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Government Contracts - May, 2018

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• Missile Defense Made Mixed Progress In 2017, GAO Says
• Doc's CMS Miscoding Suit Can't Be Heard, Judge Laments
• UnitedHealth Can't Get Insurance Bid Info, Pa. Court Says
• Feds To Depose 12 New Docs In FCA Case Over Hep B Tests
• BigLaw Blogs In A Post-GDPR Marketing Universe
• Pa. Pharmacy Owners Ink $3.2M False Billing Settlement
• HHS Medicare Drug Reimbursement Cap Illegal, Suit Says
• 17 AGs Blast HHS Rollback Of Nursing Home Protections
• Insurers Must Face Coverage Suit Over DOJ Response
• GAO Protest Delays Air Force Helicopter Contract Award
• Kaspersky Software Ban Within US Rights, DC Judge Says
• Court Can't Hear Challenge To GAO Unredacted Bid Protest
• Lifeline 'Flaw' Could Hurt Online Enrollment, FCC Told
• Lessons From Panasonic FCPA, Accounting Fraud Settlement
• Arnold & Porter Scores FCA Attys For Gov't Contracts
• Suits Show Conflict Even At BigLaw's Best Places For Women
• Reform Or Retreat? UK Firms Eye Next Steps On Pay Data
• How Women Are Changing The Law Firms They Lead
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Humana Fights To Keep $45B Tricare Deal's Info Secret
• Jailed Ex-Lobbyist Won't Testify At 'Buffalo Billion' Trial
• NASA Told To Improve Process For Reimbursable Agreements
• GAO Says Army Used Unfair Criteria For Vessel Services Deal
• FCC Says Senator Can Join Mobility Fund Challenge Process
• Ex-Colonel, Gov't Contractor Get 5 Years For Bribery Plot
• Marine Services Co. Reaches $20M Deal In Navy FCA Suit
• NJ Arsenal Worker Cops To Gov't Contracts Bribery Scheme
• Medical Supplier Pays Feds $1.9M To End FCA Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Abilify Whistleblowers' FCA Claims
• The 2018 Law360 Glass Ceiling Report
• Takeaways From Senate 'Buy American' School Lunch Bill
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report, By The Numbers
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• What Does Gender Parity In The Legal Industry Look Like?
• Law360's Pro Say: Why Are All The Partners Still Men?
• How We Got Here: A Look Back At Trailblazing Women In Law
• GAO Calls Sikorsky's IP Row With Air Force 'Purely Academic'
• Navy Cloud Computing Work Outside Contract Scope: GAO
• 21st Century Oncology Escapes Contract Fraud Claims
• NY Atty Convicted Of Obstructing Grand Jury To Aid Client
• DCAA Will Soon Eliminate Years-Old Audit Backlog
• Insurers Use Calif. Fraud Law Against Health Providers
• EU To Pump €500M Into Defense Tech Development
• No Bonus For Consultancy That Kept Detroit's Art Out Of Ch. 9
• CEO Convicted Of Lying To SEC About Gov't Contracts
• Border Wall Contractor Nabs $18.7M Texas Highway Project
• Judge Confirms Cardno's $15M Award Over Deal Gone Bad
• Some Contention Remains As House Panel OKs Defense Bill
• India Wants $3.8B From Reliance, Shell Unit In Royalty Row
• Senate Sends $55B VA Reform Bill To Trump
• Pfizer Pays $24M To End Medicare Copay Kickback Claims
• DOJ 'Vindictiveness' May Explain FCA Bid: Podiatry Chain
• BigLaw Feels The Heat In FARA Enforcement Push
• As Foreign Agent Disclosure Soars, Reform Efforts Bog Down
• Foreign Lobbyists Step Into Light After Manafort Downfall
• Akin Gump Partner To Testify At Manafort Trial
• Ex-Lab, Marketing Execs On Hook For Over $111M In FCA Case
• Watchdog Gives NASA Cybersecurity Center A Failing Grade
• Gov't Auction Bidders Are Public Record, NJ Justices Rule
• Atty's FCA Suit Over Alleged Chinese Steel Pipe Scam Tossed
• White House Criticizes Parts Of $717B Defense Bill
• SC Intends To Sue Feds Over Nix Of Plutonium Project
• Atty Conflict Sends NJ Tax Break Dispute Back To Court
• Firm Gets $3.2M For Work On Woman's Deceased Inmate Case
• UPenn Health Care Group Accused Of Overbilling State $9M
• Norton Rose Loses 14 Health, Life Sci Attys To Reed Smith
• Cherokees Slam Drug Cos.' Bid To Pause Opioid Suit
• Oakland Pol's Son Took Bribes For Public Contracts, Jury Told
• FCC Dismissed Claim Securus Peddled User Data, Atty Says
• Amazon Touts Face-Recognition Tool To Gov't, ACLU Says
• Defense Industrial Base Faces Significant Risks, DOD Says
• Small Biz Won Record $105.7B In Gov't Contracts In 2017
• VA Can't Nix Bias Suit By Ex-Chaplain With Asperger's
• Airbus Drops Fight Over $3.7B Chopper Deal, Poland Says
• Sanofi Must Divulge Docs In FCA Fight Over Cancer Drug
• Pa. Firms Facing Incinerator Project Suit Blame Contractor
• Kingdomware Doesn't Apply To Non-VA Contracts, GAO Says
• Contractor Registration Bill Passes NJ Labor Committee
• CPSC Steps Up Action On Safe Product Packaging Standards
• 1st Circ. Says Food Stamp-Fraud Proof Burden Is On Grocer
• Greece Says €40M Award In Contract Row Subject To DC Law
• GAO Says Co. Related To Bidder Can't Protest $1.4B Contract
• 9th Circ. Revives Office Depot's Coverage Battle With AIG
• High Court To Hear Fees Dispute In Social Security Cases
• Greenberg Traurig Hires Lobbying Group, Capitol Hill Vet
• Health Care Co. Seeks Whistleblower Sanctions In FCA Suit
• Justices Turn Away Solvay FCA Off-Label Marketing Case
• Introducing The Legal Industry To Millennial Business Owners
• 4 Considerations For Gov't Contractor Carveout Deals
• UnitedHealth Asks Del. High Court To Nix Investor Books Win
• Construction Exec Cops Plea Before 'Buffalo Billion' Trial
• Tribe Sues HHS Over Alleged Contract Underpayment
• USAID's $9.5B Health Supply Contract Scrutinized By Panel
• VA Finalizes $10B Cerner Electronic Health Records Deal
• Lennar Wants $970M CalPERS Fraud Suit In Bankruptcy Court
• Drone Maker Hushed Up Bomb-Laden Flight: Whistleblower
• Duke Wants Sanctions Over FCA Whistleblower's Convos
• ​GAO Clarifies Rules For Conflict Of Interest Waiver Protests
• DC Metro To Investigate Concrete Used On $1.8B Rail Project
• Immigration Standoff Threatens Farm Bill Passage In House
• Leidos Deal To Support Army Corps In IT Could Total $239M
• L3 Nets $392M Night-Vision Goggle Contract With DOD
• Tribal College Dodges FCA Suit After 9th Circ. Revival
• St. Roch Market Biz Fights New Orleans Over TM Use
• A Chat With Perkins Practice Management Chief Toby Brown
• NASA Must Redo $112M Services Contract, Watchdog Says
• New Medical Marijuana Challenges For Pa. Employers
• Oakland Lacked Evidence For Coal Shipping Ban, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Probes Calif. FCA In Office Depot Row With AIG
• Pentagon Says Cloud Services Best Left To One Company
• Ex-Blackwater Guard Seeks Evidence Nix In Murder Retrial
• Sens. Hear Case For $7.5B Bill To Counter China's Influence
• FCA Questions That High Court May Address Next Term
• Enviros Sue BLM Over Drilling Leases' Impact On Climate
• Why Won't Judicial Nominees Affirm Brown V. Board Of Ed?
• The Lawyers' Guide To Cloud Computing
• Calif., Enviros Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Border Wall Suit
• DHS Releases New 5-Point Plan For Fighting Cyber Threats
• Dell To Pay $3M To End DOL Pay Discrimination Claims
• NASA Supplier Can't Immediately Enforce $3.1M Judgment
• US Seeks To Sink Challenge To Trump's '2-For-1' Order
• VA Parking Lot Contractor Pleads Guilty To $13M Fraud
• Compliance Lessons From An Arms Export Enforcement Case
• 9th Circ. Set To Weigh Fraud Coverage In Office Depot Row
• Ending Forced Arbitration In Workplace Discrimination Cases
• Security Co. Can't Escape EEOC's Race Bias Class Action
• Top Senate Dem Wants Info On Cohen-Novartis Dealings
• Merlin Nabs $200M In DHS, VA Technology Contracts
• Texas Doc Charged With Faking Diagnoses In $240M Scheme
• Colorado Residents Sue Makers Of 'Toxic' Firefighting Foam
• BAE Nets ‎£2.4B In British Submarine Work
• Recovering Lawyers' Lost Position Of Independence
• FCPA Settlement Shows Gov't Going After All Sides
• Contractor Says Feds Owe $2M For Dock Repairs
• Insurers Try To Nix Coverage For $11.7M FCA Deal
• Former CIA Contractor Cops To Taking Classified Info
• Exec Admits To Lying About Job For Ex-Cuomo Aide's Wife
• GAO Denies Protests Over $1.7B Air Force Repair Deal
• Indefinite DOD Deals Often Minimize Competition, GAO Says
• OptumRx Loses $6B NJ Contract For Flouting Financial Terms
• Pa. Judge Defends $2M Airport Construction Contract Award
• Ex-Nurse Gets 6 Years For Hiring Phony Therapists
• Treasury Mulling Intermediate Sales Quandary On TCJA
• 'Hack Your State Department' Bill Clears House Panel
• Texas Town's Housing Chief Gets 37 Months Over Bid-Rigging
• Cherokee Nation Drops Suit Against Feds Seeking FCA Action
• Long-Running FCA Suit Against Wells Fargo Tossed
• Attys Who Sued Hastert In FCA Row Spared Sanctions
• Charity Workers Denied Atty Fees In Deion Sanders FCA Row
• Trump's Military Parade Stays In $717B House Defense Bill
• Contractor Sued Over Employee Stock Deal Led By Now-Felon
• Sheldon Silver, Feds Make Final Case To Jury In 2nd Graft Trial
• JPMorgan Can't Escape DOL's Pay Bias Suit
• 8 Reasons To Take A Fresh Look At Your Law Office Lease
• A General Counsel's Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• TechFreedom Adds Space Law Expert As GC
• Vet Cops To Fraud In $8M Deal To Construct Facility At AFB
• NASA Supplier Says Rival Is Shirking $3.1M Judgment
• Neb. Tribes Sue Pharma Cos. Over 'Havoc' From Opioid Crisis
• Pai Prods Alaska Telecom Not To Shirk Rural Service Duty
• How GSA Is Dealing With Breach Of Gov't Contractor Database
• Jazz Pharmaceuticals To Pay $57M To End DOJ Inquiry
• Holland & Knight Adds White Collar Atty From Foley & Lardner
• $32M In Equipment Vanished From Calif. Navy Site: Probe
• F-35 Deliveries Resume After Repair Spat Resolved
• Ex-Navy Contractor Gets 7 Years For $2.8M Bribery Scheme
• Securus Urges FCC To Use Discretion In Robocall Blocking
• RxStrategies Says CVS, Rival Swiping Its Customers
• 3 Construction Cases To Watch
• 'Evidentiary Incontinence' Bothers Judge In FCA-Firing Retrial
• NASA Properly Marked Bidder On $190M Contract, GAO Says
• Drug Cos. Can Add Support To Pause Cherokee Opioid Suit
• Feds Say Tribe Can't Revive Forest Mismanagement Claims
• Nooksack Faction Questions Legitimacy Of Council Election
• No Kickback Sanctions For Ostomy Samples, Watchdog Says
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $133M Award For Razed Dallas Terminal
• Kosovo Beats €380M Claim Over Postal Authority Bidding Row
• Judging A Book: Berzon Reviews 'We The Corporations'
• Wash. Seeks To Reverse Tribe's Win In Landslide Liability Row
• Orbital Told To Disclose Witness Reports In Stock-Drop Suit
• Securus Paid Kickbacks To Mass. Sheriff's Office, Suit Says
• Diabetic Care RX Case Is A Warning Sign For Private Equity
• What ABA's Position On Harassment Means For Employers
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• 2nd Circ. Told West Point Rape Case Is Contract Dispute
• Law Firm Chases Finder's Fee On $16M Whistleblower Award
• DOD Pushing Ahead With $48B Vehicle Despite Red Flags
• House Previews $717B Defense Bill For 2019
• 7th Circ. Axes Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Shareholder Suit
• Practical Considerations For Litigating Proportionality
• Fla. Justices OK Vendor's Role In Red Light Camera Program
• Ex-Mass. Lawmaker Accused Of Corruption Can Keep Atty​​​​​​​
• Contractor Seeks $5.2M From DHS For Alleged Retaliation
• Watchdog Says DOE Overstepped Spending Authority
• Orbital Says Fund's Doc Request Ignores 'Common Sense'
• USDA Contractor Loses Fight For Extra Costs At Fed. Circ.
• Nigerian Oil Co. Wants Time To Get Docs In $1.8B Award Row
• What To Know About NIST's Bayh-Dole Act Updates
• Supporting Nontraditional Data Types In E-Discovery
• Court Backs Protest Over Army Nursing Services Contract
• Enforcement Bid Of $112M Award Against Ukraine Paused
• Public Entity Can Ax Deal To Save Cash, Mass. Justices Say
• Ghana Asks DC Circ. To Undo $13.7M Award To Energy Co.
• Brown Rudnick Snags Litigation Partner From Manatt Phelps
• Construction Co. To Pay $1.5M To End Wage Suit, NJ AG Says
• Pa. Pay-To-Play Schemes Get Biz Consultant 18-Month Term
• 5 Takeaways As DOJ Investigative Powers Get Challenged
• PharMerica Beats Final Claims In 2007 Kickback Lawsuit
• Tribe Sues Feds For $94M Over Health Contract Support Costs
• Hanover Says JV Owes It For Army Corps Project Losses
• Tech Group Urges More Transparency On DOD Cloud Deal
• KBR To Help Build Landmark Chemical Plant In Saudi Arabia
• Lockheed Awarded $1.4B To Sustain F-35 Fighter Jets