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Government Contracts - December, 2014

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• General Dynamics Wins $100M Saudi Tank Upgrade Deal
• Trustees Vote For Bankruptcy In Dismantling NJ Water Agency
• Air Force Possibly Bilked On Jet Engine Repairs: Watchdog
• Contractor Gets 6 Months For Selling Subpar F-15 Wing Pins
• J&J Penalties Help US Atty's Office Pull In $2.3B In FY 2014
• US Creates Oversight Program For Iraq-Syria Mission
• Elbit Lands $106M Brazilian Navy Aircraft Contract
• Raytheon Nabs $490M USAF Contract For Aircraft Missiles
• Judge Axes Philly Airport Advertising Rules
• Pa. Hospital Will Pay $650K To Settle Gov't Fraud Claims
• Fighting FCA Retaliation Claims Against Corporate Execs
• Md. Pay-To-Play Law: Increased Scrutiny For Gov't Contracts
• DOJ Intervenes In FCA Suits Accusing Omnicare Of Kickbacks
• Lockheed Settles FCA Overbilling Claims For $27.5M
• Huntington Ingalls Names New Legal Leaders As GC Steps Out
• Navy Spends $500M On 4th Carrier From Gen. Dynamics Unit
• Oracle Gets 2nd Chance To Argue Oregon Waived Immunity
• Whistleblower Wants Army Corps Contractor Docs In FCA Row
• Fla. Nursing Home's Bold Ch. 11 Play Stays Unresolved
• Defense Contractor Dodges FCA Suit After Feds Take A Pass
• DOD, State Approve $3B In Iraq Abrams, Humvee Deals
• Bid Protests Based On Fraud Allegations May Be Increasing
• The State Of Technology-Assisted Review In 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• DOD's Radar And Rocket Buys May Overlap, GAO Says
• Fla. Doctors Near FCA Win After Whistleblower Goes MIA
• 1st Circ. Colorfully Affirms Military Supply Row Verdict
• Texas High Court Denies Rehearing In Port Contract Dispute
• Raytheon Wins $2.4B Qatar Patriot Missile Contract
• Navy Splits $194M Medical Services Contract Among 6 Firms
• Medicare Penalizes Hospitals With High Patient Harm Rates
• Good Luck Guessing With The Gov't On Gainsharing
• High Court Pressed To Send Asbestos Suit To Fed. Court
• Law Firm Topples FCA Suit Over LSU Hospital Deal
• GAO Sustains CGI Protest Of Navy Systems Contract Awards
• Contracting With Inverted Corporations: The Latest Rules
• NJ Legislature Advances Water Privatization Bill
• Verdict Narrowed Against J-M In FCA Suit Over Shoddy Pipes
• LCRA Settles Power Supply Suits With Texas Cities
• Judge Snubs KBR's 'Old Args' On Privilege In Kickbacks Row
• Ex-NJ Construction Exec Gets Probation In Bid-Rigging
• Government Contracts MVP: Holland & Knight's Bob Tompkins
• Raytheon On The Hunt For New Top Atty After GC Retirement
• Military Solvent Contractor Can't Kick Whistleblower Suit
• Background Checker Breach Risks 50,000 Fed Workers' Info
• Raytheon Snags $344M Air Force Command System Contract
• Mount Sinai Says Whistleblowers Misused Patient Info
• US Takes Heat In Geneva For Food Safety, Procurement Rules
• DOJ Says KBR Bid For $12.5M In Attys' Fees Comes Too Late
• SpaceX Wins $87M To Launch Planet Project Into Space
• Changes In Defense Industry Are Increasing FCPA Risks
• Government Contracts MVP: Wiley Rein's Scott McCaleb
• NASA Dropping Ball On Blanket Purchase Awards, OIG Says
• 8th Circ. Affirms Bayer's FCA Loss But Trims Damages
• PennDOT Corruption Investigation Snares 10
• Fight Over UCLA's $162M Hotel Plan Hits Calif. Appeals Court
• SUNY Agency Strikes $4M Settlement In Medicaid Audit Case
• What Happens When Legal Aid Cuts Stimulate Pro Bono?
