Government Contracts Archive » February, 2014

Government Contracts - February, 2014

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• Ex-Siemens Partner Tries To Ax Contract Fraud Case Midtrial
• DynCorp Gets Ex-Worker's Whistleblower FCA Suit Nixed
• NY Says Its Law Firm Fees Can't Trigger FCA Liability
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Anita Mosner
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Covington's Christine Haskett
• FCA Suits Over Poor Drug Quality Are Down But Not Out
• Senate Bill Aims To Toughen Contractor Background Checks
• Raytheon Nabs $185M Modification To NASA Satellite Contract
• Boxer Urges GAO Probe Amid Keystone Enviro Review Flap
• 5th Circ. Partially Revives Texas Transit Rail Contract Row
• National Guard Beats $200M Psych Care Contract Row
• Contractor Gets 5 Years For $31M NASA Kickback Scheme
• Navy Plans To Torpedo Contract Prices, Mabus Says
• DOJ Skittish About Supreme Court Review Of FCA Pleading
• ManTech Shakes Challenge To $16M DCA Contract Award
• A False Sense Of Security From Less Suspension, Debarment
• KBR Beats Protests Over $134M Missile System Contract
• FRCP Discovery Amendments Prove Highly Controversial
• Shell To Pay $4M In FCA Suit Over Cleanup Double-Dipping
• Pa. Developer Who Stole $1.1M Gov't Funds Gets 87 Months
• Verizon Wins Again In Qui Tam Suit Over Calif. Tax Habits
• HP Lands $32M DHS Cybersecurity Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchalter's Shawn Christianson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Hollis Salzman
• PLI Ltd. Finalizes Terms To Run Irish National Lottery
• Defense Exports To India, Middle East Booming: Study
• DefensTech Blasts Ex-Exec For Stealing IP, Saudi Contract
• Raytheon Escapes Majority Of Warhead Trade Secrets Suit
• NJ Town, Union Get Claims Pared From Defamation Suit
• CMS Tells Auditors To Reopen '2 Midnight' Claim Reviews
• DOD Health Consolidation Shows Promise, House Hears
• NJ Capital's Mayor Thrown Out Of Office Post-Conviction
• Lean Navy Acquisitions Could Soften Budget Cuts, DOD Says
• Seafood Co. Says Contractors Cost It $10M In Military Sales
• Fla. Doctor Agrees To Settle Medicare Fraud Claims
• House Floats 2 Bills To Boost Small-Business Contracting
• Airbus Nabs Radar Contract For South Korean Satellite
• NJ Bill Targets Vendors That Owe Unemployment Funds
• Health Fraud Crackdown Nets $4.3B In 2013, Feds Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Stephanie Sheridan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pryor Cashman's Colleen Caden
• High Court Should Reverse 4th Circ.'s Flawed FCA Ruling
• Latham Snags Ex-Ropes & Gray White Collar Pro
• Boeing Wins $2.4B Navy Contract For Poseidon Spy Planes
• BAE Wins Extension From Air Force On Space Radar Work
• IT Acquisition Reform Bill Passes House Vote
• Watchdog Faults EPA On Worker, Contractor Privacy Protocols
• La. Blue Cross Will Temporarily Accept Federal HIV Funds
• General Dynamics Gets $138M To Staff Army Health Center
• B&W Unit Wins $1.3B Naval Reactors Components Award
• DOD Budget Dominates Senate Questions For Nominees
• The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Kara Baysinger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Winston & Strawn's Joan Fife
• Ex-Siemens Ally Points To Associate In Contract Fraud Trial
• High Court Won't Hear FCA Suit Over Minn. Housing Contracts
• GAO Rule Protects Contractors From Agency Foot-Dragging
• $6M Qui Tam Award Is Income, Not Capital Gain: Tax Court
• Astrotech Wins Appeal Of Ex-CFO's Derivatives Suit
• CACI Awarded Lead On $497M Army Communications Contract
• Hagel Calls For Cuts To Weapons Programs, Army Size
• Raytheon Wins $123M S. Korean Maritime Defense Contract
• Rolls-Royce Wins $90M Marines Engine Contract
• McKeon Wants Defense Bill OK'd Before Midterm Campaigns
• NY Med Co. To Pay $16M To Settle FCA Billing Claims
• Trenton Mayor Says Courts Can't Boot Him From Office Yet
• New Energy Opportunities In Mexico Raise FCPA Risks
• NJ Contractor Strikes Deal To End Gender-Bias Claims
• Firm That Bragged About PVC Win Sued For Libel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bingham's Debra Fischer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Nancy Smith
• Top DC Administrative Judge Says Ethics Claims Are Political
• Trenton's Mayor Mack Can't Stall Hearing On His Ouster
• 4th Circ. Axes Whistleblower's FCA Suit Against Omnicare
• DOL Proposes Changes To Reporting Requirements On Vets
• Fla. Bill Would Protect Info In Public-Private Proposals
• Broadband Co. Dodges FCA Suit Over $45M Grant
• LA Hospital Accused Of Medicare Psych Care Fraud
• DOD Unveils Contract Restrictions For Tax Dodgers, Felons
• CORRECTED: Endo Inks $193M Deal Over Off-Label Lidoderm Marketing
• Rolls-Royce Wins $182M Air Force Engine Support Contract
• SBA Case Highlights Ambiguity In Small Business Jobs Act
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Jane Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's Barb Dawson
• Law360 Government Contracts Editorial Advisory Board
• Feds Join FCA Kickback Suit Against Tenet, HMA
• Sikorsky Wins $110M Navy Aircraft Maintenance Contract
• KBR Accused Of Silencing Whistleblowers
• Phillips & Cohen Accused Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Verizon Won't Take NYC Broadband Pricing Rules Lying Down
• URS Wins $183M Army Maintenance, Logistics Contracts
• 3rd Circ. Sides With FERC Over State Power Plant Subsidies
• Drug Test Co. Pays $5M For Medicare False Billing Claims
• Chevron Billed US For 'Phantom Managers,' Suit Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Melissa Tearney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Littler's Lee Schreter
• Don't Believe That All Gov't Contractors Are Corrupt
• House Republican Backs Navy Unmanned Aircraft Program
• Ex-Newark Water Agency Head Accused Of Spending Abuses
• Contractors Slam OPM For Canceling $1B Training Contract
• SAIC Wins $33M Navy Support Services Contract Award
• Pittsburgh Accused Of Misusing Federal Fair Housing Funds
• Military Telecom Contractor Pleads Guilty To Bribery
• Device Co. EndoGastric To Pay $5M In FCA Kickback Suit
• FCA Suits Over Robosigning Don't Pass Muster, Banks Say
• ITI Shoots Back In TechAmerica's Employee Poaching Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Mimi Addy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Mary Mullany
• Fed. Circ. Metcalf Ruling — A Major Boost To Contractors
• The Captain Of The Mother Court: Judge Loretta Preska
• Marines Air Chief Nominated For Key Defense Advisory Role
• Lawmakers Ask Military For Unfunded Wishlist
• Baker Int'l Lands $838M In Contracts To Help Iraq Buy F-16s
• Fed. Circ. Lets Contractor Seek Damages For Gov't Bungling
• Affirmative Action Defense Strengthened For Contractors
• NY Court Restores Wyle's Suit Over $235M Merger
• Humvee Maker Accused Of Ripping Off Frame Rail Design
• Cybersecurity Framework Previews Contracting Changes
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Lori Leskin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hirschler's Courtney Paulk
• Couple In $9.7M Defense Contractor Scheme Gets Prison Time
• Honeywell FCA Decision: It's Not About Who Is 'Right'
• Dutch Navy To Become 1st Buyer Of Thales SCOUT Mk3 Radar
• NJ Pol's Secret Code Bolstered Evidence In Corruption Trial
• Judge Shuts Down Santa Monica Airport Land Tussle
• Cybersecurity Framework May Impact Many Industries
• DOL Mulling Executive Action On Anti-LGBT Bias, Perez Says
• GOP Bill Would Curb Federal Recognition Of Gay Marriages
• Coast Guard Awards $65M To 3 Shipyards To Develop Cutter
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Bassey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mitchell Silberberg's Coyoca
• Contractor Can't Dodge Boeing's Airport Construction Suit
• 6 Tips For Creating Effective Trial Graphics
• HCA Settles Fla. Nurse's Whistleblower False Claims Suit
• Dallas Hit With $200M Suit Over Oil And Gas Lease Breach
• Medicare Audit Provision Immune To Court Review: 3rd Circ.
• Data On Intelligence Contractors Spotty, GAO Report Finds
• Convicted NJ Mayor Can't Keep Office Without Fight
• KBR Fights To Protect Privileged Docs In FCA Suit
• Northrop Wins $200M Air Force GPS Contract
• Army Awarded $110M In Undue Progress Payments, OIG Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Sharton
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levenfeld's Patti O'Connor
• GAO Won't Award Costs In Robot Contract Bid Protests
• CMS Proposal Leaves Part D Protected Class Unprotected
• Senate Votes To Suspend Federal Debt Ceiling Through 2015
• USDA Subcontractor's $10M Claims Against US Nixed
• MPRI Pays $3.2M To Settle Army Overbilling Claims
• SBA Nominee Gets Warm Welcome In Senate
• NYC Mayor Slams Bloomberg For Leaving Union Deals Open
• 3 Ways New Minimum Wage Affects Gov't Contractors
• Defense Deputy Skeptical Of Littoral Combat Ship Buys
• Lockheed Snags $22M Saudi Helicopter Maintenance Contract
• Tutor Perini Wins $844M Contracts For NYC East Side Access
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Emilie Ninan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Lucinda Low
• Obama Raises Minimum Wage For Gov't Contract Workers
• Ex-New Orleans Mayor Nagin Found Guilty Of Corruption
• Lockheed Can't Quash Testimony In $100M Cleanup Suit
• Hawker Whistleblowers Contest Discharge Of $2.3B Claims
• House Votes To Suspend Federal Debt Ceiling Until 2015
• Lawmaker Says USIS Whistleblower Might Not Deserve Award
• Justices Urged To Take Up KBR Electrocuted-Soldier Case
• La. High Court Reins In State AG Medicaid Fraud Suits
• DOD Says It Is Probing Fairness Of F-22 Engine Part Costs
• 6th Circ. Nixes Retrial For Man Who Sold Old Parts To Navy
• KBR, Halliburton Blast FCA Suit From 'Amateur Auditor'
• Bulova Gets Partial Win In $27M Army Contract Protest
• House Members Urge HHS To Overhaul Medicare Audit System
• Deloitte Director Assaulted Employee In Afghanistan, Suit Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Laurel FitzPatrick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Donna Fraiche
• Silence Is Not So Golden When Gov't Has Breached Contract
• NJ Files Forfeiture Action Against Convicted Trenton Mayor
• Sen. Pushes To End US Contracts With Labor Violators
• Contractors Fear Bad Rap In Security Clearance Debate
• Tetra Tech Wins $943M In Gov't Contracts For Enviro Work
• 2013 Brought Federal Policies In Support Of Telehealth
• Contractor Liable For $12M Munitions Cleanup, US Says
• Pfizer Says 2nd Circ. Can't Review Lipitor FCA Suit
• Justices Asked To Clarify FCA Liability For Universities
• Teva Under Federal Scrutiny Over Potential FCA Breaches
• Northrop Grumman To Replace Obsolete Parts For B-2 Bomber
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tracey Jaensch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Neda Mansoorian
• Trenton Mayor Convicted On 6 Charges Of Conspiracy, Fraud
• Power-Supply Suit Shows Risks In Public-Private Development
• Ex-DC Council Member Faces New Campaign Finance Claims
• Philly Hit With $6M Suit Over Airport Expansion Contract
• Federal Gov't Struggling With Cloud Computing Transition
• Defense Cos. Refined Data Policy After Snowden, Study Says
• Lockheed Wants Enviro Cleanup Trial Testimony Tossed
• Hospital Can't Prove FCA Whistleblower Lacks Standing
• La. Is Latest State To Demand Causation For Medicaid Fraud
• Robert Work Nominated For Deputy Defense Secretary
• General Star Won't Have to Defend FCA Suit, Judge Says
• Bombardier Says FCA Suit Over Crashed Plane Parts Can't Fly
• Gov't Scales Back Work For Snowden Background-Check Co.
