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Government Contracts - August, 2020

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• Soros Disputes Blame Over Failed Guinean Mining Venture
• Prisoner Debit Card Firm Seeks Quick Win Against Activist
• OMB Issues Rule Establishing Federal IT Security Group
• J-M Deserves Penalties Over Bad Pipes, Municipalities Say
• DOD Investigating Moderna's Vaccine Patents
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Diversity Snapshot: As Told By Black Law Firm Leaders
• In Their Own Words: Being Black In BigLaw
• Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap
• BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
• How COVID-19 May Forever Alter Work Life For Disabled Attys
• BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion
• How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
• Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
• 11th Circ. Deems Pratt & Whitney Pollution Suit Too Late
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Vaccines, Space, AI Research
• Compliance Tips Amid Rising Fraud Risk In Latin America
• Bannon Gets May Trial Date For Alleged Wall Funding Fraud
• Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Law360 Diversity Snapshot: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
• Why 2020 Could Be A Pivotal Year For Diversity At Firms
• DOD Proposes Contract Block For Cos. With Venezuela Deals
• Activists Say Moderna Hid Gov't Support For Vaccine Patents
• Too Late To Stop $2.2B Texas Pipeline Damage, Judge Says
• Feds Sign $760M Deal For Abbott's Rapid COVID-19 Tests
• Feds Say Bannon Pal's 'Witch Hunt' Comments May Taint Jury
• GAO Finds Navy Reasonably Awarded $750M Repair Contract
• Minimum Wage Set To Increase For Federal Contractors
• North Dakota To Join Tribal Land Ownership Dispute
• Full 11th Circ. Won't Review Restoration Of $255M FCA Verdict
• FAA Worker Says Leadership 'Openly Humiliated' Her
• Dr. Facing Fraud Charges Wants Judge Ousted From Civil Suit
• Va. Defense Contractor, Employees Indicted On Fraud Charges
• NYC Says No To $1.6M Fee Bid In Medicaid Billing Fight
• Engineering Firm Says Nigeria Can't Escape $9B Award Fight
• Shuttered Abbott Unit Beats Whistleblower's FCA Suit
• Gov't Urges High Court To Take Contractor Immunity Case
• Calif. Judge Blocks COVID-19 Relief Funds To Private Schools
• OMB Asks Agencies For Data On 'Buy American' Effort
• ICE Should Stop Detaining Solo Kids In Hotels, Monitor Says
• Keep Tetra Tech Subcontractor In Fraud Suit, Judge Told
• 4 Opportunities For Mediators To Settle Big-Dollar Cases
• Raydon, Lubbock Ink $2.4M Deal In ESOP Transaction Dispute
• Trump Taps GOP Investigator For Claims Court
• Ga. Judge Recuses Himself From RE Suit Over Jones Day Ties
• Nuclear Spending May Soar To $439B Without Arms Treaty
• School District Says Bus Co. Can't Bill During Virus Closures
• Gov't Tweaks Huawei Ban To Let Contractors Report Annually
• Remote Proceedings Bring New Wrinkles For Court Records
• NY Painting Cos. Get Claims Trimmed In Gov't Fraud Suit
• US Issues New Sanctions Over South China Sea Buildup
• The Blunt H-1B Instrument Hidden In Trump Orders
• Palantir Becomes Latest 'Unicorn' To Pursue Direct Listing
• Ex-DOJ Civil Chief, Back In BigLaw, Dishes On Hot FCA Topics
• Huawei Ban Among Pending Rules In New Agency Agendas
• Prison Food Contractors Peddled Diluted Spices, Feds Say
• Dealing With Prior DOJ Health Investigations During COVID-19
• Cross-Selling Strategies For Law Firms During Pandemic
• Supreme Court Eyeing Major Change In First Amendment Law
• We Are Beginning To See Effects Of High Court FOIA Ruling
• Wells Fargo To Pay $7.8M To Settle Racial Bias Claims
• Lawmakers Seek DHS' Conversations With Bannon's Wall Org
• ICE Says It'd Rather Keep Families Together — In Detention
• Regeneron Says Feds' Kickback Suit 'Defies Common Sense'
• Sun Pharma Unit Pays $21M To End Whistleblower Suit
• Tatneft Gets $112M Refinery Award Against Ukraine OK'd
• A&M Prof Who Worked For NASA Is Chinese Agent, Feds Say
• IT Co. Loses Protest Bid For Saudi Blimp Contract
• Health First Execs Added To Kickbacks Whistleblower Suit
• Atty Media Interview Lessons From Trump's Axios Appearance
• 7th Circ. FCA Dismissal Ruling May Have Unintended Effects
• Insurers Tear Into Quinn Emanuel's $185M Fee Bid In ACA Suit
• DC Circ. Says Feds Didn't Prove Forgery In Medicaid FCA Suit
• Nonprofit Says Trump Admin Holding Funding In Retaliation
• Litigation Funding Attacks Pose Threat to FCA
• NextHealth Marketer Charged In $60M Kickback Scheme
• GAO Says It Can't Review USPTO Cutting Cos. From $2B Deal
• NJ Construction Co. Prez Aims To Escape FCA Claims
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Sullivan, Hogan
• Why Remote Depositions Are Likely Here To Stay
• DOD Approves 5 Companies To Sell 'Trusted' Drones To Gov't
• Facebook Says NSO Can't Sidestep Discovery In Hacking Suit
• Bannon Charged With 'Quintessential Fraud,' Attys Say
• FLRA Tightens Rules Against Unions Lobbying Congress
• 7 Keys To Drafting Effective Legal Briefs
• Con Edison, NJ Utility To Split $10M Tab For Hudson Leak
• Steve Bannon, Others Indicted Over 'Build The Wall' Campaign
• Calif. Jurors' Zoom Chat Not Grounds For Mistrial, Judge Says
• Ed. Dept. Can't Shield Financials In Contract Payment Dispute
• Army Corps Can't End Dam Dispute Over Fraud Claim
• Capt. In 'Fat Leonard' Scandal Charged With Drunk Driving
• Treasury Punishes 2 Dubai Cos. For Flouting Iran Sanctions
• Watchdog Finds ICE Ignores Inspections, Detainee Complaints
• Coping With Chinese Telecom Ban's Unclear Requirements
• McKesson Gets FCA Suit Over Opioids Tossed, For Now
• PE Firm Inks $827M Sale Of Defense Biz Centauri To KBR
• Weighing The Virtual Courtroom Option In Civil Cases
• Golden State Warriors Must Pay Coliseum Debt Despite Move
• DeVos' COVID-19 Aid Rule Meets Skeptical Judge
• 7th Circ. FCA Ruling Deepens Circuit Split On DOJ Dismissals
• Contractor Loses Out In Challenge To $3.7B Detention Deal
• Surgeon, Distributor Cop To Kickbacks In Medical Fraud Case
• Attys Shouldn't Overlook Obligations To Potential Clients
• ICE Contractor Raps Whistleblower Fraud Report As Too Late
• Boehringer Strikes Deal To End DOL Pay Bias Probe
• Teva Paid $300M Kickbacks Through Copay Groups, Feds Say
• GAO Says No Conflict Of Interest In $37M Pentagon IT Deal
• ACLU Sues Feds For Detaining Minors In Hotels Amid Virus
• 2nd Circ. Says FirstNet Not Subject To FOIA In AT&T Deal Case
• Ex-Rehab Center CEO Gets 3 Years In Fraud Case
• Attys Claim Prosecutors Got Clients' Illegally Tapped Jail Calls
• 5 Ways To Track Changes In Gov't Contracts
• Speaker Program Limits Are Specific To Novartis Settlement
• Looking Beyond Insurance Policies For Texas Virus Liability
• Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
• School District Fights $2.2M Bus Bill For Virus-Shortened Year
• McKesson's $178M Vaccine Deal Brings CDC Off The Bench
• FBI, NSA Unveil New Hacking Tool Linked To Russian Military
• Small Biz Vendors Decline Despite New Federal Contract High
• Seyfarth Gains West Coast Government Contracts Star
• US Owes ACA Payments To Health Insurers, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Perspecta Says Navy Unreasonably Awarded $7.7B IT Deal
• Fed. Circ. Inconsistent On Bid Protest Waiver Precedent
• 5th Circ. Affirms Atty's 35-Year Sentence For Bribery Scheme
• Philly Defends LGBT Protections In Foster Care At High Court
• GAO Says Congress Can't Veto FCC's Ligado Networks Order
• Grand Jury Got False Info In Chinese Talent Case, Prof Says
• Safeguards Against Legal Malpractice Liability As Claims Rise
• Racetrack Tells 1st Circ. Wynn RICO Scam Had No Finish Line
• ​​​​​​​3 Key Developments As COVID-19 Testing Czar Jabs Critics
• North Korean Hackers Accused Of Hitting Israeli Defense Cos.
• DOJ's Administrative Law Goals Face Long Odds In Congress
• House Panel Seeks Answers On Virus Vaccine Campaign
• Watchdog Backs Booting IT Co. Over Early Docs Access
• Construction JV Seeks $8M Over Ga. Highway Wall Collapse
• NJ Town Official Alleged To Have Vendetta Against Hispanics
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Guard Diversity Gains During Crisis
• Prison Biz Blasts Suit Over Virus-Linked Stock Drop
• Pharmacy Pays $3.5M To Settle DOJ Medicare Kickback Probe
• Fed. Circ. Says Alleged Army Overpay Needs Further Review
• Nigeria Again Pushes For Axing Of $9B Award Fight
• CBP Contractors To Pay $2.4M In Back Wages, Benefits
• Gov't Hits Small Biz Contract Record With $132.9B In 2019
• Jones Day Partner Up For Calif. Seat Lists Nearly $2M Assets
• STARS II Changes Merit Axing $44M Defense Deal, GAO Says
• What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
• Rising Star: Morrison & Foerster's Sandeep Nandivada
• Moderna Inks $1.5B Deal For COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
• GAO Says Protester Abandoned $40M VA Contract Dispute
• OIG Says State Dept. $8.1B Emergency Arms Sale Was Lawful
• Intuit Can Force TurboTax Row Into Arbitration, 9th Circ. Says
• ICE Aims To Dodge Liability Over Asylee's Miscarriage
• ICE Is Violating COVID-19 Safety Court Order, Detainees Say
• DOJ Says Administrative Procedure Act Is Behind The Times
• Rising Star: Latham's Dean W. Baxtresser
• Lesser-Known Litigation Funding Best Practices For Attorneys
• Fed Circ. Says Appeals Board Properly Took Air Force Dispute
• Detainees Slam Facility Operator's Bid To Lower Damages
• Fed. Circ. Revives Boeing Challenge To Cost Accounting Rule
• Judge Needs More Before Ruling On Fraudster's Virus Release
• Whistleblowers Who Won $1.7M Get Dropped Claims Revived
• Winners Of Contracts Worth $7.5B Keep Defense Project
• Iron Ore Investor Seeks OK Of $115M Award Against Egypt
• 9th Circ. Nixes Pre-Trial Repatriation Order In Fraud Case
• Tribe Says Calif. Not Working On Gambling Deal In Good Faith
• Lima Asks To Undo 'Corrupt' Road Project's $66M Arbitral Win
• DHS Must Face Advocates' 'Public Charge' Challenge
• ADA Protects Lawyers With Disabilities, But We Must Do More
• Rising Star: Covington's Kayleigh Scalzo
• Kodak's $765M Loan Put On Hold Amid Stock Trading Scrutiny
• Legal Deserts Threaten Justice In Rural America
• Calif. Judge Scolds Feds Over Stalled Release Of Migrant Kids
• Trump's US-Made Drug Decree Sows Uncertainty In Industry
• Snowden Hit With Discovery Sanction Over Tell-All Book
• HHS' $646M Virus Respirator Deal Faces Mounting Scrutiny
• Full DC Circ. Leaves Border Wall Funding Dispute Unresolved
• Navajo Nation Moves For Win In Six Funding Shortfall Suits
• TVA Yanks Outsourcing Decision Amid Trump Pressure
• Rising Star: Blank Rome's Luke W. Meier
• 4 Texas Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
• White House Seeks To 'Onshore' Key Drug Manufacturing
• Oregon High Court OKs Changes To Public Retirement System
• GAO Says Defense Health Unit Reasonably Nixed $43M IT Deal
• Ex-Blackwater Guard Facing Life Denied Retrial In Iraq Killings
• Judge Rips 'Cavalier' Approach To Virus Safety In ICE Facility
• Corpus Christi Wants Out Of Suit Over $50M Wastewater Plant
• DOE Seeks Remediators For Nuclear Material Processing Site
• Analyzing Upward And Downward Trends In Legal Tech
• Hiscox Defeats Health Co.'s Bid For HHS Subpoena Coverage
• Health Providers Should Beware FCA Risks Of COVID-19 Aid
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Availability, Removal, Entity Confusion
• Consumer Lender Will Pay SEC $21.7M To End FCPA Probe
• Insurance Tycoon's Political Corruption Conviction Upheld
• Cigna Bilked Medicare Advantage For $1.4B, FCA Suit Says
• Feds Defend Hotel Detention Of Minors Amid Pandemic
• GAO Says Lack Of Clarity Doomed Bid For $950M DOD Deal
• 10th Circ. Nixes Trade Group's Obama Royalty Rule Challenge
• Utah Ends Gold King Fight After EPA Commits $360M
• 5th Circ. Told Gov't Can't Unilaterally End Whistleblower Suit
• GAO Says Protest Fee Cap Applies To Former Small Biz
• Lessons From Novartis' $678M Speaker Program Settlement
• Treasury Sanctions Businessman Linked To Zimbabwe Gov't
• GOP Lawmakers Question $7.2B Defense Moving Contract
• What A Biden Administration Could Mean For Employers
• ABA's New Guidance On Litigation Funding Misses The Mark
• J&J Strikes $1B COVID-19 Vaccine Agreement With The Feds
• 9th Circ. Rejects DOJ's Quick Appeal In Bid To End FCA Suit
• Bankrupt Whistleblower Can Sue Medical Co. In Kickback Row
• SEC Said To Be Probing Kodak Stock Spike After Gov't Loan
• Limit On H-1B Visas May Hurt Tech Cos.' Contracts With Feds
• Shipbuilder Won't Get Fees In $138M Venezuela Award Fight
• Free COVID-19 Tests Are Not Kickbacks, HHS Watchdog Says
• LA Sued To Halt Developments Linked To Indicted Officials
• Coronavirus Q&A: Hunton's Health Practice Leader
• Aceto Shareholders Lose Last Shot At Lawsuit
• Navy Contractors Spar Over Branch's Definition Of 'Agent'
• Netflix Scoffs At 'Barely Legible' Logo In 'Messiah' TM Suit
• New IT Restrictions For Gov't Contractors Bring M&A Hurdles
• What Firms Should Ask Before Hiring Attorneys From Gov't
• Fed. Circ. Axes $6M Atty Fee Award In Navy Ship Patent Case
• CoreCivic Inks $3.7M Deal To End Attys' Prison Wiretap Claims
• L3Harris Tries To Duck Airport Service Bid-Rigging Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Ax Of Oakland's Coal Shipping Ban
• The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services
• 8th Circ. Urged To Uphold Block On CMS Arbitration Rule
• 5th Circ. Rules Ambulance Co. Must Return $1.3M To Medicare
• FIFA Ruling Brings New Risks For Development Bank Projects
• Trump Limits Federal Contractors' Use Of Foreign Labor