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Government Contracts - November, 2013

189 articles

• Lowball Contract Bid Under Scrutiny In Navy Bribe Scandal
• Co. Behind Largest US Beef Recall Pays $3M To End FCA Suit
• GAO Denies Bid To Toss $4.5M Army Waste Contract Award
• MTA Parking Tickets Violated Due Process, Suit Claims
• A Snapshot Of In-House Counsel Compliance In 2014
• Detroit Bridge Co. Sues State Dept. Over Bridge Docs
• CFC Axes Shipyard's Bid Protest Suit Over $117M Bid
• DOD Slams Army Corp Oversight Of $37M Afghan Base Project
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Brody
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Grace Speights
• Phony Doctor Sentenced In $19M NJ Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Lockheed Loses $25M Case Over F-16 Software Competition
• Verizon Asks DC Circ. To Knock Down FCA Appeal
• Bonus Deal For Fla. Oncologists Not A Proven FCA Violation
• Texas County Wants AG's OK For Private Water Contract
• Evolution Of A $237M FCA Health Care Verdict
• NM Hospital Beats FCA Suit Over Lab Test Violations
• 'Fat Leonard' To Be Held Without Bail In Navy Brass Bribe Plot
• Lockheed Says DOJ Too Late To Weigh In On FCA Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Libby Raymond
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Colleen Davies
• DOD Agency Didn't Comply With Contract Regs, OIG Says
• BAE's $200M S. Korean Fighter Upgrades Get DOD Thumbs Up
• Pfizer Escapes FCA Suit Over Anti-Fungal Drug Promotions
• DOD, Others Issue Rule To Speed Subcontractor Payments
• SunEdison Picked To Build NYC's Biggest Solar Park
• Army Pays Software Co. $50M To End Copyright Suit
• What You Should Know About DOD's Cybersecurity Rule
• Orbital Says It Was Legit Rocket Buyer In Antitrust Fight
• GWU Hospital Beats Nurses' 18-Year False Claims Suit
• Lockheed Lands $105M For US Military Satellite Care
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Janet McDavid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Lisa Haile
• Jury Finds 3 Men Guilty Of Fraud In CityTime Scandal
• Wiretap Evidence Allowed In NJ Mayor's Corruption Case
• Fed. Circ. Lets Contractors Join IP Row As 3rd Parties
• Filibuster Reform Could Cure Key Vacancies
• Texas High Court Will Weigh Water District Immunity Row
• Pros And Cons Of A Medicare Pay-For-Performance Model
• House Panel Demands OPM's Security Clearance Docs
• Senate Recess Leaves Little Time To Complete Defense Bill
• Navy Captain Suspended In Bribery Scheme Probe
• B&W Takes 3rd Stab At $23B Nuclear Weapons Contract
• ATK Nears Close Of Whistleblower's Faulty Bullets Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Jane Smith
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Mary Ellen Powers
• State-Mandated Student Pro Bono Programs Are Inefficient
• IT Procurement Reform Wouldn't Have Saved HealthCare.gov
• How FAR And DFARS Whistleblower Protections Have Changed
• In New FCA World, Anyone's A Whistleblower
• Fed. Circ. Allows Exclusions Under Workforce Investment Act
• Vantage Oncology Pays $2M To Settle Whistleblower Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Weil's Mindy Spector
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Sandy Collins
• Ex-Naval Contractor Ordered To Pay $18M In Bribery Case
• Sears Can't Dodge Whistleblower's FCA Pharmacy Suit
• Feds Seek $103M From Fugitive Loan Broker For SBA Cons
• Cardiologist Gets 6 Years, $19M Sentence For Health Fraud
• 25 Drug Cos. Put Up $88M To Escape Price-Rigging Suits
• Turkey Missile Defense Deal Underscores Export Challenges
• GAO Shoots Down Protest To $484M DHS Contract Loss
• How Some Attorneys Succeed Where The 'Elite' Fail
• In-House Labs Require Health Investor Due Diligence
• Senate Panel OKs Paul Weiss Atty For Homeland Security Post
• Contractors Sue DOL Over Disability Hiring Rule
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Jami McKeon
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Gourley
• Ensign Group To Pay $48M To End Medicare Overbilling Probe
• Raytheon Secures $406M Radar Contract From Navy
• Ascension Hospital Chain Beats Ex-Staffer's FCA Suit
• Tampa Bay Drops Cracked-Reservoir Suit In 11th Circ.
