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Government Contracts - October, 2015

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• CORRECTED: Free Outpatient Drugs Not Kickbacks, HHS OIG Says
• NJ Borough Sheds Bulk Of Redevelopment Contract Claims
• Lance Armstrong Wins More Time To Depose Gov't Witness
• Court Holds Off Making Fla. Commission's Docs Public
• Pentagon Finalizes Cyber-Risk Rule For Sensitive IT Contracts
• Whistleblower Wants New Judge In Bombardier FCA Suit
• Fresenius Beats FCA Suit Over Charging Free Excess Drugs
• Defense Bar Pushes Justices To Take Up AT&T FCA Case
• US Works With Ukraine To Pry Open Investment Markets
• Political Pressure Buffets FCC In $94M Lifeline Fight
• Budget Deal Will Vault FCA Civil Penalties To New Heights
• Texas Appeals Court Revives Part Of KBR Subcontractor Suit
• KBR Defeats Whistleblower's Rehearing Bid In Iraq FCA Suit
• DOD Drops Cuba From Terrorism List In Acquisition Guidelines
• Judge Orders La. To Uphold Planned Parenthood Contract
• Senate Passes Budget Deal To Stave Off Federal Default
• 450 Hospitals Pay $250M In Sweeping FCA Probe
• Forget Rule 68 — Show Them The Money
• Genentech Dodges FCA Claims Over Avastin's Side Effects
• Pharma Exec's Indictment Shows DOJ Not Bluffing
• Ariz. Judge Slams Attys' Dispute In FCA Row As 'The Worst'
• House Panel Questions Security Of DOD's Electronics Supply
• DOJ Steps In On FCA Suit Against National Nursing Co.
• Whistleblower Appeals Omnicare Win In $630M FCA Suit
• Disability Telecommuting Org Loses $100M Bid Protest
• FCC Fights Challenge To $460M Phone Contract At DC Circ.
• Ernst & Young Loses Protest Of $35M FBI Audit Contract
• Ex-NJ Compliance Official Indicted In Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Rural Utility Lender Defends Sought FCC Insurance Exemption
• Behavioral Health Co. To Pay $1M Over Billing Allegations
• DOD, Boeing Attack Drone Patents In $40M IP Row
• Ex-Warner Chilcott Exec Charged In Kickback Scheme
• GAO Says Navy Overpriced $25M General Dynamics Bid
• Wealth Management For Attorneys
• Federal Authority Over Gov't Contractors Heads Off-Shore
• 5 Law Firms That Inspire Fear With Their Marketing Mojo
• 3M Gets Atty Fee Docs, Depositions In 'Sham' Patent Suit
• Alabama Must Reinstate Planned Parenthood Contracts
• Conservative Groups Try To Revive Minority Contracts Suit
• House Passes 2-Year Bipartisan Budget Agreement
• Inmate Call Provider Says Execs Threatened After FCC Vote
• Pa. High Court Says Some Medicaid Rates Are Public Info
• Raytheon Lands $393M Air Force Contract For Spy Software
• Nursing Home Can Stay Open During CMS Fight, Judge Says
• Report Finds Gaps In Army Oversight Of Ebola Fight Contract
• Former GSA Watchdog Joins Rogers Joseph As DC Partner
• All Eyes On DOJ As Novartis FCA Deal Takes Shape
• Northrop Grumman Awarded $55B Bomber Contract
• House Panel Clears Bill To Revive Gov't Court Loss Reporting
• APL To Pay $9.8M To Settle Container Tracking FCA Claims
• Pro Bono: The New Associate's Compass To Success
• House Panel Urged To Tweak DOD Acquisition Rules
• Congress Strikes 2-Year Budget Deal With White House
• KBR Slams FCA Whistleblower For 'Second-Guessing'
• TE Connectivity Slams Insurer's Bid To Toss Legal Fee Row
• Whistleblower Nears $4.5M Win In Va. Medicaid Fraud Suit
• HP Owed $23.5M In Pension Plan Underpayments From US
• Novartis Inks $390M FCA Deal Over Pharmacy Discounts
• GAO Upholds Part Of Protest Over Navy Engineering Award
• OPM Watchdog Says Contract Competition 7 Years Overdue
• High Court Must Clarify FCA Seal Rule, State Farm Says
• Hospital Calls Perjury Claims 'Defamation' In FCA Fight
• Bribery Convictions Fail, CityTime Scammers Tell 2nd Circ.
