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Government Contracts - October, 2013

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• Shulman Rogers Taps USAF Atty To Lead Contracts Team
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $1.7M Fraud Conviction Of NY Contractor
• Sens. Call For Tougher Contractor Security Screening
• Appeals Court Kicks $6M Health Contract Row To NYC Board
• A Closer Look At The SBA's New Presumed Loss Rule
• Issa Subpoenas Sebelius Over ACA Website Glitches
• IBM Backs Out Of $600M CIA Cloud Contract Row With Amazon
• Thousands With Security Clearance Owe IRS $85M, GAO Says
• Retooled SUSPEND Act Wins Over Critics Of Consolidation
• Industry Split On Proposed Cybersecurity Framework
• Contractor Settles DOL Hiring Discrimination Claims
• Health Exchange Developer Warned Of Problems: Report
• Army Taps Longbow For $93M Chopper Upgrade Contract
• DOJ Jumps Into Suit Against Snowden Background-Checker
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• 4 Compliance-Focused Reforms That Would Improve FCA
• Federal Guards Lack Active-Shooter Training, GAO Says
• Alleged Copycat DOE Software Can Be Released, Judge Rules
• School Goes After Broker Over FCA Subpoena Defense Costs
• House Committee Takes Aim At Acquisition Spending
• National Cybersecurity Framework Will Need Push, CEOs Say
• Issa Subpoenas Contractor Over ACA Website Rollout
• Chrysler Wins Dismissal Of FCA Whistleblower Suit
• Judge Trims Suit Over Aegis' Alleged Medicare Overbilling
• Miami Woman Seeks To Block Waterfront Lease Referendum
• Robbins Geller Says Boeing Suit Doesn't Warrant Sanctions
• Soldier, Civilian Get Prison Time For Fuel Theft Scheme
• GAO Says DOD Needs Better Weapon Investment Outcomes
• Fla. Hospital Calls Patient Record Destruction 'Accidental'
• Contractor Suspension Reform Bill Clears House Panel
• Air Force Taps Lockheed For $113M Training Devices Contract
• Pa. Lottery Privatization Bid 'Misguided,' Treasurer Says
• Where AIA Meets Bayh-Dole Act: Beware The Ticking Clock
• Ex-Navy Contractor Sanctioned For Providing Data To Taiwan
• Axway Pays $6.2M To End FCA Software Overcharging Claims
• Cybersecurity Program Will Help Defense Industrial Base
• DOJ Accuses NJ Defense Contractor Of Conspiracy
• Graham Vows To Block Obama Nominees Over Benghazi
• Fla. Hospice's $3M FCA Settlement Gets Court OK
• Wyle's Suit Over $235M CAS Sale Can Go Forward, Judge Says
• Medicare Fraudster Can't Claim Double Jeopardy: 5th Circ.
• Former USAID Exec Penalized For Contract Rigging
• Squire Sanders Hit With Ouster Bid In ArmorWorks Bankruptcy
• 2nd Circ. Says Ex-Quest Attorney Can't Blow Whistle
• Ex-BlueWare Workers Seek Back Wages After Bribery Scandal
• OIG Blasts Philly's Contracting Controls In Scandal's Wake
• Sens. Push DOD To Probe Contractor's Iran Connections
• Va. Medicaid Fraud Suit Against Quest Gets Booted
• Security Firm CEOs Step Down Amid UK Contract Scandal
• Boeing, Lockheed Join Forces To Bid For $550B Bomber Deal
• NYC Can't Sue Architects Over Hospital Damage