• Vet-Owned Small Biz Denied Atty Fees In Row Over $25M Bid
• 5 Ways To Make The FCA Fairer And More Effective
• Baptist Health Pays $3.7M To Settle Medicare FCA Suit
• Boeing Wins $325M Ballistic Missile Defense System Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Miller Canfield's Megan Norris
• Expert Deposition Tips For Young Lawyers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchanan's Wendy Newton
• Lance Armstrong Claims FCA Case Fails Due To Gov't Inaction
• DOD Dials Back Contractor Rule For Protecting Data
• FIU Abused Worker Who Flagged Misuse Of $8M Grant: Suit
• 9 Firms Surge Onto GC All-Stars List
• Skadden The Firm Most Loved By General Counsel
• 9 Top Firms Tumble From List Of GC Favorites
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• More Firms Get Serious About Keeping GCs Happy
• When It Comes To Law Firms, Size Doesn't Matter, GCs Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Irell & Manella's Andra Greene
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Emily Parker
• High Court Won't Hear Doctor's Free Speech Retaliation Case
• ACA Traps For The Unwary Government Contractor
• Fed. Claims Court Awards $235M More To Nuclear Utilities
• NJ Construction Co. Owner Admits To Role In Bid-Rigging
• DOD Official Decries 'Groundhog Day' Approach To Budgeting
• Miami-Dade Adds Final Review To $1.6B Sewer Project Bid
• OIG Sounds Alarm On Medicare's Hospital Outlier Payments
• Contractor MicroTech Fights Back Against WaPo Criticism
• Construction Co. Wants $5M For Naval Contract Termination
• IT Procurement Reform Bill Would Cost $145M, CBO Says
• Feds Want Kilpatrick To Pay $4.5M For RICO Convictions
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Kim Johnson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Dominica Anderson
• Engility Snags $243M Naval Aircraft Contract
• The Month Of Physician Convictions
• JM Found Liable For Shoddy Pipes In FCA Suit
• Bidder Fight Imperils $1.6B Miami Sewer Project, CWA Deal
• Roto-Rooter's Medicare Fraud Headache Continues To Grow
• Prosecutors Blast Indicted NJ Mayor's Bid To Nix Wiretaps
• Ex-FBI Agent Gets 3 1/2 Years In Prison For Leak To AP
• Army Sued Over Guantanamo Bay Teaching Contract Decision
• Autonomic Resources Wins DOD Approval For Cloud Security
• DOD Backs Off Funding Request For Russian Helicopters
• Expecting Defense Cuts, Lockheed Will Slash 4,000 Jobs
• NY Parents Sue To Halt Student Database Project
• Couple Cops Guilty Plea Over Defense Contractor Scheme
• DHS Nominee Vows To Tackle Leadership Vacancies
• Fla. Hospital's Bonus Deal With Docs Not Proper, Judge Says
• DHS Official Flags Mental Health Gap In Background Checks
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive FCA Suit Against For-Profit College
• GAO Sustains BAE Protest Over $280M Navy Jammer Contract
• Rep. Frelinghuysen Named Defense Appropriations Chair
• Leidos Wins $442M TSA Screening Equipment Contract
• Attorney-Client Privilege Vs. Attorney As Whistleblower
• GAO Boots Challenge To $56M Army Contract Award
• More Navy Brass Could Fall Under Bribery Scandal's Shadow
• Northrop Grumman Wins $178M Joint STARS Contract
• ATK Wins $84M Air Force Warhead Sensor Contract
• 4 More Reforms That Would Improve FCA
• CA Technologies To Pay $11M To Settle Billing Fraud Claims
