Government Contracts Archive » June, 2015

Government Contracts - June, 2015

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• Fort Dix Contractors Sentenced In Bribery, Extortion Case
• Nuclear Cos. Say Gov't Should Pay To Keep Their Lights On
• Tech Cos. Agree To Pay $75.5M To Settle FCA Claims
• Contractor Says Costs Award Doesn't Rectify $127M Snub
• US Demands Up To $3.35B From Novartis In FCA Suit
• Ex-VA Official Gets 4 Years In $1.2M Contracting Scheme
• New HHS OIG Unit To Specialize In Fines, Exclusions
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• Gov't Blasts Ex-NJ Party Boss' Bid For Acquittal
• AIG Presses Court To Trim Office Depot FCA Coverage Suit
• Pennsylvania Legislature Passes Liquor Privatization Measure
• GAO Rejects Bid Protest To DOD Analytics Contract Award
• Supreme Court To Hear Tribal Contract Costs Row
• A Welcome Review Of Suspension And Debarment Actions
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• El Paso Can't Ditch Suit Over Annexed Land Road Costs
• USAID Finalizes Vetting System For Assistance Recipients
• Pharmacy Pays $2.5M To Exit Drug Delivery FCA Suit
• Quicken Says Justice Dept. Suit Is Bigger Than Fraud Case
• Bankruptcy Court Can't Rule On CMS-Nursing Home Feud
• Inside New ITAR Rules For US Defense Service Providers
• Top 15 High Court Class Action Rulings Of The Past 15 Years
• DOD Praised As Fed Gov't Improves Small Biz Contracting
• High Court Won't Hear Amedisys Shareholder Appeal
• Corporate Attys Want More High Court Action After Slow Term
• Feds Call Ex-Wells Fargo VP's Discovery Claims Reckless
• Sheppard Mullin Snaps Up Ex-Garfunkel Wild Health Pro
• CVS Kickback Suit Tossed, Lack Of Nonpublic Info Cited
• Bombardier Asks 5th Circ. To Kill FCA Suit Over Plane Parts
• DuPont's Jury Win Nixed In FCA Suit Over Chemical Leaks
• Biz Group Exempt From Records Law, Texas Justices Say
• Judge Chokes Up At American Samoa Official's Sentencing
• KBR Ordered To Spill Investigation Docs At Heart Of FCA Case
• SEC Sets July Compliance Date For New Pay-To-Play Ban
• Military Major Fished For Bribes Then Retaliated, Suit Says
• Judge Allows 1st-Ever Split In FCA Trial
• The Top 3 New Do's And Don'ts For Law Firm Websites
• High Court ACA Ruling Averts Emergency For Fla. Lawmakers
• Gov't Contractor's COO Pleads Guilty To $1.6M Fraud
• McKenna Long Adds 5 Partners Ahead Of Dentons Merger
• Leidos, Ex-Workers Spar Over Injunction Bid In IP Battle
• NY High Court Gives Nod To NYC's $1B All-Nissan Taxi Plan
• Wells Fargo, Ex-Exec Blast Doc Clawbacks In Fraud Suit
• Feds Say KBR Waived Privilege For Investigation Docs
• House Agrees To Conference On $612B Defense Bill
• Lockheed Awarded $480M Air Force Contract
• ASBCA Opens Door To New Approach To Collective Bargaining
• Trucking Co. Head Latest Target In Tribal Corruption Probe
• LabMD Bid To Shield Evidence In Security Case Shot Down
• GOP Sen. Says Service Branches Need More Say In DOD Buying
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• NY Chiropractor Pleads Guilty In $7M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Watchdog Says IRS Awarded $19M To Tax-Owing Contractors
• GAO Urges Feds To Boost Cybersecurity After New Breaches
• Kuwaiti Contractor Wins DOD Doc Access For Defamation Suit
• Scope Of OPM Breach Still Uncertain
• Ill. Official Gets 8 Years For Kickbacks On $13M In Grants
• Attorney As FCA Whistleblower Remains Treacherous Ground
