Government Contracts Archive » January, 2025

Government Contracts - January, 2025

216 articles

• Funding Freezes 'Commonplace,' Feds Tell DC Judge
• Trump's Funding Moves Create Heartburn For Energy Cos.
• Trump Ties DOT Funds To Immigration And Other Dictates
• Top Bribe-Taker In NYC Housing Corruption Bust Gets 4 Years
• 9th Circ. Affirms Aerospace Co. Code Meets Fair Use Standard
• India Gets Reprieve In $112M Telecom Award Suit
• Texas Justices Won't Shut Down Court Reporter's AI Case
• Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case
• After High Court, SuperValu's $123M FCA Case Heads To Trial
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards
• Trump Funding Freeze Blocked As Court Doubts Reversal
• CMS Fine To Limit $41M Deal Talks To Lowest-Priced Bidders
• Sheriffs Raise Concern About New FCC Prison Phone Caps
• NOAA Not Liable For Unordered Items, Judge Says
• Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• FAR Update Harmonizes Suspension And Debarment Rules
• Gov't Urges High Court To OK 2nd 'Buffalo Billion' Trial
• Pa. Pot Panels Not 'Arbitrary' In Assigning Different Scores
• Food Co. Pays $950K To Settle Claims Over Ineligible Bidding
• 4th Circ. Mulls If Tossing No-Poach Suit Rewards Bad Behavior
• Gov't Contractors Want More Clarity On Trump Orders
• Lab Co-Owner Gets 9 Years For $369M COVID Testing Scheme
• EPA Can't Invoke Immunity In Flint Water Crisis Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ax Of Patent Atty's Allergan FCA Fight
• 4 Questions About Trump's Federal Worker Resignation Policy
• The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2024
• Politicized OIGs Could Target Federal Employees, Contractors
• 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates
• India Asks High Court To Nix $1.3B Telecom Award
• White House Rescinds Trump's Spending Freeze
• Trump Tells Federal Workers They're Welcome To Resign
• Boeing Supplier Seeks $583K Fees In Texas Biz Records Suit
• 4th Circ. Raises Questions Over Health Data Access Order
• Trump Wants 'Iron Dome' Missile Defense System For US
• Nestle Plant Can Switch Power Providers, Ga. Justices Rule
• 'Right To Hug' Case In Michigan Draws ACLU Support
• Biz Groups Seek To Defend Embattled DOT Diversity Program
• Senate Confirms Sean Duffy As DOT Secretary
• Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's 2024 Year In Review
• Judge Temporarily Halts Trump's Funding Freeze
• DOD Raises Propulsion Program Contract Ceiling To $3.5B
• 4 Employment Law Areas Set To Change Under Trump
• Feds May Trim $2B In Leases Over Trump's Term, Trepp Says
• Judge Grants Bid For Docs, Code In EPassport Fight
• VA To Nix $6.1M In Contracts Under Trump's DEI Order
• General Atomics Asks Musk Team To Reform Arms Acquisitions
• Contractor Seeks DC Circ. Approval Of $200M Arbitral Award
• The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024
• 'Key Personnel' Defense Is Trending In GAO Bid Protests
• Companies Risk White House Wrath By Keeping DEI Programs
• DOL Ends All Contractor Bias Probes Following Trump Order
• Pfizer To Pay $59M Over Unit's Migraine Drug Kickbacks
• Boeing Takes $1.7B Hit On Fixed-Price Defense Deals
• Protest Over '11th Hour' VA Bid Change Too Late, GAO Says
• 5th Circ. Upholds Tossing Medicare Rate Policy Challenge
• GSA Taps Ex-BlackRock Atty As New GC
• Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
• Limits On Biden's Contracting Power Could Also Hinder Trump
• 4th Circ. Reads Kickback Law Broadly In Loss For Big Pharma
• Fox Raises Specter Of Corruption In LA's Smartmatic Contract
• DOD Watchdog Finds Audits Didn't Follow Required Standards
• GAO Says DOD Should Improve Modular Open Systems Use
• Ex-Police Chief Defamed Protester With Gang Claim, Suit Says
• Home Health Agency Operator Gets 12 Years For $100M Fraud
• FTC Chair's 1st Act: Ending 'Scourge' Of DEI
• Senate Energy Committee Greenlights Energy, Interior Picks
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs Apprentice Work Regulations
• Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 'Unicorn Prosecution' Could Upend Legal Practice, Court Told
