Government Contracts Archive » March, 2019

Government Contracts - March, 2019

205 articles

• Overturned Rule Blocks Quick Win For DOJ In FCA Case
• Mylan Gets Some Parts Of Investors' EpiPen Suit Trimmed
• NASA Beats Protest Over $447M Space Center Ops Deal
• Senators Look To Bar F-35 Sales To Turkey Over Russia Deal
• Serbian Co. Wants $12M Award Row Paused During Ch. 15
• DOJ Seeks Toss Of Whistleblower's Gilead FCA Case
• Managing Gov't Supply Chain In An Age Of Protectionism
• DOD Proposes Fixed-Price Preference In Slate Of New Rules
• High Court May Defend Gov't Contractors Against FOIA
• Fresenius To Pay $231M To Resolve Foreign Bribery Charges
• Possible Afghan Peace Deal May Bring New Risks: Watchdog
• Ex-NSA Contractor Pleads Guilty To Stealing Secret Info
• If ACA's Invalid, So Are Health Fraud Charges, Esformes Says
• Seminoles, IHS Denied Quick Wins In Health Funding Suit
• DOD Official Pushes Back Against 'Misperceptions' Of AI Use
• Bill Aims To Shield Senators' Personal Devices From Hacks
• Protest Forces GSA To Reconsider Bids On $15B IT Deal
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Lockheed Retirees' Benefits Suit
• Oro Negro's Monthslong Mediation With Creditors Falls Flat
• Kimberly-Clark Beats Whistleblower Suit Over Medical Gowns
• Gov't Watchdog Backs Protest Over $1B VA Deal
• Debt Collector Denies Bribing Court Clerks For Contract Work
• Duke Deal Signals FCA Dangers Faced By Federal Grantees
• AbbVie Wants Suit Alleging Kickbacks, Buyback Scheme Axed
• Paraguay Oil Co. Gets Reprieve In $267M Venezuela Oil Row
• DOD Chief Criticized Over $1B Border Wall Funding Shift
• UK Energy Co. Drags Egypt Into State-Owned Oil Co. Dispute
• Feds Fire Back At KBR's 'Frivolous' Sanctions Bid
• Auditors Are Not Watchdogs
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Myriad Genetics Ditches Medicare Overbilling Stock-Drop Suit
• Navajo Nation Defends $15.7M Bid In Judicial Funding Suit
• State Dept. Approves $4.75B In F-16 Sales To Morocco
• Hospital Facing DOJ Kickbacks Suit Alleges Extortion By VP
• Northrop Grumman Wants Workers' Tax Suit Dismissed
• Contractor Can't Collect For 3rd Party's Bad Work, Judge Says
• Duke University Inks $112.5M FCA Deal Over Bogus Research
• Federal Cost Accounting Standards Are Inching Toward GAAP
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• FEMA Leaked Sensitive Data Of Over 2M Disaster Survivors
• Fla. Judge Takes Stand In Esformes Trial To Clear His Name
• Ex-GC Wins $1.87M In Houston Housing Authority Firing Suit
• Raytheon Asks To Be Cut From Contractors' Tax Info Suit
• Contractor Asks 9th Circ. For Fees After Getting Award Nixed
• Gov't Escapes CACI Torture Case Despite Lack Of Immunity
• NRDC Can't Challenge EPA's Advisory Committee Policy
• Defunct Pharmacy Escapes Ex-Worker's Retaliation Claim
• Ex-Chinese Diplomat Convicted Of Forced Labor Scheme
• Afghan Man Can't Duck Counterclaims in Army Contract Suit
• Whistleblower Doctor Trio Nabs $35M In FCA Kickback Sequel
• Marine Chief Says Hurricanes, Border Work Straining Budget
• GAO Axes Bid Protest In Army Cyberspace Deal
• Sens. Seek Answers About Doctor-Owned Medical Suppliers
• DOD Awards Boeing $4B Multiyear Fighter Jet Deal
• Tesla, Contractor To Face Trafficking Claim In Visa Fraud Suit
• Paving Co. Demands $7.4M Under Army Base Subcontract
• Pittsburgh Loses Bid To Dodge FCA Housing Suit Again
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• Seadrill Can't Dodge Oro Negro Ch. 15 Depo Subpoena
• Pointed Questions Suggest Longer FCA Time Limit Is Likely
• Ex-Diplomat Tells Jury Alleged Forced Labor Was Aboveboard
• Raydon Workers Fight Bid To Nix Suit Over $60.5M Stock Sale
• S. Korean Oil Cos. To Pay $126M For Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Fla. Insurer Must Give Up Partial Provider List In Contract Spat
• Teva's 'Strategic Decision' On FCA Testimony Gets Judge's Ire
