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Government Contracts - September, 2020

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• GAO Urges Air Force To Redo $2B Architectural Deal
• DOJ Charges 345 In Health Fraud Schemes Topping $6B
• Venezuela Mining Co. Says $188M Default Judgment Is Wrong
• CBP Spent Funds For Migrant Care On Toner, Watchdog Finds
• FCC Dems, Senate GOPs Push DOD To Drop Nationalized 5G
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Virus, Nukes And Int'l Travel
• Barrett May Upend Mentor Scalia On Religious Freedom
• Law360's The Term: The Impact Of Amy Coney Barrett
• Man Accused Of $20M COVID-19 Loan Scam Mulls Plea Deal
• Israeli Spyware Co. Gets Facebook Hacking Suit Paused
• Affirmative Action Proposal Could Boost OFCCP Efficiency
• What We Know About How Judicial Bias Can Influence Rulings
• Mintz Snags Former Kirkland & Ellis Partner In LA
• Oracle Ruling May Spur New Pay Bias Approach By OFCCP
• Snowden Ordered To Pay $5M For Revealing Classified Info
• Contractors Seek Clarity On DOD Cybersecurity Rule
• Ill. Union Tells 7th Circ. It Shouldn't Have To Rep Nonmembers
• OIG Says State Dept. Botched Oversight Of DynCorp Deal
• Tenet Board Maintains Victory Over Kickback Scheme Suit
• BlackRock Aims To Sink Bias Claims From Black-Owned Firm
• Law Firm Social Responsibility Strategies In The New Normal
• DOD Rule Requires Contractors To Focus On Cybersecurity
• Hoffmann-La Roche Can't Shake $1.4B Tamiflu FCA Suit
• Linde Cuts $22M Deal To End FCA Suit Over Pipe Imports
• GAO Finds Conflict Of Interest With $652M Space Contract
• 5th Circ. Affirms Medicare Fraudster's 20-Year Sentence
• Walmart Beats Ex-Pharmacist's Bid To Revive Opioid FCA Suit
• What To Expect On Key Civil Procedure Issues From Barrett
• NY Man Charged With COVID-19 Price-Gouging To Donate PPE
• How Law Articles And A Viral Clip Got Barrett The Nomination
• What Happens Now That Amy Coney Barrett Is The Nominee
• Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 7th Circ. Decisions To Know
• Among Democrats, A Growing Appetite To Alter High Court
• What A 6-Vote Majority Would Mean For The Supreme Court
• Judge Barrett Worth Nearly $2M, Disclosures Show
• A History Of Supreme Court Confirmations In 3 Charts
• Trump Chooses Amy Coney Barrett For Ginsburg's Seat
• Dem Reps. Eye High Court Term Limits, Temporary Expansion
• Dems Call To Investigate DOD's CARES Act Spending
• House Oversight Dems Call For ICE To Curb Private Detention
• EPA Bungled Contract Oversight, Agency Watchdog Says
• Fighter Jet Acquisition Plan Faces Strong Headwinds
• Gov't Contractors Agree To Pay $900K After Race Bias Probes
• 2nd Circ. OKs Toss Of Suit Over German SW Africa Atrocities
• A Likely Tipping Point For Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Firms
• The Challenges Facing Trump's Drug Pricing Order
• Utility Dodges Calif. County's Suit Over Sewage Contract
• DC Circ. Revives House Bid To Block $8B Border Wall Funding
• A Quick Take On Trump's Contractor Diversity Training Order
• GAO Says Protest Over Unusual Job Corps Deal Too Late
• Reps. To Review ICE Contracts With Berkeley Research Group
• Venezuela Mining Co. Must Pay $188M Arbitral Award
• Verizon, AT&T To Pay Combined $116M For Calif. Overcharges
• FirstNet Must Do Better Job Of Connecting, Sens. Told
• Bolton's Defense Of Book Release Meets Skeptical Judge
• $14.8B Nuclear Warhead Could Face Production Delays
• New 'Buy American' Rules Bear Risks For Prime Contractors
• Finance Co. Says Texas City Owes $15M For Fumbled Project
• A Road Map For Drafting Persuasive Discovery Motions
• ITC Prevails In Court-Reporting Contract Bid Protest
• Trump's COVID-19 Response Based On Science, Officials Say
• Watchdog Says Lax CBP Security Aided Facial Data Theft
• Gilead To Pay $97M To Resolve Copay Kickback Claims
• Trump Outlaws Contractors' 'Divisive' Anti-Bias Trainings
• Feds Mandate Contracted Translators For Asylum Interviews
• Bechtel, Others To Pay $58M To End Gov't Overcharge Claims
• How Congress Can Depoliticize The Supreme Court
• Feds Say Oil Trader's 'Token Of Appreciation' Was A Bribe
• Oracle Sinks Watchdog's 'Unwarranted' $400M Pay Bias Suit
• House Passes Stopgap Extending Gov't Funding To Dec. 11
• The Case For A Nonpolitical Federal Judiciary
• House Sends Tribal Gov't Contracting Bill To Trump's Desk
• Indian Oil Co. Says NY Fed Must Turn Over Yemen Bank Docs
• GAO Finds Defense Printing Software Deal Properly Awarded
• House Dems Slam Pentagon's Pursuit Of Spectrum Sharing
• Watchdog Says Nuclear Cleanup Masks Improperly Maintained
• Calif. ICE Detainees Get Class Cert. In COVID-19 Safety Suit
• Feds Slam Regeneron's Attempt To Duck Kickback Suit
• Trump's Drug Pricing Order Is More Bark Than Bite
• Senate Confirms Kirkland Alum To Claims Court
• The Keys To A Better Privilege Logging Paradigm
• Justice Ginsburg: Who She Was, How She Shaped The Law
• Law360's The Term: The Life And Legacy Of Justice Ginsburg
• Budding Textualist Star Barbara Lagoa Eyed For High Court
• Navy Contractor Targeted In Latest Virtual Asbestos Trial
• House Floats Stopgap To Extend Gov't Funding Into December
• McConnell Defends Election-Year Plan To Replace Ginsburg
• 3 Key Developments As US Coronavirus Deaths Near 200,000
• Claims Court Ends Protest Over VA Health Distribution Deal
• House Committee Report Blasts ICE's Detainee Neglect
• Budget Office Says Virus Stimulus May Dull Economic Output
• Downing Venture Capital Head Cops To $8M Ponzi Scheme
• Navient Takes New Tack To Shave Pa. AG's Student Loan Suit
• Angola Says Energy Co. Must Arbitrate $1.1B Forgery Suit
• Feds Tell 1st Circ. Poor Defense Shouldn't Undo FCPA Verdict
• Nuke Contractor Says $6.4M FCA Suit Is Double-Dip Attempt
• New ICE Complaints Show Need To Save Records, Groups Say
• White House Due Process Memo Could Reform Enforcement
• Birthdays, Weddings And In Between: RBG And Her Clerks
• Our 'North Star': What RBG Means To Women In Law
• Will The Senate Replace Ginsburg Before Election Day?
• 5 To Watch As GOP Races To Fill Ginsburg's Seat
• RBG's Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure
• Contractors Latest Charged In Alleged SF Pay-To-Play Scheme
• Amid Pandemic, Health Apps Face Privacy Law Patchwork
• In Her Own Words: 4 Of Ginsburg's Strongest Bench Dissents
• With The Passing Of Ginsburg, The Left Loses An Icon
• Justice Ginsburg, 87, Dies Of Cancer Complications
• Ga. City Deemed Within Its Rights To Cut Retirees' Health Plan
• House GOP Poses DHS Bill, In What Some Call Political Ploy
• Lawmakers Say Akin Gump Report Doesn't Clarify Kodak Loan
• DOD Floats Plan For Sharing Spectrum With Private Sector
• Law Firm Hiring Considerations In A COVID-19 Economy
• Stay Lifted In $1.2B Award Fight Amid Stall In India Litigation
• Defense Supply Chain Compliance For Midsize Contractors
• Derivative Suit Says Biotech Co. Lied About COVID-19 Vaccine
• 9th Circ. Rejects Wash. Workers' Fee Challenge Under Janus
• Admiral 'Chasing The Reaper,' Jury Told As Zoom Trial Ends
• Feds Resist Merging Kickback Suits Against Teva, Regeneron
• DHS To Probe Forced Hysterectomy Claims At Ga. ICE Facility
• Enviros, States Urge Justices To Preserve Border Wall Ruling
• Contracting Group Wants Feds To Clarify Huawei Ban
• South Dakota Neurosurgeon Can't Dodge FCA Suit
• Lawyers Must Act To Preserve Democracy This Election
• Centene Says Jay-Z Is Force Behind Chancery Records Suit
• India Must Pay $477M Award In Offshore Oil Fight
• Akin Gump's Probe Of Kodak Loan Finds No Law Violations
• Libya Wants 'Bizarre' €83M Award To Construction Co. Nixed
• Lawmakers Want Medical Abuse Claims At ICE Facility Probed
• HHS Unveils Vaccine Rollout Details As Dems Seek Oversight
• Gov't Contractor Inks $38M Deal Over Military Bribery Claims
• How To Effectively Defend Witnesses In Remote Depositions
• Microsoft Cuts $3M Deal To End Feds' Hiring Probe
• AT&T Says Ex-Atty Agreed To Sell Privileged Info In FCA Suit
• Iranian Hackers Said To Target US Agencies, Cos. Via VPNs
• CenturyLink Loses Protest Over VA Correction On $127M Deal
• Official Says No Clear Reason For Small Biz Contractor Drop
• Ak-Chin Tribe's Suit Over Ariz. Water Supply Will Flow On
• GAO Finds Navy Wrongly Awarded $7M Security Guard Deal
• Whether And How To Compel Remote Arbitration
• Whistleblower Fights Cigna's Effort To Boot FCA Suit From NY
• Scripps Research Pays $10M To Settle Federal Grant FCA Suit
• Whistleblower Reports Poor Medical Care At Ga. ICE Facility
• Trump's Latest Drug Pricing Executive Order Draws Doubts
• House Passes Bill With Internet Of Things Security Standards
• IHS Beats Wash. Tribe's Suit For More Health Center Funding
• The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
• 4th Circ. Backs KBR Unit Win In Fired Worker's Bias Suit
• Home Health Care Co. Tries Again To Escape FCA Case
• DOI Wants $100M Navajo Funding Shortfall Suits Tossed
• Fed. Circ. Extends Pandemic-Related Closure Through Oct. 19
• Coronavirus Q&A: Crowell & Moring's Health Care Chair
• HHS Grilled Over $250M Coronavirus Publicity Campaign
• Ind. Contractor Pays $4.25M To End Road Work Fraud Case
• Bail Hearing Yields News That MCC To Reopen For Atty Visits
• GSA Says Huawei Ban Waivers Are A 'Last Resort'
• Dems Say CMS Chief Spent $6M On 'Personal Brand' Advisers
• Oracle Nabs Win In $150M Cloud Computing Contract Dispute
• DHS Says Detaining Migrant Children Protects Public Health
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Sex Discrimination Suit Against KBR
• Takeaways From DOJ Civil Division's Inability-To-Pay Memo
• 3 Developments As Trump Admits Downplaying Virus Threat
• ND Says DOI Right To Recognize Riverbed Claim Over Tribe's
• 5th Circ. Backs CMS Win In Reimbursement Formula Row
• Nigeria Says Don't Kill Doc Bid Request In $10B Award Fight
• Veteran Atty Leaves Polsinelli To Form Employment Boutique
• W.Va. Hospital Pays $50M To End False Claims, Kickback Suit
• Biden Pledges A 'Made In America' Tax Policy
• Conservative Group Backs Border Wall Funding At High Court
• Sens. Question Experience Of Trump's Young Judicial Picks
• TurboTax Users Urge 9th Circ. To Rethink Arbitration Demand
• Paint Removal Co. Sues Rival For $35M For Bribing Feds
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Conflicts, Timeliness, USPTO Rules
• China's Talent Recruiting Plans Pose New Risks For Academia
• 8th Circ. Affirms Conviction In Medicare Kickback Scheme
• Feds Want Contractor In Fraud Retrial To Be Kept Off Streets
• Trump Adds 20 Names To Supreme Court List
• Patent Owner Ends Suit Over VR Tech In $883M Army Contract
• What To Know When Making Dispositive Motions In Arbitration
• White House Pushes Cybersecurity Principles For Space Tech
• Feds Urge 9th Circ. To Undo Whistleblower's Upped Award
• Nev. Pot Licensing 'Contaminated,' But Judge Says No Redo
• CBP Must Secure Lapsing Medical Contract, Watchdog Warns
• Esformes Cites Prosecutorial Misconduct In 11th Circ. Appeal
• 4 Ways Amicus Briefs Can Support An Overall Legal Strategy
• ICE Must Stop Holding Migrant Kids In Hotels, Judge Says
• Quinn Defends $185M Fee Request In 'Pioneering' ACA Suit
• Ala. Firm Must Face Atty's IP Suit Over FCA Book In Ohio
• 11th Circ. OKs Medicare Providers' Suits Against Insurers
• Ex-Pa. Mayor Loses Bid To Trim Possible 30-Year Sentence
• Telecom Builder Sues Over Towers Of Madison County
• HHS Unit Probes Funding For Moderna's Patented Vaccines
• GSA's Virus Response In Buildings Inadequate, Audit Says
• Ore. City Says Comcast Skipped $3.8M In Right-Of-Way Fees
• Lockheed, Others Accused Of Covering Up Nuclear Exposure
• GAO Says DOD Not Coordinating R&D Programs With Industry
• 2 FCA Defenses Can Address Vague Pandemic-Related Rules
• DOD Reaffirms $10B JEDI Cloud Deal For Microsoft
• Deciding Whether Co-Mediation Is Right For Your Case
• GAO Says CARES Act Contractor Leave Pay Is Limited So Far
• Texas Atty Accused Of Double Dealing On Mask Sales
• Independence Blue Cross Units Ink $2M False Claims Act Deal
• 4th Circ. Halts Trump Admin.'s Abortion Referral Rule
• DOJ Environment Chief To Take Helm At Civil Division
• Real Estate Rumors: Pinnacle, CBRE, Wells Fargo
• Gov't Fights Hawaii Telecom's Push For $200M In FCC Money
• Fed. Circ. Says Taylor Energy Oil Cleanup Deal Still Sticks
• 5 Steps To Help Universities Manage Foreign Influence Risk
• Activists Expand Effort To Expose Moderna's Vaccine Patents
• Black Law Firm Leaders On Improving Diversity In BigLaw
• Nigeria Insists Award In $9B Energy Fight Was Set Aside
• Ariz. Law Firm Ownership Rule Change Is A Win For Clients
• Trump Taps FaegreBD, DOJ Alum For Claims Court
• DOI Looks To Toss Tribal Nation's Riverbed Rights Suit
• GAO Backs AT&T Protest Over $525M Verizon Deal
• El Paso Looks To Send Border Wall Suit Straight To Justices
• Metalclad Says Asbestos Trial Experts Limited By COVID-19
• Office Depot Urges 9th Circ. To Reinstate $78M Fight With AIG
• House To Probe Pandemic Deals Brokered By Trade Adviser
• Fed. Circ. Says KBR Can't Recover $48.8M For Transpo Delays
• GAO Protester Denied Costs For Long Navy Corrective Action
• Fed. Circ. Denies Oracle Bid To Redo $10B Cloud Contract
• How To Write A Better Comment Letter On Agency Proposals
• Biden Defense Policy Backs More Diplomacy, Less Spending
• Timely Fraud Reporting Rule Under Fire In Whistleblower Suit
• Reps. Question Thousands Of Small-Biz PPP Loans
• Judge Won't Alter $318M Judgment Against Colombia's FARC
• The Problem With Collectability In Legal Malpractice Cases
• How Chinese Telecom Ban Should Affect Prototype 'Other Transactions'
• Whistleblower Swap Doesn't Kill FCA Standing, 3rd Circ. Says