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Government Contracts - March, 2017

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• Kimberly-Clark Gowns Failed Quality Tests, Jury Told
• City Council Wrong To Hire Atty For Probe, NJ Judge Says
• Claims Processor Says Whistleblower Firing Not Retaliation
• Judge Holds Congo In Contempt, Lets Chadbourne Attys Bail
• GAO Backs Protests Over $2.8B Student Debt Collection Deal
• A Law Firm's Guide To Social Media
• Energy Firm Seeks OK Of $13.35M Award Against Ghana
• No Signed JV Deal, No $99M Navy Contract, GAO Says
• DOD Cut Waste In 2016 Weapons Acquisitions, GAO Says
• Medical Supply Co. Owner Admits To $3.1M Medicaid Fraud
• Air Force Secretary Nominee Defends Federal Contract Work
• BIA Urges 9th Circ. To End Injunction In Tribal Contract Row
• Tillerson Wants Pledge To Boost NATO Defense Spending
• Policyholders Group Backs D&O Coverage Denial Appeal
• Lockheed Nabs $1.59B Contract For Army Radar System
• Russian Oil Co. Seeks To Confirm $112M Award On Ukraine
• Ex-Philly US Atty Predicts No Falloff In FCA Enforcement
• Kimberly-Clark Exec Defends 'Quality Issues' In Fraud Trial
• Moody's Warns Ill. Budget Impasse Hitting Point Of No Return
• Agency Examines Sanctuary Policies, Curbs On Fed. Funds
• Nursing Cos. Want New Trial After $350M FCA Jury Verdict
• General Dynamics Wins $140M NATO IT Services Contract
• Aviation Service Co. Owner Gets 18 Months In Bribery Case
• Claims Court Blocks Ed. Dept. From Work On $2.8B Debt Deal
• AT&T Nabs $6.5B First Responder Network Contract
• Kuwaiti Contractor Can't Reopen DOD Documents Access Suit
• Auto Insurer Owes For Medicare Patient Injuries, Suit Says
• Safeco Prevails In Battle Over Army Project Bond Losses
• CBO Says Federal Debt Has Hit Highest Level In Decades
• Ohio Surgery Center Escapes Patients' FCA Suit
• Pence Breaks Tie In Senate Planned Parenthood Funds Vote
• Advocacy Groups Want GSA Watchdog Probe Of Trump Hotel
• Trump's NAFTA Plan Hews Closely To TPP Model
• Kimberly-Clark's Cost-Cutting Caused Gown Issues, Jury Told
• FCC To Nix Federal Lifeline Approval Process, Pai Says
• Gov't Can't Duck Medicare Contract Cancellation Suits
• Gov't Funding Bill Likely To Exclude $33B For Defense, Wall
• Feds Win Extra Event Docs In Novartis Kickbacks Suit
• NJ Properly Awarded Sandy Project, Appeals Panel Says
• Fed. Judge Won't Nix Claims in Humvee IP Suit
• El Salvador Wins Post-Award Interest On $8M Costs Award
• Advocate For An Agency: Ex-FERC GC Cynthia Marlette
• GAO Calls For More Guidance Of $4.5B DOD Acquisition Fund
• Judge Buries Lawsuit Over $1.6M Army Corps Soil Dispute
• Trump Picks New F-35 Program Director
• Broad Contractor Whistleblower Protections Are Here To Stay
• Future Rollbacks May Not Be As Easy As Blacklisting Repeal
• 5th Circ. Nixes Soldiers' Toxic Water Suit Against KBR
• UHC Fraud Suit Based On 'Rank Hearsay,' Dialysis Co. Says
• CORRECTED: Don't Toss Cerner's $63M Award Bid In UAE Contract Dispute: Magistrate
• Prison Phone Co.'s Arbitration Bid Untimely, Group Says
• 'Blacklisting' Rule Rejection May Begin Pro-Employer Trend
• Rite Aid Wants Out Of FCA Suit Claiming Decadelong Scheme
• Trump Would Spend $1B To Build 62 Miles Of Border Wall
• ASBCA Says Firm Can't Blame Contract Loss On Indictment
• Doc's Immunity Bid In $600M Social Security Fraud Denied
• Chopper Mechanic Micro-Unit Gets Green Light For Union Vote
• Silence May Not Be Golden For Cos. After High Court Review
• Ambulance Cos. Blast FCA Suit Alleging $20M In Kickbacks
• Senate Moves Forward With Montenegro NATO Treaty
• Lifeline Revocations Lacked Evidence Of Abuse, FCC Told
• Venezuela's Oil Co. Tries To Shake ConocoPhillips Row
• Sitting In Deportees' Feces Not A Real Break, Workers Say
• UK Judge Won't Pause Brazil Defense Contract Over IP Fight
• Trump Kills Government Contractor 'Blacklisting' Rule
• Are Your In-House Lawyers Happy?
• Mining Co.'s $1.4B Arbitral Award OK'd Against Venezuela
• Student Loan Org Can't Use Escobar To Duck FCA Suit: Feds
• Justices Deny Medicare Billing Appeal From Menendez Doctor
• ASBCA Says Co. Can't Appeal Without Legal Registration
• Developer Defends 'Hyper-Technical Flaws' In $26M Easement
• High Court To Weigh Disclosure Duty In Leidos Investor Suit
• Post-Escobar Courts Reaching Consensus On FCA Materiality
• 8 Officers Plead Not Guilty In 'Fat Leonard' Bribery Scheme
• Atty At Center Of $550M Social Security Fraud Pleads Guilty
• 1.4 Million Illinois Job Seekers' Info Potentially Hacked
• 6th Circ. Revives Tenn. 911 Billing Suit Against AT&T
• Texas Jury Convicts Doc For Role In $40M Medicare Scheme
• Bribing Of Chicago Official Lands Vendor 7-Year Sentence
• Board Axes Nuclear Contractor Appeal In Gov't Contract Row
• Austin Ducks Suit Claiming Rigged Body Cam Contract
• GAO Says Delivery Delay On Boeing Air Tankers May Worsen
• DOD Blasts 'Incoherent' GAO Report On Security Cooperation
• VA Gets Tribe's Suit Over Health Care Reimbursements Nixed
• Feds Drop Money Laundering Count In $45M Medicare Case
• Education Tech Co. Seeks To Revive FCA Suit Coverage Bid
• What You Need To Know About The Border Wall So Far
• 3 Sentenced In Fla. For $175M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• GAO Nixes 2nd Challenge To Army Test Center Contract
• Army Adds All Remaining Bidders To $10B Translation Project
• Google, NASA, Planes And A Stronger Legal Team
• Texas Anesthesiologist Gets 3.5 Years For Health Care Fraud
• Cozen Continues Miami Growth With 3 Commercial Litigators
• F-35 Program Chief Says Affordability Study Is Complete
• Advocacy Group Warns 5th Circ. Not To Dissuade FCA Suits
• GSA Says Trump Org Has Complied With Disputed Hotel Lease
• 9th Circ. Nixes Kaplan FCA Suit Over Fake Enrollments
• GSA To Tweak Multiple Award Schedules In April
• Orbital ATK Sued Over Proprietary Space Tech Data Breach
• Navajo Again Sues DOI Over $17M Judicial Branch Funding
• 10 Tips For Better Legal Negotiations
• Budgetless Illinois Is Overspending By $6B, Experts Say
• GAO Denies Challenge To Air Force's Nixed Contract Request
• Maryland Hospital Co. Can't Shake FCA Suit, But Others Can
• DOD Continues To Fall Short Of Contract Competition Goal
• Wash. Tribe Freed From Ex-Health Exec's FCA Allegations
• 8th Circ. Affirms Construction Co. Win In Retaliation Suit
• FERC Billing Practices Benefit Bad Actors, 9th Circ. Told
• Ex-Allentown Official To Plead Guilty In Pay-To-Play Scheme
• GSA Auditor Knocks Transition To New Services Schedule
• GAO Says It Can Judge Intergovernmental Contracts
• Jury Convicts Drug Return Co., CEO In $116M Fraud Case
• Lockheed CEO Says Trump Intervention Helped Seal F-35 Deal
• Belize Asks 11th Circ. To Rethink $22M Telecom Deal Row
• Army Employee Accused Of Taking Bribes For NJ Contracts
• The Latest On Statistical Sampling In FCA Cases
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Beasley Allen's Dee Miles
• Gray Matters: Decision Error
• 4 Must-Knows For Developers As Trump Cabinet Ramps Up
• Amid Uncertainty, Foreign Contracting Could Bring Profits
• Trump Names New Chief Judge For Federal Claims Bench
• Mobil Cerro Negro Suit Can't Be Unfrozen Yet, Court Told
• FCC's Clyburn Slams Potential Lifeline 'Poor Tax'
• Pinnacle Affiliate To Pay $5M To End Gov't Theft Charges
• 5th Circ. Sides With Air Ambulance In Price Regulation Row
• Northrop Settles ERISA Suit Over $10.5M In Fees Mid-Trial
• Accountant's $18.3M Oversight Blamed For Nonprofit's Ch. 11
• $3B DOD Contractor Credited For 'Minuscule' Past Work: GAO
• Kuwaiti Embassy Hit With $5.4M Claim From Health Care Co.
• MWI Case Shows The False Claims Act Needs A Change
• Administrator Gets Over 2 Years For $20M Hospice Fraud
• Afghan Builder Pushes Court To Enforce $8.5M Award
• Solar Co. Asks Justices To Revive Suit Over $30M Gov't Loan
• Law Schools And Law Firms: Seeking Common Ground
• 3 Takeaways From The Mobil Cerro Negro Award Annulment
• Former SF Deputy Atty Gets $2M Whistleblower Firing Verdict
• Pa. Jurors Ready To Mull $116M Drug Refund Fraud Case
• Iraq Contractor Can't Turn To Fed. Circ. Midcase, ASBCA Says
• Wireless Co. Loses Challenge To First Responder Network Bid
• Ill. Justices Decline Case Seeking Halt Of State Worker Pay
• Bostwick Labs Reaches Deal With Feds, Interim Lenders
• German Defense Minister Responds To Trump's NATO Tweets
• DHS Faces More Protests Over Corrected $1.5B IT Deal
• Docs Eyed In $57M Insurance Fraud Can Practice, Judge Says
• Lifeline Providers Push FCC To Flip Eligibility Move
• Woman-Owned Co. Nabs $60M DOD Electronic Mall Contract
• 11th Circ. Leaves Navy Subcontractor's Award Curtailed
• Not From Around Here? Trying A Case As An Out-Of-Towner
• Ill. Gov. Appeals AFSCME Dispute To State Supreme Court
• Fed. Claims Nixes Contractor's Suit Over $750M Navy Bid
• Ammo Co. Asks Justices To Reload Army Nondisclosure Row
• Texas Nurse Pleads Guilty To Role In $5M Medicare Fraud
• Ariz. Tribe Hits Gov't With $200M Trust Mismanagement Suit
• Northrop Bid Protest Too Close For Legal Fees, GAO Says
• Health Co. FCA Claims Nixed, As Atty Libel Suit Proceeds
• Mich. Gov. Rips 'Misguided' Suit Over New US-Canada Bridge
• Pa. Auditor Claims Cover-Up By Pregnancy Service Contractor
• Claims Court Chides Gov't Atty For Lack Of Contract Candor
• SD Insurer Seeks $8.9M In 'Risk Corridor' Payments
• OIG Says Army Needs More Guidance For Contract Reviews
• Trump's Defense Budget Gets Lukewarm Reception
• Northrop Exec Pressed On $10.5M Expenses In ERISA Trial
• Symbion Seeks $561M From Tanzanian Utility Over Power Pact
• Pa. Jury Urged To Reject $116M Drug Refund Fraud Charges
• Medicare Freeze Threat Imperils Bostwick Ch. 11 Plans
• Writers Guild Blasts FCC's Cutting Of Lifeline Providers
• A Wake-Up Call For Those Claiming 'Made In USA' Products
• Lockheed Retains DOD Cybersecurity Contract In $347M Deal
• DOE Gets SC's Plutonium Waste Suit Trimmed
• Congress Braces For Fight Over Trump's First Budget
• Cephalon Settles FCA Suit Over Provigil Marketing
• 5th Circ. Urged To Reset FCA Suit Against Lockheed, Northrop
• Health Care Bankruptcy: Not An Ordinary Chapter 11 Case
• Trump Budget Request To Seek State Dept. Cuts, Wall Funds
• Argentina's Arbitrator Bias Claim Is Played Out, DC Circ. Told
• Judge Stays $350M FCA Judgments Against Nursing Cos.
• AAL Group Seeks $5M In Unpaid Gov't Work From Black Hall
• Iraqi Contractor Presses Misconduct Case In 2nd Circ.
• BCBS Units Sue Feds For $240M In Risk-Corridor Payments
• FCC Told Lifeline Broadband Change Hurts Underserved Kids
• Trump National Security Adviser Pick Gets Senate OK
• ASBCA Won't Revisit Partial Ruling In $3.8M Lease Dispute
• ASBCA Won't End Closed Base Operator's $2.7M Army Fight
• Whistleblower Gets Partial Win In Hospital Kickback Suit
• KBR Escapes Long-Running FCA Suit Over Kickbacks
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive $266B FCA Suit Over BP Atlantis Regs
• Feds Seek 5-Year Sentence For Hospice Admin In $20M Fraud
• Ill. Comptroller Halts Funding For Gov.'s Pet Tech Project
• 2 Conspirators Sentenced For $5M MIA Kickback Scheme
• VA Proposes To Revise, Streamline Acquisition Regulation
• Admiral, 8 Others Charged In 'Fat Leonard' Bribery Scheme
• US Customs Says Mods Don't Make Brazilian Plane American
• Tribe Tells 9th Circ. It Can't Trust BIA Absent Injunction
• GAO Won't Reconsider Protests Filed During Jurisdiction Gap
• Philips, Pioneer To Settle Optical Disk Drive MDL For $50.5M
• FCA Suit Against Tenn. Nursing Home Co. OK'd During Ch. 11
• 5th Circ. Upholds Houston Doctor's Fraud Conviction
• NATO Chief Says US Unfairly Shouldering Costs Of Alliance
• NYC Says Almost Not Enough For Verizon's FiOS Promise
• Exxon Mobil Wants To Enforce $188M Venezuela Award
• Diplomat Loses 2nd. Circ. Bail Appeal In Forced Labor Case
• Enron Unit Wants $18.7M For Final Nigeria Arbitral Win
• How The Most Profitable Law Firms Structure Their C-Suites
• Fla. Homeowner Seeks Cert. For Smart Meter Damage Claims
• $350M FCA Judgments Threaten 'Extinction,' Nursing Cos. Say
• Israeli Exec Pleads Guilty To DOJ Foreign Aid Fraud Charges
• Senate Approves Trump's CMS Administrator Pick
• Conflict-Of-Interest Claims Tossed In $26M Army Bid Protest
• Host City To Intervene In Zombicon Shooting Insurance Row
• NJ High Court Probes State's Subpoena Power In FCA Action
• CA Technologies To Pay $45M To End False Claims Act Suit
• Northrop Execs' DQ Bid In ERISA Case Called 'Hail Mary'
• US Procurement Market More Open Than Other Nations: GAO
• Bon Secours Ducking Medicaid Fraud Discovery, Relator Says
• L3 $34.5M Investor Suit Settlement Gets Preliminary OK
• FCC Considers Eligibility Challenge Rules For Mobility Fund
• FEMA Housing Contractors Get Katrina FCA Suit Tossed
• Settlement Strategy: What Does The Client Really Want?
• 7th Circ. OKs Toss Of Health Care Workers' Bargaining Suit
• Mass. Appeals Court Revives Wynn Resort Selection Suit
• DOD Contractor Hits Maersk With $2M Cargo Suit
• 7th Circ. Asked To Restore Relator In Settled Bribery Suit
• 9th Circ. Stays Ruling In $2M High-Speed Rail Contractor Spat
• Boeing Sanctioned In $1.2B Air Force Contract Dispute
• DOD Contract Spending Falls About 31% In 5 Years, GAO Says
• ICSID Nixes $1.4B Exxon Award For Venezuelan Oil Assets
• Ex-Vanguard Atty Says Dodd-Frank Ruling Backs Revival Bid
• Air Force Subcontractor Loses $2.67M Contract Breach Spat
• House Passes Frivolous Suit Sanctions Bill
• Uptick In Coordinated US-Brazil Anti-Corruption Enforcement
• In The Associate Lateral Market, All Law Firms Are Not Equal
• Fla. Eye Doctor Says Overbilling Was 'Honest Mistake'
• State Dept. Officer Clears AAR Airlift In Counternarcotics Row
• Ill. Lottery Manipulation Suit Moved To Federal Court
• Civil Rights Coalition Seeks Sit-Down With FCC's Pai
• Drug, Device Makers Urge New Kickback Safe Harbors
• Gov't, DC Sightseeing Co. Defend $75M Contract In DC Circ.
• Quicken Loans Can't Ditch Feds' False Claims Suit
• Navy Denied Sanctions In $65M Blimp Damage Suit
• Reflections From A Mock Trial
• Intelligence Contractor KeyW Inks $235M Deal For Sotera
• Law Prof's Testimony Tossed In $116M Drug Return Co. Suit
• Kimberly-Clark Says FCA Suit Over Gowns Is Repetitive
• IBM Botched $110M IT Upgrade Contract, Pa. Gov. Says
• Lockheed Lands $750M Air Force Parts Replacement Contract
• Contractor Can't Claim Philly Employee Status To Dodge Suit
• Trump Hotel's Ties To White House 'Unfair,' DC Eatery Says
• Charter Plane Co. Ch. 7 Trustee Gets $1M DOD Deal Approved
• Ill. AG Asks Justices To Halt Worker Pay Amid Budget Crisis
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Alice Win For US In F-35 Helmet Case
• House Passes $578B Defense Spending Bill
• Senate Dems Push FCC's Pai To Safeguard E-Rate Program
• Judge Refuses To Toss Medicare Fraudster's 40-Year Sentence
• Recycling Co. Says Competition Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• No Jurisdiction In Kazakh Farm Dispute, UK High Court Says
• Arapaho Tribe Can't Halt BIA-Established Court
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Lieff Cabraser's Lexi Hazam
• Arbitrator Fends Off DQ Bid In Greek Shipyard Dispute
• Lockheed Unit Scores $1B Air Force Tanker Engine Contract
• Fla. Court Declares State Lottery Contract Void
• DC Circ. Asked To Halt Santa Monica Runway Reduction
• Congress Passes NASA Reform, Reauthorization Bill
• Feds Seek $32M From Black & Decker In Cleanup Dispute
• Joint Venture Loses Protest Over Denied Army Contract
• Feds Try To Nix Cherokee Nation's Suit Seeking FCA Action
• Diplomat, Feds Spar Over 'Slavery' Case Bail At 2nd Circ.
• Bracewell Adds Corporate Energy, Gov't Contracts Partners
• Feds, Drug Return Co. Spar Over Law Professor's Testimony
• Hospice Co. Owner Gets 6.5 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Lower Sentence Sought For MIA Director In $5M LED Scheme
• Italian Co. Gets $10M Judgment After Win Against Morocco
• Raytheon Loses GAO Challenge Of $53M Army Boat Contract
• Ax Of Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Rule Now Up To Trump
• Federal FCA Claims Dropped As LifeWatch Suit Nears End
• Ex-Navy Officer Conspiracy Indictment Tossed After Seizures
• 2nd Circ. Told To Nix Iraqi Contractor Bid To Revive KBR Row
• Railroads Urge DC Circ. To Vet DOT Rail Safety Order
• GAO Sides With NASA On Tech Services Contract
• 9 Contractors To Share $10B Army Translation Services Award
• Calif. OT Clinic Owner Gets 5 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Enron Unit Urges DC Circ. To Finalize Nigeria Arbitral Win
• Solar Co. Urges 2nd Circ. To Uphold $11M Win Against County
• Chicago School Board Sues Schools Operator After Closures
• GAO Clears Air Force On Sole-Source Database Contract
• Data Analytics Now Cost-Effective For Smaller Firms
• In Congress: Obamacare, Defense Funding, Litigation Reform
• L3 Defends Secret Side Deal In $34.5M Fraud Settlement
• Menendez Doc Says Feds Overcharged In Fraud, Bribery Case
• Cost, Time Hurdles May Sour GOP Appetite For Border Wall
• Ill. Gov. Can't Impose Terms On State Workers, Panel Rules
• Nooksack Council Looks To Sink RICO Suit By Members
• Alaska Native Corp. Says Relator Took Privileged Docs
• Contractor's Civilian Bid Protest Falls Into GAO Dead Zone
• FCC Seeks Feedback On Calls To Restore Lifeline Companies
• 5 Charged In DOD Fraud, Tax Evasion Scheme
• Biz Group Backs Dumping Obama's Contractor Rules
• GAO Faults Army For Treating Contract Bidders Differently
• 7th Circ. Says District Court Can't Expunge Indictment Record
• Fla. Justices Validate Nonprofit's Payment In Lieu Of Taxes
• GAO Upholds Challenge To Booz Allen's DOJ Award
• Peru, Bear Creek Fight Over Silver Mining Project Claim
• Don't Underestimate The Value Of An Internal Audit
• Lessons From CTC Protests Over Navy Contract
• Financing High-Speed Rail In The United States: Part 3
• Health Provider Sues Medicare Middleman For Reimbursements
• GAO Says Agencies Must Improve On Whistleblower Program
• House Passes Bill To Open Rule-Making Process
• GSA Tech Unit's Model Chafes At Gov't Rules
• Ex-Va. AG Joins Cozen O'Connor's DC Office
• House Releases New $578B Defense Spending Bill For 2017
• DOD Taking Flexible Approach To Acquisitions Chief Split
• Telemarketer Gets Year's Prison In Medicare Kickbacks Plot
• Senate Tees Up Repeal Of Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Rule
• Ex-Tech Writer Can't Nix Drone Secrets Theft Conviction
• Feds Seek Lengthy Sentence For 'Mastermind' Of $20M Fraud
• Veritas Grabs CB&I Unit In $755M Cash Deal
• 12th Conspirator Convicted In $51M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Prison Phone Co. Calls For Arbitration In Suit
• Senate Confirms Rick Perry As Energy Secretary
• Navy To Evaluate Shipbuilding Contract Incentives, GAO Says
• Financing High-Speed Rail In The United States: Part 2
• BAE Can't Have Docs In $3.6B Contract Suit, Army Says
• Can Federal Contract Requirements Preempt State Law?
• Consider Political Risk Insurance Coverage In 2017
• Ben Carson Gets Senate's Approval As HUD Secretary
• New Business Opportunities In Shared Workspaces
• Ill. Senate's Grand Bargain Delayed As Gov. Interferes
• Judge Triples Nursing Home Cos.' Fraud Penalty To $347M
• Landis Wants Appeal Over Liability Ahead Of Armstrong Trial
• NYC Docs Charged In $57M Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Judge OKs Cerner's Mass. Suit To Enforce $63M Award
• Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.5B In F-35, Missile Work
• Arapaho Tribe Says BIA Must Approve Contracts
• Bonus Payments Were Public, AIDS Org Says In FCA Suit
• Amtrak Contractor To Pay $1.5M To Resolve FCA Allegations
• Trump HUD Pick Set For Final Senate Vote
• Brothers' $69M Contract Suit Risks State Secrets, Gov't Says
• Financing High-Speed Rail In The United States: Part 1