Government Contracts Archive » April, 2024

Government Contracts - April, 2024

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• Texas Appeals Panel Keeps Court Reporter's AI Case Alive
• State Dept. Proposes Export Waivers For Australia, UK
• Wash. Fights GEO's Bid For Final End To ICE Detention Law
• Alaskan Builder Says Army Corps Delayed $41.2M Deal
• Pfizer Can't Slip COVID-19 Vax Suit, Texas Tells Court
• UK Fund Cites Jacobs' Qatar Oversight Failings In Del. Suit
• 10th Circ. Says Biden Can Raise Contractors' Minimum Wage
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Moon Rover, Doomsday Planes
• Think Like A Lawyer: Follow The Iron Rule Of Trial Logic
• Jury Convicts Ill. Biz Owner Of $1.3M VA Kickback Scheme
• ReNew Health To Pay $7M To Settle COVID-19 FCA Claims
• Split 7th Circ. Clears Insurers In O'Hare Steel Defect Fight
• Fed. Circ. Gives HP Unit 2nd Chance To Challenge Camera IP
• GSA Guides Agencies On Responsible Generative AI Buying
• Ex-COO Of Mo. Charity Gets 3 Years For Bribing Officials
• 9th Circ. Backs Raytheon Defeat Of Religious Vaccination Suit
• Pa. Retirement Home Wants Ed Board Tax Challenge Nixed
• Biden Admin's Border Wall Plan Must Be Vacated, Court Told
• Unpacking The Interim Vet-Owned Small Biz Verification Rule
• Pa. County Counters Sanctions Bid In Dominion Suit
• The Art Of Asking: Leveraging Your Contacts For Referrals
• Japanese Space Co. Settles White Ex-CEO's Bias Suit
• DOJ Not Required To Probe Alleged Bias In Boston Contracts
• IRS To Open $6B 2nd Round Of Advanced Energy Tax Credits
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Mineral Co. Faces Investor Suit Over Gov't Contract Loss
• Judge Says NASA's Firewall Saves It From $554M Ethics Suit
• Support For 9th Circ. Rehearing In Oak Flat Dispute Mounting
• Commerce Restricts Gun Exports To 'High-Risk' Countries
• Co. Says Policy Fight On $45B DOE Deal Isn't For Claims Court
• Pacific Territories Temporarily Freed From 'Buy America' Rules
• Ga. Residents Want In On $300M Monkey Farm Fight
• Rep. Stefanik Calls For DOD To Kick Off Critical Mineral Policy
• FDA Decision Didn't Prejudice Would-Be Contractor, GAO Says
• Gov't To Use Tribal Energy Purchase Preference For First Time
• Biden Admin's Gas Venting Curbs Are Illegal, ND Says
• 3 Accused Of $36M COVID Test Fraud Scheme In Fla. Case
• DOL Wage Trumps Local Pay Rate For FDA Contract, Board Rules
• McKesson May Change How AKS-Based FCA Claims Are Pled
• DOD Unblocks Cohen Seglias From Emails Following Lawsuit
• Being An Equestrian Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 3M And Ga. Utility Say $850M PFAS Cleanup Plan A No-Go
• DOL Says Firm 'Repeatedly' Misclassified Highway Workers
• GAO Says Space Force Deal Protest Timely But Unwarranted
• UPMC Affiliate Can't Avoid False Claims Suit Over NIH Grant
• Watchdog Says ICE Paid $25.3M For Empty Detention Space
• GSA Reasonably Changed Terms On Polaris IT Deal
• Broken Promises Land Ga. Prison Officials In Contempt
• Cyber Regulators Should Rely On Existing Sources Cautiously
• DOE Funding And Cargo Preference Compliance: Key Points
• Biden Admin Closes $362M Loan To Texas EV-Wiring Maker
• 4th Circ. Revives Worker's Age Bias Suit Against IT Co.
• EPA Floats $1B In School Bus, Truck Electrification Grants
• 4 Ways To Refresh Your Law Firm's Marketing Strategy
• Globetrotters Say SBA's 'Bureaucratic Hell' Cost COVID Grant
• Tracking Tech Maker Calls USPS' $282M Deal Redo Irrational
• Security Concerns May Hamper AUKUS Partnership
• Sharper Sustainability Rule May Strengthen Bid Protests
• Biz Owner Faces Second Jury Over Alleged VA Kickback Plot
• Judge Allows $956M Atty Fees In 3M, DuPont PFAS Settlements
• Nuclear Plant Contractor Inks $18.4M Deal To End FCA Claims
• Juvenile Facility Abuse Suits Will Move To State Court
• $45B DOE Deal Backed By Common Sense, Contractor Says
• 3 More Charged In Iranian Hacks Of Treasury, State Depts.
• Tips For Balanced Board Oversight After A Cyberincident
• Breaking Down DOJ's Individual Self-Disclosure Pilot Program
• Paul Hastings Transaction Security Adviser Joins V&E
• How To Prepare As Employee Data Reporting Deadlines Near
• Jury Finds Ex-Ecuadorian Official Guilty Of Money Laundering
• Judge Finds Feds Own Historic Virgin Islands Resort
• Jury Hears Of Torture As Abu Ghraib Contractor Trial Wraps
• Miami Seaquarium Operator Fights Eviction Bid In $35M Suit
• Texas, Mo. Seek Full Vacatur Of DHS Border Wall Plan
• Watchdog Nixes Unfair Treatment Claims In $310M VA IT Deal
• NJ Town Can't Beat Sanctions Over Legal Malpractice Suit
• Jury Begins Deliberating In Ex-Ecuador Official's Bribery Trial
• Feds Botched Building Contract Prices, Watchdog Reports
• Court Tosses Shipbuilders No-Poach Case As Untimely
• Hedge Funder's IRS Suit Over Leaked Tax Info Gets Trimmed
• New Atlanta-Area City Beats Constitutional Challenge
• Palo Alto Networks Execs Face Suit Over Misleading Outlook
• DC Judge Backs Feds' Power To Sanction Ex-Afghan Officials
• Calif. High Court Says Pretrial Inmates Can't Get Min. Wage
• DOJ Legal Counsel Must Disclose Interagency Rulings: Judge
• SpaceX Fights NLRB's Structure Again Over Agency Suit
• Ga. Judges Find No 'Magic Wand' For Voting Rights Suits
• Kansas City Bank Sued Over Prepaid Cards For Ex-Detainees
• NY Nixes Power Deals With Trio Of Offshore Wind Projects
• Why Timely Gov't Contractor Registration Renewal Is Key
• Staffing Co. Can't Escape Bar On Task Order Protests
• Defense Firms Say 'Political Question' Dooms Yemeni War Suit
• Cohen Seglias Suit Says DOD Must Unblock Its Web Domain
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Cleary, O'Melveny
• Ga.'s Absentee Rules Trample Political Speech, Court Told
• Fed. Circ. Maintains Newman Can't Invalidate Disability Law
• Claims Court Tosses L3Harris' Protest To $544M Satellite Deal
• Alleged Funeral Home Fraudster A Flight Risk, Can't Leave Jail
• Defense Paints Friend As Snitch In Ex-Ecuador Official's Trial
• Army Didn't Award $693M Deal To Avoid Litigation, GAO Says
• Clinic Head Gets 9 Years For Medicare Kickback, Tax Scheme
• GAO Rejects Another Protest Over $1B Medicare IT Deal
• Feds Say Ga. On The Hook For Segregated Learning Programs
• Would-Be Whistleblowers Drop ER Service Overbilling Claims
• Building Groups Say They Can Fight Prevailing Wage Rule
• Admiral Balks At Covering Menendez Ally In Pollution Suit
• DHS Watchdog Finds Use Of Force Issues In Fla. ICE Facility
• Maui County Sued Over Wildfire Landfill Debris Storage
• Morgan Lewis Continues DC Growth With Ex-Covington Atty
• NY Settles With Payroll, Prepaid Card Bank For $700K
• Damages Still Possible In Lease Tax Reimbursement Row
• Minn. Operator Wants To Stop Casinos' Class III Gambling
• GAO Says Company Rightly Left Out Of $1B Medicare IT Deal
• Mich. Justice Warns Of Price Tag In School Liability Case
• Lab Whistleblower Drops COVID Test Suit After Feds Pass
• Racetrack's Unlisted Use Unremarkable, Mich. Justice Says
• 'Ringleader' Of Black Market HIV Drug Scam Gets 9 Years
• Inside OMB's Update On Race And Ethnicity Data Collection
• Longtime Nossaman Infrastructure Pro Joins Norton Rose
• Contractor Blamed For $4.4M Damage To Wind Turbine
• 'Fat Leonard' Prosecutors Say 5 More Plea Deals Tainted
• Feds, Tribe Say Settlement Talks Failed In Water Pipeline Row
• TPG Plugs $235M Into Supply Chain Risk Intelligence Platform
• Whitewater Kayaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Tribal Groups Want Full 9th Circ. To Rehear Oak Flat Appeal
• GEO Asks Judge To Again Bar NJ Immigration Detention Law
• DOE Aims To Wrap LNG Review By Year-End, Granholm Says
• Judges Doubt Denver Transit Co.'s $112M Loss Is Protected
• GSA's Carbon-Free Power Plan: Tips For Electricity Suppliers
• AT&T Unit Urges Justices To Weigh In On FCC E-Rate Saga
• Boston Judge Wary Of Ordering Bias Probe For City Contracts
• Judge Won't Rethink Wash. ICE Detention Hygiene Bill Injunction
• Contract Disputes Recap: Interpretation And Jurisdiction
• AIG Unit Must Cover $20M Botched Tunnel Project, Court Told
• This Earth Day, Consider How Your Firm Can Go Greener
• Justices Say Army Vet Owed More Education Benefits
• Ga. Shouldn't 'Go Back' On Absentee Voter Rules, Judge Told
• SEC Fines Adviser $60K Over Alleged Pay-To-Play Violations
• Whistleblower Says Lab Co. Ran COVID-Testing Scheme
• Claims Court Backs VA's Pick For Healthcare Conversion Deal
• Security Co. Faces Trial Over Poorly Trained Guards In Kabul
• New Proposal Signals Sharper Enforcement Focus At CFIUS
• High Court Won't Hear California Tribal Casino Dispute
• Justices Pass On Norfolk Southern Claim To Rail Line Control
• GEO Seeks Wash. ICE Detention Law's Permanent End
• Split PTAB Panel Upholds QinetiQ Fracking Patent
• Fed. Circ.'s Fight With Newman: A Year In Review
• Fed. Circ.'s Competency Feud With Newman Turned Personal
• Petition Watch: Judge DQs, 'Excessive' Damages & Price Wars
• Space Force Opportunities Come With Uncertainties For Cos.
• Judge Rejects Tehum's $54M Bid To Resolve Injury Suits
• Jackson Lewis Hires Employment Litigator In Baltimore
• DOI Sews Up Overhaul Of Oil Leasing Regs And Rates
• Feds Say Ga. Apartments Denied Wheelchair Accommodation
• Judge Pauline Newman's Year In Her Own Words
• Up Next At High Court: Jan. 6, Gratuities & Ineffective Attys
• Asbury Park Escapes Pot Co.'s Zoning Board Conspiracy Suit
• Sandoz Says Feds Misclassified Generics As 'Innovator Drugs'
• Judge Criticizes USPS As K-9 Screening Contract 'Saga' Ends
• Judge Calls Out Colo. For Limiting Prisoner Calls With Attys
• China Sanctions 2 US Defense Firms For Taiwan Arms Sales
• DOI Lowers Fees For Solar, Wind Projects On Public Lands
• Ex-Atlanta Worker Says City's Missing Docs Merits Sanctions
• Software Co., NC Officials Want Out Of Digital Courts Row
• Medtronic Can't Ditch Ex-Sales Rep's Retaliation Claim
• The Pros And Cons Of NIST's Proposed March-In Framework
• Treasury Proposes Steeper Foreign Investment Law Penalties
• Colo. Judge Tosses ACLU Suit Alleging Police Surveillance
• DOJ Hits Regeneron With False Claims Act Suit Over Eylea
• Lawmakers Ask GAO To Review Native Remains Act
• Honeywell Sues Insurer For $8.75M Performance Bond
• Justices Asked To Ban FCA Suits Relying On Patent Reviews
• What Minority Biz Law Ruling Could Mean For Private DEI
• FBI, GSA Face Criticism Over Response To HQ Site Probe
• Practicing Law With Parkinson's Disease
• Pot Cos. Say California City Reneged On Fee Waiver Promise
• DOL Says Groups' Challenge To Rule Update Must Fall
• Ropes & Gray Adds DOJ Senior Litigator To DC Team
• US, UK And Australia Eye Japan For 'Advanced Capabilities'
• Contractor Says Feds Are Blocking Border Wall Settlement Payout
• Contractor Says Corruption Claims In $47M Army Fight Are False
• Feds Cancel Disputed Sole-Source Health Deal, Call Suit Moot
• White House, Senate Dems Want $1.3B To Fight COVID Fraud
• Ex-LA Deputy Mayor Says Jury's Chats Warrant Mistrial
• When Trade Secret Protection And Nat'l Security Converge
• Man Accused Of Vet Contractor Scheme Found In Contempt
• GAO Says Late Bid Blocks Protest Over VA Wellness Deal
• Playing Hockey Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• W.Va. Blocks Citi, HSBC, Others Over Fossil Fuel 'Boycotts'
• 7th Circ. Won't Demolish Obama Center Approval
• Miss. Residents Defend Jackson Water Contamination Claims
• Canada's High Court Enforces Award In Greek Defense Suit
• Experts Call For New Agency To Regulate Space Operations
• Farmers Want USDA Barred From 'Discriminatory' Aid Choices
• Oak Flat Mining Decision Treads On Human Rights, UN Told
• For Lawyers, Pessimism Should Be A Job Skill, Not A Life Skill
• Greek Air Force Says $22M Contract Dispute Was Timely
• Cannabis Co. Says DEA Administrative Procedure Is Illegal
• Equatorial Guinea Says $8M Award Can't Be Enforced
• Mich. Panel Rejects 'Fees For Fees' In Contractor's FOIA Bid
• Feds Say Bombing Survivors' Suit Is Outside Court's Authority
• Judge Newman Pushes To Keep Suit Over Suspension Intact
• Utah Says It Stands To Lose Big In BLM Oil Lease Challenge
• Claims Court Says Leaked Contractor Info Didn't Help Rival
• How Export Controls Are Evolving To Address Tech Security
• Contractor Settles Naturalized Citizen's Hiring Bias Claims
• Secret Service Defeats Protest of $4.1M Janitorial Deal
• Peters Proposes Bills To Boost Federal Contracting Efficiency
• Claims Court Backs Defense Health Agency $31M IT Deal Pick
• Ginnie Mae, HUD Must Face Bank's Vacated Lien Suit
• GAO Says Navy Awardee Ineligible Due To Registration Lapse
• New Mexico Fire Victims Deserve Justice From Federal Gov't
• Requiring Leave To File Amicus Briefs Is A Bad Idea
• We Had No Conflict In Postal Service Bid, Co. Tells Fed Circ.
• US Escapes $7.5M Demand For Bomb-Sniffing K9s In Kabul
• Insurer Wants $38M For Covering Unfinished Road Jobs
• Fed. Circ. Struggles With Ambiguity In $14M Army Corps Row
• Groups Fight DOL's Bid To Toss Suit Challenging Wage Rule
• 4 Ways To Motivate Junior Attorneys To Bring Their Best
• 3rd Circ. Judge Wonders If Philly Union Rule Dispute Is Moot
• Enviro Group Sues DOE Over $1.1B Diablo Canyon Award
• 14 AGs Urge DOL To Seek More Payroll Info From Contractors
• Beekeeper Groups Seek Fees From EPA After 9th Circ. Appeal
• Pharma Exec, Cousin Cop To Insider Trading On Kodak Loan
• Skanska Inks $1.4B Contract To Replace Seattle Bridge
• Fed. Circ. Backs Firing IRS Agent Who Golfed On Agency Time
• Feds Want 2 Years For Culprit In Fake NASA Contracts Plot
• IT Firm Decries Commerce's 'Unilateral' $1.5B Award Redo
• Crowell & Moring Attys Avoid Bias Fault In Army Deal Protest
• Ga. Judge Tosses Ex-Police Chief's Retaliation Suit
• Casino Outfits Say High Court Must Review Tribal Betting Suit
• Ally Of NYC Mayor Skirts Prison In Straw Donor Case
• Conn. Dentists Used Illegal Patient Recruiting, Suit Says
• Ex-Army Officer Says Gov't Smeared Him With False Claims
• JFK Taxi Dispatchers Charged With Taking Bribes For Rides
• USPTO Targeted In Brothers' Patent Litigation Campaign
• Del. Justices Agree To Review Ex-Xerox Unit Coverage Row
• Lessons For Nursing Facilities From DOJ Fraud Settlement
• King & Spalding Lands 3 Kasowitz Partners For Biz Litigation
• Okla. High Court Denies Gov.'s Veto Suit Over Tribal Compacts
• Another Judge Says Feds Overstepped With GHG Rule
• 5 Takeaways From SAP's Foreign Bribery Resolutions
• Serving As A Sheriff's Deputy Made Me A Better Lawyer
• Cybersecurity Heads Back SolarWinds' Push To Nix SEC Suit
• Tribe, Allies Defend Standing To Fight Corps' Fish Farm Permit
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Nonprecedential, Unreasonable, Scope
• Fears About The End Of Chevron Deference Are Overblown
• Ex-Pharma Co. Exec Denies Signing Noncompete Deal
• BOP Drops Accreditation Org After IG, Sens. Raise Concerns
• DeSantis Ducks Mass. Suit Over Migrant Flights
• Colo. Judge Pleads For Brevity In Palantir Shareholder Suit
• Fla. Atty Can't Escape $300K COVID Relief Fraud Conviction
• Fed. Circ. Wary Of Defense Co.'s Late $19.4M Pension Claim
• Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
• High Court Won't Hear Mass. Residents' Tribal Land Dispute