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Government Contracts - September, 2014

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• Shulman Rogers Adds Ex-Northrop Gov't Contracts Pro
• Humana Underpaid For Medicare Advantage Care, Suit Says
• Burden Of DOL Rules May Send Contractors Packing
• DOD Pushes Contractors To Keep Reporting Counterfeits To IG
• Raytheon Wins $149M Iron Dome Parts Sourcing Deal
• Novartis' FCA Suit Discovery Request Slammed By States
• Venable Snags Gov't Contracts Pro From Squire Patton
• Samsung Inks 20-Year Wind Power Deal With Ontario
• NASA's $6.8B Space Taxi Contract Delayed By Protest
• General Dynamics Secures $50M Submarine Contract Mods
• DC Circ. Urged To Nix Contractor Political Donation Ban
• DOE Offers $12.6B In Nuke Project Loan Guarantees
• Judge Backs FCA Extrapolation In Nursing Home Fraud Suit
• Neustar Highlights Cyber Risks To Sway $446M Phone Contract
• AgustaWestland $1B Chopper Bid Protest Isn't Ripe: Army
• Maine Hospital Sues HHS Over ACA Residency Payments
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• DOD Doesn't Want Exemption For Small Fraud Disclosures
• State Dept. Approves $2.5B Armored Vehicle Sale To UAE
• Air Strike Costs Approach $1B In Syria and Iraq Conflict
• GAO Dismisses Protest Of Task Order Under $10M Threshold
• Whistleblower's FCA Suit Against PharMerica Passes Muster
• Administrator Gets 68 Months For $6M Fla. Health Care Fraud
• Pennsylvania Seeks Private Partner To Build CNG Stations
• Lockheed Wins $413M USAF Contract For Special Op Planes
• Ex-NJ Mayor's Conspirators Get Combined 10.5 Years In Jail
• Lockheed Martin Wins $331M F-35 Parts Contract Extension
• Caremark Inks $6M FCA Deal Over Medicaid Billing
• L-3 Takes $164M Hit After Probe Into Accounting Misconduct
• Medical Co. Owner Charged In $24M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• General Dynamics Wins $310M Mod To Submarine Contract
• Battelle Fights Army's Bid To Dismiss Data Leak Claims
• NASA Seeks Proposals For Space Station Cargo Delivery
• Ex-GSA Official Indicted Over Travel Spending
• Medco Can't Escape Latest FCA Claims Over Hemophilia Scam
• Will DC Circ. Sidestep Dispute A Decade In The Making?
• Strip Club Owner Sheds Ex-Pol's Suit In Dancer-Touching Saga
• GAO Denies Protest Over FedRAMP Cybersecurity Standards
• Pa. Appeals Court Approves Tax Credit Design Contract
• Blackwater Jury's Lengthy Talks Bode Well For Defense
• Boeing Snags $102M Contract For Army Weapon Test System
• Lockheed Martin Raises Share Buyback Program By $2B
• Mining Co. Seeks $386M From Bolivia For Flouting UK Treaty
• Lockheed Nabs $275M Missile Defense Contract Mod
• Judge Keeps Most Claims In UChicago Research Lab FCA Suit
• Raytheon Scores $251M More For Tomahawk Missiles
• Enzo Pays $3.5M To End FCA Medicare Billing Suit
• Fed. Claims Court Extends Reach Of Nonmanufacturer Rule
• BNP Asks For Sentencing Delay Until DOL Determines Status
• Armored Vehicle Contractor Wants Renewed FCA Suit Nixed
• Engility Escapes Int'l Law Claims In Serbian Genocide Suit
• Chamber Asks 5th Circ. To Curb Discovery In Katrina FCA Row
• Mercom Wins Protest Over Erroneous $55B Contract Proposal
• 11th Circ. Upholds Atty Fee Award In NASA Contractor IP Suit
• Contractor Can Assert Workers' Comp Immunity: Fla. Court
• Shire Inks $56.5M FCA Settlement Over Adderall Marketing
• South Korea To Buy 40 Lockheed F-35 Jets For $7B
• House Dem Applauds A-10, Tomahawk Use In ISIS Strikes
• DOJ Jabs At Humana In Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• FCA Particularity Requirements Are Relaxed Further
• New 'Buy American' Rules May Be On The Horizon
• NJ County Can't Delay Attys' Fees In $60M Solar Project Row
• Brazil Alleges Embraer Execs Bribed Dominican Officials
• F-22, Decried as 'Hangar Queen,' Gets 1st Combat Mission
• Boeing, Lockheed, Others Nab $250M Army Contract
• TechAmerica Dismisses Public Procurement Vice President
• NJ High Court Tackles Liability Window For Contractors
• Lockheed Wins $147M Anti-Ship Missile Defense Contract
• Ex-Official Faces Perjury Charges Over $200M La. Contract
• Hospitals Rip DOJ's FCA Suit Over 60-Day Overpayment Rule
• Cyber Risks Loom Ever Larger For Government Contractors
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• CAE Nabs $104.1M Of Military Flight Training Contracts
• The Rise of Coordinated Health Care Fraud Enforcement
• DHS Fumbled Evaluation Of $9M Contract, GAO Says
• Northeast Transit Agencies Share $3.6B in Post-Sandy Relief
• Federal Claims Court Tosses Trident's Navy Bid Protest
• Public-Private Partnerships No Cure-All, House Report Says
• Lockheed Wins $828M Navy Missile Contract Modification
• GSA Didn't Exceed Authority In Freighter Audits, Judge Rules
• AgustaWestland Protests Planned $1B Airbus Copter Contract
• DOD Seeks Approval For $500M Lockheed-Poland Missile Deal
• Raytheon, Lockheed End IP War Over Paveway Bombs
• UPMC Discrimination Audit Suit Is Moot, DC Circ. Hears
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Ominous Outlook For Physician-Owned Distributors
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Town's Suit Over Smelly Well
• Sequester In 2016 'Breaking Point' For Army, Chief Says
• HHS Watchdog Warns Of Coupon Kickbacks In Part D
• DOD Unveils Third Round Of 'Better Buying Power' Reforms
• Ex-Speaker Hastert Beats FCA Suit Over Lobbying Costs
• 9th. Circ. Strikes Calif.'s Boeing Site Cleanup Law
• Cos. Liable Under TCPA For 3rd-Party Texts, 9th Circ. Rules
• Hillshire To Pay $330K To Settle Anti-Male Bias Claims
• USAID Contractor Seeks To Revive Suit Against US In DC Circ.
• Navy, USDA, DOE Back Refineries For Military Biofuels
• Gov't Says Doctors Group Misrepresents FCA Allegations
• Kuwaiti Contractor Gets FCA Claims Trimmed To $40M
• FCA Free Speech Defense Tested In DOJ-PhRMA Fight
• Aerospace Corp. Snags $812M Mod To USAF Space Contract
• Criminal Division Wants In On FCA Whistleblower Complaints
• Senate Gives Final OK To ISIS Fight Aid, Avoids Shutdown
• Ex-Detroit Public Library Honcho Gets 10 Years For Bribery
• DynCorp Shortchanged Subcontractor By $26M, Suit Says
• Medtronic Pays States To Settle Defibrillator FCA Claims
• Turkish Exporter Admits Fraud In $3.5M Ex-Im Settlement
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Iraq's Suit Over $10B Oil-For-Food Scheme
• Defense Contractor Gets 7 Years On Espionage Charges
• War Contractors Caught Between Troops, Bureaucrats: Judge
• Kelley Drye Adds Ex-Barnes & Thornburg Gov't Contracts Pros
• Boeing Secures $293M DLA Aircraft Support Contract
• TAA Case Is Study On Contractors' FCA Vulnerability
• Oracle Adds IP Claim Against Oregon In Health Exchange Row
• DOJ Urges FCA Attys To Aid Criminal Fraud Cases
• Whistleblowers Accuse Helicopter Co. Of Overbilling Army
• Newfound Report Validates $266B BP FCA Suit: Plaintiff
• House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill Aiding Syrian Rebels
• 5 Questions For DOD's Marguerite Garrison
• GAO Sustains Protest Over Booz Allen MDA Contract
• Army Translators' Distress Claims Pared In Contractor Suit
• Siga Technologies Blames Ch. 11 On Appeal Bond
• AHA Can't Sue Over Rejected Inpatient Payments: Judge
• Battery Cos. To Pay $5.5M To Settle DOD Fraud Claims
• Sens. Say Chinese Hacks On Transcom Went Undetected
• KBR Accuses DCAA Of 'Malpractice' In $12.5M Lawsuit
• New Chrysler Slams FCA Row Over Warranties Sold To Feds
• Lockheed-Boeing Venture Scores $938M Space-Launch Mod
• White House Continues Push For Contractor Labor Rules
• NASA Awards Boeing, SpaceX $7B To Launch Shuttle Project
• Lockheed, MTA Can't Nix Dueling Claims Over $300M Project
• CSC Unit Seeks $19M Over Botched US Vaccine Contract
• NJ Bills Would Bar State Contracts Over Inversion Deals
• Fla. Medical Marijuana Plan Faces Challenge From Nursery
• Top NY Court Mulls Wage Order In SimplexGrinnell Dispute
• Differing, Changing Pleading Standards For FCA Suits
• DOD Seeks Public Comment On Contractor Pay Cap
• Siga Files Ch. 11 After Losing Rival's Botched-Merger Suit
• Raff & Becker Attys Urge Court To Toss Ex-Judge's FCA Suit
• Sikorsky Scores $204M Black Hawk Contract Mod With Mexico
• Gov't Contractor Says Navy Specs Give It Asbestos Immunity
• Plantiffs Must Argue Fraud To Collect $100M In Gosselin Case
• SeaChange Says Navy Wrongfully Nixed Transport Contract
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Protest Over $365M FDIC Order
• ACE Won't Pay Amerisource's Attys' Fees After Pa. Appeal
• DOD Contractor Charged In Turkish Shell Co. Scheme
• DOL Floats Rule Banning Fed. Contractor Pay Secrecy
• Drivers Ed Fraudsters Took NY For A Ride, Prosecutors Say
• Army Awards Intelligence Contracts Worth Up To $5B
• US Fights Lockheed's Bid For Sanctions In Nuclear FCA Row
• Indiana V. IBM: What's At Stake For IT Contractors
• GW Beats False Claims Act Suit By Spurned Grant Writer
• Christie Hit With Complaint Over Pension Fund Investments
• Judge Tosses Jury Verdict, Rules L-3 Patent Claims Obvious
• ProLogic Hits Subcontractor With $25M Trade Secrets Suit
• Afghanistan Contracts Linger Long After Military Withdraws
• Plaintiff Blasts Effort To DQ McKool From Guardrail FCA Suit
• Contractors Push Back On Expanded Defective Parts Rule
• OPINION: Pro Bono May Help Diversity Recruiting Efforts
• Indiana City Greenlights $800M Natural Gas Power Plant
• General Dynamics Lands $234M Submarine Support Contract
• Senate Confirms Office Of Federal Procurement Policy Chief
• DOJ Names New Acting AAG For Civil Division
• DHL Escapes FCA Suit For Overbilling Gov't On Shipping
• AARP Asks 7th Circ. To Reconsider Nursing Home FCA Suit
• Novartis Whistleblower Trims FCA Claims Against CVS
• Areva Wins $250M TVA Nuclear Fuel Contract
• Gov't Liable In Iraq Kidnap Insurance Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• FCA Whistleblowers Accuse Gilead Of Defective-Drug Fraud
• Calif. School District Exempt From Competitive Bidding Law
• How Research Efficiency Impacts Law Firm Profitability
• 5 Insights From Ford General Counsel David Leitch
• CalPERS Can't Ditch Retiree Class Action Over Late Payments
• Deutsche Bank, Ex-Im Ripped Off In $38M Loan Deal, Feds Say
• Whistleblower Says Navy Contractor Rigged Oxygen Tests
• Residents Appeal CWA Permit For NYC Waste Transfer Station
• CSC Unit Wins $33M Navy Ship Support Contract
• Data-Mining Contractor Pays $1.5M To End DOL Bias Claims
• Sikorsky, BAE Sued Over Fatal Black Hawk Crash At Airfield
• Surgical Chain Pays $5M To End FCA Kickbacks Suit
• Northrop Escapes FCA Suit Over Botched $874M USPS Order
• Fed. Claims Axes Health Co.'s Contract Over Supplier Status
• ViaSat Wins $54M Order Under Navy Radio System Contract
• Ex-RedFlex Chief Denies Role In Chicago Bribery Scheme
• OPM To End Deal With Embattled Background Checker USIS
• House Prepares Bill To Fund Government Through December
• 7th Circ. Limits FCA 'Worthless Services' Theory
• Best Business Planning Practices For Lawyers
• Defense Groups Ask Justices To Halt Undying FCA Claims
• PhRMA Fires Back At Feds In FCA Off-Label Suit
• Brooklyn Tenants Sue Landlord, HUD In Section 8 Row
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Sikorsky Win In Aircraft Contract Suit
• NJ Engineer Admits Lying In US Army Contract Bid
• Senators Question Oversight Of Federal Police Grants
• Paragon Security Guards Denied Cert. In Rest Break Row
• Jailed NASA Contractor Wants Rehearing In Iran Satellite Case
• FHWA Can't Save Guardrail Maker In FCA Suit, Relator Argues
• GAO Sees Drop In High-Value Small Biz Defense Contracts
• NASA Gives Virgin Galactic, 3 Others Space Flight Contracts
• Booz Allen Lands $95.5M Counter-WMD Contract
• AGs Back Ruling McWane Squeezed Out Pipe Fitting Rivals
• Mental Health Concerns Give Way To Broader Audit Concerns
• Ousted Relator Asks 8th Circ. To Review FCA Housing Suit
• USIS Defends Record As Reps Blast $190M Contract Award
• 6th Circ. Gives OK To Medicare Wage Adjustments
• GAO Urges Tighter Controls For Computer System Contractors
• McKenna Boosts LA Gov't Contracts Practice With 2 Hires
• Feds Settle FCA Suit Over $140M Fort Bragg Barracks Contract
• DOL, GSA To Pay $24M For Bankrupt Contractor's Assets
• Coca-Cola Bottler Edits Hiring Policy As Part Of Sex-Bias Deal
• CORRECTED: Despite D.C. Circ. Win, Contractors Can't Ignore TAA Traps
• DOJ Names Schulte Roth Atty Head Of Criminal Appeals, Fraud
• 4th Circ. Set Stage For Endless FCA Suits, Justices Told
• Whistleblowers Say State Farm FCA Katrina Claims Preempted
• Mistaken Doc Distribution Doesn't Waive Privilege In FCA Row
• DOD Focus On Competition: What Contractors Should Know
• Ex-JPMorgan Execs Can't Nix Claims In SEC Pay-to-Play Suit
• GAO Sustains PwC Protest Of NASA Financial Audit Bid Award
• Pa. Pipe Fittings Co. Ducks FCA Suit Over Customs Fraud
• One Beacon, Fla. Insurer Settle Construction Contractor Row
• Antitrust, FCA Claims On Merck Mumps Vaccine To Advance
• Feds Urge High Court To Snub $41M KBR Repayment Claim
• 2nd Vendor Indicted In Ga. DOD Kickback Scheme
• Molina Healthcare Will Repay $19.2M To Wash. Authority
• Boston Scientific Whistleblowers Can't Duck Counterclaims
• Novartis Can't Escape FCA Drug Kickback Suit
• Corps of Engineers Can't Bury Suit Over Levee Soil Deal
• Army Contractor Claims Terrorism, Weather Delayed Project
• Skanska Closes On $900M Share Of $2.3B Fla. Highway Deal
• Time To Update Your Export Classifications
• 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
• AIG Unit Ducks Insurance Suit Over Guantanamo Bay Contract
• Samsung JV Can't Stop Release Of LA Subway Contract Bid
• DOD To Save By Reforming Pay, Not Acquisition, Analysts Say
• GSA Says $60B OASIS Contract Is Open For Business
• Document Storage Tips: Inside The Email Vault
• Medical Clinic Worker Can't Avoid 10-Year Term For Fraud
• Accenture Gets 6-Month Extension Of HealthCare.gov Contract
• PharMerica Can't Trim FCA Suit Over Painkiller Prescriptions
• 7th Circ. Ignored FCA Precedents, Whistleblower Nurses Say
• HUD Finds NJ Flouted Rules With $25M Post-Sandy Ad Buys
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Extortion Conviction Of Ex-NJ Deputy Mayor
• COFC Grants Stay In CGI's Protest Of Medicare Audit Services
• KBR Urges High Court To Restore Time Limits On FCA Suits
• Export Rules For Chemical Agents, Energy Weapons Expected
• Army Translation Subcontractor To Appeal $25M Suit Dismissal
• Trinity Wants McKool Smith Off Guardrail FCA Suit
• Florida Gas Claims Miami Beach Project Will Hinder Lines
• Smith & Nephew To Pay $8M To Settle FCA Suit With VA
• DOJ Launches FCA Suit Over Drugged Nursing Home Patients
• DOD Pursues Internal And Legislative Acquisition Reforms
• Hospitals Decry Federal Anti-Fraud Bill's Audits, Incentives
• 8th Circ. Gives Whistleblowers Upper Hand On FCA Pleadings
• KBR Subcontractor Challenges Jurisdiction In FCA Suit
• EPA OKs Carbon Storage For $1.7B Clean Coal Plant
• General Dynamics Wins $5.8B UK Armored Vehicle Contract
• The Glass Slipper: Searching For The FCA Case That Fits
• DC Circ. Affirms KBR Document Privilege In FCA Suit
• Veridyne Urges Fed. Circ. To Revive $1M Unpaid Invoice Suit
• Army Translators Seek Class Cert. In False Imprisonment Suit
• Calif. Appeals Decision Scrapping Teacher Tenure Laws
• Veris Group Adds Ex-GSA Cloud Cybersecurity Chief
• COFC Ruling May Hasten Commercial Contracting's Decline
• Gen. Dynamics Wins $140M USS Pearl Harbor Contract Mod
• Pushing Back On DCAA Audits: Part 3
• Pratt & Whitney Sues Supplier Over Misrepresented Metals
• Boeing Wins $235M Saudi Arabian Chopper Contract
• Judge Tosses Gov't's Claim For Indemnity In $264M FCA Suit