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Government Contracts - July, 2021

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• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Vaccines, Spacecraft, Crypto
• Judge Refuses To Delay 3M Bellwether After Plaintiff Switch
• Feds Join Medicare Advantage FCA Suits Against Health Giant
• 5th Circ. Told To Affirm Ax Of $36M Failed Contract Bid Suit
• DC Court Is Wrong On Jan. 6 Grand Jury Evidence Sharing
• Texas Pharmacist's FCA Suit Against Walgreens Thrown Out
• GAO Rejects Protests Over $2.9B SpaceX Lunar Lander Deal
• 5th Circ. Judge Assails Disparate Impact In Race Bias Case
• Judge Says Iraq Can't Ditch $53M Mineral Contract Fight
• Top 5 Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch: Midyear Report
• Biden Says Federal Workers Must Get Vaccinated Or Mask Up
• Regeneron Investor Sues Execs, Alleging Kickback Scheme
• GE Opposes Energy Co.'s Fast-Track Appeal Bid In $1.1B Case
• FCC Sees Slight Uptick For Staffing In House Budget Bill
• Skanska Must Face Joint Venture Partner's Fiduciary Claims
• 2nd Circ. Revives NY Medicaid Long-Term Care Plan Fight
• Top 6 Gov't Contracts Policies To Watch: Midyear Report
• Senate Votes To Debate $1.2T Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
• Texas Migrant Youth Shelter Faces More Mistreatment Claims
• Tide Is Turning Against FCA Case Dismissals
• Law Firms, Know Who's Responsible For Your Cloud Security
• Ensuring OFCCP Compliance In Affirmative Action Plans
• DHS Approves Border Wall Remediation Projects
• US Marshals Tap Crypto Bank To Handle Seized Digital Assets
• White House Unveils New Proposed Buy American Rule
• Judge O'Malley To Retire, Giving Biden 2nd Fed. Circ. Seat
• FCA Overhaul Bill May Miss Mark On Reining In Fraudsters
• HMRC Sued For Handing Telecom Contract To Amazon
• Benefits For Law Firms Venturing Into New Services
• How Anti-Corruption Push Affects US Cos. Operating Abroad
• DOJ, FBI Officials Push For Ransomware Reporting Law
• Ex-Mayor Says Bribe, Fraud Counts Cross-Contaminated Trial
• APi Buys Fire Systems Biz In $3.1B Deal Built By 4 Firms
• Bezos Says Blue Origin Will Absorb $2B Hit For NASA Deal
• Bipartisan Senator Group Wants False Claims Act Tweaks
• Pa. Health Dept. Wants To Toss Contact Tracing Breach Suit
• Calif., Tribes Duel Over Keeping Gaming Compact Suits Alive
• Feds Shortchanged Tribal Clinic, DC Circ. Rules
• Embracing ESG: Exelon GC Talks Diversity Initiatives
• 8 Tapped For US Atty, Including Nominees For NY, DC
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Where Have All The Associates Gone?
• GAO Denies Protest Over $10.3M ICE Support Deal
• Capitol Riot Ruling Stymies Contractors' Role In Large Cases
• Trade Group Urges Feds To Halt 'Confusing' $50B Health Deal
• Regeneron 'Kickbacks' Fueled Blockbuster Profits, Suit Says
• Commerce To Invest $3B In Communities Hit By Pandemic
• FCA Relator Pursuit Of DOJ's Declined Cases Is Vital
• Alaska Native Groups Sue Gov. Over Rural Electric Bills
• Senate Confirms 7 Senior National Security Nominees
• Oxy Says $2M Gas Royalty Payment Order Must Be Undone
• Court Of Claims Blocks $47M Contract For Army Travel
• Verizon Says Nebraska Utility Can't Break Cell Tower Lease
• Calif. Gov., Tribes Ask 9th Circ. For More Time In Gaming Talks
• Attys Seek $11.5M For Fighting Fresenius' 'Stalingrad' Defense
• $15 Min. Wage Rule For Contractors Could Have Wider Impact
• House OKs Bill To Join Health Coalition Funding Vaccines
• Ex-DOJ Trial Atty Joins Clark Hill Health Care Practice
• ND City Wins $2.4M From Developer For Downtown Project
• Revamping Law Firm Marketing Lists — With Partner Buy-In
• FirstEnergy Pays $230M Fine, Cops To Bribing Ohio Pols
• Pa. High Court Says Medical Pot Applications Are Public
• Senators Introduce Bill To Claw Back Congress' War Authority
• Health Co., Investor Ink $15.3M Deal To End DOJ Fight
• DR Says $287.6M Wind Farm Claim Was Rightly Denied
• First 2021 Corporate FCPA Case Offers Compliance Reminders
• US Grants Mexico $10M To Help Resolve Labor Fights
• Mayor's Aide Who Told Jury Of Pot Shop Bribes Avoids Prison
• DOL Proposes $15 Minimum Wage Rule For Fed. Contractors
• Biden Pulls Pick Of Harvard Atty To Lead DOJ's Civil Division
• Fed. Circ. Won't Let ICE Deal Bidder Challenge $277M Award
• DC Circ. Won't Add To Novo Nordisk Whistleblower's Payout
