Government Contracts Archive » October, 2019

Government Contracts - October, 2019

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• Sens. Float Bill To Expand Localities' Use Of .Gov Domains
• Boston Scientific Says Sanctions Stem From 'Fictional Story'
• State Dept. Approves $115M Helicopter Sale To Croatia
• Former House Reps And GCs Push For Border Wall Appeal
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: F-35s, JEDI And Tanker Deals
• 3rd Circ. Told NASA Supplier Didn't Legally Own Trade Secrets
• 5 Trends Influencing RFPs For Law Firms
• ACLU Sues Feds Seeking Info On Facial Recognition Tech
• Unaoil Bosses Plead Guilty To Global Bribery Scheme
• Nuclear Exec Sold Out Partner For Prosecution Deal, Jury Told
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Safeco's $14M Win Over Army Project Loss
• Subcontractor Blasted For Defective Work On Army Aircraft
• DHS Waives More Enviro Rules To Build Border Wall In Texas
• Electric Co. Says It's Owed $6.5M For Work On NYC Tunnel
• Ex-Alstom Exec's Emails Show Bribery Strategy, Jury Hears
• Gov't Doesn't Have To Reimburse KBR For Delays, Army Says
• Roofer Seeks $1.6M For Unpaid FBI Data Center Work
• Drone Distributor Shores Up Lockheed Contract Breach Suit
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Being There For Families In Trouble
• Hospital System Inks $20M Deal To End False Claims Act Suit
• Schools Can Run Criminal Checks On Roofers, Pa. Court Says
• DOD Likely To Wait For Amazon's Protest Before Starting JEDI
• House Passes Building Project Bill Aimed At Transparency
• Border Wall Diversion Invites Russian Meddling, Dems Say
• Venable Calls For Probe Of Trump Brother's Ties To Contractor
• PwC Keeps Sanctions Efforts Over LA's Dropped Suit Alive
• Travelers Hits Contractor With $3.7M Suit Over FBI Building
• Tetra Tech's Recusal Bid 'Inappropriate,' Calif. Judge Says
• 2nd Circ. Says US Marshals Couldn't Justify Guards' Ouster
• Microsoft Scores DOD's $10B Cloud Contract Over Amazon
• Contractor Bias Deals Net $40M In 2019, Breaking DOL Record
• Boustani Jury Hears Of Alleged Graft That Fueled $2B Fraud
• DHS, Private Prison Contractor Can't Shake Off Detainees' Suit
• FTC Investigates Northrop's Bid For $85B Air Force Contract
• VA Office Isn't Protecting Whistleblowers, Watchdog Says
• Pay Data Rule Wrongly Delayed, Former Officials Tell DC Circ.
• 'Unprofessional Behavior' Sinks Age Bias Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• Patient Assistance Groups Settle Kickback Claims For $6M  
• DOD's Haste May Spell Turbulent Start For Cybersecurity Plan
• DOJ Strikes $6.4M Deal With Engineering Co. Over Billing Spat
• State Dept. OKs Bahrain's $150M US Navy Ship Deal
• Clinic Doc Not Liable For Fatal Prescription, 3rd Circ. Says
• House Dems Ask DC Circ. To Revive Border Wall Suit
• FCPA Lessons On 3rd-Party Risks And Cooperation Credit
• How AbilityOne Bid-Protest Case Clarifies GAO's Limits
• Device Maker, Execs To Pay $6M To End Feds' FCA Claims
• High Court Asked To Kill Bribery Case By La. Landfill Co.
• DOD Seeks Private Partners For 5G Pentagon Research
• DOD Adds 6 Cos. To $5B Border Wall Contract
• Tribe Says Trump's Wall Would Make Border Problems Worse
• GAO Says Helmet Co. Doesn't Have Stake In Military Contract
• ASBCA Says It Can Hear Korean-Funded Construction Dispute
• Gov't Wants Philly Hospital Program's Ch. 11 Sale Reversed
• Where Law Firm Partners Go When Changing Jobs
• Congress Chose To Block $12B In ACA Funds, Justices Told
• Va., US Shake Allegations Of Unfair Whistleblower Deal
• On Cross, Ex-Credit Suisse Exec Says Feds Bungled Charges
• Feds Slam Pharma CEO's Bid To Nix Opioid Trafficking Charge
• Esper Steps Back From JEDI Due To Son's IBM Job
• DC Circ. Wrestles With Dems' Bid For Trump Hotel Docs
• VA Deal Not Just For Veteran Cos., Court Says, Sinking Protest
• Permanent Court Of Arbitration To Open Buenos Aires Office
• GAO Says Savings Let Army Bundle $991M Support Deal
• DOD Must Improve Process For 3-D Printing Parts, OIG Says
• Pratt & Whitney Can't Escape Suit Over Faulty Jet Engines
• 3 Ways To Leverage Vulnerability For Lawyer Well-Being
• Veterans Say $3.6B Wall Transfer Endangers Service Members
• Locating 'Tax Abode' For US Workers Abroad
• NJ High Court To Tackle City's Policy Deductible Query
• El Paso Seeks To Block Entire $6.1B Border Wall Funding Plan
• Raytheon Can't Charge Gov't For Lobbying Salary Costs
• Houston Mayor Hit With Suit Alleging Misuse Of Drainage Fee
• House Says Illegal Crossings Are Not National Emergency
• Texas Justices To Define Limits Of Contractual Gov't Immunity
• Barrick Reaches $300M Acacia Gold Settlement With Tanzania
• Novartis Hit With Retaliation Suit Over Kickback Scheme
• Ex-Credit Suisse Exec Tells Of Hidden Ploy To Aid $2B Fraud
• Some Dems Back GOP Bill Capping Presidential Emergencies
• DC Court Won't Block No-Bid Sports Betting Contract
• Brennan Center, Cato Back Advocates In Border Wall Fight
• US Cos. Barred From Leasing Planes To Cuban Airlines
• Huawei Says Gov't Has Limited Powers To Punish Cos.
• New Data Shows BigLaw's True Profitability
• ICE Didn't Err In Granting Translation Contract, Judge Says
• Ex-Credit Suisse Exec Says He Cashed In On $2B Loan Fraud
• Security Firm Wants Translators' Army Deal FCA Suit Slashed
• Education Dept. Urged Not To Renew $200M Navient Contract
• $216M For Hurricane Work Due Despite Indictment, Co. Says
• Senate Fails To Override Trump's Emergency Declaration Veto
• Liberty Mutual Seeks $30M In Sewer System Contract Spat
• Boston Scientific Sanctioned For 'Shenanigans' In FCA Suit
• Energy Co. Drops $22M Claim Over Axed Georgia Oil Contract
• GAO Backs Army In Protests Over $82B In Support Deals
• Mylan Case Shows SEC Stance On Disclosing Investigations
• Rising Star: Manatt's Brandon Young
• Drinker Biddle Adds Del. Gov.'s Chief Of Staff To Ranks
• HHS Anti-Kickback Proposal Features 3 Key Safe Harbors
• Roofing Co. President Pleads Guilty To Kickback Scheme
• Marines Risk Missed Budgets For Civilian Workers, GAO Says
• NY Town's Antenna Dispute Won't Have Questions Appealed
• Why Trump's Orders On Agency Guidance Are Significant
• Rising Star: Constantine Cannon's Michael Ronickher
• NM Judge Splits Gold King Mine MDL Into Three Parts
• Trump Taps 4 For Federal Claims, Trial Courts
• Trump Vetoes Measure To Nix National Emergency Declaration
• Comtech Lands $98.6 Million Army Satellite Services Deal
• 4th Circ. To Rehear DC, Md. Emoluments Case Against Trump
• Hawaii Telecom's FCC Suit Belongs In DC Circ., Court Says
• Rising Star: Arnold & Porter's Nicholas Townsend
• Force Majeure: Check Your Governing Law
• CMS Stark Law Proposal Goes Beyond Value-Based Care
• High Court Won't Hear $2.7M Fees Appeal In BioScrip Deal
• Justices Won't Hear SC's Nuclear Facility Closure Suit
• Courts Keep Rejecting Litigation Funding Discovery Campaign
• State Dept. Approves $515M In Sales To Kuwait, Tunisia
• Claims Court Says Task Order Adjustments Can't Be Protested
• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery
• Sens. Push OMB For More Info On Tech Supply Chain Threats
• Texas Judge Tees Up Block On Trump's $6.1B Wall Fund
• Congress Looks To Expand Financial Whistleblower Definition
• 9th Circ. Frees 'Last Resort' Insurer From Medicare Payments
• Watchdog Backs VA Pick For $1B IT Deal Despite Higher Price
• What Do Trump's Orders Mean For Agency Guidance?
• FCA Decision Tracker: Continued Interpretations Of Escobar
• Feds Defend Authority To Move Money To Fund Border Wall
• Repeated Allegations Kill Canon FCA Suit, Texas Judge Says
• Mo. Woman Gets 57 Months For Medicaid, Tax Fraud Scheme
• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking
• Genetic Testing Co., 3 Others To Pay $42.6M Over FCA Claims
• VA, Employee Aren't Separate Entities, High Court Told
• Comcast Reaches Deal To Renew Vermont Cable License
• HHS Unveils Plan For Kickback, Stark Law Changes
• Salix Pharma Beats Ex-Worker's FCA Retaliation Suit
• Fresenius To Pay $5M To Resolve Mass. Medicare Fraud
• DOL Chided For Redaction Overkill In $400M Oracle Bias Suit
• Trump Reins In Regulators' Enforcement Powers
• Wash. Tribes Get $13M From DOJ To Fight Crime, Trafficking
• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers
• GAO Says Air Force IT Deal Protest Wasn't 'Diligently Pursued'
• Lockheed Says Drone Suit Lacks Breach of Contract Details
• GAO Backs Navy Canceling Charter Deal Over Lack Of Funds
• Feds Drop 'Rent-A-Vet' Civil Suit With $3.2M Settlement
• DOJ's Qui Tam Approach Seems To Be Shifting
• Developer Must Pay $510K For Secretly Swiping Project
• Corps Awards 6 Cos. $249M Deal For Work At US Facilities
• Wash. Says ICE Contractor Not Exempt From Wage Law
• Drexel Univ. To Pay Gov't $189K Over Prof's Strip Club Visits
• GAO Backs NASA In Protest Over $77M Moon Delivery Deal
• Ecuador Wants $448M Oil Profits Award Axed
• Feds Can Keep Info From Iranian Scientist, 6th Circ. Says
• Justices Won't Hear Pharma Case Over FCA's Public Info Bar
• 2 Key Factors In Pay-If-Paid Construction Payment Disputes
• DOD Seeks Nonprofits For Cyber Accreditation Program
• House Wants Voice In 9th Circ. Border Wall Funding Fight
• Huawei Ban Not Barred By Constitution, Gov't Says
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Task-Order Value, Discretion, OCIs
• Feds, States Won't Join Allergan Glaucoma Drug FCA Suit
• Top Dem Calls For Probe Into FCC Hurricane Maria Response
• Air Force Defeats Texas Co.'s Protest of $13.4B IT Contract
• Trump Orders HHS To Bolster Medicare Advantage
• Army Corps Didn't Properly Monitor Maria Contracts, OIG says
• Student Loan Servicer Mismanaged Debt Relief Plan, NY Says
• Hospital Chain Can Fight FCA Atty Fees, Judge Rules
• Landlords Can Sue Feds For Alleged Loan Breach: Fed. Circ.
• Enviro Groups Double Down In Bid To Keep Border Wall Suit
• 10 Tips For Operating Under A Status-Of-Forces Agreement
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Rest Of AB InBev, Molson Antitrust Suit
• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy
• Trump Taps Okla. Magistrate Judge For District Judge Post
• Insurer Seeks Win On Last Claims Over DOI $20M Tribal Loan
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear CACI Immunity Bid For Torture Claims
• Gov't Says No Need To Revisit FCA Dismissal Authority
• Opioid Distributor CEO Seeks To Toss Drug Trafficking Charge
• DOD May Clarify Sole-Source Production Contracting Rules
• Court Axes Suit Claiming IBM Coerced IRS Into $265M Deal
• State Dept. OKs $140M In Missile Defense Support For Japan
• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
• Pa. Judges Ask If Schools' Contractor Checks Go Too Far
• GSA Sent $12.4M Claim To Wrong Co., Appeals Board Says
• Walgreens Ditches FCA Suit Over Prescription Autorefills
• Claims Court Says It Can Hear Dispute Over $82B Army Deal
• DOI Didn't Offer Enough Logging In Ore., Judge Says
• DOD Didn't Violate Ban On $1.38B Deal, Claims Court Says
• Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'
• French Architects' Group Fined €1.5M For Fee Fixing