• 2nd Circ. Wonders If Argentina Debt-Dodging Is 'Pathological'
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Bilzin's Albert Dotson
• Northrop Grumman Wins $657M Drone Contract
• 2014 Cases That May Change Suspension, Debarment Practice
• Senate Advances Security Clearance Reform Bill
• Former Nonprofit Worker Indicted For Afghanistan Bribery
• DynCorp Hammers Ecuadorians' Surviving Chem-Spray Claims
• Kiewit-Turner, VA To Discuss Reviving $1B Hospital Project
• Senate GOP Names Armed Services Committee Members
• Ex-Employee Accuses Abbott Of Retaliation In FCA Suit
• Government Contracts MVP: Hogan Lovells' Michael Mason
• Lockheed Wins $235M Contract For Navy Missile Launchers
• Verizon Asks High Court To Put Its FCA Case On Hold
• Expect More Of The Same DCAA Problems In 2015
• 2015 May Be 'Year Of The Individual' At DOJ
• Pemex Must Post $593M Bond In Refinery Dispute
• UPS Sends Gov't Shipping Overcharge FCA Suit Packing
• Magistrate Suggests Slashing Attys' Fees In Keiser FCA Suit
• Government Contracts MVP: Mayer Brown's Marcia Madsen
• Navy Drops $420M On Rockwell Collins Aircraft Radios
• New DOD, NASA Rules Address Inverted Cos., Minimum Wage
• Ex-NJ City Water Agency Official Accused Of Kickback Scheme
• $9B Hubble Replacement May Blow Its Budget, GAO Says
• BAE Scores $423M UK Torpedo Upgrade Contract
• DOD Streamlines Reporting, Certification Requirements
• Insights On DOD's Final Counterfeit Parts Rule
• 3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Hiring Appellate Counsel
• Senate Passes $1.1T Spending Bill
• NJ Bill Would Apply False Claims Act Provisions Retroactively
• Armored Truck Contractor Deflects Some Gov't Fraud Claims
• Ex-Louis Berger CEO Pleads Guilty To USAID Contract Fraud
• Gruber Hit With Subpoena Demanding Details On ACA Pay
• Senate Passes Compromise $585B Defense Authorization Bill
• Va. Becomes First State To Sue Trinity Over Guardrails
• DC Circ. Rejects Contractors' Disability Hiring Challenge
• HHS Says Medicare Payment Fight Doesn't Belong in Court
• 4th Circ. Denies N.C. City's Immunity Claim In Airport Row
• Hagel OKs New Navy Combat Ship Replacing Criticized LCS
• Government Contracts MVP: Dickstein's Scott Arnold
• Senate Advances $585B Defense Spending Bill
• House Narrowly Passes $1.1T Spending Bill
• Ex-Siemens Worker Claims Retaliation Over Contract Concerns
• Navy Awards Raytheon $26M For Missile Launch Systems
• Dallas Airmotive Pays $14M To Settle FCPA Claims
• Fed. Circuit Partially Revives HUD Mortgage Prepayment Row
• BAE Unit Nabs $115M US Navy Maintenance Contract Mod
• Aircraft Co. Sues Over Interference In Philippine Copter Deal
• Education Corp. Fails To Flunk Whistleblower FCA Suit
• CMS Databases Increase Qui Tam Risk For Health Providers
• Rheinmetall Unit To Pay $46M In Alleged Greek Arms Bribery
• DOD Contractor's $3M Car-Shipping Row Goes To Arbitration
• KBR Escapes Whistleblower's Iraq Billing Suit
• Scarinci, Trenk Firms Exit Newark Water Agency RICO Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Sikorsky's Win In $80M Overbilling Suit
• HHS Investigations Lead To $5B Windfall For Taxpayers
• Symantec Attacks 'Corporate Greed' Claims In FCA Suit
• House Spending Bill Slots $1.5B For Boeing Attack Jets
• DC Circ. Told Federal Wage Law Must Apply To CityCenterDC
• House Panel Releases $1.1T Federal Funding Bill
• CIA Doled Out $180M In Torture Contracts: Senate Report
• Orbital, ULA Partner For NASA Space Station Cargo Contract
• LA Coliseum Tells Panel Rave-Promoter Contracts Hid Bribes
• Saab Secures Up To $328M In Swedish, French Defense Deals
• Tracking The 'Year Of Action' For Gov't Contractors
• LA MTA Accused Of Blocking Bids By Whistleblowing Co.
• Lockheed Wins $83M Extension On Army Chopper Contract
• Bombardier Shelves Amtrak Bid, Bets On Calif. High-Speed
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft Stettinius' Graham Grady
• Ex-Ohio Official Fined $3.2M, Given 15 Years For Bribery
• NPS Says Contract Tweaks Didn't Harm Grand Canyon Hotelier
• Key FCA Developments For Health Care In 2014
• Justices Snub Whistleblower's Claim On Hospital FCA Deal
• KBR Seeks Toss Of Class Action Alleging Overstated Earnings
• Military Contractor Owes $389M For Food, Water Overcharges
• Boeing Lands $79M Support Contract For Vice Prez's Plane
• 8 Tips For Avoiding FCPA Risks In Foreign Official Travel
• KBR Whistleblower Asks High Court For Docs In FCA Case
• Ex-NJ Deputy Mayor Wants High Court To Overturn Conviction
• DOL Accused Of Ignoring Congress In Job Corps Solicitations
• General Dynamics Wins $44.5M Mod To Submarine Contract
• DHS Technologies To Pay $1.9M To Settle FCA Claims
• MTA Gets $336M To Fix Sandy-Damaged NYC Tunnels
• USDA Liable For Subcontractor's $10M Claims, Fed. Circ. Told
• Senate Confirms Judges To Fed. Claims, Ky. And Pa. Benches
• Texas Justices Snub Plant Operator's Immunity Challenge
• KBR Casts Doubt On Dying Man's Plea Deal As Evidence
• Inside New Proposed FAR Rule On FAPIIS Reporting
• Whistleblower Says Trinity Can't Duck $175M FCA Verdict
• Obama Nominates Ashton Carter As Defense Secretary
• En Banc 9th Circ. To Weigh FCA's Public Knowledge Bar
• Aerospace Cos. ATK, Orbital Get DOJ OK For $5B Merger
• Solicitor Gen. Stalls DOD Release Of Sikorsky Contract Data
• Punish Contractors For Medicare Appeals Backlog, AMA Says
• House Passes $585B Natural Resources-Laden Defense Bill
• Federal Procurement Overhaul Announced By Policy Chief
• HP Slapped With RICO Suit Claiming Mexican Bribery Scheme
• Alston & Bird Sued For Allegedly Bungling $10M IP Suit
• 2nd Circ. Remands Prevailing Wage Suit On NY Court's Advice
• Lockheed Nabs $50M In Latest Patriot Missile Contract
• FaegreBD Can't See All Atty-Client Docs In Malpractice Row
• 7th Circ. Largely Tosses Pharmacy FCA Kickback Suit
• Rite Aid Inks $3M FCA Deal Over Gift Card Kickbacks
• Jailed Navy Fraudster Can't Cry Defamation, Judge Says
• DynCorp Faces FCA Claims Over Kuwait Air Force Contract
• CMS Backs Off $10M Anti-Fraud Awards For Whistleblowers
• New DOL Rule Bars Contractors From LGBT Discrimination
• 5th Circ. Won't Hear Trinity Appeal Of $175M FCA Verdict
• House, Senate Agree To $585B Defense Spending Bill
• FTA To Grant $1B To Mass. Green Line Rail Expansion
• Lockheed Wins $98M Mod Of Israel F-35 Contract
• Ashton Carter Expected To Be Picked As Defense Secretary
• Army Corps Contractor Blasts 'Fishing Expedition' In FCA Suit
• Bipartisan Bill Would Shake Up Medicare Fraud Enforcement
• Boeing Inches Closer To Sending Crew To Int'l Space Station
• Medicaid Subcontractor Rates Not IP, Pa. Justices Told
• Venable Sues Ex-Client Over $300K In Legal Fees
• Raytheon To Build $75M Missile Defense Center In Qatar
• Omnicare, Dr. Reddy's Beat Medicare Insurer's FCA Suit
• GAO Denies Protesters Slice Of $5B Army IT Contract
• Lockheed Adds $138M In US Navy Missile Defense Mods
• Caution: Flaws Of The Attorney-To-Secretary Ratio
• So You Want To Do Business With The Saudi Government
• Cricket To Pay $2.2M To Settle Wiretap Overcharge Claims
• Software Co. Can File New Complaint In DHS Contract Suit
• Accused Pharmacy Servicer Wins Fees In 'Frivolous' FCA Row
• General Dynamics Arm Wins $76M Warhead Contracts
• Companies Can't Turn Blind Eye To Whistleblowers
• Boeing Wins $59M Mod To E-4B 747 Command Post Contract
• 1st Circ. Nixes $30M Baxter FCA Suit Under First-To-File
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• GCs Add 35 Firms To List Of Most Arrogant
• JGB Wants $100M For Subcontractor's Small Biz Fib
• White House OKs $800M Lockheed C-130 Sale To Iraq