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Government Contracts - May, 2015

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• Feds Want $1.9M From Exec In $42M DOD Smuggling Ring
• Iowa Investors Sue US Over Fannie, Freddie 'Profit Sweep'
• Steel Co. Says Port Authority Owes $6.6M For WTC Project
• Crowell Scores Ex-Reed Smith Gov't Contracts Pro
• 21 Investigations Added To HHS Oversight Agenda
• House Panel Issues Subpoena In Spat Over $413M Facility
• Microsoft Hits IRS With FOIA Suit Over Quinn Emanuel Hiring
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• 8th Circ. Affirms Broadband Co. Win In $45M FCA Suit
• Lockheed Wins Modification Of 1976 Bribery Pact With SEC
• ViaSat Lands $478M Navy Radio Contract
• OLG Officer Slams Venable In Fee Spat
• Quicken Gets 'Lousy Loans' FCA Suit Sidelined
• Port Authority Takes Next Step In $3.6B LaGuardia Upgrades
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Fraud Conviction Of Pa. Hospice Owner
• NJ Cardiology Practice To Pay $3.6M For False Claims
• US Sues Contractors To Force Subcontractor Payments
• Holland & Knight Adds 3 Advisers To Clean Energy Team
• Duluth Asks DC Circ. To Review Indian Casino Revenue Deal
• DOD Rule Would Require Proof Of Delivery For Contractors
• Another McKenna Long Gov't Contracts Partner Joins Pillsbury
• Wheelchair Cos. Pay $7.5M To Settle FCA Allegations
• 4th Circ. Backs Insurer In Appeal Over Kickback Case
• KBR Ruling Likely To Encourage More FCA Litigation
• FCC Ready To Authorize $12.6M In Rural Broadband Support
• US Says Blackwater Guards Owe Iraqis Funeral Expenses
• DHS Offers $11M To Create Cyber Info-Sharing Standards
• Indictments In Helicopter Contract Fraud Case Dismissed
• Nurses' Whistleblowing Protected Under FCA, 4th Circ. Says
• FCC Suspends Telecom Co. From Lifeline After $20M Fraud
• 5 Things GCs Need To Know About Whistleblowers
• Telcordia Files New Conduct Code For Phone Routing Contract
• DOL Issues Guidance On Exec. Order For Gov't Contractors
• SpaceX Certified For Air Force Satellite Launches
• Allergan Can't Duck Eye Doctors' FCA Kickbacks Suit
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revive FCA Suit Against Bombardier
• A New Compliance Challenge For Cos. Doing Business In UK
• KBR Ruling May Force Gov't To Cut Wells Fargo Fraud Claims
• Pension Admins Who Took Assets Now Barred, DOL Says
• 5 FCA Takeaways From High Court's KBR Ruling
• Attys React To Supreme Court's Wartime Limits To FCA Ruling
• Navy Awards Lockheed $69M Modification For Japanese Ships
• Atty Sanctioned For Sneaking Evidence In Navy Asbestos Suit
• Medicare Fraudster Gets 7 Years For $3.3M Scam
• VA Used Bad Data To Fight Contracting Rules, Justices Told
• The More Important Part Of High Court's KBR Ruling
• Women-Owned Cos. Nab $496M Army Advisory Contract
• Nursing Homes Ink $4M Deal Over Drugged Patients
• L-3 Blasted For Saying Army Allowed Overbilling In FCA Row
• Army Sergeant Indicted For Fuel Theft At Afghan Base
• Pentagon Scraps $475M Big-Ticket Cyber Contract
• ACA, Health Care Overpayments And The 60-Day Rule
• Digging Through The New Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure
• 5 Insights From CBRE General Counsel Laurence Midler
• High Court Rules FCA Suits Not Covered By Wartime Rule
• Don't Stop Discovery Over DQ'd Atty In FCA Suit, Court Hears
• NY Atty Gets Prison For Bribery Scheme Over NJ Rail Project
• KBR Escapes $75M FCA Suit Alleging Transport Overcharges
• Judge Advises Cutting Pfizer, Others From Navy Asbestos Suit
• Senate OKs Bill To Keep $1.7B VA Hospital Project Going
• State Dept. Floats Changes To Arms Traffic Regulations
• Crowell Nabs Nat'l Defense Univ. Dean For Privacy Group
• USIS Whistleblower Wants Fraud Suit Protected In Ch. 11
• IPC Discovery Objections Misrepresent FCA Suit, US Says
• FCC Urges DC Circ. To Toss Appeal Of $460M Contract