• Xerox Can't Treat Contracts As Securities Under NY Tax Law
• Regulators Vow To End ACA Exchange Woes By December
• Look Out For OIG Inquiries Without Subpoena Warning Shot
• NJ Architecture Firm Dodges $3M Cost Overrun Suit
• US Chamber of Commerce Calls For False Claims Act Reform
• Reporting For Duty: The Week In DOD Contract Awards
• How Security Clearance Reform May Affect Contractors
• Conn. AG Accuses Snowplow Operators Of Bid-Rigging Plot
• Boeing Asks Texas High Court To Prevent Lease Disclosure
• Contractors Point Fingers At CMS For ACA Exchange Woes
• Navy Kickback Fraudster Should Get 10 Years, US Atty Says
• 7 Jumbo DOD Contracts Awarded During The Gov't Shutdown
• Microsoft, Google Land Army Contracts For Cloud Services
• Military Leaders Say Acquisitions Bearing Sequester Brunt
• NJ Mayor Wants Wiretap Evidence Tossed In Corruption Case
• Cancer Testing Co. Can't Kill Medicare Overbilling Suit
• Hardware Co. CEO Cops To Selling DOD Faulty Aircraft Parts
• Tech Dependence Could Jeopardize Contracts, Military Says
• ACLU Objects To Attys' Fees Reduction In Free Speech Case
• 2 Contractors, Ex-Air Force Officer Indicted In Bribery Scheme
• Omnicare Pays $120M To Settle Nursing Home Kickback Suit
• Fla. Gov. Eyes Tax Cuts, Limits On New Debt For Next Budget
• How To Measure Effectiveness Of Suspension And Debarment
• Land Deal Suit Threatens $500M Martin Midstream Refinery
• Congress 'Decimated' Better Buying Power, Army Officials Say
• Afghanistan Watchdog Hires Veteran DOJ Prosecutor
• GAO Rejects Bid Protest of $320M HHS Contract
• Lockheed Wants Judgment In Air Force Contract FCA Suit
• Orbital Using Antitrust Law To 'Free-Ride,' Lockheed Says
• Two National Guard Members Admit To Recruiting Bonus Scam
• Top NY Court Affirms Medicaid Watchdog's Removal Power
• Rep. Frelinghuysen May Take Defense Appropriations Chair
• 8th Circ. Affirms Sherwin-Williams Win In Loss Doctrine Case
• Kmart To Pay $2.6M To Settle FCA Suit Over Drug Billing
• Bombardier Says Sub Caused Delays In Airport Train Project
• Army Sees Tech, Leadership As Keys To Leaner Force
• Sen. Blocks Proposed DOE Undersecretary Over NASA Role
• Northrop Grumman Escapes Software Co.'s Patent Suit
• Obama Names New Chief For Federal Claims Bench
• Shipyard Ducks $78M FCA Suit Over Flawed Coast Guard Hulls
• Budget Uncertainty Puts Army Acquisitions On The Brink
• Army Contractors Hit With Suit Over Shale Development Deal
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• Raytheon Gets $72M To Sharpen Army's Missile Defense
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives IT Firm's $7M Gov't Contract Suit
• Navy's Shipbuilding Budget Is Short By $76B, CBO Says
• Ex-New Orleans Mayor Nagin Loses Bid To Toss Bribery Case
• Booz Allen Settles Ex-Exec's 'Glass Ceiling' Suit
• Set The Right Tone For Risk Mitigation, Home And Abroad
• Keep An Eye On High Court's 2 Potential FCA Cases
• McKesson Inks $37M Settlement In Drug Price-Rigging Suit
• Ex-NASA Contractor Can't Stay Iran Embargo Case: 4th Circ.
• Tyco Dodges Liquidated Damages In Prevailing Wage Suit
• GSK Dodges False Claims Kickback Suit Over HIV Drug
• NSA Director To Leave Agency In March 2014
• Blackwater Workers Face New Charges In Iraqi Shooting
• FCA's Scope Widens As 8th Circ. Embraces Little-Used Theory
• Obama Picks Paul Weiss Atty To Lead Homeland Security
• Booz Allen Nets $413M USAF Systems Integration Contract
• Boston Scientific To Pay $30M In Defibrillator FCA Suit
• How To Approach The New Anti-Human Trafficking Rule
• Pa. Developer To Pay $21M In Contractor Restitution
• Post-DOD Interim Rule, Expect More Enforcement
• Jones Day Lands Health Fraud Prosecutor In San Diego
• Afghan Command Lost Track Of $230M In Parts, IG Claims
• Ex-Contractor Barred From Releasing Copycat DOE Software
• Lockheed, Others Can't Dodge Virgin Islands' Pollution Claim
• Air Force Must Pay Telecom Co.'s Atty Fees In Contract Suit
• DC Circ. Urged To Toss Convictions In $2M USAID Fraud
• $100M Raytheon Suit Is Federal Security Concern, ATK Says
• Raytheon In Line For $3B Missile Production Contract
• Congress Approves Deal To End Shutdown, Avoid Default
• 38 Drugmakers Tricked State Medicaid Agency, La. Says
• Northrop Grumman Nabs AOL Atty As New Litigation Head
• Raytheon, Boeing Plan $11B Weapons Sales In Middle East
• Shutdown Throws A Wrench In Export Control Reform Process
• Single-Agency Contracts To Be Among Biggest 2014 Catches
• Raytheon Beats Rivals For $1.6B Navy Radar System Contract
• Kaiser Can't Escape Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• HCA Says Whistleblower's Medicare FCA Claims Don't Stick
• Boeing Overcharged Army $32M For Helo Parts, Report Says
• Priest Says DOD Furlough Violates 1st Amendment
• 8th Circ. Revives DOD Fraud Claims In Bayer FCA Suit
• Robins Kaplan Lures FCA Pro From Justice Department
• Don't Let The Clock Run Out On Gov't Contractors
• Investors Want In On $350M CFC Litigation, Fed. Circ. Hears
• US Fights For Expert Witness In Lockheed Bid Battle
• 3 Possible Candidates For Next Deputy Defense Secretary
• Shutdown Has Park Businesses Madder Than The Avg. Bear
• Fla. AG Opinion Ups Competition For Town Police Contracts
• Miami Didn't Follow Bidding Process For Waterfront Deal: Suit
• Kilpatrick Pal Gets 21 Years In Detroit Corruption Case
• DOD Avoids $45M In Costs For F-35 Program With Helmet Pick
• The Best Question To Ask Your Potential Outside Counsel
• The Shutdown, GAO And CICA — The Sky May Not Be Falling
• ATK Ramps Up Missile Production In $102M Navy Contract
• Trade Suffers As Gov't Shutdown Nears Third Week
• Deputy Secretary Leaves DOD Primed For Smarter Contracting
• Obama, GOP Fail To Reach Deal On Debt Limit And Shutdown
• Res-Care Challenges Contract Exclusion At Fed. Circ.
• Housing Agencies Take HUD Funding Protest To Fed. Circ.
• Sens. Say FAA Furloughs Hurt Aircraft Biz, Threaten Security
• Calif. Contractor Ups Furloughs On Shutdown's 10th Day
• Deputy Defense Secretary Carter To Resign
• Shutdown Is 'Killing' Small Contractors, House Panel Hears
• Judge OKs Stay In $115M Philly Sheriff's Office Fraud Row
• Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Gets 28 Years For Corruption
• Another Court Affirms DOJ Financial Fraud Strategy
• Whistleblower Wants Omnicare Sanctioned In FCA Suit
• Md. Military Equipment Manufacturer Files For Ch. 11
• Republican Defense Hawks Call For End To Shutdown
• Gov't Shutdown Hits VA's Disability Claims, Software Projects
• DOD's Secret Contracts During Shutdown Undermine CICA
• High Court Sets Stage For Momentous FCA Ruling
• Employment Law Issues For Contractors In Gov't Shutdown
• Crowell Snags Two LA Gov't Contracts Pros From McKenna
• Gambling Vendor Loses Challenge To Pa. Computer Contract
• Lockheed, US Spar Over Expert Discovery In Cleanup Row
• NYC's Nissan Taxi Plan Struck Down In State Court
• GAO Shutdown Puts Automatic Stay In Doubt For Bid Protests
• Waste Removal Co. Says Fla. City's Award Process Stinks
• DOD Civilians Not Out Of Woods Despite Furlough Relief
