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Government Contracts - February, 2021

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• House Approves Biden's $1.9T Pandemic Relief Package
• DOJ Suffers Rare Rejection Of Late FCA Case Takeover
• GAO Tosses Protest Over $208M Border Wall Deal
• Devas Shareholders Win Delay Of Settlement In $1.3B Fight
• ICE Can't Keep Transferred Detainee Out Of Fla. Class Action
• Judge Trims False Claims Suit Over Undetailed Allegations
• United To Pay $49M For Defrauding USPS On Int'l Deliveries
• Fed. Circ. Judge Tells Attys Not To Slack Off On Remote Args
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Vaccines, Post Office Revamp
• Texas Justices Clear Way For Deal In $9M Dell Contract Fight
• Employers Must Prioritize Pay Equity
• FDA Panel Clears J&J COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use
• What Biden's Ethics Pledge Means For Gov't Revolving Door
• Wis. Utility Agency Illegally Discouraging Solar, Court Told
• Now Streaming On YouTube: The Federal Circuit
• California Democrats Seek To End Prison-To-ICE Transfers
• Sparks Fly As Sen. Committee Mulls Top Biden Health Picks
• GAO Says DOD Rejected Software For Usability Not Looks
• Political Operative Charged With Bribing Ex-Chicago Alderman
• Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go
• Fed. Circ. Revives Software Co.'s $596M IP Suit Against Navy
• DHS Escapes Black Worker's Discrimination, Retaliation Suit
• Senate Confirms Granholm For Energy Secretary
• Last 2 Plead Guilty In $109M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• House OKs Bill Requiring Puerto Rico Conflicts Disclosure
• Indian Satellite Co. Investors Cry Foul In $1.3B Award Fight
• Fed. Circ. Shortchanged Insurers On ACA Pay, High Court Told
• DC Gov't Says AT&T Overcharged It For Internet, Cell Services
• GAO Expert Says DOD Needs To Improve Spending Processes
• Democrats Unveil Bill To Reform Detention Of Immigrant Kids
• Insurer Must Defend Prison Health Care Suits, Ill. Panel Says
• Forklift Maker Settles DOL's Hiring Bias Claims
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Loving And Leveraging Data
• Should An Atty Lead HHS? Lawmakers Debate Pros And Cons
• Sens. Mull Cyberattack Reporting Law At SolarWinds Hearing
• Unaddressed Split On FCA Objectivity May Spur Settlements
• Tyson Asks 8th Circ. To Keep COVID-19 Suits In Fed. Court
• Keys To Protecting Clients During Law Firm Dissolution
• Critics Raise Medical Abuse Alarms At Fla. Detention Center
• 9th Circ. Sends ICE and Migrants To Mediation
• Atty Contests Legal Lender's Entry In $350M Shire Fee Row
• Saudi Official Unveils New Rules For Foreign Contractors
• ACLU Says ICE Illegally Uses Contractors To Make Arrests
• Shipbuilder Eyes Citgo Shares To Pay $138M Venezuela Award
• Tribe Members' Ore. Highway Suit Too Late, Judge Says
• 2nd Circ. Backs NY's $255M Award Against Seneca Nation
• DOD's New Cyber Rules May Spur Contract Disputes
• How Case Management Orders Can Support New Attorneys
• Justices To Review Immigrant Wealth Test Again
• Justices Reject FCA Liability Requirement Case
• ASBCA Backs Raytheon In Allowable Cost Dispute With DOD
• ​​​​​​​Fed. Circ. Reverses Ruling Allowing DOD Scrap Deal Protest
• Gov't, IT Firm Settle False Claims Allegations for $6M
• FTC Takes Harder Look At Lockheed's $4.4B Aerojet Deal
• Tex-Mex Chain Can Sue City Over Development Incentives
• An In-House Counsel's Guide To Better Work Management
• DEA Should Conduct Better Background Checks, OIG says
• DOD Hit With Demand For Info On Rivada Spectrum Deal
• Feds Say 'We Build The Wall' Funds Can't Cover Atty Fees
• When Mergers Create D&O Insurance Complications
• GAO Faults GSA For Not Explaining $250M Contract Award
• Justices Should Weigh In On FCA Objective Falsity Standard
• Avoiding Materially Adverse Conflicts After New ABA Opinion
• UK Gov't Sued Over £854M Weather Supercomputer Contract
• N. Korean Programmers Charged With Global Cyberattacks
• Court Can't Hear DynCorp Protest Over $717M Army Deal
• ACLU Says History Supports Calif.'s Private Detention Ban
• 6th Circ. Says FERC Overcomplicated Power Contract Fight
• Raytheon To Fight Lockheed's $4.4B Aerojet Deal
• 5 Ways Gov't Contractors Can Manage Schedule Change Risk
• $2.4M Raydon ERISA Settlement Comes Up Short
• Defense Co. Founder Loses Appeal On Qatar Dispute
• McKesson Whistleblowers' Opioid FCA Suit Sunk By Escobar
• McKinsey's Opioid Woes Far From Over Despite $600M Deals
• DOD Watchdog Unsure How Much Boeing Parts Deal Saved
• 8th Circ. Finds Ark.'s Israel Boycott Law Unconstitutional
• Cost-Focused Contract Limits May Drive Bid Protest Spike
• Accused PPP Fraudster Says Vaccine Hurdles Could Bias Jury
• Djibouti Fights Bid To Enforce $486M Award To Port Operator
• Texas Renter, Broker Toss $4M Suit, Pursue Fight Elsewhere
• US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
• What DOJ's 1st PPP Fraud Settlement Can Teach Borrowers
• DC Circ. Axes Feds' Win In Contract Breach Row With Doctor
• Raytheon Inks $59M Deal To Settle ERISA Mortality Rate Suit
• 7 False Claims Act Enforcement Trends To Watch
• Oracle Takes Its $10B JEDI Protest To The High Court
• Chase Settles Federal Housing Program Whistleblower Suit
• ICE Spends Millions On Unused Detention Beds, Report Finds
• Sierra Club Drops $2.2B Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline Suit
• Tribe Urges 8th Circ. To Nix Non-Native Contract Work Tax
• Fox News Hosts Aim To Escape $2.7B Defamation Case
• US Pays Pfizer, Moderna $3.7B For 200M More Vaccine Doses
• Experts' Views On Army Practices Limited In 3M Earplug MDL
• Feds Push Back On Indicted MIT Professor's Sanctions Bid
• 8th Circ. Knocks Back BIA's Ban On Mental Health Evidence
• Cos. Face Uncertainty In Commerce Foreign Adversary Rules
• HHS Faces Hurdles Revising Medicare Interpretive Rules
• GAO Says Drug Test Deal Debrief Can't Extend Protest Period
• Building A Law Firm Knowledge Bank For Thought Leadership
• New OFCCP Chief Touts Fighting Systemic Bias As Core Goal
• No End In Sight To Cases Over Lack Of Nuke Waste Storage
• Medtronic Skirted Spine Device FDA Review, 9th Circ. Told
• GAO Signs Off On VA's Medical Supply Contract Awards
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive Safeway Drug Price Suit
• Cos. Should Keep A Close Watch On SIGPR Enforcement
• Sens. Look To Revive Bipartisan 'Made In America' Bill
• Let's Emerge From The Pandemic As Legal Innovators
• DOL Plans To Repeal Bias Carveout For Religious Contractors
• Minn. Backs Tribe's Quick Win Bid In Police Jurisdiction Suit
• Navy Notice Error Won't Sink $22M Logistics Deal, GAO Says
• Hospitals Lose Interest Fight In HHS Payment Battle
• GAO Says CIA Reasonably Picked Higher-Priced Bidders
• How Biden's Administration Will Affect The Insurance Industry
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Recertification, Conflicts, Assumptions
• What Biden Buy American Order Means For Gov't Contracting
• Anticipating Predictive Analytics' Potential Uses In Litigation
• Fox News Wants $2.7B Voting Fraud Defamation Case Tossed
• Calif. Tells 9th Circ. To OK Private Immigration Detention Ban
• NY Agency Sued For $961M Over Cuomo Bridge Costs
• Hospital Whistleblower's $1M Fees Award Falls Short Of Goal
• ​​​​​​​One Of Trump Admin.'s Top Health Attys Talks Enforcement
• Utility Cleared To Press Gov't For $56M In Nuke Waste Funds
• Biden Initiates First Foreign Arms Sales Of Presidency
• Del. Exec Gets 20 Months For Amtrak Bribery Scheme
• Whistleblower Gets $3.6M In FCA Deal With Roche, Humana
• The State Of Asylum Law After Trump — And What's Next
• This Black History Month, Law Firms Should Challenge Norms
• Kindred Must Face False Forms Claims In Trimmed FCA Suit
• Fla. Biz Owner Pleads Out Of $400M Health Fraud Case
• CFPB Urges Denial Of Delay In Navient Loan Servicing Suit
• GAO Rejects Protest Over Dock Work Contract Award
• Key FCA Developments From 2020 And What To Expect Next
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Guides On DOD Enhanced Debrief End Date
• Judges On Race
• Law Firm Penalties On Departing Partners Just Got Riskier
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fed. Circ. Backs Strict Post-Debrief Bid Protest Deadline
• Fox News, Others Hit With Voting Co.'s $2.7B Defamation Suit
• Cherokee Co., Workers Can't Duck Poaching Suit, IT Firm Says
• Biden Pulls Trump Picks For 1st Circ., Other Courts, Agencies
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Biden Immigration Plans Likely Shielded From ICE Union Deal
• US To End Support For Saudi-Led Operations In Yemen
• Electric Co-Ops Push FCC To Vet Subsidy Auction Winners
• Litigation Funder Wants Cut Of $350M Shire Deal
• Ambulance Co. Wants Full 4th Circ. To Revive Antitrust Case
• NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses In Atty Retainers
• Indicted MIT Prof. Wants Feds Sanctioned For Press Remarks
• Former Fla. Professor Charged With Fraud, Hiding China Ties
• Feds Seek Forfeiture From Trump-Commuted Fraudster
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revisit Joint Employer Ruling In OT Suit
• Canadian Regulator Calls Clearview AI's Data Scraping Illegal
• ​​​​​​​Claims Court Bashes VA's View Of Bid Protest Over Glasses
• Inside New Export Rules On Foreign Military Intelligence Units
• Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Outside PR
• How To Mitigate Risk In Buying A Distressed Gov't Contractor
• 3 Procurement Priorities For Law Firms In Uncertain Times
• High Court Cancels Border Wall, Remain In Mexico Hearings
• Senate Panel Advances Biden's Pick For Energy Secretary
• Northrop Unit Beats Bids To Toss 'Sprawling' Coverage Suit
• 5th Circ. Weighs Next Steps In $138M Venezuela Award Fight
• Minn. Tribe, County Debate McGirt's Sway In Reservation Row
• DOD Deputy Nominee Wants To End 'Use Or Lose' Budgeting
• Pa. School District, Bus Co. Make Deal In Virus Contract Row
• Ga. Air Force Vet's Fatal Fire Ant Attack Sparks VA Suit
• Sharks NHL Team Rips Transit Expansion's Parking Impacts
• UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
• Ex-Odebrecht Subsidiary Wants $66M Construction Suit To Go On
• Trump's Public Charge Rule Had 'Chilling Effect,' Group Says
• Lawmakers Question NSA On Cold Case Amid Vast Gov't Hack
• Biden FCC Shifts Broadband Focus From Geography To Price
• HIG Seeks To Bar Refiling Of False Claims Act Case
• 1st Circ. Wary Of Racetrack's Injury In Wynn RICO Case
• Biden Asks Justices To Cancel Asylum, Border Wall Args
• Remote Bar Exams Pose New Learning Disability Challenges
• Google To Pay $3.8M To Resolve DOL Hiring, Pay Bias Probes
• Attys For Clean Fuel Investors Request Quarter Of $1.7M Deal
• VA Medical Facility Lease Wrongly Decided, GAO Says