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Government Contracts - August, 2013

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• Texas Justices Poised To Shake Up Public Works Projects
• New Affirmative Action Rules Demand Swift Contractor Action
• Physical Therapy Cos. Can't Duck FCA Kickback Suit
• Birdsall Ordered To Pay $1M In Pay-To-Play Case
• US Bashes Cardiologist's Bid To Beat $17M FCA Judgment
• DC Capital Delays $397M Tender Offer For Engineering Co.
• ATK Sends $100M ATK Missile Fight To Fed. Court
• Aeroflex Case Highlights Export Compliance Challenges
• Devil In Details As NY Mulls Record $5B Enviro Bond Debt
• Exelis Sued Over $1.8M Owed To Afghanistan Subcontractor
• Developer Must Show Minimum Wage Docs, Ill. Town Says
• Vedder Price Picks Up Holland & Knight Government RE Pro
• Cobham Pays $4.4M To Settle FCA Suit Over Pilot Safety Gear
• 7th Circ. Revives FCA Case, Rips Whistleblower's Tactics
• Pa. Lottery Privatization Bid Extended Through October
• Kaiser Gets Transport Contractor's FCA Suit Pared
• 5th Circ. Voids Ex-La. Lawmaker's Racketeering Sentence
• Mitigating Risk After SBA's New Presumed Loss Rule
• Bankrupt K-V To Pay $24M To Settle FCA Suit
• Texas Mayor, Officials Charged With Contracts Bribery Scheme
• FBI Hit With Protests Over Pulling $425M Moving Contract
• Army Corps Awards Solar Contracts In $7B Renewables Push
• Fed. Circ. Blocks HUD From Awarding Housing Contracts
• US Must Defend Delaying $2.9M Payments To ArmorWorks
• Emory University To Pay $1.5M Over Double-Billing Claims
• Watchdog Gives Rutgers Mixed Grade On Contracting Practices
• 8th Circ. Junks FCA Suit Over St. Paul Development Contracts
• Cardiologist Seeks To Toss $17M FCA Judgment
• ConocoPhillips Tops High Bidders In Western Gulf Lease Sale
• NYC Bus Cos. Lose Bid To Void Job-Protection Agreements
• Curt Schilling Can't Escape Suit Over Failed Video Game Co.
• US Wins $61M From Contractor That Withheld Discounts
• MRI Diagnostic Co. Pays $3.6M To End Kickback, FCA Claims
• St. Pete, Fla. Residents Vote To Cancel $50M Pier Project
• Northrop Grumman Scores $294M Navy Torpedo Contract
• Prepping For Project Bonds
• Doctor Must Serve 2 1/2 Years, Pay $8M For Medicare Fraud
• Army Contractor Can't Duck Whistleblower Suit Over Billing
• State Housing Agencies Support HUD In Bid Protest Appeal
• Alcon Dodges FCA Suit Over Eye Drug Marketing
• Trial Date Set In Pared Human Trafficking Case Against KBR
• DOL Ramps Up Affirmative Action Rules For Contractors
• Mobile Doctors CEO Charged With Medicare Fraud
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Whistleblower's $2B Beth Israel Row
• 2nd Circ. Cans FCA Suit Over Building's Rent Control Exit
• Alaska City Beats FCA Suit Over $1M In EPA Grants
• Novartis Can't Rush Appeal In Elidel FCA Suit, Judge Says
• 3 Problems In DOD Counterfeit Parts Rule
• Army Corps Contractor's Pricing Didn't Violate FCA: Judge
• USAID's Use of Lowest-Price Contracting Draws Critics
• US Urges Fed. Circ. To Affirm Calif. Water Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Junks Suit Against Medicare Claim Contractors
• Medical Co. Owner Admits To $2.6M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Defense Co. Meggitt Strikes $25M Deal In US Export Review
• Marketer In $205M Miami Medicare Scam Gets 34 Months
• Stay Out Of Trouble With Proactive Self-Audits
• Lost Opportunities: Why Cases Settle At The Wrong Time
• 5 Questions For GAO's Bid Protest Head Ralph White
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Speed Up Base Redevelopment
• Pfizer Settles Former Exec's FCA Suit In 1st Circ.
