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Government Contracts - July, 2015

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• Tribe Urges High Court To Pass On Ex-Contractor's Suit
• LA Coliseum Bribery Suit Won't Pause For Criminal Trial
• Lawmakers Question If SpaceX Should Lead Blast Probe
• Whistleblower Points To Texas Rulings In Omnicare FCA Suit
• NJ Justices Won't Review Waste Contract Dispute After All
• Defense Agency's $49M Contract Award Flawed, GAO Says
• Medicare Does Not Cover Lab's Cancer Test, Judge Rules
• Xerox Wins Suit Over Navy Office's Early Contract Termination
• 3 Class Actions Before The Supreme Court
• 7 Keys To Improving Your Direct Examination
• Cephalon Can't Dodge Provigil Claims In FCA Off-Label Suit
• OMB Mulling Cybersecurity Guidelines For Contractors
• Honeywell Gets Army Subcontractor Suit Pared Back
• NuVasive Inks $14M FCA Deal Over Kickbacks, Off-Label Uses
• Miami Tunnel Workers Say They Were Denied Overtime Pay
• Insurer Must Defend Mayor, Not City In $11M Stadium Spat
• Defense Contractor Loses 3rd GAO Protest On DLA-Energy Bid
• Medicare Contractors Overpaid $36M For Drugs, Audit Finds
• Leidos Wins $9B Deal To Revamp DOD Health Records System
• Constantine Cannon Nearly Doubles Whistleblower Practice
• Former Tribe Official Pleads Guilty In Corruption Scheme
• US Atty Sees Big FCA Hauls Looming In Fla.
• Whistleblower To Take CVS Kickback Suit To 7th Circ.
• Army Contractor Indicted For Breaching Computer Security
• Contracting Flaws Found At Texas Land Office
• Venable Beats OLG's $6M Counterclaim In Fee Fight
• State Farm Asks 5th Circ. To Rehear Katrina FCA Row
• Hospice Chain Fights To Keep DOJ Sanctions For FCA Trial
• Wisconsin Bell Wants To Appeal E-Rate Ruling In FCA Suit
• Tenn. Hospital Asks High Court To Block FCA Suit
• IT Co. Owners Plead Guilty To $30M Gov't Contract Fraud
• 9th Circ. Confirms FCA Relator's Conviction Bars Recovery
• Whistleblower Fights Trinity's Bid For New Guardrails Trial
• House Votes To Exempt Vets From ACA Employer Mandate
• Embattled NJ Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery Charges
• House OKs CBP Acquisition And 'Preclearance' Tweaks
• Officials Unveil $4B LaGuardia Airport Redevelopment Plan
• Judge Made 'Clear Error' On FCA Trial Sanctions, DOJ Says
• DOD Accused Of Ignoring GAO Ruling Over $49M Contract
• Lockheed Nabs $1.5B Missile Defense Deal With US, Others
• Paging Providers, CMS Changes To Stark Law May Help You
• Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
• This Week In Congress: Continuing Resolution Looms
• Blank Rome Sues Air Force For Dominion Contract Records
• VA Small Biz Contract Lacked Sufficient Research, GAO Says
• Gov't Says Armstrong Not Prejudiced By Late Doc Disclosure
• ICE Detention Officers In NJ Fight For Arbitration
• Sanctions Refused Again In Fire Safety Contractor FCA Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Square, Comcast, PAE, Barclays
• Kan. Sues To Block Army Food Contract Change At Fort Riley
• GAO Says Air Force Was Biased In Awarding $58M Contract
• Sikorsky Facing Criminal Investigation On Navy Overbilling
• Gov't Aims To Nix La. Parish's Suit Over Levee Land Cost
• ICBM Backup Battery Whistleblower Case To Go Before Jury
• 11th Circ. Won't Revisit Ex-Kaplan Worker's Axed FCA Suit
• VA Bills Tackle Benefit Claims Backlog, Construction Overruns
• LA Missed Out On $56M, Auditor Says In $11M Breach Suit
• Steris Corp. Accused Of Selling Tainted Goods To Gov't
• Air Force Officer Pleads Guilty To Contract Bribery Scheme
• Another NJ Doc Gets Prison In Med Lab Bribe Scheme
• Congress Continues To Threaten Contracting By Inverted Cos.
• Waste Co. Accuses San Francisco Of Steering $130M Contract
• Raytheon Gets Nod For $245M Missile Sale To Lebanon
• GAO Tells CMS To Fix Checks On Docs' Licenses, Locations
• Dean Skelos, Son Hit With New Charges In Corruption Case
• Industry To Cut DOD Copter Costs Through Shared Parts
• OLG Can't Nix Venable's Fraud Claims In Fee Row
• Pa. Firms Could Face Suits Over Advising Indicted Ex-Mayor
• Low Levels Of FCPA Enforcement Continued In Q2
• Cephalon Can't Ditch FCA Claims In Off-Label Marketing Suit
• Contractor's Offer Of Total Relief Moots Suit, Justices Told
• FCPA Challenges Make For Spotty Trial Record For DOJ
• Lockheed Tells DC Circ. Feds Can't Duck Cleanup Costs
• 3 Construction Execs Jailed For Petrobras-Related Corruption
• Shipbuilding Startup Sues US Over Patent Gag Orders
• Md. Health Exchange Creator To Pay $45M Over Site's Crash
• Quicken Suit Is Preemptive FCA Challenge, US Says
• USAF Loses Bid To Review SUFI's $113M Contract Win
• SIGA Trustee Fights $700K In Executive Bonuses
• Mental Health Clinics Accused Of Illegal Operations, Bill Fraud
• Lance Armstrong FCA Suit Can't Get Past Discovery Issues
• Gov't Contractors Say $12M FCA Suit Falls Flat
• DOD Defeats IP Suit Over F-35 Fighter Pilot Helmet Tech
• GOP Wants To Divert VA's Energy Spending To Health Care
• Wells Fargo Slams Clawback In $189M Mortgage Fraud Row
• US Wants Afghan Bank Tossed From $77M Forfeiture Row
• US Ordered To Pay $20.6M In Entergy Nuclear Waste Suit
• Watchdog Questions $28.4M In USAID Afghan Project Costs
• BIA Must Pay Tribe Contract Costs For Not Explaining Refusal
• DOJ's IT Plan To Focus On Info Sharing, Cybersecurity
• Defense Intelligence Agency Unveils $6B IT Contract Awards
• Jenner Nabs Ex-Proskauer Corporate Finance Partner In LA
• OSI Brass Hit With Derivative Suit Over TSA Scanner Issues
• Watchdog Urges Pentagon To Improve SATCOM Procurement
• Louis Berger International Settles FCPA Charges For $17.1M
• Ex-NJ Party Boss Presses Forward With Acquittal Effort
• Fla. To Investigate Red-Light Camera Co. Municipal Contracts
• Pentagon Official Wants NDAA Acquisition Reform Changed
• VA's Interagency Contract Data Off By Nearly $1B, GAO Says
• Omnicare Continues Push To Nix $630M FCA Suit
• Spotlight On Medicare Jurisdiction Issues In Bankruptcy
• Rural Lender Tells FCC It's A Safe Bet Even Without FDIC
• 9th Circ. Rules Whistleblower's Felony Bars FCA Payout
• Endo Whistleblower Gets 24% Cut Of $140M FCA Deal
• US Seeks Prison Sentence For Exec In DOD Smuggling Ring
• NASA Gave Foreigners Access To Controlled Tech: Watchdog
• Philly Tells 3rd Circ. It Has Right To Ban NAACP Airport Ad
• The Health Care Governance Implications Of Tuomey
• Owners, CEO Of Nat. Guard Contractor Indicted For Bribery
• Northrop, Lockheed To Upgrade S. Korean F-16s For $2.5B
• Car Safety Groups Want 5th Circ. Help In Trinity FCA Suit
• Navy Subcontractor Sued Over $23M Claim In Fatal Accident
• Dems. Seek To Stop Financial Regulator 'Revolving Door'
• Feds Net $8.4M FCA Settlement From Fla. Pharmacy
• Lockheed Unit Scores $718M More For Work On F-35 Fighter
