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Government Contracts - November, 2014

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• DOJ Hits Nev. Hospice With FCA Suit Over Medicare Bills
• E&Y's Army Audit Contract Not A Slight To IBM, Court Says
• Safety Group Can't Intervene In $175M FCA Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• United Tech. Wins $105M Mod To Propulsion System Contract
• Texas City Immune From Atty Fees In Energy Contract Dispute
• 2 Years On, FCA Battles Test Caronia Ruling's Reach
• Rolls-Royce Nabs $287M Engine Maintenance Contract
• Sikorsky Scores $316M Mod To Weapons Contract
• DOD Must Give Sikorsky Contract Data To Small Biz Group
• 5 Lessons From DOJ's Blockbuster FCA Haul
• Reminder: FCPA Charges Can Focus On Improper Gifts Alone
• GE Claims Contractor Immunity In Removing Asbestos Suit
• New Defense Chief Faces Tough To-Do List
• NY Judge Says $18M Venable Overcharge Suit Belongs In DC
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive FCA Suit Against Siemens
• Lockheed, MTA Trade Post-Trial Barbs In $300M Contract Row
• G4S Government Solutions Sells For $135M To PE Owner
• Crop Insurers Sue FCIC Over $200M Rate Adjustment
• GE Scores $329M Air Force Engine Repair Contract
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• DOD, NASA Finalize Higher Contract Quality Rules
• Breaking Down The Top 5 Candidates To Replace Hagel
• Fla. Nursing Home Expansion To Spur Litigation Wave
• FCC Wireless Spectrum Bids Exceed $36B
• Judge Balks At 6th Circ. Review Of FCA Extrapolation
• L-3 Scores $218M IT Contract From Geointelligence Agency
• Rendell Questions Impact Of Wolf's No-Bid Contract Plan
• Boeing Subcontractor Gets 15 Months In Kickback Case
• A Closer Look At GAO's 2014 Bid Protest Stats
• Lockheed Secures F-35 Contract Mod Worth $4.1B
• DOD Contractor Wants Arbitration In $3M Car-Shipping Row
• KBR Granted Reprieve On Whistleblower Doc Turnover Order
• Hagel Steps Down, But Will Serve Until Successor In Place
• Urgency To Use P3 Grows, But Lack Of Law Is An Obstacle
• CH2M Fires Off $11M Suit Over Canceled Air Force Contract
• Walgreen Says Unwanted Refill FCA Suit Lacks Evidence
• GAO Urges Congress To Keep Tabs On US Navy Carrier Costs
• BAE-South Korea Row Offers Rare Look At FMS Failure
• CACI Lands $182M Naval Sea Logistics Support Contract
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive FCA Suit Over Wholesale Drug Costs
• Ill. High Court Sinks False Claims Suit Over Gas Rate
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Eli Lilly, Takeda Win Dismissal Of Ark. Taxpayer Actos Suit
• Prime Healthcare Can't Slip $50M Medicare Billing FCA Suit
• 5 Convicted In $200M Medicare Con Ask 11th Circ. For Retrials
• Fluor Strikes Deal With Contractor In $17M Hot Shower Suit
• Northrop Nabs $116M Award To Upgrade US Targeting System
• $6B Record Haul For DOJ As FCA Reaches New Heights
• DOD Risks Excessive Reliance On Contractors, GAO Says
• DOD Brass Says Tough Trade-Offs Loom For Intel Spending
• Ex-Air Force Officer Gets 3 Years For $5M Bribery Scheme
• Software Co.'s Bid Protest Over DHS Contract Tossed
• Boeing Wins $195M Electronics Contract Mod From US Navy
• Novartis FCA Case Reaffirms Importance Of Company Policies
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• DOD Pushes $188M Lockheed, Northrup F-16 Greece Sale
• GAO Sustains 4 Protests Over Air Force NetCents Contract
• Federal Judge Cuts Baltimore's Claims Against Unisys
• Fla. Man Tells 11th Circ. He Found Illegal Humana Incentives
• European Defense Cos. Win €1B Fighter Radar Contract
• DOJ Tallies $25B In Fiscal 2014
• DOD Watchdog Critiques Lockheed C-5 Contract Oversight
• Contractor Lacks Standing For CMS Audit Suit, Fed. Circ. Told
• GAO Urges Tighter Reins On Foreign Worker Recruiting Fees
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• Kuwaiti Contractor Demands Deposition From DOD
• Ex-Fla. Hospital Exec Pleads Guilty In $67M Medicare Fraud
• Enviros Say DOD Discharging Explosive Near Water Supply
• Harris Wins $159M Tactical Radio Contract From Canada
• Wells Fargo, Feds Call Off Talks In $189M Loan Fraud Suit
• Contractor To Pay $2.72M To Settle EPA Kickback Claims
• Pa. Hospice Co. Execs Want Medicare FCA Suit Tossed
• US Contractor Tells 9th Circ. Concepcion Backs Arbitration
• US Renews Bid To Resolve KBR Kickback Suit
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• Sikorsky Nets $771M Army Helicopter Contract
• Novation — At The Crossroads Of M&A And Gov't Contracts
• ALJ Stubs Out Fla. Lottery Plan For Medical Pot Dispensers
• $7.7B Nuclear Waste Plant Deadline Pushed Back 10 Years
• Pre-Auction, FCC Makes Bid Rules More Small-Biz Friendly
• EU Trade Barrier Report Bashes US Procurement Policies
• SEC Sanctions Defense Co. Employees For FCPA Violations
• Northrop Scores $210M Joint STARS Air Force Contract
• KBR Tells High Court Tipster Is Wrong On Fraud Law Limits
• FINRA Pitches Pay-To-Play Rule After SEC Courtroom Win
• Airbus Scores $488M Orion Service Module Contract
• Boeing-Led Team Nabs $523M Aussie Military Contract
• FCA Case Will Likely Set Standard On ACA Overpayments
• Drug Return Co., Execs Plead Not Guilty To $116M Fraud
• DC Circ. Rules USAID Worker Jailed In Cuba Can't Sue US
• Troubled Nuclear Fleet To Undergo Major DOD Overhaul
• Pa. PUC Slams Philly Council Inaction On $1.86B Utility Sale
• Judge Rips 'Disaster' Lockheed-MTA Contract In $300M Trial
• Jury Acquits Former HMA Executive On Obstruction Charge
• BAE Fights $43M Claim Over Nixed S. Korean F-16 Contract
• Whistleblower Can't Join $21M Sprint Wiretap FCA Suit
• General Dynamics Wins $255M Armored Vehicle Upgrade Deal
• State Dept. OKs $700M In BAE, General Dynamics Sales To Iraq
• SEC's New Enforcement Weapon Against Municipal Officers
• 7th Circ. Tosses Medicaid FCA Suit Against Shopko
• Calif. Joins FCA Suit Alleging $150M BP Natural Gas Scam
• Sens. Decry Air Force's Proposal To Shrink A-10 Fleet
• Obama Boots Flub-Prone Navy Nominee
• Feds Slam Mt. Sinai's Bid To Dodge Medicaid Repayment Row
• Wolf's No-Bid Contract Ban Bad News For Establishment Firms
• Fla. Oversight Law Found To Impair Hospital Operator's Rights
• Contractors Urge Fed. Circ. To Overturn 'Absurd' CMS Ruling
• Caltech Prof Files Whistleblower Suit Over Spying Reports
• State Dept. OKs Boeing's $1.6B Aircraft Sale To Australia
• Tactical Wins Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation After 2 Asset Sales
• 2nd Circ. Keeps Crane Co. Asbestos Suit In Federal Court
• Rep. Wants Details On Federal Employee Cybersecurity Breach
• 5 Best Practices For Responding To Federal OIG Subpoenas
• Sandia Misused US Funds To Lobby Over Contract, DOE Says
• Gov't Staffing Contractor Escapes Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Home Health Co. To Pay $25M To Settle Medicare FCA Suit
• Northrop Wins $306M Drone Support Contract
• Pa. Gov.-Elect To Ban No-Bid Contracts With Law Firms
• DOD Needs To Get In Global Game, Says Finmeccanica CEO
• DaVita Hit With Sanction Request In Kidney Drug FCA Suit
• DOD's Work Blasts Congress For 'Hamstringing' Budget
• Lockheed Awarded $63M US Air Force Satellite Contract Mod
• How Trade Secrets Law Protects Contractor Proposal Info
• VA To Restructure In Wake Of Scandals
• KBR Must Release Criminal Investigation Docs In FCA Suit
• 5 Big Targets On The HHS Watchdog's Hit List
• AIDS Group Sues To Make LA Hand Over HIV Funding Docs
• Navigating Inbound Chinese Investment Through The CFIUS
• Navy Telecom Contractors Sentenced For Bribery Plot
• Sparton, Ultra Electronics Nab $195M Navy Contract Mod
• High Court To Settle Rift On Service Deadline Extensions
• 9th Circ. Partially Revives Hanford Whistleblower's Suit
• Ex-NYC Police Commish Says $300M Lockheed Security Failed
• Attys Tend To 'Buy Themselves Off' In Class Deals, Judge Says
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Vinson, Cooley
• Biotronik Pays $4.9M To Settle FCA Kickback Claims
• Munger Tolles Wins Ruling That Army's Delays Flouted FOIA
• Head of Miss. Prisons Charged In $1M Corruption Scheme
• Contractor Demands Sanctions For US In $78M Forfeiture Suit
• 5 Insights From Honeywell General Counsel Kate Adams
• Raytheon-Led Group Snags $2B Space Launch Contract
• NY Home Health Care Co. Pays $35M To Settle FCA Suit
• Growing Gov't Crackdown On Health Care Fraud: Part 3
• October FCA Enforcement: How Gov't Contractors Fared
• Marine Charged With Fraud Over Presidential Copter Contract
• Maccaferri, Hesco Bastion Win $500M DOD Barrier Contract
• Cephalon Wants FCA Off-Label Suits Heard Separately
• Shell Seeks End To FCPA Defamation Suit In Texas High Court
• Carlyle Nabs $290M In Booz Allen Stake Sale
• Home Care Co. To Pay $1.65M To Settle FCA Suit
• DOD Seeks OK For $1.4B Missile Deal With South Korea
• Fla. AG Accuses Co. Of Falsely Promising GSA Contracts
• SEC Settles Bond Fraud Claim Tied To Hollywood Studio Flop
• Boeing Whistleblowers Want 10th Circ. To Hear $4.8B Suit
• Babcock Spins Off Generation Biz Amid Activist Pressure
• South Korea Cancels $140M F-16 Upgrade Contract With BAE
• Growing Gov't Crackdown On Health Care Fraud: Part 2
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Becker & Poliakoff's Jeff Cazeau
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• DOD Acquisitions Chief Says Tech Dominance Under Threat
• UK, France Pony Up $192M For Drone Development
• Traffic Tech Co. Faces New Gov't Contracts Monopoly Suit
• Bechtel, Others Win Deals Under UK's $262B MOD Overhaul
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• Nursing Home's Ch. 11 Threatens Agency Police Powers
• Biz Groups Say Texas Ruling Undermines FCPA Enforcement
• Polsinelli Adds Ex-Coblentz Patch Health Care Ace In SF
• Orbital Replaces Faulty Engines To Keep NASA Contract
• Watchdog Says Poor DOD Quality Oversight Comes At A Price
• Raytheon Pays $420M For Surveillance, Cybersecurity Co.
• Growing Gov't Crackdown On Health Care Fraud: Part 1
• New Opportunities For US Defense Contractors In India
• With Senate Flip, GOP Will Have Sequestration In Crosshairs
• 2 Firms Pursuing Civil Claims Over Trinity Guardrails
• Exelis To Launch $350M Stock Buyback Through 2016
• Booz Allen Unit Nabs $53M Air Force Engineering Contract
• Lockheed Nabs $272M Modification To Taiwan F-16 Contract
• HUD To Seek High Court Review Of Housing Bid Process
• Gov't Tries To Get Paid Via Gosselin Successor Liability
• Do Hospitals Need A Compliance Officer Privilege?
• NJ Racetrack Co. Says Wagering Deal Needs More Oversight
• Fed. Claims Nixes Wetland Bank's $1.4M Army Corps Suit
• Pa. Woman Says Shire Dumped Her For Whistleblowing
• KBR Fights Latest Bid For Documents In FCA Row
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Senate Filibuster Appeal
• Star Dynamics Booted From Ch. 11 As Judge Blocks $5M Sale
• XL, Continental Off Hook For Shipbuilder's FCA Defense Costs
• BAE Wins $142M Mod To US Army Artillery Vehicle Contract