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Government Contracts - June, 2019

186 articles

• High Court Census Ruling Could Escalate Rule Challenges
• Former Raydon Worker Seeks Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• FCA Decision Tracker: More Interpretations Of Escobar
• Conservative Justices Cross Over To Create Unusual Lineups
• The Sharpest Dissents Of The Supreme Court Term
• Rehab Giant Pays $48M To End Sham Diagnosis FCA Suits
• Feds Say Alaska Native Corp. CEO Can't Ditch Bribe Claims
• Malpractice Time Bar Teed Up In 2 Texas High Court Cases
• DC Circ. Piles Onto Standing Split With Data Breach Ruling
• Sotomayor, Breyer Vie For Chattiest High Court Justice
• Top 10 Techniques For Crafting A Dazzling Brief
• ITC To Probe Barcode Scanners Over Honeywell Patent Claims
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• The New 'Roberts Court' Finds Its Footing
• Breaking Down The Vote: High Court Term In Review
• Shipbuilder Brings $129M Award Fight To Mississippi
• Senate Passes $750B Defense Bill Ahead Of Iran Vote
• Texas Family Can't Escape Hurricane Relief Fraud Convictions
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• FCA Suit Doesn't Show ManorCare Lied About Hospice: Judge
• Cardno Says Ecuadorian Gov't Can't Exit Bribery Plot Suit
• DOD Names Contractors For Texas Portion of $5B Border Wall
• The Pros And Cons Of Behavioral Health Sector Investing
• Enviros Fight Pa. County's Bid For Renovation Delay Costs
• Express Scripts Calls MTA Prescription Fraud Suit 'Fantasy'
• Gov't Sets New Record With $121B For Small Biz In 2018
• 9th Circ. Says Contractor Properly Axed From Power Plant Job
• HHS Sued For Medicare Payout Formula After Justices' Ruling
• A Chat With Ballard Spahr Diversity Chief Virginia Essandoh
• Esformes Pushes To Overturn Forfeiture Verdict
• Reps. Seek To Block Unauthorized Iran Strikes In Defense Bill
• High Court Creates New FOIA Playing Field
• Sen. Probe Finds Agencies Ignored Cybersecurity Warnings
• Lockheed Nuclear Cleanup Kickback Suit Is Sound, DOJ Says
• Arlington Capital Taps Kirkland For $1.7B PE Fund
• Judging A Book: McMahon Reviews 'Roosevelt For The Defense'
• Serco Urges 4th Circ. To Reconsider L-3 Subcontract Dispute
• Defense Bill To Include Recognition For Montana Tribe
• AIG Ducks Office Depot's $77.5M CFCA Coverage Bid Again
• Long-Awaited SBA Small Biz Size Determination Rule Issued
• Arnold & Porter Adds High Court Pro As DC Appellate Head
• GAO Backs Army's Award Of $576M Surveillance Support Deal
• High Court Turns Away 3 Transportation Cases
• DHS Contractor Fired For Reporting Boss' Fraud, Suit Says
• S&C, Sheppard Mullin Steer Insight's $581M PCM Tie-Up
• Justices Expand Protection Of Confidential Contractor Info
• 'Bait And Switch' Or 'Bailout?' Justices Take $12B ACA Row
• Trump Taps Mark Esper For Defense Secretary
• GAO Says $655M Air Force Deal Fell Short On Small Biz Work
• BAE Can't Get Out Of Tank-Sighting Design Suit Yet
• SEC Says Israeli Gov't Contractor Misled Investors On Merger
• Quest, Customs Breaches Show Risks Of Farming Out Data
• Feds Say TridentUSA Can't Shed Medicare Obligations
• EU, Canada OK Cinches $35B Harris-L3 Deal Approval
• Audit Backlog Milestone Won't Stop DOD Contractor Scrutiny
• Whistleblower Seeks Justices' Take On $34M FCA Award Flip
• Senate Votes To Block $8B In 'Emergency' Saudi Arms Sales
• Medical Equipment Cos. To Pay $6M To End Kickback Suit
• 1st Circ. Again Finds Ex-Maine Gov. Immune From Rival's Suit
• DOJ Clears $35B Harris-L3 Deal With Night Vision Spinoff
• Mammoth Energy Hid Puerto Rico Contract Issues, Class Says
• Atty, Retired Army Col. Guilty In $84M Haiti Bribery Scheme
• Army Record Hints To What Esper Will Bring To Top DOD Role
• Ill. Health Care Co. Exec Pleads Guilty To Medicare Fraud
• NASA Rocket Program Delayed, Over Budget, GAO Says
• Gov't Had No Role In Ex-Tribal Worker's Firing, Feds Say
• Conspiracy To Bribe Haitian Officials Was Explicit, Jury Hears
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Medco Exec's FCA Kickback Suit
• Contractors' Ex-CEO Altered Letters To Gain Gov't Perks
• Fla. Enviro Can't Ditch $4.4M 'Malice' Verdict Over Project
• House Backs Push To Block Trump's Border Wall Funding
• An Ethics And Compliance Punch List For Gov't Contractors
• Return Mail May Make COFC More Attractive To Patent Holders
• Mass. Agency Hit With $21M Verdict For Dredging Overruns
• Calif. Tribes Lose Bid For Exclusivity Over Card Games
• Shanahan Steps Down From DOD, Citing Family Situation
• NASA Audit Finds Lab Security Issues Threaten Systems, Data
• DC Circ. Upholds SEC's Pay-To-Play Rule Over GOP Protest
• Challengers Seek Partial Win Over Trump's '2-For-1' Order
• Feds Tell 2nd Circ. McDonnell Can't Save Skelos This Time
• Water District Withdraws 9th Circ. Appeal Over Tribe's Share
• A Guide To FCA Cooperation Credit For Life Sciences Cos.
• Added Details Keep Mass. Hospital Overbilling Claims Alive
• Watchdog Says Lax Oversight On F-35 Parts Cost DOD $300M
• Energy Dept. Mismanaged $1.2B IT Contract, Watchdog Says
• Ala. Transit Operator Can't Shake Grant Dispute, Court Told
• Second Look Frees Insurer From Covering Faulty Work Claims
• DOJ Addicted To Failed FCA Theory, Hospital Chain Says
• 3 Firms Vying For Lead In Clean Fuel Stock-Drop Suit
• Recycling Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Make Reno Face Antitrust Suit
• Government Contractor Compliance: 1 Size Can't Fit All
• 5 Ways Law Firms Can Improve Their Job Interviews
• SEC Fines KPMG $50M For Stolen Watchdog Info, Cheating
• Quicken Loans To Shell Out $32.5M To End FHA Loans Suit
• NY Criminal Defense Atty Gets 18 Months For Obstruction
• Military Bases Lacking Climate Change Plans, GAO Says
• IBM, Curam Software Ink $14.8M Deal To End Md. FCA Row
• Venezuelan Ministry Gets $129M Award Row Axed
• LeClairRyan Says Exec Can't Shift Blame For Legal Woes
• 8 Men Charged Over Compounding Drug Kickbacks
• DOD Official Says Cyber Is An Allowable Contractor Cost
• A Rare Antitrust Deferred Prosecution Agreement From DOJ
• KBR Inks Support Deals With NASA, State Department
• Feds Can't Sink Washington State Workers' Comp Law
• States Seek Quick Win In Border Wall Funding Challenge
• House Panel OKs $733B Defense Bill With Little GOP Support
• NY Wholesaler Pleads Guilty To Fake Military Gear Charges
• Whistleblower Was Just Doing His Job, Construction Co. Says
• Georgian Gov't Faces $22M Claim Over Oil, Gas Contract End
• Fed. Circ. Backs Calif. In DOI Dispute Over Audit Costs
• Skanska Signs $67M Contract For Boston Airport Project
• Mass. Judge Doubts FCA Suit Survives With Only Public Info
• GAO Rejects Honeywell JV Protest Over Army Engine Deal
• Home Lending Cos. Back Tribe In HUD Mortgage Battle
• The End Of AIA Patent Challenges By Gov't
• NC Ruling Illustrates Gov't Immunity's Evolving Landscape
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Fateful Phone Call
• Siemens Hit With $225M Suit Over Water Meter Readings
• Law Firms Can Do Better With Their Mentoring Programs
• DC Circ. Affirms Convictions In $80M Health Care Fraud
• 4th Circ. Revives Defense Subcontract Dispute For 2nd Time
• 4th Circ. Says Ex-Md. Worker's Bias Suit Needs Trimming
• Wound Care Co. Pays $15M, Admits Contamination Cover-Up
• Bid To Extend Highmark-UPMC Deal Is A Fraud, Pa. Judge Told
• New HHS Inspector General 'Not Afraid To Do Anything'
• Pa. Conservator Law Flouts Due Process Rights, Suit Says
• DOD, Lockheed Bringing F-35 Costs Down In 'Historic' Deal
• FBI 'Engineered' Bribery Case In Haiti, Jury Hears
• W.Va. Hospital Can Face DOJ Kickbacks Suit On Home Turf
• Policy Goals Void UPMC-Highmark Deal End Date, Judge Told
• Lockheed Gets $1.8B Deal For F-35 Upgrades
• House Panel Chair Unveils $733B Defense Bill For 2020
• Traveler Images Exposed In Data Breach, US Customs Says
• Alaska Native Corp. Executive Wants Out Of Kickback Suit
• Senate Confirms 3 Trump Trial Judge Picks
• High Court Leaves Gov't With Few Patent Challenge Options
• Raytheon, UTC Claim 'Very Little Overlap' For Antitrust
• The Trial Team's New Secret Weapon? An Appellate Pro
• The Latest Developments In Criminal Cases Against Execs
• 'Rocket Docket' Justifies Its Name For 11th Straight Year
• The NLRB's Mixed Messages About Chain Of Command Rules
• DOJ Can't Use 'Minimal' Probe To End FCA Suit, Judge Says
• High Court Bars AIA Patent Challenges By Gov't
• Shearman, Wachtell Lead Massive Raytheon-United Tech Deal
• LA Doctor, Recruiter Found Guilty In $22M Medicare Scam
• FBI Agents Admit They Lost Call Recordings In Bribe Case
• FastTrain CEO Can't Nix $20M Judgment, Magistrate Advises
• Attys Awarded $30M Of Investor's $108M Deal With Orbital
• Fugitive Loan Broker Gets 9 Years, Ordered To Pay $15.3M
• Ex-Health Exec Can't Show Firing Flouted FCA: Tribe Officials
• Crowell & Moring Nabs Ex-FordHarrison Employment Lawyer
• DC Metro Contractor Wants Quick Win In $2.1M Bond Suit
• L3 Nabs $500M Air Force Deal To Upgrade Transport Aircraft
• Contractor Hit With Suit Over Nuclear Cleanup Support Deal
• Radiology Biz Exec Charged With $2M Health Care Fraud
• Rwanda Says US Investors' Mining Claim Is 'Hopeless'
• Ex-Shire Unit Exec Reaches $2.5M Deal In Kickback Case
• Takeaways From The High Court's Medicare Ruling
• Enviros Sue To Bar Drilling Near Dinosaur National Monument
• FEC Hopes To Let Startup Offer Phishing Shield To Campaigns
• Measuring The Value Of A Law Firm's Social Media Efforts
• 5 Big Updates To Texas Government Transparency Laws
• States Seek 10-Day Notice Before Trump Obligates Wall Funds
• Insys To Pay $225M To End DOJ's Opioid Scheme Probe
• Mallinckrodt Used Charity As Kickback Conduit, Feds Say
• Construction Co., Gov't Settle Contract Fraud Suit
• Pa. Medical Pot Cos. Can Shield Security Info From Media
• Gov't Fights Whistleblower's Bid For Piece Of $3.27M Deal
• UPDATE: Stakeholders Withdraw Suit Saying Defunct Construction Biz Kept Them In Dark
• A Cautionary Word For Providers Of Drug Addiction Treatment
• How SBA Proposal Would Help Women-Owned Small Biz
• Barnes & Thornburg Hires 2 Former Prosecutors In San Diego
• Ex-HHS Watchdog Says Anti-Fraud Revamp Going Too Slowly
• Gov't Contractor Beats $63M Suit Over Alleged Software Lift
• Justices Urged To Hear $133M Dallas Terminal Takings Fight
• Watchdog Backs Protest Over VA Suicide Prevention Deal
• DOI Escapes Insurer's $20M Tribal Loan Guarantee Suit
• Bid Protest Spotlight: OCI, Award Limits, CAGE Codes
• Congress Can't Pull Court Into Border Wall 'Turf War': Judge
• Pell Grants Don't Turn Colleges Into Contractors, DOL Says
• Contractor Ducks Prison In Army Bribery, Kickback Schemes
• RAND Expert Testimony Not Needed In Trans Troop Ban Row
• Attorneys React To High Court's HHS Rulemaking Decision
• Convicted Health Care Fraudster May See Probation Trimmed
• DOD Contracts Include $3.2B To United Technology Unit
• High Court Rejects HHS Shortcut On Hospital Pay Policy