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Government Contracts - October, 2018

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• Telecom Security Flaws Targeted With Bans, Compliance
• Myriad Genetics Tries To Ditch Billing Fraud Stock Drop Suit
• Ransomware Hackers Target Group 'Involved' In US Elections
• Atty-CEO Charged In $84M Haitian Port Bribery Plot
• Ex-Blackwater Guard Denied Acquittal Bid In Iraq Shooting
• Insurers Sweat Gov't U-Turn On Medicare Advantage Audits
• FCA Decision Tracker: Continued Interpretations Of Escobar
• Pakistan Says Court Can't Enforce $846M Award Over Project
• Diplomats And Pandas: 2nd Circ. Mulls Trump Emolument Suit
• Feds Ask Justices To Nix Enviros' Border Wall Challenge
• Diligence Remains Key For Medicare Advantage Plans
• Protecting Law Firm Talent At Both Ends
• Suspension And Debarment: FY 2018 By The Numbers
• More Concerns Raised About Compliance At Broward Health
• Justices Won't Review Gov't Contractor Robocall Liability
• GAO Backs Single Award On $146M Air Force Warhead Deal
• Doc Must Get Share Of $3B GSK Settlement, NJ Court Says
• 10th Circ. Won't Redo 'Unprecedented' Heart Surgery FCA Call
• 4th Circ. Backs SC Plutonium Removal Injunction
• Wendy Olson Talks Twin Falls, Tribes, Private Practice
• Prospects For Tax Policy In A Divided Post-Election Congress
• Fla. Motorists Signal For Class Cert. In Ticket Fee Suit
• Jury Blames Both Parties For Delays In Army Base Barracks
• Caplin Seeks Lead Spot In $2B Danish Tax Fraud Case
• Belgium OKs $6.5B F-35 Deal As DOD Grounds Some Jets
• Abbott, AbbVie Pay $25M Over Off-Label Promos, Kickbacks
• White House Asks DOD To Drop 2020 Budget By $33B
• Turkish Co. Seeks Confirmation Of $47M Award Against Gabon
• Judging A Book: Brown Reviews 'Dangerous Leaders'
• Why The US-Flag Cargo Preference System Is Broken
• Probabilities Vs. Consequences: Drone Liability Planning
• NY Court Nixes Allied Capital's $12M FCA Coverage Award
• Defense Dept. Teams With GSA On $8B Office Cloud Program
• Kilpatrick Nabs Former Cyber Crimes Prosecutor In Atlanta
• VA Should Improve Small Biz Preference Program, GAO Says
• Visa Snafu Delays Sentencing For Ex-Embraer Exec
• Aviation Watch: The Pitfalls Of Airport Privatization
• Larger Issues Possibly At Stake In High Court Medicare Case
• Breaking The Rules: 3 Ways To 'Lead' A Direct Examination
• UnitedHealth Says Investors Should Wait To Demand Books
• Ex-NY Legislator Gets 6 Months For Frauds, Obstruction
• Hospital Co. Wants To Nix $61.8M False Claims Suit
• Lockheed CEO Raises Concerns About DOD's Price Focus
• DOD Issues $34M Expansion Of 'Hack The Pentagon' Program
• DOJ Flouting FCA Discovery Duties, UnitedHealth Unit Says
• ACLU Presses Gov't On Amazon Face-Recognition Plans
• Ex-NY Senate Leader Gets 4 Years For 2nd Graft Conviction
• Lockheed Martin Nears $46B Canadian Warship Design Deal
• Oro Negro Stops Rig Seizure By Bondholders After Standoff
• Ammo Co. Says Dick's Delayed Buy Led To Lost Copter Deal
• DOD Watchdog Urged To Review $10B JEDI Cloud Deal
• Claims Court Backs Agencies' Broad Corrective Discretion
• Couple Says Gov't 'Ambush' Led To Fraud Convictions
• Eye Products Supplier Must Face DOJ's Kickbacks Suit
• Small Biz Helped Unqualified Co. Score Gov't Work, Feds Say
• Ex-Allentown Mayor Gets 15 Years For Pay-To-Play Scheme
• How USMCA Limits Protections For US Investors In Mexico
• Medical Co. Inks $5.25M Deal To End FCA Accusations
• DynCorp JV Accused Of Lying To Army On Translation Deals
• Illinois Physical Therapy Co. Can't Duck FCA Suit
• Pittsburgh Home Health Workers Accused Of Medicaid Fraud
• Texas Building Co. Sues County For Axing $1.4M Contract
