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Government Contracts - November, 2016

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• BAE Dodges Raytheon's Chancery Suit Over $1.7B F-16 Deal
• Final 2017 NDAA Drops Many Contentious Proposals
• Russian Oil Co. Says $112M Ukraine Award Upheld In Court
• Md. Gov. And Lawmakers Reach Deal On $20M Northrop Grant
• Mich. Tribe Blasts Blue Cross Sanctions Bid In ERISA Suit
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• Pelosi Defeats Challenger, Keeps Democratic Leadership Post
• ASBCA Says Army Owes Contractor Money On $22.5M Project
• Conflicting Agency Guidance On Confidentiality Policies
• Updated Intel Authorization Bill Targets Russian 'Influence'
• Congress Set To Vote On $618B NDAA, Buying Overhaul
• BAE Urges Chancery To Ax Raytheon Suit On $1.7B F-16 Deal
• Alaska Native Co. Says FCA Suit Fails To Show Harm
• Aerospace Co. Wins PPP Contract For In-Orbit Assembly Tech
• Judge Trims FCA Suit Against DOD Contractors
• Feds Must Cough Up Full Funding For Navajo Hospital
• ASBCA Says No Harm In Long Delay Over $7.5M Iraq Dispute
• Whistleblower In $785M Pfizer FCA Deal Agrees To Fees Split
• Another Pleads Guilty In Dallas Home Health Care Fraud
• DOD Secretary Blasts Congress Over Stopgap Funding
• Booz Allen Puts Down $250M For Cloud Computing Contractor
• Nigeria Ordered To Talk Or Face Sanctions In $276M Dispute
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• GAO Lacks Authority On Civilian Order, Even For DOD Agency
• Sen. Lankford Claims Gov't Wasted $247B In Federal Spending
• VA Contracts Scammer Must Forfeit $6.7M
• A Review Of Key Cases Against Executives In Q3
• Northern Arapaho Tribe Says BIA Illegally Imposed Court
• PharMerica Escapes Federal FCA Claims Over Kickbacks
• EFW Wins Bid Dispute Over $25M Navy Tech Contract
• GSA Unrolls Security Flaw Disclosure Policy
• Texas Court Sides With Water Co. In Rate Fight With City
• US Navy Says Over 130,000 Sailors' Info Has Been Breached
• FAR Council Seeks To Improve Industry-Gov't Discussions
• Feds Want 5 Years For Doctor Convicted In $1.5M Fraud
• Lockheed Wins $7.2B F-35 Deal From Pentagon
• Securities Group Backs GOP Challenge To Pay-To-Play Rule
• Guinea Urges DC Circ. To Honor Getma $42M Award Set-Aside
• Atty Slapped With $10M Penalty For Hiding Crimes From HUD
• AIG, Office Depot Seek Quick End To FCA Coverage Fight
• Body Armor Co. Hits Back At $2M Fee Bid In Contract Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Seyfarth Shaw's Andrew Boutros
• What If The Government Says A False Claim Isn't False?
• The Missing American Jury
• Whistleblower Blasts Dismissal Bid In $1B Food Fight
• US, Nuke Site Contractors Reach $125M Deal In FCA Suit
• 6th Circ. Kicks Back Atty Fee Ruling In $98M FCA Suit
• Ex-DC Contracts Czar Gets $1.7M Whistleblower Verdict
• No Reimbursement For Tech Co. In Bid Dispute, GAO Rules
• Transportation Policy In The Trump Era: Part 3
• Boeing Ducks AAI Doc Bid In $1.2B Air Force Contract Fight
• How Gov't Shutdowns Impact Event Cancellation Policies
• Tenet Case Signals Shift In Health Care Fraud Enforcement
• CORRECTED: Feds Issue Indictment In Cuomo Aide Corruption Case
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive Takeda FCA Actos Kickbacks Suit
• Escobar's FCA Claims Meet Materiality Test, 1st Circ. Says
• Deloitte Brings Counterclaims In Ill. Contract Suit
• Boeing Acted As Federal Agent In Asbestos Suit: 3rd Circ.
• Transportation Policy In The Trump Era: Part 2
• Language Ed Co. Seeks $6.7M For Nixed Federal Contract
• Blue Cross Says Tribe Hiding Emails In ERISA Suit
• GAO Optimistic New Navy Contract Strategy Will Cut Costs
• 11th Circ. Gives New Life To DynCorp Trade Secrets Case
• Mass. High Court Revives Union's Privatization Suit
• Conn. Clean Energy Program Is Sound, 2nd Circ. Told
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• J-M Faults Pipe Buyers' Damages Theory In FCA Row
• Airport Contractor Fights NLRB Election At DC Circ.
• 6th Circ. Tosses Fracking Permit FCA Suit
• GAO Rejects Protest Over ATF IT Contract
• Judge Keeps FCA Suit Against Blackwater Successor Alive
• Transportation Policy In The Trump Era: Part 1
• NM Official Caught Up In $33M Scheme Asks For Probation
• Mylan Refuses To Testify At Senate's EpiPen Rebate Hearing
• Fla. Doctor Convicted Of Using Foreign, Unlicensed Drugs
• GAO Rejects Protest Over Army Laser Target Locator Contract
• Twitter Again Escapes Suit Over ISIS Accounts
• SC Road Project To Proceed Amid Enviro Challenge
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Could Spur Meritless FCA Suits, Co. Says
• Feds Dodge Hospital's Suit Over Medicare Outlier Payments
• Nigeria Fights 'Blank Check' Sanctions In $276M Arbitral Row
• Australia's Boral To Expand US Presence With $1.8B Buy
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• Lockheed Martin Lands $1.2B South Korea F-16 Contract
• What To Expect In The Remaining Days Of The 114th Congress
• United Airlines Escapes Whistleblower FCA Suit For Now
• GAO Rejects Protest Over Denied SSA Benefits Contract
• Fuel Supplier Sentenced To 15 Months For DOD Bribes
• State GOPs Ask 6th Circ. To End Muni Pay-To-Play Rule
• Fed. Claims Court Nixes Protest To $95M Embassy Contract
• Tribunal Snubs Bangladeshi Bid To Nix $35M Niko Ruling
• Metals Co. Fighting Trinidad & Tobago Award Slams Fees Bid
• Ill. Contractor Can Press Clawback Suit Against Successor
• State Dept. OKs $31B In Fighter Jet Sales To Qatar, Kuwait
• Co. Lying About Disabled Vets Can't Get VA Contract Revived
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• Best Practices For Executing Pay Equity Audits
• Preparing For Contractor Paycheck Transparency
• NY County Owes Solar Panel Co. $10.5M For Breached Lease
• KPMG Audit Of DHS Financial Statements Flags Concerns
• OPIC Put $85M Into 'Abandoned Empty Shells,' Watchdog Says
• DOD Needs An Earlier Look At Weapons Requirements: GAO
• House Likely To Consider Second Gov't Funding Band-Aid
• Cuomo Poses Anti-Graft Reforms Amid 'Endless Scandals'
• Fed. Contractor Emissions Reporting Rule Finalized
• Pharmacist Admits Running $2.4M Prescription Fraud Scheme
• Senate Rejects State Oil Revenue Sharing Reforms
• VA Contracts Scammer Should Forfeit $6.4M, Feds Say
• Former Mass. Speaker's Prison Term Cut Short
• Measuring DCAA's Actual Progress On Incurred Cost Audits
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• Military Firm Seeks To Revive Alston & Bird Malpractice Suit
• Fed. Circ. Partly Revives Helium Co.'s BLM Contract Dispute
• Hanford Nuke Site Safeguards Good Until Trial, Judge Says
• Whistleblowers Fight To Revive Medicare Suit In 11th Circ.
• Baker Botts Settles Suit Over Texas State Employee's Firing
• Senator Wants DOJ To Testify At EpiPen Rebate Hearing
• Pa. Should Repay $2.4M Disaster Fund Windfall, Report Says
• W.Va. Highway Official, Contractor Face Pay-To-Play Charges
• Don't Pass Lame-Duck Rules, House GOP Warns Agencies
• French Council Of State Partially Annuls ICC Award
• Senate Democrats Pick NY's Schumer As Leader
• GAO Rejects Protest Over Army Medical Services Contract
• 4th Circ. Revives Whistleblower Bid For $24M Judgment
• GAO Sustains Protest Against Army Test Center Contract
• Trumping Obama's Employment Law Legacy
• Make College Great Again: Higher Education In The Trump Era
• A Primer On The Presidential Appointee Vetting Process
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• Retired Navy Captain Latest To Plead Guilty In Bribery Scheme
• Former Chinese Diplomats Charged In Labor Trafficking Suit
• Insurer Freed From Education Tech Co.'s FCA Suit Defense
• Kellogg Brown Dodges Iraqi Contractor's ICDR Claims
• FHWA Didn't Back Tweak To $18M Contract, Claims Court Says
• Greenberg Adds Former Houston Controller In Texas Bulk-Up
• Moody's MBS False Claims Suit Can't Be Fixed, Judge Told
• No Funds For Anti-Whistleblowing Contractors, DOD Says
• NJ High Court To Hear Fight Over Jersey City Tax Abatement
• Power Plant Co. Says Pemex Arbitration Seeks $20M For Fire
• Blue Cross Wants Tribe's Lawyers Sanctioned In ERISA Suit
• Verizon Stopped From Work On $99M Fiber Optic Contract
• Texas EMS Co. Owner Gets 30 Years For $1.3M Medicare Fraud
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Stay ACA Mandate Battle
• Ex-Forest Sales Rep Defends Counsel In Namenda FCA Suit
• GAO Knocks Down Protests Of $224M Air Force IT Contract
• DOD Rule Would Create Export Control Issues For Contractors
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• GAO Finds Flaw In Tool For Sifting Out Bad Gov't Payments
• Merck Says Public Info Bars Whistleblower's Kickback Case
• NY Wants Quick FCC Approval Of Rural Broadband Funds
• Ill. Insurer's Suit Seeking $73M In ACA Funds Is Tossed
• Contractor Convicted In Mont. Tribe Corruption Scandal
• White House Wants Additional $11.6B To Fight Islamic State
• Texas Health Co. Head Convicted Of $13M Medicare Fraud
• What To Expect From The New Senate
• Venezuela Fights Demand It Post Security For $1.4B Award
• Feds Clarify Sole-Source Contracting Justifications
• Quicken Loans Gets False Claims Suit Transferred To Mich.
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• Treatment Program Owners Charged In $176M Scheme
• GAO Denies Protest To Navy Enviro Remediation Contract
• 7th Circ. Puts False Certification Claims In Spotlight
• Commisimpex Says Chadbourne Parke Can't Quit Congo Case
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• The New State AG Landscape
• Trump Election Offers Mixed Bag For Federal Contractors
• Whistleblowers Ask Justices For Second Swing At Wells Fargo
• GIs' Toxic Burn Pit MDL Paused For Lead Atty's Illness
• GAO Rejects Protests Of $58B In DOD Tricare Contracts
• Ex-CEO Gets 30 Months In Chicago Red Light Camera Scheme
• Army Can't Use Delay To Duck Data System Injunction: Judge
• Renco's Bid For Reargument Fails In Del. AM General Suit
• Defense Committees Stay Largely Intact With Election
• Amphastar Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Sanofi Patent FCA Suit
• GAO Says Spec Ops Awarded $56M Translation Contract Fairly
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• What Happens To ACA Challenges Still In Court?
• Small Biz Committee Reps Call OMB Buying Policy A 'Scam'
• Biller Says NY Medicaid FCA Suit Fails Under Escobar
• VA Report Touts Progress In Improvement Plan
• Army Redoing $800M Kuwait Contract Under Vectrus Protest
• GAO Tosses Protest To Lockheed Martin Air Force Contract
• PennDOT Contractor Cops To Charge In Corruption Scandal
• NJ Justices Won't Hear Ex-Ratepayer Advocate's Ethics Case
• Pfizer Slams Appeal In Off-Label FCA Case In 1st Circ.
• Foreign Military Sales Under Obama Total $278B
• Foreign Affairs Outlook For Trump Presidency, 115th Congress
• SBA Disadvantaged Biz Program Should Stand, DC Circ. Told
• Employment Law Possibilities Under President Trump
• Navy Didn't Distinguish Bidders For $18M Project, GAO Says
• Cybersecurity And The FCA — Yes, It Is A Thing
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• Trump's Military Plan Sees Big Boost In Defense Spending
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• 'Secondhand' Info Sinks Whistleblower's FCA Suit At 11th Circ.
• Senate Leaders Press 2 Fed. Agencies For EpiPen Reviews
• AT&T Tells FCC Not To Reinvent Wheel With Mobile Funding
• Relators Say K&L Gates Atty Unfairly Testifying In FCA Suit
• Ex-Cyberonics Sales Rep Asks 1st Circ. To Revive FCA Case
• Labor Unions Oppose Proposed Sacramento Soccer Stadium
• ASBCA Won't Grant Co. Interest After Previous Win Over DOD
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• Energy Plant Gets Partial Win Over Shorted Stimulus Grant
• Mexico's Anti-Corruption Reform Could Be Game Changer
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• Waco Woman Gets 87 Months For $4.5M Medicare Fraud
• Congo Prez's Son Must Reveal Info On Wealth, Court Told
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• Contractor Appeals Iraq Fuel Contract Ruling To Fed. Circ.
• Interior Didn't Address HP Award Conflict, GAO Says
• Body Armor Co. Seeks $2M Fees In Gov't Contract Suit
• OPINION: Contractor Sick Leave Creates 2-Tier System
• Takeda Asks 1st Circ. Not To Revive Actos Kickback Suit
• PTAB Rules Gov't Contractor Isn't Subject To IPR Time-Bar
• GAO Dismisses HUD Order Protest After Jurisdiction Expires
• No Bad Faith By Insurer In Prison Contract Deal: 6th Circ.
• GAO Denies Costs After $104M IT Deal Bidder Reinstated
• Calif. Aerospace Parts Maker Pays $2.7M To Exit FCA Suit
• Harassment Endangering $1B DOD Contract, Judge Says
• Watchdog Urges USPS To Improve Oversight Of Retailers
• 7th Circ. Upholds Ill. DOT Disadvantaged Biz Program
• Senators Want Mylan To Pay DOD $50M In EpiPen Refunds
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• FCC Plans $21.7M Fine For Rural Health Care Fraud
• Justices Won't Review NJ Superfund Contractor's Conviction
• NASA Contractor Loses Bid To Overturn Rival's $12M Award
• A Deep Dive Into FY 2016 Suspension, Debarment Stats
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes School District's $3M Energy Bill
• Texas Jury Finds For Ex-Raytheon Engineer In Bias Suit
• Military Housing Co.'s Last Claims Against Insurer Nixed
• Walgreens Wins Nominal Sanctions Over Repetitive FCA Suit
• DOD Proposes Updated Grant And Co-Op Agreement Rules
• Interior Botched $25M Plane Contract For Navy, GAO Says
• McCain Criticizes Pentagon For Unilateral F-35 Deal
• DOD Intel Agency Should've Paused IT Contract, Judge Says
• Carter Says DOD Wants Tech Firms Despite What Court Thinks
• Escobar Dooms Blackwater FCA Suit, Court Told
• Key Takeaways From Embraer's $205M FCPA Settlement
• 4th Circ. Suggests FCA Extrapolation Is Evidentiary Issue
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• 2 Charged In Florida $31M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• DOE Can't Block Wash. Hanford Nuke Site Hazard Suit
• Va. Taps Cintra, Meridiam-Led Team For Express Lanes Project
• Northrop Grumman Is Latest To Lose Class Waiver Clause
• Lockheed Leads List Of Federal Contractors In 2016
• DOD Floats Rule To Crack Down On R&D Funding Abuses
• 2nd Circ. Halts States' Bid For Clean Energy Projects
• NJ Justices Suspend Municipal Atty Who Defrauded Town
• Texas Detention Contract Must Await Abuse Probe, DHS Told
• Tribal Co. Wins $4.2B Contract To Support Aging Air Weapons
• What's Next For The Contractor Fair Pay Rule?
• Doctor In Menendez Case Can Wait At Home, Judge Affirms
• Ex-CFO Pleads Guilty In Health Benefits Kickback Scheme
• DC Circ. Pauses FCC's New Inmate Call Rates
• Justices Should Consider Harm To Defendants In FCA Case
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• Ex-AIG HR Director's Bailout Suit Fails, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Texas Furniture Cos. File For Ch. 11 Amid Antitrust, FCA Row
• Mylan's EpiPen Rebate Deal Is Unacceptable, W.Va. AG Says
• State Dept. Can Keep BAE Systems Settlement Docs Redacted
• Ecuadoreans' Battery Claims Tossed In DynCorp Spray Suit
• USAID Went Maverick On $60M In Ebola Funds, Report Says
• DOD Replaces 'Archaic' Contract Cost Evaluation System
• Pittsburgh Contractor Faces $3M Penalty Over Bridge Fire
• Fujifilm Wins $800M Federal Ultrasound Systems Contract
• F-35 Helmet Tech Not Invalid Under Alice, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Embraer Deal Opens Brazilian Frontier For FCPA Enforcement
• Justices Shun Bright-Line Rule For FCA Seal Violations
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• 7th Circ. Tosses Doc's 2nd Appeal In Overbilling Case
• Rhode Island Sues HP Enterprise In $13M DMV Contract Row
• FCC Sets Standards For Alaska Broadband, Voice Build-Out
• US Intervenes In Oregon University Whistleblower Suit
• DOI Seeks To Gut Insurer's $20M Tribal Loan Guarantee Suit
• Afghans Likely Responsible For Contract Delay, ASBCA Rules
• Ex-Insys Manager Says Drug Testing Him Is Unconstitutional
• Contractors Told To Arbitrate $8M Suit Over Gitmo Project
• Food Supplier Pushes DOD Contract Claims At Fed. Circ.
• Nothing Fishy In $34M Navy Port Ops Contract, GAO Says
• Gov't Contractor Resolves Suit Over FLSA Violations
• Comcast-Irking Nashville Ordinance Sparks Suit From Utility
• State Farm Spars With Relators In High Court Over FCA Seal
• CMS Awards New Round Of Medicare Recovery Audit Contracts
• NY Tells FCC It Has Support In Bid For Broadband Funds
• Clinic Head Wants Recordings Out Of Medicaid Fraud Trial
• Gov't Can't Beat Contractor's $12.5M Fort Knox Suit
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8