• 5th Circ. Revives Bus Co.'s School Contract Bias Suit
• Immunity Bars Rail Project Overrun Claim, Texas Court Told
• Ex-Boeing Employee Indicted For Selling Insider Info
• Army Awards CACI $237M For Soldier Network Support
• Jacobs Engineering Scores Big BP, NASA Contracts
• NYC Corrupted School Lunch Bid Process, Pizza Co. Says
• Boeing Drops Symvionics Contract Suit Over Navy Software
• GW Hit With False Claims Suit Over Grant Director's Firing
• Amazon Notches Win In $600M CIA Contract Dispute
• Let's Really Consider The Idea Of A 2-Year Law Degree
• NJ Water Commission Can't Revive Suit Over Plant Failure
• $1.25B Illiana Highway Moves Toward Green Light
• High Court Refuses Case Over War-Zone Disability Claims
• After DOD Reverses Course On Furloughs, Contractors Follow
• Ex-Detroit Mayor's Defense Asks For 15 Years Or Less
• Exelis Lands $122M Navy Engineering Support Contract
• Seattle Hospital Sues State Over ACA Exchange Marketplace
• Rolls-Royce Lands $496M Deal For Military Aircraft Work
• Contractors Wary Of USAID Plan To Vet Partners Abroad
• Ex-Mortgage Co. CEO Wants Taylor Bean Fraud Case Tossed
• High Court Nips Review Of Ex-Newark Mayor's Appeal
• High Court Wants Government Input In Whistleblower Suits
• Zeroing In On OFCCP's Desk Audit
• Gov't Shutdown Blocks GSA's $60B OASIS Services Contract
• Liberty Medical Asks For SJ In $69M Whistleblower Claim
• B&W Gets DOE Contract For Work On $2.4B Clean Coal Plant
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• Coast Guard Must Obey Automatic Stay In Millennium Protest
• Covington Lures GC Of House Armed Services Committee
• Lockheed To Furlough 3,000 Employees Amid Shutdown
• Fed. Circ. Says US Off Hook For Corroded Plane Payment
• Chicago-Area School Board Member Cops To Kickback Plot
• Fla.'s Public Records Act Now Impacts Gov't Contractors
• Walgreen Targeted In FCA Suit Over Medicare Overbilling
• DOD To Award, But Not Announce, Contracts During Shutdown
• SIGAR Still Running Despite Gov't Shutdown
• Shutdown Leaves Lockheed, Defense Cos. Exposed: Moody's
• Sens. Urge DOD To Pay Guardsmen, Civilian Personnel
• Army Picks 4 Contractors To Begin Rotorcraft Research
• Watchdog Says Bechtel Nuke Waste Plant Lacked Oversight
• Prosecutors Seek Stiff Sentence For Ex-Detroit Mayor
• Considerations Before Counseling During Deposition
• Masimo Escapes FCA Row Over Allegedly Shoddy Devices
• Shutdown Prompts UTC To Furlough Aerospace Workers
• Reporting For Duty: The Week In DOD Contract Awards
• Contractor, AIG Demand $45M Plane Crash Coverage From US
• DOD Signals 'Off-The-Shelf' Approach To Major Weapons Buys
• Wash. Cardiologist Can't Beat $17M FCA Judgment
• Omeros To Get $12.5M In Whistleblower Coverage Deal
• Court Of Federal Claims Dismisses Suit Over NIH Contract
• Watchdog Slams Poor Oversight Of Afghan Fuel Purchases
• VA Rule Change May Curb Attacks On Contractor Vetting
• Maximus Wins $848M DOE Contract To Run Student Debt Center
• Hospital To Pay $237M For Fraud After Clerical Error Fixed
• DOE Awards CH2M Hill $2B Extension For Hanford Cleanup
• Sequester Impacts DOD Readiness, Logistics Chiefs Say
• DOE Audit Flags $6.6M In 'Questionable' Contractor Costs
• How Contractors Can Mitigate Gov't Shutdown Risks
• Raytheon Urges Fed. Circ. To Drop Navy Missile Fuel Dispute
• Aerospace, Enviro Groups Urge Funding Of Air Traffic Upgrade
• SC Hospital Must Pay $276M In Medicare Fraud Suit
• Armed Services Contract Judge Jumps To Private Practice
• Ex-Project Manager Convicted For NJ Superfund Kickbacks
• Pratt & Whitney Snags $2.5B Contract For Weapons Parts
• SAIC Escapes Claims In Investor Suit Over CityTime
• Furloughs Shut Down GAO, But CFC Stays Open
• DOD Tests Limits Of Law That Pays Troops During Shutdown
• DOD Overpaid $14M For Boeing Spare Parts, Watchdog Says
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Catheter Kickback FCA Suit Brings No New Proof, Bard Says
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown
• Contractors Brace For Shutdown's Delays And Costs