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Government Contracts - November, 2018

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• New Lab Payments Inflated By $11B, Watchdog Warns
• Defense Contracting Execs. Charged With Defrauding Gov't
• 11th Circ. OKs Indictment Change In Med-Smuggling Case
• New DOL Directive Aims To Settle Claims And Shorten Audits
• Bus Co. Exec Gets Prison For Taking Contract Kickbacks
• DOJ Will Nuke Gilead FCA Suit, Supreme Court Hears
• Dell Unit, Others Nab DOD Software Deal Worth Up To $3B
• Dick's Looks To Cut Ammo Co.'s Suit Over Nixed Deal
• Chicago Education Board Beats 'Ghost Bus' Suit
• Practitioner's Guide To Stratified Random Sampling: Part 1
• Pa. City Wants Crane Payment Fight Kicked To State Court
• Dominican Bank Owner Gets 3 Years For $1B Bribery Scheme
• GAO Backs Navy's Nix Of Raytheon's Low-Band Jammer
• Fla. Pharmacist Gets 6½ Years For Bogus Claims For Creams
• Cos. Can Lower Fraud Fines Without Naming All Players: DOJ
• State Dept. OKs $1.4B In Military Sales To Egypt, Qatar
• USAID Can't Shake Bid Protest Over Management Contract
• Tenn. Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty In $65M Tricare Scam
• Feds Say Tough FCPA Actions Continue Despite Declinations
• DOD Cybersecurity Purchasing Process Too Slow, Study Says
• Nigerian Gov't Fights Atty's $318M Fee Demand In Boston
• Ex-Pa. Solicitor Gets 8-Hour Jail Term In Pay-To-Play Scheme
• UK Will Remain In WTO Gov't Procurement Deal Post-Brexit
• O'Rielly Lauds W.Va. Gov.'s Plan To End 911 Fee Diversion
• Gov't Beats PPG Suit Over Superfund Cleanup Contribution
• Space Tech Co. Wins Satellite Communication Contract
• Morvillo Abramowitz Snags NY Federal Prosecutor
• HHS OIG Opinion Raises Questions On Free Drug Offers
• Fraud Conspirator Pays Up In DC Metro Defects Case
• Greenberg Traurig Sheds Breach Claim On Second Try
• ICE Faces $60M Suit Over Detained Child's Death
• Ex-Contractor's Partner Gets 18 Months In Iraq Bribery Plot
• Congress Sends Coast Guard Reauthorization To Trump
• FDA Focus: What Arnold & Porter's Practice Chair Is Watching
• Ex-Venezuelan Treasurer Gets 10 Years For $1B In Bribes
• GSA Announces Massive Overhaul For Schedule Contracts
• Retired Navy Rear Adm. Censured Over 'Fat Leonard' Scandal
• DOT Gave Shipper Unfair Subsidies For Vessels, Suit Says
• Armstrong Whistleblower Blasts Whitaker's AG Appointment
• Financial Adviser Gets Over 2 Years For Hiding Oil Bribes
• Jurors Should Ask More Questions During Trials
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit FCA Materiality Dispute
• Gov't Wants New Bribery Evidence In Health Care Fraud Case
• Senate Dem Calls For Spending Showdown Over Mueller Bill
• Tetra Tech Wins $100M Army Corps S. Korea Contract
• Calif. Ruling Dings Engagement Letter Arbitration Clauses
• 10 Things We Wish We Were Told When Going In-House
• 15 Minutes With Perspecta's General Counsel
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 71 Firms
• JV Wins £160M Contract To Prep UK Air Base For F-35s
• Claims Court Can't Rule On IT Co.'s Task Order Protest
• Northrop, Booz Allen, Others Get $578M Joint Force Contracts
• DDB Wins $4B 10-Year Army Advertising Contract
• The Virtual Law Team: Advantages For Litigants And Lawyers
• Russian Telecom Co. Earmarks $849M To Settle Bribe Probe
• NY Offshore Wind Carries Unique Challenges For Insurers
• Siemens Accuses NYC Of 'Reckless Conduct' In $143M Suit
• Venezuelan TV Mogul Charged With $1B Bribery Scheme
• Wynn Resorts Seeks To End $1B RICO Suit Over Mass. Casino
• Epic Escobar Split Needs High Court Help: Home Health Co.
• Space Force Plan Likely Cheaper Than Forecast, Analyst Says
• GAO: Library Of Congress Should Rethink Fiber Optic Award
• NJ Atty Makes Coy Push For Lead In Danish Tax Fraud MDL
• Fight Over Vet-Owned Small Biz Contract Moot: Fed. Circ.
• 5 Business Takeaways From The Midterms
• CVS Fights Bid To Block It From Contacting 340B Customers
• Sub Maintenance Delays Have Cost Navy $1.5B, GAO Says
• Ex-Atty Can't Avoid Prison Time For Bilking Foreign Nation
• India Space Agency Unit Says US Can't Confirm $563M Award
• GAO Says Claims Court Handling Ed. Dept. Bid Protests
• Emerging Cybersecurity Threats In The Legal Industry
• Free Mallinckrodt Drugs Risk Kickback Fines, Watchdog Says
• GAO Rejects McCann-Erickson Protest Of $4B Army Ad Deal
• Orbital, Space Vector Win $424M Launch Support Contract
• Skelos, Son Say They Will Report To Prison Amid Appeals
• Trade Group Urges DOD To Enact Lowest-Price Deal Limits
• DOI Says Move To Lift Coal Leasing Ban Didn't Violate NEPA
• 'Lack Of Clarity' In Rules For Selling Gov't Property: GAO
• Funding Ban Doesn't Apply To FCC Subsidies, Huawei Says
• Tutor Perini JV Snags $800M Minn. Light Rail Contract
• 10th Circ. Sides With Wheat Farmers Over USDA Insurance
• Supreme Court Will Address FCA Statute Of Limitations
• Dem Rep. Calls Out DOD After Failed Financial Audit
• Rise Of The CMOs
• Health Hires: Quinn Emanuel, Goodwin, Ropes & Gray
• Fla. Judge To Be Reprimanded Over Recommendation Letter
• Feds' Late Evidence Causes Mistrial In $16M Fraud Suit
• For Corrective Action Protests, Early Is Not On Time
• Prospects For Tax Policy In The 116th Congress
• US Must Use 'Full Toolkit' To Fight Cybercrime: Ex-DOJ Chief
• Notice Requirement Would Undermine Medicare, HHS Says
• Subcontractor Stiffed $4M For Army Airfield Work, Suit Says
• DOD Fails First-Ever Financial Audit, Official Says
• DOJ Sharpens Gov't Fraud Focus, Adds Merger Review Clarity
• Republican Groups Attack SEC Pay-For-Play Rule In DC Circ.
• Perkins Coie Adds Gov't Contracts Atty From Cooley
• DOD Reaches $23B Deal With Lockheed For More F-35s
• A Chat With Bryan Cave Innovation Chief Katie DeBord
• S. Korean Cos. On Hook For $236M In Bid-Rigging Conspiracy
• Transport Agency Beats Ex-Worker's Corruption Claims
• Calif. Jury Deadlocks In J-M Bad Pipes Damages Bellwether
• DOJ Poised To Squeeze FCA Testimony From Anthem
• Oracle Protest Over $10B JEDI Cloud Deal Denied
• Senate Passes Coast Guard Bill With Ballast Compromise
• Retired Navy Capt. Cops To Role In 'Fat Leonard' Bribery Case
• EU Approves $121M To Make German Buses Greener
• When International Arbitration Becomes Domestic
• Simple Secrets For Improving Your CLE
• US To Pay Contractor $1.1M For SC Nuclear Facility Work
• Janssen 'Doublespeak' Fueled Opioid Crisis, NJ Suit Says
• GAO Urges Defense Dept. To Clarify Lowest Price Deal Criteria
• Texas Contractor CEO Didn't Rip Off NASA, Jury Says
• Contractor Denied Win In Row With Afghan Ex-JV Partner
• DOD Research Chief Signals More Laser Weapons Funding
• Romania Sees Energy Co.'s $450M Contract Claim Nixed
• As Amazon Goes Elsewhere, Pittsburgh To Release HQ2 Bid
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Talking About Gen Z
• Fed. Circ.'s Bond Ruling Likely To Affect State-Level Contracts
• DOD's Chief Management Officer Steps Down
• HHS Must Pay Facility Costs To Alaska Tribal Health Org
• Ex-Clinic Operator Gets Prison In $158M Medicare Scam
• US Foreign Arms Sales Increase To $192B In 2018
• 2 Indicted In $400M Army Base Contract Kickback Scheme
• What To Expect From New Democratic Investigation Efforts
• Contractor Charged With Hiring Unqualified Army Interpreters
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Ruling On VA Compensation For Tribe
• DOD Must Plan Better For Corrosion Mitigation: GAO Report
• FCC, NASA To Push Private Communications Partnerships
• Jury Finds NY Bridge Contractor Guilty Of Fraud
• NJ Justices Won't Review Malpractice Suit In Contract Row
• Back To School: Yale's Linda Greenhouse Talks Journalism
• Celebrate Veterans By Improving Their Access To Justice
• Dem House Takeover Means Closer Oversight For Defense
• Pa. Panel Won't Ax Counseling Centers' Medicaid Refund Win
• Medicaid Rebate Suit Not Barred By Similar Suits: Ex-Exec
• Trend Of Fraud At Nuke Site Spurs Call For Greater Oversight
• Skelos' Son Agrees To Forfeit Corrupt Salary, Fights Interest
• GSA Floats New Construction Project Delivery Option
• Time To Reclaim Wellness For All Lawyers
• Kavanaugh Fallout Fuels GOP's Senate Expansion
• Dems Pump Brakes On Trump Agenda With House Win
• Senate Republican Win Cements Trump's Judicial Makeover
• Voting Machine Critics Tout Low-Tech Fix For Hacking Fears
• $12.6M Award For MRSA Mishap Untouched By Ore. Judge
• J-M Owes $2.1M For Bad Pipes, Jury Told As Trial Wraps
• Sikorsky Nabs $717M Award For Navy Helicopter Support
• Claims Court Says DOD Logistics Suspension Case Untimely
• CACI Lands $194M Contract For TSA Tech Services
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revisit $12B ACA 'Risk Corridor' Dispute
• A Critical Approach To Repeat Extensions Of FCA Seal Period
• Gov't Construction Contracts Require Bonds, Fed. Circ. Says
• Dems Say White House Knew FBI HQ Plan Was Underquoted
• Whistleblower Seeks Default Win Over Deion Sanders' Charity
• Judge Won't Revisit FCA Case Over Trade Law Compliance
• Dental Cos. Ink $5.1M Deal To End False Claims Accusations
• Ex-Federal Whistleblower Advocate Lands At Tully Rinckey
• Northrop To Pay $32M To Settle Claims It Overbilled Air Force
• GOP Sen. Floats Tax, Social Program Changes To Fund Wall
• Ex-CIA Contractor Says Prison Over Classified Info Unfair
• Nigeria's Immunity Appeal Of $9B Award Allowed By Judge
• Trump Denied Midcase Appeal In Md., DC Emoluments Suit
• Calif. Bill Meant To Protect Federal Land Struck Down
• Revive Antitrust Suit Against AB InBev, Molson, Brewer Says
• Claims Court Won't Back Appeal In Boeing-Air Force Dispute
• Ex-Marlins Hurler, Brother Sentenced For Health Care Fraud
• Disaster Contractors Warned To Mind Unique Circumstances
• Feds Duck Contractor's Suit Over H-1B Worker Pay
• Jury Clears Halfway House Biz In FCA Retaliation Suit
• Claims Cut From Northrop-USPS Row Over $874M Deal
• Contractor Pays Workers $2.8M In DOL Fringe Benefits Row
• AbbVie Looks To Ditch FCA Suit Alleging Humira Kickbacks
• Pittsburgh To Appeal Order To Release Amazon HQ2 Bid