Government Contracts Archive » February, 2020

Government Contracts - February, 2020

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• Sierra Club, Nonprofit Seek To Link Border Wall Funding Suits
• 11th Circ. Says ICE Contractors Covered By Trafficking Law
• Embattled Startup Clearview AI On Uncertain Legal Footing
• Nichols Liu Lands Government Contracts Pro From Crowell
• DOD Contractor Protests Special Ops Supply Contract Awards
• Sanofi To Pay $12M To End Mass. Medicare Kickback Probe
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: IT, Space and Helicopter Deals
• Gov't Blocked From Using $89M In Funds For Border Wall
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• AseraCare To Pay $1M To End High-Profile $200M FCA Saga
• Top DOJ Atty Spotlights Main FCA Target Areas For 2020
• Watchdog Dings Navy For Underestimating Ship Maintenance
• Gov't Fires Back At SpaceX Over $2.2B Launch Deal Rejection
• Builder Says Lawsuits Imperil $2.1B Argentine Road Project
• GAO Sees No Deception In Pentagon's Deal Cancellation
• Warren Pitches Using Border Wall Cash To Fight Coronavirus
• DOJ, AseraCare Reach Deal Ending Landmark FCA Saga
• GAO Says Most Of $82B Army Deal Protests Can Be Axed
• DHS Chief Pressed On 'Remain In Mexico,' Border Wall Funds
• US Approves $300M Fire Control System Sale To Jordan
• Disabled Vet's Family Biz Ineligible For Deals, Fed. Circ. Says
• New Foreign-Influence Considerations For US Research Orgs
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Insurer Aims To Recoup $1.5M From NJ Transit Bridge Project
• Electrical Cos. Seek $3M For Puerto Rico Hurricane Repairs
• Biogen Saleswoman's $6M Firing Award Trimmed To $3.5M
• Senator Slams DHS Over Waiving Contracting Laws For Wall
• Builder Wants Arbitrators To Settle $2.1B Argentine Road Fight
• Aviation Watch: For NASA, Failure Cannot Be An Option
• Insurer Says Fla. Contractor Must Face Suit In Puerto Rico
• OFCCP Draft Bias Rule Overrelies On Statistical Significance
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• Ex-Newark Cop Convicted In Kickback Scam At Water Agency
• Navy Asbestos Case Leads 5th Circ. To Reset Removal Test
• Justices Rebuff Fraud Conviction, ADA Cases
• Raytheon, UTC Offer Up Fixes To Win EU Merger Blessing
• Trump Launches India Trade Talks With $3B Military Deal
• Oil Co. Can't Enforce $449M Award Against Ecuador Yet
• GAO Ruling Expands DOD Experimental Purchasing Authority
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Builder Says $2.1B Argentine Road Row Must Be Arbitrated
• Imprisoned Medicare Fraudster Ordered To Forfeit $10.4M
• Justices To Mull LGBT Protections In Foster Placement Fight
• Congress Probes Civil Rights Issues In China Investigations
• Fed. Claims Court Tosses Bid Protest Over Security Clearance
• AstraZeneca Stuck With FCA Case Over Crestor Marketing
• Trade Group Backs Proposal To Reduce Gov't Contract Delays
• Pharma Ruling Broadens Gov't Drug Procurement Options
• Veterans, Ex-Lawmakers Join 9th Circ. Border Wall Fund Fight
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• Activists Sue DOD Over PFAS Foam Burning Contracts
• Ineligible Cos. Won $877M In DOD Vet-Owned Small-Biz Deals
• TransDigm Defeats Investor Suit Over Alleged Price-Gouging
• Ex-Raydon Worker's 'Animus' No Bar To Cert. In ESOP Suit
• Pa. Justices Snub Contractor's Iran Sanctions Defamation Suit
• GAO Blames Calif. Co. For Late Bid With 11th Hour Courier
• Great Lakes Looks To End $90M Student Borrower Suit
• Key Trade Secrets Developments Of 2019: Part 2
• Hospice Exec Claims Medicare Whistleblowing Led To Firing
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Pillsbury
• Barrack, Bernstein Will Lead Energy Transfer Stock-Drop Suit
• 1st Circ. Revives Worker's FCA Claims Against PharMerica
• 'Vague' Fee Entries Targeted In Boston Scientific FCA Suit
• IRS Envelope Vendor Says Deal Unfairly Canceled By Gov't
• GAO Says HHS Improperly Evaluated Costs For $73M Contract
• SD Judge Nixes Indian Health Service Hospital Contract Suit
• NJ Golf Club Gets 2nd Chance To Shield Park Project Info
• Ill. Says Walgreens Bilked It Out Of $19M In Autorefills Fight
• Nursing Home Chain Settles Forced Rehab FCA Suit For $15M
• Avenues Of Relief For Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Increase
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
• DC Circ. Wary That House Can't Sue Prez Over Funding Rows
• 5th Circ. Affirms Lab's $30.6M Tab In Medicare Fraud Suit
• Texas Judge Rules Huawei Contracting Ban Is Constitutional
• Gov't Waives Contracting Laws To Speed Up Border Wall
• Navy Overpaid $125M In Hurricane Recovery, OIG Says
• Pa. Shakes $1.2M Suit Over Grant Money For Fueling Stations
• What Health Care FCA Trends Tell Us About The Year Ahead
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Covington
• Turner Construction Hit With Suit Over $107M Naval Project
• DC Circ. Tosses Guam's $160M Landfill Superfund Suit
• Racketeering Charges Turn Up The Heat In US V. Huawei
• Feds' 'Shotgun' Claims Cut In $122M Hospital Fraud Suit
• Menendez-Connected Eye Doc Asks 11th Circ. For New Trial
• Whistleblower Appeals Canon FCA Ruling To 5th Circ.
• Army Copter Case Blurs Jurisdiction For 'Other Transactions'
• Calif.'s Top Anti-SLAPP Appellate Rulings From Last Year
• Ex-Scranton Mayor Slams 30-Year Corruption Sentence Push
• States, Enviros Ask 9th Circ. To Block Border Wall Funds
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Constantine Cannon
• Team Health Can't Dodge FCA Suit Over Nonphysician Billing
• Sanctions Still Stop Iran From Earning Interest On $159M Win
• Trends In Recent FCPA And Cartel Cases Against Execs
• Anthem Beats Calif. County's ERISA Reimbursement Suit
• Army Corps Must Face Construction Co.'s $1.9M Claim
• Microsoft's $10B Pentagon Deal Blocked Amid Amazon Fight
• Air Force Owes Contractor $1.7M Over Labor Costs
• $100M Student Loan Contracting FCA Suit Gets Axed For Now
• GAO Says Small Biz Didn't Protest VA Correction Fast Enough
• BakerHostetler, Bradley Arant Partners On Track For Bench
• Contractor Group Urges GSA To Address Database Problems
• Navy Awards Aviation Tech Co. $82.9M Contract
• 3 Employee-Friendly Updates In NY's 2021 Budget Proposal
• Aerovation Hits Back At Contractor With Unpaid Bill Claims
• Equifax Hack Shows China's Expanding Hunger For Data
• Ethics Groups Back Amazon's Call For Trump JEDI Testimony
• DOJ Sues Wash. County For Blocking ICE From Using Airport
• Mass. Pot Regulator Can Get Info On Cos. In Bribery Scandal
• Defense Co. Founder Wants Qatar Contract Fight Arbitrated
• Gov't Contractor Gets Nearly 5 Years in Fraud Case
• Tenet Settles FCA Suit Over Needless Pacemakers For $1.4M
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• Kayak, TripAdvisor Want Out Of Confiscated Cuban Land Suit
• Fed Circ. Says Drug Ingredient Doesn't Decide Product Origin
• White House Wants $741B For Defense In 2021
• Amazon Wants Trump To Testify In Suit Over $10B JEDI Deal
• Indian National Can't Delay Visa Revocation, Judge Says
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• GAO Denies Raytheon Challenge Of $298M Army Security Deal
• Atty Says Ala. Firm 'Slavishly' Copied False Claims Act Book
• Odebrecht Wants $1.2B From Peru For Nixed Pipeline Contract
• Defense Agency Can't Extend $47M Deal For New Contractor
• Optum Upends Coventry's $614M PBM Services Contract
• Air Force Found To Have Wasted $18M On Drone Sensor
• Boeing Ducks Sanctions Over Docs In $1.3B Deal Suit
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Jurisdiction, Standing, Selection Criteria
• What Employers Must Consider Before Allowing Weed At Work
• DC Circ. Tosses Democrats' Emoluments Suit Against Trump
• Atty For Ex-Tribal Exec's 'Frivolous' FCA Suit Must Pay $10K
• Sierra Club Sets Aside $601M Border Wall Funding Claims
• Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Sues Gov't Over Blighted Building
• Contractor Gets 1-Year Sentence For Construction Co. Scam
• PharMerica Can't Ditch FCA Suit Over Altered Prescriptions
• Army To Stick With Original Awardees For $82B Logistics Deal
• Navigating Risky Waters Of DOD Cybersecurity Certification
• 3rd. Circ. Doubts $17M Bridge Contract Fight Is Moot
• SAIC Inks $1.2B Deal For Unisys' US Federal Biz
• Tenet Fights Appeal To Revive Investors' Kickback Claims
• Fla. Contractor Says It Can't Be Sued In Puerto Rico Court
• Audit Process Remains A Mystery In DOD Cybersecurity Plan
• Telemedicine Execs Charged In $56M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Industry Rep. Says DOD 'Overthinking' Solution To Tech Woes
• 3rd Defendant Charged In Computer Auction Rigging Probe
• Judge Axes NY Bribery Case Over DA's Evidence Handling
• At Long Last, FCC Takes Another Look At Prison Call Rates
• Defense Policy Banning Chinese Telecom Will Likely Expand
• Trump Says NATO Allies Now Paying 'Fair Share' For Defense
• Four Physicians Found Guilty In $150M Medicare Scheme
• Judge Reluctantly OKs Bid To See Pentagon Papers Records
• PTAB Says Microsoft Can't Challenge IP On Behalf Of Gov't
• DHS Watchdog Finds FEMA Grant Program Needs Full Review
• Boeing Fights Aircraft Co.'s Sanctions Bid Over Documents
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• 3 Firms Lead $1B Sale Of L3Harris Unit To Leidos
• Lockheed Wins $3B in Gov't Contracts For Navy, Missile Work
• Perkins Coie Adds Construction Partner From Schiff Hardin
• Protester Can't Pursue Late '2nd Bite' At $325M CBP Deal
• NM Lawmakers Sue Air Force Over Toxic Fuel Plume
• DOL Contractor Watchdog Head Tapped To Monitor OPM
• Seminole Tribe Settles Contract Costs Suit Against IHS
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm