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Government Contracts - November, 2021

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• High Court's Right Flank Floats Chevron Deference Overhaul
• Biden Vax Mandate Preliminarily Blocked By La. Federal Judge
• FDA Panel Backs Merck COVID Pill For High-Risk Adults
• DOD Commits To Building Up IP Group Following GAO Report
• HHS Reassigns $217M From Child Shelter Contractor
• Biden Wants Ex-Air Force Official As DOD Acquisition Chief
• Chicago Woman Gets 56 Mos. In $6.3M Medicare Fraud Case
• Universal Health Slams 'Audacious' Fee Bid In Investor Suit
• Med Device Case Highlights Physician IP Deal Best Practices
• Judge Blocks Biden's Contractor Vax Mandate In 3 States
• Judge Says Attys For Biotech Whistleblower Should Get $6M
• Without Leadership Buy-In, Law Firm DEI Efforts Stand To Fail
• Ex-LA Special Atty Cops To $2M Kickback For Collusive Suit
• Energy Dept. Seeks Advice On Shoring Up Digital Defenses
• Kansas Hospital Sues HHS Over Drug Reimbursements
• Biden Seeks Input On US-EU Export Control Collab
• GAO Says DOD Could Accept Domestic Sourcing Self-Cert
• Feds Defend Contractor Vax Order As Setting Deal Terms
• 9th Circ. Nixes Tribe Members' Highway Project Claims
• Best Practices In Preparation For FCPA Enforcement Surge
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Procurement, Steel Litigants Dig In
• 3 More Claim Innocence In Alleged VA Kickback Scheme
• Blank Rome Nabs Smith Pachter Gov't Contracts Partner In DC
• Confronting Origination Credit: Self-Advocacy Tips For Attys
• NSO Wants 9th Circ. To Revisit Refusal To Ax WhatsApp Row
• 3 Key Details To Watch As Congress Mulls Breach Report Law
• Ill. Businessman Says He's Innocent Of VA Kickback Scheme
• Djibouti Says Bid For $486M Award Imperils Sovereign Rights
• AILA Alleges Mistreatment Of Haitian Migrants At NM Facility
• Fight To Enforce $22M Nigeria Award To Go To High Court
• Ex-Mass. Mayor Wins Prison Delay Until After Holidays
• A Real-World Guide To Staying Discovery In Federal Court
• Jury Awards $730M To Kin Of Driver Killed In Wide-Load Crash
• Border Wall Campaign Urges Justices To Undo Asset Freeze
• Rehab Joint Venture Is Kickback Minefield, Watchdog Says
• IMF Warns Against El Salvador's Adoption Of Bitcoin
• Medicare Fraud Exoneree Can't Seek Damages, 5th Circ. Says
• Mass. Navy Contractor Pays $3.5M To Duck Feds' Civil Claims
• Thoughts On Gov't Innovation In Suspension And Debarment
• Biz Must Bargain With Disabled Janitors, NLRB Tells 4th Circ.
• Chile Power Plant Cleared To Tap $20M Del. Ch. 11 Loan
• Fla. Can't Block Federal Health Care Staff Vaccine Mandate
• NY Homeless Nonprofit Executive Cops To Stealing $2.4M
• A Software Primer For Attorneys After Cyber Executive Order
• DOD Invites 4 Cos. To Bid On New JEDI Deal
• Record Award Shows Claims Court's Rising Role In IP Matters
• DOL Finalizes Fed. Contractor $15 Minimum Wage
• 2nd Circ. Revives Fraud Billing Claim In $1.9B Army Deal Suit
• Investors Move To Seize India's US Assets In $1.3B Fight
• FDA, CDC Panel Clear COVID Boosters For All Adults
• Mass. AG Targets 2 Home Health Cos. In Fraud Crackdown
• How DOJ May Beat The White Collar Fraud Clock Post-COVID
• Senate Confirms 7 US Atty Picks In 5 States
• Senate Approves NATO Ambassador After Hawley Lifts Hold
• Suspension and Debarment: FY 2021 By The Numbers
• Crowley Urges DC Circ. To Revive GSA Audit Authority Case
• Chilean Dam Woos Lenders As Bankruptcy Kicks Off
• GAO Tosses W. W. Grainger's Protest To $39M Logistics Deal
• New Laws, Suit Step Up Fla. Fight Against Vaccine Mandates
• Blue Origin Had No Shot At $2.9B Contract, Claims Court Says
• CMS Vaccine Rules Could Create FCA Risks For Cos.
• Civilian Board Finds No Binding Contract In $1.2M Breach Suit
• Ex-Mass. Mayor Should Be Jailed For Holidays, Feds Say
• 3rd Circ. Won't Combine Construction Union Disputes
• Biden Plans To Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Supply By 2022
• Senate Kicks Off 2022 Defense Bill Debate
• Feds Escape Liability For Michigan Dam Failure
• Ports, Truckers Lament Supply Chain Woes At House Hearing
• How DOD's Climate Focus Will Affect Gov't Procurement
• Heed These Rules, Or Risk Your Argument On Appeal
• Feds Drop Appeal Of Ex-Mass. Mayor's Trimmed Guilty Verdict
• Fed. Circ. Says Army Couldn't Constructively End Service Deal
• DOL Must Revisit $9.2M Deal After Resignation At Booz Allen
• Wrong Standard Used In FCA Suit Against Dish, DC Circ. Told
• GAO Backs $16.4M Task Order For Cybersecurity Services
• Holtec Can't Halt Utility's $56M Nuke Waste Funds Claim
• Mayorkas Disputes Separation Payouts Would Spur Migration
• Biden ICE Policy Slammed As Illegal At 5th Circ.
• Whistleblowers Defend FCA Suit Against HIG Capital
• What To Include In Orders Governing Remote Arbitration
• Feds Say Oil Groups Lack Standing To Contest Lease Freeze
• 6th Circ. Tapped To Oversee Battle Over DOL Vax-Or-Test Rule
• Thompson Hine Adds Ex-Paley Rothman Atty To DC Office
• Army Sergeant Wins $13M Damages In 3M Earplug Trial
• Biden Readies For New Hurdles With $1.2T Infrastructure Deal
• Detention Officers Want Out Of Ex-Detainee's Neglect Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says Convicted Atty Can't Lean On Bridgegate Ruling
• Embracing ESG: CBRE GC Talks Effective Compliance Emails
• GAO Ruling Instructs On Proposal Planning During M&As
• Guarded Testimonies Limit Probe Of $400M Border Wall Deal
• High Court Won't Upset $114M FCA Medicare Fraud Judgment
• Sen. Leahy Announces End To Congressional Career
• COVID-19's Impact On Businesses Fuels ADA Reform Debate
• GEO Group Execs Lied About Bank Ties, Shareholder Says
• GEO Asks Judge To Reverse Loss In $1-A-Day Wage Trial
• House Dems Seek Halt Of Saudi Air Force Support Contracts
• FTC Mulling Supply Chain Disruptions Probe
• Federal Gov't Dodges Most Claims In Stealth Tech Patent Suit
• Bipartisan CFIUS Proposals Lack Cohesive Security Strategy
• The Hazards Of Female Lawyers Being 'Office Moms'
• 7th Circ. Nixes $8M Verdict In Ex-Prisoner's Med Mal Suit
• $626M Flint Water Deal OK'd, $202M Atty Fee Addressed Later
• Overdose Reversal Drug Maker Settles FCA Suit For $12.7M
• Air Force Must Hand Over Answers In Lockheed's $144M Fight
• Ex-Water Agency Head Can't Leave Prison Over Virus Worries
• Discovery Immunity For Draft Expert Reports Lacks Clarity
• Gov't Pays $10M To End Patent Case Over F-35 Helmet Display
• FCA Ruling Deepens Circuit Split Over Qui Tam Dismissals
• Acciona Accused Of Owing $2M For Texas Wind Farm Work
• Fla. Lab Owner Gets Nearly 7 Years For Medicare Kickbacks
• Boeing Announces $15B DOD Sustainment Follow-On Deal
• Mo., Texas Push To Resume Border Wall Spending
• Plaintiff Attys Get $20M In CoreCivic Securities Suit
• Ga. Doctors Pay $28M To Settle Anesthesia Kickback Claims
• Investigation Finds 13 Trump Officials Violated Hatch Act
• Gov't Argues Congress Can Deny Puerto Ricans SSI Benefits
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Standing, Jurisdiction, Timeliness
• A Phased Approach To In-House Legal Tech Adoption
• Berger Singerman Adds Regulatory Atty To Tallahassee Shop
• Medical Device Co. To Pay $16M Over Kickback Allegations
• Sanofi, Whistleblower Settle 19-Year Cancer Drug FCA Battle
• Counties' Immigration Jail Suit Defies Federalism, Ill. AG Says
• Ariz. Ranch Drops Injunction Bid In Border Wall Dispute
• NJ Atty Ducks Jail For Hiding Firm's Political Donations
• Eye Clinic Can't Avoid Whistleblowers' Kickback Claims
• DOJ Claims Texas Pharmacy Co. Inflated Ingredient Pricing
• Lawmakers Seek GAO Look At FBI Whistleblower Protections
• House Jan. 6 Panel Issues New Subpoenas To Trump Officials
• $6.1M Seized From Ransomware Cartel, US Authorities Say
• Feds To Appeal Ex-Mayor's Corruption, Tax Fraud Acquittals
• Fla. Man Admits To $1M Genetic Testing Kickback Scheme
• Confronting Origination Credit: How Firms Can Redo Policies
• DOL Moves To Ditch Religious Bias Carveout For Contractors
• House Sends $1.2T Infrastructure Bill To Biden
• DOD's Cybersecurity Overhaul Creates New FCA Risk
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Gun Ad Probe, 'Joke' Tweet Mark November
• Prof. Implicated As Chinese Agent Says NASA Knew His Work
• Northern Arapaho Asks 10th Circ. To Reverse $1.5M Gov't Win
• Biden Admin. Urges Ariz. Judge To Keep Vax Mandate Intact
• Army Penalized For Withholding Docs In $245M Contract Row
• How To Comply With ABA's New Language Access Guidance
• 6 More States Sue Biden Over Gov't Contractor Vax Mandate
• 11th Circ. Undoes $85M Asset Freeze In Fake Gov't Site Suit
• DOD Proposes Version 2.0 For Cybersecurity Program
• Contractor COVID Vax Mandate Deadline Extended To Jan. 4
• Claims Court Denies Blue Origin Protest Of $2.9B SpaceX Deal
• Biden Admin. Unveils COVID Rule For Private-Sector Workers
• 6 Key Questions For Contractors On The Vaccine Mandate
• Aussie Mining Co. Fights Pakistan's $6B Award Challenge
• What To Know About Judge Stark, Biden's New Fed. Circ. Pick
• GEO Owes $6M More In Last Phase Of $1-A-Day Wage Trial
• Fed. Circ. Hears DOJ's Bid To Nix Atty Fees Army Deal Suit
• How To Minimize FCA Cyber Fraud Enforcement Risk
• ICE Sees Minimal Privacy Risks In Body Camera Program
• Calif. Solar Plant's Suit Over $59M In Incentives Stays Alive
• Ark. Lab Owner Charged With $100M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
• Best Practices For Hiring And Integrating Freelance Lawyers
• CDC Recommends Pfizer Vaccine For Children Aged 5 To 11
• Florida Asks For A Block On Federal Contractor Vax Mandate
• Feds Nail Podiatrist For Alleged $11M Foot Bath Fraud Scheme
• Pa. Hospital Urges Court To Nix Simultaneous Surgery Suit
• Contractor Flipped Workout Machines On Amazon, Suit Says
• Libya To Appeal $96M Award Enforcement To DC Circ.
• Feds Trim $350M Money Laundering Case In Extradition Pact
• State Dept. Contractor Calls To Halt $43M Task Order Revamp
• Mesa Power Still Owes $2.3M In Tariff Fight, Canada Says
• 5th Circ. Doubts Texas City's Defaulted $15M Loan Is A Taking
• Embracing ESG: Cognizant Counsel, CSO Talk Collaboration
• Houston Sued Over Texas Law That Bars Israel Boycotts
• Judge Nixes Trade Group's Suit Over NJ Public Bidding Law
• As Social Impact Becomes The Test, Firms Asked To Step Up
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Social Impact Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking