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Government Contracts - March, 2020

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• Coronavirus Response To Test Limits Of Location Privacy
• Fed. Circ. Says VA Didn't Flub Math On $2.4B Contract Award
• Indivior Again Fails To Dodge Feds' Opioid Marketing Case
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Virus, Wall, Missile Defense
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• Discrimination Suits May Upend 30 Years Of OFCCP Precedent
• Key Takeaways From DOJ's 2019 FCA Recovery Stats
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• Health Hires: Arnold & Porter, Winston & Strawn, Ice Miller
• Full 4th Circ. Agrees To Hear Abortion 'Gag Rule' Case
• FEMA Didn't Properly Oversee Puerto Rico Funds, Audit Finds
• Hockey Team's Enviro Suit Is A Parking Ploy, FTA Says
• NJ Justices Told Lender 'Schemed' Against Jersey City
• 5 FCA Enforcement Predictions After Coronavirus Relief Bill
• Texas Cos. Look To Block ACA Preventive-Care Mandates
• Pentagon Gets Boost From Industry For 8,000 Ventilators
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• GAO Calls On Gov't To Improve Upkeep Of Nuclear Weapons
• Stimulus Package Pumps Billions Into Gov't Contracts
• Feds Accuse Anthem Of Bilking Medicare With Faulty Data
• Mich. Co.'s Former Air Force Work Isn't A Bidding Conflict
• DC Circ. Dooms Halliburton's Liberal Take On Copying Costs
• YRC Slips Investor Suit Alleging It Overcharged DOD
• Trump Wields Wartime Law For GM To Make Ventilators
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• Tips To Mitigate Future COVID-Funding Enforcement Risks
• DOD Task Force To Acquire Masks, Gloves To Fight COVID-19
• Feds Strike Deal In Planned Raytheon-UTC Merger
• Army Correct To Reject Bids From 2 Cos. With Same CEO
• DOD Watchdog Unsure Chip Foundry Is Needed For Defense
• New FCA Ruling Revives Tools To Establish Falsity
• Minority Investment Tips To Preserve Small-Business Status
• 5 Fla. Judges Reprimanded For Backing Contract Applicant
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• House Set To Pass $2T Virus Bill As Pelosi Eyes Next Steps
• Energy Dept. Yanks $3B Offer To Buy Oil From US Drillers
• Ala. Firm Wants False Claims Act Book IP Suit In Home State
• Food Service Firm Says Rival Sabotaging Ft. Knox Contract
• Texas AG Says 'Stay Home' Orders Can't Stop State Workers
• GAO Denies Bid Protest Over $138M Air Force IT Contract
• Staffer At Colo. Detention Center Diagnosed With COVID-19
• FEMA Walks Back Use Of Wartime Law To Get Virus Test Kits
• HealthSouth Says No Fees For DQ'd Troutman In FCA Case
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• Abiomed Escapes FCA Whistleblower's Retaliation Claim
• Amazon Calls DOD's $10B JEDI Review A Microsoft 'Do-Over'
• Coronavirus Fallout Leaves Gov't Contractors Scrambling
• Ex-Army Biomedical Engineer Can't Sink Philips NDA Suit
• Enviros Say DOI, Alaska Native Road Deal Broke Federal Law
• Public Interest Groups Call For Federal Rulemaking Freeze
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• FEMA To Use Wartime Law To Meet COVID-19 Medical Demand
• Trump Eyes Rapid Rebound Even As Virus Crisis Worsens
• Migrant Families Seek Release From COVID-19 'Tinderboxes'
• DOD Considers Revising Its Subcontracting Procedures
• Federal Gov't Memos Can't Override State COVID-19 Closures
• Tribes Say Calif. Must Protect Their Card Game Exclusivity
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• Mangrove Developer's Permit Dispute Too Soon To Call
• Boeing Shuts Down Wash. Factories To Slow COVID-19
• Drug Cos. Say 'Buy US' Order Would Hurt COVID-19 Response
• The Time Is Now For A Blanket Stark Law Waiver
• Doctor In $550M Fraud Scheme Can't Duck 25-Year Sentence
• Boeing Plans To Fight $2M Verdict For Breached Bid Deal
• Contractors Seek Guidance, Relief Amid Coronavirus Spread
• Investors Fight To Keep Pipeline Bribery Suit In Pa.
• UPMC Wants High Court To Weigh Legality Of Surgeons' Pay
• How Trump's Wartime Order Affects Medical Manufacturers
• Are Employee COVID-19 Cases OSHA Recordable Illnesses?
• State Groups Ask Trump For Rulemaking Halt Amid Outbreak
• Japanese Device Co. Must Face FCA Suit Over Medicare Fraud
• Ex-CFPB Expert Didn't Switch Sides For Navient, Report Says
• ICE Detainees Can't Get Temporary Release Amid COVID-19
• Trump Invokes Wartime Law To Boost Medical Supplies
• Trump Admin. To Buy Oil To Boost US Producers
• Make Capital Easier To Get, Watchdog Tells Small Biz Program
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Nonprofit CEO's RICO Suit
• SAIC Scores $950M Defense Logistics Contract
• Convicted Insurance Exec Faces Probe For Juror 'Intimidation'
• GAO Won't Hear HHS Contract Protest Due To Corrupted File
• GAO Denies IT Co.'s Protest Bid For $140M Army Contract
• Feds Tell DC Circ. IBM $265M Fraud Suit Wrongly Tossed
• State Of Emergency Raises Fraud Risk For Gov't Contractors
• CVS Settles Drug Administrator's Antitrust Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backtracks On In-Person Arguments Amid Outbreak
• Trump Races To Boost Health Capacity As Virus Cases Soar
• Absent Comma Sinks Texas Clinic's Medicare Claims
• ITC Ends Honeywell's Barcode Scanner Probe After Settlement
• Builders Say Hotel Owner Can't Sue Over Government Project
• Feds Relax EEO Rules For Contractors Helping Fight Virus
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• NASA Orders Staff To Telework During Coronavirus Outbreak
• The Top Coronavirus Questions Health Attys Are Hearing
• Waste Co. Hits Hauler With Demand For Docs In Patent Battle
• Watchdog Says NASA Overspent By $308M On Moon Program
• Texas Backs Feds In 5th Circ. Over El Paso Border Wall Fight
• GAO Says Better Plan Needed To Fix F-35 Computer System
• How Facilities Can Brace For DOJ Nursing Home Initiative
• Spirit Says FAA Is Locking It Out Of Competition At Newark
• 10th Circ. Correctly Affirmed Tough FCA Materiality Standard
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• Lightning Prediction Co. Dodges Whistleblower Suit For Now
• Del. City Gets Partial Win In T-Mobile Cell Tower Dispute
• Nonprofits Sue ICE To Free Detainees At Risk Of Coronavirus
• Human Rights Watch Says No Private Detention For Migrants
• Raydon Workers Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Relators Say Atty Privilege Doesn't Apply To Ex-KBR Workers
• Claims Court Finds $470M Air Force Deal Lawfully Awarded
• 4th Circ. Contractor Privilege Order Protects Disclosure Rule
• Fed. Circ. Building Limits Public Access Amid Virus Spread
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• Local Gov'ts Have An Important Role In Fighting Coronavirus
• DOD Wants To Review $10B JEDI Deal Challenged By Amazon
• Builder Can Pursue $1.8M Appeal Over Afghan Project Costs
• Intuit Can't Force Arbitration In TurboTax Free-Filing Row
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• Trump Declares National Emergency To Fight COVID-19
• Health Hires: Perkins Coie, Edwards Maxson, Tricida
• EU OKs Raytheon-UTC Deal After GPS, Tactical Radio Sales
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• IHS Must Give Contract Costs To Wash. Tribe, DC Circ. Told
• Amazon Defends Claims Trump's Beef Sank $10B JEDI Deal
• 6th Circ. Avoids 'Injustice,' Revives EEOC Suit Against FedEx
• Contracting Co. Exec Gets 41 Months For Bribing Ill. Mayor
• Feds Offer COVID-19 Small Biz Disaster Assistance Loans
• ACLU Sues For Facial Recognition Records At US Airports
• Whistleblower Urges DC Circ. To Revive IBM $265M Fraud Suit
• FCA Ruling Eases Clinical Judgment Standard For Gov't
• Health Services Co. Settles FCA Wait Time Claims For $1.9M
• Nuke Contractor Can't Shake Off DOJ's $6.4M FCA Suit
• Coronavirus Challenges Facing Government Contractors
• Attys, Including DQ'd Troutman, Get $1.5M In FCA Suit Fees
• Attys Fear Coronavirus Spread In Immigration Detention
• Perspecta Challenges Navy's $7.7B IT Contract Award
• Watchdog Says NASA Mishandling Moon Launch Program
• When DOJ's China Initiative Entangles US Research Orgs
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• Atty's Poor Performance In 1st Trial Nixes Bribe Convictions
• Ex-Judge Sues NY Dems Over 'Tsunami Of Public Ridicule'
• Medical Group Pays $1.2M To End Improper Sleep Test Claims
• Trump Admin. Asks 9th Circ. To Let It Divert $3.6B For Wall
• Commerce Gives Cos. 45 More Days To Work With Huawei
• Trump's Ex-Acting DHS Chief Joins Defense PE Firm
• Facebook Rips NSO Group's 'Gamesmanship' In Hack Suit
• Alaska Natives Want Land Swap With Feds Upheld
• Ex-Newark Official Loses Appeal Over Atty's Shifting Claims
• 'Compound King' Convicted In $21M Health Care Fraud Case
• Tourniquet Maker Wants DOD To Reverse Ban On Its Aid Kits
• Avoiding Inadvertent Sanctions Violations In Latin America
• Private Prison Contractor To Pay $3.5M In Overtime Dispute
• DOD Awards Energy Cos. $40M To Design Mobile Microreactor
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• Subcontractor Seeks $12.5M For Hurricane Repair Work
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• Watchdog Says DOD Contractors' Data Not Well-Protected
• NSO Group Wants Sovereign Immunity In WhatsApp Hack Suit
• NASA Revamps Reporting Policies To Fight Sex Harassment
• Tribes Can't Force Card Room Crackdown, 9th Circ. Told
• Complex Says Broker Can't Get $4M For Texas Shelter Lease
• Egypt Looks To Put $2B Gas Co. Award Fight On Hold
• Ex-Siemens Execs Urge Leniency For $100M Bribery Scheme
• A Unique Privilege Issue In DOE Contracting
• Undisclosed Letter Dooms Doc's Fraud Conviction At 6th Circ.
• Texas Court Oks Dismissal Of Fatal Navy Helicopter Crash Suit
• Doctors Say No Secret Info Used In FCA Suit Against J&J
• Ex-DHS Official Charged With Stealing Gov't Data For Software
• General Dynamics Unit Protests Navy's $7.7B IT Services Deal
• Egypt Inks Deal With Spanish Gas Co. Over $2B Award
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• Insurer Gets $2.2M Botched Road Sign Coverage Suit Tossed
• Fed. Circ. Sends Message On Disabled Vet Biz Ownership Rule
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• RI Medical Group Ripped Off $1.5M From Medicare, Feds Say
• NC Insurance Exec, Consultant Guilty Of Bribing State Official
• Nightfall No Reason To Grant Immunity To Pa., Appeal Says
• Prison Operator Says Child Detention Claims Are Defamatory
• DOJ Urges High Court Not To Eye FCA Dismissal Campaign
• Prolific FCA Whistleblower Adds $1M Award To Past Win
• Army Corps' Wetland Build Permit Doesn't Break Enviro Laws
• What's At Stake In New Rule To Prevent Information Blocking
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• New SBA Rulings Offer Size-Status Reminder For Offerors
• 3rd Circ. Nixes 'Objective Falsehood' Test For FCA Claims
• Navient Says Ex-CFPB Official Wasn't Privy To Case Convos
• GAO Finds VA Not Obliged To Nix Existing Deal With Nonprofit
• Linguist Charged With Endangering US Agents In Iraq
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Proper Scope, Tardiness And Weakness
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• State Dept. OKs $2.4B KC-46 Tanker Sale To Israel
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• Perkins Coie Nabs Construction Pro From Schiff Hardin
• 19 States Sue To Block New $3.8B Border Wall Fund Diversion
• Facebook Gets Early Win Against NSO Group In Spyware Suit
• Sierra Club, Nonprofit Can Link Border Wall Funding Suits
• GAO Rules Co. Didn't Show $8.3M Army Bid Was Unrealistic
• Gov't Attys' Conduct In Medical Co. Kickback Suit Deemed OK
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• Foreign Influence Lessons From Research Org FCA Deal
• DOJ Says Mallinckrodt Bilked Medicaid As Drug Price Soared
• New DOJ Task Force Targets 'Grossly Substandard' Elder Care
• Prison Phone Co. Must Face Claims It Overcharged Inmates
• Challenges To DOI Oil And Gas Leases Axed As Moot
• Air Force Stole Firefighting Tank Design, Contractors Say
• Boston Scientific Blasts $5.5M Atty Fee Award In FCA Suit
• UT Can't Use Immunity To Escape Software Copyright Fight
• Exxon Mobil's $77M Fight Over Pollution Cleanup Begins
• Builder Loses Bid To Arbitrate $2.1B Argentine Road Dispute
• Calif. Need Not Shield Tribal Card Games, 9th Circ. Told
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• Boeing Hit With $2M Verdict For Breaching Air Force Bid Deals
• PharMerica FCA Decision Is A Win For Statutory Interpretation