite Contract
• Fla. Cities Sue Broward County Over $100M Waste Fund
• SBA Rule Will Boost Prosecution Of Small-Biz Contract Fraud
• 2 Attys Lose Bid To Toss NYC Housing Bribery Charges
• Florida Jump-Starts Public Projects With New Finance Law
• CyTerra Pays $1.9M To Settle FCA Suit Over Mine Detectors
• Sprint Can't Shake $300M FCA Tax Fraud Suit
• Dozens Of Hospitals To Pay $34M In Qui Tam Deal
• Beware Pitfalls In NJ Local Public Contracts Law
• UTC's Judgment Upped To $664M In Jet Engine FCA Suit
• 9th Circ. Sides With DOI In Calif. Water Rights Dispute
• Watchdog Faults DOD Over $772M Afghan Aircraft Buy
• Davis Wright Flouted Ethics Rules In Coverage Row: Omeros
• Contractors' Afghan Fines Reached Nine Figures: Watchdog
• Lockheed, Feds Pushed To Settle 6-Year Cleanup Row
• Federal Subcontractors Gain New Whistleblower Protections
• Printing Co. Whistleblower Says $1M FCA Deal Is Paltry
• Lockheed Launches Int'l Biz As US Defense Spending Drops
• Ex-Cook County Official Cops To Extortion, Bribe Schemes
• Fla. Jury Convicts 4 In $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme