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Government Contracts - December, 2020

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2020
• Trump's 'Most-Favored Nation' Rule On Drug Prices Blocked
• Roof Co., Compliance Chief Settle SEC Fraud Suit For $2M
• Detained Migrants In Ga. Launch Medical Abuse Class Action
• Raytheon's Protest Of $343M Satellite Contract Is 'Premature'
• Nuclear Cleanup Co. Eats Costs After GAO Reviews $13B Deal
• Top 5 Gov't Contracts Of 2020: Year In Review
• Nursing Home Beats FCA Claims Over Sparse Doctor Visits
• Top 5 Under-The-Radar Gov't Contracts Decisions Of 2020
• Biz Groups Tell 2nd Circ. To Enforce $2.7B Nigeria Award
• A Law Firm's Guide To Producing A Podcast
• Trump's Diversity Training Ban Hits Roadblock
• Doctor Can't Duck NJ Taxes On Atty Fees From FCA Award
• Deloitte Reasonably Cut From FDA Deal Bidding, GAO Says
• OFCCP Notches $1.1M In Deals With Jacobs, Lockheed
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Undo Prison Phone Contract
• What Gov't Contracting Might Look Like Under Biden
• GAO Rejects Office Supplier's $21M Air Force Contract Protest
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Wiley
• Co. Wants Redo On 3rd Circ. Joint Employer Ruling In OT Suit
• 5 Important E-Discovery Trends And Developments In 2020
• Tech Giants Urge 9th Circ. Not To Overturn WhatsApp Ruling
• Fed. Circ. Backs Boeing In Contract Fight Over Data Sharing
• Feds Say NY Pharmacy Owners' $30M Scam Exploited Virus
• Energy Savings Contractor Settles With Gov't For $11M
• ICE Contractor Opposes Zoom Trial In Wash. Wage Suit
• 5 Key Bid Protest Decisions Of 2020
• Texas Hospital To Pay $48M To End False Claims Suit
• Top 5 Gov't Contracting Policies Of 2020: Year In Review
• What's Next For Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
• Ventilator Co. Strikes $40.5M Deal To End Feds' Fraud Suit
• Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench
• Sens. Confirm White & Case Alum To Calif. Court
• Senate Dems Stall Trump Picks For Watchdogs At FCC, DOT
• Cook County Asks To Exit Inmates' 'Empire' Filming Suit
• Immigrant Groups Sue For Docs On ICE Surveillance
• FDA Approves Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use
• Insurer Lost Millions In Regeneron Drug Scheme, Suit Says
• Fla. Reefs Fail As Feds Delay Fishing Regs, Suit Says
• Texas Lottery Contractor Defeats Scratch-Off Fraud Claims
• Initial Census, Data Analytics Can Aid MDL Management
• How CFIUS Foreign Transaction Monitoring Broadened In 2020
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Covington
• Judge Denies Intuit's Proposed $40M TurboTax Settlement
• Top 5 Gov't Contracts Cases Of 2020: Year In Review
• FDA Panel Backs Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine
• Mining Co. Aims To Duck Claims For 2015 Gold King Spill
• Texas County Wins $5.6M For Hurricane Harvey Cleanup
• DOD, Microsoft Counter Amazon's 'Revisionist' JEDI Attack
• Senate Confirms Trump Picks For Tenn., Claims Court
• Biden Could Use Obama-Era Tools To Counter ​​​​​​​Sprawling Hack
• State Secrets Complicate Litigation Over Bomb Blast
• Judge Won't Ax Detainees' Suit Over COVID-19 Hot Spot Yet
• OFCCP Strikes $1.2M In Deals After Hiring Bias Probes
• AFL-CIO Official Urges Fed Contract Ban On Union Busters
• Vets Orgs Say Wilkie Must Be Dispatched As VA Secretary
• Construction Co. Can't Revive Canceled Army Corps' Contract
• How New Kickback Rules Benefit Health Care Industry: Part 2
• 2020 White Collar Prosecution And Enforcement Trends
• Ga. Game Cos. Aim To Bypass Lottery Agency In Profit Fight
• Biogen To Pay $22M To Resolve Drug Kickback Claims
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Arnold & Porter
• Biden's Energy Picks Put Climate Front And Center
• Navy Vet Says Contractor Axed Her For COVID-19 Safety Ask
• Court Of Claims Greenlights Defense Contractor's Appeal
• DEA Urges Court To Drop Whistleblower's Discrimination Case
• How New Kickback Rules Benefit Health Care Industry: Part 1
• Ga. Judge Won't Register Purged Voters For Senate Runoffs
• Tips For Identifying A Culturally Competent Mediator
• GAO Urges Pulling Back $56M Reserve Force Ship Deal
• Amazon Renews Bid To Undo $10B DOD Deal With Microsoft
• DOJ Opioid Leader Flays Pharmacies In Enforcement Vow
• NASA's New Moonshot Needs More Oversight, GAO Says
• DHS Urges DC Circ. To Rebuff Tribes' Bid To Stop Border Wall
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit $32M Superfund Gold Mine Case
• Dell Tells Texas Justices It Resolved $9M Contract Fight
• A Look At Spoliation Risk In The 11th Circ., By The Numbers
• ​​​​​​​Ex-DOD Construction Manager Indicted In Bribery Scheme
• SBA Tells 11th Circ. To Nix $500K PPP Loan To Bankrupt Biz
• Former Mass. Mayor Gets Feb. Trial Date In Corruption Case
• DHS Added To List Of Gov't Agencies Hit By Nation-State Hack
• Watchdog Urges Axing BCG Contract To Avoid $860M Risk
• MB Financial Seeks Toss Of $400M False Claims Act Suit
• Contractor Scoffs At Ex-Partner's Poverty Plea Over Sanctions
• Gov't Contractors Can't Make Unwanted Robocalls, FCC Says
• Conservation Groups Sue To Block Utah Oil Lease
• Disputes Over Nuke System Oversight Caused Delays
• Billboard Co. Says Pa. Town Bent Rules For Competitor
• Ex-Mass. City Official Pleads Guilty To Pot Shop Shakedown
• Justices Let Convictions Over $18.5M USDA Loan Fraud Stand
• Millions Of Health Care Workers Set To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
• Allergan Must Face FCA Claims Over Dementia Drug Patents
• Senate Sends Defense Bill To Trump, Bucking Veto Threat
• DOD Not Measuring Effects Of $67M Climate Change Grants
• Judges Stoll, Albright Dish On Litigating During COVID-19
• Corpus Christi Must Face Builder's Suit, Texas Justices Say
• Shell, Others On Hook For $50M In WWII Fuel Cleanup
• Telecom Calls Iowa Town's $50M Google Fiber Build Illegal
• GAO Report Finds Gaps In IHS Anti-Abuse Oversight
• Giuliani's Atty To Rep Bannon After Quinn Emanuel Bails
• Risks In Moving Too Quickly, Or Slowly, On COVID-19 Vaccine
• Navajo Hospital, IHS Reach Short-Term Deal In Funding Row
• OIG Says Veterans Affairs Chief Botched Sex Assault Inquiry
• Private Prison Co. Claims Immunity In Family Separations Suit
• Trump Taps Ex-WH Atty For Nonpartisan Regulatory Agency
• Omani Drainage Co. Says $24M Award Must Be OK'd
• Questions To Ask After FireEye Hack
• Security Co. Strikes $1.6M Deal To End EEOC Race Bias Suit
• Sens. Advance Trump Picks For 7th Circ., Trial Courts
• FDA Panel Backs Emergency Use For Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
• HHS Working Group Could Take FCA Pressure Off Health Cos.
• Senate Approves Subcontrator Whistleblower Protection Bill
• Gov't Delays Should Ax Pa. Atty's Conviction, 3rd Circ. Told
• Fed Watchdog Finds VA Hospital Error Saddled Staff With Debt
• DOJ Says Kansas City's Affirmative Action May Be Illegal Bias
• Ex-Nanotech CEO Accused Of $12.2M Securities Fraud Scam
• Trump Taps Senate Indian Affairs Atty For Fed. Claims Court
• Dallas School District Asks To Toss Teacher's Deductions Suit
• DOJ Defends $100M Hurricane Relief Suit Against AECOM
• HHS Alert Is Pharma's Guide To Mitigating Anti-Kickback Risk
• Ex-Raytheon Engineer Leaked Missile Sensor Info, Feds Say
• COVID-19 Spurs Associates To Think Bigger — Like Partners
• Service Members Want Single Bellwether In 3M Earplug MDL
• Canada Backs Pfizer Virus Vaccine, Day Before FDA Meeting
• Immigrants Held By ICE In Ohio Jail Say Beatings 'Ongoing'
• Pfizer, BioNTech Vaccine Docs Exposed In EU Regulator Hack
• 9th Circ. 'Willful' Ruling Could Extend Beyond FMLA Context
• Senate Confirms 8th Trump Nominee To Federal Claims Court
• Suit Alleges Guard Smuggling At Border, Army Accomplice
• Cyber Firm Says It Was Hacked, Likely By A Foreign Gov't
• House Passes $740B Defense Bill Despite Veto Threat
• Congress Approves New Antitrust Whistleblower Protections
• Navy Contractor Illegally Fired Ammunition Guard, NLRB Says
• Oracle's Trump Ties Got DOL Bias Battle Dropped, Atty Says
• 9th Circ. Cites Impact On Polar Bears In Nixing Drilling Project
• Contractor Wants Reversal Of Fla. Prison Phone Deal
• 3rd Circ. Says Gov't Contractor Needs To Face FLSA Suit
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Jurisdiction, Specificity, Fees And Costs
• GCs Are Uniquely Qualified To Lead Diversity Initiatives
• 11th Circ. Won't Let Reality Winner Out Of Jail For Pandemic
• Big Pharma Slams 'Most-Favored Nation' Rule On Drug Prices
• Tribe Still Can't Show Border Wall Should Be Halted, Feds Say
• Judge Won't Block Border Wall For Now, Eyes Biden's Vow
• Gov't Watchdog Finds Trump Trade Adviser Violated Hatch Act
• High Court Rejects $61.8M FCA Suit Over Medicare Coding
• 3 Ways Defendants Can Nip Civil RICO Claims In The Bud
• DOL Codifies Broad Bias Carveout For Religious Contractors
• Judges On Race: Reducing Implicit Bias In Courtrooms
• Split 5th Circ. Shuts Down Challenge To Trump Border Wall
• High Court Will Review Trump's Medicaid Work Requirements
• GAO Says Army Corps' Afghan Support Deal Was Too Vague
• Regeneron Can't Escape Feds' Medicare Kickback Case
• What Health Attys Are Bracing For As Virus Rages Nationwide
• Reps OK Bill To Help Native Americans Access Biz Funds
• NJ Sens. Urge Counties To End Contracts With ICE
• Gov't Submits Rule To Get More From Reverse Auctions
• Judge Says ICE Officials Lied To Court, Obstructed Case
• DOL Won't Challenge Oracle's Win In $400M Pay Bias Suit
• 4 Va. Defense Contractor Workers Plead Guilty To Fraud
• House Passes Bill Backing SBA Appeal Parity For HUBZones
• Judge Vacates Pro-Kinder Morgan DOI Pipeline Decision
• DHS, IBM Warn Of Phishing Bids Targeting Vaccine Delivery
• Angola Says 'New' Proof Can't Save $1.1B Energy Row
• 2nd Circ. Revives False Claims Suit Over Veteran Status
• Cherokee Nation Firm Accused Of Poaching IT Employees
• AT&T Inks $173K OFCCP Deal Over Gender Pay Disparities
• Navigating Atty Relationship Conflicts That May Imperil Cases
• Big Tobacco Wins 2nd Delay Of Graphic New Warning Labels
• 9th Circ. Affirms Qatar's Immunity From Hacking Claims
• Texas University Freed From $42M Dorm Construction Suit
• IHS Says Navajo Hospital Doesn't Need Fast Contract Renewal
• Lawmakers Pave Way For Defense Bill Despite Veto Threat
• Senate Confirms Veteran DOJ Litigator To Claims Court
• Lessons On Gov't Contractor Employees' Apparent Authority
• How Mediators Can Help Parties Overcome Emotional Barriers
• UK Backs Pfizer's Virus Vaccine As US Decision Looms
• Claims Court Axes 'Unconventional' Suit Over AbilityOne Deal
• GAO Rips Trump Admin. On COVID-19 Testing, Vaccine Plan
• Prison Call Co. Sanctioned For 'Subterfuge' In Class Action
• Claims Court Tosses $190M Nuclear Cleanup Deal Challenge
• Defense Groups Ask DOD For More Cybersecurity Flexibility
• Kumeyaay Tribes Press DC Circ. To Halt Trump's Border Wall
• Angola Energy Co. Fights To Keep Gov't Contract Row In US
• High Court Could Expand FCA Reach In Resolving Circuit Split
• Moderna, Pfizer Playing The Long Game With Novel Vaccine IP
• Judging A Book: Wardlaw Reviews 'Hamilton And The Law'