• Acacia Mining Threatens Arbitration Over Tanzania Tax Row
• Billions In Saudi Arms Sales At Stake Amid Lawmaker Furor
• Fla. Pharmacy Hit With False Claims Suit Over Kickbacks
• Political Consultant Cops To Bid-Rigging DOE Contracts
• Ukraine Asks DC Circ. To Stifle Tatneft's $112M Award Pursuit
• NY Top Court Nixes 'Soft Cap' On Contractor Health Exec Pay
• Need Litigation Finance? Don't Skip These 5 Steps
• Trump Had FBI Drop HQ Move To Protect His Hotel, Dems Say
• NY High Court Defers To DOL On Apprentice Wages
• Spanish Co. Seeks OK Of $2B Egypt Natural Gas Plant Award
• LabMD Exec Sees FCA Suit Against Tiversa Trimmed
• Enviros Sue Trump Admin. Over Border Wall Exemptions
• Vectrus Wraps Up Wage Class Action With $3.75M Deal
• A High Court Milestone Stirs Hope Of Gender Parity
• 11th Circ. Says FCA Relator Barred From Forfeiture Case
• Vet-Owned Biz Is Always VA Contract Priority, Fed. Circ. Says
• 7th Circ. Upholds Conviction For Doc Who Ripped Off Insurers
• Bayer Cholesterol Drug FCA Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Mass. MD Says FCA Case Over Surgeries Should Advance
• Sultzer Law Adds 2 Class Action Pros From Wolf Haldenstein
• To What Extent Can CMS Informally Issue Interpretive Rules?
• Energy Exec Who Hired Percoco's Wife Gets 14 Months
• FBI To Restrict Competition On Pending $5B IT Contract
• Nigeria Appeal In $9B Gas Row Is Delay Tactic, Court Hears
• DOD Urged To Boost Oversight Of Afghan Defense Equipment
• Calif. Defense Contractor Resolves FCA Claims For $1M
• A Holistic Approach To Client Retention
• Enviro Says Gov't Border Wall Docs Not Exempt From FOIA
• The Path To Becoming A Supreme Court Advocate
• A Chat With Allens Pricing Chief Pier D'Angelo
• 21st Century Oncology Gets Stipulated Dismissal of FCA Suit
• Health Exec Pleads Guilty To Role In Opioid Scheme
• Gender Disparity At The High Court: How Top Law Firms Measure Up
• Insurers Say No Coverage For Dispute Over Highway Work
• Co. Bids To Keep CVS Unit From Clients In Trade Secrets Row
• Veterans' Broadband Access Needs Gov't Boost, FCC Told
• Microsoft Employees Urge Co. To Avoid DOD JEDI Cloud Deal
• Fed. Claims Tosses Contractor's $4.5M Levee Rehab Spat
• Nigerian Oil Co. Execs Must Talk In $1.8B Award Row
• Industry Takeaways From The Defense Industrial Base Report
• Supreme Court Women: A Vet & 1st-Timer Talk Gender Disparity
• Will The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar Be Female?
• 3 Firms Steer $35B Harris-L3 Technologies Tie-Up
• Ex-NY Senate Boss Asks For Light Sentence After Conviction
• Telehealth Pilot Needn't Fund New Infrastructure, FCC Told
• Sears' Property Tax Breaks Unearned, School District Claims
• DOJ Still Targeting Sanctuary Cities On Safety Grant: Suit
• Percoco Seeks To Remain Bailed During 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Ex-NY Legislator Awaits Fate As Judge Delays Prison Decision
• Energy Dept. R&D Deal FCA Suit Tossed After Gov't Request
• Texas Atty Suspended During Workers' Comp Fraud Appeal
• Tenet Brass Knock Back Derivative Suit Over FCA Settlement
• The ABA Was Dead Wrong About Model Rule 8.4(g)
• Ex-Associate Sues Chicago Firm Over Fee-Sharing Deal
• Air Force Awards $2.2B In Space Launch Development Deals
• The Supreme Court Should Become Boring
• 4 Important Insurance Decisions You May Have Missed
• F-35 Fleet Grounded To Address 'Suspect' Engine Part
• AIG Unit Owes $24M For TVA Plant Work, Subcontractor Says
• Back To School: BC's Kent Greenfield Talks Corporate Law
• 10 Years Of Inaction On US-Flag Cargo Preference
• Faulty J-M Pipes Will Cost Cities $15M, Bellwether Jury Told
• Navient Asks For Special Master In CFPB Discovery Row
• Ghana Pays $13.7M Award To British Energy Firm To End Row
• China And Pakistan Reach Deal To Produce 48 Drones
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Robs Chicago Taxpayers, Suit Says
• NASA OIG Slams Agency, Boeing For Launch Program Delays
• 9th Circ. Must Revisit Escobar Ruling, Art School Says
• Bon Secours Health System Wants Claims In FCA Suit Tossed
• IBM Protests DOD's $10B JEDI Cloud Contract
• Inside The Petrobras FCPA Resolution
• Kavanaugh Cannot Be Compelled To Recuse Himself
• US Makes $56B In International Arms Sales In 2018
• Nigeria Appeals Denied Bid To Seek Immunity Over $9B Award
• Intelligence Officers, Contractor Indicted For Bid-Rigging
• DOD Only Beginning To Understand Weapon Cyber Risks
• Knowledge Management: An Unsung Hero Of Legal Innovation
• Microsoft Clears Hurdle For JEDI Deal As Google Drops Out
• A Canadian Perspective On The 'New NAFTA'
• Outside Whistleblowers Key To $625M Amerisource FCA Deal
• Fluor Faces FCA Suit Over Afghan Logistics Contract
• Gov't Seeks To Appeal Ruling On Tribal Dam Maintenance
• Tatneft Says $112M Ukraine Award Was Correctly Enforced
• GAO Dismisses Challenge To $2B Missile Tech Deal
• Fed. Circ. Says Army Can Redo $5B Computer Procurement
• Feds Get Win In Suit Over WWII Hazardous Waste Cleanup
• Ghana Says $14M Award Row Doesn't Belong In DC
• Military Supplier Tried To Sell Knockoff Screws, Suit Says
• Indian Oil Co. Gets OK Of $3.8M Award Against Yemen
• Tribe Urges 9th Circ. To Rethink Veterans' Compensation Suit
• Army Corps Dodges Subcontractor's $6M Excavation Suit
• Practicality Outweighs Legal Issues In VA Contract Dispute
• New WH Cyber Strategy Talks Big Game, But Has Big Holes
• Navient Stood In Way Of Student Loan Forgiveness, Suit Says
• DOI Watchdog Disputes $13M In Crow Tribe's Contract Costs
• Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
• Clerk's Sandia Work Doesn't Warrant NM Judge's Recusal
• Gazprom Looks To Nix Award Over Pact With Poland's PGNiG
• Huawei Tells FCC Barring It From US Would Hurt Rural Areas
• Antitrust Considerations For Government Contractors
• Why Law Firms Should Monitor The Dark Web
• Ex-Abbott Researcher Says 'Erroneous' Law Sank FCA Claims
• GSA Opens IT Deals To New Services, Contractors
• Pfizer, Hospira Urge Final Nix Of Suit Over Faulty Pumps
• Feds Duck Trade Secret Claims Related To Vehicle Armor IP
• Workers' Visa Fraud Suit Against Tesla Slashed
• Boeing Tries To Cut Lost Profits Claims In $1.3B Deal Row
• ND Judge Nixes Suit Over Reservation Oil, Gas Lease
• DOD Withdraws Contentious Progress Payment Proposal
• Does Rule 45 Protect Nonparties From Undue Burden?
• Key Deadlines For Connect America Fund Phase II Bidders
• Amerisource Inks $625M FCA Deal In 'Sham Pharmacy' Row
• Doctor's Duplicative FCA Suit Against MedImmune Dismissed
• Wife Not Liable For Husband's Medicare Fraud, 3rd Circ. Told
• High Court Declines Ky. Hospital Tax Reimbursement Case
• KBR Board Escapes Derivative Suit Over Financial Reporting
• High Court Won't Hear Carrier's $21M Spectrum Row With FCC
• DynCorp Gets Whistleblowers' Suit Over Army Deal Trimmed
• Health System Inks $24M Settlement In FCA Case
• DaVita Pays $270M For Inflating Medicare Advantage Bills
• Pittsburgh Can't Escape FCA Housing Suit, Groups Say
• Supreme Court Won't Take Up Medicare Advantage Fight
• Questions Remain After OIG Releases Fraud Risk Indicator
• Supreme Court Won't Tackle Circuit Split Over FCA Specifics
• Finally, Cyber Help For Small Businesses Is On Its Way
• 6th Circ. Encourages Insureds To Be Open With Insurers
• A Closer Look At OFCCP's New Compensation Directive