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Government Contracts - August, 2016

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• Judge Botched AseraCare FCA Case, Feds Tell 11th Circ.
• NASA Didn't Need To 'Spoon-Feed' Contract Bidder, GAO Says
• Louis Berger Settles Suit With Former Exec Over Bribery
• FTC Greenlights $300M Honeywell Contracting Unit Deal
• Blind Worker Nonprofit OK'd To Enter VA Eyewear Fray
• GAO Denies Protest To Booz Allen, Others' CIA Contracts
• Gazprom Says Ukraine's Gas Co. Wants $14B In Arbitration
• Contractors Survive Gov't Bid To Nix HUD Protest
• Navy Made Exceptions For $54M Contract Awardee, GAO Says
• Why Congress Should Quickly Re-Up 2 Small Biz Programs
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• 1st Circ. Orders Stay For Harvard Researchers' Suit
• Celgene Battles $40B FCA Suit Over Off-Label Promos
• Chadbourne Says Nigeria Arbitral Case Offers No Parallel
• Doc Loses 7th Circ. Appeal In Medicare Overbilling Fight
• Mother And Son Admit To $16M Pharmacy Medicare Fraud
• Armstrong Says USPS Can't Prove Harm From Sponsorship
• $57M Medicare Fraud Gets Ex-Home Health Owner 20 Years
• GSA Must Face $3M Suffolk Appeal Over Renovation Contract
• Concrete Co. Lied To Win VA Contract, Appeals Board Rules
• Senior US Officials Defend Foreign Military Sales System
• DOL Accuses Md. Contractor Of Racial Bias, Harassment
• Wash. Tribe Says Losing Sewers Would Shutter Casino
• Fed. Circ. Asked Not To Rethink $411M Air Force Ruling
• What To Know About New Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Rule
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• DOD Issues Safe Harbor Rule For Counterfeit Parts
• 9th Circ. Rejects Hearing Loss Claim By Iraq Contractor
• Judge Suggests Nixing Trio From Navy Asbestos Row
• DOD Floats Exceptions To Small Biz Contract Requirements
• NJ Panel Upends Attorney's Legal Fee Victory Over Town
• Afghan Power Plant Subcontractor Sues Boss For $8M Award
• Vet-Owned Eyewear Co. Says VA Stiffed It On Contracts
• Amtrak Inks $2B Deal For New High-Speed Trains From Alstom
• 2nd Circ. Not Buying NY's Argument Over Day Care Union
• Ex-Chicago Official Gets 10 Years For Taking Bribes
• Boeing Defends Privileged Docs In $1.2B Contract Fight
• Don't 'Discount' Gov't Opinion On Anti-Kickback Exception
• Fed. Claims Won't Halt Navy Base Contract For Appeal
• Chicago Official Latest To Pin Acquittal Bid On McDonnell
• Health Hires: K&L Gates, Pharma Trade Org, Tucker Ellis
• Group Wants Out Of 'Irrational' ACA Birth Control Mandate
• United Can Stay In $296M Gov't Cargo Contract, Judge Says
• Va. Couple Cops To $20M 'Visa-For-Sale' Indian Worker Scam
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• SEC Signals Approval Of MSRB, FINRA Pay-To-Play Rules
• Fed. Circ. Upends Ammo Co.'s $16M Patent Win Against Army
• Cerner Targets Real Estate In Full Court Press For $63M Award
• FCA Attys Clash Over Escobar Test For Implicit Compliance
• End-Of-Summer Recap For Government Contractors
• Court Misread FCA In Chopper Co. Bribery Suit, DOJ Says
• Voice Of America News Workers Lose $400M Wage Battle
• AAI Wins Some Depositions In $1B Boeing Dispute
• Biden Expects Gitmo Closure Before Obama Leaves Office
• Steel Co. Loses $8.6M WTC Appeal Against Port Authority
• Army Must Open Sole-Source Chopper Deal To Competition
• Tata Pays Calif. County $26M Over Unfinished Tax IT System
• FCA Suit Over $4.5B Cleanup Moves Forward After Escobar
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• Calif. Developer Can Pursue Tax Offsets In USDA Loan Trial
• Air Force Botched $13M IT Contract Award, GAO Says
• AMX Case Shows Contractors Can Learn From 'Forrest Gump'
• Defunct Beauty School's Insurer Pays $13.5M To End FCA Row
• Judge Asked To Deny KBR's Discovery Bid In Burn Pit MDL
• Fair Pay Rule Remains 'Solution In Search Of Problem'
• Developer Accuses NJ Town Of Environmental Land Grab
• DOJ Gets Kickback Case Revived Against Medical Supplier
• AAI Wants To Dig Into Boeing Sanction Defenses In $1B Row
• Hospital's 60-Day Overpayment Case Ends In $3M FCA Deal
• Wash. Can't Sue Over Nuke Site Work Hazards, Feds Say
• CannonDesign To Pay $12M To End Criminal Claims In VA Suit
• Omnicare Can't Kick Whistleblower's $421M FCA Suit
• Mere 'Agreement To Agree' In Teaming Is Not Enforceable
• GAO Kills Protest Of $27M Army Support Services Contract
• La. Loses Army Corps Cost-Sharing Challenge At 5th Circ.
• Investors Sue Over Feds' Plan To End Private Prison Contracts
• Agencies Issue Final Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Rule
• Tutoring Co. Owners Admit Roles In $33M School Fraud
• Kasowitz Benson Says Chem Cos. Hid Risks, Owe Billions
• Ex-Chicago Official Seeks Lighter Sentence For Bribery
• Tribes, Gov't Pause Contract Costs Suit To Talk Settlement
• Virgin Galactic, Rocket Scientist Blasted In Secrets Battle
• Venezuela Needs To Post Bond In Mining Suit, Court Told
• Soldiers Say KBR Violating Discovery Rules In Burn Pit MDL
• Contractors' Group Wants Tweaks To Strategic Sourcing Rule
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Menendez Pal's Medicare Billing Suit
• Ex-Contractor Officials Get 13 To 18 Months For Gunrunning
• IRS Updates Safe Harbors For Management Contracts
• GSA Proposes GHG Reporting Requirement For $50B IT Deal
• Boeing Blasts Sanctions Bid In $1.2B Contract Dispute
• Kuwait Food Co. Wants Out Of FCA Suit Over Army Rations
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• 4 Ways SBA Lenders Can Avoid FCA Traps
• Renco Suit Trimmed Again In Humvee Contract Royalty Fight
• Calif. Appeals Court Upholds Nix Of $400M Water Plant Deal
• Atty Sanctioned Over Discovery Breach In X-Ray Warnings
• Blue Cross Pushes For Partial Redo In Tribe's ERISA Suit
• Calif. Teacher Tenure Laws Upheld As High Court Skips Case
• Akerman Drops FCA Client After Judge Rips Firm's Work
• Fed. Claims Judge Denies TRO In $27M Army Award Dispute
• F-35 Woes Offer Lessons For Future DOD Programs
• 4th Circ. Tosses DynCorp Accounting Whistleblower Suit
• Ex-Navy Worker, Contractor Plead To Kickback Scheme
• Triple Canopy, Gov't Joust Over Escobar In 4th Circ. Case
• GAO Suspends Frequent, 'Vexatious' Bid Protester
• UAE Co. Says $63M Arbitral Award Can't Be Enforced In Ore.
• Wells Fargo Blasts 'Nonsensical' Sanction Bid By Relators
• KBR Whistleblower Tells DC Circ. Escobar Saves FCA Suit
• CenturyLink Says Idaho Stiffed It On School Internet Project
• $21M Spectrum License Suit Too Late, Fed. Claims Court Told
• Gov't Aims to Reopen Bulletproof Vest FCA Battle
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Crowell & Moring Gov't Contracts Pro
• Competitive Carriers Lobby FCC On Mobile-Only Subsidies
• Alaska Native Co. FCA Suit May Need Bolstering, Judge Says
• VA Botched $20M In Medical Transpo Contracts, IG Says
• Nexsen Says FCA Jury Verdict Bars $117M Malpractice Suit
• Gov't Agencies To Get Broader Cybersecurity Contract Menu
• Abilify Whistleblowers Want 6th Circ. To Revive FCA Suit
• Fed. Building Manager Sues GSA To Block Info Release
• DC Circ. Says Feds Can't Escape Lockheed Cleanup Costs
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Trinity Fights Back On Escobar In $663M FCA Row
• Feds Scrutinize Steering Of Patients To ACA Plans
• Judge Ends Subcontractor's Suit Over NASA Paint Job
• GSA Extends Bid Deadline On $50B IT Services Contract
• Future's Bright But Supply's Tight, Navy Commander Says
• 5th Circ. Urged To Let Houston Schools RICO Trial Proceed
• State Dept. Approves $60M Gun Sale To Afghanistan
• Feds Say Private Prison Contracts Will Be Phased Out
• 'Nothing Nefarious' About Alleged Kickbacks, Supplier Says
• Alaska Native Cos. Ask To Seek Dismissal Of FCA Suit
• Booz Allen Retirees Push For 2nd Circ. to Revive ERISA Suit
• USAID Rule Would Allow Use Of Foreign Contracting Officers
• Ex-Insys Staffers Plead Not Guilty In Opioid Kickback Suit
• Fla. Doc Settles FCA Suit Over Lab Test Submission Claims
• Escobar Nixes Universal Health FCA Claims, 1st Circ. Told
• Pa. Clinic, Docs Ink FCA Settlement Over False Billings
• Contractors Catch More Heat For Faulty Military Helmets
• Canada Urges DC Judge Not To Revive Mesa's $600M Claim
• GAO Sustains Rotech Protest Over $68.7M VA Contract
• Chase Accuses Whistleblowers Of 'Blatant Forum Shopping'
• Sex Discrimination Also Covers Gender Identity, GSA Says
• DOD Eases Small Biz Subcontract Reporting Requirement
• White House To Let Domain Name Contract Expire
• IRS Finalizes Foreign Procurement Excise Tax Guidance
• Fed. Circ. Buries Turkish Contractor's Suit Against US
• Nigeria Attys Still Can't Withdraw From $276M Award Dispute
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• Satellite Contract Protest Doesn't Need 2nd Look, GAO Says
• Raytheon Reads Escobar Wrong In $1B FCA Row, Gov't Says
• Pa. Man Cops To $1.4M NJ Army Base Kickback Scheme
• Navy Contractor's Employment Suit Win Reversed By 4th Circ.
• 2 Whistleblowers Look To Kick A 3rd From $18M FCA Deal
• Ex-Pfizer Doc Asks Court To Rethink His Fraud Claims Suit
• Law Firm DQ'd Over Secret Recordings In Gov't Contract Row
• Fla. Doctor Can't Ditch Feds' New Experts In Bribery Case
• Chamber Calls EEOC Pay Info Reporting Excessive, Unlawful
• No New Trial For Chicago Official Convicted Of Bribery
• DOE Announces $34M In Funding For Cybersecurity Projects
• Whistleblower Suit Belongs In State Courts, NJ Justices Find
• Navy Yard Contractors Seek To End Suits Over Mass Shooting
• Inside The New SBA Mentor-Protege Past Performance Rules
• Rainmaker Q&A: Dentons' Jessica Abrahams
• Russia Exposes 'Unprecedented' $55M Military Gear Cartel
• Ex-Army Officer Can't Revive Sanctions Bid At 10th Circ.
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Gov. Contractor's Co-Defendant Likely Can't Nix Wage Deal
• Judge Cracks Whip On Medicaid Kickback Settlement Talks
• Relator Slams Raytheon's Take On Escobar In $1B FCA Row
• US Says Kan. Tribal Group Not Owed Trust Accounting
• Boeing Tanker Gets Production Approval
• Navy Overbilling Suit Should Be Tossed, Judge Told
• Ex-DC Councilmember Given Escape Hatch In Bid-Rigging Suit
• US Rep. Wants Out Of NJ Water Agency's Adversary Suit
• GAO Orders Relaunch Of $15.3M NASA HR Contract Award
• DOJ, Defense Attys Brawl Over Escobar's FCA Impact
• Boeing Must Cough Up Docs In $1.2B Contract Dispute: AAI
• Ensuring Compliance With CMS 60-Day Overpayment Rule
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Parties In Ex-Football Star False Claims Suit Avoid Default
• Medtronic Seeks To Nix State-Law Claims In FCA Suit
• Trinidad Gets $2M Arbitral Award Confirmed In Metals Case
• Ex-Health Co. VP Files For Bankruptcy After $25M Verdict
• Military Outfitter's Bid Protest Is Denied By GAO
• Illinois Seeks Private Partner For $425M Highway Project
• Blago The Wrong Case To Sort Out Corruption Law
• Wash. Tribe Says It Kept Immunity In Landslide Liability Suit
• Blue Cross Tries To Whittle Down Tribe's ERISA Claims
• Uncontracted Partner Costs Co. $546M Furniture Bid Protest
• Abbott Must Hand Over Old Depositions In Whistleblower Suit
• Honeywell Inks $300M Deal To Sell Gov't Contracting Unit
• Bad News Could Be Good For 'King Of Nursing Homes'
• TechFreedom Urges Congress To Block Internet Transition
• GAO Spurns Challenge To Army Corps Contract In Afghanistan
• $7.5M Army Contract Delay Due To Subcontractor, Judge Told
• IRS May Be Awarding Contracts To Tax Delinquents
• More Fraud Charges Added Over $45M Home Health Scheme
• Biofuels Co. Demands Indonesia Arbitrate Dispute At ICSID
• 10th Circ. Will Hear First-To-File FCA Challenge
• Prison Tech Co. Promises FCC Rate Caps Challenge
• Bribery Charges Mount For Ex-City Attorney, Mayor In Texas
• ManTech Lands $110M In Gov't Cybersecurity Work
• Hospital Lied About Resident Availability, Says FCA Suit
• FCA Suit Against Deion Sanders Fails, Church Says
• CORRECTED: DOJ Exercises First Option On Contract For IT Upgrades
• Defense Dept. Looks To Tweak Acquisition Pricing Policy
• CORRECTED: Hedrick Kring Nabs Litigation Attorney From Akin Gump
• Twitter Beats Contractor Widow's Suit Over ISIS Accounts
• Insurers Must Face Medicare Advantage FCA Suit: 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Says Radiologist Sufficiently Pled FCA Case
• Ex-DynCorp Worker Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink Venue Rejection
• FCC Underfunded-Schools Program Beats False Claims Suit
• Jury Convicts CEO Accused Of WTC Contract Fraud
• Ex-Clinic CFO Gets 17 Years After Taking $11M From Grants
• DOJ Gets Nod For Cape Canaveral Launch Site Cleanup Deal
• Army Corps Subcontractor Says It Was Shorted On $2M Project
• Novartis Korea Execs Indicted, Accused Of Bribing Docs
• Chicago Says Recent Decision Backs Opioid Marketing Suit
• Holland & Knight Blasts Sanctions Order In 11th Circ. Bid
• GAO Denies Protest For $287M VA Help Desk Service Contract
• ASBCA Says Army Left Out Plane Disrepair Details
• New York City Landlord Smacks DHS With $10M Contract Suit
• NJ Superfund Contractor Gets 5 Years For Kickback Scheme
• BAE's $56M Contract Appeal Will Run Despite FCA Case
• Feud Over Witness Caps CEO's $100M WTC Fraud Trial
• DOJ Says Judge Misread Kickback Exception In FCA Case
• 1st Circ. Told No Fraud Was Public Before Covidien FCA Suit
• Calif. High Court Says SLAPP Law Protects Officials' Votes
• NY Pharmacist Convicted In Black Market HIV Meds Scheme
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• DOE Clarifies Reimbursement Rules For Whistleblower Cases
• Army Intel Contractor Can't Challenge Project Re-Do
• Wash. Says Tribe Can't Avoid Landslide Liability Claims
• Philip Morris Wants FCA Cig Suit Unlit At DC Circ.
• Defense Auction Co. Execs Accused Of $106M Inside Trades
• Takeaways From Decisions Following Campbell-Ewald
• Trinity Can't Duck $663M FCA Hit With Escobar, 5th Circ. Told
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Minn. Medicaid False Claim Suit
• CEO's Intent Shapes Up As Focus Of $100M WTC Fraud Trial
• Blagojevich's Resentencing Marks New Era In Old Case
• Fed. Circ. Raises More Hackles In $411M Air Force Row
• Astornet Hit With Sanctions, Fees In BAE Patent Suit
• Chicago Settles With Eatery Owners Over 'Sweetheart' Deal
• Accounting Firm Wants Defunct Tech Co.'s Suit Moved To Ky.
• SBA Proposes To Overhaul Small Business Loan Programs
• City Says No Duty To Provide Sewer Service To Tribal Casino
• No Atty Fees For Army's Voluntary Pay On Canceled Deal
• Deion Sanders Fights Default In FCA Suit
• KBR Whistleblower Can't Revive FCA Suit, DC Circ. Told
• Escobar Changes Nothing In Armor FCA Claims Toss, Co. Says
• Army Urged To Fix Paladin Issues Before Full Production
• LA Utility's Ex-Security Head Sues For Retaliation
• 7th Circ. Botched Chicago Transit FCA Suit, Justices Told
• Houston Schools' Chief Auditor Files Whistleblower Suit
• Witness Blames CEO Accused In $100M WTC Fraud Trial
• Menendez Pal Defends Fla. Bid To Ditch Prosecution's Experts
• White House Unveils Plan To Cut Federal Mobile Spending
• Contractor Says Feds Misled It On Levee Project In $4.5M Suit
• A Review Of Key Criminal Cases Against Execs In Q2
• GAO Sustains Protests Over $17.5B DOD IT Deal Bid Process
• Security Camera Co. Bilked Iraq Contractors $1M, Suit Says
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• BB&K Tells Calif. Court Ex-Bell City Officials Weren't Clients
• GAO Urges Navy To Delay $50B Ship Procurement
• Owner Of $100M Sham Vet Co. Loses Acquittal Bid
• WTC Steel Hands Testify In CEO's $100M Contract Fraud Trial
• GAO Directs Air Force To Look At $285M Bid Again
• GAO Denies Protest To USAID Indonesia Program Contract
• Small Biz Subcontracting Rules May Complicate Acquisitions
• FCC Raises Inmate Call Rate Caps Amid Legal Battle
• USAF Revamping Military Sales Program, Citing Inefficiency
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• Whistleblowers Call Med Supplier's Discounts Kickbacks
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Rethink OK'ing $411M Air Force Deal
• 2nd Circ. Goes Against The Grain In Pemex Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Denies Leidos A Redo In Investor Fraud Probe Suit
• Gov't Witness' Credibility Hit At $100M WTC Fraud Trial
• SBA Expands HUBZone Eligibility In New Final Rule
• ADL, Others Urge 3rd Circ. To Uphold Birth Control Mandate
• State Dept. Approves $300M Aircraft Sale To Argentina
• UnitedHealth Protests Over $58B In Tricare Contract Awards
• 7 Charged In $350M Gov't Construction Fraud Scheme
• OPINION: AG Outsourcing Is A Threat To Public Interest
• IBM Loan Unit Bilked Fannie Out Of $13M, FCA Suit Says
• Shire, DOJ Reach $350M Deal In Dermagraft FCA Investigation
• New Prison Rate Caps Could Help FCC Dump Court Challenge
• $100M WTC Contract Fraud Trial Could Hinge On Tape Of CEO
• GAO Ends Bid Protest Over Navy Engineering Contract
• Bangladesh Can't Use Canadian Case Files In ICSID Row
• Mitsubishi Says $600M Salt Suit Alleges Impossible Conspiracy
• Lifeline Provider Wants FCC Payments During $51M Fine Row
• Blue Cross Ill. Seeks Premium Hikes Up To 45%, Citing ACA
• McCarter & English Nabs Gov't Contracts, Cybersecurity Pros
• Air Force Says F-35 Jet Fighter Finally Combat-Ready
• Relator Tossed From Case Against Chicago Camera Contractor
• Shippers Pay $1.1M To Settle Gov't Overbilling FCA Suit
• Preparing Corporate Witnesses: A Primer
• Feds Rebut Menendez Pal's Expert Challenges In Fraud Suit
• DOD Takes Steps To Halt Purchase Of Counterfeit Parts
• Ex-Federal Prosecutors Form Whistleblower Partnership
• Steel Contractor Wants To Take WTC Project Charges To Trial
• Navy Oversight Of Radar Parts Deals Needs Improvement
• GAO Denies Protests Over $52M Air Force Support Deal
• Advocates Slam Industry Challenge To FCC Lifeline Changes
• NY Hospital To Pay $3.2M For Medicaid Violation
• Ex-Pa. Treasurer Pleads Not Guilty In Consulting Fee Case
• States Slam Bid To Pause FCC's Inmate Call Rate Challenge
• After DC Circ. Loss, Belize Wants Justices to Kill $25M Awards
• Air Force Opens Bids On Nuclear Missile Development Deals
• Louis Berger Scandal Doesn't Torpedo Contract, Judge Says
• GSA Inspector General Takes Aim At Tech Resellers
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?