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Government Contracts - April, 2014

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• Defense Acquisition Staff Key To Cost Savings, DOD Says
• GAO Says More Action Needed to Address Medicare Fraud
• Aecom Says Path Now Clear For $2B Miami Sewer Contract
• House Dem To Target DOJ Nonprosecution Deals In New Bill
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear KBR's Political Question Appeal
• NJ Hospital Settles Kickback Allegations In FCA Suit
• NJ Bills Would Restrict Gov't Work For Lobbying Lawyers
• Exelis Nabs $91M US Navy Fighter Jet Shield Contract
• Ex-Nurse Fights Dismissal Bid In Pacific Health FCA Suit
• Construction Co. Demands Defense From Insurer In FCA Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gunster's Lila Jaber
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hausfeld's Megan Jones
• House Committee Rejects Pentagon's BRAC Request
• DOI Needn't Justify Gas Sale Intermediaries, Judge Says
• Debate Over Categorizing Qualified Health Plans Continues
• Produce Documents 'Subject To' Objections At Your Own Risk
• Miami-Dade IG Rejects Most Claims In $2B Sewer Contract Row
• House Releases First Markups Of Defense Bill
• Fla. Senate OKs Bill Protecting Info In P3 Proposals
• 2 Profs Accused Of Lying To Win $1.3M In Gov't Contracts
• Court Battle Over NY Health Regulations Will Continue
• The Golden State Warrior: Judge S. James Otero
• OPM, GSA Team Up For New Federal Training Contract
• Valley Forge Wins Dismissal Of Illegal Export Class Action
• Defense Contractors Felt The Squeeze In 2013, Deloitte Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Porter Hedges' Joyce Soliman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kirkland's Anne McClain Sidrys
• Emerging Circ. Split Over Scope Of FCA First-To-File Bar
• Global Aviation Catches Flak For Ch. 11 Forbearance Pact
• Jury Convicts Ex-Boeing Contractor Of Drone Secrets Theft
• 3 CityTime Fraudsters Sentenced To 20-Year Prison Terms
• McCain Seeks Inquiry Into Air Force Space Contracts
• General Dynamics Lands $18B Navy Submarine Contract
• Oil Cos. Covered For Cleanup Under WWII Contracts: Fed Circ.
• Superfund Cleanup Co. Accused Of Stiffing Subcontractor
• NJ Senate Committee OKs Privatization Standards Bill
• House Approves Federal Spending Transparency Bill
• The Long Road To CMS' Medicare Compensation Disclosure
• NYC Ordered To Deliver CityTime Docs To Robbins Geller
• 5 Years After FERA, FCA Landscape Still Unsettled
• HealthSouth Hospitals Subpoenaed In HHS Fraud Probe
• DOD Needs More Than Acquisition Reform, GOP Rep. Says
• 'Arbitrary' GSA Decision Would Bar $500M Bid: Contractor
• Brown Rudnick Scores Former SDNY Appellate Prosecutor
• Marine Corps' Strategy Calls For Floating Sea Bases
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Patton Boggs' Laura Weidenfeld
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Axelrod Firm's Sheryl Axelrod
• Be Proactive In Complying With Ukraine-Related Sanctions
• Ex-Soldier Charged Over Gov't Contract Bribery Scheme
• It's An Honor To Be Your Friend?: Social Media And Judges
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Entergy Nuclear Plant Sues DOE Over Waste-Disposal Costs
• GAO Tosses Protest Of $500M Army Medical Services Contract
• Texas High Court Will Weigh Contractor Immunity Case
• SpaceX Sues Air Force Over Competition In Launch Contracts
• DOL Debars Forest Contractor For 3 Years For Wage Violations
• Northrop Grumman Nabs $10.6M Flight-Computer Contract
• Ex-DC Council Member Seeks Lighter Sentence For Bribery
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Sara Thorpe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Kim Moore
• Ex-Pa. State Senator Who Was Charged With Corruption Dies
• A Reminder To Review FCA Liability Before Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-DHS Watchdog Put On Leave After Critical Senate Report
• Relator Held Back Share Of $241M FCA Deal, Partners Say
• Afghanistan Monitor Scours USAID's $580M In Water Projects
• High Court Affirmative Action Ruling Goes Beyond Schools
• Rep. Presses CMS On GAO Proposals To Stop Medicare Fraud
• Lockheed Picks Up $25M Contract For Weapons-Grade Laser
• Fla. Doctor Hit With 210 Counts Of Health Care Fraud
• Fla. Aerospace Co. Says Employee Stole Data, F-16 Parts
• Lockheed Can't Dodge $287M In Past Factory Cleanup Costs
• Guilty Plea Protects Insurer Starr In $31M Kickback Case
• GAO Tosses Heritage Reporting's Protest Over ITC Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Enu Mainigi
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Liz Buckingham
• Ex-Blackwater Contractor Escapes Iraqi Shooting Case
• Limited Remedies For Concession-Contract Protesters
• Legal Evolution: Back To Business
• Qualcomm Could Face SEC Suit Over China Bribes
• Air Force Chief Defends Proposed A-10 Retirement
• 3rd Circ. Upholds NJ Mayor's Corruption Conviction
• Should Gov't Be Held Liable For WWII Industrial Pollution?
• 4 Practice Areas Generating Big Billable Hours
• Amedisys To Pay $150M To Settle DOJ Medicare Billing Suits
• Army Corps Delays Decision On Everglades Water Plan
• Gender Pay Gap: A Problem For Contractors And Feds
• Australia To Spend $12.4B On 58 F-35 Jets And Facilities
• US Inks $750M Deal With Foreign Gov't For Raytheon Missiles
• Whistleblower Looks To DQ Firm From Medicare Fraud Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Curtis' Nancy Delaney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston Hunt's Anna Elento-Sneed
• CVS Decries Novartis Kickback Suit As 'Implausible'
• DOD Justified In Waiving Competition In Bomber Upgrade: GAO
• US Ducks $3M Indemnity Suit Over Navy Ship Towing Injury
• Contractors Praise State, USAID Rethink Of Foreign Aid
• Medicare Sued Over Erratic Payment Policies
• The Accidental Advocate: Judge John E. Jones III
• Mandatory Pro Bono Is Not The Answer For Practitioners
• HP Nabs $117M Deal To Fire Up Colo.'s New Medicaid System
• Serco Wants Whistleblower's Navy Contract FCA Suit Canned
• PPG Work Product Not Exposed In Superfund Brief, US Says
• GSA Sued, Scolded For Its Blind-Unfriendly Website
• 11th Circ. Revives Telecom Contract Suit Against Belize
• Singapore Awards $915M In Contracts For Rail Lines
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Priest Johnson's Priest Johnson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Lauren Resnick
• General Dynamics Ditches Political Contributions
• Beware Bid Protest Settlements Promising Future Contract
• Hospital Operator Settles Doctor-Overpayment Claims For $7M
• Consolidating Small Biz Verification Could Save $5M: Report
• OtterBox Pays $4.3M To Settle Customs Whistleblower Suit
• High Court Won't Weigh Surgeon's False Claims Verdict
• Defense Cos. Face Hazards In New Push For Foreign Sales
• Judge Won't Yet End Sony Sensor Patent Row With Contractor
• Only 7 BigLaw Firms Have Women Running The Show
• NY Assembly Contracts Sex Harassment Defense Attys
• Navy To Seek New Biofuel Bids This Summer
• Harris Corp. Lands 8-Year $133M US Navy Broadband Deal
• CHS Hospital Inks $1.5M FCA Deal For Nonexistent Procedures
• Paycheck Fairness Act Would Have Drastic Consequences
• Turkey To Offer Project Finance Guarantees
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Amy Wintersheimer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Horvitz & Levy's Lisa Perrochet
• Proper Economic Analysis In Anti-Kickback Statute Cases
• The 25 Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Whistleblower Wants High Court's Stance On Leave To Amend
• KBR Asks High Court To Review 'Burn Pit' Suits
• Cost Surges Erode Savings On DOD Weapons Cutbacks
• Judge Vacates $8.6M Army Fiber Optic Services Contract
• DOD Names New Defense Logistics Agency Acquisition Exec
• When Cooperative Agreement Is Really Procurement Contract
• Ohio Cardiologist, Clinic Settle Medicare FCA Suit For $1M
• Jury Finds Ex-Battery Co. CEO Guilty Of $2.6M Fraud
• 4th Navy Official Charged In Glenn Defense Bribery Scandal
• DC Circ. Wrongly Gutted Blackwater Shooting Case, Feds Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Monica Sullivan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sutherland's Cynthia Shoss
• The Future Of Law Firm PR: The Good, Bad And Ugly
• DOD Finds Holes In NSA's Security Clearance Handling
• Engility Snags $40M Naval Weapons Systems Contract
• DOD Tells Military To Prioritize Saving Energy
• Fla. Hospital Accused Of Medicare False Billing Cover-Up
• GAO Says SEC Open To Cyberattack, Contractor Unmonitored
• Detroit Headed To Mediation Over Water Authority Deal
• Rising Star: Jones Day's Grant Willis
• DOD Rarely Seeks Competition For Older Weapons Systems
• Convicted CityTime Scammers Denied New Trial
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Barbara Steiner
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Annette Jarvis
• A Communication Gap Between Industry, Debarring Officials
• CRC Health Pays $9.25M To Resolve Medicaid Fraud Claims
• DOD May Share More Early Acquisitions Info, Official Says
• Arnold & Porter Adds National Security Pro From DOJ
• Legal Group Seeks Limits On Contractor Political Spending
• Wiley Rein Adds FAA Vet To Aviation, Drone Practices
• CSC Pays $1.1M In FCA Fight Over Fake Employee Resumes
• OSI Zapped By Investor Suit Over Nude TSA Body Scanners
• Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Mike McGill
• $522M FCA Suit Against Doc Group Survives Challenge
• Astellas To Pay $7M To End Mycamine FCA Suit
• Calif.'s Prevailing Wage Law Will Punish The Noncompliant
• DOD Must Step Up Improper Payment Controls, OIG Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Laurie Daniel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Hubbard
• AT&T Unit Sues Mich. Commissioners Over Network Ruling
• Covington Lands Defense M&A, Contracting Pro From DOD
• Beware 'Jewel' Risks In Lateral Partner Hiring
• Rulings Sharpen Debate On Mandatory Disclosure Rule
• Obama Nominates New Air Force Military Acquisitions Chief
• The Great Persuader: 7th Circ. Chief Judge Diane Wood
• Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Peter Dungan
• Medicare Data Release May Spur Health Care Investigations
• EU Parliament Approves €22B Innovation Investment Package
• Army Needs Better Oversight Of $287M Contract, Report Says
• DC Circ. Rejects Lawmakers' Challenge To Filibuster Rule
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Pennington
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Veenker Law's Vicki Veenker
• Heartbleed Rains On The Legal Cloud Parade
• Shook Hardy Adds SEC Expert To E-Discovery Group
• Bon Secours Dodges FCA Kickback Suit Over Referrals
• Serco Wins $78M Navy Surveillance System Support Contract
• Pa. Contractor Cops To Kickbacks, Assault At Fort Dix
• Bayer Escapes Bulk Of Trasylol Off-Label Marketing Suit
• Epoch Loses $5B Army Contract Protest For 'Piecemeal' Bid
• GOP Rep. Defends Bill To Cut DOD's Civilian Workforce
• DOJ Intervenes In Power Wheelchair False Claims Suit
• Clinic Inks $3M FCA Settlement Over Cancer Drug Dosing
• Ecuadoreans Press DC Circ. To Revive DynCorp Chemical Suit
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's John W.F. Chesley
• GAO Denies Tetra Tech Protest Over $40M Army Contract
• How To Kick Ass At Fed. Circ. Oral Args
• DC Court Applies Common-Sense Limits To Davis-Bacon Act
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rimon's Robin Powers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Sandi Nichols
• Boeing Hit With FCA Suit Over $80M VIP Aircraft Contract
• High Court Asked To Hear $70M Fla. Water Agency FCA Suit
• Army Hit With Protest Of $261M Bridge Boat Contract
• State Farm Can't Cut Treble Damages In Katrina FCA Suit
• 5 Tips To Help Contractors Avoid Debarment
• DHL Quashes Ex-Drivers' Whistleblower Surcharge Claims
• FCA Public Disclosure Case May Help Health Industry
• Rising Star: Dickstein Shapiro's Justin Chiarodo
• Lawmakers Press For Sanctions On Russian Arms Contractor
• Obama Nominates 3 For Seats On Court of Federal Claims
• DC Circ. Says Verizon Whistleblower Can't Bring Another Suit
• Port Authority Accuses Broker Aon Of $50M Overcharge
• Raytheon Scores $200M Paveway IV Precision Bomb Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jeffer's Louise Ann Fernandez
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Susman Godfrey's Brooke Taylor
• Judge Won't Stop Mass. Railway From Changing Hands
• Keep Your Audience From Checking Email: 5 Legal Talk Tips
• Rising Stars: 2014's Top Attorneys Under 40
• The 2014 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Physical Therapy Clinics To Pay $2.8M To Settle FCA Suit
• Navy Defends Littoral Combat Ship After Sailor Complaints
• Deltek Says Hack Compromised Gov't Contractors' Info
• Humvee Maker Loses Protest Over $562M DOD Contract
• OIG Finds $2B In Improper Home Health Payments
• House Narrowly Approves GOP Budget Plan
• 8th Circ. Affirms Cisco Whistleblowers' $8.1M Award
• Calif. Masonry Companies To Pay $1.9M To Settle FCA Claims
• 4 Cos. Awarded DOD Contract For Army Radio Systems
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Betsy Kamin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Susan Kohlmann
• Rethinking Successor Liability Under FCPA And FCA
• Challenging Congressional Subpoenas: Procedural Options
• Disgraced Texas Mayor's Associates Cop To Bribery Charges
• KBR Sues To Stop Halliburton's $104.5M Tax Refund Claim
• Times-Picayune Ordered To Produce Online Commenter Info
• Army Defends Plans To Reshuffle Helicopter Fleet
• FCA Risks Soar As Medicare Unseals Doc Billing Records
• $60M Acadia National Park Contract Goes To The New Guy
• ATK Scores $186M In Foreign Ammo Contracts
• Dems Seek Early Warnings For Medicare Part B Rate Changes
• DOD Buying Strategy Could Weaken Multiagency Contracting
• Miami, Developer Win Hearing On $18M Waterfront Plan
• Fed. Circ. Mulls $13M Claim In Calif. Water Contract Fight
• Faegre Baker Can't Shed Gov't Contract Malpractice Suit
• Navy Seeks Contractor Help To Turn Ships Into Floating Bases
• Rolls-Royce Lands $100M Navy Aircraft Engine Contract
• HP Pays $108M To Settle FCPA Actions By SEC, DOJ
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paradigm's Maureen Dorney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Brien And Ryan's Hansen
• Tax Contractors Botched 91 Percent Of NY Paper Filings
• State Dept. Slammed Over Blackwater Shooting Case Delays
• FBI Can't Reboot $425M In Relocation Contracts, Says Judge
• Half Of IRS Computers At Risk As Windows Support Expires
• Devil In Details For Contractors In New Equal Pay Data Rule
• Justice Of The Peace: CIT Chief Judge Donald Pogue
• National Guardsmen Challenge Trim Of $81M KBR Toxin Award
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Air Force Photography Contract Row
• OIG Report Backs CMS In Competitive Bidding Row
• DOD Rule Guides Clearances With Foreign-Owned Contractors
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Whitney Roy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Debbie Spranger
• Ready For A DOL Audit? 6 Questions For Gov't Contractors
• Obama Set To Use Contractors As Test Cases On Equal Pay
• NJ, Criticized Sandy Contractor Still In Talks Over $58M Tab
• Contractor Escapes Tax Deficiency For Iraq Post
• Conn. Construction Co. Pays $2.4M Over Road Project Fraud
• Fluor Appeals $17M Judgment Over Too-Hot Iraq Water Heater
• State Dept. Lost $6B Worth Of Contract Files, Report Says
• NJ Mayor Doesn't Deserve New Bribery Trial, Prosecutors Say
• GSA Inspector General Leaves To Join Navigant
• Army Denies General Dynamics' Protest Of $4.8B Procurement
• Fla. Hospital Whistleblower Wants $7M In Attys' Fees, Costs
• Coast Guard Head Warns Fleet Faces 'Mass Obsolescence'
• OIG Finds Dicey Diagnostic Billing By Nearly 5,000 Docs
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Amaducci
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steinman & Rodgers' Rodgers
• Suspensions, Debarments Likely To Continue To Increase
• Pros And Cons Of Trial Presentation Software Programs
• Pols Want Ideas For Faster, Cheaper DOD Weapons Acquisition
• DOD 'Revolving Door' Monitoring Falls Short, OIG Warns
• Raytheon Wins $37M For More Missile Engineering Support
• Sens. Push For Competition In Satellite Launch Contracts
• Trenton Mayoral Election Can Proceed After Bribery Scandal
• Reps. Urge DOD To Revise Armored Vehicle Procurement
• Fed. Circ. Gives Raytheon $60M Win In Pension Row
• Ex-Brass At Defense Contractor Cops To Bribery Scheme
• HUD Unmoved By Fed. Circ. Loss Over Housing Contracts
• DC Circ. Wary Of Reviving FCA Case Over Asian Tech Imports
• Texas Mayor Cops To Bribery, Pay-To-Play Contracting Scam
• Contractors Blast Proposed Conflict Of Interest Rule
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pillsbury's Elizabeth Moeller
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Feinberg Day's Elizabeth Day
• Disclosures To Gov't Should Bar Whistleblower FCA Claims
• Bankruptcy Issues The Defense Industry Should Think About
• Wolff & Samson Drops NJ County Over Port Authority Vote
• Q&A With GSA Inspector General Brian Miller
• FCA Kickback Suits Against HMA Consolidated In DC
• Munsch Hardt Nabs Chamberlain Energy, Maritime Pros
• DOD Overpaid For Overseas Health Care, Report Says
• JPML Declines To Combine Chemed Shareholder Suits
• Booz Allen Comes Up Short In $71M Navy Contract Protest
• GAO Urges DOD To Ease Up On Missile Defense Schedules
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Patricia Curtin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Caldwell's Robyn Crowther
• NASA Cuts Most Ties To Russia In Light Of Sanctions
• McCutcheon Could Jeopardize NJ Pay-To-Play Restriction
• DOD Rule Would Expand Conflicts Of Interest For Contractors
• Boeing Wins $80M Air Force Munitions Kit Contract
• GAO Sustains Protest Of Forest Service Airtanker Contract
• Public Disclosures Doomed FCA Kickback Suit, Judge Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Haynes And Boone's Jan Sharry
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Farella Braun's Stephanie Skaff
• Similarities In Ark. And La. Medicaid False Claims Cases
• Pols Want KBR Docs On Claims Of Gagged Whistleblowers
• The Lion In Winter: Judge Stephen Reinhardt
• Despite Lockheed Win, Underbids Put Contractors At Risk
• Huntington Ingalls Wins $500M Coast Guard Contract
• House GOP Budget Cuts Spending, Boosts Defense
• Fed. Claims Court Invalidates Zoltek Aircraft Patent
• DOD Major Acquisition Costs Rose By $14B In 2013: Report
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Jennifer Peterson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Betsy McDaniel
• KBR Can't Duck Suit Alleging It Inflated Iraq Housing Costs