• Vanda Loses Takings Clause Arguments In Trade Secret Fight
• GAO Says Army Corps Reasonably Rejected Contractor's Bid
• $1.3B India Telecom Award Can't Be Enforced, Justices Told
• Ga. Tech Says Gov't Hasn't Shown Cybersecurity False Claims
• Sotomayor Halts 2nd Circ. Ruling In Landmark Graft Case
• Feds Trim Spine-Implant Kickback Case Ahead Of Trial
• 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
• Connell Foley Fights DQ Bid In Investment Firm's Bias Suit
• Judge Knocks Biden Order Supporting Union Contractors
• Trump Defangs Labor Dept.'s Contractor Bias Watchdog
• What Gov't Contractors Must Know About Trump Exec Actions
• Navy, Tetra Tech Strike $97M Deal Over Navy Cleanup Work
• Colo. City Blocking Fiber Co. For Own Benefit, Suit Says
• Trump Installs New Prisons Chief, Revives Private Facilities
• CNN Inks Post-Verdict Deal In Contractor's Defamation Suit
• Water Main Co. Will Pay $1M After Connecticut Fish Kill
• 3 Noteworthy Effects Of The 2025 NDAA
• Victors In Landmark Graft Case Want 2nd Top Court Review
• FTC Privacy Enforcement Takeaways From 2024
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Trump, Musk Sued By Nonprofits Over DOGE Transparency
• Unified Care Services To Pay $18M To Settle PPP Case
• Bayer, J&J Minimized Drug Reaction Data, 3rd Circ. Told
• Contractor Asks Justices To Ax Iraqi Immunity In $120M Suit
• Tennessee, BlackRock Settle Suit Over ESG Goals
• Ga. Judge Shoots Down Bias Deal Between Feds, Fire Dept.
• Ex-Conn. State Employee Accused In $1.9M Medicaid Scam
• Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
• Ga. Law Firm Beats DQ Bid In FCA Suit Against Tool Co.
• Public Corruption Enforcement In 2024 Has Clues For 2025
• Anticipating How GAO Pleading Standards May Shift
• Recalled Ex-Oakland Mayor Indicted On Bribery Charges
• No 'Half Measures' On Tort Reform In 2025, Ga. Gov Pledges
• New Proposal For Controlled Information Not Entirely Realistic
• Teradyne Tells 9th Circ. Jury Should Weigh Copyright Row
• L3Harris CEO Urges Musk, Ramaswamy To Limit Bid Protests
• Biden Makes Final Push To Fortify US Cybersecurity Posture
• Fed. Circ. Calls Newman's Constitutional Challenge 'Meritless'
• Trump's HUD Pick Opposes Telework, Backs Opportunity Zones
• Trump's DOT Pick Says Air Safety, New Tech Big Priorities
• How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark
• Trump EPA Pick Faces Climate Questions, Dodges Details
• 9th Circ. Affirms $23.2M Judgment In ICE Detainee Wage Trial
• Interior Nom Stresses Need For More Fossil Fuels
• Madigan Racketeering Case Will Go To Jury
• 5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024
• 'Nothing To Fear' For DOJ Attys With Bondi, Ex-Colleague Says
• Enviro Org. Drops Fight Over DOE's $1.1B Diablo Canyon Award
• US-China Deal Considerations Amid Cross-Border Uncertainty
• Defense Fights Privilege Waiver In $250M COVID Fraud Case
• Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Fla. Ex-Rep Can't Get Feds' Evidence In Foreign Agent Case
• Energy Secretary Nominee Emphasizes Production At Hearing
• DOJ Reports $2.9B Haul Under FCA, Largest In 3 Years
• Shipbuilder Inks $1M FCA Deal To End Worker Eligibility Row
• GAO Backs Protest Over Air Force's Use Of Contracting Model
• How 2025 NDAA May Affect DOD Procurement Protests
• Retired Admiral's Bribery Trial Postponed To May
• Booz Allen Must Pay For Harm Of Tax Info Leaks, Court Told
• No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
• Trump's AG Pick Tries To Assure Congress On Independence
• Justices Told 'Copyrightability' Issues Must Be Left To Judges
• DOJ Says Software Co.'s $12.7M Copyright Win Is Sufficient
• FAR Council Wants Uniform View Of Controlled Information
• OIG Wants Corps' Overruns, Delays To Inform Future Projects
• Wynne Transportation Can Tap Some Of $6M DIP In Ch. 11
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
• MIT Bio Lab Can't Use Anti-SLAPP To Duck Defamation Suit
• On Cross, Madigan Says He Merely Helped Job-Seekers
• Judge Spikes Challenge To Ga. Utility Commish Elections
• Lincare Pays $1.15M To End Wash. Medicaid Fraud Probe
• Fla. Court OKs $6B Settlement Data Release In 3M's UK Case
• Justices Won't Review 11th Circ.'s Cancer Cluster Decision
• FHWA Ends 'Buy America' Waiver For Manufactured Products
• NJ Groups Sue To Revoke Offshore Wind Farm Approvals
• Ga. Waste Authority Sues To Block County's Audit Attempt
• Army Can Sole-Source $990M 'Critical Support' Deal
• What To Expect From Federal Cybersecurity Policy In 2025
• Republican Trifecta Amplifies Risks For Cos. In 3 Key Areas
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Certification, Lateness, SBA Eligibility
• Wynne Transportation Files Ch. 11 After $32M Arbitration Loss
• Justices Won't Hear Farm's Bid To Retake Denver Airport Land
• Justices Won't Review Biden's Contractor Wage Hike
• 4 Lessons For Contractors From The Bitmanagement Saga
• CACI Denied New Trial Over Abu Ghraib Torture
• Tech Co., Feds Seek Wins In Commercial Item Preference Row
• FAR Council Pulls Proposed GHG Emissions Disclosure Rule
• 9th Circ. Affirms Hearing Aid Co.'s Win Over Investor Suit
• NJ Mayor Cops To Using Town Employees to Run Private Biz
• 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
• Other Bidders Can Intervene In Army Contract Protest
• Asphalt Exec Latest To Plead Guilty In Bid-Rigging Scheme
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
• DOD Says Chinese Military Co. Listing For Lidar Firm Is Legit
• NASA Awards Calif. Co. $1.1B Engineering Support Contract
• Mich. City Fights Pot Co.'s Bid To Stop Adult Use Licensing
• Whistleblower Attys Get $8.7M In Academy Mortgage FCA Suit
• Sierra Nevada Corp. Conversion Can't Derail $991M Army Bid
• Bankrupt Ligado Sues Over $1.7B Cooperation Deal Breach
• GAO Backs DHS Picking Low Bidder For $107M Support Deal
• The OIG Report: Preparing For Oversight In 2025
• ExamSoft Wants Bar Taker's $2M Software Crash Suit Canned
• Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Feds Defend FCA Whistleblower Constitutionality At 11th Circ.
• Conn. AG, Feds Reach 3rd Dentist Kickback Settlement
• Trade Orgs. Fight DOL's Bid To Ax Prevailing Wage Rule Suit
• DOJ Revamps Process For Federal Real Estate Deals
• Most Recent Detainees In ICE Custody Lack Criminal Record
• Aviation Watch: How Court Nixed Boeing Plea Deal Over DEI
• FAR Council Withdraws Proposed Contractor Pay Equity Rule
• Quinn Emanuel Says NAFTA Case Irrelevant In DQ Bid
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Software Co.'s Bid For $86M From Navy
• GAO Calls Navy's Construction Deal Conditions 'Reasonable'
• Trump Selects Long Island Judge For EDNY's Top Prosecutor
• Athira Inks $4M FCA Deal Over Ex-CEO's Research Fraud
• $182M Army Corps Deal Protest Tripped Up By Employee Exit
• Boeing, DOJ Given More Time To Rework 737 Max Plea Deal
• DOD Adds WeChat Owner, CATL To Chinese Military Co. List
• How New Fraud Enforcement Tool Affects Gov't Contractors
• Impossible Registration Requirement Protest Ruled Untimely
• Space Biz Accused Of Gov't Satellite Contract Bait-And-Switch
• Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
• Boeing, DOJ Say No Agreement Yet For Revised 737 Max Plea
• Vizgen Loses Antitrust Claims Against 10x In Biotech IP Fight
• Hospital Org Inks $135M Deal To End Ex-CFO's Fraud Claims
• Fla. Gov't Contractor Agrees To Pay $1M Over Rigging Bids
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive Bias Suit Over SBA Small Biz Program
• Booz Allen To Pay $15.8M To Settle False Claims Case
• Ex-Mich. Public Defender Fined For Revealing Client's 'Secret'
• IT Firm Loses Effort To Make GSA Add Evidence In Bid Protest
• Issa Again Selected To Lead House IP Subcommittee
• Citi Unit Fined Over Analysts Who Didn't Take FINRA Exam
• DC US Atty Matthew Graves Stepping Down Jan. 16
• Hogan Lovells Gets $1.25M Afghanistan Award OK'd
• Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• GAO Rejects Telecom Co.'s Protest Of DOD Contract Denial
• Feds Ink $1B Supply Deal With Constellation Nuke Plants
• Trump Transition Underway At Key Environmental Agencies
• An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
• The Hottest Topics Appellate Attys Are Tracking In 2025
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