Government Contracts Archive » October, 2022

Government Contracts - October, 2022

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• DOJ Nabs Criminal Monopolization Plea From Executive
• GAO Backs Coast Guard Picking Higher Bid On $31M Deal
• Gov't Contracts of the Month: Sonobuoys, EV Charge Stations
• Utah's $100K Atty Fee Bid Excessive, Construction Co. Says
• Travelers Hit With $7M Suit Over Army Site Surety Bond
• EverWatch Deal 'Has Sailed' Past DOJ's Attempted Delay
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Put Law Into Practice
• Colo. Resort Sues Forest Service For Access To Water Rights
• DC Circ. Nixes Challenge To NLRB Union Benefit Order
• Whistleblower's Atty Accused of Coercing False Statements
• Judge Calls Attys' MDL Criticism 'Deceptive Public Posturing'
• Third Border Wall Fraud Suspect Guilty, With Bannon On Deck
• Private Equity Firms Must Prepare For Growing FCA Liability
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Gilead Seeks Win In Gov't's 'Unprecedented' HIV Drug IP Suit
• Boeing Takes $2.8B Hit On Fixed-Price Military Aircraft
• Trade Secrets Claim Against Boeing Can't Fly After Verdict
• Afghan Refugees Housed But Challenges Loom, OIG Says
• States Keep Buying Chinese Equipment Amid Federal Bans
• Tracking The Nascent Anti-ESG Movement
• DOD Repeals Fixed-Price Contract Preference Rule
• 3 Years In, Procurement Collusion Strike Force Hits Its Stride
• Jury Weighs If Union Prez Targeted For Crimes Or 'Bad Vibes'
• Suit Says Nursing Homes Wrongly Got $35M From CARES Act
• Former WilmerHale Atty Named GSA General Counsel
• Sanctions Bid In Flint Water Suit Denied As 'Nonsensical'
• Calif. Cannabis Regulator Wants Sanctions In Gummies Suit
• DOJ Updates Policy To Limit Obtaining Journalist Records
• Veolia Exec To Be Deposed Over Alleged Flint Juror Targeting
• Ex-Tribal Gov't Official Pleads Guilty To Bribery Day Of Trial
• Honeywell Settles Faulty Body Armor FCA Case For $3M
• GAO Says Army's Contract Bid For Translators Was Clear
• NJ Advocacy Group Seeks Ruling Town Broke Housing Deal
• What To Consider When Leaving BigLaw To Go Solo
• 3M Can't Get New Trial After $50M Earplug Injury Verdict
• Google Inks Novel DOJ Deal On Subpoena, Warrant Practices
• Hanford Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Vax Mandate Fight
• Drone Tech Co. Says DOD Secretly Gave $1.8M Deal To Rival
• Michigan AG Won't Give Up On Flint Water Case
• Industry Backs Broad FCA Dismissal Authority At High Court
• A Legal Response To DeSantis Migrant Flights May Not Suffice
• OptumRx To Pay $15M To Settle Ohio Drug Overcharge Suit
• Circuits In 'Disarray' Over FCA Intent Standards, Justices Told
• Feds Called To Redo $3.3B ICBM Deal Over Payment Plans
• Aerospace Execs Denied Workers' Names In 'No Poach' Case
• 3M Experts Can't Blame Drugs For Hearing Loss, Judge Says
• Reexamining Biopharma Medical-Commercial Separation
• Biz Can't Show Hurricane Recovery Calls For H-2B Workers
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned Education Never Ends
• Jackson Lewis Unveils New ESG Practice
• ACLU Asks Justices To Affirm The Right To Boycott Israel
• Former AT&T Illinois Exec Pleads Not Guilty In Madigan Probe
• GSA Plans Uncapped New Alliant IT Contract
• 10th Circ. Says Water Assoc. Exempt From USDA Protections
• Ill. Professor, Students Can't Halt Chinese Student Visa Ban
• Why Courts Are Rejecting Agencies' Merger Challenges
• 3M Urges 11th Circ. To Reverse $1.7M Faulty Earplug Verdict
• Jury Convicts 2 Texas Men Of City Commission Bribery
• US Trustee Calls Kirkland Conflicted In 3M Unit Bankruptcy
• Insurer Sued Over $10.5M Issues At Military Base School
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DOJ Says Texas Family Conspired In $158M Health Care Fraud
• Appeals Board Says Gov't Didn't Delay Afghan Garrison Deal
• Ex-Bolivia Official Cops To Role In $5.6M Contract Scheme
• How A Bid Protest Can Protect AbilityOne
• GOP Wants HHS To Explain $1.3B Chinese COVID Test Deal
• Feds Challenge Bid To Vacate Ex-Cuomo Aide's Conviction
• New-Parent Attorneys Need Automatic Litigation Stays
• GE Wants New Siemens IP Trial, Calling Verdict 'Inconsistent'
• Venezuela Biz Owner A No-Show In $318M FARC Terror Case
• 3M Says Plaintiffs Can't Bar Defense In Earplug MDL
• Navy Contractor Gets Review Of $38M Contract Won By Rival
• Feds Beat Back Challenge To Analytics Task Order
• Associate Skills That Impress Firms In A Cooling Job Market
• 7th Circ. Revives Ex-Ill. City Gov't Worker's Race Bias Suit
• Lack Of Clarity On FCA Pleading May Prompt Venue Shopping
• 5th Circ. Keeps La. Pollution Suit In State Court
• GAO Urges Stronger Medical Consent Oversight At ICE
• Minn. County Wants To Add To Defense In Tribal Policing Suit
• Trump Restricted CDC On COVID Info, House Panel Says
• Sutter Inks $13M Deal Over Feds' Improper Billing FCA Claims
• Feds Want Justices To Back Nixing Of Whistleblower's Suit
• State Attys In Medicaid Fraud Case Paid Too Much, Court Says
• Trucker Urges 10th Circ. To Toss Construction Co. Fee Bid
• US Enters Whistleblower's Medicare Fraud Suit Against Cigna
• Booz Allen Judge Explains Gov't Merger Injunction Denial
• UnitedHealth Tells Justices Gov't FCA Dismissal Right Is Wide
• Microsoft Says Ukraine, Poland Hit By Novel Ransomware
• PennDOT, NAACP Disagree On Highway Project's Impact
• Jury Convicts Ex-Atlanta Commissioner In Bribery Case
• Ga. Woman Charged With $156M Hurricane Relief Fraud
• Associate Of Ex-Fla. Mayor Gillum Fights For Separate Trial
• Northrop Defeats ERISA Challenge To Benefits Cutoff
• US Wants Colo. Mine Suits Paused To Finalize Settlement
• High Court Won't Address FCA Pleading Standard
• Pfizer Gives Justices Rare Shot At Scrutinizing Kickback Ban
• Gov't May Impose Contractor Vax Mandate After Bar Narrowed
• $158M Health Care Fraud Trial Set To Kick Off In Texas
• Think Tank Backs Justices' Review Of FERC Pipeline Powers
• Contractor Says Ga. County Arrested Him To Skirt $145K Bill
• DOJ Wants Injunction Denial Stay In Booz Allen Antitrust Case
• Gambling Foes Say Seminole Deal Violates Fla. Constitution
• Texas Catheter Maker Hits Rival With Infringement Suit
• High Court Could Resolve Thorny Atty-Client Privilege Issue
• AT&T To Pay $23M Fine For Influencing Ex-Ill. Speaker
• Man Gets 40 Months For Selling $20M Of Fake Air Force Gear
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 7th Circ. Agrees To Review Bankruptcy Court's 3M Ruling
• Commerce Dept. Hit With Multiple Protests Over $1.5B IT Deal
• New IHS Director Launches Tour To Assess Tribal Needs
• Ex-LA Official's Brother Cops To Lying To Feds, Agrees To Flip
• GOP Lawmakers Want DOJ To Explain 'Fat Leonard' Escape
• How Much Information Should Cos. Share With Auditors?