• Global Aviation Again Hits Ch. 11 Amid Military Cuts
• 5th Circ. Affirms $10M Medicare Fraud Convictions, Sentences
• Defense Dept.'s Policy Chief Latest To Leave Pentagon
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms
• Texas Court Reinstates Windstorm Insurer's Law Firm
• Judge Finds No Amazon Prejudice In CIA Contract Dispute
• Northrop Grumman Gets $114M For 3 More Air Force Drones
• Home Care Co. Can't Escape Whistleblower's $9M FCA Case
• Inside SBA's New Rule On Multiple Award Contracts
• Iraqi Co. Pays US $2.7M To Settle FCA Bribery Claims
• CIA Paying AT&T $10M Annually For Int'l Call Records
• 3rd Navy Official Arrested, Charged In Bribery Scheme
• J&J To Pay $400M Over Criminal Charge In Risperdal Case
• Air Force Adds 9 Companies To $7B NetCents Contract
• Shopko Escapes FCA Suit Claiming Medicaid Overcharges
• 11th Circ. Weighs Fla. Water District's Immunity Defense
• Senate Panel OKs Bill For More Transparency In Fed Spending
• Rolls-Royce Wins $50.7M Navy Aircraft Engine Contract
• FAR Anti-Trafficking Rule: 10 Lingering Questions
• Successful Law Firms Retrench During Downturns
• IBM Wins Cybersecurity Certification For Gov't Contracts
• Raytheon Ineligible For $60M Pension Win, Fed. Circ. Told
• Md. OKs Public-Private Partnership For $2.2B Rail Line
• DOL To Get Authority Over Fed. Contractor Wage Claims
• Port's Delays Cost Builder $20M, Texas High Court Hears
• 3 Key Contractor Suspension Cases To Watch
• Contractors Still Hesitant About New SUSPEND Act
• McKesson Inks $14M Deal In Wis. Drug Price-Rigging Suit
• AT&T, Sprint Dodge FCA Suit Over Wiretap Services
• GAO Denies Protest Against $22M Armored Vehicle Contract
• Why High Stakes Legal Failures Happen
• Subcontractor Fails To Revive $7M Suit Against DynCorp
• Miami Voters Approve Lease For $18M Waterfront Project
• Consumers Energy Hit With $4B Qui Tam Fraud Suit
• Dyncorp, KBR Lose Bid To Stall $1B Iraq Services Contract
• Fed. Circ. Says KBR's $12.5M Costs May Be Out Of Its Hands
• LG Chem To Pay $1.2M To Settle FCA Suit Over Stimulus Funds
• Hagel Says Equipment May Trump Manpower Amid Cuts
• GAO Scraps Challenge Over DLA Chicken Parts Contract
• 5th Circ. Flunks Texas Ex-Professor's Whistleblower Case
• Capital Hotel Snags Extension To Turn $300M Hilton Around
• Citing $2B J&J Deal, Pa. Pol Floats State False Claims Act
• State Claims Reinstated In Novartis Elidel FCA Suit
• Why Should Hotels, Restaurants Care About OFCCP?
• With $2B J&J Deal, FCA Proves It's Still The Anti-Fraud King
• J&J's $2.2B Deal A Last Hurrah For Off-Label Crackdown
• Leidos Wins $178M Military Health Advice Line Contract
• UK Fraud Office Probing Security Cos.' Prisoner E-Tag Contract
• Specialty Hospitals To Pay $4.2M To End False Claims Suit
• J&J Inks $2.2B Settlement For Off-Label Marketing, Kickbacks
• Builder Says Miami-Dade Agency Unfairly Nixed Project Bid
• Fla. AG, BNY Mellon Reach $28M Deal In Pension Fund Row
• Arnold & Porter Sues Docs For Stiffing Firm On $3M In Fees
• Fed. Claims Court Nixes UAV Patent Suit Against Boeing
• Arbitration For Dummies
• Blank Rome, DLA Fees Face Probe In Pa. Lottery Privatization
• Vote On Miami's Waterfront Lease Deal To Go Forward
• GAO Sides With HP In Fight Over $3.5B Navy NGEN Contract
• Ex-Navy Engineer Gets 10 Years For $18M Kickback Scheme
• Lessons From The Obamacare Website Debacle