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Government Contracts - November, 2020

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• Ex-LA Deputy Mayor, Others Snared In Growing Bribery Case
• ​​​​​​​SBA Rule Sets Up Security Clearance Clash With DOD
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Vaccines, Arms, Cloud Awards
• Ranch Sues DHS For Damage Caused By Border Wall Project
• English Court Won't Enforce $1.57M Ruling Against Taiwan
• PharMerica Beats Whistleblower's FCA Claims Over 'Swapping'
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• AbbVie Gets Humira Kickbacks FCA Suit Limited To Florida
• How To Prepare For Congressional Investigations In 2021
• Moderna Seeks FDA Approval For COVID-19 Vaccine
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• Calif. Judge Revives Succession Claim In Public Charge Suit
• GAO Says $75M DOD Health IT Support Deal Was Fair
• GAO Denies Protest Of Vaccine Research Contract
• FCC Won't Reverse Move Labeling ZTE As Nat'l Security Risk
• Embattled Energy Exec Charged In $317M N95 Mask Scheme
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• 3 Fed. Circ. IP Cases For Gov't Contractors To Watch
• Claims Court Allows FEMA To Continue COVID-19 Test Deal
• DHS Sued Over Environmental Impacts Of Immigration
• Cook County Escapes FCA Suit Over Grant Funds, For Now
• Patchy DOL Reports Mean Ineligible Cos. May Win Gov't Deals
• Divided DC Circ. Denies Tribes' Bid To Halt Border Wall
• Prison Operator's Family Separation Defamation Suit Tossed
• HHS Says It's Working With Biden, Touts AstraZeneca Vaccine
• NJ Immigrant Detainees Get Class Cert. In COVID-19 Suit
• Trump Admin. Tells 9th Circ. Alaska Land Swap Is Valid
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• Expect Major Changes In Aerospace And Defense Under Biden
• Split 5th Circ. Says Texas Can Cut Planned Parenthood Funds
• 9th Circ. Applies FLSA Standard To Contractor's FMLA Case
• GSA Says Biden Apparent Winner, Starting Formal Transition
• Ukraine Can't Block Enforcement Of $81M Tatneft Award
• HHS Increasing IP License Transparency After GAO Rebuke
• Ex-Mine Owner Tells DC Circ. Fraud Charges Time-Barred
• Claims Court Denies Bid Protest Over VA IT Contract
• Texas Law Firm, Mexican Supplier Settle $3M Mask Sale Row
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• Gov't Contractors Can Promote Diversity Despite Trump Order
• Trump Slams Big Pharma In Rollout Of Drug Price Rules
• GAO Backs Defense Health Unit's Follow-On R&D Deal
• Agency Foreign-Labor Reviews To Focus On Big Contractors
• Senate Dems Urge GSA To Release Gov't Resources To Biden
• Contractor's Name Change Can't Undo $717M Army Award
• No Extra Discovery For Engineering Co. In Oman Contract Suit
• House Dems Say White House Is Holding Up WHO Funding
• J&J Unit, PE Firm To Pay $11.5M Over FCA Claims
• Trends In Fiscal 2020 Bid Protests Sustained By GAO: Part 2
• Health Hires: Epstein Becker, Lewis Brisbois, Taylor English
• Verizon Loses Protest Over AT&T's $90M FBI Contract
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• GAO Says DOJ Unfairly Assessed Bids On $4.5B IT Deal
• White House, CDC Call For Vigilance Amid COVID-19 Surge
• Ex-Newark Official Charged In Redevelopment Bribery Scheme
• GAO Tosses Software Co.'s Protest Over $53M Army Contract
• Sens. Lead Bipartisan Push To Block $23B Arms Sale to UAE
• 4th Circ. Refuses To Stall $5.5B Mountain Valley Pipeline
• Navajo Hospital Seeks Injunction To Secure IHS Contract Fast
• Watchdog Says DOD Aircraft Failing To Meet Readiness Goals
• San Antonio Housing Settles HUD Funds Fraud Allegations
• Trends In Fiscal 2020 Bid Protests Sustained By GAO: Part 1
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• DOI Has 'No Legitimate Argument' In Forestry Row, Navajo Say
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• 'Internet Of Things' Security Standards Bill Sent To Trump
• Paris Court Nixes €452M Building Project Award Against Libya
• Feds Urge Court Not To Ax $300M Teva Kickback Case
• Winston & Strawn Alum Up For 7th Circ. Rebuffs Dem Queries
• House Wants Vetting Of Foreign Ownership On Federal Leases
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revisit $32M Superfund Liability Ruling
• Trump Admin. Touts COVID-19 Vaccine Success, Preps Rollout
• HHS Cancels $15M Celebrity-Filled Virus Campaign After Audit
• Ariz. Water District Says Ak-Chin Tribe Can't Nix Counterclaim
• Gov't Urges High Court To Allow $3.6B Border Wall Fund Move
• Charging To Access Pa. Council Meeting Broke Law, Suit Says
• Feds Can't Drop UnitedHealth FCA Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• House OKs Bill To Join Global Health Org. Funding Vaccines
• Engineering Co. Says Biased Arbitrator Delivered $24M Award
• Ex-Raytheon Worker Gets 3 Years For Exporting Missile Info
• Feds Slam Tribes' Request To Halt Trump's Border Wall
• Jury Convicts Texas Doctor In $6.7M Prescription Scam
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Judge Tells Co. In $2M Award Fight Arbitration Was A Bad Bet
• Iraq Tries To Prove Immunity In $120M Arms Contract Dispute
• 9th Circ. Says DXC Didn't Waive Defenses To Subcontract Suit
• FDA Answers GAO Calls For COVID-19 Vaccine Transparency
• Feds Deny Having Duty To Clean Dump Sites On Tribal Land
• Iraq Claims Immunity In $53M Mineral Contract Fight
• NSO Tries Again For Immunity From WhatsApp Hacking Suit
• Reps. Pass Bills To Improve Emergency Alerts, 5G Security
• Austrian Co. Seeks To Enforce €83M Award Against Libya
• Reality Winner Asks 11th Circ. For COVID-19 Early Release
• State FCA Considerations For Cos. Seeking COVID-19 Relief
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• Exec Pleads Guilty, Will Pay $16.5M For Medicare Fraud
• Airbus Says Ex-Contracts Manager Isn't Protected By FCA
• DOD Overlooks $136M In Improper Payments, Watchdog Says
• Holland & Knight Picks Up Fla. Insurance Regulatory Vet
• FEMA Sued For Moving Forward With Disputed COVID-19 Deal
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• Hospital On Navajo Nation Sues IHS To Keep Gov't Contract
• Rolls-Royce Strikes Deal To End DOL Hiring Bias Probe
• Feds Say $225M Sackler Fine To Go To Medicare, Medicaid
• In Fraud Alert, HHS Watchdog Urges End To Pharma Events
• Intuit Inks $40M TurboTax Settlement Amid Claimants' Protests
• Another Dem Raises Concerns Over $1B Virus Fund Spending
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• Protester Denied Fees Despite Prompting VA To Cancel Deal
• Kumeyaay Tribes Urge DC Circ. To Block Trump's Border Wall
• Office Depot Can't Revive $78M Coverage Battle With AIG Unit
• Lawmakers Urge ICE To Halt Deportations In Ga. Facility Probe
• Purdue's $8B Deal Doesn't End Calif.'s Row With Big Pharma
• GAO Says It Can't Review $8.4M Health Dept. Contract Protest
• Claims Court Says Non-Preferred Co. Can't Contest Award
• Sanofi Must Face Cancer Drug FCA Claims At Trial
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• Researcher Cops To Hiding China Ties To Win $4M In Grants
• Justices May Not Alter Religious Freedom Precedent In Fulton
• UK Plans National Security Reviews For Foreign Investments
• ICE Deporting Witnesses In Probe Into Ga. Doctor, Attys Say
• Senate Proposes $696B Defense Spending Bill For 2021
• Trump Admin. Notifies Congress Of $23B Arms Deal With UAE
• Soros Looks To Duck Steinmetz $10B Mining Case
• GOP Senators Want $2B For Border Wall In Spending Bill
• IHS Proposes Rule To Improve Buy Indian Act Implementation
• 4th Circ. Suspends Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction
• Atty Gets 3.5 Years For Taking $1.4M From Veterans Charity
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Medicare Secondary Payer Ruling
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• Stamps.com Investors Win Class Cert. In Securities Fraud Suit
• Freight Co. YRC Asks 2nd Circ. To Snuff Investors' Fraud Suit
• Chancery Won't Pause Vaxart Insider-Trading Suit In Del.
