Government Contracts Archive » December, 2015

Government Contracts - December, 2015

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• How To Woo In-House Counsel In 2016
• Gov't Contracts Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2016
• Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In 2016
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• Ocwen Subsidiaries Ask Judge To Consolidate FCA Suits
• Ex-Guinea Port Operator Looks To Enforce €38.5M Award In US
• Del. Justices Uphold $195M Award To PharmAthene
• Gov't Must Face Iraq Kidnap Suit Claims, High Court Hears
• Pa. Hospital Reaches $3.1M Deal Tied To Overpayments
• Inmate Call Provider Says Millions At Stake In FCC Stay Bid
• KBR's Bid To Nix Burn Pit Claims Punted Over Discovery
• Medical Supplier Asks Fla. Judge To Rethink FCA Row Ruling
• Fed Court Rejects Refund To Winner Of Halted HUD Contract
• Judge Refuses To Toss Ex-Army Officer's Guilty Plea
• High Court Dives Into The Restraint Of Untainted Assets
• How 2016 NDAA Changes Small Business Gov't Contracting
• Boston Scientific Can't Get Fees From Blank Rome DQ
• Investor Can Keep Pushing For $200M For African Power Plant
• $14.3M Medicare Scheme Isn't Time-Barred, US Says
• Utah Gov. Cleared To End Planned Parenthood Contracts
• Booz Allen's Counterclaims In ERISA Suit Dropped
• Ban On Contractor Campaign Money Still Vital, Justices Told
• Inmate Call Provider Asks FCC For Stay Of Rate Cap Order
• CORRECTED: Addus, Cigna Hit With Home Health Care FCA Suit
• Ex-Steris Worker Backs Out Of Tainted Goods Suit
• KBR Accused Of Ignoring Procedure Rules In Burn Pit MDL
• Dallas Nurses Arrested In $13.4M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Redflex Gets Testimony Blocked In Chicago Bribery Case
• GAO Rules GSA's Facilities Repair Bid Evaluation Was Flawed
• State Dept. Cyber Contract Blocked For 'Significant' Error
• DOL Says Translation Firm Owes $1.5M To Interpreters
• US Gov't News Workers Launch $400M Misclassification Suit
• Lockheed Martin Wins $1.2B Contract For F-35 Parts
• FCA In 2015: 10 Qui Tam Highlights From The Past Year
• Thompson Coburn Blasts Tech Firm's Negligence Claims
• Feds Arrest Two Over Venezuelan Energy Corruption Scheme
• Belize Asks DC Circ. To Nix $4.4M Airport Contractor Award
• DOL Gets First Hearing Of ICE Contractor's Wage Suit
• Whistleblower Sues NY Health Care Center After Firing
• CMS Makes Sweeping Defense Of Uncompensated Care Pay
• Court Slams VA For Ambulance Contract To Unqualified Bidder
• Ohio Cardiologist Gets 20 Years In $29M Insurance Scheme
• Texas Importers To Pay $15M To Settle Duty-Evasion Suit
• Neustar Makes Final Push For FCC Phone Contract
• GAO Upholds Navy Rejection Of Bid Over Exit By Key Worker
• Airline's Contract Suit Against San Diego County Doesn't Fly
• Lockheed Asks Federal Claims Court to Halt $6.7B Contract
• Call-Assist Co. Hit With $12M Fine For Bilking Disability Fund
• Ex-Allentown Finance Director Charged In Bid-Rigging Scheme
• 9th Circ. Says Classified Info Saves Raytheon From FCA Suit
• Problems In DOD Plan To Reduce TINA Regulatory Actions
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Fla. Cancer Care Center Makes $20M Deal In FCA Row
• Slovenia Must Pay Croatia $46M In ICSID Power Plant Row
• Warner Chilcott To Pay $23M To End Calif. Fraud Claims
• Millennium Labs Judge Won't Halt Ch. 11 Plan
• Medicare Contractor Faces Suit Over Chemo Test Coverage
• Texas Justices To Eye Utility Contractor's Immunity Challenge
• HHS Urges Reversal Of Ga.'s $75M Medicaid Refund Win
• Charges In Superfund Fraud Case Not Time-Barred, Feds Say
• Ex-Philly Sheriff Charged In Fraud Scheme
• United Airlines Loses Protest Of JetBlue Dubai Contract
• Senate Passes $1.8T Spending And Tax Extender Package
• The New Business Risk For Employers In The Defense Industry
• 55 Groups OK'd To Join $940M Gov't Settlement With Tribes
• Millennium Labs Wants $1B Bond Posted If Ch. 11 Plan Halted
• Calif. Hospitals Can't Escape Fake Implant Kickback Suit
• Pa. Congressman Denied Grand Jury Docs In Corruption Probe
• Caltrans' ADA Contracting Man Arrested For Bribery
• FCC Eyes Fewer Prison Phone Monopolies, More Video Calls
• House Moves Closer To Passing Broad $1.15T Funding Bill
• Gov't Settles Contractor's Suit Over Bungled Navy Housing
• Whistleblower's FCA Case Too Weak To Revive, 11th Circ. Told
• OMB Urges House to Pass $80B Bill for Military Work, VA
• Ga. Counties Sue 15 Phone Cos. For $50M Missing 911 Fees
• Raytheon Doomed Own Army Radar Contract Bid, GAO Says
• How False Claims Act Abuse Can Lead To Highway Robbery
• Endo Pays $39M To End Whistleblower's Fluoride Tablet Suit
• US Still Mulling Its View Of $43M Greek Contract Dispute
• Doctor Gets More Than 6 Years For $50M Medicare Fraud
• Navy IT Consultant Fights $5M Trade Secrets Theft Judgment
• Home Health Co. Owner Gets 80 Months For $7M Scheme
• NJ Plavix Suit Stayed Pending Supreme Court FCA Ruling
• NJ Justices Won't Rethink Ex-City Atty's Whistleblower Win
• Lenders Ask To Appeal Millennium Ch. 11 Plan To 3rd Circ.
• NASA Subcontractor Fights Arbitration Over Paint Job
• House Buys More Time To Digest $1.15T Spending Bill
• Small Business Contracting May Be Very Different In 2016
• Michigan Insurer Says Tribe's Plan Not Governed By ERISA
• SIGA Strikes PharmAthene Deal, Files Ch. 11 Plan
• Afghan Trucking Co. Seeks Affirmation Of $6.5M Award
• Navy Ducks Shipyard's $3.8M Suit Over Repair Contract Mod
• Lockheed Taking Protest Of $6.7B Army Truck Award To Court
• How The FAST Act Will Benefit Public-Private Partnership
• Russian Nuclear Energy Exec Gets 4 Years For Bribery
• Ill. Couple Get Prison Time For $3M State Grant Scam
• Lockheed Lands $1B Army Contract For Defense Missiles
• HP Moves To Toss Liability Suits In Navy Yard Shooting
• When An Improperly Submitted Proposal Is Still Acceptable
• Ill. Medical Co. Seeks Sanctions In 'Baseless' FCA Suit
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• Dell Units Get $9M Breach Of Contract Suit Dismissed
• Schedule Setbacks Hurting $11B Satellite Program, GAO Says
• Ex-KBR Workers Say FCA Suit Shouldn't Pause For Appeal
• GAO Rejects SAIC Bid For Legal Costs In $71M Contract Spat
• Four Contractors Booted From $3B Boston Transit Project
• Dallas Again Beats FCA Suit Over Affordable Housing
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Chopper Parts FCA Against Woodward
• Inside New FAR Provisions On Reporting Felony, Tax Info
• Approving Interstate Pipelines With Intrastate Benefits
• Iraq Hits BNP Paribas Again Over Oil-For-Food Bribes
• Navy Contractor Can't Pursue Oil Flushing Suit Solo: Court
• Insurer Fights To Keep $2.8M Navy Oil Spill Row Afloat
• Enron Scandal Didn't Nix Nigeria Contract, DC Circ. Told
• Bid Protests Up Slightly In Fiscal Year 2015, GAO Reports
• Creditors Fight SIGA's Bid To Maintain Control Of Ch. 11
• FCC Commish Lists Concerns Over Rural Broadband Auction
• Honeywell Subcontractor Denied Quick Win In Insurance Row
• McCain Asks Pentagon To Audit Lockheed-Boeing JV
• House Sends Stopgap Spending Bill To Obama's Desk
• Whistleblower Wants 2nd Shot At Ungaretti & Harris Case
• Will Changes To Federal Rules Reduce Scope Of Discovery?
• 5 Reasons Law Firms Top In-House Counsel For Local Gov't
• CORRECTED: Court Slams Construction Co., Counsel For 'Frivolous' Claims
• Secular Anti-Abortion Org Can't Avoid Birth Control Mandate
• Analysis Of $219M Bid For Air Force Award Flawed, GAO Says
• NJ Enviro Testing Co. Digs Up $2M To End False Claims Suit
• Senate Passes Stopgap 5-Day Spending Bill
• Contractor's Biased Policies Cost Men Jobs, DOL Suit Says
• Manila Water Seeks $1.6B From Philippines In Contract Row
• FCC Told Online-Only Bidding Notice Doesn't Warrant Fine
• Contractor's $60M Bid Protest Falls Short, GAO Says
• Army Sergeant Sentenced To 2 Years For Afghanistan Bribes
• ManorCare Barred From Making Some Defenses In FCA Case
• Mo. Atty Disbarred After Admitting To Medicaid Fraud
• CMS Queried Over State ACA Exchanges Still Getting Fees
• Mintz Levin Must Spill Docs In Vet-Owned Fraud Case: 1st Circ.
• GAO Says Army Allowed Inadequate Combat Shirt Testing
• The Art Of The Mock
• High Court Set To Determine Scope Of FCA
• Tribe Claims Bias By City In Casino Sewer Service Fight
• DOD Adds $345M To Sikorsky Helicopter Contract
• Lifeline Minimum Standards Will Limit Choice, FCC Told
• US Gov't Says Safeco Must Cover Unpaid Work On Ga. Base
• Former Top Lawyer At DOD, CIA Rejoins WilmerHale
• Ore. Takes Immunity Ruling In Oracle IP Suit To 9th Circ.
• Ex-Contractor Wins $20M Case Against La. State Agency
• Shipyard Settles $79M FCA Row Over Bad Coast Guard Hulls
• Army Contractor Drops $937M Award Row To Talk Settlement
• Bon Secours Health Escapes Ex-Employees' FCA Suit
• Ga. Military Contractor, Civilians Sentenced Over Bribery, Theft
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• No Good News For Small Businesses In FedServ GAO Decision
• Worker Fired For Dozing On Job Can't Prove Age Bias In Suit
• GAO Signs Off On Medicare Outpatient Payment Rule
• Calif. Gov'ts Join $1.5B Overcharge Suit Against AT&T, Others
• Ex-Official Says La. Contract Relevant To Chicago Bribe Case
• Ind. AG Asks FCC For Help On Lifeline 911 Fee Fight
• $22M Navy Contract Bidder Deserved Low Score, GAO Says
• $800M Army Research Lab Contract Goes To Fla. Tech Firm
• Doc Defends Drug Dosage In Medicaid Billing Suit At 11th Circ.
• Thompson Coburn Must Face Negligence Suit, Tech Firm Says
• DC Circ. FCA Ruling Is Important Setback For DOJ
• Military Contractor's $10B Barclays Suit Too Late, Judge Rules
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• Justices Again Refuse To Hear Taiwan Residents' Oil Row
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• Ex-Lance Armstrong Agents Deny False Claims On $40M Deal
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• High Court Asked To Save Aircraft Parts FCA Suit
• GAO Rules Against Italian Co. In Navy Contract Protest
• SUFI Can't Add Profit Markup To Fees In Contract Row
• Cherokee Nation Tells FCC To Rethink Okla. Lifeline Map
• Vanguard: A Cautionary Tale For Whistleblowers
• DOJ Warns Judge Against Nixing AseraCare FCA Case
• False Claim Not Apparent To 2nd Circ. In Lipitor Suit
• DOD Probed On Its $150M In Afghan Villas
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• When BIS Export Control Violations Get Personal
• FCA's Bite In Balance As Justices Eye Implied Compliance
• Ex-NJ Political Boss Gets 35 Months For Racketeering Scheme
• State University Not Subject To FCA Liability, 6th Circ. Finds
• KBR Wants 5th Circ. To Nix $108K Kickbacks Judgment
• GAO Rejects Protest Of $20M Aircraft Parts Service Contract
• DynCorp Says It Owes Nothing In C3PO's $6.6M Contract Suit
• Calif. Hostility To Arbitration Deals Decried In High Court
• US Contractors Must Reveal Felony, Tax Info Under New Reg
• Insurer Can't Sue Skanska Over Incomplete Air Base Job
• 3 Takeaways From The DOJ's $3.6B FCA Haul
• KBR, Chamber Tell 5th Circ. Not To Revive Trafficking Suit
• 8th Circ. Upholds Minn. Home Care Worker Unionization Law
• SAIC Ducks Early Loss In $5M Afghanistan Contract Suit
• Tribe Tells DC Circ. To Keep Duluth Out Of Casino Revenues
• 5 Tips To Avoid Spoliation Sanctions
• Beverly Hills School Contractor Sues MTA For Seismic Docs
• Dyncorp Must Arbitrate Worker's Firing Suit, Judge Says
• GAO Says Army Lowballed $50M Lockheed Contract Proposal
• Insurance Law Ignored In LAX Damage Fight, 9th Circ. Told
• Gazprom Says US Owes $15M In Kyrgyz Taxes For Jet Fuel
• DOD Asked To Clarify Contractor Cyberbreach Reporting Rule
• The Unrealized Promise Of Rule 26 Amendments
• Swapping In Civilians At DOD Could Save Billions: Report
• Mortgage Co. Pays $70M To Nix Suit Over FHA-Insured Loans
• Gov't Witness Teased Out Tipsy Adam Skelos' Digits For FBI
• DOD Official Says Budget Limits Could Slow F-35 Production
• No Consent Means No Coverage, TE Connectivity Insurer Says
• URS Ducks False Claims Suit Over NASA Replacement Tires
• BAE Wants Out Of $3.6B Army Contract Overbilling Suit
• What To Expect From HHS Inspector General Next Year
• Ex-NJ Democratic Boss Denied Acquittal In Corruption Case
• NextEra Takes Over 17MW Military Solar Project In Hawaii
• Lockheed Martin Lands $914M Singapore F-16 Contract
• Justices Probe Tribe On Wait To Make Contract Claims
• Sikorsky Lands $950M In DOD Helicopter Contracts
• Contractor Wants 'Half-Baked' $6.5M Arbitration Award Tossed
• Justices Urged To End Calif. Rule On Nixing Arbitration Deals
• $1M Bribery Scheme Gets Ex-Iraq War Contractor 1 Year
• Wisconsin Labs To Pay $8.5M In FCA Settlement
• Contractors Will Stay Behind Bars For $136M Scheme
• Mo. Planned Parenthood Can Temporarily Keep Its License
• House Passes Revised Intelligence Authorization For 2016
• GAO Tosses Protests Over $70M Air Force Tech Contract
• Making The Most Of Document Analytics