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Government Contracts - September, 2013

226 articles

• Watchdog Unseals Critical Report On DOD Mi-17 Overhauls
• DOD To Explore Alternative Structures For Tricare Contract
• NIH Cleared To Fund $128M Anthrax Research Lab In Boston
• Offsets Loom Large As Defense Firms Sell More Abroad
• ITT Can't Escape Raytheon's $14M Army Contract Row
• 3rd Circ. Says Ex-Pa. Sen. Can't Delay Corruption Trial
• Raytheon Wants $100M ATK Missile Suit Back In State Court
• Raytheon Locks Down $243M Navy Missile Contract
• DOD Needs Better Oversight For F-35 Program, OIG Says
• Lockheed Lands $7.8B In Pentagon Contracts For F-35 Jets
• 4 Tips For Navigating Bid Protests Outside The US
• Booz Allen Wins Sanctions Against FMI In USAID Suit
• Military Linguist Contract Row Must Continue, Judge Rules
• UCSF Likely To Beat Billing Claims In Whistleblower Suit
• Lockheed, 11 Others Share $4B Army Contract
• Air Force Base Project Subcontractor Sues For Unpaid Work
• DOD Advances Stronger Contractor Whistleblower Shields
• GAO Says Navy Should Speed Review Of $3.7B Drone Project
• DHS Says Contracts May Be Canceled If Shutdown Occurs
• What Contractors Should Do In The Wake Of Navy Shooting
• Anti-Trafficking Rules Raise Contractor Compliance Concerns
• Reporting For Duty: The Week In DOD Contract Awards
• Boeing Nets $232M In Navy Aircraft Contracts
• OIG Sounds Alarm Over Medicare Ambulance Payments
• Crowell Adds Ex-Hunton Cybersecurity Pro With DHS Chops
• Judge Won't Tweak Ruling In Air Force's Water Contract Feud
• 8 Tips For Agency Debriefings Following Contract Awards
• USPS Botched Reviews Of $210M In Contracts, Audit Says
• Booz Allen's Sanctions Bid In USAID Suit Is 'A Drain,' FMI Says
• Kendall Law Cut From Malpractice Suit Over Rival FCA Case
• Mabus Says 'Unstrategic' Sequester Harms Navy, Contractors
• Aerospace Co. Failed To Disclose Illegal Exports, Suit Says
• Chemed Hospice Units Want Medicare Scam Suit Nixed
• Contractors Won't Be Singled Out In Navy Yard Review: DOD
• The DCAA Wants To Interview You About Fraud
• Don't Forget About Physician Supervision Requirements
• Contractor Wins 2nd Shot At $4M Army Corps Project
• Engineering Firm Wins Cracked Reservoir Row In 11th Circ.
• Employment Pacts No Match For Whistleblower Protections
• Pfizer Unit Wins $60M HHS Contract For Nerve Gas Treatment
• Navy Adds $152M To General Dynamics Submarine Contract
• Diagnostic Co. Settles Whistleblower FCA Suit For $17.5M
• 5 Key Tactics For Defense Cos. Planning A Bid Protest
• Ex-NJ Mayor Looks To Overturn Corruption Conviction
• GAO Sides With DOE On $23B Nuclear Security Contract Row
• US Should Cut Military Contracting By 20%, Panel Says
• Bloomberg Probably A No-Show At CityTime Trial
• DOJ Must Pay Skadden Legal Fees In Hospital Fraud Case
• GAO Frees Navy From IP Fight Over Security Contract
• Miami Sued Over Selection Process For Waterfront Developer
• Worker Cops To Fraud Tied To Fatal Helicopter Crash
• Top 4 Defense Technologies On International Wish Lists
• Lance Armstrong Hasn't Ridden Out FCA Claims, DOJ Says
• Health Providers Sue Over Revoked Medicare Billing Privileges
• Air Force Academy OK'd Improper Contracts, Pentagon Says