• Sen. Blocks Vote To Confirm 5 Fed. Claims Judge Nominees
• New Zealand Finalizes Accession To $1.7T Procurement Deal
• Contractor Donation Ban Ruling Is Not A Precedent-Setter
• Feds Tell DC Circ. They Already Paid Lockheed For Cleanup
• Williams & Connolly Can Keep Docs In Armstrong FCA Suit
• PWC Wants More Docs From Gov't In $8.5B Fraud Case
• Lawmakers Train Sights On Part D Insurers Over Billing Fraud
• Mexican Oil Co.'s HP Bribery Suit Sent To Drawing Board
• 5th Circ. Allows More Discovery In Katrina FCA Row
• Bombardier Whistleblower Tells 5th Circ. New Evidence Secret
• NJ Woman Gets 3 Years For Bribing VA Official For Contracts
• USDA's Quick Timeline In Wildfire Contract OK, GAO Says
• Ex-Pa. Capital Mayor Allegedly Misused Public Cash For 20 Years
• Texas High Court Boosts Corporate Confidentiality Protection
• Wastewater District Can't Just Cancel Government Contracts
• House Passes 4 Bills To Overhaul SBA Loan Programs
• Ex-NJDOT Worker Gets 3 Years In Rail Project Bribery Case
• Relator Can't Add Evidence In FCA Case Against Ex-NFL Star
• VA Hit With FOIA Suit Over Construction Doc Requests
• Sanofi-Aventis Shakes FCA Suit Over Lovenox
• Victims Of Blackwater Guards Denied Restitution
• Hiring Software Creates Legal Minefield Amid Outdated Regs
• Lincare Dodges Bulk Of FCA Suit Over Medicare Marketing
• Fed. Claims Chief Judge Urges Congress To Fill Vacancies
• Army National Guard Sgt. Gets 42 Months In Bribery Scheme
• Gov't Blasts Contractor Sanctions Bid In $78M Bribery Suit
• The P3 Wars
• City Of Dallas Says Affordable Housing FCA Claims Barred
• Fla. Man Gets 20 Years For $21M Payroll Tax Fraud Scheme
• NSA Shakes Kuwaiti Food Contractor's FOIA Suit
• World Duty Free Turns To Court In Tampa Airport Bid Dispute
• OPINION: Why I Sued To Open The Presidential Debates
• Fired Contractor Cries Conspiracy Over NY Canal Project
• State Dept. Clears $100M Border Surveillance Sale To Egypt
• Mich. Doc Gets 45 Years For Giving Healthy Patients Chemo
• Blackwater Guards Can't Avoid Paying Victims, Feds Say
• Walgreen Puts Up $22.4M To End NY Medicaid Billing Probe
• Kingdomware And The Rule Of 2
• Top Texas Supreme Court Cases Of 2015: Midyear Report
• 9th Circ.'s FCA Ruling To Spark More Whistleblower Fights
• No Need to Centralize Inmate Calling Suits, JPML Told
• US Lacks Strategy For $1B Afghan Law Programs: Report
• Obama Troubled With 21st Century Cures Act Funding
• 4 FCA Suits Allege Biogen Paid Kickbacks To Prescribers
• Senate Sends Defense Bill To Conference, Rejects OCO Limit
• Detroit Bridge Co. Goes To DC Circ. For Coast Guard Permit
• Shipping Cos. Pay DOJ, Relators $5M To Settle FCA Suit
• Former Employee Slams HCA's Bid To Toss FCA Suit
• Air Force To Require More Cybersecurity In Acquisitions
• Full 6th Circ. Won't Rethink $664M FCA Award Reversal
• ManorCare Rebuts DOJ Claims In Sweeping FCA Case
• Anadarko Can Push Trade Secret Claim In Open Records Row
• Ex-Contractor Exec Gets 4.5 Years For Bribing Army Officer
• Justices May Tweak Tolling In Tribal Contract Costs Row
• Former NC State Rep. Sentenced For Embezzling USDA Funds
