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Government Contracts - September, 2016

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• Furniture Importer Pays $1.5M In FCA Duty Avoidance Case
• La. Gov. Sues AG Over Anti-Discrimination Contract Denial
• Claims Court Tosses Scanner Patent Suit Against TSA, BAE
• Harken Health Exits Illinois Obamacare Marketplace
• Humana, Tufts Beat Medicare Fraud False Claims Act Suit
• Air Force's Bad Oil Cost Enviro Biz $1.2M, Suit Says
• Home Health Co. To Pay $6.15M For Defrauding DC Medicaid
• Sikorsky Says FCA Chopper Blade Claims Too Weak
• Contractors Fret Looming Expiry Of GAO Task Order Protests
• GAO Says Navy Treated Construction Cos. Unevenly
• Ark. Ordered To Make Planned Parenthood Medicaid Payments
• ASBCA Ruling Questions Consideration Of Materiality
• Cos. May Lose Gov't Contracts Over Personal Tax Debts
• Oral Advocacy And 'Vocal Fry'
• Drug Cos. Lose Bid to Stay Chicago's Opioid Marketing Suit
• Final Sick Leave Rule Offers Little Relief For Contractors
• Activist Groups, Others Back FCC Inmate Call Rate At DC Circ.
• Ex-Insys Manager Charged In Fentanyl Kickback Scheme
• Lockheed To Weaponize $38B Australian Submarine Program
• Chicago Denies Challenge To $1.3B Train Car Contract
• Bank To Pay $83M For Getting FHA Insurance On Bad Loans
• Feds Adopt Rule To Boost Women-Owned Small Biz Contracts
• Obama Nominates Acting Pentagon IG For Permanent Role
• Ohio Surgery Center Loses Bid To Escape FCA Spat
• Claims Against Army Trimmed In Row Over $4.8M Contract
• Safran In Talks With Advent Over $2.7B Sale Of Unit
• NJ County, Contractor Agree To Pay $4.8M In Unpaid Wages
• DOL Issues Final Contractor Sick Leave Rule
• Feds Adopt Rules To Boot Tax Cheats, Felons From Contracts
• How Escobar Is Already Affecting FCA Litigants
• GEO Group Wants Out Of Private Prison Stock-Drop Suit
• Dairyland's Use Of Fed. Circ. Ruling Axed In Nuke Fuel Row
• House Passes Water Infrastructure Bill, With Flint Aid
• Military Consultant Must Face IP Claim In Peru Weapons Suit
• Co. Should Face $8.5B Iraq War Fraud Suit, Magistrate Says
• GAO Upholds DataPath's $363M Army Satellite Contract Win
• Problems In New General Services Administration OIG Memo
• IRS Unveils Private Companies That Will Collect Tax Debts
• Sens. Ask DOJ If Mylan's EpiPen Rebates Violate FCA
• No Issues With Army's $439M Energy Leases, Watchdog Says
• Chemical Co. Must Face BAE Suit Over Plant Explosion
• Niger Slapped With $46M Award After Arbitration No-Show
• The Courtroom Where It Happened: Hamilton As A Lawyer
• Congress Reaches Deal To Avoid Gov't Shutdown
• US Gov't Tells 1st Circ. Navy Ship In $2.8M Oil Spill Is 'Public'
• Vibra Healthcare Agrees To $33M Settlement Of FCA Claims
• Why Have Lawyers Forgotten About The Middle Class?
• Ex-Detroit IT Official Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes
• Ex-Hospital CEO Booted From Medicare In $1M Kickback Deal
• GSA Gives Formal Go-Ahead For $11.5B Gov't HR Deal
• Dems Slam Private Immigrant Detention Centers Amid Review
• Flint Aid Looms Over Water Projects Bill In House
• Sales Rep Wants Docs Public In $40B Celgene FCA Row
• Flint Water Fight Sinks Stopgap Gov't Funding Measure
• Senior Care Biz Can't Nix Feds' FCA Suit
• VA Looks To Nix Ariz. Tribe's Suit Over Care Reimbursements
• Claims Court Won't Let Leidos Rivals Intervene In $5B Case
• Exec At $100M Sham Veterans' Co. Gets 30 Months
• Whistleblower Says Feds Based Sprint Probe On His Suit
• Insurer Can't Recoup $2.8M Oil Spill Payment, 1st Circ. Told
• Fla. Hospice Provider, Doctors Escape Medicare Fraud Claims
• Fed. Claims Court Axes Challenge To Navy Software Contracts
• ID Card Co. Seeks To Thwart Third Quit Try By Nigeria's Attys
• DOD's Carter Urges Support For Nuclear Refresh Plan
• Blue Cross Presses To Trim Michigan Tribe's ERISA Claims
• Ambulance Co. 'Upcoding' Suit Dismissed For Lack Of Proof
• Obama Inks Bill Supporting Native American Tourism
• House Passes Cybersecurity, Transit, Food Security Bills
• Miami Int'l Exec Charged In $5M Light-Fixture Kickback Plot
• Growing FCA Pipeline Provides Justices Plenty To Ponder
• Dish Hit With FCA Suit Over $3.3B In Bidding Credits
• NJ High Court To Mull State's Subpoena Power In FCA Action
• PhRMA Rips Feds For 'Regulation By Litigation' On Kickbacks
• 11th Circ. Doesn't Buy Air Force Was Bilked In Radar Row
• Rainmaker Q&A: Dowd Bennett's James Martin
• Reps. Question NPS Response To Sex Harassment Claims
• Justices Asked To Nix FCA 'Vagueness' Exemption
• Insurers, Providers Trade Harsh Words On ACA Steering
• Pharmacy Head Seeks To End Long-Running Kickback Suit
• Ill. Judge Points Lost-Grant Suit To Fed. Claims Court
• The Perils Of Parallel FCA Proceedings
• Local Bidder Loses Challenge To Army Contract Award
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Albert Dotson
• Shell To Pay $20M For False Calif. Oil Cleanup Claims
• Tribe's Leaders Accused Of Misusing Federal Health Funds
• UnitedHealth Sheds New Mexico FCA Suit
• Hacker Says Sentencing Guidelines Should Spring Him Early
• Small Bird Leads To Big Trouble For Final NDAA
• Ex-Cuomo Aides, Execs Charged In Corruption Dragnet
• FCC Fines Siemens $175K For Hiding FCPA Felonies
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Lockheed Health Co. FCA Suit
• House Passes Bill To Modernize Federal IT Systems
• Entergy Gets Extra $5M In Spent Nuclear Fuel Dispute
• Senate GOP Pushes Gov't Funding Band-Aid, As Dems Balk
• Justices Shouldn't Hear NASA Fraudsters' Appeal, Feds Say
• Pharmacist In $150M Drug Fraud Gets Up To 6 Years In Prison
• 5th Circ. Doomed Miss. Abortion Law: Planned Parenthood
• When Ambiguous Regs Preclude FCA Liability
• VA Slammed In Report On Hospital Project Blowout
• Senate Drops Efforts To Stop $1B Saudi Arms Deal
• L-3 Accused Of Firing Worker After Client Harassed Her
• 3rd Person Pleads Guilty In Chicago Schools Bribery Scandal
• GSA Watchdog Flags Waste In Government Supply Program
• GSA Finalizes Scope Of Transportation Contract Audits
• Gov't Tells High Court FCA Seal Violations Need Discretion
• Fla. Judge Won't Sanction Quinn Emanuel In FCA Suit
• GAO Extends Reach Of OCI Protest Timeliness Rules
• Senate Starts Stopgap Funding Debate, Details In Flux
• Wireless Carriers Can't Dodge Calif. Overcharge Suit
• FCIC Earns Quick Win In Crop Insurance Rate Dispute
• House Votes To Give GAO More Authority To Seek Information
• Escobar's 2-Part FCA Test Not Mandatory, Judge Rules
• Lawmakers Want Block On Planned $1.15B Saudi Arms Sale
• Overhauling Law Firm Records Departments For A New Reality
• Continuing Resolutions Create Uncertainty For DOD: Report
• Leader In Ill. Bus Kickback Scheme Gets Sentence Reduced
• VA Contractor Can't Claw Back Credit Card Fees
• GSA Responds To Concerns About Data Reporting Rule
• Watchdog Dings VA Over $1.9M Spent On Canceled Contract
• Nuke Site Whistleblowers Prevail In Retaliation Suit
• Kindred Health Pays Record $3M Fine For Violating HHS Deal
• Navy Bid Protest Wasn't 'Clearly Meritorious,' GAO Says
• Courts Are Taking Materiality Seriously Post-Escobar
• Contractors Ignore Anti-Trafficking Rules At Their Peril
• States Urge DC Circ. To Uphold FCC Inmate Call-Rate Rule
• Judge Urged To Keep $63M Arbitral Award Row In Fed Court
• Insurer Fights Army Depot Injury Coverage At 5th Circ.
• Texas Local Housing Authority Exec Accused Of Bid-Rigging
• Gov't Band-Aid Funding Debate Stalled By Senate
• IndyCar Team, Branding Co. Hit Nat'l Guard With $5M Suit
• Feds Refused Delay In Medicare Appeals Backlog Suit
• Alaska Native Co. Says FCA Claims Must Be Tossed
• DC Circ. Won't Relight Philip Morris FCA Suit
• Calif. Nursing Facilities To Pay $30M In FCA Settlement
• Pa. Turnpike Agency Beats Ex-CEO's Reimbursement Suit
• Navy Yard Contractors To Face Some Claims In Mass Shooting
• DOD Will Open More Tech Outreach Offices, Carter Says
• US Slams Bid To Toss, Transfer FCA Suit Over Army Rations
• Negligence-Based Theories And A Cautionary Tale For GCs
• FCA Relator Accuses Plumbing Co. Of Ducking Import Duties
• Counting FCA Penalties: It's All In The Claims
• Air Force Grounds F-35 Over Crumbling Insulation
• Aveta, FCA Whistleblower Clash Over 9th Circ. Ruling
• DOL Launches Preassessment For Fair Pay Rule Clearance
• Mistake In $24M Navy Deal Doesn't Warrant Protest Costs
• Medical Supplier Says Safe Harbor Applied In FCA Row
• Oracle, Oregon End Insurance Software Spat In $100M Deal
• Ex-Mass. Transportation Agency Whistleblower Suit Revived
• Telmate Again Contests FCC Inmate Call Rate Caps At DC Circ.
• Northrop Grumman Hit With $500M Chemical Exposure Suit
• Ill. Health Co. Owner Admits To Bribery In Medicare Scheme
• 3rd Whistleblower Gets Cut From $18M False Claims Deal
• 2 More Charged Over 'Fat Leonard' Navy Bribery Scandal
• DOD Outlines Approach For Union Construction Contracts
• McCaskill Says Air Force Drone Contracting Isn't A Good Fix
• 3rd Party Can't Evade Blackwater FCA Docs Request
• Ex-Norton Rose White Collar Pro Joins Quinn Emanuel
• Ex-Army Doc Asks To Toss 6-Year Term For Bribery Scheme
• Whistleblower Fights Sanctions Bid Against Quinn Emanuel
• Temporary Budget Deals Hurting Planning, DOD Brass Says
• Leidos Protests $5B Nuclear Site Award Rescindment
• Medicare Wage Rule Is Invalid, Hospitals Tell DC Circ.
• FCC Ducks Bankrupt Wireless Co.'s $21M Spectrum Suit
• From Fapiao To Gestores: FCPA Risks In China, Latin America
• Senate Passes $9.4B Water Infrastructure, Flint Aid Bill
• 3 Steps To Successful Judgment Enforcement
• Fla. Pharmacy Owners To Pay $7.8M To Settle FCA Suit
• Twitter Looks To Nix Widows' Suit Over ISIS Accounts Again
• Feds Ripped Off Whistleblower's Wiretap Suit, 9th Circ. Hears
• Ill. Home Care Provider To Pay $6.5M Over Medicare Fraud
• Water Infrastructure Bill Set For Senate Vote
• Poor Oversight Blamed For Rampant Afghanistan Corruption
• GOP Sen. Blocks Vote On Claims Court Judge Picks
• Wash. Says DOE Not Immune In Nuke Site Safety Suit
• DOE Pledges $107M For Solar Energy Projects
• DOD Launches Tech Outreach Office In Austin
• Verizon Military Overcharging FCA Claims Dropped
• Regulatory Risks In Aerospace & Defense, Gov't Services M&A
• Honeywell Freed From Ex-Tech's FCA Suit Over GPS Testing
• Category Management: What Contractors Need To Know
• DOJ Says Fla. Schemer Took $33M From Investors, SC Gov't
• Lithuania To Fight Loss On $1.7B Gazprom Overcharge Claims
• Cerner Says UAE Biz Can't Nix TRO On Wash. Real Estate
• Microsoft Says IRS Can't See Docs In Transfer Pricing Row
• ACA Marketplaces Still Vulnerable To Fraud, GAO Finds
• NASA Tweaks Cost-Type Contract Pay Request Reviews
• Contractors Must Obey New Controlled Info Rule, Feds Say
• No Waivers In Nations With Weak War Hazards Insurance: DOL
• Google, Facebook Back Domain-System Handover Plans
• Rule Aims To Reduce Audits On Gov't Contract Closeouts
• Congress Doesn't Need To OK Internet Transition, GAO Says
• Ex-Head Of Pa. Hospice Moves To Dodge Jail Time
• Houston Schools Say Auditor's Whistleblower Claims Too Late
• FCA Relator Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Drug Kickbacks Case
• Neustar Slams Telcordia's Ericsson Ties In FCC Contract Row
• Escobar Prompts Increased DOJ Interest In FCA Cases
• Halliburton Ripped Off Tech, Navy Patent Licensee Says
• FCC Tells DC Circ. Challenge To Inmate Call Rate Has No Legs
• A Look At Rare GAO Decision On Bid Protest Abuse
• Should Your Law Firm Move To The Cloud?
• 3rd Circ. Revives Preemption Fight Over Jersey City Tax Law
• GAO Sustains AT&T Protest Over $38.5M Air Force Cyber Deal
• NJ Lawmakers Advance Bill To Fight Corporate Inversions
• Senate Could Vote On Stopgap Funding This Week
• Senate's $9.4B Water Resources Bill Clears Hurdle
• Native American Tourism Bill Heads To President's Desk
• Johnson Gets Access To Docs In Army Contract Row
• Par Pharmaceutical Says Escobar Nixes Gov't FCA Suit
• Exelis Gets Partial Win In $3.8M Contract Dispute With Feds
• Feds Want Up To 16 Years, $60M For Brooklyn Clinic Owner
• Middleman In Chicago Bribery Plot Gets 6 Months In Prison
• GSA Expands Cybersecurity Options For Gov't Agencies
• IRS' Management Contract Safe Harbors: Some Observations
• From The Partner's Desk: Paving Your Path To Partnership
• DOD Reopens $17.5B IT Contract After Successful Protest
• Pharmacist Gets More Than 3 Years For $2.7M Drug Fraud
• DC Circ. Boots Challenge To SBA Disadvantaged Biz Program
• Health Hires: Government Attorneys Join Covington, Foley
• Clinics Wants Quinn Emanuel Sanctioned In FCA Fight
• KBR Denied Gov't Immunity To Toss Suit Over Soldier's Death
• SEC Says Contractor Failed To Account For $61M FCA Fine
• Nurse Pleads Guilty In $45M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Security Co. Fights Doc Request In Blackwater FCA Row
• Fla. Doctor Indicted Over $13.8M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• How We Can Diversify The Legal Profession And Why We Must
• Linguists Tell 9th Circ. $4M Polygraph Award Wrongly Cut
• Worker Behind FCA Suit Not Liable For Fallout: Texas Court
• GSA Rule Would Allow Incidental Purchases Under FSS
• House Asks GAO To Investigate OPM Hack Response Deal
• House Panel Subpoenas VA Over Blowout On Hospital Project
• US Pays $14M To Settle Night-Vision IP Fight With Contractor
• Contractor Says Insurer Stiffed It On Navy Sewer Project
• Trinidad And Tobago Indicates It Wants Fees From Metal Co.
• Texas Court Sides With Firefighters In Pension Row
• Raytheon JV Fights Off Honeywell Protest To USAF Contract
• Celgene Knocks Feds' Support Of $40B Off-Label FCA Suit
• 1st Circ. Panel Wary Of FCA Suit Against Medtronic Unit
• Senate Dems Continue Filibuster Of $576B Defense Bill
• Alaska Native Co. Rehashing FCA Defense, Judge Told
• Senate Advances $9.4B Water Projects Bill
• McDermott Hires Prosecutor With FCA, Health Care Focus
• Med Equipment Cos. To Pay $12M To Settle FCA Allegations
• Tenn. Nursing Home Co. Facing FCA Suit For 'Worthless' Care
• Poland Asks US Permission For $5B Patriot Missiles Buy
• Shippers Fight Attys' Fee Bid Over $1.1M FCA Settlement
• AAI Defends Boeing Sanctions Bid In $1.2B Contract Dispute
• Will Expanded EEO-1 Data Collection Yield New Insights?
• Fla. Doctor Can't Dodge Health Care Fraud Verdict
• Leveraging Trial Strategies To Improve Your Negotiating Skills
• DOD Appoints Panel To Weed Out Old Buying Rules
• 3 Potential Claims Mylan Faces In EpiPen Drama
• Wash. City Says Tribe Can Furnish Own Casino Sewers
• DOD Issues Guidance On Commercial Purchasing Process
• FCC Blasted For Order Raising Inmate Call Rate Caps
• GAO Reveals Details Of Successful $17.5B DOD Deal Protests
• UnitedHealthcare Trims Dialysis Scheme Suit
• Navy Orders Retraining For Littoral Combat Ship Crews
• Hanover Must Face Medicare FCA Suit, Calif. Judge Told
• Old Skills, New Tricks: Opportunities For Law Librarians
• GOP Lawmakers Slam DOD's Budget 'Gimmick' Memo
• Ericsson Unit Asks To Defend $460M FCC Contract At DC Circ.
• AAI Wants Unredacted Boeing Docs In $1.2B Contract Fight
• Funding Uncertainties Discourage Federal Contractors
• Boeing Wins $2B In Bonuses For Criticized Missile System
• SpaceX, Boeing Issues Driving Space Program Delay: OIG
• Prime Healthcare Pans DOJ Fraud Suit Over Inpatient Care
• Army Contractor Loses Protest On $51M Vehicle Deal
• Human Rights Group Off The Mark In Mining Row, Panel Told
• Nurse Can Reboot FCA Suit Against Clinic, 7th Circ. Says
• Mt. Sinai Hospital Whistleblowers Call For Deposition Redo
• Copter Contractor Says Court Lacks Power In $8.4M Row
• Cerner's TRO On UAE-Linked Real Estate Illegal, Judge Told
• $2.6B FCA Suit Against Phone Cos. Too Vague, Judge Says
• Raytheon Relator Touts DOJ 'Escobar' Brief In $1B FCA Row
• Cybersecurity Vendors Must Be Careful With New GSA Option
• GAO Denies Protests Over Exclusion From $11.5B GSA Deal
• Georgia Co.'s Truck Drivers Get Almost $1M After DOL Probe
• DOJ Charges 16 In $175M Pharmacy Fraud Scheme
• Feds Give Takeda $20M To Develop, Test Zika Vaccine
• Fla. Eye Center, Owner Pay $1M For Overbilling Medicare
• Ex-Health Co. President's $27M Trial Win Takes Minor Hit
• Delivery Date Is Key To Transportation Act Purchase Rules
• Omnicare Asks To Appeal $421M FCA Suit To 1st Circ.
• Obama Urged To Stall $1B Saudi Arms Deal Over Airstrikes
• Army Launches Office To Speed Response To Urgent Threats
• NM Says Nuke Site Cleanup Deadlines No Longer Apply
• Ownership Change Costs Co. $5B Nuke Site Contract
• Fla. Health Provider Settles Drug Testing FCA Suit For $7.4M
• General Dynamics Arbitrator Win Survives 6th Circ. Appeal