• Full DC Circ. Asked To Rethink House's Border Wall Suit
• DOD Says Major Weapons Programs Will Cost $2T
• Gaps In Proposal Cost Leidos $25M Army Intel Services Order
• GAO Says Engineer's Exit Doomed Bid For $978M Navy Deal
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Pandemic, Burdens, Timeliness
• Biden Term Could Spell Sanctions, Boost Data Transfer Deal
• New White House Unlikely To Drastically Alter Defense Budget
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• GAO Rebukes Logistics Contract For Firm Tied To Misconduct
• Presidential Election Litigation: 5 Developments To Know
• Nigeria Sees Bid Aimed At Bolstering $10B Award Fight Nixed
• General Dynamic Unit Secures $9.5B Navy Submarine Deal
• Deloitte Unit Settles Feds' Claims That It Underpaid Women
• GAO Finds Few Docs On Frozen $100M Naval Warship Project
• SBA Survey Signals Enhanced COVID-19 Loan Scrutiny
• Suspension and Debarment: FY 2020 By The Numbers
• Chicago Cops Win Special Assignment Overtime Suit
• Quinn Emanuel Drops Bannon After Inflammatory Remarks
• DOL Finalizes Rule Covering Bias Claims Against Contractors
• Artist's Cheese Wall Toppled By Border Wall Contractors: Suit
• 7th Circ. Urged To Revive State Farm Medicare Suit
• Okla. Loses Bid For GAO Intervention In Army Contract Fight
• Sanctions Bid Says Atty Filed Fake Deal In Water Rate Fight
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Reviving Fight Over $325M CBP Deal
• Bannon Co-Defendant Wants His Wall Trial Moved To Colorado
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• Finance Co. Slams Texas City's Claims In $15M Project Spat
• Suspended Co. Can't Bid On Air Force Contract, GAO Rules
• How Schools Should Handle Bias Allegations On Social Media
• Ariz. Tribe Says It Has Immunity In Water Rights Suit
• JPMorgan To Pay $9.8M To End DOL's Sex Bias Probe
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• Fed. Circ. Parses Contract Regs In Boeing Push To Shield IP
• Fla. Biotech Cuts Deal To Develop COVID-19 Vaccine In China
• McKesson Whistleblowers Fight Bid To Toss Opioid FCA Suit
• Attys Told To 'Go Back To Drawing Board' On $75M Fee Bid
• Boeing Supplier's Buyer Didn't Fend Off Sale Risks, Court Told
• FCC's O'Rielly Decries Apparent Gov't 'Overbuilding' In Wyo.
• Sprint, T-Mobile To Pay $200M Over Unused Lifeline Phones
• OFCCP Rule Broadening Bias Exemptions Nears Finish Line
• Justices Keen On Religious Rights In Philly Foster Care Case
• Calif. Rejects Affirmative Action In Education, Gov't Jobs
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• Fed. Circ. Pauses In-Person And Drop-Box Filing
• Claims Court Tosses Protests Over $33B DOD Equipment Deal
• Dish Pitches Defense Dept. On Using Its 5G Network
• Fed Circ. Revives Protest Over DOD Vendor List Removal
• DC Circ. Judge Dubious Of Medicare Overpayment Rule Fight
• Kan. Professor Can't Beat Chinese Talent Recruitment Case
• LGBT Groups Challenge Trump's Ban On Anti-Bias Training
• Compliance Lessons From DOJ's Merit Medical Settlement
• Yankwitt Adds To Its Roster Of Ex-Southern District AUSAs
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• Raytheon Investors Sue Company Over DOJ Probe
• GAO Nixes Helicopter Co.'s Protest To $112M Evacuation Deal
• 2 Telecoms Win FCC Funds To Cover Puerto Rico With Internet
• Justices Asked To Lower 'Impossible' FCA Pleading Standard
• Claims Court Says VA Misinterpreted Contract Preference Law
• What DOD's Use Of Cyber Scores May Mean For Contractors
• GAO Says FCC Broadband Subsidy Program Has Major Flaws
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity