Government Contracts Archive » May, 2021

Government Contracts - May, 2021

187 articles

• Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40
• 3M Wins In 2nd Bellwether Trial Alleging Faulty Earplugs
• $753B Defense Budget Pushes R&D For New Technologies
• US Fails To Shake $10M Yakama Nation Forest Resources Suit
• Biden's Budget Floats Big Funding Hikes For Bias Watchdogs
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Virus Tests, Fighter Jets
• 6th Circ. Blocks SBA's COVID-19 Loan Priority For Minorities
• 7 Bills That Died In The Texas Legislature This Session
• Texas Justices Agree To Hear Navy Helicopter Crash Suit
• Siting Authority Is Missing Link In Biden Power Line Initiative
• 5 Tips To Help Your 2021 Summer Associates Succeed
• Fla. Man's 17-Year Sentence Wraps $80M Medicare Fraud Case
• Navistar Settles Marine Corps Fraud Case For $50M
• Indian Judicial Body Orders Devas To Liquidate Over Fraud
• ICE Detention Co. Can't Limit Claims In $1 Daily Wages Trial
• Ex-Gilead Workers Hit Back With Sanctions Bid In FCA Fight
• Lender Seeks Nix Of Law Firm's Interference Claim
• Pipeline Cos. Ordered To Report Breaches After Colonial Hack
• Firms Should Use Surveys To Make Smart Legal Tech Choices
• Venezuela Resists Creditor Attempt To Seize Citgo
• OIG Says VA Underestimated Health Record Upgrade Costs
• Fla. Men Latest Charged For Bogus COVID Health Care Bills
• Gov't Urged To Favor Commercial Tech In Acquisitions
• Biden Fed. Circ. Nominee Calls Judgeship 'Dream Job'
• 11th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Airbus Sex Bias Suit
• EPA Contractor Can't Duck Gold King Spill Suit, Navajo Say
• GAO Says Navy Free To Let Contractor Fix $47M Proposal
• 7th Circ. Won't Pull Criticism From State Farm Suit Ruling
• Justices' Guam Ruling Adds New Wrinkle To Superfund Deals
• Treasury Nominee Pledges To Address Trillion-Dollar Tax Gap
• Security Union Can't Take On Guard Unit, NLRB Judge Says
• Biden Administration Advances Calif. Offshore Wind Plans
• IP Waiver Talks Hinge On Use Of Big Pharma's Trade Secrets
• Feds Fight Bid For High Court Review Of FCA Standard
• What Private Cos. Can Learn From Biden Cybersecurity Order
• Bannon Charges Tossed After Pardon Over Gov't Objections
• Don't Forget Due Diligence In Race For Lateral Associate Hires
• Orgs Say DOJ 'Doggedly' Moving To Cut Immigrant Legal Aid
• 11th Circ. Affirms Fraud Convictions Of Fla. Contractors
• Watchdog Backs DOD's Use Of Contentious $1B COVID Fund
• Commerce Dept. Defeats Ex-Worker's Sex, Age Bias Suit
• Claims Court Finds Competitive AbilityOne Pilot Unlawful
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Ala. 'Pay To Play' Utility Case
• Justices Revive Guam's $160M Landfill Suit
• Claims Court Wants VA Medical Supply Deal Transfer Stopped
• GAO Backs Navy's View Of Contractor's Inapt Past Work
• GOP Reps. Push Pentagon For Info On JEDI Investigations
• How Tech Race Bill Expands CFIUS Purview To Academia
• HHS Advisory Highlights Need For Anti-Kickback Law Update
• HIV Drug IP Waiver Success Should Guide COVID Vax Rollout
• Nursing Home Chain Inks $11M Deal Over Alleged False Billing
• Lessons In Civility From The Alex Oh Sanctions Controversy
• TECT Customer Wants Info Protected In Ch. 11 Sale Process
• Arbitrator's Ties Raised Doubts About Impartiality, Court Says
• Iowa Town Must Face Challenge To $50M Google Fiber Build
• DHS Watchdog To Review ICE Contract For Migrant Housing
• DOD Proposes To Formally Implement Enhanced Debriefings
• Construction Co. Wants Cut Of $10M Immigrant Housing Deal
• ICE To End Use Of Mass., Ga. Facilities Over Alleged Abuse
• ​​​​​​​Feds Did 'About-Face' On Actual Costs, Sikorsky Tells Court
• Sanders Seeks To Block $735M Arms Sale To Israel
• Investors Drop Suit To Block $2.3B Gov't Tech Merger
• Gov't Inks $2.75M Settlement In Pa. VA Malpractice Case
• Biz Record Admissibility Rule Must Adapt To An ESI World
• GE, Angola Won't Face Energy Co.'s $1B Forgery Suit In NY
• Prevailing Wage Law Spans Contractors, Calif. High Court Told
• States, Groups Fight Coal-Leasing Plan Reinstated By Trump
• BofA Must Work Out Relief For Frozen Benefits Recipients
• Willkie Sues Air Force For Info On Alleged Taliban Payments
• Armed Services Board Won't Toss Case Despite Alleged Fraud
• Small-Biz Group Sues DOT To Protect Transparency Rules
• FBI Language Specialists Sue Feds For Back Pay In OT Suit
• Ex-US Atty Rejoins Brownstein Hyatt As Denver Shareholder
• Ex-Doc Gets 59 Years For Unnecessary Surgeries, $21M Fraud
• Feds' Oversight Found Lacking On Energy-Saving Deal
• Esformes Says Trump's Clemency Blocks New Fraud Trial
• Gilead Wants Harsher Sanctions For Kickbacks Whistleblower
• DC Circ. Confirms Disputed Award Against Security Co.
• COVID Funds Among $2M In Pilfered Benefits, Feds Say
• Oracle Says Justices Must Take JEDI Case To Back Precedent
• DOJ, HHS Watchdog Warn Vaccines Must Be Free
• Aerojet Agrees To $37K Fine To End Citizenship Bias Claims
• AT&T Owes DC $1.5M In Settlement For Service Overcharges
• Judging A Book: Rodriguez Reviews 'When Machines Can Be Judge'
• King & Spalding Snags Ex-Enron Prosecutor From Bryan Cave
• ACLU Says Prison Co. Staff Attacked Migrant Hunger Strikers
• Progressives Say Trump Changes Hindered Regulatory Portal
• Texas Dentists Pay $3.1M To End Medicaid Fraud Claims
• Army Corps Must Face $20M Base Construction Deal Case
• Xerox Spinoff Settles DOL Probe Into Hiring Practices
• Justices Shun Importers' $150M Fee Suit Against Puerto Rico
• Biden Order Adds Info-Sharing Onus On Wary Contractors
• Biden's Cybersecurity Order Likely To Reach Beyond Gov't
• Texas Sues Feds Over Revoked Medicaid Waiver Approval
• How Early Data Analysis Can Inform FCA Litigation Strategy
• 5 Steps For Law Firms Rethinking Flexible Work Post-COVID
• Ex-Mayor Convicted In Boston's 1st Big Trial Of Pandemic
• Judge Questions HHS Stance On Tribal Health Center Funding
• Lawmakers Chastise ICE Over Cost Of Empty Detention Beds
• Energy Co. Looks To Revive $287M Dominican Republic Claim
• State Dept. Wants Challenge To $23B UAE Arms Sale Tossed
• Indivior Wants Ex-Worker's Retaliation Claims Thrown Out
• Tai Grilled By Congress Again On COVID-19 Vaccine IP Waiver
• Biden Admin. Kills 'Unnecessary' Trump Cost-Benefit Rule
• Google's Fiber Deal In Iowa Hurts Competition, Telecom Says
• Congress Should End High Court's Military Immunity Doctrine
• COVID IP Waiver Doesn't Resolve Vaccine Production Barriers
• Raytheon Balks At Hourly Rate In $8.5M ERISA Fee Ask
• Biden Picks For Md. Court Breeze Through Senate Hearing
• 9th Circ. Revives Charges Over DOD Contract Fraud Scheme
• NJ Justices Pump Brakes On County Worker's Retaliation Trial
• Biden Orders IT Gov't Contractors To Report Data Breaches
• Tai Clashes With Senators Over COVID-19 Vaccine IP Waiver
• Repubs Say Admin. Made False Claims About Border Wall Halt
• NLRB Finds Halfway House Unlawfully Fired Union Supporters
• Judge's Rebuke Of Mass. AG Has Lessons For All Attorneys
• Scholars, Religious Orgs Back Ore. Tribal Highway Challenge
• Minn. Need Not Indemnify County Officials In Tribal Police Suit
• Gov't May Lean On Private Sector To Stop Next Critical Hack
• Judge Weighs Effect Of Sanctions In Del. Venezuela Cases
• Realty Group Wants Redo Of Decision Over ICE Lease
• GAO Rejects Verizon Protest Over $306M DHS Deal For AT&T
• SBA Judge Revokes Ruling That Vet Lacked Small Biz Control
• JPMorgan Whistleblower's Rigging Suit Axed By Mass. Court
• Bracing For The Next Wave Of Health Care Enforcement
• 3M's Expert Nixed From Earplug MDL Bellwether Case
• COVID IP Waiver Still Has Doubters In Europe, Industry
• Iowa County Board Loses Bid To Block Cell Tower Sites
• Contractor Settles DOL Probe Alleging Unequal Pay, Hiring
• Federal Minimum Wage Should Be Indexed For Local Markets
• Font Considerations To Give Your Legal Briefs An Edge
• FBI Outs Ransomware Cartel Behind Colonial Pipeline Hack
• UMiami Pays $22M To Settle Medicare Overbilling FCA Suit
• Hawaii Co. Insists $200M FCC Case Should Stay In Fed. Circ.
• How Biden's First 100 Days Will Affect Gov't Contractors
• Soros Says Steinmetz Must Appear For $10B Mining Suit
• Lockheed Martin Beats Army Contractor's Sex Bias Suit
• Jury Hears Ex-Mayor Guilty Of 'Disgusting' Conduct In Fraud
• CBP Hit With Protest Over $21M Child Migrant Monitoring Deal
• Make Profitability Management Part Of Your Law Firm Culture
• Data-Driven Scrutiny Of Federal Deals May Yield False Flags
• Justices' Snub Has Military Rape Claimants Eyeing Congress
• Devas Threatens New Arbitration In Indian $1.3B Award Fight
• With US On Board, COVID IP Waiver Still Faces Long Road
• Fed Circ. Revives Pharmacist's Whistleblower Case
• CACI Can't Win Back $95M USCIS Award
• Medical Pot Co. Says IT Biz Faked Signature In $10M Contract
• BofA Seeks Toss Of Calif. Unemployment Fraud Suit
• Rural Advocates Warn $1B In FCC Funds Could Be Diverted
• Claims Court Says No Conflict Of Interest In $282M DOE Deal
• How $15 Minimum Wage Order May Affect Gov't Contractors
• Tribes Can't Stop Ore. Irrigation Plan Over Drought Concerns
• GAO Says Protester's Challenge Over Contract Is Too Late
• EEOC Commissioner Urges Industry-Specific COVID Guidance
• DOD Chief Says Afghanistan Drawdown Includes Contractors
• Health Care Giant Strikes $10M False Claims Deal With DOJ
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Scope, Evaluation Criterion, Privity
• Ex-Mayor's Fraud, Bribery Case Nears End As Defense Rests
• 4 Trends In Discoverability Of Litigation Funding Documents
• Army Chief Wants More Contracts Like $22B Microsoft Deal
• Ransomware Scourge May Be Nearing Its Breaking Point
• FTA Defends Calif. Transit Expansion Near NHL Stadium
• OFCCP Plans Hiring Bump To Bolster Depleted Ranks
• Gov't Urges High Court To Reject Oracle's JEDI Appeal
• Coalition Launches 2nd Fight Against Power Line Project
• Colombian Man Cops To Laundering Bribes For Brazilian Pols
• Debt Cos. Say 7th Circ.'s State Farm Suit Ruling Is 'Unfair'
• Mass. Mayor Took Cash Bribe Stuffed In Clipboard, Jury Told
• Biden Administration Backs IP Waiver On COVID-19 Vaccines
• Massey & Gail Scoops Up Trial Partner From Kirkland
• Border Wall Builders Lack Court Options For Canceled Deals
• Republicans Ask DOJ To Probe Amazon's Role In JEDI Deal
• Ex-Mayor's Allies Arranged $25K Bribe Drop-Off, Jury Told
• GE, Angola, Aenergy Spar Over $1B Forgery Suit's Place In NY
• Trade Orgs, Vt. Prolong Net Neutrality Stay For 9th Circ. Ruling
• Sanofi Wins $17.2M Fees, Expenses After Ditching FCA Suit
• Raytheon Whistleblower Keeps $1M Jury Win, Loses Back Pay
• 4th Circ. Says Va. County Opioid Claims Belong In Fed. Court
• DOJ Plans To Retry Remaining Charges Against Esformes
• Private Prison Co. Drops Suit Against Netflix Over 'Messiah'
• 7 Lessons For Young Lawyers Starting Their Careers
• 2 Firms Assist On Booz Allen's $725M Deal For IT Services Co.
• Associate Tells Of Mass. Mayor's $250K Pot Shop Bribes
• GAO Says Navy Treated Bidders Unequally On $535M Deal
• Conservationists Fight Revamped Nationwide Pipeline Permit
• Surgeon's Alleged Scheme Brings $33M In DOJ Settlements
• Justice Thomas Urges High Court To Revisit Military Immunity