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Government Contracts - May, 2017

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• 5th Circ. Won't Revive $219M FCA Suit Against Abbott Labs
• No Deal For Ill. Lawmakers After 700 Days Without A Budget
• DC Judge OKs $8.5M Award To Afghan Builder
• Orbital Says No Intent To Mislead On Army Deal Stock Drop
• Defunct Insurer Says Gov't Owes It $157M In ACA Funds
• Owners, CFO Plead Guilty In DOD Fraud, Tax Evasion Scheme
• Janssen Can't Escape Bulk Of FCA Suit Over HIV Drug
• FCC Urged To Review Flaws With Universal Service
• AAI Can't Nix Boeing's Doc. Challenge In $1.2B Contract Row
• Cozen O'Connor Nabs Business Atty From WilmerHale
• Electronic Health Records Vendor To Settle FCA Allegations
• Altegrity Ch. 11 Manager Sues Ex-CEO Over Cyberattack
• L-3 Must Take $1M Contract Claim To Air Force, Court Says
• EpiPen Maker Says Securities Fraud Allegations Don't Add Up
• Alleged CMS Inside Traders Accuse Feds Of Judge-Shopping
• The Return Of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
• The Importance Of Outside Counsel In Bid Protest Cases
• SpaceX Worker's Call To 'Mucky Muck' Execs Angered Boss
• Freedom Health To Shell Out $32.5M In Medicare FCA Deal
• Automatic Voter Registration Passes Illinois House
• Ill. Atty Urges 7th Circ. To Drop $10M Fine For Lie To HUD
• Escobar's 2-Part FCA Test Is Mandatory, 9th Circ. Hears
• Feds Blast Ex-Tenet Exec's Bid To Nix Fraud Charges
• VA Small Biz Requirement Overrides Blind Worker Preference
• 11th Circ. Affirms Lincare FCA Win, Balks At Intent Ruling
• With Coal Leases Back, Enviros Want Appeal Restarted
• Gray Matters: Identities Are Us
• HP Polish Unit To Shed Deferred Bribery Charges
• House Bill Targets VA Small-Biz Contract Abuse
• Feds, Quicken Loans Must Hand Over Documents In FCA Suit
• DOD Must Improve Work On Missile Defense System: GAO
• Sikorsky Units Marked Up Aircraft Parts, FCA Suit Alleges
• Service Bid In $65M FCA Suit Flouts Kuwaiti Law, Court Told
• A 'Stark' Reminder About Physician Compensation Plans
• The Law360 400
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
• Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market
• Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400
• McCain Blasts $6B Army Communications System 'Failure'
• UN Bribery Trial Tees Up Questions On FCPA, Corruption
• Ill. Senate Passes Workers' Comp Changes Without Repubs
• House Armed Services Chair Introduces $2B Asia Defense Bill
• Google, DOL Fight Over Withheld Compensation Data
• Supplier Pays $95M To End FCA Case In Iraq War Food Deal
• Omnicare Pays $23M To End Kickback, Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Air Force Defends 'Compass Call' Deal After Boeing Protest
• NM Utility Can't Seize Navajo Land, 10th Circ. Says
• Time Is Right To Address FCA Pleadings Split, Co. Argues
• Ocwen Says Loan Auditor Billed Strip Clubs, Bloated Hours
• Claims Court Finds NASA Breached Recovery Audit Contract
• House Lawmaker Condemns GSA's Oversight Of Trump Lease
• Nooksack Group Seeks Redo Of Ruling On DOI Funding Row
• Neustar Loses Bid To Reclaim $460M FCC Deal At DC Circ.
• Lawmakers Object To Trump's Weapons Sale To Saudi Arabia
• Landry's JV With Texas Cruise Co. Nets $100M City Contract
• $1.07M Award OK'd 'By Mistake' Axed In Contractor Spat
• Risks For Contractor With New Info After Proposal Submission
• Bribed National Guardsman Makes His Case to Evade Jail
• Pa. Justices Affirm Turnpike Agency's Reimbursement Win
• NY Town Drags Feet Over Wireless Expansion, Suit Says
• How They Won It: AALRR Heads Off Public Contract Torts
• Trump Repeats NATO Spending Criticism In Brussels
• DOJ To Send Fraud Prosecutor To UK Financial Watchdog
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 2
• Exxon, Shell Seek Nigerian Bank Docs In $1.8B Award Suit
• VA Contracting Rule Illegally Cuts Jobs For Blind, Suit Says
• $27M Verdict In Co-Founder Dispute Invalid, 9th Circ. Hears
• A Gov't Contractor's Guide To Trump Cybersecurity Order
• SpaceX Techs Pressured To Fake Rocket-Part Tests, Jury Told
• Mistrust Reigns In Fight Over Paying Off $14B In Ill. Debt
• Education Tech. Co. Not Covered For FCA Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• 7 Charged In Chinese Trade Secrets Theft From Trelleborg
• GAO Deems $30M Army Corps Contract Award Unreasonable
• Co. Settles Criminal Case Over $8.5B Iraq War Food Deal
• Army Failed To Properly Track $1B In Equipment, OIG Says
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 1
• Mayer Brown Partner Confirmed As State Deputy Secretary
• Bill Introduced To Help Small Biz With Gov't Change Orders
• Trump Budget Chief Defends Domestic Cuts At House Panel
• Protecting Privilege In FCA Cases From Start To Finish
• Ill. Senate Dems Force Through Tax Hike, Budget
• Chicago Schools Try Again On School Funding Lawsuit
• Atlantic City Police Layoffs Barred, Contract Changes OK'd
• NY, Calif. AGs Blast Bid To Keep Delaying ACA Subsidy Suit
• Workers, Biz Groups May Sink Plan To Merge EEOC, OFCCP
• Defense Worker Cops To 'Bourne'-Inspired Spy Scheme
• Proposed Defense Boost Leaves Lawmakers Wanting More
• GAO Says Army Did Homework On $64M Afghan Fuel Order
• Congress Pans Spending Cuts In Trump Budget Plan
• State Dept. OKs $250M Navy Training Deal For Saudi Arabia
• HealthMarkets Escapes FCA Suit Over 'Junk' Insurance
• Former Lockheed Workers Claim Retaliation In FCA Suit
• Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule
• DOJ Defends Sanctuary Cities Order With New Interpretation
• Trump's $4T Budget Pays For Defense With Domestic Cuts
• Contractors Back GSA Official On Optional Data Reports
• Booz Allen Among 9 More US Cos., People Sanctioned By Iran
• Ex-Cuomo Aide Says Campaign Work Off Limits In Graft Case
• Judge Rips Counsel Switch In Diplomat's Forced Labor Case
• Reps. Want Docs In Alleged Iraq Contractor Misconduct Case
• Pa. Doctors Want Kickbacks Suit Nixed After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• Patent Applicants Hit Feds With Suit Over USPTO Program
• Trump DOD Budget 'Basically The Obama Approach': Rep.
• No More Info Needed In Soccer Stadium Fraud Suit, Feds Say
• US Inks Deal For Up To $350B In Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia
• Idaho Tribes Claim Feds Illegally Underpaid Contract Costs
• Fla. Contractor Sues To Hold Onto Watch Team Deal
• Hiring Incumbent Staff: GAO Says You Get What You Pay For
• DynCorp Can't Duck $135M FCA Claim Of Iraq Billing Fraud
• Supreme Court Won't Take Up US Bank Whistleblower Case
• Nursing Home Reaffirms Medicare Circuit Split In Cert Push
• Chicago Aims To Borrow $389M To Finish School Year
• Clinic Manager Hit With Over 3 Years For Medicare Fraud
• How They Won It: Berger & Montague Persists For 27 Years
• GAO Nixes Protest Over Army Contract Bid Delayed Online
• Co. 30 Seconds Too Late For $45M Navy Project, GAO Says
• ICSID Won't Split Proceedings In $200M Laos Casino Dispute
• SBA, As Receiver, Not 'Gov't' In FCA Case, 3rd Circ. Says
• DOJ Brass Says Sessions Has Eye On Health Care Fraud
• DC Circ. Revives Car Battery Maker's DOE Loan Denial Fight
• DOD Needs More Purchasing Flexibility, Innovation: Experts
• NY Judge Dismisses $2.4B Tax-Dodging Suit Against Citigroup
• NJ Attys Settle Malpractice Action Over Medicaid Fraudster
• GAO OKs Sole-Source Of Previously Competitive Deal
• GOP Rep. Pushes Defense Department Buying Reforms
• How Client Feedback Programs Benefit Law Firms And Clients
• Nooksack Judge Cites Immunity In Seeking To Duck RICO Suit
• GAO Sides With DHA Over Changes To Disputed Solicitation
• SBA Says Gov't Exceeded 2016 Small Biz Contracting Goal
• Humvee JV Dispute Must Play Out In Court, Chancery Says
• Bill Aims To Entice Private Investment In Infrastructure
• Gov't Asks Judge To Review 9th Circ. Reading In FCA Case
• Feds Call Fla. Eye Doc's Mistrial Claim 'Without Merit'
• Dems Undo Ill. Budget, Reform Deal As Republicans Cry Foul
• House Passes Bill To Create Gov't IT Upgrade Fund
• Reps. Want GSA To Require Ownership Details Before Leasing
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive FMLA Suit Against Gov't Contractor
• Fla. Supreme Court Will Tackle Red Light Camera Controversy
• Navy Chief Urges Larger Fleet, Quickly
• Bipartisan Bill Again Calls For Transparency In Settlements
• AAI Wants Docs Kept From Boeing In $1.2B Contract Case
• NJ 'Pay To Play' Compliance Is More Important Than Ever
• Venezuela Dragging Feet On $1.4B Award Payment: Crystallex
• Feds Take Over Whistleblower's UnitedHealth Overbilling Suit
• Texas State Sen. Indicted For Fracking Sand Fraud, Kickbacks
• GOP Pushes To Keep Agenda On Track Amid Trump Turmoil
• Heckler & Koch Says Army Contract Row Must Be Arbitrated
• 6 Sentenced In $172M Health Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Omnicare Reaches $8M Settlement Over Labeling FCA Claims
• Senate Approves Trump Transportation Undersecretary
• 9th Circ. Agrees Ex-USDA Exec Knew About Grant Fraud
• 4th Circ. Greenlights FCA Suit Over Unskilled Guards
• VA Proposes To Update Acquisition Regulation
• GAO Denies IT Co.'s Protest Over $800M NSA Contract DQ
• GSA Fairly Picked Winner On $191M Defense Deal, GAO Says
• Federal Grant Recipients Get Extra Year To Update Policies
• Enviros, Union Want Trump's 2-For-1 Regs Order Sunk
• Shippers' Case Addresses Atty Fee Awards Under FCA
• Nigerian Oil Co. Must Share Bank Docs In $1.8B Award Fight
• Solving The Legal Industry's Data Protection Breakdown
• VA Made $5.5B In Improper Payments In 2016, Watchdog Says
• 26 States Rejoin FCA AstraZeneca Suit Over Seroquel
• Ill. Judge Trims Civil Case Against Medicare Fraudster
• Contractor Beats Back Army's Attempt To Hold On To $750K
• Board Won't Void Marines' Contract Over Funding Variance
• Wash. Judge Nixes Suit Against DOI Over Nooksack Funding
• Kurdish Gov't Must Pay Consortium $2B Award, Court Told
• Ex-Tenet Exec Wants Indictment In Immigrant Scam Tossed
• NNSA Re-Awards Withdrawn $5B Nuke Site Ops Deal
• Private Prison Co. Seeks Early Release From Investor Suit
• 5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch's First 30 Days
• $4.6M Iraq War Supply Row Stays Paused For Criminal Case
• UHS Execs Over-Admitted Patients For Profit, Investor Says
• Why Florida Pharmaceutical Compounders Should Be Wary
• Dallas Wants Texas Justices To Block $200M Drilling Suit
• Power Co. Moves To Arbitrate Share Spat With Grenada
• Forest Wants At Least $6M In Fees After Atty Misconduct
• DCAA Faces Obstacles In Clearing Backlog
• Agency Watchdog Cuts Could Backfire, Dems Warn
• Ex-Judge Named In Social Security Fraud Case Pleads Guilty
• NJ Nonprofit Exec, Therapist Cop To Medicaid Fraud
• 5 Mistakes That End Law Firms
• Miss. Wants Medicare Reimbursement Suit In State Court
• NYC Hotel Owner Joins Suit Questioning Trump's Biz Ties
• No Quick Win For DOD Agency In $11B Food Contract Row
• Claims Processor Beats Quick Win Bid In Whistleblower Suit
• Whistleblower's Wiretapping FCA Suit Appealed To High Court
• Pa. State Contractor Faces OT Suit From Home Care Workers
• Benefits Co. Ends FCA Suit Over Prior Approvals For $54M
• GAO Sued To Block Publication Of Unredacted Bid Protest
• Westchester City Sued Over Wireless Expansion Shutdown
• SBA Improves In Reducing Improper Payments, Watchdog Says
• Ill. Dangerously Near Junk Bond Status, Lawmakers Told
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Sanofi Patent FCA Suit
• Judge To Review Relator's Privilege Claim On Chrysler Docs
• Sig Sauer Sued By NJ Over Faulty Trooper Guns
• CMS Seeks Toss Of Nurses' Pain Care Reimbursement Row
• DOD Falling Short On Contractor Assessments, OIG Says
• GAO Says Air Force Fairly Rejected Northrop For $359M Deal
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink $22M Belize Telecom Deal Row
• GAO Lets $2M AF Air Traffic Control Contract Keep Flying
• Trump Claims Presidential Immunity In DC Wine Bar Suit
• Ill. Budget Zombie Bills Reemerge To GOP Block
• DOD Failed To Meet Improper Payment Rules, OIG Says
• Brooklyn Clinic Owner Gets 10 Years For $26M Billing Fraud
• Venezuela Slams Crystallex's Bid To Register $1.4B Award
• Fraudster Must Pay $130.2M In Restitution, Fla. Judge Says
• CBCA Hands Contractor $6M For Smithsonian Makeover Costs
• HealthMarkets Faces FCA Suit Over 'Junk' Insurance
• How 2 Courts View Gov't Role In Nonintervened FCA Cases
• Claims Court Says Gazprom Can't Get $16.8M For Tax Mistake
• Local Agencies Press DC Circ. To Review FRA Safety Order
• No Costs For DHS Support Contract Challenger, GAO Says
• Pfizer Settles Fee Dispute In $785M FCA Deal
• Venezuela Co. Attacks Tribunal Authority In $63M Award Fight
• JV Got Credit It Deserved On $200M Air Force Contract
• Senate Fails To Advance Methane Rule Repeal
• Calif. Oncology Center Pays $3M To Settle FCA Suit
• VA Drops Plan To Use Private Providers For Extended Care
• Most Contractor Claims Tossed In Army Lodging Project Row
• Detroit-Area Doctor Convicted For $17.1M Medicare Fraud
• Fed Circ. Says Air Force Can Clarify Base Access Mid-Deal
• House Oversight Leaders Want Spending Data Fixes Sped Up
• Tribe Hits HHS With Suit Over Health Care Funding
• Afghan Construction Co. Sues Govt., Alleging Underpayment
• IT Co. Accused Of Packing R&D Costs Into DHS Contracts
• Relators Urge 9th Circ. To Revive FCA Suit Against Honeywell
• J&J Discloses Fed. Probes Over Arthritis Drugs, Copayments
• Corrective Action No Panacea For Contractors
• Service Woes Have FCA Relator Eyeing Kuwaiti Co.'s Attys