• In Wisconsin, FCA Liability May Apply To E-Rate Program
• Muddled USAID Contract Unclear On Fumigation, Judge Rules
• Hospital Admin Gets 40 Years For $116M Medicare Scam
• La. Parish Sues Army Corps For $2M In Katrina Levee Repair
• CVS Continues Attempts To Nix Kickback Suit Over Coupons
• Feds Seek $10.6M Forfeiture For Research Grant Fraud
• Blackfeet Officials Say Tribal Court Is Fair In Water Dispute
• Novartis Catches Flak For Clawback Bid In FCA Kickback Row
• NYC Construction Co. To Pay $7M For Overbilling Scheme
• 11th Circ. Affirms Bribery Sentence For Ex-Ala. Governor
• Full Senate 'Torture Report' To Stay Secret, Judge Says
• NIST Starts Filling The Gaps In Cybersecurity Compliance
• NY Fights Bank Subpoenas In Ocwen Loan Mod Suit
• Contractor Gets Almost 3 Years For Kickbacks, Assault
• Grassley Presses DOJ, CMS On Medicare Advantage Fraud
• Judge Kills Suit Over Fickle Medicare Pay Policies
• 4th Circ. Urged To Rehear $25M Army Subcontract Dispute
• Dallas Anesthesiologist Indicted On Health Care Fraud Charges
• Frontier Seeks $2.8M Prejudgment In Amedisys Contract Row
• DOD Wasted $36M On Unused Afghan Building, SIGAR Says
• Calif. Court Revives LA County's $5M FCA Suit Against Builder
• TE Connectivity Sues Insurer Over Denial Of $6.5M Claim
• Private Colleges Say Dept. Of Education Loan Rules Illegal
• State Dept. OKs $1.9B Sale Of Guidance Kits, Bombs To Israel
• Fed. Claims Nixes Bank's $1.6M Gripe Over Failed Utilities Co.
• Texas Contractors, With Immunity And Liability For Some
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• 5th Circ. Widens RICO Reach In Houston Schools Contract Suit
• Claims Court Ups Anchor Savings Bank Award To $419.6M
• AIG Says Office Depot Can't Seek $15M Coverage Of FCA Suit
• House Agrees To DOE, Other Scientific Research Tweaks
• Navy Contractor Moves To Topple 'House of Cards' In IP Suit
• House Subcommittee Unveils $579B DOD Funding Bill
• UPS Pays $25M To Settle Gov't Package Delivery Fraud
• High Court Urged To Resolve Split Over Proof For FCA Suits
• Bus Tour Co. Joins Rival's $81M Suit Over National Mall Deal
• TCPA Row Gives Justices Chance To Pare Class Actions
• Justices Skip Fla. Hospital's Inmate Care Reimbursement Suit
• House Passes Six Veterans' Affairs Bills
• New Medicaid Bill Targets Soaring Generic-Drug Prices
• Embattled Petrobras Lays Groundwork For $1B Stock Offering
• 3M Rival Says Antitrust Suit Covers More Than Earplug IP
• House Passes $8.7B Coast Guard Funding Bill
• Chrysler Says Warranty Whistleblower's Claims Fail Again
• High Court Rejects $200M Planned Parenthood FCA Suit
• War Contractor Ordered To Pay $64K Over INA Violations
• DOE Floats Limits On Campus Debit Card Providers
• Judge Resigns After Accepting $250K From Old Firm
• Petrobras Hit With Another NYSE Stockholder Suit Over Bribes
• VA Contractor Pays $1M Fine For Faking Disabled Vet Status
• 'Extreme' Dental Billing Abounds In Calif., OIG Says
• Whistleblower Nails Home Care Biz With FCA Retaliation Suit
• GAO Denies Booz Allen Bid Protest Over Aircrew Training
• NJ Army Contractor Fights $1M IRS Bill's Use Of Cash Method
• Ex-Newark Deputy Mayor Denied Review Of Extortion Case
• Justices Will Decide If Offer Moots TCPA Class Action
• Consider 5 Things Before Choosing An E-Discovery Provider
• Commerzbank Settles FCA Suit Over Iranian Gold Trading
• Foreign Gov't Agreement With Oil Co. Is a Lease, IRS Says
• Quicken FCA Fight Should Stay In DC, Feds Say
• Shell's Report On FCPA Violation Privileged: Texas High Court
• Another NJ Doc Sentenced In $100M Blood Lab Bribe Scheme
• Altegrity Gets Nod To Put Ch. 11 Plan Up For Vote
• Covidien Accused Of Firing Salesman For Reporting Kickbacks
• BAE Says Workers' Sanctions Bid Is Over 'Fishing Expedition'
• Attys Not To Blame For Doc's Health Fraud Term: 11th Circ.
• House Passes $612B National Defense Authorization Act
• FCA Threats Are Likely Greatest Outside The Fortune 100
• LA Transit's FCA Suit Against Parsons Grinds To Halt
• NY Hospital To Pay $18.8M For Violating Anti-Kickback Laws
• Altegrity Defends Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• House Cuts Disputed Immigrant Clause From Defense Bill
• Gov't Dips Toe In FCA Suit Against Fire Safety Contractor
• KBR Upends $81M Iraq Toxin Verdict At 9th Circ.
• Coast Guard Budget Forces Hard Choices, GAO Tells Reps.
• PharMerica Inks $31.5M Deal Over Painkiller Practices
• Armstrong, Landis Each Demand Docs In Cycling FCA Suit
• Sen. Hatch Says IRS Hiring Of Quinn Emanuel Seems Illegal
• Ex-Army Doc Gets 6 Years For $8M Medical Contract Scheme
• Court-Appointed Experts — A Powerful But Rarely Used Tool
• SG Urges High Court To Nix Disability Hiring Rule Appeal
• NLRB Says DOL's Posting Rule Win Backs Union Election Rule
• Bankruptcy Judge Greenlights SIGA Insider Trading Probe
• US Bank Beats $2.3B FCA Suit Over Foreclosures
• Yorktel Claims NASA Blocked Its Access To IT Contract
• Siemens To Pay $6M To End Gov't Overcharging Investigation
• MWI Tells DC Circ. It's Not Liable For Violating FCA
• Former DOD Acting Inspector General Joins Holland & Knight
• DOD's Choice Of Super Cheap Contract Bid Is OK, GAO Says
• Phelps Dunbar Grows Construction Practice In Florida
• Sysco, US Foods Say Merger Won't Limit Customers' Options
• Health Co. Owner Gets 10 Years For $14M Medicare Fraud
• Petrobras Reimbursed $52M Following Corruption Scandal
• 4 Issues To Watch In Amarin's Off-Label Marketing Suit
• CDO Technologies, Lowry, SRA Win $181M Army IT Contract
• Bad Bookkeeping Mars DOD's 2014 Improper Payments Audit
• Raytheon Can't Block Review Of $19M Air Force Radar Deal
• Ex-Pharmacist Asks High Court To Revive FCA Kickback Suit
• DOJ Made $17M In Improper Payments In 2014, OIG Says
• Williams Mullen Adds Veteran Fed. Prosecutor
• Another Ex-Alstom Director Hit With UK Corruption Charges
• Whistleblowers Decry Allergan's FCA Immunity Bid
• Language Training Contractor Ripped Off Military, Suit Says
• Privilege Ruling In FCA Row 'Unsettling,' KBR Tells DC Circ.
• Former Georgia National Guard Employee Cops To Kickbacks
• Pillsbury Snags 13 Attys from McKenna Long In LA
• Software Contractor To Pay $9M To Settle DOJ Charges
• GE Scores $2B Taiwan Helicopter Engine Sales Contract
• 7 Key Moments To Preserve Objections At Jury Trials
• This Week In Congress: Blue Alert, Freedom Act, And TPA
• Bankrupt Siga Blasts Creditors' Investigation Bid
• Fla. Health Care Providers Settle FCA Claims For $7.5M
• Ex-Berger Group CEO Fined $4.5M, Confined For USAID Fraud
• DOD To Overpay $107M Under Meggitt Parts Contract: OIG
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Tribe's Bid For $17M Federal Funding
• Contractor To Pay $400K Over Misuse Of DOD Info
• Okla. Tribal Biz Off The Hook In $3M Gov't Contract Row
• Contractor Asks For Light Sentence Over Kickbacks, Assault
• 16 Hospitals End Bogus-Psychotherapy FCA Suit For $16M
• Mont. Town Accuses Tribal Officials Of Threats In Water Row
• NY Senior Housing Developer, Contractors Charged With Fraud
• 5 Must-Know Facts For Companies Blowing The FCA Whistle
• Bass Berry & Sims Reunites With Former Tennessee AG
• Fed. Circ. Says Navy Right To Revoke $27M In Contracts
• GAO Says DOD Whistleblower Retaliation Probes Have Lagged
• Hogan Lovells Guides $326M Deal For Cloud Services Co.
• ICE Detention Center Hits DOL With Suit Over Wage Hearing
• CVS Coupons Not Exempt From Kickback Law, Customer Says
• ProLogic Drops Ex-Subcontractor In $25M Trade Secrets Row
• Feds Intervene Against Novartis After Co-Defendant Settles
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• LA's Living Wage Law Unconstitutional, 9th Circ. Told
• Northrop Received $45M From US To End Satellite Beef
• 1st Amendment Orgs Back Wide View Of Texas Public Info Act
• Two Doctors Sentenced In Medical Lab Bribery Scheme
• Feds Tell High Court That VA Contract Law Isn't Limitless
• OSU Used False Study To Win $273M In Grants, FCA Suit Says
• Saul Ewing Adds Schnader Harrison Attys, PennDOT Counsel
• US Allies OK'd For $3.5B In Military Arms Sales
• FAA Chief Announces Drone Partnerships, Smartphone App
• Bath Iron Works Seeks Return To Arbitration In Union Dispute
• Cozen Nabs 10 From Dickstein Shapiro To Start AG Group
• GAO Denies $154M Army Logistics Contract Exclusion Protest
• Army Awards $50M Contract For Joint Alaska Complex
• GSA Subcontractor Sues For $4.3M Over Work On Int'l Bridge
• Boeing Kickback Case Is Compliance Program Success Story
• 4th Circ. Nixes Army Translation Subcontractor's $25M Suit
• House Bill Would Step Up Oversight Of DHS Purchases
• Former CEO Gets Year In Prison For Health Care Fraud
• Senate Passes Joint $1.1T 2016 Budget Plan
• Feds Ask Harris Corp. For IP Info In Exelis Deal
• Walgreen Says Revised FCA Suit Repeats Rejected Claims
• Drug Return Co. Worker Pleads Guilty In $116M Diversion Plot
• Bayer Can't Ship Reinstated Whistleblower 500 Miles Away
• 6th Circ. Upholds Convictions For Pill-Mill Masterminds
• Navy Shipbuilder Blasts Relators' Amended Claims In FCA Row
• Ambulance Cos. Ink $11.5M FCA Deal Over Kickbacks
• DaVita To Pay Record $495M To Settle Kidney Drug FCA Suit
• Jenner & Block Hires Ex-General Dynamics General Counsel
• Christie Sends Back Pension Fund Pay-To-Play Bill
• Lincare Says 'Arcane' FCA Suit Based on Unknowable Regs
• Sanctioned Ex-Meggitt Engineer Wants Attys' Fees Rejected
• Morgan Lewis Snags K&L Gates Gov't Contracts Pair
• Community Health FCA Whistleblower Wins Partial Atty Fees
• Navy Contractor XTec's Sanctions Request Denied In IP Row
• SAIC Awarded FAA Air Traffic Contract Worth Up To $727M
• Ex-NJ Deputy Mayor Blasts Feds' Opposition In Cert. Bid
• Accredo To Pay $60M In Novartis Exjade Kickback Suit
• Half Of Embezzling Sister Duo Cops To $1.3M Nonprofit Scam
• 6th Circ. Affirms Sanctions For Frivolous FCA Suit
• High Court's Armstrong Ruling Doesn't Kill Fla. Medicaid Suit
• KBR Can't Challenge Pentagon Audit, Judge Finds
• Raytheon Scores $559M SM-3 Missile Contract From DOD
• Pentagon Solicits $475M Omnibus Cybersecurity Contract
• New Health Frauds Abound In Big Calif. District, DOJ Attys Say
• Omnicare Wants To Boot One Relator From FCA Kickback Suit
• A Look At IRS Plan For Contracts With Foreign Contractors
• Military Contractor Gets 4 Years In Soldier Bribery Case
• OMB Posts IT Acquisition Reform Guidelines
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Employee No Whistleblower, Firm Says
• House Passes $35.4B Energy And Water Funding Bill
• Covington Snags McKenna Gov't Contracts Powerhouses