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Government Contracts - February, 2022

188 articles

• Flint Water Engineers Were 'Puzzle Pieces' Of Crisis, Jury Told
• DHS Urges Justices To Pass On $30M Terminated Contract
• Raytheon Workers, Allianz Reach Deal Over COVID Losses
• The Battle To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Virus Testing And Tankers
• GAO Denies KPMG Protest Over DOD Audit Readiness Deal
• BakerHostetler Gov't Contracts Lead Moves To Morgan Lewis
• FNB HQ Developer Says Pittsburgh Utility Overcharging Fees
• Calif. Bar Faces Info Leak Covering 260,000 Discipline Cases
• Party Leaders Vow Open Minds For New High Court Pick
• Sutter Exec Pressed On COVID Care In $411M Antitrust Trial
• How Judge Jackson Beat Out Competition For High Court Nod
• Missile Defense Contract Suit Filed Too Late For Claims Court
• Why Ketanji Brown Jackson Honored This Historic Judge
• 1st Circ. Judge Selya Says Jackson Will Be 'Balanced'
• Biden's Supreme Court Pick Was Star Debater In Miami
• The Key To Turning Solid Briefs Into Winning Briefs
• Bimbo Bakeries Strikes Deal To End DOL Sex Bias Probe
• Fed. Circ. Scolds Attys For Breaking COVID Rules
• 6 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opinions To Read Now
• Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To High Court
• EPA Contractor Can't Shift Blame For Mine Spill, NM Says
• Biden Seeks To Boost Domestic Production In New Plan
• Steps For Universities As DOJ Shifts Foreign Influence Policy
• FDA Commits To Compounding Drug Rulemaking
• Fattah Jr. Fights Feds' Challenge To Early Release Bid
• Feds Say Contractor Had Safety Duty In $3M Negligence Suit
• Judge Orders 500 Cases In 3M Earplugs MDL To Prep For Trial
• Medtronic Can't Shake Illegal Kickback Suit
• US Sanctions Russian Banks, Tech Exports After Invasion
• Palo Alto Knocks Kramer Levin In New PTAB Hearing Bid
• Telehealth Fraud Not An Easy FCA Target, DOJ Attys Say
• Ukrainian Websites Attacked As New Malware Said To Spread
• Biden Signs Small Biz-Boosting Acquisition Innovation Bill
• DOJ Atty Says Cybersecurity Plan Is A Call To Whistleblowers
• TriMark To Pay $48.5M To End Small-Biz Contracts FCA Suit
• Religious Freedom Act Protects Sacred Sites, 9th Circ. Told
• Green Groups Fume Over $482M USPS Vehicle Deal
• Appeals Board Will Hear $5.5M Construction Timeline Dispute
• GAO Backs NASA's $1.8B Deal, Despite Ex-Official Consultant
• Tech Cos. Must Show Judge Litigation Funding Info In IP Row
• How Health Care Cos. Can Prepare For DOJ's Cyberfraud Push
• US Says Gulf Coast Unclear On Fate Of Pandemic Payments
• Fed. Circ. Throws Out Fannie, Freddie Shareholder Suits
• White House Plans To Boost US Critical Mineral Production
• Ex-Pa. Pol's Son Can't Shorten Sentence, Gov't Tells 3rd Circ.
• Groups Say FERC's Utility Accounting Rules Need Changes
• GAO Says State Dept. Can Bar Bid For Missing Registration
• Stryker Must Face FCA Claim In Medical Device Fraud Suit
• Wrongful Termination Claim Dropped From ManTech FCA Suit
• Health Co. Asks High Court To Rein In FCA Pleading Rules
• Problems For Nonunion Contractors In Biden's Labor Mandate
• Nursing Home Co. Must Face Firing Suit Over $3M Refunds
• Pittsburgh Port Authority Union Sues To Stop Vaccine Order
• Hospital Board Says IHS 'Scrambling' To Quell Contract Row
• Nitrogen Accident Prompts DOE Probe Of Honeywell Safety
• 6th Circ. Ends Suits Challenging OSHA's Vax-Or-Test Rule
• Walter Dellinger's Little-Known, Outsize Impact On Legal Aid
• Port Developer Says Djibouti Can't Escape $485M Award
• US Approves $6B Tank Sale To Poland Amid Russia Tensions
• Fed. Circ. Resurrects Challenge To ICE Office Lease Award
• A Gov't Contractor's Guide To White House Pro-Union Report
• 11th Circ. Tosses Fla. Motorist's Red-Light Ticket Fee Suit
• Senate Staves Off Gov't Shutdown With 3-Week Funding Bill
• Air India Gets OK To Appeal Seizure Ruling In Devas Fight
• Ex-Fort Bragg Worker Pleads Guilty To Taking Vendors' Bribes
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive FCA Suit Over Cook County Grants
• Ex-Defense Contractor Exec Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
• 10th Circ. Bars Wage Hike For Outdoor Cos. Pending Appeal
• Why I'll Miss Arguing Before Justice Breyer
• Amid Historic Spending, Congress Should Strengthen FCA
• FTC, DOD Scrutiny Could Chill Defense Deals
• Defendant In $350M Bribe Case Helped DEA, Filing Shows
• US Says Russia 'Regularly' Breached Defense Contractors
• What Cos. Can Learn From The 2021 FCA Recovery Statistics
• With New Ruling, A Gov't Contract May Not Mean What It Says
• Pa. County Can Choose How Long It Insures Ex-Jail Doc
• Judge Won't Reopen Alto Maipo Ch. 11 Claims Challenge
• UnitedHealth Wants High Court Review Of Medicare Rule
• Recent Rulings Show Lawyer Criticism Of Judges Is Perilous
• GOP Senators Tie Funding Bill's Fate To End Of Vax Mandates
• White House Extends Zero-Carbon Plan To Manufacturing
• DC Circ. Weighs GSA Jurisdiction In Audit Authority Case
• Zurich Says Ill. Village Using COVID To Avoid $4.8M Payment
• DOD Says More Contractor Merger Oversight Needed
• DC Circ. Rejects Ukraine's Efforts To Stay $172M Award Order
• Breyer's Role In Courthouse Design Sets A Judicial Template
• In-Person Arguments To Return To Fed. Circ. In March
• Metallurgist Gets 30 Mos. For Faking US Subs' Steel Strength
• Fla. Health System To Pay $5.5M For Barred Medicaid Funding
• Lab Owners Must Face $24M Medicaid Overpayment Claims
• 11th Circ. Revives $100M Trade Secrets Claim Against Boeing
• Tribal Hospital Sues Gov't For Cutting Funding By 90%
• Alto Maipo Lenders Object To Extra Ch. 11 Challenge Time
• DHS Urged To Rein In Biometric Database
• Energy Co.'s $287.6M Dominican Republic Claim Denied Again
• Raytheon Reveals It's Being Targeted By DOJ Antitrust Probe
• Lockheed Abandons $4.4B Aerojet Deal Amid FTC Suit
• NJ Bus Cos. Reach Landmark State FCA Deal For $20.5M
• Aerojet Seeks To Oust Exec For Undermining $4.4B Deal
• 4 Emerging Trends To Watch In COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement
• Raytheon Says Ex-Manager Wasn't Fired For Age Or Diagnosis
• What Happened In Flint: Trial To Pull Back Curtain On Crisis
• Convicted Mass. Mayor Can Put Off Prison Until March 4
• PennDOT, Pittsburgh Warned Of Suit Over Bridge Collapse
• Ex-Contractor Execs Indicted Over Shell Co.'s Campaign Gift
• Lockheed Gets Its May 23 Hearing In FTC Merger Challenge
• GAO Says 2019 Foreign Assistance Delays Were Legal
• Israeli Contractor Execs Spar With SEC Over Merger Claims
• Texas, Others Fight Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Hike
• Ore. Tribe Members Ask 9th Circ. To Rethink Highway Ruling
• USPS Continues To Catch Heat For Gas-Powered Fleet Order
• GAO Says CMS Improperly Combined $27M Contract Bids
• How US Trade Obligations Apply To Biden's Infrastructure Law
• Advocates Urge Watchdogs To Probe Private Prison Ban
• Ukraine Wants Justices To Mull Inconvenient Forum Defense
• Senate Confirms Delaware's Judge Stark To Federal Circuit
• Fed. Circ. Says Army Corps Must Pay Specified Bank Account
• DOE Says Gas Bans Aren't Preempted By Energy Efficiency
• States Tell 11th Circ. Gov't Contradicted Self On Vax Mandate
• Judge Prohibits DOJ From Giving Wells Fargo Docs To IRS
• Feds Don't Have To Pay For Oil Spill Cleanup, 11th Circ. Says
• BigLaw Must Nix All-Or-Nothing Work Model To Retain Talent
• Venezuelan Businessman Fights Ruling Linking Him To FARC
• Delaware Defers To Kentucky In Pension Hedge Fund Dispute
• New FCA Stats Fuel Debate Over Health Enforcement Fixation
• Sens. Give Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Bill Another Shot
• Union Unfamiliarity Could Affect Biden Construction Mandate
• Fight To Enforce $22M Nigeria Award Goes To High Court
• 5 AGs Say Federal Contractor Wages Increase Is Illegal
• Former Contech Exec Can't Undo Bid-Rigging Conviction
• Bipartisan Bill Tackles High-Speed Deployment, Overbuilds
• Bid Protest Spotlight: M&A, Notice, Social Media Challenges
• Biden's Supreme Court Nominee Should Have 5 Key Qualities
• Puerto Rico's Senate Ordered To End Utility Contract Suit
• Attys' Wish List For Upcoming DOL Davis-Bacon Act Reform
• FTC, Lockheed Spar Over Timing Of Hearing On Aerojet Deal
• Protester In $77M Award Tiff Panned For 'Throwing Stones'
• Awaiting Gov't Jackpot, States Bulk Up Broadband Expertise
• Engineering Co. Can't Escape Flint Water Negligence Claim
• Inside The New Guidance On Federally Funded Research
• TD Bank's Land Purchase Sinks Redeveloper's Property Claim
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2022 Editorial Boards
• Flint Residents' Attys Awarded $39.6M As Part Of Water Deal
• DC Circ. Overturns $89M Contract Breach Ruling Against Iraq
• Gov't Tells Claims Court GSA Could Audit DOD Freight Deal
• House Passes Bill To Bolster Competitiveness With China
• DOD Contractor Gets 15 Years For Kickback Scheme
• NJ Biz 'Destroyed' Military Apparel Venture, Court Told
• 2 Recent Decisions Highlight Ambiguity As FCA Defense
• Biden Mandates Labor Deals For Federal Construction
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: WilmerHale
• India Hit With New Claim In $1.3B Award Fight
• GOP Sens. Press IRS On Identity Verification Contractor
• 2nd Circ. Revives Nigeria's Doc Bid In $10B Award Feud
• Private Border Wall Challenger Moves To Drop Federal Case
• DOD, GSA Seek Input On Achieving Carbon-Free Power Goal
• GAO Says VA Reasoning Was Sound In $735M IT Deal
• Vision Center And Owner Remain In Pared Down FCA Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Rethink $112M Award Ruling Against Ukraine
• Fla. High Court Says Red-Light Ticket Co. Can Keep Fees
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Wiley
• Trump Whistleblower Accuses Don Jr., Giuliani Of Retaliation
• Aerojet Rocketdyne Gets Claims Trimmed In FCA Suit
• Defense Industry's Health Given Failing Grade Amid COVID-19
• 3 Questions Surrounding State-By-State Net Neutrality
• Judge Rejects Ukraine Effort To Stall $172M Award Discovery
• Dallas Asks Panel To Toss $33M Takings Verdict In Drilling Suit
• Sen. Warren Rips DOD Move To Redact Weapons Testing Data
• House Dems Renew Call To Close Fla. ICE Detention Center
• Aid Watchdog Wants Terms For Afghan Assistance
• General Dynamics Loses Protest Of $940M DHS Data Contract
• Former Contech Exec Convicted Of Bid Rigging, Fraud
• The Flaws In The Traditional Approach To Hiring A Law Firm
• Biden's ICE Nominee Gets Senate Homeland Committee OK
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Jenner & Block
• An Affirmative Action Reminder For Gov't Contractors
• EPA Contractors Can't Dodge Mine Spill Suit, Judge Says
• DOJ Recovers $5.6B In 2021 For 2nd-Highest FCA Haul
• FTC Wants Early May Merger Trial, Lockheed Wants Later
• Feds Pressed To Free Immigrant Detainees As Ill. Ban Kicks In
• Ruling May Aid Recovery Under Fixed-Price Service Contracts
• GAO Nixes IT Co.'s Protest Of $26M Health Agency Contract
• Dominion Calls MyPillow, Lindell 'Bullies' In Election Suit
• Fla. Man Admits Orchestrating DSW Insider Trading Scheme
• Telecom Says Salt Lake Can't Get $400K For Equipment Move
• Lawmakers Urge Biden To Cut DOD Loopholes In Climate Plan
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring