Government Contracts Archive » August, 2021

Government Contracts - August, 2021

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• Gov't Contractor Says GSA Can't Audit Its Freight Contract
• Watchdog Faults ICE For Overpaying Contractor
• Calif. Health Giant Sutter To Pay $60M To End FCA Claims
• DOD Cuts European Bases Off From Russian Energy
• Ex-Mayor's Sprawling Trial Didn't Skew Verdict, Feds Say
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 182 Attys From 77 Firms
• What The Judiciary's Font Recommendations Can Teach Us
• How Firms Can Help Law Schools Leap Into The Future
• Vaccines, Tuition, Race: The Litigation On Law Schools' Radar
• 4 Ideas For Updating Law Schools Post-Pandemic
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Vaccine, IT, Disinformation
• Biz, Worker Groups Weigh In On DOL's Contractor Wage Plan
• Jordanian Co. Asks DC Judge To Keep Iraq On Hook For $53M
• GAO Says Navy Rightly Cut Va. Small Biz From $57M IT Award
• Feds Indict Louisiana Doc In $5.1M Opioid Fraud Scheme
• Federal Court Blocks Texas Migrant Transportation Order
• 11th Circ. Judge OK With Jury Instruction In Boeing Case
• Foreign-Born Soldiers Say DOD Slow-Walking Citizenship Suit
• State Dept. OKs $600M South Korean, Australian Arms Deals
• Feds Finalize Plans For Federal IT Security Group
• Bankrupt Mental Health Clinic Settles FCA Suit For $15M
• Small Firm Seeks OK Of 'Massively Devalued' Nigeria Award
• Air India Says Arbitral Enforcement Suits Jump The Gun
• Fed. Circ. Drops DynCorp Protest Of $82B Army Logistics Deal
• US Is Urged To Oppose Brazil's Vaccine IP Waiver Bill
• Feds OK'd Work Authorization For 800K Without Full Vetting
• 3M Earplug Cases Sped Up Due To 'Unprecedented Backlog'
• IBM Settles Pa. Labor Dept.'s Suit Over $110M IT Upgrade
• Grassley Amendments Are Not The Way To Reform The FCA
• Haiti Takes Aim At $23M Award In Fuel Import Fight
• CAIR Tells Justices To Back Gitmo Detainee's CIA Subpoena
• ICE Must Test Migrants Before Sending Them To Wash. Center
• Biz Says Congo Prez Bought Trump Condo With Stolen Funds
• ND Urges Court To Force Gov't To Restart Oil And Gas Leasing
• BofA, Others Tell Court To Toss NJ Bond Marketing Claims
• DC Circ. Backs Firing Of USAID Whistleblower
• Climate Protesters Block Street Over HMRC's Ties To Barclays
• How The 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar Through COVID
• Judge Pauses ICE Order To Expand Detention Pending Appeal
• Contractor Urges High Court To Revive $7M Army Contract Bid
• Keystone Pipeline Had Safety Concerns, GAO Report Says
• Biden Chooses Umatilla Citizen To Head National Park Service
• Pfizer Gets Full FDA Approval Of COVID-19 Vaccine
• Ex-Judges, Others Back Gitmo Detainee In CIA Subpoena Row
• 7th Circ. Revives FCA Suit Against Molina Healthcare
• NJ Is The Latest State To Phase Out Immigration Detention
• VA Supplier Gets 30-Month Term, Ending Fla. Kickbacks Probe
• Biden Admin. Launches Appeal For Narrower ICE Enforcement
• High Court Won't Halt Obama Library Construction In Chicago
• Chevron Can Pursue Gov't Indemnity Under WWII Fuel Deals
• GEO Group Not Immune From Wash. $1-A-Day Wage Suit
• SEC Accuses Tech Startup Duo Of $13M Fraud Scheme
• ACLU Urges High Court To Allow CIA Contractor Subpoenas
• Mich. Judge Quarantining As Virus Halts 1st Live Criminal Trial
• Defense Contractors Get Prison For $25M 'Made In USA' Scam
• Claims Court Says Bidder Wrongly Barred From $5.5B IT Deal
• Why A Missed Email Could Cost You Your Case
• Bill Would Shift $9.6B From DOD To Global Vaccine Effort
• Contractors Seek Gov't Guidance Amid Afghanistan Chaos
• Migrant Child Shelter Org. Sues Feds Over New Wage Rules
• Military Contractor Can't Dodge Ex-Partner's $6.3M Suit
• Contractor Settlements Highlight Small Biz Compliance Risks
• Contractor Tells 3rd Circ. Minority-Biz Lie Wasn't Mail Fraud
• Claims Judge Slams Army's 'Clandestine' $245M Deal Process
• Devas Proxies Get OK To Begin Discovery In $1.3B Award Row
• Microsoft Says Top-Secret Cloud Got Government Greenlight
• Profs. Tell DC Circ. SpaceX Launches Need Enviro Review
• USPS Must Redo Ethics Probe Into Explosives Contract
• Ill. Judge Tosses States' Public Charge Defense Takeover
• Steps For Gov't Contractors As US Leaves Afghanistan
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Navy Contractor Accused Of Firing Engineer Over FMLA Time
• Stamps.com To Pay $100M To End Securities Fraud Suit
• Calif. High Court Rejects Workers' Bids For Prevailing Wage
• GAO Says DOD Storage Deal Terms Were Reasonable
• GEO Group Can't Shake Detainees' $1-A-Day Wage Suit
• Energy Groups Sue Interior Over Oil And Gas Leasing Pause
• US Gov't Wants Standing Rock Washout Death Suit Tossed
• Blue Origin Protests $2.9B NASA Moon Deal In Claims Court
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Key Funding Opportunities In Senate Infrastructure Bill
• VA Must Face Construction Co. Claims Despite Naming Error
• GAO Says Navy Could Cancel $535M Support Deal After Delay
• Health First Antitrust Suit Left Largely Intact
• Court Sets $50M Bond For Esformes Ahead Of Fraud Retrial
• Boston Scientific Beats FCA Suit Over Defective Defibrillators
• Gitmo Prisoner Asks Justices To OK CIA Contractor Subpoena
• Drug Benefit Managers Call Feds' Price Disclosure Rule Faulty
• 5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail To Secure Litigation Funding
• TVA Can't Escape Contract Suit From Environmental Groups
• DC Circ. Erases UnitedHealth's Overpayment Rule Triumph
• Ransomware Scourge Isn't Scaring Away Cyber Insurers
• Covington Atty 'Really Angry' After DOJ Alleges FCA Mischief
• Camera Co. Off Hook For Defunct Unit's Contract Breach
• Gov't Making Cyberdefense Progress, Bipartisan Panel Says
• Appeals Board Says Co. Released Claim Against Army Corps
• Despite Giuliani's Assertion, Lawyers Cannot 'Throw A Fake'
• 3M Again Denied New Trial In Earplug Suit After $1.7M Loss
• It's Time To Upgrade Our Attorney Licensure Rules
• Neustar Takes Colombia To Arbitration For Nix Of Domain Deal
• GAO Says Army Corps Cybersecurity Deal Met Contract Terms
• 5th Circ. Revives Petrobras Fraud Suit Against Samsung
• Senate Clears Budget Vehicle For Biden's $3.5T Relief Plan
• EPA Settles With Shell For $29.5M Over WWII Fuel Cleanup
• Drive To Confirm Biden Nominees Slows As Senate Adjourns
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Meaning, Price, Extension, Sole-Source
• Fluor Gets Win In Soldier's Suit Over Suicide Bombing
• Telehealth Exec Hit With New Charges In $784M Fraud Case
• Data-Based Predictions On Case Timelines After Pandemic
• FAR Council Finalizes 3 Small Biz Contracting Rules
• GAO Explains Rejection Of $2.9B NASA Lunar Lander Protests
• No Reason To Nix Award In Bandwidth Fight, 9th Circ. Is Told
• GOP States Accuse Feds Of Flouting Oil, Gas Lease Order
• Senate OKs $1.2T Bill With Enhanced IRS Crypto Oversight
• Ex-Camera Co. COO Says He Was Tricked Into Leaving Board
• Life Sci Cos. Should Prep For Enforcement After COVID Pause
• FAR Council Takes Moderate Approach To Buy American
• Embracing ESG
• Devas' New Counsel Unable To Pause $1.3B Award Suit
• 3M Denied New Trial After Losing $7.1M Earplug Bellwether
• Senate Approves $1.2T Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
• 1st Circ. Agrees Atty's Botched FCPA Defense Merits New Trial
• 2nd Circ. Revives Suit Over Deadly Afghanistan Plane Crash
• GAO Says USPTO Reasonably Evaluated Bidders On IT Deal
• Claims Court Bars VA Medical Supply Deal Transfer To DOD
• Senate Dems Put Path To Citizenship In Reconciliation Plan
• Ex-HHS Official Inks Deal On Virus Whistleblower Claims
• Linklaters Pulls In FCPA Ace From Quinn Emanuel
• Retention Is Key To Meaningful Diversity At Law Firms
• Oil And Gas Groups Want Say In Trump Pipeline Permit Fight
• 4 Considerations In Light Of Cyber Incident Notification Bill
• Pa. Panel Axes Challenge To Gas Drilling In State Forests
• 10th Circ. Says Arbiter Can't Touch Union Classification Fight
• Arbitrary Factors May Hinder Buy American Rule Changes
• Lessors: Prepare For Federal Gov't Holdovers Amid Pandemic
• Worse Can Be Better For Nonjudicial CERCLA Allocation
• Infrastructure Bill Advances Despite Cryptocurrency Impasse
• Maynard Cooper Adds Gov't Contracts Pro In DC
• Raytheon Faces Worker's ERISA Claims After Merger
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NASA Subcontractor Guilty Of Faking Woman-Owned Status
• Army Corps May Dock Pier Contractor's Pay, But Penalty TBD
• US Is Leaving Afghan Partners Stranded, GOP Leader Warns
• DOJ Denies Doing End-Run Around FCA Intervention Denial
• 8th Circ. Backs 3M In Nixing Suit Over Warming Device
• 2nd Circ. OKs Expedited Appeal In $1B Contract Forgery Suit
• Businessman Charged With $250M PDVSA Bribery Scheme
• GAO Says Pentagon Must Improve Trafficking Oversight
• Biden Names Obama-Era Official To Guide Federal Contracts
• Judge Won't Reconsider Keeping Norton Locked In FCA Suit
• Avoiding Unauthorized Practice Of Law In Remote Work
• Fed. Circ. Tells US To Stop Dodging WWII Era Cleanup Bill
• Squire Patton Adds GE Aviation's Ex-CCO, Deputy GC
• Feds, Boston Suburb File $100M Deal In CWA Suit
• Navy Chief Asks Contractors To Temper Weapons Lobbying
• Health Care Co. Says Subpar COVID-19 Gear Warrants Refund
• Ill. Gov. Signs Law To Phase Out Immigration Detention
• Calif. Tells 9th Circ. 5 Tribes Thwarted Casino Talks, Not State
• Judge Drops Moot Claims In ND Tribes' Mineral Rights Suit
• PE Settlement Illustrates New FCA Liability Theories In Play
• Pa. Roadwork Firm Inks $20M Plea Deal In Wage Theft Case
• VSE Names Ex-Advantia Health Atty As Chief Legal Officer
• Top 5 Under-The-Radar Gov't Contract Cases: Midyear Report
• Pandemic IG Cites Massive Fraud In Bid For More Funds
• Shuttered Abbott Units Ink $160M Deal In FCA Case, DOJ Says
• DOJ Says SolarWinds Hackers Targeted 27 US Atty Offices
• US Expands Refugee Access As Troops Leave Afghanistan
• NE Energy Law Veteran Leaves Locke Lord For Day Pitney
• Rule 702 Proposal Would Overly Restrict Expert Testimony