• Meet Trump's 10 Picks For The Federal Bench
• NJ Housing Official Admits Using HUD Funds On Gift Cards
• Kimberly-Clark Fights Injunction After $454M Fraud Verdict
• Crystallex To Fight PDVSA's Escape From $1.4B Arbitral Row
• Commonly Owned Cos. Don't Meet VA's 'Rule Of 2,' GAO Says
• FCC Commish Sees Chance To 'Clean Up' Universal Service
• US Says There Are Grounds To Revive Moody's FCA Suit
• ICSID Upholds $380M Arbitration Award Against Argentina
• Dialysis Parent Co. Dismissed From UHC's Fraud Suit
• Navy Infringed 'Every Element' Of FastShip Claim: Judge
• Commisimpex Urges Enforcement Of $770M Congo Award
• Banker's FCA Suit 'Parasitic' On $7.2B RMBS Deal, Judge Says
• Whistleblower Says Split Could Lead To FCA Forum Shopping
• Hedge Fund Settlement Shows Broad Reach Of New York FCA
• Trump Nominates 10 Judges In Move To Reshape Judiciary
• VA Needs To Improve Facility Planning, GAO Says
• Navy Telecom Contractor Facing Another Bribery Charge
• GSA Fell Short On Improper Payments Compliance, OIG Says
• 8th Circ. Tosses FCA Suit Over Drug Price Inflation
• Archives Security Contractor Loses Vacation Costs Challenge
• FCC's Broadband Reversal Puts Expanded Access In Doubt
• Fraudsters Owe $130M In $175M Insurance Scheme, Feds Say
• Trump's Staffing Pace Slowing Gov't Contracts, Says Leidos
• Luxembourg Court Won't Enforce Annulled $300M KBR Award
• GAO Says Speed Tops Need For Competition In Bid Protest
• Escobar Doesn't Nix Student Lender FCA Suit, Judge Says
• Nooksack Members Say Tribal Judge Must Face RICO Claims
• Tax Gap, Incorrect Payouts Roughly Equal Fed. Deficit: GAO
• Congress Passes Deal To Fund Gov't Through September
• KBR Facing Shareholder Suit Over UK Fraud Investigation
• 13 FCPA Enforcement Actions Resolved In 2017 So Far
• Google Can't Dodge Labor's Suit Over Gender Pay Gap Data
• Hard Bargains Could Discourage New Foreign Military Sales
• Dallas Contractor Defeats City Immunity In Temp Work Row
• Fla. Eye Doc Denied Acquittal In Medicare Overbilling Case
• Top GOP Lawmaker Set To Unveil DOD Acquisition Reform Bill
• House Passes Bills Changing FEMA Policies
• House Passes Bill To Fund Gov't Through September
• Navy Must Face Contract Arguments In Suit Over $4M Project
• Government Contracts After The First 100 Days
• The Current State Of Renewable Energy Disputes: Part 4
• States, Feds Decline To Intervene In Nursing Home FCA Suit
• Lawmakers Ramp Up Program Scrutiny In $593B Defense Bill
• Afghan Wants Arbitral Forum Dispute Heard In Fed. Court
• Nooksack Judge Ducks RICO Disenrollment Dispute, For Now
• DOJ Hits UnitedHealth With Milestone FCA Suit
• Charging Station Co. Execs Cop To Lying For Grant Money
• Nelson Mullins Atty Settles SEC Pay-To-Play Suit For $95K
• Energy Dept. Must Better Manage Fraud Risks, Watchdog Says
• Kimberly-Clark Sues Halyard Over $350M Verdict Duty Claim
• Whistleblower Defends FCA Claims Against Addus
• What Lawyers Should Know To Avoid Online Scams
• The Current State Of Renewable Energy Disputes: Part 3
• Enviro Concerns Justified Axing Navy Lease Bid, Judge Says
• Ex-Speaker Hastert Wants Sanctions In FCA Suit
• Escobar Ruling Helps Genentech Beat Avastin FCA Suit
• Fed. Circ. Boots Fees Award In Unofficial Bid Protest Win
• Army Board Mostly Sides With Raytheon In Costs Dispute
• Jury Convicts 2 Over $28M Medicare Pain Treatment Fraud
• Congressional Leaders Reach $1T Budget Deal Through Sept.
• Afghan Reconstruction Efforts Need Overhaul, Report Says
• 3rd Circ. Backs Fraud Conviction, Sentence For NJ Contractor
• Negligent Undertaking Liability Only Goes So Far
• The Current State Of Renewable Energy Disputes: Part 2
• Web Servers: An Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk At Law Firms