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• Lockheed Can Recoup Cleanup Costs From US, DC Circ. Told
• GAO Denies Graybar Protest Over $21M DLA Contract
• DC Circ. Revives FCA Suit Claiming AT&T Overbilled Schools
• 11th Circ. Affirms Contractor's Aircraft Parts Fraud Sentence
• Northrop Says Whistleblower's FCA Claims Are Subjective
• OIG Targets Part D Fraud One Week After National Sweep
• 4 Ways Defense Attys Will Attack FCA Sampling Experts
• Hoping High Court Puts 'Veterans First' In Kingdomware
• Abbott Accused Of Withholding Docs In Whistleblower Suit
• Georgia's Medicaid Refund Win Gets $15M Haircut
• Telcordia, Groups Can Intervene In Neustar DC Circ. Appeal
• Landis Fights For Williams & Connolly Docs In Armstrong Suit
• GAO Slaps Down IT Co.'s Challenge To Navy Contract Denial
• Leidos Says Ex-Workers Stole Secrets For Gov't Contract Bid
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Of Student Loan Servicing Case
• Conn. Seeks To Tighten Data Privacy Requirements
• High Court Agrees To Take On VA Contracting Rule Spat
• Feds Call Out Liability Issues In Altegrity's Ch. 11 Plan
• NJ Town Says It's Owed $500K Over Formula 1 Plans
• Ex-Army Staffer Gets 3.5 Years For $500K Bribery Scheme
• LA's Breach Of Contract Shuttered Ambulance Co., Suit Says
• Texas High Court Says Boeing Air Base Lease Can Be Private
• IT Consultant Can't Gut Navy Contractor's IP Suit
• Contractor Takes Calif. Arbitration Law Row To High Court
• Raytheon Loses Federal Claims Fight For Air Force Contract
• BAE Accused Of Overbilling Army On $3.6B Vehicle Contract
• Why Lateral Candidacies Fail
• Senate Dems Block Defense Funding Bill In Spending Fight
• France Clears 14 Firms Of Bribery In UN Oil-For-Food Program
• PWC Wants Gov't's $8.5B FCA Suit Tossed Over Lost Docs
• IRS Likely To Stay Mum On Quinn Emanuel Hiring
• NAACP Urges 3rd Circ. To Uphold Advertising Rights
• In $700M DOJ Sweep, Medicare Part D Fraud Stands Out
• Entergy Can Pursue $1.9M Nuclear Waste Removal Dispute
• KBR Says Kickback Claims Too Old To Prosecute In FCA Suit
• Senate Passes $612B Defense Bill Despite Veto Threat
• DARPA Should Re-Evaluate IT Contract Proposals, GAO Says
• Hundreds Charged In $712M Medicare Fraud Sweep
• 2 Minority Views From The Top Of BigLaw
• DOL Sues Staffing Agency Over Abuse, Deportation Threats
• Inspire Pharma Pays $5.9M To End FCA Suit Over Eye Drug
• 11th Circ. Vacates Administrator's 68-Mo. Fraud Sentence
• House Passes Raft Of Medicare Program Tweaks
• Ex-Justice Of The Peace Gets Probation, Fine In Billing Scam
• Excelitas Stuck In $13M FCA Suit Over Switches For Military
• Senate Sends $612B Defense Budget Bill To Final Vote
• Germany Gets EU Approval For $3B Broadband Build Out
• Lance Armstrong Blasts Bid For Atty Docs In FCA Suit
• Builder's Bad Faith Claim Is Premature, Calif. Court Says
• Air Force Taking Pitches On Twin Cyber Contracts Worth $98M
• Gov't Contractor Wants Rehearing In Coal Ash Cleanup Spat
• 4th Circ. Rebuffs Translators In $25M Army Subcontract Spat
• Pa. Construction Co. Execs Charged In $19M Highway Scam
• Contract Disputes Act Appeals: You First, I Insist
• Ex-Exec Gets 13 Years For Fraud Tied To Fatal Chopper Crash
• Liberty Medical Makes Push For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Miami Nursing Home To Pay Record $17M In Whistleblower Suit
• Fla.-Based Home Health Co. Settles FCA Claims For $1.3M
• IAP To Pay $7.1M To Settle Foreign Bribery Allegations
• Are P3s The 'New' Thing In Government Contracting?
• Ordnance Contests Raytheon Atty Fees For Sanction Motion
• Frontier Accepts $283M From FCC To Fund Rural Broadband
• FCC Blasts Neustar's 'Straw Man' In $460M Contract Appeal
• 9th Circ. Finds Tribes Not Subject To False Claims Act
• Northrop Air Force Comm. Contract Gets $145M Add-On
• Gov't Work Isn't Covered By Pa. Contractor Law, Justices Say
• Army Needs To Track 'Borrowed' Personnel Time, GAO Says
• Ex-Hospital Prez Appeals 45-Year Sentence For Medicare Fraud
• Texas Attorney Says He's Owed Fees In $17M Injury Suit
• Senate Dems Upbraided For Defense Funding Delays
• Brach Eichler Sues Former Client For $250K In Fees
• Cohen Seglias Merges With Thaler Liebeler Amid DC Launch
• Gilead Defective Drug FCA Suit Tossed For Second Time
• Office Depot Slams AIG's Move To Duck $30M FCA Coverage
• Allergan Seeks 3rd Circ. Take On 'Critical' FCA Questions
• Tips To Avoid Conflicts When Hiring In-House Lawyers
• Congress OKs Stopgap Funding For VA Hospital Construction
• FCA Trial Splitting Emerges As New Defense Tactic
• General Atomics Wins $737M Mod To Aircraft Carrier Deal
• Omnicare Urges Toss Of Remainder Of $630M FCA Suit
• Prison Phone Provider Hit With Class Action Over Rates
• When Reporting Employee Crime Leads To Defamation Suit
• This Week In Congress: Health Care, National Security
• LA Utility Retiree Accused Of Bilking $4.4M From Contracts
• Amedisys Urges High Court To Hear Revived Shareholder Suit
• McKesson Nabs $6B DOD Pharmaceutical Deal Extension
• Raytheon Wins $209M In Contracts For Radars, Gun Turrets
• Senator Slams Pentagon 'Slush Fund,' Clinging Earmarks
• Why Law Firms Collapse
• Hanford Whistleblower Settles With DOE Contractor
• Calif. High Court Takes Contractors' Prevailing Wage Fight
• Waste Co. Says Claim Not Untimely In $1M Polluted Oil Row
• Anesthesia Clinic Beats FCA Suit Over Vague Medicare Rule
• Military Brass Want More Say During Acquisitions
• Senate Rejects Cybersecurity Proposal Amid NDAA Debate
• NJ Man Cops To $65M Russian Export Scheme
• NASA Administrator's Criticism Fails To Block Funding Cuts
• Triple Canopy Asks High Court To Revive Appeal Of FCA Case
• Gov't Says Docs In $8.5B Fraud Case Properly Privileged
• Sanctions Sought For Fire Safety Contractor, Attys In FCA Row
• House Passes $579B Pentagon Spending Bill For 2016
• French Antitrust Watchdog Fines Telecom Co. $6.3M
• Group Home Owner Appeals 12-Year Medicare Fraud Sentence
• GAO Slams Administration For Wasteful IT Procurement
• House Begins Debate On $579B Pentagon Bill As Veto Looms
• Former US Atty Joins Miami Fraud Litigation Boutique
• DOJ Decries 'Extraordinary' FCA Trial Split For Hospice
• NYC Splits With For-Profit Prison Provider After Audit
• Health Execs Ask 11th Circ. To Ax Convictions For $70M Fraud
• South Korea, Lebanon OK'd For $2B In Military Arms Sales
• Landis Seeks Williams & Connolly Docs In Armstrong Suit
• Grand Jury Testimony Disallowed In KBR Bribery Case
• Ex-Hospital Admin Gets 45 Years For $158M Medicare Fraud
• Dynetics Sues IRS Over $3M In Disallowed Research Credits
• US Navy, General Dynamics Hit With $2.2M Oil Spill Suit
• A 5-Point Plan To Save Our Juries
• Inspector General's Kickback Alert Signals Doc Crackdown
• Football Helmet Testing Spat Should Go To Jury, Plaintiff Says
• Bayer Must Face FCA Claims Over Off-Label Trasylol Marketing
• Senior Coast Guard Official Becomes DOD Procurement Head
• Texas Court Hits Trinity With $663M FCA Judgment
• DOE Hit With 3rd Suit Over Calif. Nuke Plant Cleanup
• $576B Defense Bill Steams On With OK From Senate Panel
• Senate Keeps Contentious War Funding Clause In $612B NDAA
• Gov't Says Medicare Fraudster Can't Change Plea
• Whistleblower Says Walgreen Kept Up Fraud After FCA Deal
• Army Corps Subcontractor Shakes 'Buy American' FCA Suit
• DOD, Others Propose Small Business Subcontracting Rule
• BioScrip Can't Hide Behind Omnicare In Securities Suit
• Houston GOP, Dems Back Narrow View Of Public Info Act