• NY Medical Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty To $55M Fraud
• AseraCare Gets New Trial After Judge Errs In Jury Instructions
• GAO Denies Protest Of $2M Water Treatment Contract
• Exelis Investors End Suit Over $4.75B Sale To Harris
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• Ex-Engineer Sentenced Over Jet Engine Secrets
• Feds Tell High Court Tribe Missed Its Chance In Contract Row
• NPS Proposes Updates To Oil And Gas Regs To Protect Parks
• Fed. Circ. Backs Air Force Move To Reopen $20M Radar Deal
• Former AGs Want Ex-Ala. Gov.'s Bribery Sentence Tossed
• Raytheon Wants To Know Why Lockheed Won $784M Radar Award
• Medco Defrauded Gov't Health Insurance Programs, Suit Says
• Construction Co. Asks 9th Circ. To OK Insurer's $2.8M Penalty
• Man Charged With Selling Shoddy Parts For Highway Bridges
• Lance Armstrong Says Feds Hampered Witness Questioning
• DC Judge Slams DOJ's Move To Not Prosecute GM Execs
• Builder Not Covered For Shoddy Water Plant Work, Suit Says
• GAO Rejects Protests To $236M NASA Contract
• FCC Tackles Inmate Call Rates, Foreign Broadcast Ownership
• DOD Missing The Boat On Tech Cost Savings
• Gov't Watchdog Gets ACA Subsidies For 10 Fake Applicants
• Wells Fargo Gets Some Docs In $189M Mortgage Suit
• Lockheed Nabs $784M Missile Defense Radar Contract
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Doctor's FCA Suit With NYU
• Obama Vetoes $612B Defense Bill For Fiscal Year 2016
• Biomet Faces $10M Retaliation Suit Over Alleged Kickbacks
• Wyeth Should Face Drug Rebate Claims In Court, States Say
• VA Contractor Must Foot Bill For New Generators
• Doc In Menendez Scandal Overbilled Gov't, 11th Circ. Told
• Prison Co. Urges Quick Appeal In Detainee Forced Labor Row
• 4th Circ. Voids State Immunity For Student Loan Agency
• Lab Co. Facing Another FCA Suit After $256M DOJ Settlement
• NASA Wants Studies On Asteroid-Capturing 'Spacecraft Bus'
• Canada's Trudeau Vows To Cancel Purchase Of Lockheed F-35
• House OKs Limited Borrowing If Debt Ceiling Reached
• Whistleblowers In State Farm Case Want Stay To Be Lifted
• Federal Contractors Ask High Court To Review AT&T FCA Suit
• Rebuffed Ungaretti Client Says She Was Rightful Whistleblower
• No Kickback Penalties For Free Hospital Transport, OIG Says
• US Approves $11.25B Lockheed Ship Sale To Saudi Arabia
• Jailed Contractor Says He's Served His Time For $136M Scam
• Bradley Arant Brings On Ex-Dentons Cybersecurity Pro In DC
• The FCA Impact Of DOJ's Increased Focus On Small Business
• 4 Reasons To Use Electronic Deposition Exhibits
• Seyfarth Nabs Prosecutor To Co-Head White Collar Group
• UPS To Pay $4.2M To Settle FCA Claims Over Late Deliveries
• AseraCare Wants FCA Suit Atty Booted For Talking To Media
• Waves Of FCA Tax Fraud Claims Could Follow Sprint Ruling
• FCC Treads Lightly In Lowering Rates For Inmate Phone Calls
• House Votes To Streamline DHS Management, Acquisitions
• US Government Hit With Suit Over Vaccine Contract Payment
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Software Co. Owner's Gov't Contract Suit
• Venable Reaches Confidential Deal In Fee Row With OLG
• IT Co. Says Faulty Google Doc Cost It Gov't Contract
• Estate Of Ex-Bank CEO To Pay $11M In TARP Fraud Settlement
• SAIC Moves To Block Quick Win In Afghanistan Contract Row
• Feds Defend Pre-2002 Claims Cut From Bulletproof Vest Suit
• GSA Seeks Proposals For $50B Telecom Upgrade Project
• Ex-BAE Workers Say FCA Claims Unneeded In Retaliation Row
• DC Circ. Sticks Hospitals With Medicare Payment Denial
• Pa. Bill Would Limit Prevailing Wage Rule For Some Roadwork
• House Republicans Won't Vote For Less DOD Funding
• Sprint Must Face $300M New York Tax Fraud Suit
• Bombardier Again Escapes FCA Suit Over Aircraft Parts
• Tribe-Owned Contractors Fight Ark. Tax Assessment
• British Co. Pleads Guilty To Selling Banned Chinese Steel
• GAO Says Size Doesn't Matter For $46M Air Force Task Order
• Petro Distibutors Sue NY Town Over Shipping Restrictions
• La. Planned Parenthood Funding Extended 14 More Days
• Lab Co. To Pay $256M To Settle FCA, Kickback Charges
• Gov't Rips Therapists' Retrial Bid In $63M Medicare Fraud
• Fluor Can't Duck FCA Retaliation Suit
• Justices Asked To Review Contractor Political Donations Ban
• OPINION: The Bitter Pill Of Competition Within Large Law
• Perrigo Ex-Worker Pushes Back On Nixed FCA Drug Claims
• SC Hospital To Pay $72M To End FCA Row With Feds
• AseraCare Looks To Nix Some Claims In Hospice FCA Suit
• State Farm Can't Keep Katrina Billing Suit On Hold, Judge Says
• Inmate Call Providers Warn FCC Of Possible Reform Appeal
• KBR Ordered To Pay $108K Over Kickbacks To Employees
• Calif. Couple Convicted Of $1.5M Medicare Billing Fraud
• Atty's Comments Didn't Taint USAF Contract Bid, Judge Says
• Some Thoughts On DOD's New Merger Guidance
• Jury Backs DOJ In AseraCare's FCA Sampling Trial
• Former Fox News Commentator Arrested For Gov't Fraud
• FCA Whistleblower Says Hospital Coached Execs Into Perjury
• Sheriffs Ask FCC For More Time On Inmate Call Reforms
• Would-Be Army Contractor Loses Protest Of $170M IT Bid
• Health Clinic Cohorts Plead Guilty To $70M Medicare Plot
• KBR Must Face Whisteblower Suit Over 'Excess' Supplies
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• Lowe Campbell Ewald Sues Navy Over $457M Recruit Contract
• Valeant Says Feds Probing Its Financial Assistance Program
• Pentagon Didn't Reassess $50M Contract Award, Suit Says
• Ex-Chicago Hospital Owner Gets Almost 2 Years For Perjury
• Boeing Pays $18M To End FCA Suit Over Long Lunch Breaks
• La. Judge Orders Attys To Testify In Medicaid Contract Suit
• Armstrong Must Get Witness List In Advance, Judge Says
• High Court Split Forms On Whether Offers Moot Cases
• Pentagon Head Scolds Congress For 'Herky-Jerky' Defense Bill
• Hospira To Pay $400K Back Wages In Hiring Bias Case
• Honeywell Patches Up $61M Army Subcontract Row
• Cargo Co. Says DOD Wrongly Added United To Contract
• Your Protest Can Be Untimely Even If You Follow GAO Rules
• 3M Rival Slams Discovery Bid In Sham Patent Litigation Row
• Bulletproof-Vest Material Co. Fights Bid To Revive FCA Claims
• Whistleblower Says KBR Kickbacks Suit Has Life In It Yet
• Wal-Mart, Others Blast FCA Suit Alleging They Sold Old Meds
• OPM Data Breach Suits Will Be Heard In DC, MDL Panel Says
• Ex-Manager Hits Houston Hospital With FCA Retaliation Suit
• US Says DOD Contractor Made Millions From Billing Fraud
• New $2.6B Suit Against Verizon, AT&T Gets Bad Reception
• Maersk Beats Naval Ship Bid Protest At Fed. Claims Court
• FAA Starts Eyeing Drone-Tracking Technology
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• DC Circ. Stands By Revival Of Developer Collusion Suit
• Fastenal To Pay $1.25M To Settle Hiring Discrimination Probe
• Pay-Tel Warns Prison Call Rate Caps Will Breed New Problems
• Ex-Nova Datacom CTO Sentenced To 7 Years In Bribery Case
• 3 Execs Plead Guilty In $19M Highway Contract Scheme
• Hospital Signs $4M FCA Deal Over Fugitive Doc's Surgeries
• Venable, OLG Say Settlement Coming In Fees Row
• Healogics Whistleblowers Dump Medicare FCA Suit
• Pentagon Blocks University Of Phoenix Recruitment Efforts
• Northrop Grumman Beats Whistleblower's $62M FCA Claims
• Fla. Home Health Services Co. Hit With FCA Suit
• IT Workers Hit General Dynamics With Wage-And-Hour Claims
• Aerospace Co., Former Exec To Pay $20M To End FCA Suit
• Contractor In FCA Trial Wants Ex-CFO's Testimony Barred
• New Rule Would Change Federal Regs For Construction Bids
• Hitachi Underscores Need For Robust FCPA Due Diligence
• Ex-Chicago Schools Chief To Cop To $23M Kickback Scheme
• Contractor Asks 5th Circ. To Cut Fees In Construction Row
• Securus Tells FCC Prison Call Caps Would End Business
• What To Worry About When Selling Lab Outreach Businesses
• 4th Circ. FCA Statistical Sampling Case Is One To Watch
• Celgene Trying To Skirt $700M In FCA Claims, Relator Says
• FBI Bid Process For Radio Equipment Was Flawed, GAO Says
• Miami Doc Indicted For Part In $20M Medicare Fraud
• Rule Would Ease Bidding Regs For Humanitarian Missions
• SIGA Asks Del. Justices To Ax $195M PharmAthene Ruling
• Fifth Third Urges Sanctions For Whistleblower With 'Vendetta'
• Man Sentenced For Selling Bogus Parts To Navy Contractors
• Senate Passes $612B NDAA Bill Despite Veto Threat
• PharMerica Inks $9M FCA Deal Over Kickback Allegations
• A Post-Tuomey Future: Huge Stark Law Hospital Settlements
• CORRECTION: Verizon Beats Whistleblower's Overbilling Suit Again
• Ex-JPMorgan Execs Near Deal With SEC In Pay-To-Play Suit
• Celgene Can't Limit Claims In FCA Off-Label Marketing Row
• Aerospace Co. Posed As Women-Owned, FCA Suit Says
• Planned Parenthood Looks To Add Class In Ark. Medicaid Suit
• DOD Acquisition Chief Says Reform Has Curbed Cost Growth
• For-Profit College Asks High Court To Toss FCA Claims
• NJ Water Agency Sues Ex-Employees Over Bankruptcy Claims
• SBA Relaxes Small-Biz Defense Subcontractor Credit
• How An Attempt To Avoid Formal Bid Protest Can Backfire
• $612B Defense Bill Clears Senate Hurdle
• VA Has Discretion In Vet Contract Awards, Justices Told
• Mold Covered By Texas Co.'s Liability Policy, Ill. Court Says
• 5 Things Clients Never Tell Their Lawyers
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Tenn. Hospital's FCA Appeal
• Twin Brothers Get Prison For Hacking State Dept.
• Contractor Says It Can Show Arbitrator Flubbed $6.5M Award
• FCC Urged To Probe Lobbying For Prison Call Contracts
• 8th Circ. Voids Cisco Whistleblowers' $8.1M Award
• Fed. Claims Court Upholds $160M Embassy Contract Award
• Contractor Can't Duck Insurer's Suit In Navy Software Row
• DynCorp Federal Contract Rival Wants Espionage Suit Tossed
• 3rd Circ. Reins In Damages For Disadvantaged Business Fraud
• GSA To Release $50B Federal Telecom Upgrade RFP
• Fla. Judge Won't Let Health First Dodge FCA Suit
• Arkansas Can't Duck Planned Parenthood Medicaid Payments
• Nurses' Registry To Pay $16M To Settle False Claims Suit
• NASA Subcontractor Wrongly Axed From Paint Job, Suit Says
• Navy Official Indicted For Steering $1.6M Silencer Deal To Bro
• 5th Circ. Stands By Dismissal Of $50M FCA Suit
• DOD Pushes Contractor Cyber-Incident Reporting Overhaul
• Faulty Medicare Payments, Tax Gap Costing Gov't Billions
• Ga. Hospice Providers To Pay $3M To Settle FCA Claims
• Sen. Asks 5th Circ. To Nix KBR Human Trafficking Decision
• Drop In Air Force Contract Competition Worrisome
• DOD IG Finds Oversight Of Contract Deficiencies Falls Short
• GAO Denies Bid Protest Of S. Fla. DHS Contract
• Panel Weighs Colo., DC As Venues For OPM Data Breach MDL
• $143M Seattle Tunnel Digger Row Belongs In NY, Insurers Say
• Gov't Must Pay Okla. Tribe For Funds Missing Since 1932
• Healogics Wound Centers Bilked Medicare, FCA Suit Says
• House Passes Revised $612B Defense Bill Despite Veto Threat
• Senate Dems Filibuster $78B Military Construction, VA Bill
• GAO Says Navy Has Unrealistic Expectations For New Carriers
• FCC Proposes Expansion Of Prison Call Rate Caps
• Northrop Wins $3.2B Air Force Global Hawk Retrofit Contract