Government Contracts Archive » January, 2019

Government Contracts - January, 2019

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• 8 Highlights As Trump Targets Drug-Rebate Kickback Shield
• Ex-CFPB Official's Navient Depo Fight Sent To Special Master
• Considerations For Federal Contractor Trade Secret Protection
• Patients Can't Sue Gov't Over Hospitals' Decisions, HHS Says
• Shareholder Says AbbVie Hid Kickback, Buyback Schemes
• Orbital Investors Seek OK For $108M Deal In Stock-Drop Suit
• Trump Insists On Wall Funds In Border Security Talks
• What Lawyers Can Do To Prevent And Combat Burnout
• OFAC Escalates Venezuela Sanctions
• Trump Extends 'Buy American' Push In New Executive Order
• Lockheed Says DOD Backs F-35 After Secretary Blasts Jet
• Dialysis Center Agrees To $3.25M Deal In Kickback Suit
• Pathology Lab Strikes $64M Deal Over DOJ Kickback Claims
• Contractors Must Act Quickly To Recover Shutdown Costs
• Tribes Running Gov't Programs Need More DOI Help: GAO
• Congressional Negotiators Face The Wall In Spending Talks
• How Do Gov't Contractors Affected By Shutdown Get Paid?
• Securus Calls Fla. Corrections Deal A $150M 'Slush Fund'
• $1M Fine Settles Claims Of Faulty Concrete In DC Rail Line
• Rolls-Royce Motors Out Of FCA Suit In 5th Circ.
• Sen. Graham Agrees To Press AG Pick On Mueller Probe
• High Court Outlook For False Claims Act Cases In 2019
• Importer Aims To Exit FCA Suit Over Chinese Steel Duties
• FCC Must Be Wary Of Private Spectrum Proceeds, Rep. Says
• 9th Circ. Upholds Ax Of Afghan Subcontractor's $1.1M Award
• How Construction Cos. Can Weather Another Gov't Shutdown
• In Shutdown Reprieve, Negotiators Dance Around The Wall
• Gibson Dunn Snags Simpson Thacher Commercial Litigator
• Trump Praised As Catalyst For $100B NATO Spending Hike
• Feds Want FCA Suit Over $21M Kickback Scheme To Proceed
• Senator Revives Bills To Aid Tribal Safety, Economic Growth
• General Dynamics Wins $155M Deal For F-35's Tech Services
• Tribe Seeks Final Win In Clinic Funding Fight With Gov't
• Mallinckrodt, Express Scripts Must Face Antitrust Suit In Ill.
• Dems Float Bill To Shield Tribes From Federal Shutdowns
• Can 'Bundle' Payment Plans Shield Against FCA Liability?
• Judge Won't Award Fees In Fort Benning Project Delay Fight
• Boeing Gets $2.46B Deal For Military Patrol Aircraft
• The Shutdown's Impact On Government Contracting Disputes
• DOD Investigating Potential Amazon Conflict On JEDI Deal
• Orioles Ordered To Mediate Wheelchair Seating Suit With Fans
• Defendants Press For Sanctions In Venezuela Oil Bribery Suit
• Navy Owes Fluor $14.8M For Altering Contract, ASBCA Says
• Trump Signs 3 Weeks Of Gov't Funding, With Caveats
• Utilities Brace For FERC Scrutiny Of Vendor Cybersecurity
• Insurer Sues Calif. Construction Co. Over Numerous Bonds
• Senate Funding Votes Fail, Continuing Border Wall Shutdown
• Sen. Bill Would Let HHS Prevent Another 'EpiPen Fiasco'
• DOJ Gives Anthem Small Opening To Ease FCA Inquiry
• Shutdown Should Not Affect Security Clearances, Groups Say
• Law Schools Should Be More Like Medical Centers
• Design Firm Can't Collect For 3rd-Party Breach, Judge Told
• ASBCA Says $46M Israeli Construction Contract Is Void
• MTA Owes $1.5M For Unpaid Wiring Work, Electrical Co. Says
• The 809 Panel's Bid Protest Reform Recommendations
• FCA Co. Torches DOJ Effort To Scuttle Suits
• House Passes Bill Inviting Researchers To Hack State Dept.
• State Of The Union Invite Rescinded As Shutdown Continues
• DHS Puts Freeze On Acquisitions Due To Shutdown
• Ex-Hospital Director Pleads Guilty In $1B Health Fraud Case
• Insurer Used Financial Scare Tactics To Get Ahead: Contractor
• Walgreens Pays $269M In Milestone FCA Deals
• FCC Auction Might Sink 2.5 GHz, Broadband Group Warns
• Defense Taps BAE For $250M Video Intelligence Contract
• Judge's Trial Relevant In $2.7B Award Row, Court Hears
• Ex-PennDOT Exec Cops To Pay-To-Play Scheme
• FBI Agents Say Shutdown Hurts Key Security Operations
• Senate To Vote, But Likely Will Not Reopen Government
• Iraq Veteran Says 3M Earplugs Caused Hearing Loss
• Oracle Shorted Women, Minorities By $400M: Labor Dept.
• Fed. Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Army Corps Subcontract Row
• Courts Are Getting It Right On Litigation Funding Discovery
• When State, Local Gov't Is A Federal Contractor
• Oro Negro Ch. 15 Parties Agree To Mediate Rig Fight
• Kan. Man Accused Of Fraud To Net $12.7M In Gov't Contracts
• Prison Co. Stock's Non-Reaction To Disclosures Dooms Cert.
• General Dynamics Must Serve Libya To Enforce £16M Award
• Texas Can Cut Planned Parenthood From Medicaid: 5th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. To Remain Open During Shutdown
• Ex-La. Mayor Cites McDonnell In Bid To Skip Bribery Rap
• Hospitals Have Hope As Justices Mull Medicare Case
• Navient Seeks Quick Win On CFPB's 'Steering' Claims
• DOD Calls For More Interceptors In Missile Defense Plan
• Ex-VA Head Had Staffer Chauffeur His Wife, Watchdog Says
• Trump Cancels Pelosi Trip As Feud Fuels Shutdown
• Atty Who Quit DOJ Over ACA Surrender Joins King & Spalding
• Diversity's Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
• Telecom Industry Wrestles With Best Rural Funding Plans
• 9th Circ. Question Could Affect Calif. Prevailing Wage Law
• NJ Apprenticeship Rule May Be Heavy Lift For Contractors
• Pa. Faces Suit Over Medicaid-Funded Abortion Ban
• GSA Ignored Constitution In Trump Hotel Analysis: OIG
• Oracle Can't Toss Race, Sex Bias Case Over ALJs
• Gov't Shutdown Stymies Dormitory Co.'s Fed Contract Case
• FCA Is Unconstitutional, Hospital Giant Tells Supreme Court
• Hospitalized Man Asks To Pause FCA Suit Over Blood Tests
• Latest Shutdown-Ending Deal Spinning Out At Starting Line
• FCA Suit Alleging Retaliation Against Ex-Underwriter Tossed
• Texas Sued Over Ending Home Health Care Reimbursement
• 1st Circ. Says Pharmacy Exec Can Bring FCA Retaliation Suit
• 2018 Trends In HHS Corporate Integrity Agreements
• Arbitrators And Mediators Should Reflect Society's Diversity
• High Court Wary Of Skipped HHS Rulemaking On Hospital Pay
• Shutdown Draining Tribes, National Parks, Dem Panel Told
• Kasowitz Tells DC Circ. That Chem Cos. Hid Dangers
• Gov't Hits Tetra Tech With FCA Suit Over Navy Cleanup Work
• Attys Say Wartime Law Can't Save One 'Fat Leonard' Case
• India Space Unit Says Due Process Dooms $563M Award
• Why AFAs Are Key To The Future Of Legal Practice
• Barr Walks Back Anti-False Claims Act Whistleblower Views
• Domestic Sourcing Requirement Doesn't Fit DOD's Gloves
• Travelers Settles $1M Row Over Army Drone Facility In Israel
• Wash. Tribe Seeks Quick Win In HHS Contract Payment Row
• 'National Emergency' Would Be Rife With Legal Challenges
• House Intelligence Wants Details About Wall Justification
• Circuits Left To Develop FCA Discovery Case Law
• Microsoft Wins $1.8B Navy Software Support Deal
• Supreme Court Again Refuses To Hear KBR Burn Pit Suit
• Pharmacy, PE Fund Back Judge's Trim Of $70M FCA Suit
• Judging A Book: Barron Reviews 'The Clamor Of Lawyers'
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2018
• GAO Finds $34.8M Army Corps Deal Was Properly Awarded
• Trump Floats 'Emergency' Declaration Amid Record Shutdown
• Native American Groups Slam Trump, Congress For Shutdown
• DOJ's Slumping FCA Hauls Cloud Future Recovery Prospects
• Contractor Gets Mixed Ruling In Levee Construction Case
• IT Contractor Can't Regain $122M Navy Award At GAO
• GAO Won't Reimburse Protestor In Army Corps Contract Fight
• SBA Is Wrong To Delay Runway Extension Act
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 2
• Air Force Accepts Tanker From Boeing After Long Delay
• Teva Inks $135M Settlement In Ill. Medicaid Fraud Case
• What All Attorneys Need To Know About The Shutdown
• Revolving Door Leads Ex-Lawmakers To Leaner Job Market
• DOD Creates New Financial Database To Address Audit Issues
• House Dems Pass Spending Bills, But Impasse Far From Over
• Colo. Groups Want Grand Jury Docs From Nuke Facility
• India Bribe Case May Halt Arbitration Over $639M Copter Deal
• Geico Sues Gov't For Damages After Postal Service Car Crash
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 1
• What To Make Of DOJ's 2018 False Claims Act Report
• Calif. Appeals Court Upholds $5.1M Ruling For Tutor Unit
• US Sanctions Venezuelan TV Mogul Over Alleged $2.4B Scam
• Claims Court Backs DOL Canceling Veteran Services Deal
• Trump Leaves Funding Talks As Dems Refuse Wall Demand
• Fed. Circ. Says DOE Not Responsible For Contractor Pensions
• New Post & Schell Construction Heads Plan Northeast Growth
• 4 Takeaways From Sprint's $330M Tax FCA Settlement
• Health Care Fraud Enforcement In 2018, And 2019 Predictions
• 7 Questions To Add To Your Lateral Partner Questionnaire
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive $350M FCA Suit Against Pa. Lender
• Trump, Dems Dig In For Long Haul In Border Wall Shutdown
• Senate Dems Block Israel Boycotts Bill Amid Shutdown
• Fed. Circ. Questions Contract Claim Over Secret IP Review
• 4th Circ. Says SC Can't Fight Feds' Nuke Facility Closure
• Navy Secretary Pins Job Security On Fixing Carrier Problems
• DOD Watchdog Touts Insight Gained From 'Failed' Audit
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Ex-Air Force Officer's Guilty Plea
• Prof Says Gov't Opt Out Doesn't Alter FCA Time Limits
• Tesla, Contractor Move To Dump Workers' Visa Fraud Suit
• Outstanding Questions For Limitations On Subcontracting
• A Chat With Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Sadie Baron
• DOE Can't Nix Duke Energy's 4th Nuclear Fuel Removal Suit
• Builder Accuses Travelers Of Bad Faith In Katrina Work Suit
• GAO Nixes Protest To Awarding Of $64M Navy Cyber Contract
• Gov't Says Chicago Can't Object To $625M FCA Deal
• FEMA Supervisor Left Job Too Soon To Keep Harassment Suit
• Judiciary Pushes Back Day It Will Go Broke Over Shutdown
• High Court Won't Hear FCA Dispute Over Watershed Use
• High Court Won't Review Nixed $663M Guardrail FCA Ruling
• Bridge Worker Hurt In NJ Can't Get Pa. Benefits, Court Says
• L3 Investors Sue To Block Harris Merger Over Lack Of Info
• High Court Denies Gilead FCA Case After DOJ Thumbs-Down
• 'Flexible Work' Makes Freelancing More Viable In BigLaw
• A Call To Permit Judicial Substitution In MDL Proceedings
• Judge Weinstein On Activism, Gobbledegook, Going Robeless
• Medicare Contractor Sues Gov't Over Health Care Bid Specs
• Ex-School Official Gets 18 Months In Mayor's Bribery Case
• DOD Must Cough Up Legal Doc In Stormwater Fee Dispute
• Subcontractor Wasn't Wrongly Booted: Calif. Appeals Court
• Trump Says He's Ready For Partial Shutdown To Last Months
• GSA Tech Wing's Acting Chief Leaves For Private Sector
• Claims Court Backs $500M Navy Tugboat Deal
• Claims Court Finds No Conflict In $63M Army Contract Bid
• Enviros Insist DOI Royalty Panel Fight Is Valid
• Vet Cheated, Defamed Gov't Contractor, Suit Says
• FCC Keeps Telecom On Hook For Bilking USF Out Of $27M
• Senate Confirms VA IT Chief, DOD Acquisition Official
• 'Read Receipt' Dooms $77M Air Force Award Protest: GAO
• What To Expect From Technology-Assisted Review In 2019
• Health Care Drove Most Of $2.9B In 2018 FCA Recoveries
• NY Gov. Vetoes 'Game-Changing' Construction Bill
• Shutdown 'A Real Challenge' For Cash-Strapped Courts
• Freight Shipping Co. Accused Of Cheating Feds, Investors
• 10th Circ. Won't Rehear Okla. Landowner's Drill Permit Suit
• BAE Systems Snags $78.8M Contract To Upgrade USS Shoup
• 2019 Will Bring More Good News For Litigation Finance
• Why More Law Firms Will Embrace Remote Work In 2019
• Health Care Policy Moves To Watch In 2019
• Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In 2019
• 3 FCPA Enforcement Predictions For 2019
• White Collar Cases To Watch In 2019
• Life Sciences Cases To Watch In 2019