• Trinity Says New Report Undercuts $663M FCA Judgment
• Developers Seek Plunkett Cooney DQ For Conflict Of Interest
• GE Should See Court In Asbestos Death Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• What Contractors Should Know About New NIST Guidance
• WTO Members Ding EU's Food Safety, Procurement Rules
• Navy To Mediate $65M Suit Over Destroyed Blimp
• Army Maintenance Overbilling Case Against L-3 Left Intact
• Fed. Circ. Judges Grill Air Force Over Utility Rules Suit
• Capital Sports Seeks Discovery Limits In Armstrong FCA Suit
• Omnicare, DOJ Strike Deal In Abbott Labs Kickback Suits
• GAO Denies SIG Protest Of $144M Army Linguist Contract
• En Banc 9th Circ. Loosens FCA's Original Source Requirement
• Obama Pushes For Low-Income Household Solar Power
• DC Circ. Upholds Contractor Political Donations Ban
• House Cuts Red Tape Around Arms Sales To Jordan
• Maryland Misused $34M In Medicaid Funds, Watchdog Says
• AstraZeneca, Cephalon Pay $54M To End Medicaid Rebate Row
• PAE-BWXT Venture Wins $1.2B NASA Maintenance Contract
• Feds Want $202M From Hospice Chain For FCA Violations
• Contractor Urges High Court To Mull Sanctions Against Tribe
• Shipping Co. Loses Protest Over $16.8M Gitmo Supply Award
• Covington Brings On Legislative Expert From White House
• Gov't Urges 7th Circ. To Rehear $52M College Aid FCA Suit
• Judge Denies Plea Change For Texas Medicare Fraudster
• KBR Tells Fed. Circ. $10.5M Iraq Contract Claims Are Timely
• Former Workers Say Fluor Lost Millions In Gov't Property
• This Week In Congress: Post July 4 Tumult
• Armstrong, Landis Told To Produce Some Docs In FCA Fight
• Health Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• Feds Launch FCA Suit Over $17.3M TARP Fraud
• UPS Shipping Charge FCA Suit Fails On 4th Delivery Attempt
• OSI Investors Seek Class Cert. Over 'Naked' TSA Scanners
• Blackwater Guards Want Settlement Info To Curb Restitution
• 3M Rival Seeks Punitive Damages For 'Baseless' IP Suit
• Raytheon Scores $240M NASA Data System Contract
• Enviros Move To Revoke Shell's Seattle Port Lease
• 4th Circ. Upholds $237M FCA Verdict Against SC Hospital
• Ex-DOD Contractor Gets 2.5 Years, $1M Fine In Bribery Case
• NJ Bill Expanding P3 Project Eligibility Is On Christie's Desk
• Pa. Gov. Vetoes Liquor Privatization Bill
• The Biggest NJ Court Decisions Of 2015: Midyear Report
• DOD Agency Reports On Spare Parts Need Fix, Watchdog Says
• CDA Statute Of Limitations: An End To 'Beat The Clock'?
• 5 Sentenced In Fla. For $25M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• CORRECTED: Utility Can't Avoid Suit Over Pollution Control Project
• Qatari Contractor Asks Fla. Court To OK $9M Arbitration Award
• Consultant Linked To Dallas Bribery Scheme Pleads Guilty
• Federal Contractors Must Report Inversions Under New Rule
• Feds Push For 6 Years In Ex-Contractor Exec's Bribery Case
• Citizens United FOIA Suit Seeks DLA Piper Lobbying Records
• Ex-GSA Official In Expense Scandal Gets 3 Months
• Saab Grabs $1B Submarine Contract With Swedish Navy
• 7th Circ. Rejects FCA Implied False Certification Theory