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Government Contracts - September, 2015

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• 1st Circ. Gives Whistleblower Redo In Covidien FCA Suit
• 3rd Circ. Orders Resentencing In $136M Hwy Contract Fraud
• Arms Contractor Mergers Rousing DOD's Unease
• GAO Denies Protest Over $108M Warfare Systems Contract
• White House Vows To Veto $612B DOD Budget Authorization
• 4th Circ. Takes Up Milestone FCA Sampling Case
• NASA, Boeing Pen $1.18B Extension Of Space Station Contract
• House Passes Bill Reauthorizing VA Health Care Programs
• Former Siemens Exec Pleads Guilty To Argentine Bribery
• NJ Contractor Can't Move Defamation Suit To State Court
• Gov't Says It's Not Liable For Destroyed $65M Blimp
• Whistleblower's State Retaliation Claim Revived In FCA Suit
• House Backs Gov't Funding Bill, Averting Shutdown
• FCA's Split Personality Makes Compliance A Moving Target
• Feds Want All Bulletproof-Vest Sales Back In FCA Case
• Bill Would Help Smaller Transit Agencies Buy New Buses
• NJ Awards $7.6M Post-Sandy River Dredging Contract
• House OKs States Blocking Abortion Providers From Medicaid
• Armed Services Committees Agree On Bicameral $612B NDAA
• BAE Slams Ex-Workers' FCA Retaliation Claims
• Medicare Paid $30M In Questionable Ambulance Rides: Audit
• Crop Insurers Defend Claims In $200M FCIC Rate Dispute
• Prison Phone Service Says Unfair Rate Suit Outside Fed. Law
• Skanska Contractor's Shoddy Work Not Covered, Insurer Says
• FTA Awards $93.4M Grant For Fla. Rail Expansion
• New GSA Rule For Commercial Suppliers: A Mixed Bag
• AT&T Asks High Court To Toss FCA School Overbilling Suit
• L-3 To Pay $4.6M To End DOJ's Overbilling Allegations
• Feds Flouting Constitution In VA Bribery Case, Court Told
• Export Dealer, Cos. Dismissed From $42M DOD Flare Case
• Indiana Demands Contractor Repay $5M Over Faulty Roads
• Senate Advances Temporary 'Clean' Gov't Funding Bill
• Turkish Contractor To Ax Protest Over Syria Ops Contract
• Gov't Hits Miss. Hospice Provider With False Claims Suit
• The Rise Of The Obama Workplace
• Hitachi Settles SEC FCPA Case For $19M
• KBR And Maintaining Privilege Throughout Investigations
• In Congress: Boehner, Shutdown, President Xi
• Crane Wants To Nix Expert Testimony In Asbestos Death Row
• Nepali Families Ask 5th Circ. To Revive Suit Against KBR
• Engineer Bucks Corps' $11M Bill For Chicago Sewage Ills
• Texas Agency Wants Clarity On E-Verify Requirements
• Caltrans Gets Nod To Seek $15M For Bay Bridge Defects
• Halliburton Urges Dismissal Of Water Purification FCA Suit
• Chicago Tribune Sues Mayor For Traffic Camera Scandal Docs
• Verizon, Sprint, AT&T Say $2.6B FCA Suit Still Shows No Foul
• OPINION: Have Big Law Firms Lost Their Way?
• Booz Allen Awarded $937M To Support DOD Systems
• Chicago Can't Break 'Sweetheart' Lease With Restaurant
• GAO Chucks Protest Over $5M DOD Software Contract
• Booz Allen, Deloitte Settle Poaching Suit
• HHS Report Outlines More HealthCare.gov Vulnerabilities
• 6 Ways To Prepare For A Government Shutdown
• PwC Can't Dump Fraud Claims In LA's Massive Billing Suit
• What The 4th Circ. Will Address In Abu Ghraib Case
• Kickstarting Information Governance: 3 Ideal Pilot Projects
• Feds Say New Trial In VA Bribery Case Is Unjustified
• Boeing Strikes Deals With China For $38B Worth Of Jets
• US Ducks Waste Co.'s $1M Suit Over Tainted Oil
• Aerojet, Orbital Settle Crash Claims For $50M, 10 Rockets
• US Marine Sues OPM, Contractor Over Data Breach
• DOT Again Asks Court To Nix Dallas Airport Row
• GAO Denies Co.'s Protest Over $54M Army IT Contract
• Perrigo Gets Claims Over CMS Drug Reimbursements Tossed
• Contractor Continues Doc Push In $8.5B Iraq War Fraud Case
• Lawmaker Blames NJ Lottery Shortfall On Privatization
• FAA Shoots Down Protest To Northrop $82M IT Contract
• Landis Must Limit Doping Queries In Armstrong FCA Suit
• Afghan Trucker Obscured Facts In Contract Row, Court Told
• Takeda Manipulated Gout Drug Clinical Trial, FCA Suit Claims
• Be Cautious When Using Design-Build Agreements For P3s
• Insurer Can't Seek $2.2M Oil Spill Cleanup Costs, Judge Told
• 5th Man Pleads Guilty In $36M Low-Income Housing Fraud
• Bulk Of UnitedHealth Hospice FCA Row Forges Ahead
• Calif. Hospitals Ask For Rehearing Of Reimbursement Dispute
• Bombardier-Alstom-Indra Win $185M Spain Rail Contract
• Raytheon Snags $180M Air Force Missile Contract
• GOP Fails To Force Vote On $579B Pentagon Spending Bill
• Contractor Says Army Reneged On $12.5M Fort Knox Deal
• Texas Not Liable For Plugging Wrong Well, State Justices Told
• Landis Says Armstrong Must Admit Doping Details In FCA Suit
• 4th Circ. Asked To Rethink Abu Ghraib Torture Suit
• Delta, Southwest Want Dallas Airport Row Kept In Fed. Court
• 8 Ways To Prepare For HIPAA Audits
• GAO Upholds $197M Leasing Decision For FAA Offices
• Anticipate Abuse Of Paid Sick Leave For Gov't Contractors
• The Key To National Security Compliance Success
• The Strike Zone For Breach Of Contract Policy Exclusions
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Neustar Says Telcordia Blocked From $460M Phone Contract
• Toll Contractor Rests Miami Case With $58M Push
• Defense Contractor Wants Espionage Sentence Halved
• Adventist Health To Pay $119M To End FCA Claims
• Michigan Says HP Reneged On $49M Computer Contract
• A Guide To Complying With DOD's New Cybersecurity Rules
• Financial Processor Dodges Class Action Over $947M Contract
• GAO Nixes Protest To $200M Pacific Commissary Contract
• Trinity Drops Appeal Over Guardrail Docs In $663M FCA Case
• Tribal Contracts Merit Special Consideration, High Court Told
• Judge Urged To Bar US Rep. From Ripping Corruption Probe
• Air Force Awards $828M More For Space Research Center
• Developers Want DC Circ. Council Collusion Suit Reheard
• In Congress: The Pope, RAPID Act, And A Looming Deadline
• Judge reinstates Medicaid for Arkansas' Planned Parenthood
• General Dynamics Wants Metal Co. Fraud Suits Merged
• New Case Law Saves Retaliation Claim In FCA Suit, Judge Told
• GSA Workers Sue To Block Office Move To Freedom Tower
• Gov't Says Miss. Hospital Owner Charged Medicare For BMWs
• Bard, Whistleblower Agree To End Catheter FCA Suit
• New DOD Regs To Avoid Buying Counterfeit Electronics
• Baker Donelson Snags Ex-Memphis Law Division Atty
• Protest Tossed On 'Flawed' $49M Defense Agency Contract
• 2nd Circ. Expands Prosecutorial Liability In Morse V. Fusto
• 7 Tips For Insurance Coverage For Whistleblower Lawsuits
• DOD Mobilizing Cybersecurity Culture Change
• Fed. Circ. Says Airport Scanner IP Suits Must Target Gov't
• Yosemite Vendor Says Park Service Breached Contract
• University Of Missouri Ends Planned Parenthood Contracts
• Gov't Cybersecurity Officials See Users As Major Risk
• Claims Court Denies $4M Protest Of Armored Glass Contract
• WTO Members Urged To Join Government Procurement Pact
• Feds Push DC Circ. For Additional $15M In Nigerian FCA Suit
• Bon Secours Health Says Ex-Workers' FCA Suit Lacks Merit
• Alston & Bird Shakes Military Contractor's Malpractice Action
• Whistleblower Drops 7th Circ. Appeal In CVS Kickback Suit
• GAO Urges Air Force To Reimburse Cos. For Contract Protest
• When Source Selection Authority Must Explain Re-Evaluation
• 5th Circ. Rules Trinity Can't Keep Guardrail Docs Sealed
• HHS Watchdog Says Weak Oversight Enabled Website Woes
• Whistleblower Says Fla. Lacked Power To Drop FCA Case
• FCA Suit Relied On Outdated Medicare Regs, 8th Circ. Told
• Injunction Denied In Remote Air Force Base Contract Dispute
• Defense Trade Groups Want Multiyear Budget Deal
• DOD Secretary Warns Against 'Embarrassing' Budget Cuts
• Fake HUBZone Contractor Gets 1 Year In Prison, $7M Fine
• Calif. District, DOJ Reach Deal To Handle Irrigation Cleanup
• New Senate Bill Gives Tribes Direct Access To School Meals
• DOJ Eyes Settling FCA Suit Over 60-Day Overpayment Rule
• US Bank Sues Gov't For $11M For Freight Data Tracking
• ManorCare Wants Whistleblower Tossed From FCA Suit
• Fed. Circ. Revives Army's $44M Iraq War Spat With KBR
• McCain Takes Aim At Pentagon's Troop-Relocation Spending
• Solving Law Firm Staffing Problems Through Innovation
• Pa. Gov. Sued Over State Budget Stalemate
• Black Business Fund Challenges Florida's Contract Win
• Raytheon Nabs Up To $2.4M In Navy Fuel Dispute
• Afghan Bank Can Seek $4.3M In Contractor Bribery Row
• PharMerica Improperly Withheld Docs In FCA Suit, Court Told
• Fla. Hospital District Pays $69.5M To End FCA Suit
• Corruption Charges Against Harrisburg's Ex-Mayor Allowed
• GAO Creates Catch-22 For Contractors In M&A Transactions
• Johnston Contractors Ducks Injured Football Player's Suit
• Virgin Islands Sues Hess For $1.5B Over Refinery Closure
• Drug Supplier Hits VA With Suit Over Potential Debarment
• Army Pauses Oshkosh's $7B Contract Amid Lockheed Protest
• Wyeth Says Medicaid Didn't Trigger Protonix Discounts
• Court OKs Transfer Of Clinics Implicated In Medicaid Fraud
• Dredging Co. Denied $12M Claim Over Miami River Work
• Taiwan Residents Bring South China Sea Oil Row To Justices
• City Defends Nixed Indian Casino Revenue Deal To DC Circ.
• Air Force To Pilot Accelerated Buying Program
• Unintended Consequences Of Construction Contract Forms
• This Week In Congress: Planned Parenthood, Fiscal Cliff, Iran
• Two Defense Cos. Pay $1.45M To Settle Bid-Rigging Suit
• Nursing Homes Blast Legal Fees Bid After $17M Settlement
• AT&T Says Relator Using Wrong Standard To Fight FCA Stay
• Calif. Court Again Says DHL False Claims Suit Preempted
• General Dynamics Says Metal Co. Rewriting $3.7M Fraud Suit
• Houston Psychiatrist Convicted In $158M Medicare Scheme
• Schindler Beats FCA Suit After 2nd Circ., High Court Rulings
• Contractor's Unpaid Taxes Preclude VA Suit, Court Says
• SIGA Seeks Another Extension Of Ch. 11 Exclusivity Period
• Contractor, Military Workers Sentenced In $37M Scheme
• Fla. Scientists Sentenced For $10.6M Federal Grant Fraud
• 2nd Circ. Denies Prosecutors Immunity For Evidence Claims
• Allentown Mayor Implicated In Pa. Man's Bribery Plea
• Pa. Congressman Slams Bid To Bar Corruption Probe Criticism
• For-Profit College Says Teachers Need Lesson In FCA Rules
• DOD Takes Data-Centric Approach In Contractor Cyber Rules
• Raytheon Says Air Force Unfairly Reopened $19.5M Award
• Navajo Nation Wants Superfund Protection For Spill Site
• Federal Hiring Bill Would Limit Rap Sheet Questions
• NASA Issues Sweeping Update To Grant Rules
• 5th Circ. Affirms Pair's Sentences In $11M Medicare Fraud
• FCA Suit Against Chicago Transit Not Barred, 7th Circ. Told
• Exec Must Pay $6.2M, Serve Time In $42M DOD Flare Case
• CORRECTED: Impossibility Claims Survive In Appeal Of Marines Facility Contract
• After ASBCA Mediation, Army Corps To Pay Contractor $1.5M
• DOL Presses DC Circ. To Apply Wage Law To CityCenterDC
• Air Force Overstated GPS Progress To Defense Chief: GAO
• Litigation Financing May Ease Your Year-End Cash Crunch
• What To Expect From DCAA In FY 2016
• Trinidad And Tobago Defends $2M Aluminum Project Ruling
• Contractor Used Cheap Paint, Air Force Says In $1.6M Suit
• Cartel Informant Says DEA Stiffed Him $5M For 'Risky' Work
• Jailed Health Co. Heads Hit With $2M Judgment In FCA Suit
• Insurer Moves To Duck Counterclaims In $2.2M Oil Spill Suit
• ManorCare Can't Shake DOJ's FCA Overbilling Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Sentence For Indian Youth Group Fraudster
• NY Restaurateur Indicted For 3-Course Fraud
• Reps. Demand Answers From EPA Over Gold King Mine Spill
• Whistleblower Fights To Preserve KBR, Halliburton FCA Suit
• Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-Teva Counsel As White Collar Partner
• Parsing The Precedent Before High Court's Gomez Ruling
• Gold King Mine Spill Points To EPA Institutional Failure
• Toll Builder Seeks $55M Over Termination Of Miami Contract
• DynCorp Accuses Rival Of Espionage That Hurt Contract Bid
• Ex-FHA Official Gets 3 Years For Grant Money Fraud Scheme
• Lockheed Protests $6.7B Humvee Contract Awarded To Rival
• Coast Guard Asks DC Circ. To Back Bridge Permit Refusal
• Tribe Tells High Court DC Circ. Flubbed Contract Costs Row
• GAO Won't Reconsider Nixed URS Army Bid Protest
• Bulletproof Vest Fiber Supplier Faces Leaner FCA Suit
• Obama Orders Federal Contractors To Offer Paid Sick Leave
• The Future Of Mediation: Joint Session 2.0
• Feds Blast Mobile Giants' Arguments In FCA Overcharge Suit
• Importers Settle FCA Suit Over China Aluminum Duties
• Ga. Hospital Inks $35M FCA Deal Over Doc Pay, Billing
• Skanska Says Air Force Project Bond Can't Be Revoked
• Insurer Says TE Connectivity Policy Restricted Legal Fees
• DHS Grants UT-San Antonio $11M For Info Sharing Standards
• Financial Software Co.'s DHS Contract Suit Nixed
• Fraud Suit Tied To KBR Energy Contracts Beats Dismissal Bid
• PVC Pipe Buyers Must Give J-M Project Details In FCA Suit
• Omnicare Beats $630M FCA Suit After 7-Year Saga
• Fed. Circ. Backs Navy's Small Biz Set-Aside Involving Hotel
• $950M In Afghan Refugee Aid Stymied By Corruption: SIGAR
• DOE Neglects Worker Exposure To Hanford Vapors, Suits Say
• KBR Denied Appellate Costs After $81M Verdict Reversed
• Metal Co. Fights General Dynamics Bid To Dismiss $3.7M Suit
• Reps And Warranties Insurance Key In Gov't Contractor M&A
• Trinity Can't Keep Guardrail Docs Sealed, Whistleblower Says
• Vendors Allegedly Bilked NASA With Fraudulent Claims
• Baker & McKenzie Adds 2 Compliance Attorneys In DC
• Mass. Judge Says Pfizer Whistleblower Suit Likely To Proceed
• 2nd Judge This Week Steps Off PNC False Claims Suit
• NY Atty Disbarred For Bribery Over NJ Rail Project
• 8 Indicted In $50M Calif. Drug Treatment Center Fraud
• Watt Tieder Beats $52M Malpractice Suit
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive Philip Morris FCA Suit
• Solar Co. Can't Collect On Abandoned $30M Gov't Loan
• GAO Denies Hughes' Protest Of $23M Army Support Contract
• Mexican Workers Add Racketeering Claim To Miss. Wage Suit
• Kmart To Pay $1.4M To Settle Whisteblower's FCA Suit
• Lessons For EPA Regulators After Gold King Mine Spill
• Cyber Firm Nabs $133M OPM Contract To Handle Mega-Breach
• Architecture Co. Slams VA Suspension Over Ex-Exec's Fraud
• Reps. Press EPA For Mine Spill Info, Question DOI Role
• Honeywell Loses Doc Privilege Fight In Subcontractor's Suit
• Relator Fights AT&T Stay Bid In E-Rate False Claims Suit
• State Dept. Approves $3B Apache Copter Deal For UK Gov't
• Merck Beats Back Whistleblower's FCA Claims Over Integrilin
• Reconsideration Still For Only The Rarest Of Protest Cases
• Public Justice, AARP Defend Class Actions To High Court
• Whistleblowers Rushing Discovery Bid In FCA Suit, KBR Says
• Pa. Justices Revive Whistleblower's Turnpike Commission Suit
• Feds Finalize Financial Reporting Data Standards
• Feds Back Planned Parenthood In Louisiana Medicaid Fight
• Anti-Bribery Odd Couple Takes Its Show On The Road