• We Need Meaningful Metrics For Suspension And Debarment
• A New Era Of Post-Plea Compliance Obligations
• Ex-FBI Agent To Plead Guilty In Associated Press Leak Case
• Texas E-Filers Seek Class Cert In LexisNexis Fee Suit
• Bipartisan Bill Requires Public Access To Agencies' R&D
• AHA Asks Medicare To Delay Two-Midnight Admission Policy
• DynCorp Lands $122M US Army Logistics Support Contract
• A Snapshot Of The Anti-Bribery Enforcement Landscape
• Shands Case May Have Spawned New Breed Of Whistleblower
• GSA's Reverse Auction Platform May Present Difficulties
• Texas DOT Inks $100M Contract With Xerox
• 5 Potential Pitfalls For Defense Cos. In Emerging Markets
• Defense Info Agency Taking Bids For $427M IT Contract
• Lockheed Nabs $4B Ballistic Missile Defense Contract
• Foley & Lardner Snags Ex-Arent Fox Health Care Head
• Raytheon Dodges $1M FCA Suit Over Exec Bonuses
• Wells Fargo Urges DC Circ. To Halt 'Brazen' FCA Suit
• Fla. Port Official Asks High Court To Hear Bribery Appeal
• Harris Joins Protests of $7B Air Force Netcents Contract
• VA Project Ran Up $13M In Unneeded Costs, Watchdog Says
• 5 Key Strategies To Win A Defense Contract
• OPM Defends Navy Yard Shooter's Security Clearance
• Texas High Court Rejects Contractor Dispute With CPS Energy
• GAO Rejects Symvionics' Protest Against NASA Contract
• Public Disclosures Don't Bar Halliburton FCA Suit, Court Says
• Military Contract Appeals Board Case Shows Risks Of Fraud
• How Lawyers Can Effectively Build A Reputation Online
• 4 Ways To Make Sure Comments On Agency Rules Count
• Navy Security Missteps Highlight Risk In Low-Cost Contracts
• Reporting For Duty: The Week In DOD Contract Awards
• US Pushes To Increase Defense Trade Ties With India
• Hazards Of Billing For Health Care In Clinical Trials
• DHS Acquisition Reform Falls Short, Lawmakers Say
• Raytheon Wins Dismissal Of $30M Missile Contract Suit
• Boeing Winds Down Cargo Aircraft Amid Sequestration Cuts
• HHS Acted Arbitrarily In OK'ing Medicaid Rate Cut: 3rd Circ.
• Kmart Can't Dodge Ex-Pharmacy Worker's FCA Suit
• Fluor Lands $1.5B Contract To Run Petroleum Reserve
• ArmorWorks Blasts Request For Ch. 11 Case Trustee
• DOD To Review Base Security In Wake Of Navy Shooting
• Ex-VA Official Admits $1.2M In Contracting Kickbacks
• 5 Questions For Air Force Debarment Official Rod Grandon
• GAO Says Small-Biz Contracting Rule Is Limited To US
• Feds Charge 7 People In $100M Biodiesel Tax Fraud
• Navy Commander, Contractor Charged In Bribe Scheme
• Expect More Audits From Defense Contract Audit Agency
• DHS Beats Back Archura's Suit Over IT Contract
• Inspectors General See Budget Cuts As Top Challenge
• Sequestration Threatens Nat'l Security, Joint Chiefs Argue
• Masimo Faces Sanctions Bid Over Discovery In FCA Fight
• DC Circ. Looks To Toss Air Force Insourcing Suit
• J-M's Quota System Caused Shoddy Pipes, FCA Plaintiffs Say
• Navy Shooting Puts Spotlight On Contractor Security
• Lawyers Mobilize In Wake Of Navy Yard Shooting
• A Powerful Tool To Effectively Fight Fraud
• Holder Urged To Assist DOD Mi-17 Corruption Probe
• Netherlands To Replace Fighter Fleet With Lockheed F-35s
• 8th Circ. Urged To Revive CMS Bidding Program Dispute
• 11th Circ. Chucks Panama Contract Dispute
• Defense Contractor To Pay $2M To Resolve Overcharge Claims
• Quest Diagnostics Seeks Toss Of Va. Medicaid Fraud Suit
• GSA Adds 2nd Vendor To $1.4B E-Travel Contract
• DOD Urged To Improve Long-Term Program Planning
• DC Beats Bid To Revive Decade-Long Whistleblower Case
• Whistleblowers Want Stay Lifted In Liberty Medical FCA Suit
• Navy Sank $3M Contract Despite Bad Bond Probe, Suit Says
• Contractor Kills 12 In Navy Yard Shooting
• Feds Can't Enforce Discrimination Rules, UPMC Hospitals Say
• Labor Groups Want Say In New NYC Health Plan Solicitation
• Navy Says Sequester Will Hurt Ability To Buy, Deploy Ships
• Ex-Mississippi Mayor Cops To Contract Bribery Charges
• Watchdog Criticizes Waste In $4.7B Afghan Base Construction
• Army Wasted $14M On Carbine Competition, OIG Audit Says
• Fla. Oncologists Pay $3.5M To Settle Medicare Fraud Claims
• New Scrutiny Looms For Defense-Linked Aircraft Exporters
• American Legion Says VA Contract Ruling Runs Afoul Of Law
• Sequester's Impact On Defense: More Than Meets The Eye
• Rainmaker Q&A: Shapiro Lifschitz's Judah Lifschitz
• Navigating Conflicts When Serving 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• US Atty Aims To Intervene In $115M Philly Sheriff Fraud Suit
• Navy Delays $4B Huntington Ingalls Aircraft Carrier Contract
• Coral Gables Claims Land Swap Flouts Zoning Requirements
• AT&T, Sprint Want Whistleblower's Overcharging Suit Tossed
• HHS, Other Agencies Wasted $321M On Duplicative IT: GAO
• DOI May Owe Up To $173M To Rockies Over Pipeline Contract
• GAO Tells Government To Rethink $200M Aircraft Contract
• Whistleblower Wants Cephalon FCA Suit Moved To Pa.
• Fla. Law Barring Contractors With Cuba Ties Given Final Ax
• Gov't Contractor ResCare Settles DOL Anti-Male Bias Claims
• Standardized Past Performance Evals: A Bridge FAR Enough?
• 5 Questions For SBA's Procurement GC John Klein
• Prosecutors Rip Judge's Doc Order In Bollinger FCA Suit
• BNY Mellon Eyed As Custodian For Fla. Funds
• Va. Law Firm Accused Of Botching $500M Contract Dispute
• CMS Is On The Right Track For Telehealth
• L-3 Lands $357M Task Order For Army Reserve IT Support
• GAO Shoots Down Protest Of $35M Missile Defense Contract
• L-3 Unit Counters Ex-Worker's FCA Suit With IP Claims
• Rainmaker Q&A: Orrick's Leah Sanzari
• Contractor Battles For $50M In Liens On NJ Solar Projects
• Raytheon Nabs $136M Navy Contract For Ship Defense Boosts
• Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp Accused Of Va. Medicaid Fraud
• Fighting RACs Over Overpayment Decisions Is Not Easy
• Contractor Wins Defense Coverage In NASA Kickback Probe
• ArmorWorks Creditors Urge Court To Appoint Ch. 11 Trustee
• 8th Circ. Urged To Reopen Stryker FCA Pain Pump Suit
• GAO Sustains Protest Of $244M Courthouse Security Contract
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• NJ Watchdog Finds $300K In Sandy Debris Overcharges
• IRS Agents Raid Pa. Defense Contractor's Facilities
• 3 Execs Get 52 Years For $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Gov't Projected To Have Missed $74M In Audit Savings
• House Committee Chair Links Syria To Sequestration Fight
• US To Spend $44B On Space Launch Activity, GAO Says
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• Deadline Set To Speed Up Blackwater Manslaughter Case
• 5 Questions For GSA Debarment Director Maria Swaby
• When State Corruption Becomes A Federal Crime
• Charter Cruise Co. Beats Canada Over $52M Lodging Contract
• Army Corps Awards Wind Contracts In $7B Renewables Plan
• Conclusory Allegations Won't Cut It Under FCA
• Judge Pares $3M Suit Over Raytheon Aircraft Subcontract
• DOD Must Improve Oversight Of Anti-Corrosion Projects: GAO
• Limited Authority To Restrain The Unitary Executive
• Courts Rein In FCA Suits Over Medicare Billing Mistakes
• DARPA Scientific Reviews Of Contracts Inadequate, OIG Says
• Federal Contractor Group Calls For Bid Protest Reforms
• Goldman Tells 9th Circ. ARS Fight Belongs in Nev. Court
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Whistleblower Says Fraud Role Shouldn't Bar FCA Payout
• Fluor Prevails In Venue Row Over Afghanistan Contracts
• Air Force Must Open Bidding For Food Contracts, GAO Says
• GAO Backs DOD Waiver Of Presidential Helicopter Competition
• Navy's New Carrier Plagued By Cost Overruns, Watchdog Says
• Fla. Clerk Plans To Sue Predecessor's Attys In Bribes Case
• 6th Circ. Vacates Injunction On Mich. Labor Pact Law
• $24B Air Force Tech Contract Hit With 3rd Wave Of Protests
• Chicago's Airport Privatization On Hold After Bidder Drops Out
• Fla. Won't Ban Contracts With Firms Tied To Cuba, Syria
• Whistleblowers Back $19M FCA Penalty Against Nursing Home
• How To Comply With OFCCP's Imposing New Rules
• IG Slams Oversight of $236M For Afghan Health Contracts
• NJ Appeals Court Affirms Merck Win In Sewer Rights Case
• Home Health Exec Gets 10 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Wyle Fights To Reclaim $2B NASA Health Contract
• KBR Shouldn't Get Full $41M For Iraq Contract: Fed. Circ.
• Army Worker's Stake In Cleanup Co. Doesn't Block $12M Award
• Pa. GOP Ducks Consultant's $1M Marketing Contract Suit
• NYC Comptroller Issues 2nd Rejection Of Nissan Taxi Deal
• SAIC Wants More Discovery In Nuke Recycling FCA Case
• Calif. Exchange Sued Over Kaiser Inclusion Amid $4M Fine
• Medicare Fraudsters Want High Court To Review Sentences
• $560M General Dynamics Vehicle Contract Win Draws Protests
• New DOL Affirmative Action Rules May Ensnare Contractors
• EEOC Loses ADA Suit Against Defense Co.
• Developer Sues Baltimore For $50M Over 'Superblock' Project
• SAIC Says Sequester's Hit Has Been Worse Than Expected
• Patient Recruiters Admit To $48M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Texas Inks $5M Deal With Drug Co. Over Medicaid Drug Prices
• 9th Circ. Reverses Class Win In Medicare Reimbursement Row
• CACI Wins Legal Costs In Dismissed Abu Ghraib Torture Suit
• Afghanistan DOD Contractors Must Plan Own Demobilizations
• Mayo Clinic Didn't Fraudulently Bill Medicare, 8th Circ. Rules
• Texas Official Cops To Steering $40M Deal To Bear Stearns
• Northrop Grumman Lands Ex-EADS Exec As Assistant GC
• Sequester Takes Backseat To Syria As Senate Mulls Strikes
• OIG Audit Says Army Misspent $7.5M In Helicopter Contract
• DRS Technologies Scores $455M Army Computing Contract
• HCA Seeks Toss Of 'Serial Relator' FCA Suit
• Bayer Can't Sink Whistleblower's Drug Kickback Claims
• A Broken Promise For Pharma Manufacturers