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Government Contracts - February, 2019

209 articles

• 'Completely Unreasonable' Deals Recounted In Esformes Trial
• Relators Claim No Notice Of Dismissal In $70M FCA Suit
• Fed. Claims Court Axes Bid Protest, Citing 'Bait And Switch'
• Bipartisan Trio Floats Bill To Stop Debt Collection Robocalls
• Criminal Forfeitures Are 'Alternate Remedies' Under The FCA
• Teva Can't Beat Whistleblowers' FCA Suit Over Paid Speakers
• Fla. Can't Reclaim Medicaid Payments On Immigrant Care
• NJ Attys Sued For Malicious Prosecution Over Loan Fund Suit
• VA Chief Chided Over Slow 'Mar-a-Lago Trio' Probe Response
• Esformes Judge Won't Kill Questions On Facility Conditions
• DOD Overpaid $16M For Aircraft Parts, Watchdog Says
• Nursing Home Co. Inks $18M Deal Over Medicaid FCA Claims
• DOT Watchdog To Probe FAA Contract Award Practices
• No Evidence Trump's Wall Contract Exists, Gov't Atty Says
• Metals Co. Never Delivered For Hawaii Rail Project: Contractor
• UK Cements Post-Brexit Status In WTO Gov't Contracting Pact
• Wynn Resorts Fined $20M Over Founder's Alleged Abuse
• Judge Boots Esformes' Mother From Court After Slipped Note
• House Sends Federal Lands Reform Bill To Trump
• Defense Cos. Gave Wrong Tax Advice To Contractors: Suit
• ASBCA Allows $27M Submarine Cost Dispute To Move Ahead
• House Gives Thumbs-Down To Trump Emergency Declaration
• 4th Circ. Upholds Trafficking Verdict Against Ex-US Diplomat
• Settlement Underscores DOJ Policy Of Encouraging FCA Suits
• Supreme Court Urged Once Again To Clarify Key FCA Dispute
• Sierra Pacific Hit With Price-Fixing, Kickback Suit
• Witness' Brother Details Middleman Role In Esformes Fraud
• Don't Advance Drug Antitrust Claims, Express Scripts Urges
• Ill. Jury Clears Elevator Co. Owner In Bribery Case
• Vanda Hid Off-Label Fraud Scheme From Investors, Suit Says
• Supreme Court Eyes Hospital Giant's FCA Case
• Dems Hit White House For Planned Defense Budget 'Gimmick'
• DOJ To Snuff Out FCA Suit Targeting UnitedHealth Unit
• Lockheed Retirees Want Full Fed. Circ. To Hear Benefits Suit
• Feds Want Former Och-Ziff Exec's Atty DQ'd In Fraud Case
• DOD Says Halted JEDI Protest Focuses On 1 Amazon Worker
• Contractors Should Prepare For Border Wall Reallocation
• HHS Puts Abortion 'Gag Rule' On Family Planning Funds
• Prosecutor Stresses Timeline At $1B Health Care Fraud Trial
• Coast Guard Has Lengthy $2.6B Construction Project Backlog
• Drugmaker To Pay $4M To End Claims It Dodged FDA Fees
• Calif. Straps In For High-Speed Rail Funds Clawback Fight
• Maryland Hospital Co. Can't Dodge FCA Suit
• Novartis, Express Scripts Beat Kickback Suit Over Discounts
• GAO Again Rejects IBM Protest Over $48M TSA Deal
• Army Housing Managers Agree To Fixes After Safety Scandal
• Feds Must Pay $103M For Nuke Waste Contract Breaches
• Gov't Shows Expanded Commitment To AI Development
• Health Hires: DLA Piper, Baker McKenzie, Taft, Buchalter
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• Key Witness Holds Firm On Cross At $1B Health Fraud Trial
• Ga. Co. Nabs Antarctic Program Communications Subcontract
• Couple Found Guilty Of $1M Medicaid, Payroll Tax Scheme
• UPMC Hits Back At Pa. AG Over Extending Highmark Contract
• Tribal College Staff Can't Dodge Suit Over Fake Student Data
• High Court Scrutinizing Gov't Use Of AIA Reviews
• New 'Buy American' Challenges For Suppliers, Contractors
• DHS Wants Industry Advice On Cloud Migration Strategy
• HHS Is Embracing A Broader Vision Of Health Care
• PennDOT Erred On Eminent Domain Survey, Pa. Justices Say
• Navient Quick Win Bid Punted In CFPB Loan Servicing Suit
• Witness Says He Bribed Fla. Officials For Nursing Home Mogul
• Gaming Commission To Settle Wynn Abuse Investigation Suit
• US Soldier Says Fluor Is Liable For Suicide Bombing
• Perspecta Wins $906M Cyber Support Contract From Army
• FCC Lifeline Verifier Needs More Data, Calif. Panel Warns
• Ex-Visium Trader Ducks Jail After Rakoff Cites Cooperation
• Jacobs JV Wins Contract For $2B Chicago Rail Revamp
• OptumRx Owes Workers' Comp Fund $16M, Ohio AG Says
• NYC To Settle Feds' Sandy Reimbursement Suit For $5.3M
• Agency Unfairly Restricting Small Business' Bid, GAO Says
• Honeywell JV Protests $517M Army Helicopter Engine Deal
• Inside Calif.'s New Approach To Innovation Procurement
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• Witness Says He Betrayed Esformes After Suicide Suggestion
• DOJ Says Shuttered Abbott Unit Engaged In Kickback Scheme
• Justices Take Hard Look At AIA Challenges By Gov't Agencies
• 4 Suits Target Trump's Border Emergency Declaration
• Elevator Co. Owner Bribed University For Work, Jury Told
• Ethics Questions Prompt Halt Of JEDI Deal Protest
• HHS Denies It Owes Neb. Tribe $2.1M For Health Services
• Corps Rightfully Ended Afghani Co. Contract, Judge Finds
• FCA Settlement Data Shows Need For Comprehensive Reform
• Ex-Xerox Unit Pays $236M To End Texas Medicaid Fraud Row
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• Witness Details Kickback Deals At Nursing Home Mogul's Trial
• Trump Steps Into Legal Minefield With Wall Declaration
• Butterfly Center's Border Wall Suit Doesn't Fly, Judge Says
• LabCorp Escapes Claims It Conspired To Block Smaller Lab
• O'Rielly Praises Muni Broadband Terms Of Service Revamp
• Trump's Drug Rebate Ban Faces Fraught Legal Path
• Contractor MOX Hit With Gov't FCA Suit Over False Invoices
• Disputes Heating Up Over Gov't Qui Tam Dismissal Authority
• Advancing The Dialogue About Supply Chain Risks
• ACLU Sues For Info On Border Wall Contract Cited In Tweet
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Wiley Rein
• UK Energy Co. Plans Arbitration Against Egyptian Co.
• A First Look At New HHS Prescription Drug Safe Harbors
• Trump Declares National Emergency To Fund Border Wall
• Defense Uses Feds' Covert Video In $1B Health Fraud Trial
• Oracle Seeks Win In Protest Over $10B JEDI Cloud Deal
• Federal Student Loan Servicers Got Lax Oversight: DOE Audit
• Congress OKs Spending As Trump Eyes Emergency Order
• LA Hospital's Late Notice Sinks $42M FCA Deal Coverage
• Education Dept. Adviser Nominated As Gov't Acquisition Chief
• Fragomen Gains Immigration Expert, Brexit Adviser From PwC
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
• Patent Challenges By Gov't To Face High Court Scrutiny
• Labor Dept. Slams Oracle For Intimation Of 'Secret' Deal
• Insurers Needn't Cover IberiaBank's $11.7M FCA Deal
• Ex-Hospital Director Says Nursing Home Owner Offered Bribes
• GAO OKs Cost Award Against DOI After Poor Conflict Review
• Congress Faces Uncertainty In Wrapping Up Spending Deal
• Miami Marina Bid Protest Rejected By Appeals Court
• Pharmacy Must Face $21M Prescription Kickback Suit
• SEC Won't Ax Claims Army Contractor Exec Faked Numbers
• Subcontractor Hit With $1.8M Suit Over Botched Bridge Work
• Jailed Texas CEO Must Pay $10M For Workers' Comp Fraud
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
• 10th Circ. Revives Part Of Doc's Suit Against VA
• Serbia Says It's Not On The Hook For $12M Arbitral Award
• No Coverage For $60M Senior Care FCA Suit, 4th Circ. Told
• Subcontractor Asks Full 9th Circ. To Revive $1.1M Award
• Senate Passes Sweeping Lands, Water Use Legislation
• Mississippi Says Feds Owe $25M For Flooding Damage
• Texas Butterfly Refuge Says Border Wall Would Clip Site's Use
• Gov't Spending Deal Pleases Few As 2nd Shutdown Looms
• Telecom Sues NY DOT Over Public Rights Of Way
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Covington
• Nursing Home Mogul Churned Patients For Profit, Jury Told
• Lawmakers Reach Shutdown Deal As Trump Promises Wall
• Lockheed Lied, Took Kickbacks For Hanford Cleanup: DOJ
• DOJ Backs Long FCA Filing Limit At Supreme Court
• GAO Rejects Matson Protest Over $973M DOD Transport Deal
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Revive Enviros' Border Wall Suits
• VA Ambulance Co. Seeks Antitrust Block Against Richmond
• DOL Gets Hurricane Relief Workers $5.6M In Back Pay
• Ex-Navy Capt. Sentenced Over Role In 'Fat Leonard' Scheme
• Defending False Claims Act Matters During The Trade War
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Blank Rome
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• Challenge To Trump's '2-For-1' Reg Order Skirts Dismissal
• Top Cases And Developing Trends In FCA Litigation: Part 2
• GAO Rejects Protest Over SEC Headquarters Lease Terms
• Lockheed Wins Contract For $45.2B Canadian Warship Fleet
• House Committee To Probe 'Mar-a-Lago' Trio Influence On VA
• House Members Float Bills To Ensure Funding For Tribes
• Leidos Wins $2.9B NASA IT Support Contract
• Buchanan Ingersoll Picks Up Former GOP Lawmaker In Fla.
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Arnold & Porter
• Top Cases And Developing Trends In FCA Litigation: Part 1
• DC, Md. Tell 4th Circ. To Refuse Trump Emoluments Dispute
• Chemical Supplier Inks $51M Deal To Exit Antitrust Suit
• Booz Allen Made 'No Poach' Pact, Intelligence Worker Says
• Nurse Disses 'Wishy-Washy' Escobar Petition At High Court
• More R&D Cash Needed To Fuel Energy Changes, Feds Hear
• Texas Woman Charged In $42M Pharma Kickback Scheme
• Corps Unfairly Rejected Alaska Co.'s Enviro Project Bid: GAO
• Colo., Md. Contractors Pay $3.6M Over Small Business Fraud
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• Former UK Oil Exec Cops To Paying Bribes For Mideast Deals
• DOL Cut 'Secret' Deals With Private Attys, Oracle Claims
• Congressional Negotiators See Ray Of Hope On DHS Funding
• Health Records Co. To Pay $57.2M Over FCA Allegations
• NYC Enviro Agency Fights Doc Request In Durr Ch. 11
• Bribe Case Needs Retrial, Ex-Hill Aide Tells DC Circ.
• AI Co. To Assist Tech Co. With R&D Under $28B DOD Deal
• Ethics Group Sues For Gov't Docs On Trump Hotel Tower
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• State Of The Union Pushes For Drug Price Fixes
• GAO OKs Riskier, Cheaper Deal For Air Force F-16 Training
• Nursing Home Co. Inks $9.7M Deal To End FCA Accusations
• Lawmakers Want Answers On Watchdog's Trump Hotel Report
• How Agencies 'Buy Foreign' Under The Buy American Act
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• Tribes Eye Federal Funding Changes Amid Shutdown Worry
• Military Retail Vendor Accused Of Moonlighting For Rival
• Did The Government Shutdown Delay Your Case?
• $12B ACA Reversal Like 'Lucy And The Football,' Justices Told
• Drug Co. Reaches $17M Deal In False Claims Act Suit
• Tech Standards Agency Targets Internet-Connected Sensors
• Oil Cos. Spar Over Dismissal Of $2.7B Nigerian Award Row
• McKesson Must Face Omni's FCA Suit Over Drug Skimming
• GE Wins $517M Deal For New Army Helicopter Engine
• Senators Urge Pentagon To Complete Audit On Time
• Calif. High Court Revives NFL Stadium Contract Row
• FCC Creates Fraud Team To Fight Misuse Of Subsidy Funds
• Army Corps Looking Into Public-Private Partnerships
• DOD Releases New Cloud Strategy
• Recent Decisions Bode Well For False Claims Act Defendants
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• NYC Blames Contractor For Water Filtration Plant Delays
• A Year Of The Granston Memo Policy In Practice
• No Dismissal Of NYC Contract Fraud, Straw Donor Cases
• Navy Awards $15B Block Deal To Build 2 Aircraft Carriers
• DOJ Gives Ground On Testimony In Anthem FCA Probe
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive FCA Suit Over HCA Office Deals
• National Health Can't Duck Ex-Worker's FCA Retaliation Suit
• Amid Mexican Border Standoff, Trump To Offer 'Path Forward'
• NJ Gov. Signs Bill Requiring Apprenticeship For Contractors
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1