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Government Contracts - June, 2016

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• Ill. Adopts Stopgap Budget, One Year Into Impasse
• Fla. Heart Doc To Pay $2M To Settle FCA Suit
• NJ Military Contractor Settles Fraud Claims For $1.1M
• Alcoa Scores $470M Metals Contract For Embraer Jetliners
• Iraq Gets $2.7B Loan For Tank, Jet Parts For ISIS Fight
• Contractor Pleads Not Guilty In Mont. Tribe Corruption Scandal
• Indian Oil Co. Fleeing Yemen Chaos Sues Gov't For $4M Award
• Judge Recommends No Partial Win In Furniture Co. FCA Suit
• GAO Sued Over Refused Bid Protest Redactions
• NY Should Unify Standards For Atty Fees Against State Agency
• Gov't Can't Wait Till Just Before Election To Release BAE Docs
• Heart Device Maker Pays $8M To End FCA Kickback Suit
• Plavix FCA Suit Revived After High Court's Escobar Ruling
• DOJ Confirms Epic Spike In FCA Penalties
• DOD Issues Broad Range Of DFARS Tweaks
• 11th Circ. Urged To Scrap Rinky-Dink Award In Navy Row
• Only 1 Logging Co. Left Standing In Oregon Timber Fight
• Raytheon Fights $64M Gov't Clawback At Fed. Claims Court
• Navy Can't Toss Contract Case After Appeal Notice Failure
• How To Manage Your Law School Debt After Graduation
• Furniture Cos. Lied About Small Business Status, Relator Says
• Inside DOD's Reasonable Approach To Data Rights Rule
• BAE Says Subcontractor Refusing Payout After $2.7M Loss
• Wheelchair Suppliers Convicted In $3.5M Medicare Fraud
• $50M Malpractice Suit Against Blecher Collins Beefed Up
• Justices' Snub Didn't Resolve First-To-File Issue, Judge Says
• Escobar Revives $52M FCA Suit Against For-Profit College Co.
• KBR Can't Ditch Pentagon's $8.8M Overcharging Claims
• How To Become The Firm Every GC Wants To Hire
• The 24 Firms GCs Love The Most
• Medco Says Ex-Worker Has 'No Evidence' Of Kickbacks
• Texas Taxi Companies Pay $1M To Resolve Medicaid FCA Suit
• Reed Smith Nabs Kelley Drye Procurement Co-Chair
• Continental Resources Says Royalty Fight Not Time-Barred
• GAO Sustains Protest Over IRS Sole-Source Cloud Email Deal
• Sheppard Knocks $3.8M Fee Forfeit In Calif. High Court
• DOI Yanked $20M Loan Guarantee, Hid Records, Insurer Says
• What To Expect In Post-Escobar FCA Litigation
• GSA Opens Bids On Massive $50B Federal IT Contracts
• Senate Dems Vote To Block Zika, Military Construction Bill
• The Firms That Won Big At the Supreme Court
• The Top Supreme Court Dissents Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• A Divided Court Finds New Ways To Be Unanimous
• 8 Wasn't Enough For Lawyers Seeking High Court Clarity
• VA Failed To Meet Call Response Time Goals, GAO Report Says
• Feds Urge DC Circ. To Preserve Blackwater Convictions
• Dallas Church, Bishop Want Out Of Deion Sanders FCA Suit
• VATEP: A Look At The DOD's New Type Of Procurement
• The Cloud And Ethical Considerations For Lawyers
• High Court Won't Hear Relator FCA Against Chopper Parts Co.
• Multiple-Award Gov't Contracts Raise Stakes For Contractors
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal On FCA 1st-To-File Bar
• High Court Won't Review DOL Home Care Wage Rule
• High Court Remands Triple Canopy FCA Suit After Escobar
• Supreme Court Won't Hear AT&T FCA Overbilling Appeal
• In Congress: Only The Senate
• Atty's Gov't Post Clashed With Biz Group Role, NJ Panel Says
• GM, Navy Partner On Fuel Cells For Undersea Drones
• Energy Co. Denied Full DC Circ. Review Of Well-Plug Order
• GAO Sides With Navy On $69M In Helicopter Contracts
• Cabo Verde Must Pay Award Over Airline Contract, Court Told
• Ft. Riley Food Fight Can Remain In Kansas, Judge Says
• Raytheon Scores $523M To Upgrade Kuwait Patriot Missiles
• Consumer, Trade Groups Want FCC Rethink On Lifeline
• DOJ Claims 'Systematic' Fraud In Prime's Patient Admissions
• Genova Burns' Settlement With NJ Water Agency Hits Snag
• Judge Asks 10th Circ. To Tackle 1st-To-File Issue In FCA Suit
• How Lawyers Can Harness The Power Of Social Media
• New GSA Reporting Rule May Not Deliver Alleged Benefits
• Iraq Military Contractor Sues Feds Over Citizenship Denial
• C3PO Can't Get Damages In Afghan Bomb Row, 5th Circ. Told
• Ex-Navy Official Cops To Bribery In Contracts Scandal
• Bombardier Nabs $1B Investment From Quebec
• Army Wins $10B Linguist Contract Fight In Fed. Claims
• 9th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Tribal Worker's Theft Conviction
• Texas Court Finds Former County Officials' Appeal Baseless
• US Says High Court Ruling Backs FCA Claim Against Toyobo
• US Wins $11M In 3rd Try At UTC Engine Price Dispute
• SBA Rule Changes Benefit Contractors, But Pitfalls Remain
• From The Partner's Desk: Tips For Recent Law Grads
• Hospice Dodges Bulk Of FCA Suit Due To Lack Of Evidence
• Lebanese Investor In Greek Shipyard Wants ICSID Arbitration
• Cory Booker Ducks NJ Water Agency Mismanagement Suit
• GSA Requires New Transaction Data Reports From Vendors
• GAO Clears Navy Of Gender Bias In Architect Contract Award
• Escobar Was A Clear Defeat For FCA Defendants
• Ocwen To Pay $30M To End Whistleblowers' False Claims Suits
• AIG Says Office Depot's Claims Can't Stand In Coverage Row
• Senate Rejects Bid In Spending Bill To Extend Spying Powers
• Army Loses Bid To Overturn GAO's Waste Contract Ruling
• Feds Announce Arrests In $900M Medicare Fraud Takedown
• 'Taking My Talents To South Beach': Law Firm Version
• Wal-Mart, Kmart, Rite Aid Escape Expired Drug FCA Suit
• Palantir Set To Sue Over Terms Of Army Intel System Deal
• House Approves DHS Cybersecurity Outreach Bills
• Ex-Charter CEO Settles SEC Suit Over $37M Bond Sale
• SOCOM Must Step Up Military Project Controls, Watchdog Says
• Pentagon Wants Feedback On IP Rights In Defense Acquisition
• Philip Morris Sheds Military Cigs FCA Suit At DC Circ.
• Navy Must Face $65M Blimp Loss Row, Judge Says
• More Challenges For Class Plaintiffs After Campbell-Ewald
• What To Know About DOL's Contractor Discrimination Regs
• High Court Boosts Veterans Contracts In Kingdomware
• Senate Rejects Gun Control Measures On DOJ Funding Bill
• Convicted Superfund Project Manager Loses 3rd Circ. Appeal
• Firms Must Plant Roots In These Cities To Compete Globally
• 4 Firms Lead The Pack In Global Expansion
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2016
• Watchdog Chastises USPTO For Noncompetitive Contracts
• Ex-VA Med Center Exec Faces 57 Months For Bribery Scandal
• High Court Passes On Air Force Software Contract Fight
• Contractor Denied Fees After Losing False Claims Row
• KBR Blasts 'Parade Of Falsehoods' In Soldiers' Burn Pit MDL
• DOD Proposes Rule To Up Emergency Acquisitions Threshold
• FCA Post-Escobar: Implied Certification Debate Will Continue
• Hospice Urges Supreme Court To Take Medicare Money Case
• Whistleblowers Lose 1st Circ. Appeal Of Novartis FCA Suit
• Ex-Fla. Highway Authority Official's Bribery Conviction Upheld
• Kobre & Kim Adds Ex-Federal Prosecutor To London Team
• Health Clinic CEO Guilty Of 98 Counts In $14M Plunder
• More Fla. Providers Seek Toss Of Anesthesia Kickback Suit
• Watchdog Queries Fannie Mae HQ Project, Watt Pushes Back
• Northrop Contract Suit Paused Pending 4th Circ. Ruling
• Agencies Issue Rule To Promote Federal Strategic Sourcing
• Libya Silent In General Dynamics Award Row, Court Told
• Health Hires: Quarles, Sheppard Mullin, Manatt Grow in DC
• Reno In Cahoots With Nevada Recycling Cos., Suit Says
• Feds Say Radio Station Owner Bilked FCC On Frequency Cred
• A Glimmer Of Hope In DCAA's FY 2015 Report To Congress
• Water Treatment Chemicals Co. Hit With $5M Antitrust Penalty
• Judge Needs Health Co. Info Before Securing $27M Verdict
• Supreme Court's New FCA Standard Will Get Messy Fast
• High Court VA Ruling Gives Small Biz Big Opportunities
• Attys React To High Court's FCA Liability Ruling
• Navy Widow Loses Bid To Revive Asbestos Exposure Suits
• Energy Exec Pleads Guilty To Venezuela Corruption Scheme
• Aluminum Co. Says Its Rights Were Violated In Arbitration
• CFPB Seeks To Intervene In $2B Ocwen FCA Row
• House Passes $576B Defense Funding Bill
• The Debate Over NDAA Preference For Fixed-Price Contracts
• Nigeria Tells DC Circ. There's 'No Doubt' Award Is Fraud
• Justices Back Broad Theory Of FCA Liability
• VA Must Exclusively Preference Small Biz, High Court Rules
• Medical Providers Say Anesthesia Kickback Suit Fails
• Senate Dems' Gun Control Filibuster Halts Funding Debate
• Energy Co. That Lost NAFTA Row With Canada Seeks Redo
• House GOP Cuts Off Bid For LGBT Amendment In Defense Bill
• Attys Missed Criminal History Of Medicaid Fraudster, Suit Says
• 2 Sentenced For Bribing Military Officials For Trucking Work
• DynCorp Can't Dodge Discovery In Contract Suit: Northrop
• Louis Berger Sues Former Exec Over $17.1M FCPA Penalty
• Air Force Recovers IG Investigation Records After Crash
• Quad/Graphics To Pay $750K To Settle Feds' Privacy Claims
• 11th Circ. Asked To Rehear Drug Dosage Medicare Billing Suit
• Fed Circ. Kills $12.4M Claim Over Miami River Dredging
• FEMA Told To Fix Lax Grant Oversight, Claw Back $51M
• Ex-HIV Clinic Owner Gets 5 Years For $12M Medicare Fraud
• Lawmakers Demand DOD Explain Handling Of Whistleblowers
• Sham Veteran Co. Exec Guilty Of $100M Gov't Contracts Fraud
• Gov't's Case Against Sham Veteran Co. Exec Goes To Jury
• BAE Can Recoup $2.7M From Army Subcontractor Over Pricing
• 3 Tips For Dealing With New OFCCP Sex Bias Regs
• US Weighs In On 1st Circ. Appeal Of Covidien FCA Suit
• Guinea Unlawfully Axed Mining Rights, Tribunal Told
• Senate Gets Started On $56B Justice-Science-Commerce Bill
• Continental Resources Royalty Fight Time-Barred, DOI Says
• Amerisource FCA Suit Ends Without Explanation
• Trucking Contractor Gets 10 Months For Bribing USPS Official
• House GOP Touts Economic Plan But Dems Scoff
• GAO Says Coast Guard Needs To Improve Asset Allocation
• Aveta Assails $1B Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• DynCorp Slams Northrop Bid To Pause Contracting Row
• Lumber Co. Misled Agencies Over EB-5 Funding, Suit Says
• Ex-Chicago Transport Official Slams Gov't's Sentencing Bid
• Air Force Watchdog Loses Decade Of Records In System Crash
• Senate Passes $602B Defense Bill In Face Of Veto Threat
• Telcordia Strikes At Neustar Over FCC Contract Delay Claims
• 6 Factors Every Law Firm's Gender Diversity Initiative Needs
• Fed. Circ. Further Dulls CDA's Statute Of Limitations
• DOL Targets Gender Bias With Contractor Discrimination Regs
• Genova Burns Settles With Defunct NJ Water Agency For $1M
• KPMG, PwC, Deloitte Lose Protest Over $100M DOD Deal
• Rifle Co. Says It Was Thrown From Peruvian Military Project
• 9th Circ. Revives Whittaker's Pollution Cost Suit Against Feds
• 4 Tips For Curbing Parallel Enforcement Risks
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive $4.8B Boeing FCA Suit
• Contractor Accused Of Overbilling USAID On Pakistan Project
• Doc Accused Of Bribing Sen. Defends Multi-Dosing Lucentis
• Chopper Parts Maker Distorting FCA Case, High Court Told
• Furniture Makers' Bid For Whistleblower Sanctions Tossed
• Campbell-Ewald — The 'Offer Of Judgment' Saga Continues
• In Congress: FOIA, Fiscal Year 2017, Preventing IRS Abuse
• PharMerica Urges Justices To Review FCA's 1st-To-File Bar
• Ex-Birdsall VP Gets 3 Years In Pay-To-Play Scheme
• Belize Case Not A Factor In Construction Spat, Morocco Says
• US Navy Admiral Cops To Lying In Bribery Investigation
• Getnick Adds Ex-NY AG Adviser To Its FCA Practice
• 2 Ex-InSys Staffers Charged Over Fentanyl Kickback Scheme
• DC Circ. Asked To Revive FCA Suit Against Verizon
• Pa. AG Won't Appeal Time-Barred Charges Against Mayor
• GAO Wants Navy Funding Blocked To Force Frigate Plan Fix
• Marines Contractor Used 'Bait And Switch' In Bid, GAO Says
• Duluth, Tribe End Gaming Revenue Fight With OK'd Settlement
• Feds Fight New Trial Bid In $9.5M Health Care Fraud Suit
• 3rd Circ. Refuses To Restore FCA Claims Against CHS Units
• Senate Moves On $602B Defense Bill Amid Flak From Dems
• Are Litigant-Litigation Funder Communications Protected?
• NY Mall Not Owed Tax Break, State Appellate Court Rules
• In Defense Of The Bid Protest Process
• In-House Teams Are Voting With Their Feet — And Then Some
• 9th Circ. Probes DOJ On 'Troubling' Medicare Fraud Sentence
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Corinthian Workers' FCA Suit
• Blank Rome Says Docs Show Air Force Skirted FOIA Request
• Paul Hastings Gains Former DOL Labor Lawyer In DC
• ICSID To Weigh Corruption Issue In Bangladesh Gas Dispute
• Danish Parliament Approves $3B F-35 Purchase Deal
• Moody's, S&P Tank Ill. Bond Rating After Year With No Budget
• Senate Rejects Bid To Add $18B To 2017 Defense Budget
• Armstrong Can't Deny Authenticity Of Documentary Footage
• Getma Can't Enforce $44M Guinea Port Arbitral Win
• Lifeline Fraud Even Worse At $476M Yearly, FCC's Pai Warns
• GAO Says Protestor To DOE Contract Should Get Reimbursed
• Valeant Inks $54M Deal In DOJ's Salix Marketing Probe
• Bad-Faith Claim Sticks In Office Depot's Row With AIG
• Minn. City Irons Out Casino Revenue Row With Tribe
• 9th Circ. Affirms Lockheed Win In $5M Contract Dispute
• Thompson Coburn Can't Duck Tech Firm's Negligence Claims
• DOD, GSA Lay Out Road Map For New Procurement Rules
• New Acquisition Guidance May Reduce Oversight, USAID Told
• Union Fee Challengers Denied Class Cert. In Revived Ill. Row
• 7 Tips For Writing An Effective Amicus Brief
• US Signs Reciprocal Arms Procurement Deal With Japan
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• K&L Gates Nabs Former Army Secretary, Top Adviser In DC
• When The Government Misinterprets Its Own Medicare Rules
• Ocwen Investigation Docs Admissible In FCA Row, Judge Says
• Northrop Gets Short Reprieve From State Court Trial
• AGs Urge DC Circ. To Kill FCC Rate Caps On Inmate Calls
• KBR Whistleblower Asks DC Circ. To Revive FCA Suit
• Medco Says Whistleblower Shouldn't Prevail In Kickback Row
• State Department Boosts Penalties For Arms Export Violations
• White House Threatens Veto Of Senate's 2017 NDAA
• GAO Urges VA To Improve Health Care Affiliate Contracting
• SAP To Pay Calif. $59M Over Botched Payroll System Contract
• National Security R&D Must Enter 21st Century, Panel Says
• Developer Appeals City's $9M Contract Win To Texas Justices
• Between A Bang And A Whimper: High Court On Class Actions
• DOI To Pay $65M In Gas Pipeline Contract Dispute Settlement
• Bharara's Civil Case Chief Heads To Arnold & Porter
• Genentech, OSI Ink $67M FCA Deal Over Cancer Drug Claims
• Senate Backs Measure To Funnel DOD Medical Cuts To Tricare
• GAO Sustains $348M Protest Over Bid Doc Formatting Issues
• Ex-Newark Water Agency Contractor Admits To Tax Fraud
• Northrop Trying To Delay Contract Trial, DynCorp Says
• Cigna Wants Home Care False Claims Suit Tossed
• Miss. County Says Contractor's State Project Ruined Roads
• GAO Rejects Protest Over $141M F-35 Support Contract
• Abbott Loses Final Appeal Of $3.4M Portuguese Antitrust Fine
• NLRB Orders Union Elections For DHS Security Contractors
• Prison Phone Co. Tells DC Circ. FCC Rate Caps Are Unjust
• GAO Allows Protest To Marine Corps Finance Services Award
• Norton Rose Fulbright Nabs Steptoe Partner
• Blackwater Guards Tell DC Circ. Extrajudicial Law Improper
• Utility's Claims Trimmed In Liberty Mutual Contract Fight
• Judge Denies Discovery Request In Humana FCA Row
• Health Hires: Ex-HHS Atty Joins Hogan Lovells
• Campbell-Ewald Can't Nix TCPA Suit With Cash, Judge Says
• State-Level Sanctions Linger As Deterrent Despite Iran Deal
• GSA Finalizes Rule To Allow Tribes To Use Fed. Supply System
• Boeing May Face Tanker Delay Penalties, Air Force Says
• Northrop Must Bring DynCorp Contract Suit In State Court
• Critics Don't Get Defense Contracting, Industry Honcho Says
• Taxation With Representation: Squire, Bracewell, Orrick
• Military Contractor Slams Bid To Ax Hearing In FCA Row
• White House Issues Plan To Cut Gov't Software Spending
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Government Immunity Case
• Ex-Head Of Pa. Hospice Cops To Medicare Fraud Scheme
• 6 Supreme Court Cases Every BigLaw Attorney Should Watch
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Sues Over $147M Owed Under ACA
• A Brief History Of Law Firm Cyberattacks
• L-3 Unit Scores $1.9B Air Force Tanker Contract
• Md. Couple Get Combined 17 Years For $80M Medicaid Fraud
• Telcordia Must Justify Keeping Phone Contract, Neustar Says
• Sham 'Veteran' Co. Took $110M In Gov't Contracts, Jury Told
• Prison Co. Slams Cert. Bid In Immigrant Detainee Work Suit
• Inside DOD's New Insider Threat Rule For Cleared Industry
• BioScrip Board Shuffle Toppled Shareholder Suit, Judge Says
• Masimo Asks Justices To Review Arbitrator Bias Row
• FCA Whistleblowers Push For More Fees At 11th Circ.
• SBA Makes Major Small-Biz Contracting Tweaks
• DOD, Elbit Accused Of Distorting Alice Test On Tracker System
• $600M Salt Plant Suit Belongs In Mexico, Mitsubishi Argues
• Boeing's Air Force Bomb Kit Contract Now Worth Up To $3.2B
• Feds Net $9M FCA Deal From Tenn. Drug Testing Co., Doc
• $4B LaGuardia Airport Project Nails Funding, Lease
• Iraqi Businessman Wants KBR Post-Arbitration Row Kept Alive
• NJ Hospital Settles Claims It Billed For Unneeded Services
• Ex-Enron Unit Blasts Fraud Claim, Defends Award In DC Circ.
• Defining Proportionality: Amended Rule 26's First 6 Months
• Deloitte Pays $11M To Settle FCA Suit Over GSA Contract