• Chemed Pays $6M To Exit Investors' Medicare Fraud Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Nabeela Rasheed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Ellen Dwyer
• DOJ To Pay $75M In Honeywell Night Goggle Settlement
• DC Chief Judge Accused Of Using Office For Private Gain
• Judge Bars Whistleblower Claims In Liberty Medical Ch. 11
• Embattled NJ Mayor Was Victim Of Overeager Feds, Atty Says
• Contractors Get Rude Awakening On Blanket Purchase Deals
• Sprint Asks Appeals Court To Ax NY's $300M FCA Tax Suit
• A Review Of Health Care Enforcement In 2013: Part 2
• Pa. Turnpike Commission Beats Claims It Fired Whistleblower
• Lockheed Snags $60M UK Helicopter Maintenance Contract
• DC Councilmember Dodges $100M Bid-Rigging Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Pamela Mintzer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hodgson Russ' Yalamanchili
• FCA Perils Mount For Drugmakers As DOJ Gets Personal
• Christie Admin Wrongly Denied NJ Sandy Funds, Group Says
• HHS Announces $90M Partnership For Anti-Bioterrorism Drug
• 2nd Circ. Revives DHL Contractors' Whistleblower Claims
• A Review Of Health Care Enforcement In 2013: Part 1
• $2.5B HP Computers Contract Has Big Problems, NASA Says
• Canada Announces Defense Procurement Overhaul
• General Dynamics Gets $520M For Submarine Procurement
• GAO Sustains Motorola Protest Of $2.5M Army Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Margaret Lawson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt's Barbara Shiers
• JPMorgan Strikes $614M Deal In Mortgage-Loan FCA Suit
• NJ Mayor Used Code To Conceal Corruption, Prosecutors Say
• Fla. Panel Passes Tax Incentive To Retain Defense Work
• Army Recruiting Contract Was Rife With Fraud, Sens. Hear
• Ex-Siemens Execs Fined $1.5M Over $1B Bribery Scheme
• Marine Base 'Godfather' Cops To Contract Bribery Charges
• Bass Berry Forms Gov't Contracts Group With Hogan Hire
• Air Force Tells Fed. Circ. Telecom Co. Inflated Lost Profits
• Fla. Agency Upholds Award Of $1B Medicaid Contract
• DHS Awards $350M To Northrop For Cybersecurity Support
• Edwards Wildman Investigations Pro Heads For NYC Watchdog
• Markey Wants Troubled US Coal Leasing Program Halted
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michelman's Mona Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Linda Klein
• Cybersecurity Will Be Big Compliance Issue For Contractors
• GAO Nixes Protest Over $478M Homeland Security IT Contract
• Mich. Pharm Resold Drugs In $60M Fraud Scheme, DOJ Says
• In-House Counsel Name Client-Friendly Litigators
• DOD, Others Propose New FAR Small Business Regs
• KBR Can't Get Full $13M From Army Contract, Fed. Circ. Says
• L-3 Unit Nets $73M Missile Target Vehicle Contract
• GCs Name Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Senator Seeks More Oversight Of Afghanistan Aid
• Kratos Defense Shares Spike After $8B Navy Contract Win
• Philly Sues Red-Light Camera Operator Over Expiring Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holwell Shuster's Dorit Black
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibbons' Christine Amalfe
• 1st Circ. Holds FCA Relator's Feet To The Rule 9(b) Fire