• Bribery Trial Of Ex-New Orleans Mayor Nagin Put Off
• SAIC Wins $1.76B NASA Medical Contract After Protest
• USAID Withdraws $2B Antipoverty Contract After Protest
• Forest Service Must Pay Bidders' Protest Costs, GAO Says
• Texas High Court To Hear Builder's Fight With Houston Port
• White & McSpedon, Ex-Lawyer Hit With Malpractice Judgment
• Utilities Urge FERC To Correct 'Discriminatory' Filing
• Pa. Charter School Chief Accused Of Siphoning Funds
• GAO Denies Tech Co.'s Protest Of DLA Printer Contract
• How To Work With CMS' New 2-Midnight Benchmark
• CMS Urged To Make Medicare Payment Reviews Consistent
• Ga. Judge Won't Block $3B State Health Plan Implementation
• BAE Shakes Whistleblower Suit Over Army Weapons Study
• 9th Circ. Tosses Arizona's Anti-Abortion Appeal
• GSA Won't Dismiss Protest of $60B OASIS Contract
• Pa. Towns Push For Prevailing Wage Reform Bills
• 1st Circ. Upholds Mass. Pol's Bribery Conviction
• China Nonprofits Can't Duck FCA Suit Over Democracy Grants
• Sanofi Settles Inflammation-Drug Kickback Claims
• Babcock Signals Big Change In Pa. Duty-To-Defend Law
• Amazon Blasts GAO In Suit Over $600M CIA Contract
• Doc Asks For Mercy Over Role In $205M Medicare Fraud
• LA Transit Agency On Verge Of $28M Win In Construction Case
• Medical Staffing Cos. Accused Of Major Medicare Overbilling
• SBA Names Loan Overseer As Interim Agency Head
• 6th Circ. Revives CAA Suit Over Airport's $103M Funding
• La. Developer Admits To Stiffing Feds On Katrina Contract
• 1st-To-File Rule Sinks Verizon FCA Suit, DC Circ. Told
• DOI Tells Fed. Circ. New Drilling Regs Didn't Breach Lease
• 6th Circ. Affirms Cleveland Hospital Exec's 9-Year Sentence
• Builder Seeks To Toss FCA Suit Over $140M Barracks Contract
• Former Army Doc Denies $8M Medical Supply Contract Scheme
• Shire Billed Medicaid For Off-Label ADHD Drug Use, La. Says
• 5th Circ. Nixes Cardinal Whistleblower's Faulty Pumps Suit
• GAO Shoots Down Beretta Protest Over Air Force Contract
• Rakoff Takes Broad View Of Bank Fraud Law In $1B BofA Suit
• Hoboken Official Accuses Mayor Of Racism, Cronyism
• Contractor Protests $2B USAID Anti-Poverty Procurement
• Detroit Construction Exec Cops Plea In Bid-Rigging Case
• NYC Caused $10M In Cost Overruns, Electrical Contractor Says
• Shands Pays $26M Over Billing Errors At 6 Fla. Hospitals
• Wells Fargo Board Wants FHA Deception Suit Dismissed
• Army National Guard Recruiters Charged In Fraud Scheme
• Pa. AG Takes Up Harrisburg Incinerator Investigation
• Lots Of Little Things — Recent FAR Updates
• Agave BioSystems Settles FCA Claims Over Contract Staffing
• More Protests Hit $24B Air Force NetCents-2 Contract
• Verizon, IBM Among Winners For $10B DOI Cloud Contract
• GAO Weighs In On Federal Agency Appropriations Rule
• 5 Ways Small Businesses Can Fight Smarter For Contracts
• Planned Parenthood Outlet Pays $4.3M To Settle FCA Suit
• Drug Co.'s Readmissions Work Survives Kickback Scrutiny
• Ex-Ohio Deputy Treasurer Indicted On Corruption Charges
• Fla. DOT Breached Hiring Deal For Rail Line, Union Says
• Whistleblower Says Contractor Sold Faulty Gun Trucks To US
• US Says $2.1M False Claims Settlement Held Up By Relator
• Gibson Dunn Guides Aurora In $267M Buy Of Engineering Co.
• More Muscle For Medicare In Health Care Bankruptcies
• Sears Deserves Sanctions In FCA Pharmacy Suit, Court Hears
• Doc Urges High Court To Take Free Speech Retaliation Case
• Detroit's Ex-Mayor Allowed To Give New Evidence On Appeal
• Former Fla. Lawmaker Arrested For Contract Bribes Scheme
• KBR Whistleblower Won't Back Down On $200M Fraud Claim
• Boeing Ducks Suits Claiming Plant Emissions Caused Cancer
• Barclays Center Developer Lands LI Hockey Stadium Rebuild
• DOD Closes Open-Air Burn Pits At Key Afghanistan Base
• What To Expect Under DOD's Counterfeit Parts Rule
• Chicago Man Snared In HHS Bribery Sting Gets Probation
• Air Force Breached Fla. County Utility Contracts, CFC Finds
• Intelligence, Defense Contractor Hires DOD Senior Exec
• CityTime Player Fails To Get Statements Tossed
• Ind. Justice Refuses To Step Down From Gas Contract Case
• The Cost, And Ethics, Of Doing (Legal) Business
• 5th Circ. Kickback Ruling Is Troubling For Contractors
• 11th Circ. Says Johnson Controls Can't Dodge IAP Atty Fees
• FCA's Reach At Stake As DOJ Jumps Into 1st Circ. Fight
• IT Co.'s Challenge To $3B DHS Contract Award Gets Nixed
• US Navy Eyes Shift In Drone Procurement Strategy
• DOD Will Offer Same-Sex Spouses Benefits By September
• Philly Ad Vendor's Contract Suit Against City Stays Alive
• McDermott Pushes CMS To Smooth Self-Disclosure Process
• Unique Areas Of Risk In Ill.'s ICFPA
• Watson Pays $8.5M To Resolve Medicaid Fraud Claims
• Walgreen Defrauded Medicare, Gave Kickbacks, FCA Suit Says
• 17 Cos. Win Spots on $6B DHS Cybersecurity Contract
• DynCorp Cheated Afghan Co. On Subcontract Pay, Suit Says
• DC Circ. Orders NRC To Finish Reviewing Nuclear Waste Site
• DOD Plans $885M Howitzer Sale to India
• Birdsall Trustee Says Execs Must Pay For Co.'s Damage
• BP Sues EPA Over Federal Contracting Ban
• LA Officials Accused Of Conducting 'Retaliatory' Audits
• Md. Hospital Settles Medicare Overbilling Claims
• NSA Surveillance Programs To Come Under Senate Scrutiny
• Skadden Gets Initial Nod On Fees In Hospital Fraud Case
• Whistleblower's FCA Suit Against Miami Transit Dept. Stands
• Protest Over $11B DHS Support Contract Booted By GAO
• Whistleblower Must Pay Disney's Fees In $1B Pollution Suit
• Small Biz Protests GSA's $60B One-Stop Services Contract
• FDIC Beats Protest Over $12M Accounting Contract Award
• CityTime Schemer's Miranda Argument Is Bogus, Feds Say
• AIG, Banks Say Fraud Claims Over $137B Bailout Too Vague
• US Wants Accused $35M Medicare Fraudster's Bond Revoked
• A Closer Look At Presidential Policy Directive 19
• GAO Launches Probe Of Planned Parenthood Funds
• U.S. Joins Whistleblower Suit Against PharMerica
• With Stark Law Loophole Under Fire, Docs Eye Bottom Line
• Obama Reveals Surveillance Oversight Reforms
• Former Army Officer Cops To Afghan Contracts Fraud
• CIA Can't Shake Kofax Software License Infringement Suit
• Food Contractor Sues Pentagon Over Contract Suspension
• Air Force Contractors Charged In $5M Bribery, Fraud Scheme
• 'Non-Asians' Group Not Protected By Contractor Hiring Rules
• La. Must Return $240M In Medicaid Money, 5th Circ. Told
• Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick's Kickback Conviction Stands
• Raytheon Wins $218M Contract For Navy Interceptor Missiles
• GSA Must Revisit DC Building Contract Award
• Whistleblowers Rip Boston Scientific's Bid To Bar Evidence
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Rehear $28.8M Pentagon Oil Suit
• BofA Calls Feds' $1B Suit Over Faulty Mortgages A Bluff
• CORRECTED: Health Care Reform Poised To Disrupt Contractor Labor Costs
• Mine Detector Co. Beats Army In Claims Construction Fight
• Texas E-Rate Contractor Settles FCA Action
• There's More Work To Be Done On Military-Related Qui Tams
• GAO Backs Booz Allen's IRS Contract In IT Co.'s Protest
• Mich. Cancer Doc Charged With $35M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Issa Prods NY Agency, Nurse Group For Medicaid Audit Info
• Rules Would Limit Contractor Comment Before Evals Released
• Arnold & Porter Adds FCA, Health Care Fraud Pro
• Medicare's Freeze On Suppliers Marks Bold Anti-Fraud Push
• 10th Circ. Won't Hear Bid To Undo Medicaid Payment Freeze
• Bloomberg Gets NYC Prevailing Wage Law Struck Down
• Senators Blast DOD's Russian Helicopter Dealings
• New DOL Head Renews Push For Contractor Regs
• Medicare Cuts $227M From Hospitals For High Readmissions
• Philly Says Contractor Can't Evade $115M Fraud Suit
• Warner Chilcott Says FCA Kickback Suit Is Too Vague
• Accountant Must Yield Tax Docs In Taylor Bean FCA Case
• US Can't Reap Fees From Clinic's $1.6M FCA Settlement
• Ex-State Dept. Analyst, Husband Cop To $53M Contract Fraud
• Role Reversal: Hiring Gov't Under Reimbursable Contracts
• 9th Circ. Nixes Vectren's $1.9M Win In Telecom Contract Suit
• Takeda Ruling Could Limit FCA Enforcement, 1st Circ. Hears
• Obama Nominates SAIC Exec For Air Force Secretary
• Deutsche, Others Targeted In Whistleblower's Robosigning Suit
• Ex-SUNY Bigwig Hired Pol's Kin For No-Show Job, NY AG Says
• Cabbies File New Challenge Against NYC 'Taxi Of Tomorrow'
• Disney On Verge Of Getting $1B FCA Enviro Suit Nixed
• US Doesn't Owe $2M for Army Energy Bars, Fed. Circ. Told
• Bipartisan Duo Seeks To Widen Medicare Fraud Controls
• Boeing Lands $2B Navy Contract For Poseidon Aircraft
• Calif. Water Group Settles $400M Desalination Project Row
• Ways To Consolidate The Suspension And Debarment System
• Bollinger Scuttles Suit Over Coast Guard Boat Modifications
• Performance Review Rule Preserves Contractor Appeals
• HMA, Tenet Face Whistleblower Suit Over Alleged Kickbacks
• FCA Bill Would Shield Hospitals In Billing Error Cases
• ATK Seeks $30M From Raytheon Over Missile Contract Woes
• 3rd Circ. Revives Suit Against KBR For Soldier's Death
• Russia Grants Snowden Asylum, Infuriating US
• NYC Pols Have High Hopes For East River As Funding Rolls In
• Texas Cracks Down On Medicaid Fraud — More To Come
• Rainmaker Q&A: McKenna Long's Thomas Lemmer