Government Contracts Archive » April, 2019

Government Contracts - April, 2019

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• Pratt & Whitney Wants Out Of Suit Over Faulty Jet Engines
• DOJ Denies 'Antipathy' For FCA Whistleblower Co.
• Looking For The Hows And Whys Of FCA Cooperation Credit
• Gov't Fights Tetra Tech Unit's Escape Bid In Navy Cleanup Suit
• Ex-Hospital Exec Inks $3.5M Deal To End MD Bribery Claims
• Contractor Sues NYC For $18M In Project Delays, Extra Work
• DOI Got Royalty Penalty Wrong, Equinor Tells 5th Circ.
• Mass. Health Cos. Pay $10M To Settle Medicaid Fraud Claims
• Drinker Biddle Partner Says Ex-Firm Dentons Owes $390K
• Dems Call For Enviro Measures In Infrastructure Talks
• DOD Rule Would Emphasize Performance-Based Contract Pay
• DOD Must Improve F-35 Reliability Plans, GAO Says
• NJ Superfund Contractor Says Cancer Should End Sentence
• Accenture Lands $2B DOE Tech Contract
• Satellite Co. Says Security Needed In $1.1B Award Fight
• White House Blasts Activists' Bid To Block Wall Funding
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• Trump's Abortion 'Gag Rule' Blocked By Courts
• 9th Circ. Says Doc's $3.4M Medicare Fraud Sentence Is Flawed
• Fla. Hospitals Win Challenge To Medicaid Rate Cut Rule
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Virgin Islands' Customs Port Fees Dispute
• Argentina Inks €220M Deal In Water Concession Fight
• Defense Contractor Says It Has No Ties To Indicted Execs
• Wash. Tribe Slams IHS' Bid To Nix Contract Costs Suit
• Trump Plans To Withdraw US From UN Arms Trade Treaty
• Inside OFCCP's New Affirmative Action Compliance Proposal
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• Scrutiny Of Physician-Owned Distributors Is Far From Over
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• Extent Of 2017 Natural Disaster Contracts 'Unknown': GAO
• Part Shortages Hurting DOD Ability To Fly F-35s, GAO Says
• Watchdog Finds No Boeing Bias From Acting DOD Chief
• Kimberly-Clark Whistleblower Seeks Revival Of Axed FCA Suit
• Whistleblower Won't Get Atty-Client Docs In Debt Deal Suit
• OFCCP Case Changes The Game For Contractor Pay Audits
• 9th Circ. Tweaks Green Power Producer Pay Formula
• Astellas, Amgen To Pay $125M To End Kickback Probe
• Lockheed Slams DOJ's 'Contrived' Nuclear Kickback Claims
• Coast Guard To Get New Icebreakers In $1.9B Deal
• Investors Sue UnitedHealth In Chancery Over Billings Case
• Whistleblower, Gov't Urge Justices To Deny Challenge To FCA
• NRA Says LA Can't Force Companies To Reveal Ties To Group
• Ex-DOD Official Says Feds Withholding Files In Fraud Case
• 5 Cos. Win Design Deals For Future Army Recon Helicopter
• Ex-Reading Mayor Gets 8 Years In Pay-To-Play Case
• Brotherly Betrayal: Carpet Biz Owner Says Sibling Stole Name
• House Pushes Court To Block Trump's Border Wall Funding
• Gov't Contractors, Be Prepared For FCA Parallel Proceedings
• Justice Department's ACA Reversal Raises FCA Questions
• Aluminum Co. To Pay $46M For Faking Quality Tests
• What Drove DOJ's 1st Opioid Distributor Charges?
• NLRB Right To Reject Evidence Add-On, 11th Circ. Says
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• Lockheed's Top F-35 Concern Is Demand From US, Not Turkey
• Utah Tribe Says HUD Letter Wiped Out Its Home Mortgage Biz
• Pa. Developer Avoids Prison In Ex-Mayor's Graft Case
• NJ Defense Contractor Cops To $1.8M Aircraft Parts Scam
• CityTime Fraudster Can't Dodge Prison By Blaming Attys
• Claims Court Denies 3 Protests Over $17.5B DOD IT Deal
• Feds Seek $4M From Mexican Co. Accused Of Bank Fraud
• Construction Exec Gets 4-Plus Years For $160M Scheme
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• GAO Urges New VA Health Guidance For Native Americans
• Philly Can Bar Catholic Group From Foster Program: 3rd Circ.
• DOJ Unveils 1st Criminal Charges Against Opioid Distributor
• Claims Court Backs DynCorp Award In $306M Navy Deal
• Ex-Doctor, Partner Get 3 Years For $7M Medicare Fraud
• Tech Cos. Ask Fed. Circ. To Order Code Access In Patent Fight
• How Treaties Protect Investors When Clean Energy Regs Shift
• Former Wynn Resorts GC Moves To Toss $1B RICO Suit
• Sounding Like Gorsuch, Kagan Focuses On Text
• Inside DOJ's Recent Charitable Copay Foundation Settlements
• DOI Didn't Justify Lifting Coal Leasing Moratorium
• Industry Groups Say Gov't Liable For KBR War Convoy Delays
• State Dept. Eases Gov't Arms Export Restrictions
• Charter Agrees To Invest $300M Upstate To Stay In New York
• Up Next At High Court: Census Brawl Dominates Busy Week
• Lockheed Strikes Long-Term F-35 Deals To Shrink Costs
• $2.8M Housing Fund Row Belongs In New Suit, 7th Circ. Says
• Takeaways From DOJ Action Against Telemedicine Fraud
• McKesson To Pay $1.6M In Back Wages, Benefits, DOL Says
• Immigrant Groups Demand Docs On ICE Crime Victims Office
• Downsides To Accelerating Contractor Debarment Decisions
• Calif. Judge Skeptical Of Trump Admin.'s Abortion 'Gag Rule'
• Microsoft Touts Classified Data Centers In JEDI Contract Fight
• Air Force Seeks To Gain Tactical Edge With New Tech Plan
• Toss Taxpayer's Overbilling Suit For Good, Blue Cross Urges
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• Reverse FCA Cases Rise With 'America First' Trade Policies
• Canadian Co. Wants $10M Award Against Iraq Confirmed
• Insurer Must Cover Botched $2.2M Road Sign Deal: Contractor
• Feds Slam Order To Cough Up Info In Kickbacks Suit
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• DOJ Dismissal Power Looking Wobbly In FCA Cases
• Del. College Administrator Pleads To $3M Bribery Scheme
• Tribal College Workers, Officials Still Must Face FCA Suit
• Telecom Co. Beats Bid To Toss $563M Satellite Deal Award
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• Ex-Nuclear Co. Exec Says Feds Hid Co-Conspirator's FBI Gig
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• $6.2M State Dept. Contract Fight To Go To Arbitration
• GAO OKs Army Corps Canceling Deal With High-Priced Bids
• Obama 'Car Czar' Defends Auto Bailout In Dealers' $1B Suit
• Feds Say Ex-Pa. Mayor Should Get 10 Years For Bribe Scheme
• Clean Fuel Firm Taronis Accused Of Lying About Calif. Deal
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• Air Force Stalled On Correcting $90M Fuel Deal, Says GAO
• 4 Tips For Global Patient Support Compliance: Part 2
• Calif. Army Contractor Ducks Afghan Co.'s Contract Claims
• Navient Gets Green Light To Depose Ex-CFPB Official
• DOJ Sees 'Arbitrary' FCA Dismissal Bid Rejected
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• BLM Must Nix Inactive Calpine Geothermal Leases, Tribe Says
• $2B Debt Scandal Prompts Privinvest To Kick Off Arbitration
• Senior Dems Want Trump Hotel Lease Docs From GSA
• 11th Circ. Revives Suit Over Honeywell Meter Installation
• EPA Opens $220M Small Biz Contract For Mine Site Cleanup
• 4 Cos. Win Slots On $82B Army Logistics Deal
• Fee Award Highlights Patent Litigation In Claims Court
• Army Wrongly Cut Contract Awardee In Corrective Action
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• 2nd Circ. Wants Fed Reserve's Views In Wells Fargo FCA Case
• 5th Circ. Upholds 3-Year Medicaid Ban For 2 Texas Docs
• Gov't Accused Of Destroying Evidence In Haitian Bribery Case
• EU Ready To Talk Trade With US Amid Deep Uncertainty
• Adult Diaper Co. Must Pay For Worker Retaliation In FCA Suit
• DOD Won't Renew Long-Running Science Advisory Deal
• KBR Seeks Illinois Judge's Recusal From Kickback Case
• Student Loan Collectors Accused In $100M Contracting Plot
• Sutter Health Pays $30M Over Medicare Advantage Diagnoses
• Tribe Can't Justify 800% Bump In Court Funding, Gov't Says
• Pentagon Calls For $3.6B Military Construction Hit List
• Sierra Pacific Looks To Ditch Price-Fixing Kickback Suit
• Expert's Deferral Revives Harris Worker's Head Injury Claims
• How FCA Circuit Split Is Playing Out In District Court
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• La. Waste Co.'s Bribery Suit Gets 2nd Wind In 5th Circ.
• 5 Things To Watch As Indivior Attacks DOJ Opioid Indictment
• Ex-Contractor Gets 2.5 Years Over Army Bribery Scheme
• DOJ's Pretrial Detainee Death Docs Must Be Released
• SEC's Landlord Protests New HQ Lease Terms In Claims Court
• 4 Tips For Global Patient Support Compliance: Part 1
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• Air Force To Again Receive Boeing KC-46 Tanker Deliveries
• DOD Awards $1B In Border Wall Deals After Funding Shift
• Microsoft, Amazon Vying For DOD's $10B JEDI Cloud Contract
• Pakistan Can't Force Firm To Deliver Tapes It Doesn't Have
• Gov't Auction Bidder Pleads Guilty To Role In Rigging Scheme
• State Dept. Approves $1.15B Missile Sale To Japan
• 5th Circ. Upholds Medicaid Contractor Whistleblower's Firing
• Detroit Official, Executive Cop To Demolition Bribery Scheme
• UHS Must Face Claims It Held Patients Illegally, Investors Say
• Execs, MDs Charged In $1.2B Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Attys Seek To DQ New Counsel Handling $350M Shire Deal
• Contractor Bias Watchdog Poised To Drop First Opinion Letter
• Feds Get Mixed Results In Esformes Forfeiture Bid
• Insulation Contractor Boss Cops To $45M Bid-Rigging Scheme
• US Ferry Contract Fight Must Be Arbitrated, Marine Co. Says
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• Tribal Officials Prevail In Ex-Worker's Firing Suit
• How Rebuilding America's Infrastructure Is Going So Far
• House Republicans Want More Info On FEMA's Data Overshare
• Esformes Fights Forfeiture On Money Laundering Convictions
• Gov't Esformes Victory Still Misses Tricky Fraud Target
• HHS, Contractor Hit With Suit Over Medicare Reimbursement
• Janssen Needn't Show Earnings In Off-Label Use Suit
• Navy's $115B Submarine Estimate Likely Too Low, GAO Says
• CenturyLink Wins First Contract Under $50B Telecom Project
• 9th Circ. Grants US Contractor Fees After Toss Of $1M Award
• Boeing Cuts 737 MAX Output After Software-Linked Crashes
• Feds Nab 2 Texas Attys In Water Treatment Plant Conspiracy
• CBP Cancels $297M Accenture Agent Recruitment Deal
• Fed Banks Not Part of Gov't, Wells Fargo Tells 2nd Circ.
• Outgoing HHS Watchdog Targeted Purdue, Paved ACA's Path
• Ex-Lobbyist Who Helped Put Away Cuomo Ally Gets Leniency
• Senate Dems Question CFPB's Oversight Of Loan Servicers
• HHS Fights Tribe's Bid For Fast Win In Contract Payment Row
• Turkey's Exit From F-35 Program Could Stall Deliveries
• Alston & Bird Picks Up Steptoe Consumer Class Action Pro
• OFCCP Case Sheds Light On Pay Equity Analysis Techniques
• Miami Nursing Home Owner Philip Esformes Found Guilty
• AGs Protest Trump's 'Illegal, Juvenile' '2-For-1' Order
• Co. Can Appeal Immunity Denial In Abu Ghraib Torture Case
• Trump Admin. Still Backs Private 5G Rollout, Kudlow Says
• Ex-Pa. Mayor's Bribery Conviction Called Into Question
• 2nd Circ. Says No Cut Of FCA Deal After Relator Suit Ended
• 3M To Face MDL Over Defective Military Earplugs In Florida
• $54M Greek Award Dispute Doesn't Bar Enforcement, Co. Says
• DOJ Must Explain FCA Dismissals, Judge Rules
• London Tribunal Says Djibouti Owes Port Operator $533M
• What High Court's Expansion Of FCA Time Limits Would Mean
• Boeing Rushed Defective 737 Max 8 Jet To Market, Suit Says
• Pharma Cos. To Pay $123M To End Medicare Kickbacks Probe
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• The Important Reasons DOJ Wants To Toss Gilead FCA Case
• CVS Loses Challenge To Sentry's Revamped Antitrust Suit
• Watchdog Says NSA Didn't Justify $636M In Award Fees
• Feds Try To Dodge Border Emergency Declaration Challenges
• Trump's Opposition To ACA Can't Kill Esformes Trial
• Jenner & Block Adds 4 Partners To Energy Practice
• Ex-Pentagon Leaders Warn Against China-Backed 5G Network
• SEC Can't Use Ex-CEO's Case To Get Win Against Ill. Co.
• Trump May Allow Turkey To Keep F-35 Despite Russian Deal
• Judge Adds Interest, Nixes Fees In Army Base Contract Fight
• Gov't Can't Slip $63M Suit Alleging It Stole Inventor's Software
• Entergy Launches 3rd Suit Seeking Nuclear Fuel Costs
• Nigeria Asks DC Circ. To Put Immunity First In $9B Gas Row
• Air Force Again Halts KC-46 Tanker Deliveries Over Debris
• DOD Head Expects Turkey Will End Contentious Russia Deal
• Fed. Circ. Says VA Contract Cancellation OK Despite Error
• GAO Denies Protest Over $55M Deloitte Army Cyber Deal
• Contractor Fights 'Cash Grab' Fee Request In FCA Suit
• DOJ, Landis Near Finish Line In Epic Lance Armstrong Suit
• Afghan Co. Blasts US Contractor's 9th Circ. Fee Bid
• Labor Dept. Looks To Speed Up Contractor Debarment
• House Dems Propose $60B Increase In Defense Spending
• Watchdog Finds Flaws In How FBI Warns Firms Of Breaches
• HHS Inspector General To Resign After 15 Years
• Disaster Aid Bill Fails To Advance In Senate
• DOJ's Novartis Kickback Case Cleared For Trial
• Dems Call For Probe Of CMS Head's 'Questionable' Contracts
• Prosecutor Bitten For Vampire Comment At Esformes Trial
• High Court Again Refuses To Revisit FCA Materiality
• Final Claims Tossed In USAID Pakistan Project FCA Suit
• Justices Won't Review 9th Circ. Toss Of Honeywell FCA Suit