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Government Contracts - October, 2020

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• Trump's F-35 Deal Sparks 3rd Bill Limiting Weapons Sales
• DOD Watchdog Axes Diversity Training Probe After Trump Ban
• Fresenius Fights $11.5M Atty Fee Bid In Medicare Case
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Weapons, 5G, Virus Treatments
• NY Construction Co. Pleads Guilty In $3.1M Overbilling Plot
• Book Review: Did The High Court Cause Mass Incarceration?
• Man With Epilepsy Accuses Detention Facilities Of Neglect
• Decoupling From China: Part 3 — Oversight And The Election
• Becton Dickinson Settles OFCCP Pay Bias Probe For $100K
• The Many Ways Private Employee Speech Is Protected
• Exec Employment Considerations Under A Biden White House
• AstraZeneca Gets $287M Vaccine Contract From Army
• ICE Urged To Release Detainees Amid Outbreak In Colo.
• ICE Hit With FOIA Suit For Docs On Alleged Sterilization
• Dems Plan Close Scrutiny Of Proposed $10B UAE F-35 Sale
• SPAC Investors Sue To Block $3.7B Medicare Co.'s Formation
• DOJ, Medtronic Agree To $9M Deal Over Restaurant Kickbacks
• Air Force Error Didn't Sway $88M Contract Award, GAO Says
• Army Contracting Bid Doomed By No Virus Plan, Low Wages
• Decoupling From China: Part 2 — Security Requirements
• NAACP Sues Trump To Block Diversity Training Ban
• Mining Co. Says Soros' 'Thuggish' Acts Should Be Punished
• Persuasion Skills Attys Can Learn From Political Speeches
• State Dept. Contractor Info Reveal Doesn't Taint Security Deal
• Feds Defend Warrant In $94M Drug Return Fraud Appeal
• Travelers Can't Ax $2M Suit Over Air Force Facility Delays
• Eli Lilly Scores $375M For COVID-19 Treatment
• Co. Says Air Force Needed To Have Bidding On Repair Deal
• 11th Circ. Urged To Undo Medicare Secondary Payer Ruling
• Dems Urge Hearing On 'Outsized' DOD Role In Vaccine
• Decoupling From China: Part 1 — Legislation And Funding
• DHS Failed To Properly Staff Forced Labor Division, GAO Says
• Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
• Pharmacies Sue FDA Over Compounded Drug Agreements
• 9th Circ. Gives Defense Atty New Shot At Client Wiretap Suit
• Feds Say Border Wall Group Can't Intervene In Bannon Case
• Small Biz Suit Over DHS' $3B Software Deal Tossed
• GAO Scolds Army For Unfair Review Of $80M Cleanup Bids
• Hewlett Packard Cos. To Pay $1.45M To End Wage Probe
• Justices Told FCA Circuit Split Poses 'Far-Reaching' Threat
• Judge Reyna Calls For Hope During Uncertain Times
• Kobre & Kim Can't Get Conflict Issue Resolved By NY Judge
• GAO Says HUD Deals Wrongly Ignored Pandemic's Impact
• King & Spalding Hires Back Former Acting Asst. AG
• Indian Satellite Co. Gets $1.2B Award Over Axed Deal OK'd
• Key Gov't Tools For Addressing National PPE Shortages
• Weighing Litigation Vs. Arbitration Amid Court Disruptions
• Insurers Paying Over 3 Times More For Anesthesia, GAO Says
• Sniper Rifle Co. Forfeits Patents Over Hidden Gov't Support
• 11th Circ. Vacates Tax Sentences Over $63M CDC Office Build
• Ransomware's Rise Adds New Twist To Election Security
• Insurers Must Defend NYC In Subway Worker Injury, Suit Says
• Northrop Disputes DOD's $32.5M Pension Surplus Claim
• Gov't Denied Quick Win In Suit Over $7.2M Airstrip Contract
• Insurer Says It's Not Liable For $2M Miami Beach Sewage Spill
• How Attys Can Guard Against Rising Settle-And-Sue Claims
• Chevron Deference's Future In Doubt If Barrett Is Confirmed
• Contech, Former Exec Charged With Bid-Rigging In NC
• ​​​​​​​Tenn. Prison Health Co. Fights Rival's Restraining Order Bid
• Rivada's CEO Wants Flexible Networks Without Red Tape
• Lockheed Workers Too Late To Appeal Cert. Loss In Bias Fight
• GAO Sustains Price Analysis For Medical Supply Contracts
• Law Firm Tips For Attracting, Retaining Attys During Pandemic
• FDA Advisers Fear Coronavirus Vaccines Won't Help Enough
• Blue Shield Can't Revive $12M Patient Shifting Payment Suit
• Whistleblower Cheat Sheet: Trump Faces A New Wave
• City-Exclusive Pot Transport Deal Is OK, Calif. Panel Says
• IP Atty Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Bausch Whistleblower Suit
• DOL Official Says White Privilege, Fragility Trainings Must Go
• GAO Urges Caution In Shifting Missile Defense Oversight
• GAO Says Coast Guard Wrongly Rejected Perspecta Unit's Bid
• Sioux Tribe Wins Tax Suit For Casino Contractor Work
• $25M Deal OK'd In Prison Call Overcharge Suit
• Court Reverses Fees In IP Suit Over Global Entry, Green Cards
• GAO Backs Renewed Protests Over $20B Military Moving Deal
• Sens. Approve Judge For Ohio, Advance More BigLaw Picks
• Finding A Path Forward To Regulate The Legal Industry
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Trans Librarian's Attys Get $167K After $70K Benefits Deal
• Fla. Suit Over Road Project In Panther Lands Trimmed
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Dad's Pandemic Life
• 3 False Claims Act Takeaways From Purdue's Opioid Deal
• Meet The Attys Guiding Purdue On $8B DOJ Opioid Plea Deal
• Where DOJ's Opioid Blitz Stands After Purdue's Criminal Case
• Whistleblower's Claims Against ICE Contractor Set For Trial
• AIDS Treatment Provider Seeks Redo On Fla. Bidding Process
• Kobre & Kim Faces Possible Conflict In $10B Award Fight
• 11th Circ. Concerned With Trial Judge's Early FCA Suit Toss
• 11th Circ. Nixes Ex-NFLer's 20-Year Tricare Fraud Sentence
• State's High Court Lets New NYC Cops Get Pension Credits
• Senate Democrats Propose New Limits On F-35 Sales
• DOD Contractor Cybersecurity Rule Brings New FCA Risks
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Mom's Pandemic Life
• Ill. Health Exec Gets 1.5 Years For Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Purdue To Pay $8B In Penalties In DOJ Opioid Plea Deal
• DOL Asks Contractors To Flag 'Anti-American' Worker Training
• Military Contractor Wants Suit Over Hurricane Relief Tossed
• Northrop Wins Appeal Of $74M Bill For Exec Pension Plan
• Engineering Co. Ordered To Pay $24M In Omani Contract Fight
• Inmate Health Co. Says Tenn. 'Went Rogue' On Contract Rules
• Watchdog Finds $19B In Wasted Afghan Spending Since 2002
• Keurig Dr Pepper Agrees To Pay $590K To End Bias Claims
• 5 Cost-Cutting Strategies For Corporate Legal Departments
• Shipbuilder Settles OFCCP Race Bias Probe for $3.5M
• Ex-Contracts Manager Accuses Airbus Of Lying To FBI
• WTO Holds Off On Waiving IP For COVID-19 Vaccines
• Feds Must Pay Special Master To Check ICE Center Virus Data
• Trump Elevates Former Pence Counsel To Lead Claims Court
• Construction Co. Sues Contractor Over $2M Embassy Project
• Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers
• Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
• Wearing Natural Hair In BigLaw
• Female Attorneys Gain Ground In Battle For Clerkships​
• What BigLaw Can Do To Actually Retain Female Attorneys
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• ISPs Blast Pentagon's Spectrum-Sharing Proposal For 5G
• OFCCP Reports 2nd Highest Settlement Total Ever In FY 2020
• Calculating FCA Damages From PPP Fraud May Be Tricky
• Trump Admin. Hit With Another Suit Over Vaccine Contracts
• Claims Court Frees Army From Suit Over Instructor Deal
• GAO Says Boston Co. Responsible For Losing Motor Contract
• Justices Will Review Wall Funding, 'Remain In Mexico' Policy
• 5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
• In Their Own Words: Being A Woman In BigLaw
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Glass Ceiling Report: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• CVS, Walgreens Tapped To Dispense COVID-19 Vaccine
• Risk Cost SpaceX Its Slot On $2.2B Air Force Deal, Judge Says
• DC Circ. Says Facts 'A Wreck' In $1.1M Tribal Funding Fight
• DOL Probes Won't Chill Employers' Efforts To Diversify
• Milwaukee Pension Fund Sues Allianz Over $286M Loss
• Settlement OK'd For Contractor Killed By F-16 Trainee Pilot
• Chamber Asks Trump To Rework Diversity Training Order
• Sierra Club Asks 9th Circ. For Emergency Halt Of Border Wall
• How The State And Local Regulatory Landscape Is Expanding
• Govt Attys Slammed For 'Straight Up Dishonesty' In ICE Case
• Navy Contractor Says Rival Can't Use Info From Prior Suit
• SBA Merges Mentor-Protege Programs
• Contractors Scramble Amid Ban On Some Anti-Bias Trainings
• Gov't Says Border Expulsion Policy Needed To Contain Virus
• Complying With DOD's Contractor Cybersecurity Rule
• Contractor Slips RICO Claims In Puerto Rico Power Grid Suit
• Trump Admin. Sued For Withholding Virus Vaccine Contracts
• Case Law Likely Undercuts DOL's Microsoft Diversity Probe
• FCC, USAID Teaming Up To Promote 5G Security Abroad
• Whistleblower In Merit Medical Case Gets Closure, And $2.7M
• AstraZeneca Inks $486M COVID-19 Antibody Deal With Gov't
• DynCorp Can't Get Ex-CEO's $9.2M Severance Reimbursed
• Soup Co. Says Contractor Broke Deal, Spilled Trade Secrets
• Pa. Court Asks If 1985 Ruling Shut Door On Abortion Funding
• Outside Whistleblowers Are Critical To Exposing Fraud
• Lawyers Must Fight Voter Suppression This Election Season
• DOD Audit Fixes May Not Be Effective, Watchdog Says
• Boston Teachers' Remote Learning Bid Shot Down
• Subcontractor Settles Its Part Of $5.7B FCA Suit
• 9th Circ. Says ICE Failed To Protect Detainees From COVID-19
• DC Circ. Partly Revives Butterfly Center's Border Wall Fight
• COVID-19 Product Distributor Says Vendors Sold Faulty Masks
• Justices Won't Revive Dems' Emoluments Suit Against Trump
• Broadband Groups Join Outcry Over DOD 5G Plan
• Why Online Mediation May Be Here To Stay
• VA Medical Workers Can't Bargain Over OT, DC Judge Rules
• Engineering Co. Says UK Ruling Irrelevant In $9B Nigeria Case
• DOJ Restricts Funding For Drones With Foreign Ties
• Advocates Say ICE Coercing Detainees Into Deportation
• GAO Finds Army Reasonably Awarded $55M IT Task Order
• NJ Apparel Co. Hit With FCA Suit Over False Veteran Claims
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Moderna Promises & Ed Sheeran
• MiMedx Investors Get Initial OK For Fraud Deal, $3.5M In Fees
• TechWise Subcontractor Sues Over Air Traffic Control Wages
• Tribe Says DOI Has No Right To Hand Riverbed To ND
• MVP: Wiley Rein's John Prairie
• Clients Have The Power To Promote Wellness At Law Firms
• US, Ex-IBM Worker Ask DC Circ. To Revive Tipster Suit
• Calif. Judge Upholds Most Of State's Private Prison Ban
• Dell Escapes FCA Suit Over Cybersecurity Vulnerability
• Senate Bill Would Sanction Foreign COVID-19 IP Hackers
• Moderna Won't Enforce COVID-19 Patents During Pandemic
• Judge Slams ICE For 'Spotty Compliance' With Virus Safety
• Becton Dickinson Settles Watchdog's Race Bias Probe
• Nat'l Security Group Says Huawei Ban Relief Too Limited
• Appeal Board Says Small Biz Settlement Not Fraud Admission
• Appellate Courts Should Welcome Well-Crafted Amicus Briefs
• 11th Circ. Ruling Misinterprets FCA Materiality Standard
• MVP: Fried Frank's James J. McCullough & Michael J. Anstett
• DOL Unveils 1st Guidance On Trump Diversity Training Order
• LA Fined $2.5M For 'Serious Abuse' Of Discovery In PwC Suit
• Nigeria Picks Up Win In $3B Fight With US Oil Investor
• Conservative Groups Urge Gov. To Drop National 5G Plan
• Dems Float Bill To Block $250M HHS COVID-19 Ad Campaign
• Refugee Agency Faulted For Monitoring Gaps In Kid Shelters
• ​​​​​​​Grassley Questions DOD's Nonresponse On JEDI Report
• Cos. Should Prepare For Harsher H-1B Program Enforcement
• DOL Targets Wells Fargo's Efforts To Hire Black Leaders
• DOD Not Done With Adaptive Acquisition Tweaks
• MVP: Crowell & Moring's Daniel Forman
• Comcast To Pay $375K In DOL Wage Bias Probe
• Regeneron Says Feds' Kickback Theory Makes Charity Illegal
• A Refresher For Gov't Contractors On Bid Protest Intervention
• Wind Farm Indemnity Pact Can't Free Feds In $8.4M Grant Row
• OFCCP Gets Extension To Keep Oracle Pay Bias Case Alive
• Uptick In DOD Prototype Deals A Harbinger For More Growth
• Kindred Health Whistleblower Fights Bid To Nix Staffing Suit
• Whistleblower Can Relaunch Navy Ship Faulty Pipes Claim
• 9th Circ. Affirms $32M Superfund Site Liability Finding
• Fed. Circ. Says $249M Border Security Deal Was Lawful
• What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Methodology, Conflict, Corrective Scope
• MVP: Covington's Jay Carey
• Skadden, Orrick Lead Deal Forming $3.7B Medicare Provider
• Armed Service Board OKs Typed Signature On Contract Claim
• Private Prison Co. To Pay $3.2 Million In Wage Class Action
• Princeton To Pay Female Profs $925K After DOL Bias Probe
• Ga. Justices OK Whistleblower Suit Despite Ch. 13 Flub
• Justices Spurn False Patient Data Medicare Row
• FCA Materiality Standard's Odd Application To Payment Terms
• Dems' Int'l Tax Policy Comes With Unintended Consequences
• Trump Should Revisit Flawed Plan To Lower Drug Prices
• L3Harris Shouldn't Get Out Of Antitrust Suit, Court Told
• MVP: Blank Rome's Justin Chiarodo
• Feds Owe $1.1M Over Clinic's Neglect Of Cancer Patient
• House Reps. Propose Giving Israel Input In US Arms Sales
• Locke Lord To Pay $150K Over Bonus Discrimination Claims
• Yale Settles OFCCP Claims That It Underpaid Female Doctors
• Judging A Book: Schroeder Reviews 'Collegiality'
• High Court Won't Take Fresh Look At Chevron Deference
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Ex-Pa. Mayor Gets 7-Year Sentence For Public Corruption
• House Panels Launch Probe Into DOD Virus Aid Bill Spending
• 5th Circ. Says Whistleblower Law Doesn't Bar Arbitration
• Feds Charge 3 In Alleged $109M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• How Rookies Should Prep For A Unique Supreme Court Term
• Judge In MDL Won't Send 3M Earplug Claims To Minn.
• What One Scrapped Opinion Might Say About Judge Barrett
• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: The Biggest Cases To Watch
• Trump Atty Joins Race Bias Suit Against BlackRock, NJ
• Oil Trader's Atty Says No Plea Talks Yet In Ecuador Bribe Rap
• Say Yes To Accommodations, DOL Official Tells Contractors
• A Contractor's Guide To Trump's Diversity Training Order
• Tribe Tells 2nd Circ. $255M Arbitral Award To NY Was Overstep
• No Compensation For Wrongly Convicted Doc, 11th Circ. Says
• Overcoming The Pandemic's Hurdles To Pro Bono Work
• GOP Vows Virus Infections Won't Slow Barrett Confirmation
• Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19
• DOD Official Blames Fixed-Price Deal For KC-46 Issues
• Diversity Training Guidance On The Horizon, DOL Chief Says
• Levi & Korsinsky To Lead Stock-Drop Suit Against Prison Biz
• 5 Health Cases Attys Should Know As High Court Term Starts
• Billions In Military Aircraft Sales To Swiss May Benefit US Cos.
• NASA Contract Termination Presents Key Bid Protest Lessons
• ND Businessman Charged In $20M Fake Military Gear Scam
• Calif. Jury Awards Admiral Over $2.5M In Zoom Asbestos Trial
• Helium Theft FCA Suit Against Kinder Morgan Gets Deflated
• Ex-Inmates Seek Cert In Debit Card Fees Fight
• Time To Fix Human Rights Abuses In US Gov't Supply Chains
• Duplicative Deals Add To Feds' $90B IT Spending, GAO Finds
• Best Practices For Presenting Exhibits In A Remote Deposition