• Kellogg Dodges Cook County Suit Over $2M Heating Bill
• Opposite Rulings Refine Scope Of Texas Sovereign Immunity
• Liability For CEO Misconduct Expands After #MeToo
• Akerman Atty Joins Miami Boutique As Whistleblower Chief
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• PwC Seeks To Depose NY Atty In Conflict-Of-Interest Query
• Skelos, Son Tell 2nd Circ. Graft Case Again Fails McDonnell
• Raytheon Can't Block BAE From Sharing Tank Sight Design
• Deion Sanders Dodges Default In Whistleblower Suit
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Trimmed Internet Of Things Bill Could Still Carry Weight
• Navient Loan Forgiveness Suit Isn't Preempted, Workers Say
• French Minister Blasts US For 'Conditional' NATO Support
• Steel Importer's Owners Must Face FCA Suit Over Duties
• Justices Ponder FCA Ambiguities In Time Limit Case
• Keeping Up With DOD Cybersecurity Compliance Demands
• Law360's Government Contracts Editorial Advisory Board
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• NASA To Seek Bids For $6B Spacecraft Contract
• NJ Court Revives Challenge To Inmate Phone Charge Cap
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• EY Wins $41M Gov't Entity Validation Deal Over Incumbent
• Ohio Sues OptumRx To Collect $16M In Alleged Overcharges
• US Supreme Court Skips Military Base Dog Bite Suit
• Freeze Of DOE Uranium Leasing Program In Colo. Ends
• Contractor Says Houston Owes $13M For Airport Work
• High Court Won't Take Post-Escobar FCA Materiality Case
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• Don't Let Organizational Conflicts Haunt Your Gov't Contract
• VA Chair Expands Mar-a-Lago Probe, Citing New Evidence
• Ex-Health Inspector Denies Problems At Esformes Facilities
• Venezuelan Ministry Says $129M Award Suit Should Be Axed
• Senators Want GAO To Probe Saudi-US Nuclear Talks
• Lottery Co. Renews Bid To Dodge Ill. Fraud Class Action
• Feds Hate That Dirty Water, Hit Boston Suburb With CWA Suit
• Ex-Exec Ducks Jail For Rigging Bids, Scores Law Firm Gig
• Pfizer, Hospira Beat FCA Suit Over Faulty Infusion Pumps
• Appraisers Drop FCA Suit Against Citizens Bank
• Trump Vetoes Congress On Border Emergency Declaration
• Ambulance Co. Wants Out Of Rival's VA Contract Antitrust Suit
• Esformes Paid Man At Center Of College Bribery Scheme
• Court Trims Several Counts As Feds Rest In Esformes Trial
• Seadrill, Oro Negro Clash Over Ch. 15 Subpoena Bid
• Evidence Shows Esformes Texted College Bribery Case Figure
• Wife Liable For Medicare Fraud At Husband's Co.: 3rd Circ.
• Air Force Acquisition Head Slams Boeing Over Debris Issues
• Senate Passes Rebuke Of Wall Declaration, Trump Vows Veto
• Richmond Claims Immunity From VA Contractor Antitrust Suit
• 5 Indicted In $15M Bid Scheme Under Small-Biz Program
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• Employers Must Prep For New EEOC Data Reporting Rule
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• Medicare Funds Traced To $1.6M Ferrari In Esformes Trial
• Ethics Group Seeks Probe Into Alleged DOD Sec. Boeing Bias
• Alaska Tribal Org. Seeks Quick Win In IHS Contract Row
• Armed Services Chair Balks At Trump's $750B Defense Budget
• DOE To Offer $17M In Grants For Tribal Energy Projects
• 8th Circ. OKs Medicare Payment Rate For Rural Hospitals
• Trump's 2020 Army Corps Budget Adds Construction Funds
• OFCCP Director Speech Reveals Compliance Audit Priorities
• Serbia Can't Shake $12M Arbitral Award, Dutch Co. Says
• Trump Tweets A Call Against Tech Bans, Huawei Says
• PG&E Escapes Charges Over 2017 Calif. Wildfires
• Esformes' Attys Take On Ex-Penn Coach Over Bribery Claims
• Trump's Latest DOD Budget Tees Up Big Fights With Congress
• Split 5th Circ. Says Asbestos Suit Belongs In State Court
• Colo. Challenges Immigration Conditions On $2.7M In Funds
• KBR Slams Feds For Withholding Grand Jury Docs In FCA Suit
• Lawmakers Revive Bill To Enhance Internet Of Things Security
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Using The 'Natural Logarithm' For OFCCP Pay Equity Analysis
• Supreme Court Deluged With Calls To Hear $12B ACA Case
• Esformes Was Obsessed With Facilities' Census, Feds Say
• Trump Calls For Spending Cuts, Wall Funding In Budget
• Shushing Reps Doesn't Violate Weingarten Rights, NLRB Says
• Small-Business Group's FOIA Suit Still Has Legs
• Tribes Rightfully Prevail Over Gov't Defiance Of Congress
• White House Proposes $750B Defense Budget For 2020
• Subcontractor Says Fluor Owes It $4.6M Over Axed Contract
• Citizens Inflated Home Values To Amp Up Lending: FCA Suit
• Atty Was 'Unclear' But Beats Sanctions In FCA Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Texas Tech Suit In $8M Medicare Row
• Telecom Seeks Appeal In Antenna Brawl With NY Town
• Air Force 'Pitch Day' Sees $9M In Deals Inked In 15 Mins. Each
• NJ College Loses 2nd Bid To Escape Vending Kickback Suit
• Texas Pharmacist To Pay $2.1M In $42M Kickback Scheme
• Former IT Contractor Pleads Guilty To Stealing Computers
• Walgreens Must Face Whistleblower's FCA Suit Over $4 Drugs
• FCC Probes Overspending In School Subsidy Program
• Ex-Penn Coach Says Esformes Paid To Get Son On Team
• Esformes Practices 'Inappropriate,' Nursing Home Expert Says
• Huawei Likely To Lose Suit, But PR May Have Been The Goal
• HHS Watchdog Won't Punish Hospitals For Free In-Home Care
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Feds Sue Contractors For Fraud On NY Public Works Projects
• Turkey Proceeding With Russia Deal Despite US F-35 Warning
• At The Intersection Of Escobar, Touhy And Gov't Dismissal
• DOL's 'Troubling' Process Doesn't Doom Revised Oracle Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Nixing Of Afghan Co.'s $1M Award
• Just 'Show Up,' 6th Circ. Tells Fugitive In Rolls-Royce Case
• Cuomo's Former Right-Hand Man Ordered To Report To Prison
• Ex-Rep. Capuano Talks About Why He's Joined BigLaw & 2020
• Huawei Sues US, Saying It's Targeted By Unconstitutional Law
• FCA Claim Rightly Axed In $70M Kickback Suit, Judge Says
• Horizon Pharma Facing DOJ Probe Into PBM Payments
• Diagnostic Testing Fraudster Gets 20 Years For $50M Scam
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• GSA Must Give Up Unredacted Docs On FBI Relocation Plan
• Afghan Contractor To Forfeit $25M Over Transport Fraud
• DOD Could Pull From Over 400 Projects To Fund Border Wall
• Gov't Contractor Caliburn Nixes Plans For $100M IPO
• Cutting High-Speed Rail Funds 'Indefensible,' Calif. Says
• Migrants Faced Threats To Kin, Jury Told In Forced Labor Row
• Foley & Lardner Adds Ex-US Rep. To Gov't Solutions Team
• General Urges No F-35s For Turkey If Russian Arms Deal OK'd
• Accountants, What Are They Good For? Mass. Top Court Asks
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• Fired Mars Lander Whistleblower Awarded $1.5M
• Contractor Says DOD Punishing It For Fighting Suspension
• Turkish Energy Co. Says No Need To Pause $846M Award Suit
• Calif., Ore. Lead Push To Overturn Abortion 'Gag Rule'
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-Crowell & Moring Chair For DC Office
• Doctor's Work Complaints Not Free Speech, 11th Circ. Says
• Navy Issues Draft Solicitation For New Frigate
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Making The Granston Memo Work For FCA Defendants
• DOJ Atty Warns FCA Targets On Discovery Tactics
• Navy F-35 Model Finally Approved For Service
• 8th Circ. Affirms Rancher's Fraud Conviction
• General Dynamics Wins $2.7B In Armored Vehicle Contracts
• Air Force Pauses KC-46 Deliveries After Debris Issues
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• 4th Circ. Weighs In On Scope Of FCA-Protected Conduct
• NYC Community Center Delays Cost $33M, Contractor Says
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief