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Government Contracts - August, 2017

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• PhRMA Joins Fray In Gilead's 9th Circ. FCA Battle
• Fed. Agency Illegally Blocked Mineral Royalty Rule: Judge
• Lockheed's Quick Win Bid In Retaliation Suit Falls Short
• Leak Suspect Asks Judge To Suppress Her Statements To FBI
• Tutoring Co. Head Asks For 2 Years In $33M Kickback Scheme
• Mattis Sends Congress DOD Security Check Transition Plan
• The Psychology Of Hourly Fee Arrangements
• Greece Tells DC Circ. $63M Award Wrongly Turned To Dollars
• Kurdistan Pays UAE Energy Cos. $2.2B To End Contract Row
• Jury Convictions Doom Researcher's Defense in FCA Suit
• Ex-UnitedHealth Unit VP, Fraud Pro Joins Nelson Hardiman
• Golden Gate Bridge Drivers Seek Class Cert. In FasTrak Row
• Hardy Urges DC Court To Enforce Award Against India
• Rep. Asks Navy For Answers On $21M Wasted On Fake Cops
• GSA Watchdog To Probe Management Of Trump Hotel Lease
• AM General Scores $2B Foreign Military Humvee Contract
• Recent Settlements Suggest Off-Label Cases Aren't Extinct
• DOD Unit Lacked Controls For Telecom Deals, Watchdog Says
• Tribe Looks To Resume Case Over Share Of $940M DOI Deal
• Ambac, Mortgage Co. Ripped Off Military Housing, Suit Says
• Greek Industrial Co. Wins $40M From Serbia In Mining Row
• State Dept. Board To Review Afghan Truck Bombing Deaths
• GAO Pro Leaves Arent Fox To Join Saul Ewing In DC
• Russian Oil Co. Denied Quick Win In $112M Award Fight
• Retired Army Colonel Accused Of Haitian Bribe Scheme
• Judge Tosses FCA Suit Alleging $1B In Masked Russian Tech
• Agency Issues Final Rule On Fees For 1st Responder Network
• Israel To Purchase 17 More F-35s Under $1.7B Deal
• Trump Expands Police Access To Surplus Military Gear
• Medical Co. In FCA Case Looks To Dodge Retaliation Claims
• Bangladeshi Court Says Niko's Oil, Gas Deal Is Invalid
• Philadelphia Couple Charged Over Alleged SEPTA Bribes
• Pa. Judge Won't Reverse Whistleblower's Kickback Win
• Escobar's Materiality Standard: Circuit Developments
• Self-Collection In E-Discovery — Risks Vs. Rewards
• FCA Decision Tracker: Continued Interpretations Of Escobar
• Home Health Care Co. Wants US Atty DQ'd From Medicare Suit
• Ex-Judge Gets 4 Years In Social Security Fraud Case
• GAO Axes Builder's Border Wall Dispute For Missed Deadline
• Health Hires: Biopharma GCs, BigLaw Partners, US Prosecutor
• Jacobs Nets $1.1B NASA Engineering Contract
• NYC Pharmacist Charged With Medicaid Fraud
• Ghana Says It's Immune From $13.35M Arbitration Award
• 6 Common Lateral Partner Myths Debunked
• 6 Cybersecurity Questions Gov't Contractors Should Address
• Ex-Home Health Co. Partner Tells 9th Circ. $27M Verdict Fair
• FCA Whistleblower Is Barred From Bringing Suit, Court Told
• Lockheed, Raytheon Get $1.8B To Develop Nuclear Missiles
• 4 Ways Law Firms Can Help Battle Addiction
• McCaskill Wants DOD To Explain Improper Payment Program
• Pa. Justices To Weigh Noneconomic Whistleblower Awards
• Summit Sues Feds For Defunding Clean Energy Project
• Whistleblower Can't Nix Judge From Rolls-Royce FCA Suit
• Tribal Co. Can Keep Atty Fees In $3M Gov't Contract Row
• Recent Trends In Government Contracts M&A
• DOJ Vetoes $2.5M FCA Deal, Ends Up With Much Less
• A Law Firm Guide To Helping Victims Of Human Trafficking
• Huntington Ingalls Lands Contract To Repair USS Fitzgerald
• US, Developer Settle $26M Tax Row Over Ariz. Land Easement
• A Cautionary Tale For Contractors On The Battlefield
• GAO Urges DOD To Step Up Efforts On Foreign Military Sales
• Russian Oil Co. Seeks OK Of $112M Award Against Ukraine
• US Bioservices To Settle Kickback Claims For $13.4M
• 'Open Season' For FCA Plaintiffs In 9th Circ., Gilead Says
• LA Landfill's $3.5M Pollution Deal Is Full Of Holes, Court Says
• Fla. Doc Convicted Of Fraud Gets 1 Year And $3M In Fines
• USDA Biologist Says He Was Discriminated Against As A Man
• Air Force Chooses Boeing, Northrop For $678M ICBM Deals
• Fed. Circ. Says Medicare Settlement Case Correctly Moved
• Feds Net $12M From Eye Surgery Co. In FCA Kickbacks Deal
• UK Court Clears Sale Of Citgo Parent's Oil In Transport Row
• Mining Cos. Slam Soros' Bid To Toss Suit Before NY Court
• Ex-City Manager In Texas Gets Prison For Bribery Scheme
• Can Trump's Infrastructure Order Speed Up Enviro Reviews?
• 4th Circ. Ends Circuit Split On Substitute Asset Freezes
• Diversity In The Legal Profession — A Stubborn Vision
• 11th Circ. Says Medicare Advantage Fight Not Ready For Court
• Why Midsize Firms Run The Gamut On Diversity
• Law Firms Head Back To School For Diversity Guidance
• CliniComp Sues Gov't Over Cerner's VA Contract
• GCs Find New Urgency In Longtime Push For Diversity
• Ex-Och-Ziff Exec Wants Out Of African Bribery Scheme Suit
• Teamsters' Fund Seeks Leading Role In Booz Allen Stock Suit
• Slovakia Shakes Off Claim Over Talc Mining Rights
• Investment Firm Settles SEC Inside Trading Row For $4.8M
• Navy Capt. Pleads Guilty In 'Fat Leonard' Case
• DOE, Contractor Settle After Confidential Info Disclosure
• Contractor Asks Justices To Hear Unskilled Guard FCA Row
• Feds Seek To Toss NM, Calif. Royalty Suit Over Nixed Rule
• Trump Nominates CIA Official To Lead Intelligence IT
• New Salary History Laws Crimp Attorney Hiring Process
• Enron Unit's Fee Bid 'Murky' In $21M Nigeria Award Case
• Calif. High Court Raises Conflict Issues For Public Entities
• How 5 Firms Are Building More Diverse Ranks
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Racial Diversity Stagnating At US Law Firms
• 5 Ways For Contractors To Mitigate A Gov't Shutdown
• Sales Reps, Ex-Firefighter Cop To NJ Prescription Fraud
• Nooksack Officials Ask 9th Circ. To Nix Members' RICO Suit
• Excessive FCA Damages Claim Justifies Fee Award: 6th Circ.
• Par Pharmaceutical Beats FCA Prescription-Switch Claims
• Execs Can Be Subpoenaed In $31M Award Row, Judge Rules
• EPA Superfund Cleanup Order Paused Over CERCLA Violation
• Judge OKs $9M Attys Fees From L3 Investor Settlement
• Contractor Asks DC Circ. Not To Revive $8.5M Award Fight
• Insurer, Accountant Settle Suit Over Botched Grant Oversight
• Ill. County Says Soda Tax No Longer Violates Food Stamp Law
• Protecting The Privacy Of Privileged Internal Investigations
• 5 Tips For A Successful Legal Blog
• OMB Lays Out R&D Priorities For 2019 Agency Spending
• Petrobras Pulls Uruguay Into Arbitration Over Gas Deals
• GAO Denies Jacobs Tech Protest Of $208M Air Force Award
• DC Circ. Urged To Ax Plan To Shut Down Santa Monica Airport
• Manhattan Project Cleanup Contractor Owes $12.7M: 6th Circ.
• Verizon Plans To Build Competitor For AT&T-Led FirstNet
• Authors Of CIA Interrogation Program Settle Torture Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revisit Clean Energy Ruling Favoring Conn.
• Troutman Sanders Must Exit FCA Suit, Says Health Care Co.
• Navy, Contractors Shake Suit Over Puerto Rico Base Killing
• Sanofi Blew Whistle On Mylan's EpiPen Rebate Woes: Feds
• Dems And Trump Remain At Odds On Nominees
• Gov't Asks Fed. Circ. To Unfreeze $2.8B Student Debt Deal
• Judge Quashes 'Fat Leonard' Capt.'s Gin Distilling Dreams
• Navy Contractor Can't Stay $43M Submarine Oxygen Contract
• Ex-US Atty Joins King & Spalding To Start Chicago Office
• NIH Accused Of Wrongly Sole-Sourcing Janitorial Deals
• GAO Won't Rethink Denying Lockheed's $600M Bid Protest
• Judging A Book: Kopf Reviews Posner's 'Federal Judiciary'
• Exxon, Shell Info Bid Stays Mostly Intact In $1.8B Award Row
• Sens. Ask Watchdog To Refer Lifeline Abuses To FCC
• Trump Looks To Speed Infrastructure OKs, Undo Flood Rules
• Calif. Proposed Border Wall Law: Questions For Contractors
• Contractor Seeks High Court Review Of Agency Rule Deference
• DC Circ. Rejects Claim TSA Retaliated Over Patent Suit
• Huntington Ingalls To Pay $9.2M For False Billing Claims
• Whistleblower Says 4th Circ. Should Rehear KBR FCA Dispute
• GAO Tosses Protest Over $514M Observatory Contract
• B&H Foto Will Pay $3.2M To Workers In Race Bias Settlement
• 4 Cases That Could Affect Gov't Contracts For Tech
• No Refuge For DOJ In Chicago Sanctuary City Litigation
• The Use Of Special Masters In Complex Cases
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer
• Fla. Man Gets 4 Years For FEMA Contract Fraud Scheme
• Judge Won't Dismiss FCA Suit Against Alaska Native Co.
• Doctor Can't Escape $550M Social Security Fraud Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Mull FCA Triggers In Pa. Grant Row
• Hill Dems Urge Court To Keep Suit Over Trump Business Ties
• Ex-Execs Sentenced Over 'Fat Leonard' Navy Fraud Scheme
• Contractor Seeks Execs' Testimony To Enforce $31M Award
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: New Demands
• Why UnitedHealthcare's Litigation Against CMS Is Unique
• Grant & Eisenhofer Claims $7M In Fees Owed From FCA Deal
• Deion Sanders Sanctioned For Discovery No-Show In FCA Suit
• Hurdles Make Mercenary Plan For Afghanistan Unlikely
• Mylan Can't Duck Securities Fraud Suit, Investors Say
• Escobar's FCA Test Is Mandatory, Judge Rules
• Health Hires: CMS Officials Move On To BCBS, PatientPing
• Trump Promises Billions For Missile Defense
• Gov't Enters FCA Anti-Dumping Suit Against Furniture Co.
• Chicago Asks Judge To Block DOJ Conditions On Police Grant
• Defense Contractor ADS Settles FCA Suit For $16M
• High Court Ruling Won't Sink Education Co. FCA Suit: Judge
• Office Depot Tells 9th Circ. AIG Owes False Claims Coverage
• Raytheon Beats Ex-Employee's Retaliation Suit
• Escobar Provides New Grounds For Seeking Gov't Discovery
• Cook County Soda Tax May Cost Illinois $87M In USDA Funds
• 9th Circ. Won't Let Medical Staff Intervene In FCA Case
• Philly Bridge Project To See New Bids After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• It's Time To Improve Voir Dire In Federal Court
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Insider Risks
• Court Backs Correction On $2.8B Gov't Debt Collection Deal
• TransDigm Hit With Investor Suit Alleging Price-Gouging
• Pension Investment Fees Are Too High: Pa. Auditor General
• Tribe Snags Early Win In Landslide Liability Dispute
• Enviros Urge DC Judge To Nix Trump's 2-For-1 Order
• Jacobs Wins $4.6B DOD Missile Testing, Operations Award
• DC Circ. And 4th Circ. Strengthen FCA First-To-File Bar
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Balancing Act
• 8 Years Of Health Care Enforcement: Doing Less With More
• San Antonio River Authority Can't Ditch Dam Repair Suit
• New LA Law Would Have Cos. Reveal Trump Border Wall Work
• Upstate NY Developers Say WTC Reversal Dooms Case
• Air Force To Seek $7.3M From Northrop Over Radar Damage
• Trump's Sanctuary City Strategy Faces Tough Test In Chicago
• What Attys Need To Know About Trump's Opioid Policies
• Contractor Billed DOD For Fancy Cars, Excess Pay: Report
• Watchdog Says VHA Improperly Bills For Service Conditions
• Doctor At Heart Of $374M Medicare Fraud Gets 35 Years
• CMS Insider Trading Cooperator Settles Case With SEC
• Ex-Blackwater Guard Seeks Release After DC Circ. Win
• How The IPad Can Be A Litigator's Best Friend
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: CPO Vs. CISO
• SpaceX Tech's Bid To Relaunch $6M Retaliation Suit Fizzles
• Escobar Falsity Test Not Mandatory, Gov't Tells 9th Circ.
• Judge Nudges Along Dispute Over $1.8B Exxon, Shell Award
• Foreign Military Sales Approach Record, Report Says
• SC Sues US For $100M Over Failure To Remove Plutonium
• 9th Circ. Nixes HHS Approval Of Calif. Medicaid Rate Cut
• 9th Circ. Decision Could Be A Bitter Pill For Pharma Cos.
• Delta Starts Construction On $3.4B LaGuardia Terminal
• F-35 Modernization Plan Poses Concurrency Risks, GAO Says
• NRC Plans Fresh Review Of Yucca Mountain License Process
• Venezuela Can't Stay $1.4B Award Without Bond, Judge Says
• House Dems Want Agency Docs On Payments To Trump Org
• Home Lender PHH To Pay Nearly $75M Over Bad Mortgages
• Budgetary Scoring Rules Are To Blame For FBI HQ Setback
• 5 Questions To Ask Before Entering Joint-Representation AFA
• Partisan Tax, Health Bills Still Most Likely Outcome
• Fla. Doctor Gets 6 Years For Using Foreign, Unlicensed Drugs
• Air Force Reaches Deal With Boeing For Presidential Planes
• Texas Dems Want Answers On Border Wall's Enviro Impact
• Government Must Pay $12.5M In Boeing, AATI Drone IP Row
• El Paso Airport Hotels Lose Bid To Nix Competitor's Lease
• 9th Circ. Brings Back Bad Faith Claims Over Tribal Casino
• Army Blocks Use Of Chinese Drones Over Cyber Concerns
• Deals Rumor Mill: Eden Creamery, E-Shang, United Tech
• Gov't Can't Cut Off Money And Expect Work, Fed. Circ. Told
• Greece Unleashes $95M In Construction Cartel Fines
• NJ Law Boosts Bias Protections For Military Personnel, Vets
• Justices Urged To Revive IP Suit Tied To Md. Divorce Case
• Legal Incubators Can Help New Lawyers And Society
• Nonprofit For Blind Tries To Stop VA From Nixing Contract
• Sanctuary City Row Heats Up With Chicago Suit Over Funding
• Molina Healthcare Wins $52M In ACA Risk Corridor Dispute
• Ex-NJ Political Boss Can't Shake Corruption Conviction
• Niger Uses French Court Stay In Bid To Vacate $46M Award
• Secret Service Moves Command Post Out Of Trump Tower
• White House Launches Review Of Armed Drone Export Policy
• Medicare Advantage Groups Push To Keep State Farm Suit
• Ghana Businessman Sues Gov't Over Bid To Recoup $11.6M
• DC Circ. Orders New Murder Trial For Blackwater Guard
• The Growing Circuit Split Over FCA First-To-File Rule
• LA Coliseum Escapes Sanctions For 'Attys' Eyes Only' Gaffe
• Dumped Recycling Co. Sues Houston For Decision Records
• DOD Shakes Up Acquisition To Become More Risk-Tolerant
• Raytheon Escapes 5th Try At $1B Satellite FCA Suit
• Wash., Tribe Each Look For Win In Landslide Liability Suit
• Senate Confirms Flood Of Trump Nominees
• Agency Heads Promise Senate New FBI HQ Plan In 2017
• Senate OKs Trump Pick For Energy Deputy
• Venezuela Asks DC Circ. To Upend $1.2B Award To Crystallex
• Feds Join False Claims Suit Against Ambulance Co.
• FCC Takes Steps To Redistribute Broadband Subsidies
• Wells Fargo Must Pay Telecom Cos. $1.7M In Diverted Funds
• GAO Won't Reconsider Protest Over BLM Helicopter Contract
• Judge Vacates Steel Boss's WTC-Rebuild Conviction
• How To Prioritize Your Law Firm's Crisis Response Plan
• Feds Defend Eye Doc Presentence Report In Medicare Fraud
• DynCorp, Northrop FCA Suit Is Precise Enough, Court Told
• Senate Bill Would Up Internet Of Things Device Security
• 'Fat Leonard' Capt. Seeks Travel Waiver To Sell Gin Recipe
• GSA Chooses 10 Companies For $50B Telecom Services Deal
• Air Force Close To Deal For New Presidential Planes
• DOJ Ramps Up Fight Against Opioid Fraud With 12-Atty Unit
• GAO Move Not Likely To Deter Military Partnerships
• Ex-Gov't Contract Staffer To Face Fraud Suit After FCA Bid Cut
• A Glimpse Into DOJ's New Health Care Enforcement Initiative
• Senate Approves Trump Navy Secretary, Other DOD Picks
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Closing Argument
• Texas Fraudsters Can't Slip $374M Medicare Scam Convictions
• Feds Need Not Subsidize ACA Risk Corridors, Judge Rules
• Lawmakers Slam Ongoing DOD Space Acquisition Issues
• Senate Panel To Work On Short-Term Health Care Fixes
• Ex-Reading Mayor, Consultant Plead Not Guilty To Pay-To-Play
• Energy Cos. Get $14M Costs Award Against Kurdish Gov't
• Escobar FCA Test Optional, Whistleblowers Tell 9th Circ.
• Trinidad, Metal Co. Resolve Dispute Over Fees
• Jury Deems Ex-US Diplomat Liable In Trafficking Suit
• DOD Oversight Of Overseas Resources Still Lax, GAO Says
• Charity Workers Want Out Of Deion Sanders FCA Suit
• 6 Takeaways From Trump Order On Defense Industrial Base
• 5 Questions All AFAs Should Answer Clearly