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Government Contracts - August, 2014

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• Verizon Whistleblower Seeks High Court Review Of FCA Suit
• $42M Payday For NYC School Bus Drivers Ripe For Challenge
• GOP Lawmakers Slam Obama Over NASA Rocket Delay
• DC Circ. Denies FCA Appeal Over Chinese Tech Parts
• Contractor Asks High Court To Review Mo. Deferred Comp Tax
• Feds Press For Honeywell Docs, Inspection In Armor FCA Suit
• Feds Rip PhRMA's Free Speech Claims In FCA Off-Label Suit
• Planned Parenthood Must Face FCA Claims, 8th Circ. Says
• Texas Justices Revive Builder's $20M Suit Over Project Delays
• Feds Join Whistleblower Suit Over UnitedHealth Hospice Billing
• 5 Reasons Large Companies Are Turning To Boutique Firms
• How To Protect In-House Legal Privilege Internationally
• Overruns Plague Federal Health Exchange Contracts, IG Finds
• Contractor Sues VA Over Small Business Disqualification
• Ex-SC Lawmaker Pleads Not Guilty To Money Laundering
• NJ Doctors Can't Dodge Atlantic Health FCA Claims
• NYC Kicks $42M To School Bus Drivers
• NASA Ends Review Of $12B Rocket System, Eyes 2018 Launch
• Education Corp. Looks To Shake Whistleblower FCA Suit
• DOD's IP Strategy Puts More Pressure On Contractor Data
• Barko Muzzled, But Attorney-Client Info Remains At Risk
• Navy Pads Lockheed F-35 Contract With Another $122M
• Greenberg Snags Ex-Troutman Defense Contract Litigator
• Texas Sues Xerox For Return Of Medicaid Records
• FTC Must Face Suit Over Skirting Rules Of Robocall Contest
• Ex-Employee Hits Excelitas With $13M False Claims Act Suit
• Contractor Wins Partial Toss Of Shoddy-Truck FCA Suit
• Saab Snags Up To $187M Spec Ops Weapons Contract
• Mass. Asks 1st Circ. To Revive UHS False Claims Act Suit
• NOAA Ignored Satellite Security Flaws, Watchdog Says
• Jones Day Reps JF Lehman In Military Contractor Deal
• Vague Deadline For Pre-Award Protests Has Silver Lining
• EPA Sanctioned Over Backdated Document In Contract Row
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Pemex's Tossed $160M Bribery Suit
• GSA Should Flesh Out 'Swap-Construct' Criteria, GAO Says
• US, Chilean Navies Continuing Joint Biofuel Research
• InfoReliance Scores $65M DHS Cybersecurity Contract
• Philip Morris Must Face FCA Suit Over Military Pricing
• DOD Kicks Off Competition For Health E-Records Contract
• NJ Town Sued For $1.2M Over Water Treatment Project
• Relators Knock Doctors' Settlement Of Kickback Suit
• Whistleblower Says Northrop Knew It Would Miss USPS Order
• No Kickback Penalties For Hospital Discounts, OIG Says
• Medical Directors At Risk Under Anti-Kickback Statute
• Ex-Sandia Worker Pleads Guilty To Misusing Gov't Property
• Challenge To New CMS Auditor Contracts Rejected
• Pa. Contractor Pleads Guilty To $1M Fraud Against US Army
• DOD Revamps Contract Competition Guidelines
• Bankrupt STAR Dynamics Lands $5M Bidder In Ch. 11
• Construction Co. Owner Pleads Guilty In $23M Fraud Scheme
• Leidos Nabs $20M Contract From Geointelligence Agency
• D.C. Whistleblower's Retaliation Claim Can Go To Jury
• Louisiana Parish President Wins Ethics Appeal Over BP Pact
• Self-Reporting Is All The Rage In Recent Contractor Regs
• 8th Circ. Snubs Supply Co.'s Challenge To CMS Bid Program
• AHA Blasts HHS Watchdog Over Flawed Medicare Audits
• General Dynamics Unit Nabs Potential $100M Ship Contract
• Contractor Sues Army For Canceling Afghanistan Contracts
• Fresenius Opens Door To FCA Tax Breaks
• Moody's Cost US Billions, Says Ex-Analyst's FCA Suit
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Challenge To $66M County Contract
• Oregon AG Sues Oracle Over Failed Health Exchange
• Texas High Court To Weigh Shell FCPA Defamation Suit
• Tactical Gets OK For Up To $15M Sale Of Military Apparel Line
• Air Force Asks Industry For Alternatives To Russian Rockets
• Liberty Med Creditors Want Execs' FCA-Defense Claims Nixed
• Contractor Execs Get Iraqi Security Co.'s Claims Slashed
• Korean Co. Says Contractor's Lies Cost It Bidding Rights
• Don't Expect Fed. Claims Court To Defer To GAO Decision
• BP Freed From $266B FCA Suit Claiming Gulf Plant Unsafe
• FCA Suits Over 'Worthless Services' Take Hit At 7th Circ.
• US Plans $2.3B In Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia, Turkey
• 1st Circ. Allows FCA Defendants To Push For Tax Breaks
• DC Metro Strikes $4M Deal In FCA Suit Over IT Contract
• Bankrupt Tactical Scores New Buyer For Military Apparel Arm
• Travelers Unit Recoups Defense Costs In Explosion Suits
• KBR, US Close To Settling $21M Suit Over Soldier's Death
• SC High Court Upholds City's Right To Break Hotel Contract
• Nuke Plant Operator Must Rehire Whistleblower, OSHA Says
• US Stiffed Contractor $9.2M For Repair Work, Suit Says
• DIA Won't Renew DynCorp Contract At Intelligence Center
• Northrop, BAE Units Snag Piece Of $2.5B Navy Tech Contract
• How To Control Risk And Cost Of E-Discovery
• Blackwater Guard Asks For Acquittal Of Murder Charge
• Dental Fraud Report Hints At Emerging Medicaid Crackdown
• Plaintiff Ends $4B Qui Tam Suit Against Consumers Energy
• Air Force Grounds Lockheed F-16Ds After Finding Cracks
• DOL Vows To Root Out Transgender Bias Among Contractors
• NASA Delays $20B IT Contract Awards Until September
• Execs Duck RICO Claims Over $1B Venezuelan Energy Deals
• DOJ Says Subcontractor Should Stay In KBR False Claims Suit
• 8th Circ. Provides Guidance On FCA Public Disclosure Bar
• Samsung To Pay $2.3M To End FCA Suit Over Trade Breach
• Fla. Biz Sued For Using HUBZone To Get $11M In Contracts
• Waste Management Hits Oakland With Suit Over $1B Contracts
• GSA, Air Force Sign Pact To Find Cost-Effective Contracts
• GAO Denies Protest Over $15M Small-Business Contract
• KBR Insists Business Gifts Aren't The Same As Kickbacks
• Home Health Industry Hails Relaxed Medicare Anti-Fraud Tool
• Ex-Bell Officials' Claims Against BB&K Nixed As Unspecific
• NASA Awards Jacobs $120M Mod To Flight Center Contract
• NY Nursing Home To Pay $2.2M To End Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Aerojet Rocketdyne Wins Rocket Engine 3D Printing Contract
• Health Network To Pay $35M In Biggest-Ever Ariz. FCA Deal
• DOD Knocks Tactical's Planned $13M Bankruptcy Sale
• Small Biz Group Slams Proposed Contract Fraud Safe Harbor
• Vorys Snags Ex-Assistant US Attorney As Partner In Cleveland
• Lockheed Wants US Sanctioned In FCA Suit
• Calif. Gov. OKs $465M Tax Credit For Northrop Grumman
• KDH Accuses Point Blank Of Bullying Army Subcontractors
• Raytheon Wins $109M Foreign Contract For Patriot Radar
• Lockheed Snags Navy Contract To Test Exoskeleton Tech
• Leech Tishman Gets Deputy AG For Risk Management Work
• Mass. Judge Won't Revive Trimmed FCA Claims Against BAE
• Walgreen Ducks FCA Suit Over Alleged Medicare Overbilling
• 6 Tips For FCA Plaintiffs Snubbed By DOJ
• Cancer Center Fraudster Pays $5.7M To End FCA Suit
• PhRMA Says Integrilin FCA Suit Stifles Free Speech Rights
• Raytheon Awarded $309M For Axed UK Border Info Contract
• Northrop Nabs $240M Contract For Air Force Drones
• 4th Circ. Won't Send Asbestos Suit Back To Fed. Court
• Chamber Urges Texas Justices To End Shell Defamation Suit
• Justices Told Gosselin's Massive Fines Disrupt FCA Law
• Employee Secrecy Pacts Don't End Whistleblower Threat
• Northrop Aims To Ax Qui Tam Suit Over $874M USPS Contract
• Optim Healthcare To Pay $4M To Settle FCA Row
• Army Says Battelle Chose Wrong Forum For Data Leak Suit
• Davita Calls Whistleblowers' FCA Kidney Drugs Suit Flawed
• BNP Exec Exits FCA Bribery Suit Following $80M Settlement
• Founder of Gov't Contractor Pleads Guilty To Navy Bribery
• Atty Faces $3M Malpractice Suit Over Enviro Contracts Case
• Boeing Locks In $296M Navy, Australia Spy Plane Contract
• Is Project Labscam II On The Horizon?
• An In-House Lawyer's Top 10 Tips For Outside Counsel
• New Rule Increases Pressure On Homeland Security Contracts
• DOD Division Mismanaged $155M In Contracts, IG Report Says
• Ex-BAE Worker Urges Review Of Tossed FCA Claims
• DynCorp Hit With $150M Fraud Suit For Northrop Subcontract
• Physicians Group Says Gov't Can't Back FCA Overbilling Suit
• Sotera Loses Challenge To Raytheon Contract Win
• Calif. Senate OKs Up To $465M Northrop Tax Break
• Rio Tinto Inks Deal To Power Mongolia's South Gobi Region
• Samsung Unit Sues To Stop Release of LA Subway Bid
• GAO Decision May Be Troubling For Small Business
• 1st Circ. Backs Fresenius' $50M Tax Refund In FCA Fight
• Ex-Redflex Chief Indicted In Chicago Corruption Probe
• RE Public-Private Partnerships Pick Up, But Hurdles Remain
• GAO Urges CMS To Boost Medicare Claims Review Oversight
• DARPA Head Improperly Endorsed Former Company: Report
• BAE, US Navy Scuttle $4.6M Propeller Damage Suit
• Ex-Booz Allen Workers Deny Plot To Poach For Deloitte
• NYPD Legal Head Maynard Returns To Akin Gump
• BAE Wins $581M Contract To Make UK Patrol Ships In Scotland
• Law Firms May Be Violating Copyrights
• Pharmacies Escape Medicare Drug Overbilling FCA suit
• 5 Tips For Internal False Claims Act Investigations
• Dialysis Co. Faces Sanctions For False Testimony In FCA Suit
• Navy Contractor Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribes
• Filing Protests At Both GAO And COFC Can Be Useful
• Derco Accused Of Overbilling DOD In Unsealed FCA Suit
• Mobilex's Low Medicare Prices Aren't Kickbacks, Judge Rules
• MLB Antitrust Suit Not Barred By Exemption, 9th Circ. Told
• Pharmacies Grapple With Surge Of FCA Suits
• Sikorsky-Boeing Team, Bell Picked For Army Chopper Project
• Gov't Gets Raytheon FCA Suit Tossed Over Classified Info
• Ex-Google Engineer To Lead New White House Digital Service
• Feds Want In On Recently Settled FCA Overbilling Case
• Health Care 'Kickbacks' Cover More Than You Might Think
• A Close Look At NY's New Privilege Log Rule
• Suit Over SEC Pay-To-Play Rule Banks On Receptive Justices
• BrightStar, Insurance Broker Settle FCA Subpoena Fight
• NYC, City Council Lay Down Swords In Suit Over Wage Law
• Fed. Claims Court Boots Software Co.'s $74M Bid Protest
• Courtroom Challenge: Preparing For A First Trial
• Pa. High Court Limits Discovery In Turnpike Pay-To-Play
• Former Texas Mayor Gets 10 Years For Bribery
• Agencies Seek More Input On Anti-Counterfeit Regulations
• DOD Adds New Members To Defense Business Board
• Christie Nixes NJ Privatization Standards Bill
• Former Boeing Workers Fail To Obtain Trade Relief At CIT
• Gov. Christie Vetoes 2 Wage Protection Bills
• Mich. Fines Aramark Over Prison Food Contract Issues
• Lockheed Wins $194M Missile Defense Contract Modification
• Try Not To Get Burned By Summer OFCCP Enforcement
• Ex-Vanguard Atty Seeks SEC Help In $1B Whistleblower Suit
• Agencies Getting Jump On Small-Business Teaming Rules
• McKesson To Pay $18M To End CDC Drug Shipment Claims
• Judge Trims FCA Suit Over BAE Thermal Weapon Contracts
• Activist Calls Lease Proposal For Miami Marketplace Invalid
• Fed. Circ. Rejects HUD Rehearing In Housing Projects Dispute
• Navy Workers Ask High Court To Remand Asbestos Suits
• OSHA Fines Jail Health Provider Over Workplace Violence
• EEOC Sues Tech Co., Alleging Pregnancy Bias
• Novartis Gets Whistleblower Kickback Suit Pared
• Congress Won't Allow Medicare To Go Bankrupt
• Compliance Reigns Supreme As In-House Demographics Shift
• Gov't, Private Space Industries Becoming More Intertwined
• Ex-NASA Contractor's Appeal Tossed In Iran Satellite Case
• McKenna Long's Future Uncertain As Partners Flee
• DHS Suspends Work With USIS Following Cyberattack
• Disbarred Fla. Atty Gets 6 Years For $28M Medicare Scam
• Sequestration A 'Nightmare,' DOD Acquisitions Brass Says
• Judge Won't Toss Subcontractor's $5M Suit Against SAIC
• Public Reports Save Stryker From FCA Suit At 8th Circ.
• Collaboration In The Shadow Of The Billable Hour
• SBA Safe Harbor To Size Misrepresentation Needs Work
• Ex-KBR Employee Appeals Dismissal of FCA Suit To 4th Circ.
• DOL Data Collection Push Fans Flames Of Contractor Concern
• 7 Lingering Questions On Contractor Labor Violation Reports
• USIS Says It Was Hit By Apparent State-Sponsored Cyberattack
• Atty Tells 9th Circ. Student Loan 'Mafia' Defrauded Him
• KBR Protest Over Closeout Of Iraq War Contract Tossed
• Mich. High Court Buries CVS, Rite Aid Generics FCA Suits
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Prudential Win In Wartime Coverage Suit
• Proposed Regs 'Critical Tool' Against Pay Bias, DOL Says
• New Bill Would Consolidate DOT Buy America Requirements
• Sparton, Ultra Electronics Win $166M Sonobuoy Navy Contract
• China Says Trade Promotion Reforms Have Goosed Growth
• BAE Scores $335M Geospatial Intelligence Program Contract
• Payment Problems Still Plague Medicare Programs
• Contract Management Survey Reveals Untapped Opportunities
• Gov't Contractor Gets 3 Years In Navy Bribery Conspiracy
• DOD Limits Commercial Satellite Acquisitions From China
• Texas Agency Cut From FCA Suit Against NFL Star's Charity
• Feds Prevail In Protest Over Air Force Research Contract
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Dallas Housing Authority FCA Suit
• DOD, NASA Propose Line Item Rule To Trace Contract Funding
• Webster Bank Says Fees Don't Rob Gov't Of Tax Dollars
• 3 Cybersecurity Steps Defense Contractors Need To Take
• HUD Wins Suspension Fight Against Mortgage Lender
• Lockheed Wins $340M NASA Spaceflight Contract Extension
• Community Health To Pay $98M To Resolve 7 FCA Suits
• Gov't Defends Evidence Behind Minority Contractor Program
• GAO Sustains 2 Protests Of $5.7B Air Force Contract
• Ex-Bell, Calif., Officials Say BB&K Failed To Flag Illegal Pay
• Stock Owners Not Liable Successors In VistaCare FCA Row
• $66M NJ County Project Put On Hold Over Denied Bidder's Suit
• Consultant's Claims Axed In Navy Software Contract Row
• Army Translation Subcontractor's $25M Suit Nixed
• Former Innospec Execs Get Prison In UK For Bribery
• Belgian Co. Hit With $101M Verdict In DOD False Claims Row
• KBR Asks High Court To Mull Appeal Over Iraq Pollution
• Philly Shouldn't Have Refused NAACP Airport Ad, Judge Says
• Sea Change In Labor Law Compliance For Gov't Contractors
• Verein Tie-Ups Gain Allure As Firms Eye Global Expansion
• UK Firms Expand Global Empire, But US Firms Gaining Ground
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Take Global To New Heights
• Defense Panel Endorses Closing Bases, Shifting DOD Budget
• Ex-DOD Official Misused Position To Make Hires, IG Says
• Feds Meet Small-Biz Contracting Goals For 1st Time In 8 Years
• Retaliation Claims Revived In BAE Bid Rigging Suit
• Lawmakers Propose Over $2.5B In Satellite Purchase Savings
• Fed. Claims Court Overturns VA Computer System Award
• HP To Pay $32.5M To Settle USPS Overbilling Claims
• A Faster Way For Contractors To Recover On Claims