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive FCA Suit Against Wis. College
• Navy, Huntington Ingalls Ink $4.3B Deal For Aircraft Carrier
• Defense Contractors Spending More On Cybersecurity: Survey
• DOE Ducks $450M Loan Corruption Suit In Fed. Claims Court
• Army Secretary McHugh To Step Down, Pentagon Says
• Ex-NJ Party Boss Convicted Of Corruption Seeks New Trial
• Exelis Loses $364M Air Force Award At Federal Claims Court
• High Court To Eye 'Untainted' Asset Freezes In Criminal Suits
• Neustar Fights FCC Bid To Toss Appeal Over $460M Contract
• FirstNet Searching For Private Sector Partnership
• This Week In Congress: Export-Import Bank And The NDAA
• Fla. Judge Vacates $90M Judgment As Parties Settle FCA Suit
• Texas Paid $191M On Bad Medicaid Orthodontia Claims: OIG
• Food Co. To Pay DC Schools $19.4M In Whistleblower Suit
• Verizon, Sprint, AT&T Duck $2.6B False Claims Act Suit
• Merck Whistleblowers Demand More Info On Mumps Vaccine
• ProLogic Drops $25M Trade Secrets Suit Against Ex-Workers
• Judge Urged To Revive Gov't Contract Row With Tribal Biz
• Senate OKs Plan To Stop Paying NFL To Honor Troops
• 1st Circ. Urged To Revive HHS Worker Discrimination Suit
• Community Health Unit Settles Ex-Exec's FCA Kickback Suit
• Texas Eye Clinic Hit With FCA Suit Over Medicare Billing
• GAO Says Lack Of Hiring Plan Doomed Bid For $24M Contract
• NJ Investment Official Defends Fund Manager Fees
• Jury Frees Armet Of FCA Suit As Criminal Case Looms
• Gov't Urges 6th Circ. En Banc Rehearing In $664M FCA Row
• Senators Debate Block On $38B In Contentious DOD Funds
• Boeing Wins $466M Missile Guidance Repair Contract
• STGi Says There's No Class To Certify In Navy Leave Case
• GAO Grounds Protest Of NASA's $20M Launch Pad Contract
• Navy Contractor Can't Escape IP Suit Counterclaim
• Cephalon Must Face Most Of FCA Off-Label Marketing Suit
• House Passes $51.4B DOJ, Commerce 2016 Funding Bill
• Agencies Tweaks Contract Bundling Regs To Aid Small Biz
• Small Carriers Want A Voice In Switch To New Phone Router
• Supreme Court Urged To Hear Tribal Contract Costs Row
• Northrop Gets $2.5B FCA Suit Tossed After Atty Relator DQ'd
• KBR Wants US Sanctioned For Testimony Use In Bribery Case
• Gov't Scores TRO To Force Subcontractor Payments
• Senate Begins Debate On $612B NDAA Despite Veto Threat
• DC Circ. Snuffs Out $2B Iraq War Contractor Mass Tort Claims
• 9th Circ. Leaves LA Living Wage Law In Place
• Kansas Tribe Says DOI Mismanaged Trust Lands In KC
• House Panel Advances $579B Defense Funding Bill For 2016
• 6th Circ. Flips Immunity Ruling In Coal Ash Cleanup Row
• Ex-Okla. Tribe Official Gets Prison For Pay-To-Play Scheme
• DOD Skipped Set-Asides In Tent Contract, Fed. Circ. Told
• Japan To Buy 4 E-2D Radar Planes For $1.7B
• First Tennessee Cops To Bad Loans In $212.5M FCA Deal
• Scan Health Plan Whistleblower Cut From $322M FCA Deal
• Rotech Denied Protest Of $46M VA Home Health Contract
• States Want In On New Charges Against Novartis In Exjade Suit
• 5 Insights From Schneider Electric GC Peter Wexler
• Aerospace Cos. Face More Corruption Risk Than Ever Before
• Issues Of Concern In Proposed Gov't Contractor Labor Rules
• DOD Eases Scrutiny Of Foreign Military Sales Benefits
• Fla. Compounding Pharmacy Pays $3.8M To Settle FCA Suit
• Guam Co. Not Covered For Dry Dock Sinking, 9th Circ. Affirms
• High Court Won't Hear Whistleblower FCA Suit Against HMA
• DOD, GSA Float New Multiple-Award Contract Definitions
• Honeywell Says Army Subcontract Suit Lacks Underlying Deal
• Texas Bill Would Crack Down On No-Bid State Contracts
• Dynetics Denied Tax Credits For Subcontracted Research
• High Court Revives Verizon Whistleblower's 2nd FCA Suit
• Engility Says Serbian Genocide Suit Belongs In Croatia
• CMS Unveils Huge Trove Of Hospital, Doc Billing Records
• Army, KBR Spar In $55M Iraq Contract Row At Fed. Circ.
• Dean Skelos, Son Plead Not Guilty To Corruption Charges
• When It Comes To Crop Insurance, The FCA Bears Fruit