• Oil Cos. Want $39M More From Feds For WWII Fuel Cleanup
• Wash. Supreme Court Backs State's Prevailing Wage Law
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Agency Discretion, Revised Instructions
• Google Can't Duck Microphone Tech Patent Feud
• GSA Wants Crowley Suit Challenging Audit Authority Tossed
• Treasury Watchdog Looking Into Martha's Vineyard Flights
• Minn.'s New Common Interest Doctrine: A Primer
• Texas Pharmacist Gets Prison In $22M Health Fraud Scheme
• Forrester Says Worker Was Fired For Conduct, Not Retaliation
• Refining Info Governance As E-Discovery Gets More Complex
• Zimbabwe Mining Corp. Asks Court To Toss $50M Mining Fight
• Commerce Official Tapped As New 'Made In America' Director
• DC Circ. Mulls Sikhs' Bid To Start Marine Training With Beards
• GSA Hit With 2 New Protests Over Polaris IT Deal
• Gov't Denied Injunction In Booz Allen Merger Antitrust Case
• GSA, DOE Seek Low-Carbon Building Technology
• The CHIPS Act: Key Takeaways For Semiconductor Industry
• Sen. Vows Saudi Arms Sale Block Over OPEC Production Cut
• Risk Mitigation In Face Of Rising Legal Malpractice Claims
• Amerisure Fights Covering Construction Co. In Crane Row
• Vet-Owned Biz Says Air Force Skirted Bid Rules During Probe
• Sen. Says Defense Group Inflation Paper Raises Ethics Issues
• Native Communities At Heart Of New US Arctic Strategy
• Tribal Elders Ask High Court To Undo Highway Ruling
• Mediating Teva Kickback Case 'Futile At Present,' Feds Say
• NJ Construction Co. Settles Out Of Turnpike FCA Suit
• 3M Earplug Ruling Shows Risks Of 'Texas Two-Step'
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Look For Common Ground
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Yes, You Can Face Prison Time For Hiding A Data Breach 
• 9th Circ. Mulls Asking Wash. Justices For Wage Law Weigh-In
• Ill. Court Rejects Proposed Path For Obama Center Appeal
• Fla. Casinos Say Seminole Gaming Pact Was Correctly Nixed
• Builder Says Liberty Mutual Owes $1.3M For Contract Delays
• Ga. Justices Hint County's Spaceport Referendum Suit Is Moot
• OFCCP Rounds Out Fiscal Year With Hiring, Pay Bias Deals
• 3M Wants To Shake Veterans' Suit Over Spinoff Plans
• Defense Lessons From Recent Criminal HIPAA Cases
• Proposed Drug Discounts Have Fraud Risks, Watchdog Says
• GSA Says Task Order Properly Fit Under Gov't-Wide Contract
• 3M Asks 11th Circ. To Reverse Injunction In Earplug MDL
• A Look At Recent Service Contract Act Compliance Challenges
• Limiting The Scope Of Representation Is Critical For Lawyers
• Surety's $460K Cost Claim Rejected On Defaulted Army Deal
• Dem Reps. Press Biden To Embrace WTO Vaccine IP Waiver
• Whistleblower Seeks Sanctions Against Kindred For Delay
• Suspension And Debarment: FY 2022 By The Numbers
• Holland & Knight DC Tax Pro Lands At Foley & Lardner
• Jury Rejects Claim UMiami Fired Exec To Bury Fraud Probe
• Inside A Boutique's $900M FCA Deal, Its Latest Milestone Case
• Fla. Doctor Pleads Guilty To Charge In $681M Fraud Scheme
• War Continues To Complicate Ukrainian Refinery Award Feud
• 8th Circ. Tosses Order Nixing Non-Native Contract Work Tax
• Claims Court Rejects Protest Over $1.3B SEC HQ Lease
• Texas Supreme Court Hears Tex-Mex Chain's Suit Against City
• Ex-NBA Star Says DFW Airport Lied In Sports Complex Deal
• Michigan Officials Dodge Felonies Over Flint Conduct
• Feds Fight Delay Of Cherokee Trust Audit Ruling
• Armored Car Co. Settles DOL Hiring Bias Claims
• Employer Haziness Lingers After NJ's Cannabis Guidance
• Sterigenics Fights Ga. County Over Sterilization Plant Closure
• Security Co. Wants Out Of Hungarian Star's Detention Suit
• OIG Says Some Military Landlords Won't Adopt Tenant Rights
• Kodak Wants Exit From Investor Suit Over COVID Supply Deal
• Attys Shouldn't Assume Judicial Critique Is Protected Speech
• 5th Circ. Questions Authority Used To Issue Vax Mandate
• SolarWinds Investors Ask Judge To Grant Class Cert.
• 'Greed' Fueled Mass. Police Union Boss's Fraud, Jury Told
• Co-Owner Of Bid-Rigging ​​​​​​​Insulation Firm Sentenced To 1 Year