Government Contracts Archive » May, 2014

Government Contracts - May, 2014

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• Construction Defects And 'The Space Between'
• Judge Says Tipsters Who Don't Report To SEC Still Protected
• Quest Diagnostics Gets FCA Kickback Claims Pared
• Veterans Would Get Non-VA Options Under Proposed Bill
• SpaceX Unveils New Manned Spacecraft For NASA Launches
• 6 Ways To Be A Go-To Firm For FCA Whistleblowers
• Gov't Expands Exec Compensation For Contractors
• Ex-Omnicare Worker Tells Justices FCA Read Too Narrowly
• DynCorp Scores Win In Ecuador Chemical Spray Row
• DOD Contractor Takes $24M FCA Penalty Row To High Court
• Challenge To $18M Miami Waterfront Plan Gets Thrown Out
• Textron Nabs $190M Air Force Weapons Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Mary Turke
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hayley Hanson
• Can Bankrupt Law Firms Claw Back 'Unfinished Biz' Profits?
• Shinseki Resigns Amid Veterans' Health Care Scandal
• Big Federal Push For Expediting Infrastructure Projects
• Ex-DC Council Member Sentenced To 3 Years For Bribery
• Protests Snare GSA's $60B OASIS Contract
• NY Judge Won't Toss FCA Kickback Suit Against Novartis
• DOD Greenlights Shorter Limit For Contractor Comments
• State False Claims Act Enforcement Explodes In 2014
• Fed. Circ. Scraps Air Force Phone Contractor's $114M Win
• BAE Bids For $10B Army Vehicle Deal As Rival Withdraws
• DOL Shifts Strategy In Contractor Pay Disparity Crackdown
• L-3 Unit Nabs $143M NASA Tech Support Contract
• Navy Escapes Calif. Coastal Commission Redevelopment Suit
• Former Army Sgt. Pleads Guilty To Afghanistan Bribery
• Fla. Hospital Hit With Sanctions In Medicare Fraud Case
• Lockheed To Pay $61M For Satellite Launch Prep Co.
• Holland & Knight Snags Employment Ace From Jackson Lewis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Stewart Bernstiel's Bernstiel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Whyte Hirschboeck's Gina Carter
• Feds, Hospital Ink $41M Deal Over False Claims, Kickbacks
• Is It Time To Increase Your Billing Rates?
• DOJ Tells 9th Circ. FCA Can Apply To Fannie, Freddie
• ArmorWorks Eyes Ch. 11 Exit After $3M PE Deal
• High-Stakes Litigators Can Cost $1,500 An Hour
• GCs Question If Partners Are Worth The Cost
• BigLaw Hourly Rates Dwarf Rivals' Across The Board
• Medtronic To Pay US $10M To Settle Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Leidos Wins Part Of $900M Air Force R&D Contract
• GAO Sustains Protest Over $39M Army Training Pilot Deal
• 5 Insights From Ingram Micro's Lily Hughes
• Hagel Orders Full Review Of US Military Health System
• KBR Fights For Arbitration In Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Elbit Nabs $133M Homeland Security Contract In Latin America
• Pillsbury Lands Cybersecurity, Privacy Pro In DC
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Mehrnaz Boroumand
• A Wake-Up Call For Cos. With Corporate Integrity Agreements
• Conservative Legal Groups Attack Minority Contracting Laws
• Ex- New Orleans Mayor Nagin Must Forfeit More Than $500K
• Pa. Hospice Owner Gets 14 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Ex-Navy Official, Telecom Contractor Indicted In Bribery Probe
• 5 Acquisition Amendments To Watch In House's Defense Bill
• KBR Gets Whistleblower's Iraq Billing Suit Trimmed
• GrayRobinson Lures Back HMA Atty To Chair Health Group
• SAIC Scores $192M Contract For Assault Vehicle Upgrades
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Barnes & Thornburg's McGee
• 5 Insights From MetLife General Counsel Ricardo Anzaldua
• Tardy Whistleblowers Want Cut Of Docs' $38M Restitution
• Ex-Lockheed Unit Employee Admits To Afghan Fraud
• Disclosure Violation Costs Co. NJ Public Energy Contract
• GOP Lawmakers Propose Bill To Restrict ACA Risk Corridors
• 6th Circ. Reopens Retaliation Claim In BAE FCA Suit
• TCS, Exelis Score Awards Under DHS' $22B EAGLE II Program
• Debarments Rise, But Pressure For Reform Remains Strong
• Leidos Wins $54M Task Orders To Upgrade Navy Data Network
• Judge Rules Against Last Defendant In $136M FCA Fraud Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Keating Muething's Rachael Rowe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Shearman's Antonia Stolper
• CMS Expands Prepayment Scrutiny For Medical Equipment
• Contentious DOD Requests Ignored In Senate Defense Bill
• 5 Insights From Hewlett-Packard GC John Schultz
• A Look At Export Control Changes For Satellites
• 5th Circ. Overturns Ex-La. Mayor's 22-Year Bribery Sentence
• From Sea To Shining Sea: French And US Sunshine Laws
• House Passes Defense Spending Bill Despite Veto Threat
• Shipbuilder Dinged For Bogus Discovery Bid In Coverage Row
• Huron Consulting Wins Toss Of $50M FCA Suit At 2nd Circ.
• Medical Cos. Escape FCA Kickback Suit Over Amgen Drug
• How To Avoid Botching Your Internal Investigation
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cohen & Gresser's Bromberg
• CORRECTED: Bell Helicopter Wins $378M Marines Contract Extension
• House OKs Bill To Speed Up Firings At VA Amid Controversy
• 11th Circ. Says CACI Tech Fired For Poor Skills, Not Race
• HHS Watchdog Updates Policies On Drug Charity Kickbacks
• GAO Sees Improvement On Suspension And Debarment Front
• Lockheed Nabs $31.7M Sonar Detection Systems Contract
• Ex-Hospital CEO Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Whistleblower Suit
• Senators Likely To Strip Base Closures From Defense Bill
• NJ Mayor Denied En Banc Review Of Corruption Appeal
• The Trial Lawyer's Guide To A Winning Direct Examination
• GAO's Close At Hand Doctrine In Light Of Triad Decision
• Contractor Group Expands Tech Policy Chops With DOD Hire
• 5 Insights From Caterpillar Chief Legal Officer Jim Buda
• Pacific Health Seeks Toss Of Psych Care FCA Suit
• DOJ Scores $4.7M Deal Over False Billing Claims
• Ex-Employees Claim Keiser Univ. Attempting To Obstruct Trial
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Linsey Bozzelli
• Judge Won't Revive FCA Whistleblower Claims Against Bayer
• Sikorsky Scores $143M Contract For 13 Black Hawk Choppers
• Dubai Shipping Co. Loses Protest Over Navy Port Contract
• Exelis Wins Japan Greenhouse-Gas Satellite Payload Contract
• Miami-Dade Chooses Aecom To Oversee $2B Sewer Project
• Ex-Navy Officer Admits Leaking Info To Foreign Contractor
• The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing
• 3 Ex-WellCare Execs Sentenced For Medicaid Fraud
• 5 Insights From Prudential General Counsel Susan Blount
• Lockheed Wins $212M Foreign Air Defense Missile Contract
• Northrop, DynCorp Improperly Billed $123M For Labor: OIG
• CMS Audit Flaws Fueling Monster Backlog, Lawmakers Say
• White House Slams House Defense Bill For Blocking DOD Cuts
• KBR Case Is A Reminder To Protect Internal Investigations
• US Navy, Contractors Sued Over Puerto Rico Base Killing
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Troutman Sanders' Amie Colby
• Scant Resources Vex DOD's Contractor Tracking, GAO Says
• Ex-WellCare CEO Gets 3 Years For Medicaid Fraud
• NY Court Orders Lloyd's To Defend Huron Whistleblower Suit
• Oncologist Hit With $90M Judgment In Whistleblower Case
• Payment Policies Finalized For Medicare Advantage, Part D
• 5 Insights From Microsoft Deputy GC David Howard
• Exelis Unit Scores $208M NASA Instrument Contract
• US, Blackwater Guards Press To Limit Evidence At Trial
• General Dynamics Wins $52M To Upgrade Marine Vehicles
• DOD Anti-Counterfeit Rule Requires Immediate Action
• Defunct Calif. Mortgage Co. Settles FHA Fraud Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Zelle's Judy Langevin
• High Court Won't Hear $70M Fla. Water Agency FCA Suit
• High Court To Hear Government Whistleblower Appeal
• DOE To Pay Chevron $19M In Oil Field Asset Dispute
• DOD, SBA Urged To Overturn Minority Contracting Program
• Fisher Scientific Scores $120M DOD Lab Supply Contract
• Senate Bill Would Cut Off DOD Contracts With Russia
• DOD Emphasizes Industry Input On Counterfeit Electronics
• Judge Rethinks Whistleblower Claims In FCA Suit Against CHS
• GOP Sens. Call For Probe Of Mo. ACA Processing Contractor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frost Brown Todd's Beth Naylor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Genova's Kathleen Einhorn
• Law Practice Is Evolving Via 'Legal Project Management'
• Health Fraud Whistleblowers Drive DOJ Agenda, Official Says
• Former Trenton Mayor Gets 58 Months For Bribery Scheme
• More Health Cos., Execs To Face Fraud Charges, DOJ Says
• General Dynamics Nabs $63M Army Health Billing Contract
• AMA Slams Medicare's Handling Of Billing Data Release
• 5 Insights From Aetna General Counsel William Casazza
• USAF Needs Cost, Schedule Estimates In F-22 Program: GAO
• Lockheed Whistleblower Wants Retrial In $400M FCA Suit
• Cuomo Announces $25M In Awards For Housing Fixes In NY
• GAO Upholds $1.76B NASA Contract Protest Bid
• Georgia Power To Build 3 Solar Plants For US Army
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lowenstein's Sharon Levine
• Agency Corrective Action May Pose Risks For Bid Protesters
• Sen. Says Armed Services Panel Will Reject A-10 Retirement
• P3 Attys Eye States' Potential If Feds End Highway Toll Ban
• Battelle Sues US Army Over Leaked Contract Pricing Data
• Pentagon Wants To Replace 'Antiquated' Retiree Pay System
• Chicago Official Took Bribes For $124M Contracts, Feds Say
• Nuke Contractor's Win Lets Businesses Cite Va. False Ad Law
• Obama Aims To Speed Infrastructure Project Reviews
• DHS Taps 68 Contractors For $22B EAGLE II Procurement
• 5 Insights From Cisco General Counsel Mark Chandler
• New Federal Acquisition Training Adds Focus On Complex IT
• Pushing Back On DCAA Audits: Part 1
• Obama Administration OKs $1B Military Deal With Iraq
• Ill. Regulators OK Pipeline For $1.7B Clean Coal Project
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Audra Dial
• Lockheed Wins $102M Contract For Fighter Jet Support
• State Department Moves To Ease Satellite Export Rules
• Feds Charge 90 For $260M Of False Billings To Medicare
• The Tenacious Technocrat: Judge Francis Allegra
• Russia Blocks Rocket Launches, Sharpening US Contract Row
• Glaring Holes Remain In DOD's Counterfeit Electronics Rule
• DC Circ. Eyes Possible Fed Overreach In Wells Fargo FCA Suit
• Sanofi-Aventis Fails To Kill FCA Suit Over Lovenox
• Quest, LabCorp Win Dismissal Of Va. Whistleblower FCA Suit
• NJ Engineering Contractor Fined $3M In FCA Suit
• 5 Insights From MassMutual General Counsel Mark Roellig
• Judge Spares FCA Claims Against Army Corps Contractor
• GE Scores $220M Navy Helicopter Engine Testing Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Butler Snow's Christy Jones
• What To Know About New DOD Rule On Foreign Ownership
• Fees Denied In Contractors' USAID Suit Over Email Hangup
• NJ Lawmaker Says Sandy Relief Is Moving Too Slow
• When Your Health Care Fraud Case Is A Parallel Proceeding
• Jones Day Lures Gov't Contracts Partner From DLA Piper
• BAE, SAIC Could Reap $205M From Marines Vehicle Contracts
• USF Overcharged HHS $6.4M For Grant Costs, Report Says
• 5 Insights From UPS Chief Legal Officer Teri McClure
• DISA Head Aims To Revamp Acquisitions Process
• Cuomo Signs Law Boosting Contracts For Vet-Owned Cos.
• Sprint Blasts Feds' FCA Allegations Of Wiretap Overcharges
• KBR Overstated 2013 Earnings, Investors Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Meyer Suozzi's Lois Schlissel
• Specialty Hospitals Hasn't Paid $4.2M FCA Fine, Feds Say
• GAO Affirms Jurisdiction In Kennedy Center Launchpad Row
• Inside DC Circ. Oral Arguments In KBR Privilege Case
• Texas Sues Xerox To Recover Millions In Medicaid Payments
• CORRECTED: Ex-Director Hits AIG With FCA Suit Over $25B 'Bailout'
• HHS OIG Looks To Limit Fraud Penalties, Add ACA Regs
• GAO Seeks Contractor Help In Building New Protest Docket
• Boeing Subcontractor Pleads Guilty To Buying Insider Info
• Feds, SAIC Win Near-Total Dismissal Of Data Theft Action
• CMS Launches Program To Improve Quality Of Care
• New Medicare Map Will Shake Up Hospital Pay, FCA Suits
• Balancing The Cost Of Legal Research Investments
• Waste Management Shakes $5M Defamation Judgment
• Ex-Blackwater Guard Faces Murder Charge For Iraq Massacre
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frandzel Robins' Pat Trendacosta
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kasowitz's Linda Kornfeld
• Lockheed Wins $509M Contract To Update USAF Cargo Plane
• House NDAA Resists DOD Plan To Retire A-10 Aircraft
• Tutor Perini Unit Bags $285M In Calif. Building Contracts
• Fed. Claims Court Lifts Air Force Ban On Russian Launchers
• DOL Announces Reprieve On Military Health Contract Audits
• General Atomics Nets $297M Army Drone Support Contract
• US Alleges Construction Co. Lied To Win WTC Contract
• 5 Insights From Sprint General Counsel Charlie Wunsch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brinks' Laura Beth Miller
• Contractor Rule Changes Coming Right And Left: 8 Highlights
• Lockheed, Sikorsky Nab $1.24B Contract For Helicopter Fleet
• House Snubs Base Closures, Adds Ship Funds In NDAA Markup
• Rebuttal: Mandatory Pro Bono Is Needed
• Gov't Contractor Claims Are Political Speech, Pa. Court Says
• KBR Urges DC Circ. To Revive Atty-Client Cover In FCA Case
• St. Jude Medical Says DOJ Probing Potential FCA Violations
• Contractor Convicted In $136M DOT Scam To Pay Full Fine
• Ball Aerospace Gets $34M Navy Contract For Missile Sensors
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Munsch Hardt's Deborah Perry
• DC Circ. Exposes Split Over FCA First-To-File Rule
• BAE Systems Wins $445M Army Night-Vision Goggles Contract
• Office Depot Settles With NY AG To End Overbilling Probe
• 5 Insights From News Corp. GC Gerson Zweifach
• Gov't Says Russian Rockets Buy Doesn't Flout Sanctions
• Fla. Hospital Inks $2.5M FCA Deal Over Bogus Brain Care
• Calif. Military Contractor Pleads Guilty To $7M Tax Scheme
• FDA Floats Labeling Update For 100s Of Drugs
• Elder Statesman Of The Capital Court: Judge Paul Friedman
• Philly Mayor Boosts Minimum Wage For Contractors
• Ex-Navy Systems Admin Charged In Hacking Scheme
• DOD Counterfeit Parts Rule Signals Tough Enforcement
• For-Profit Schools Can't Escape $11B FCA Suit
• McKeon Says $521B Defense Bill Avoids 'Crippling' Military
• Both Parties Denied Relief In Florida College FCA Spat
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Carol Joseph
• A Reminder To Challenge Unclear Bid Specifications Prebid
• 5 Insights From Archer Daniels Midland GC Cameron Findlay
• Think Like A Screenwriter: 5 Tips For Trial Lawyers
• Bankrupt Relator Can't Bring $12B FCA Suit Against Navistar
• Fed. Circ. Eyes FCA's Reach In Veridyne Contract Row
• House Committee Releases $521B Defense Bill
• Assembly OKs Ban On Forced Arbitration In NY Contracts
• Pa. Waste Haulers Can't Nix County's Recycling Plan
• DOD Contract Competition Remains Stagnant, GAO Says
• 5 Insights From AIG General Counsel Tom Russo
• Lockheed Secures $80M Apache Helicopter Sensor Contract
• Contractors Should Fight Proposed Conflict Of Interest Rule
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bracewell's Dee Martin
• Pratt & Whitney Wins $105M Contract For F-35 Engine Parts
• ITI, TechAmerica Settle Employee Poaching Suit
• Prism Maritime Wins Protest Of $46M Navy Contract
• FCA Wave Sparks Debate Over DOJ Power To Boot Weak Suits
• Northrup, Booz Allen Nab $877M In DOD Training Contracts
• FCA Suit Against Halliburton Nixed Due To High Court Case
• Ex-Fla. Hospital Director Gets 6 Years For $70M Medicare Fraud
• Circuit Splits Surrounding FCA Endure Post-Takeda
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fine Kaplan's Bobbi Liebenberg
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hiscock's Connie Cahill
• Cardiosom's Medical Contract Suit Survives US Challenge
• House Bill To Revamp Homeland Security Purchases Advances
• Chicago Construction Co. Inks $12M Deal To End FCA Claims
• Ex-Rep Says Forest Labs Pushed Off-Label Use Of Namenda
• Army Contractor Sues Ex-Partner For $7M Over Broken Deal
• NM AG's 'Severe Misconduct' Kills Medicaid Fraud Case
• SpaceX Wins Temporary Air Force Ban On Russian Launchers
• Defense Industry In Distress: Opportunities, Obstacles
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BatesCarey's Maria Enriquez
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Sharon Kirsch