Government Contracts Archive » May, 2019

Government Contracts - May, 2019

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• Heritage Pharma Admits Price Fixing, Aids DOJ Probe
• Lockheed Says British Co. Owes $64M For Helicopters
• Deion Sanders To Pay Atty Fees In Whistleblower's Suit
• Firm Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Workers' Break Glitch
• Engineering Co. Boss Accused Of $1.2M Kickback Scheme
• NASA OIG Calls Out Challenges For Europa Missions
• DOD Erred In Nixing Auditor For Contract Bid, Watchdog Says
• AB InBev, Molson Slam DOJ's Support Of Suit's 'Last Crumbs'
• Claims Court Finds Boeing Waived DOD Accounting Claims
• Amid Scrutiny, IRS To Enlist Review Of Free File Pact
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• Claims Court Won't Halt Border Fence Deal Over Protest
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• Raydon Blasts Ex-Worker's Suit Over $60.5M Stock Sale
• DOD Ends Work On Key Part Of $67B Missile Defense System
• RxStrategies Sees Tying Claim Cut From CVS Suit
• Immunity Shields Qatar From Hacking Claims, 9th Circ. Told
• Navy Gives 17 Cos. A Shot At $249M Equipment Contracts
• Realty Group Says Pa. Capital's Waste Fees Are Rubbish
• JV Led By AECOM Gets $107.4M Corrections Center Contract
• Pa. Bank CEO Charged In Small Business Loan Kickback Ploy
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• Contractor Must Face Claims It Fraudulently Drained Assets
• Trump Floats Return To Steam Catapults For Navy Carriers
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• Ukraine Can't Get Bid To Enforce $112M Award Nixed
• Prison Co. Accused Of Reseparating Families In Texas
• DC Circ. Revives Suit Claiming DC Underpaid Health Insurer
• GAO Rejects Protests Over $39.5B In VA Care Contracts
• Ecuadorian Real Estate Arm Looks To Slip $15M Bribery Row
• Cybersecurity Compliance May Be The Next FCA Battleground
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• Calif. Judge Partially Blocks Trump's Border Wall
• Trump Bypasses Congress To OK $8B Middle East Arms Sales
• DOL Contractor Watchdog Eyeing Religious Liberty Rule
• DOD Contractor To Refund $16M After 'Gouging' Complaints
• Home Patient Co. Bilked Medicare In Referral Scam, Feds Say
• Greece To Challenge Ruling On Enforcement Of $54M Award
• Contractor Seeks $35M From New York Over Delayed Work
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• VA Errors May Be Veteran Contract Bidders' Newest Hurdle
• The True Definition Of A Whistleblower Claim
• Venable Lands Tech-Focused M&A Partner In DC Office
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• CFPB Eyes More Work On Biz Lending Data Rules Amid Suit
• Senate Armed Services Panel OKs $750B 2020 Defense Bill
• House Says Constitution Doesn't Bar Border Wall Funding Suit
• State Agencies Back HUD In Tribe Mortgage Fight
• Engineer Faked SpaceX Inspection Reports, DOJ Says
• 2 Ex-Venezuelan Oil Co. Officials Sentenced In Bribery Ploy
• 2nd Circ. OKs $2.7M In Fees From BioScrip Investor Deal
• Afghan Man Gets $33.4M Win In Army Trucking Contract Suit
• Challenges To Trump's '2 For 1' Order Face Difficult Road
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• Painters Want Fraud Suit Over Public Works Projects Tossed
• 4 Firms Steer Alion's $225M Navy Systems Unit Sale To Serco
• SpaceX Sues, Saying It Should've Won Air Force Contract
• Claims Court Trims Allegations From Drone Tech Co.'s Suit
• Microsoft To Harness TV 'White Space' Plan In VA Partnership
• Ex-WellCare GC Suspended Over Medicaid Fraud Scheme
• NY Wholesaler Charged With Peddling Fake Military Gear
• New Bill Would Offer $700M For Huawei Equipment Removal
• Trump Ties Infrastructure Bill To NAFTA 2.0 To Press Dems
• NJ Powerbroker Norcross Sues, Claiming Tax Probe Is Illegal
• GAO Urges Independent Look At Troubled DOD GPS Program
• CVS Defends Contract Counterclaim In Sentry Antitrust Suit
• Feds Say Justices Don't Need To Hear LAX 'Labor Peace' Row
• Calif. Suit Rips Feds For Axing $929M High-Speed Rail Grant
• House Committee Approves $690B Defense Spending Bill
• NJ County Dodges Contractor's Award Due To Arbitrator Bias
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• 4 Firms Seek To Lead Russian Telecom Bribery Suit
• Marines Push Forward 'King Stallion' Program In $1.1B Deal
• DC Transit Agency Must Face Permit Delay Claims: Contractor
• Feds OK $1B Weapons Sales To S. Korea, Japan, Canada
• Mexican Officials Hit With Sanctions For Alleged Cartel Ties
• DFW Airport Board Immune In Card Services Contract Dispute
• Gov't Must Provide Info In Challenge To 2-For-1 Rule Order
• Trump's Border Wall Faces Skeptical Calif. Judge
• Esformes Seeks New Trial, Says Feds Violated His Rights
• Texas Judge Backs Broad DOJ Authority To End FCA Suits
• CBP Outlines Futile Hunt For Wall Contract From Trump Tweet
• How Supreme Court Conservatives Have Shaped The FCA
• Raytheon Tank-Sighting Design Suit Remains Intact For Now
• IRS Should Use Tax Law To Combat The Opioid Epidemic
• Inside The New FCA Cooperation Credit Guidelines
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• EU Says US Fears Over Defense Co-Op Pact Are Overblown
• Calif. High-Speed Rail Dealt Blow After Feds Nix $929M Grant
• Sen. Warren Aims To Weaken Contractors' Influence On DOD
• Hospital Giant Abandons FCA Case At Supreme Court
• 'Wealth Factor' Costs $2B Fraud Suspect Yet Another Bail Bid
• Cybersecurity Enforcement Shouldn't Be Left To FCA Relators
• EEOC Data Rules Pose 2 Equal Pay Study Challenges
• DOD Identifies 1,000+ Contracting Fraud Convictions
• Lawmakers, DOD Slam Contractor's 'Sickening' Price Gouging
• Whistleblower Says Dish Can't Exit $3.3B Bidding Credit Suit
• Trump Blacklists Huawei Amid Telecom Security Clampdown
• Mass. Health Firm Owner Convicted In $2.5M Medicaid Fraud
• DHS Waives More Enviro Laws For Calif., Ariz. Wall Sections
• Marine Co. Fights Bid To Remand Ferry Contract Suit
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• Gov't Contractors Fighting Suspensions Face Uphill Battle
• Latham Aided Covert Bid To Quash Stadium, Calif. City Says
• Nationwide Claims No Duty to Defend Pa. Whistleblower
• Software Co. To Pay $22M To Settle FCA Misinformation Case
• Hawaii Contractor Gets 2.5 Years In Bribery Case
• $690B House Defense Bill Seeks To Cut Border, War Funding
• Indian Space Unit Fights Security In $1.1B Award Dispute
• NY Construction Boss Admits To Water Contract Bribery Plot
• Attys React To High Court FCA Statute Of Limitations Ruling
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• DC Circ. Not Sure Info Can Be Property In FCA Suit
• High Court Got It Right On FCA Time Limits
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• Supreme Court Passes On Raytheon FCA Suit
• Board Won't Revisit Denial Of KBR War Convoy Delay Claims
• Recent IRS Guidance Puts Multifamily Housing Back On Track
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• TurboTax Maker Hid Free Filing Option, Consumers Claim
• National Guard Subcontractor Sues Over Unpaid $1.6M
• High Court Extends Time Limit For Nonintervened FCA Cases
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• Whistleblowers Spar With Tetra Tech In Navy Cleanup Suit
• W.Va. Hospital Wants DOJ Kickbacks Suit Sent Home
• DOD Unveils Plan To Offer 'Trusted' Capital Pool For Small Biz
• Ky. State-Hired Nonprofit Not Immune In Transit Injury Suit
• Ex-CIA Contractor Files $15M Suit Over Scalding Incident
• Navy Awards 9 Cyberspace Support Deals, Worth Up To $6.1B
• Ex-Colonel Can't Shake Prison In $54M Bribery Plot
• Top NY Court Backs Price Caps On Retail Power Suppliers
• Texas Justices OK State's Fight Over Galveston Oyster Lease
• NJ Sales Rep Gets Prison In Medicare Fraud Targeting Seniors
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• How The New FCA Cooperation Credit Guidelines Fall Short
• Miami Strikes $20M Damages Deal Over $400M Eviction Effort
• ACA Insurers Deserve Zilch, Not $12B, DOJ Tells High Court
• Venezuelan Sanctions Don't Affect Bank Transfer, Co. Says
• Trump To Nominate Acting DOD Chief For Permanent Role
• Aerojet Rocketdyne Can't Dodge Cybersecurity FCA Claims
• Ex-Abbott Researcher Can't Duplicate Termination Claims
• DOD Awards $5B In Border Wall Construction Deals
• OFCCP Affirmative Action Compliance May Be Changing
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• Whistleblower Suit Alleging Unnecessary Heart Tests Beats On
• FCA Cooperation Guidance Still Missing Key Details
• K&L Gates Nabs Calif. Ex-Congressman For Gov't Affairs
• DOL Gets $2.8M In Back Pay For Gov't Contractor's Workers
• Oracle Renews Conflict of Interest Claims In JEDI Suit
• Faulty Ch. 7 Forms Don't Kill Whistleblower Suit: 2nd Circ.
• Steel Co. Wants $13.7M Over Delayed Army Hospital Project
• Latham-Led Gov't Contractor Parsons Racks Up $500M IPO
• DOJ Unveils Cooperation Credit Checklist For FCA Targets
• DC Circ. OKs $8M Win For Mayors Group Against Great-West
• GAO Report Calls Out Soaring Defense Program Costs
• Co. Challenges Ex-Mars Lander Whistleblower's $1.5M Award
• Despite Lingering Support, Nationalized 5G Fails: O'Rielly
• Minority-Owned Cos. File Fraud Suit Over Houston Contracts
• DC Circ. Urged To Keep Mont. Oil Lease Challenge Alive
• Help For Puerto Rico A Hurdle For Senate Aid Bill
• Contractor Wins Atty Fees Despite Partial Ruling For Army
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• 1st Circ. Flips $34M FCA Award To New Whistleblower
• Air Force Wants 2 Cos. For New Space Launch Deals
• GAO Tells Agencies To Keep Better Track Of Cloud Savings
• State Dept. Approves $6B In Bahrain, UAE Arms Sales
• Advocates Defend Bid To Block Use Of DOD Funds For Wall
• Private Cos. Should Get More Airwaves Access, Pence Says
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Rule Of 2, IT Bids, Evaluation Errors
• Health Co. To Pay $17M Over Medicaid Fraud Scheme
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• FCA Challenge Poses 2 Potential Questions For Justices
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Rockford, Ill., Drug Antitrust Suit Beats Renewed Challenge
• Glycine Smuggling Claims Based On Feud, Jury Told
• BofA Says US Input Needed On Venezuelan Fund Transfer
• Co. Says NNSA Denied Fees For Plutonium Plant Work
• Ex-Solar Co. CEO Cops To Stealing $3M In Federal Funding
• DOD Seeks More Flexibility In Software Acquisition
• Real Estate Venture Partners Wasted Assets, Chancery Told
• VA Misled Losing Bidder In Talks Over $22.6M Deal
• Airlines Can't Use Face Scans To Target Ads, Officials Say
• Senate, House Push For More Information On Mueller Report
• Shipbuilder Says Ferry Contract Case Belongs In State Court
• Dick's Ducks Damages For Ammo Maker's Axed Copter Deal
• NY Contractor Gets 18 Months For Bridge Repair Fraud
• Engineering Firm Says Nigeria Is Holding Up $9B Award Suit
• Sanctions Compliance Starts At The Top, OFAC Says
• GSA To Launch E-Commerce Test Portal
• DOJ Probes Southern Co. Over Failed 'Clean Coal' Project
• What To Expect From New EEOC Pay Data Demands
• Alaska Native Corp. Inks $2M Deal To End Kickback Suit
• 9th Circ. Decision Shows Limits Of Arbitrator Authority
• Raytheon Scores $663M Open-Ended Army Comms Contract
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• Gov't Scores $4.4M Deal In Gas Royalty Scheme Suit
• Trump Reverses DOD Decision To Retire Aircraft Carrier Early
• 'Pure Greed' Gets Ex-Army Worker 5 Years In Prison
• DOD Rule Would Levy Fines For Tricare Fraud
• Insurers Should Cover $11.7M IberiaBank Deal, 5th Circ. Told
• Whistleblower Gets New Go at FCA Suit Against Gov't Vendor
• GAO Probing Effects Of Climate Change On DOD Contracting
• AIG Must Cover DOJ Defense Contract Settlement, Court Told
• Pomerantz, Kaplan Fox Lead Counsel In Fed Transport Suit