Government Contracts Archive » April, 2023

Government Contracts - April, 2023

226 articles

• GAO Supports VA In $17.4M Ambulance Transport Deal
• Court Affirms Toss Of Suit Seeking Refund of College Fees
• Va. Highway Expansion Claim Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• Judge Tosses Minority Farmers' Claims Over COVID-Era Relief
• Maine DOT Pushes Back On Bid To Halt Bridge Replacement
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Student Loans And Refugees
• 9th Circ. Contractor Vax Ruling Widens Presidential Authority
• Ex-Detroit Mayor's Ally Can't Shake $7.5M Bribery Judgment
• Short Message Data Challenges In E-Discovery
• DOJ's Latest, Biggest No-Poach Trial Thrown Out
• 4th Circ. Revives IT Co.'s Fight With Ex-Workers
• Watchdog Says DOD Is Slow To End Sales Of Toxic Products
• Court Orders Feds To Repay Oil Cos. $60M For Cleanup
• 6th Circ. Urged To Turn Down Call To Reconsider FCA Ruling
• Vets Seek To Resume Mediation Talks Over 3M Earplugs
• Feds Rip Ex-Nassau County Executive's Bribery Appeal
• Texas Co. Blames Textile Makers For Failed Defense Contract
• DOD Watchdog Questions $30.1M In Afghan Evacuee Contract
• Eli Lilly Unable To Sink $61M Award In Drug Rebate Case
• Contract Changes Bar Construction Co.'s $8.7M Recovery Bid
• 1st Circ. Says Au Pair Agency Must Face Workers' Wage Suit
• Family Gets $7M Settlement Over Texarkana Jail Death
• Boeing Can't Escape Rocket Site Cleanup Case
• Insurance Mogul Should Pay For Broken Vow, NC Panel Told
• Del. Judge Nixes Moderna Bid To Toss COVID Vax Patent Suit
• GAO Says Helicopter Co.'s Spare Parts Protest Was Too Late
• Ex-Centerra Workers Want Class In Suit Over 401(k) Options
• Ex-Ark. Lawmaker Gets Another 4 Years In Prison For Bribery
• Ex-VA Official's Indictment Tossed After Gov't Inaction
• NY Judge Denies Leniency In Border Wall Fraud Sentencing
• Fox To Divulge Murdoch Docs In $2.7B Smartmatic Libel Suit
• Ambiguity In 'Buy America' Implementation May Slow Projects
• Ohio Judge Urged To OK Lake Erie Algae Pollution Deal
• Thomas Report Is Final Straw — High Court Needs Ethics Code
• COVID-19 Test Maker Investors Seek Final OK For $8.1M Deal
• Watchdog Nixes Conflicts Claims Against $5.7B Air Force Deal
• Fed Circ. Backs Air Force In $2B Contract Spat With Lockheed
• Teva Seeks Escape From Feds' MS Drug Kickback Suit
• Ex-Air Force Employee Gets 15 Years In Contracts Scheme
• Joint Representation Ethics Lessons From Ga. Electors Case
• Pa. Panel Says DA Needed County Approval To Hire Kleinbard
• Judge Consolidates CBP Supervisor's Vaccine Mandate Suits
• Localities Call On High Court To Address Joint Employment
• Djibouti Can't Halt $486M Enforcement Suit Without Bond
• Army Boosts Lockheed's Patriot Missile Deal By $2.45B
• Feds Ask 10th Circ. To Rethink Tribal Reimbursement Case
• 3rd Circ. Orders New Penalty In Philly Bridge Project Fraud
• Enhanced Debriefings 5 Years Later: Are They Working?
• Lawyer Discernment Is Critical In The World Of AI
• Regeneron Bid For Prosecutor Docs Falls Short, Judge Says
• General Dynamics Wins $847M Aircraft Carrier Contract
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Seminal Kickback Rulings Mean 'You're Rarely In A Safe Zone'
• DC Circ. Says ND Can Intervene In Tribal Riverbed Row
• 9th Circ.'s Vax Ruling Adds To Uncertainty For Contractors
• Judge Says Concrete Price-Fixing Case Should Go Forward
• State Law Claims Cut From Calif. Tribe's Gambling Pact Suit
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Developer's Lease Breach Suit
• Tribe Slams Feds Over 'Inaccurate Framing' Of Audit Suit
• Navajo Damage Claims Not Physical Repair, Judge Rules
• Watchdog OK's Security Deal Holder's Subcontractor Use
• Cybersecurity Co. To Pay $435K To End DOL Race Bias Probe
• Full 4th Circ. Won't Tackle Enviros' Bid To Stop $600M Bridge
• Fed. Circ. Judge Says Colleagues Can't Run Investigation
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Doc Who Risked $100M In Options Snared In COVID Fraud Net
• Judge Blocks KGB Halloween Costumes From ID Theft Trial
• ICE Contractor Can't Nix US Man's 'Solitary Confinement' Case
• Engineer Wins Split Tax, Export Trials In DOD Poaching Case
• Liberty Mutual, Contractor Get $1.3M Suit Moved To Alaska
• Mich. City Must Pay $24M In Unpaid Water, Sewer Bills
• Don't Forget Alumni Engagement When Merging Law Firms
• Feds Seek Up To 5 Years For 'We Build The Wall' Fraud Trio
• Army OK To Reject Bidder For No Small Biz Details, GAO Says
• AECOM Says Gov't Continuing To Be Obstructive In FCA Case
• Distributors Push 4th Circ. To Uphold Opioid Verdict
• 9th Circ. Says Biden Has Contractor Vax Mandate Authority
• Construction Exec Admits Decades Of Gov't Contracts Fraud
• Without Stronger Due Diligence, Attys Risk AML Regulation
• GAO Tells Air Force To Repay Fighter Jet Maker's Protest Fees
• Ex-Atlanta Exec Cops To Bribery, Evading $1.5M In Tax
• EPA Unveils Guidelines For Billions In Climate Grants
• Ex-Venezuelan Treasurer Gets 15 Years For $100M Scheme
• Texas Construction Co. Stiffed Workers On OT, Suit Says
• Landmark FCA Showdown Looking Like Defense Bar Letdown
• ​​​​​​​High Court Poised To Reject Objective FCA Scienter Rule
• US Urges Justices To Reject Military Contractor Immunity Suit
• Marijuana Co. Says City Settlement Violates Mich. Law
• Wash. Court Says For 2nd Time Wage Law Is Unconstitutional
• US View On Treaty Backs $909M Claim Against Peru, Co. Says
• W.Va. County Urges 4th Circ. To Revive Opioid Distributor Row
• Drywall Co. Settles DC AG's Worker Classification Claims
• Calif. Tribe Fights To Keep Water Contract Challenge Alive
• DOJ & KBR Want $826K Ask For Whistleblower Fees Tossed
• Every Lawyer Can Act To Prevent Peer Suicide
• Ex-NJ Firefighter Gets 3 Years For Role In $50M Drug Fraud
• Aerojet Gets $216M To Boost Rocket Motor Production
• GAO Won't Let Co. Use Exec Experience For Army Corps Deal
• HNTB Liable For $714M In Seattle Tunnel Delay, Suit Alleges
• GAO Says Air Force Followed Reqs In Awarding $185.7M Deal
• Whistleblower Says $400M FCA Claims Weren't Already Public
• Health Care Co., Feds End Dispute Over Seized Documents
• Ex-Detainees Sanctioned For Deposition Truancy In Wage Suit
• Texas High Court Won't Hear City Utility Easement Dispute
• DOD Contractor Says Halloween KGB Pics Behind Spy Claims
• Building On Successful Judicial Assignment Reform In Texas
• Alaska Officials, Enviros Clash Over Willow Injunction
• FCA Bar Jittery As 'Game-Changing Case' Goes To Justices
• Ex-Fed Officials Scratching Heads After Defense Docs Leak
• The Sidley Atty Battling FCA Scienter Standard At High Court
• Ex-Staffer Sues Conn. House's GOP Office For Discrimination
• 9 Sentenced In $126M Government Aid Scheme
• 4th Circ.'s 'Rare' Move In Trans Bias Cases Shows High Stakes
• The History-Making Atty In A Historic FCA High Court Fight
• What To Watch In High Court's FCA Scienter Standard Case
• US Promises $649M Development Grant For Indonesia
• Ex-Rep. Seeks Lenient Sentence For COVID Relief Schemes
• DC Circ. Affirms USPS Violated Artist's Free Speech
• Alaska Oil Project Backers Urge 9th Circ. To Let It Proceed
• Adobe Pays $3M To Settle Allegations It Paid Kickbacks
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fed. Circ. Chief Takes Aim At Judge Newman's Competency
• Vet Convicted Of Border Wall Fraud Seeks Home Confinement
• Sandy Cleanup Warranted Higher Wages, NJ Judge Told
• GAO Urges More Oversight Of Wildfire Response Contracts
• Medical Device Co. Calls Kickback Claim Nearly 'Sanctionable'
• Alaska Native Tribe Can Join State Land Trust Challenge
• Expert Panel Says DOD Has 'Innovation Adoption' Problem
• Detroit Says $2M Atty Fee Is Unreasonable In Property Case
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Competency Review, Self-Certification
• Claims Court Won't Revisit Illegal Takings Case Vs. Air Force
• 6th Circ. Says Scientist Must Pay $1M For Worthless Research
• GAO Says China Has Received Millions In US Federal Funding
• Full 4th Circ. Will Review W.Va. Medicaid Trans Bias Suit
• Full 6th Circ. Urged To Revisit Circuit-Splitting FCA Hiring Case
• Danco Laboratories To Settle Marking Duties Suit For $765K
• DC Circ. Calls Out Shipper Matson's Double Standards
• GAO Backs TSA's No-Conflict Decision In $343M Deal
• Michigan Says It Had No Control Over Failed Dam
• GAO Axes $184M Space Force Award Protest As Speculative
• House Panel Chair Wants Improper Medicaid Payments Probe
• Texas City Unfairly Ignored $3.8M Bid, Toll System Co. Says
• Parents Challenge Feds' Bid To End Air Force Base Abuse Suit
• Contractor's Visa Fraud Risked National Security, Judge Says
• Do Videoconferences Establish Jurisdiction With Defendants?
• Wash. Contractor Seeks Unpaid Wages For Ferry Dock Work
• No Need To Rehear $3M Tribal Health Care Case, 9th Circ. Told
• Mallinckrodt Wants Out Of Manhattan Project Waste Suit
• US Expands Defense Article Exports To Australia, Canada, UK
• Ex-CEO Says He Wouldn't Cheat Boeing, So PE Firm Fired Him
• Navy Fuel Spills Led To Polluted Drinking Water, Suit Says
• Humanism Should Replace Formalism In The Courts
• Space Force Needs New Satellite Network Plan, GAO Says
• Ca., FERC Urge Justices To Ignore Hydro Licensing Spat
• Biden Signs Bill Ending COVID-19 National Emergency
• DOD Says Contract Finance Policy Could Aid Small Cos. More
• Aerospace Company Escapes Florida Cancer Cluster Suits
• Colorado Springs Isn't Immune From Wildfire Mitigation Suit
• Judge Explains Why DOD Can't Toss AI Firm's $376M Protest
• Air Force Owes Training Co. For Protest Costs, GAO Says
• Ex-Honeywell Human Resources Director Claims Age Bias
• Navajo Hospital Wants $21M For Alleged IHS Contract Breach
• Fla. Man Pleads Guilty To Kickbacks In $73M Telehealth Scam
• Whistleblowers Say NC Hospitals Overcharged For ER Visits
• Feds Chide Engineer's Split Trial Bid In DOD Poaching Suit
• White House Strategy Prompts Debate Over 'Secure' Software
• Feds Allowed To Demolish Historic Tribal Hospital
• 'Critically Sensitive' Kickback Issue Hurtles Toward High Court
• Afghans' American Dream Clashes With Housing Crisis: Part 2
• High Court Told FCA Knowledge Standard Clearly Subjective
• GAO Nixes Sikorsky's Protest To $7.1B Army Helicopter Deal
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Chicago's $1B Meter Deal
• GAO Backs CBP Revisions To Medical Screening Deal Factors
• Green Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Stop Alaska Oil Project
• Womble Bond Adds Former Bradley Arant IP, Trade Pro
• Supplier Admits To No-Poach 'Agreement' In Raytheon Case
• Small Biz Found Eligible For DOD Deal In 'Freaky Friday' Suit
• Afghans' American Dream Clashes With Housing Crisis: Part 1
• Buy America Guidance Still Unclear On Treaty Obligations
• Don't Let Client Demands Erode Law Firm Autonomy
• DOJ Says No Right To Counsel In Immigrant Bond Hearings
• COVID Fund Scammer To Appeal 8-Year Sentence
• Dorsey & Whitney Hires 8 From Now-Closed Groff Murphy
• $8M Northrop Grumman Wage Suit Moved To Federal Court
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 'Extortionate' LA Jail Service Fees Enrich PE Firms, Suit Says
• Alaska Native Tribe Wants In On Challenge To Land Trust
• Pentagon Must Do More In Software Revamp, GAO Says
• New Guidelines Aim To Prevent Spacecraft Collisions
• Texas Lab Inks $5.9M To Settle Kickback Allegations
• 6th Circ. Ruling's Seismic Shift In FCA Kickback Causation
• Quinn Emanuel, Insurers Spar In $185M Fee Fight
• US Must Cover Security Firm's Afghanistan Fees As Tax Cost
• Fla. Official Can Be Deposed In Trans Care Coverage Suit
• Colombia Denies Contract Breach In $350M Arbitration
• Protester Gets Costs After Slow Correction On Army Dam Deal
• Justice Thomas Denies Nursing Mogul's Bid To Avoid Retrial
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Extending 3M Unit's Bankruptcy Stay To 3M
• 4th Circ. Nixes W. Va. Permit For Mountain Valley Pipeline
• BLM Needs New Plans For Nevada Mine, Judge Says
• 2nd Circ. Backs CityTime Fraud Conviction, 20-Year Sentence
• No Delay For ConocoPhillips' Willow Construction, Court Says
• Gov't Accused Of Trying To Hide 'Fat Leonard' Misconduct
• Gilead, DOJ Allowed To Redact Remaining Docs In Patent Row
• Fla. Town Says City Breached Water Services Contract
• The Implications Of Moderna's Vaccine IP Defense Strategy
• NJ Panel Says Bridge Commission Can't Mandate Union Deals
• Army Contract Staffer Cops To Billing Gov't For Disney Trips
• What CHIPS Clawback Proposals Mean For Fund Recipients
• Guinea Ordered To Pay $55M Over Defunct Defense Contracts
• Ignore Big Pharma's Faux 'Facts,' HHS Says In Kickback Clash
• Prof Tells 10th Circ. False Statement Case Was 'Overreach'
• NIH Chooses Hundreds Of Cos. For Contentious $50B IT Deal
• Judge Tells Feds To Release Asylum Training Records
• Realty Co. Protests Again Over Canceled IRS Solicitation
• Nursing Home Co. Can't Shed 'Worthless Services' FCA Suit
• Judge Denies Texas' Document Request In Border Wall Suit
• Tribe Files New Suit To Claim 112 Acres In El Paso
• Claims Court Blocks $44M Army Deal For Proper Bid Analysis
• 3rd Circ. Won't Review Ellis Island Whistleblower Award
• DOD Won't Give Up Toxic Exposure Docs, Suit Claims
• Sentence For Conn. COVID Fraud Soars Above Guidelines
• Lack Of Harm Dooms Infrastructure Act 'Diversity Quota' Suit
• Federal Judge's Amici Invitation Is A Good Idea, With Caveats
• Defense Contractor Underpays For Leave, OT, Court Told
• IRA Loan Hopefuls Must Do Their Homework, Official Says