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Government Contracts - April, 2017

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• Atty Deception Kills Pharma Whistleblower Suit, Judge Rules
• FastShip Snags $6.5M IP Win Against Navy, Sues Lockheed
• Chicago Schools Lose Bid To Halt Payments In Funding Suit
• Delfasco Can't Buy Bankrupt Conco Until 2019, 6th Circ. Says
• Quest To Pay $6M To End Blood Test FCA Suit
• DOE Missteps Added $196M To Nuke Cleanup Costs, IG Says
• 'Sensitive' Freight Shipper For DOD Must Face FCA Claims
• Jury Finds Fla. Eye Doctor Guilty Of Overbilling Medicare
• BoA Gets Reverse FCA Suit Slashed On 2nd Look
• Cabo Verde Hasn't Answered Suit Over Award, Court Told
• Sprint Whistleblower Stays Locked Out Of $15.5M FCA Deal
• Feds Urge DC Circ. To Snuff Detroit-Canada Bridge Row
• SEC Charges Army Contractor Execs For Accounting Failures
• 2 UAE Men Seek To Halt Cerner's Collection Of $62M Award
• Ex-DOD Contractor Sentenced To 5 Years In Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Chicago Schools CEO Sentenced To Over 4 Years In Prison
• Aventis Says K&L Gates Fee Bid Survives High Court Ruling
• The Current State Of Renewable Energy Disputes: Part 1
• Congress Passes Government Funding Band-Aid
• The Mediator's Proposal As A Tool For Litigants
• HealthNet, IU Health Pay $18M To End Whistleblower Suit
• Group Sues For Trump Transition's Climate Questionnaires
• GAO Says NIH Wrongly Skipped SBA Review Of IT Deal Bidder
• Wash. Judge Keeps Most Claims Against Nooksack Officials
• Annual GAO Report Adds 79 Ideas To Govt. Push To Trim Fat
• Congress To Agree To Push Short-Term Funding Band-Aid
• Claims Court Says No Bias In $26M Army Support Deal
• Expectations After The Trump Administration's First 100 Days
• Judge Slams Co.'s 'Deficient' Bid To Nix Atlantic City Suit
• Boston Hospital Pays $10M To End Research Fraud Probe
• New Mexico And Calif. Sue DOI Over Oil And Gas Royalties
• Panel Has All The Power In Venezuela Arbitration, Co. Says
• House Votes To Disallow Highway Planning Rule
• South Korea Fines Novartis $48M Over Bribes To Doctors
• Feds Denied Say In Medicare FCA Suit After $348M Award
• Fraudster In $172M Scheme Seeks A Light Sentence
• Watchdog Wants Senate Probe Of Trump DC Hotel Ethics
• Pueblo Sues Fed. Gov't, Won't Return Grant Money
• Government Funding Deal 'Down To Final Details'
• Duke Can't Drop Whistleblower's False Research Data Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs Navy In Sequester Furlough Dispute
• Arapaho Tribe Says Shoshone Can't Step Into DOI Suit
• Whistleblower Fights Atty Fees Bid In Deion Sanders FCA Suit
• Gov't Nonintervention In Agape And Future FCA Cases
• Senators Unveil Bill For Federal Regulation Reform
• Crystallex Moves To Register $1.4B Judgment In Delaware
• GAO Sustains Protest Of $48M NASA Contract Award
• Silicon Valley Co. Owes $1.6M In Back Pay In Hiring Bias Deal
• Dell Wants Out Of FCA Suit Over Computer Chip Vulnerability
• Fed. Claims Warns SOCOM Over $45M Contract 'Misconduct'
• The 9-Year Winning Streak Of Virginia 'Rocket Docket'
• Lottery Co. Wants Illinois Fraud Class Action Nixed
• GAO Dings US Marshals On Court-Security Contract Awards
• $27B A Year To Build 355 Ships In Navy's Plan, CBO Says
• Oxygen Equipment Provider To Pay $11.4M To End FCA Suit
• Delhi Court Revives 15-Year-Old ThyssenKrupp Arbitral Award
• OIG Slams Marshals For Mismanaging $697M Prison Deal
• Shutdown Less Likely With Nixed Border Wall Funding
• GAO, DOD Debate Claim F-35 Software Delay Will Add $1.7B
• GAO Backs Some Costs, Denies Others On $25B CMS Protest
• Texas Brothers Get Prison In $6.3M Ambulance Scam
• Understanding The Amended Executive Branch Gift Rules
• No Contractor Liability For False Statement Gov't Didn't See
• Let's Talk About Half-Hearted Innovation
• Weak Bids Can Sink Follow-On Deals For Federal Incumbents
• Enviros Gird For Pitched Battle To Stop Trump Border Wall
• Venezuela Will Go To DC Circ. To Fight $1.4B Award
• Trump Admin. Preps For Shutdown, Calls Moves A Precaution
• Texas Says Xerox Can't Deflect $1B Medicaid Fraud Suit
• $4.6M Deal Inked Over Feds' Nuclear Waste Plant FCA Claims
• Senate Confirms Trump Agriculture Secretary Pick
• DCAA Says Hiring Freeze May Stall Its Effort To Clear Backlog
• Jersey City Wins 2nd Try In Clash Over Historic Theater
• Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Over WellCare CEO Conviction
• High Court Turns Away Appeal Over $30M Gov't Solar Contract
• Justices Won't Hear Sentence Appeal In $136M Transpo Fraud
• Counsel To Counsel: Insights From Law Firm GCs
• Defense Contractor Gets Two Years In Faulty Parts Case
• No Jail For Recruiter In $70M Medicare Fraud
• Government Funding Showdown Has Attorneys On Edge
• Impact Of 'Buy American And Hire American' On H-1B
• DynCorp Prevails In Ecuadorean Farmers' Herbicide Suit
• GSA Inspector Urges Increased Competition On OASIS Deals
• Air Force Stops Work On Ops Deal After Senate Halts Funds
• Co. Wants Partial Award Against Venezuela's Mining Co. OK'd
• Feds Say KBR Wants Too Much Discovery In $150M FCA Spat
• Gray Matters: The Attorney-Client Team
• NJ County Hit With $2M Suit Over Unpaid Construction Work
• $31M Confirmation Bid Lacks US Connection, Co. Says
• Walgreens To Pay $9.9M To Settle Medi-Cal Billing Suits
• Seyfarth Atty Sanctioned For Taking GSA Docs From Court
• CBCA Backs $4M FEMA Clawback From Superdome Grant
• Counsel To Counsel: Mama Said There'll Be Days Like This
• A Closer Look At 'Preemptive' Federal Contract Terms
• Litigation Finance, Big Data And The Limits Of AI
• 1st Circ. Revives Consultancy Suit Over Saudi Weapons Deal
• $2.8B Ed. Dept. Debt Deal Cases Stayed For Solution Talks
• Alaska Native Corp. Says FCA Doesn't Let Worker Steal Docs
• GAO Tosses 'Speculative' Protest Of $176M Navy IT Project
• 4 Takeaways From The 'Buy American' Executive Order
• El Salvador Freezes $1.7M OceanaGold Assets In Mining Row
• GSA Set To Reorganize HR Purchasing Schedule
• Pentagon Innovation Unit Awards 13 Deals Totaling $12.3M
• BioScrip Investors Lose Suit After Targeting Different Board
• Gilead's Unapproved Drug Plant Flouted FCA, 9th Circ. Told
• FCC Chairman Slams 'Serious Flaws' In E-Rate Program
• Border Wall Could Cost $67B, Senate Democrats Claim
• High Court Asked To Review SBA Disadvantaged Biz Program
• KBR Slams Gov't Bid To Stop ASBCA Case In $150M FCA Row
• Big Stakes In High Court's Securities Fraud Omissions Case
• Counsel To Counsel: A Law Firm GC's Data Protection Duties
• Fla. Hospital Nabs Quick Win In Whistleblower Suit
• Federal Contractors Bear Brunt Of 'Buy American' Crackdown
• Texas Ambulance Co. Beats FCA Suit For Good
• Trump Accused Of Chinese TM Emoluments Clause Violation
• 14 States Ask DC Court To Uphold Trump's 2-For-1 Order
• DynCorp Willfully Disregarded Herbicide Effects, Court Told
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To Revive $100M AIG FCA Suit
• AstraZeneca Can't Shed FCA Suit Over Seroquel 'Scheme'
• GAO Advises Nixing 2 Of 3 Protests On $11.5B HR Contract
• Army Corps Can't Duck Row Over $11.4M Contract's Axing
• Ala. Tribe Sets Up New Aviation Shop For Military Work
• Marines Properly Limited Fix To $12.8M Order, GAO Says
• Counsel To Counsel: Evaluating Positional Conflicts
• Navigating Bid Protests Caused By DOD Cybersecurity Rules
• Trump To Push 'Buy American, Hire American' In New Order
• Miss. Sues Drug Cos. Over Medicaid Reimbursements
• GAO Rejects Fluor Protest Over Navy Services Solicitation
• NJ Panel Halts City's Contract Bidding Pending Appeal
• Navy Officers' Bribery Suit Delayed As Discovery Piles Up
• Tracing The Path To Health Care Investigation Settlements
• Counsel To Counsel: 5 Challenges For A Law Firm GC
• WellCare Execs To Pay $26M Over Medicaid Fraud
• Hirschler Fleischer Adds Ex-Venable Partner To NoVA Ranks
• Ambulance Cos. Want Out Of 'Bandwagon' Kickbacks Suit
• RI Contractor To Pay $500,000 For Faulty Bridge Railings
• SBA To Revise Small Biz Size Standards For Some Industries
• Trump Admin. To Build Immigrant Detention Center In Texas
• NASA's Mars Plans Facing Delays, Cost Hurdles, OIG Says
• HSBC To Pay $2.1M To Settle Small-Biz Loan Fraud Suit
• Leidos Award From Greek Safety System Row Upped To $63M
• Feds Net $2M From Conspirator In $36M Housing Scheme
• Valero Sues US For Help Paying For WWII Waste Cleanup
• Army Says It Didn't Wrongly Reject Palantir For $206M Deal
• Drug Co. Hires Ex-SDNY Brass To Fight $181M Forfeiture
• Fla. Case Highlights FCA Risk For Nursing Homes
• Russian Oil Co. Takes $144M Ukraine Fight To UK, Moscow
• DHS Agencies Can't ID All Contracts Under $300M, GAO Says
• Contractors Must Prepare For Fallout From Classified Leaks
• Lawyers In Flow: Get Out Of Your Head And Into Your Case
• Indefinite Projects Make Up 1/3 Of Fed. Contracts, GAO Says
• ICSID Pauses Enforcement Of $148M Award Against Tanesco
• $1M Award For Nixed Flood Project Too Stingy, Fed. Circ. Told
• GAO Rejects Appeal Of $18M CENTCOM Interpreter Contract
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive DEA Cartel Informant's $5M Suit
• Home Health Co. Owners Plead Not Guilty To $24M Fraud
• State Dept. Clears $1B Iraqi Pilot Training Contract
• VA Asks For Input On Cloud File Management System
• Judge Pares KBR Kickback Judgment After 5th Circ. Ruling
• Fla. City Ordered To Provide Water Service To Private Prison
• Pfizer Can't Shake Off-Label Marketing FCA Suit
• HCA Subsidized Doctors' Leases, 11th Circ. Told
• Raytheon Faces Retaliation Suit Over NOAA Subcontract
• 2 More Ex-Birdsall Execs Cop To NJ Pay-To-Play Violations
• Ore. University Immune To FCA As Arm Of State, Judge Says
• ConocoPhillips Slams Immunity Bid By Venezuela's Oil Co.
• Top House Democrat, Enviros Sue Over Trump's Border Wall
• Nooksack Members Facing Disenrollment Join Contract Suit
• GSA Watchdog Says FAS Has Stepped Up TAA Compliance
• Claims Court Nixes Challenge To Army Corps Contract Award
• Claims Court Upholds $411M Exelis Air Force Base Ops Deal
• Mining Cos. Adjust Split Of Future Award In Slovak Dispute
• GAO Says More Oversight Is Needed Of Mentoring Program
• DOD Industrial Security Unit Getting More Aggressive
• A Law Firm Ranking Model By 'Fake News & Distorted Reports'
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Cohen Milstein's Betsy Miller
• White House Proposes Executive Branch Overhaul
• Feds Fight Fla. Doctor's Reconsideration Bid In Fraud Case
• Aeros Launches Trial With Navy Over $65M Bashed Blimp
• Health Care REIT Hid Medicare Fraud Suits, Investor Says
• Fed. Circ. Kills Unsolicited Bid Complaint For Standing
• Guilty Drug Return Co. Should Forfeit $181M, Feds Say
• GAO Says No Conflict Of Interest In $84M Coast Guard Deal
• FCC's Pai Defends Course Change On Inmate Phone Rates
• AT&T Unit Urges 6th Circ. To Rehear Tenn. 911 Billing Suit
• ASBCA Pans Exelis' Exec Pay Tied To Stock Performance
• Raytheon Wants 5th Try At $1B Satellite FCA Suit Tossed
• 'Egregious' HHS Actions Deserve Enhanced Costs
• Telecom Wants To Revive Challenge To $20B NASA Contract
• KBR To Shell Out $10.5M In Deal With Investors Over Losses
• Gov't Says Vendor Deserves 39 Mos. In Chicago Bribery Case
• Mass. Files Complaint In Escobar FCA Case
• CORRECTED: Enron Unit Figures Nigeria Award Should Rise To $21M
• Fla. Eye Doctor Seeks Mistrial In Overbilling Suit
• GAO Won't Rethink Blow To $2.8B Student Debt Contracts
• Maryland State Sen. Hit With Federal Bribery Charges
• Addus Wants To Limit Scope Of FCA Claims
• DynCorp Denies Liability For Contractor Chem Spray Pilots
• NJ Employers Hit With Class Action Over Racetrack Wages
• State Dept. Approves $319M Air Base Construction For Kuwait
• Calif. Contractors Charged In Fed Lab Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Siemens Wins Costs For VA's Slow Response On Bid Dispute
• J&J Unit Asks Judge To Toss Whistleblower's Retaliation Case
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Racetrack Guard's Wage Suit
• $400M Army Contract Fix Cleared Under Opposing Protests
• FAR Confidentiality Rule Doesn't Authorize Employee Theft
• Jury Hits Kimberly-Clark, Halyard With $454M Fraud Verdict
• Ill. Financial Shape Still Declining, Watchdog Group Finds
• Ill. Gov. Goes After AG In State Employee Pay Row
• Afghan War Food Contractor Says FCA Suit Thin On Details
• GAO Denies Small Biz' Protest Over Training Contract
• Ex-Chicago Schools Chief Asks For 3.5 Years After Guilty Plea
• KBR Accuses Feds Of 'Halfhearted' Search In $150M FCA Row
• Trump's Infrastructure Plan: Getting The Show On The Road
• HHS Has Its Eye On Medicaid Personal Care Service
• Crowdfunding For Legal Cases: 5 Trends Reshaping Justice
• 'Implausible' Whistleblower Testimony Nixes Hastert FCA Suit
• Air Force Awards URS $3.6B Contract For Drone Services
• GAO Won't Reconsider Decision On VA's Booz Allen Contract
• Partial Stopgap Budget Passes Through In Ill. House
• GAO Says DHS Needs To Improve Acquisition Process
• 3rd Circ. Axes Ruling Re-Awarding Bridge Painting Contract
• DOD Chiefs Fear Dire Consequences Of Short-Term Funding
• Plaintiff In $100M AIG FCA Suit Gets Ray Of Hope At 2nd Circ.
• Ill. City Latest To Sue Mallinckrodt In Antitrust Row
• Air Force Secretary Nomination Advances To Full Senate
• DOD Contractual Spending Goes Up After Years Of Declines
• Venezuela's Mining Co. Pushes Court To Flatten Iron Award
• Nigerian Bank Fights Doc Request In $1.8B Award Dispute
• Judge May Bisect Complicated NY Corruption Case
• An Update On Aftermath Of GAO Jurisdiction Gap
• GAO Denies Protest Of Army Combat Boat Contract Changes
• ABA Needs A New Model Legal Ethics Rule
• What Does Lateral Partner Success Look Like?
• School Districts Sue Ill. Gov. Over Funding For Mandates
• Providers, Others Ordered To Pay US $43M In FCA Suit
• Kimberly-Clark Gown Buyers Didn't Pay A Premium, Jury Told
• Trump's Defense Plan Exceeds Budget Limits, Report Says
• Copyright Office Ditched Faulty IT System After $11.6M Spent
• Sanofi To Pay $19.8M To Settle VA's Overcharge Claims
• Wash. Judge Won't Sanction Nooksack Members' Attys
• GAO Details Efforts To Boost Cyber Workforce
• IBM Must Support Privilege Claims For Docs In $50M FCA Suit
• DOT Tells DC Circ. That Rail Safety Guidance Isn't Reviewable
• Are Lateral Recruitment Opportunities Shaping Your Strategy?
• Venezuela's Mining Co. Wasn't Properly Served, Judge Finds
• Patent Eligibility And Fed. Circ. F-35 Helmet Case
• DOD's CH-53K Helicopter Program Gets Approval
• Audit Questions $193M In Mass. Medicaid Payments
• Ill. High Court Nixes Gov's Request For Union Intervention
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Sanctions Against NY Atty In FCA Suit
• Lateral Partner Hiring: Time To Look In The Mirror
• DOI Pummels 'Illegitimate' Nooksack Group For Contract Suit
• GAO Urges Air Force To Better Watch Small Biz Subcontracts
• DC Circ. Says DOI On Hook In Navajo Judicial Funding Row
• CBCA Says It Can't Yet Hear VA Contract Labor Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Revives $13.4M Dispute Over Iraq War Food Deal
• Boeing Can't Fight Sanctions In $1.2B Air Force Contract Row
• Senate Confirms Trump's DHS Deputy Pick
• Kimberly-Clark Gowns Should Have Been Recalled, Jury Told
• 6 More Sentenced In Fla. For $172M Insurance Fraud
• Allergan Must Face FCA Suit Over Drug Samples, Rx Pads
• Petrobras Must Face EIG Funds' Fraud Claims, Judge Finds
• FCA Decision Tracker: Continued Interpretations Of Escobar
• DOI Moves To Ditch Obama-Era Mineral Royalty Rule
• Nexsen Must Face $117M Malpractice Suit In SC State Court
• Winners Say Redo Of $5B Army Contract Does Not Compute
• NY Goes After MedImmune In Kickback Scheme Suit
• Bid To Unveil Siemens' FCPA Compliance Goes Forward
• ASBCA Halts Another Iraq Supply Dispute For Criminal Case
• HHS Can't Duck UnitedHealthcare Overpayment Suit
• Feds Fight KBR Bid For Privileged Docs In $150M FCA Suit
• Escobar Doesn't Help FCA Claims Over Faulty Armor
• Pittsburgh Orgs Denied Rethink Of Housing False Claims Suit