• High Court Urged To Snub $3.6B Wall Funding Row
• Sen. Warren Wants Close FTC Review Of $4B Lockheed Deal
• Gov't Contractor Input Vital After Biden Cybersecurity Order
• The Murky World Of Legal Rankings Gets Some Clarity In NJ
• Calif. Hospital Chain, Docs Paying $37.5M In Kickback Deal
• Top 7 Gov't Contracting Cases Of 2021: Midyear Report
• Perkins Coie IP Atty Confirmed As Fed. Circ.'s 1st Black Judge
• 5th Circ. Upholds Texas Utility's $60M Liability Cap
• EU Fights Russia's 'Discriminatory' Import Policy At WTO
• Subcontractor Affiliation Pitfalls For SBA Graduates To Avoid
• US, Allies Say China Behind Massive Microsoft Server Attack
• Embracing ESG: Cigna Counsel Talks Employee Wellness
• Top 4 Gov't Contracting Policies Of 2021: Midyear Report
• GEO Bulks Up Legal Team Ahead Of $1-A-Day Wage Retrial
• Government Can't Give Riot Grand Jury Records To Deloitte
• CFPB's Navient Suit To Resume After 3rd Circ. Appeal Fizzles
• Tech Co. Loses Challenge To Rival's $3B Army Task Orders
• GEO $1-A-Day Wage Trial Reset For October After Hung Jury
• Suit Says Pittsburgh Fire Safety Law Bars Nonunion Workers
• Hybrid Work Models Are Key To Gender Parity In Law Firms
• MGH's Double-Booked Surgeries An FCA 'Sin,' Doctor Says
• Claims Court OKs Retroactive Rollback Of Navy Bid Deadline
• McKesson's 'Abusive Discovery' Is FCA Dismissal Ploy: DOJ
• Biden ICE Nominee Says Deals With Local Police Won't End
• Judge Questions Gov't Reports In Hospital Overpayment Case
• 'Cash Is King' As US Offers $10M Bounties To Catch Hackers
• Digging Into FCA Stats: Litigation's Return On Investment
• Claims Court Says Missed Doc Sunk Bid On $55M DOD Deal
• Senate Clears Treasury Undersecretary For Domestic Finance
• Navy Can't Get ASBCA To Sink Appeal Over New Damage Rate
• FCC Chief Pushes Boston, Raleigh For 5G, Open RAN Testing
• ​​​​​​​$165B Over Budget, F-35s Face Technical, Production Issues
• Ex-Chicago School Principal Ran OT Fraud Scheme, Feds Say
• Biden Pick To Lead Army Corps Aims For Lasting Water Policy
• 3 Keys To Winning Your Next Oral Argument
• Digging Into FCA Stats: A Decade of Litigation Trends
• Biden's Nominee For DOD Acquisition Chief Withdraws
• Federal Loan, Grant Recipients Should Expect ESG Mandates
• Ex-Grassley Atty Says Trust Is Key To Whistleblower Venture
• Rail Execs Plead Guilty In Worker Safety Case After Explosion
• Digging Into FCA Stats: In-House Litigation Budget Insights
• Fla. Agency Inks $17.5M Deal With DOJ Over Food Aid Data
• Pa. Transit Contractor Loses 3rd Circ. FCA Retroactivity Fight
• House Intelligence Staff Director Joins Hogan Lovells
• Brooklyn Bridge Contractor Admits Duping Minority Program
• Keys To Efficient And Accurate Doc Review For E-Discovery
• Devas Investors Win Round In $1.3B Award Fight With India
• Gov't Says Protester Can't Pursue $3.1B USPS Vehicle Dispute
• Cos. Want Quick Win Over $10M Immigrant Housing Suit
• 6 Cybersecurity Events That Have Defined 2021
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Cost Recovery, Prejudice, Timeliness
• Embracing ESG: Raytheon GC Talks Climate Change
• Claims Court OKs Narrow Navy Correction On $430M Contract
• Amend Rule 702 To Clarify Expert Witness Standards
• DOD's Preference For Microsoft, Amazon May Haunt New JEDI
• Creditors Can't Claim Tribal Gambling Revenue In Ch. 7
• Service Error Lets Venezuelan Mining Co. Beat $188M Award
• Ukraine Urges DC Circ. To Nix $112M Tatneft Arbitral Award
• 10th Circ. Affirms Ex-VA Worker's 16-Year Fraud Sentence
• FCC Must Deal With Small-Biz Need For Speed, GAO Says
• Sweeping Biden Order Aims To Attack Lack Of Competition
• Alere Agrees To Pay $38.8M Over Blood Monitoring Device
• GEO Group Too Late To Get In On ICE Center COVID-19 Suit
• St. Jude Medical To Pay $27M To End Faulty Heart Device Suit
• US Attys Blame Contractor For Care Issues At Youth Shelter
• 5th Circ. Backs Broad DOJ Power To Toss FCA Suits
• Delay No Defense For Air Force In $143.5M Lockheed Dispute
• ND Pushes Biden Admin. To Restart Oil And Gas Leasing
• GAO Says $1.3T F-35 Sustainment Costs Are Unaffordable
• Mining Group Wants Coal Activists' Leasing Suit Tossed
• Antrix Fights $1.3B Award Enforcement By Devas Proxies
• Seyfarth Snags Ex-GAO Atty For Its Gov't Contracts Team
• Appeals Board Denies Direct Lockheed Air Force Deal Appeal
• DC Circ. Won't Revisit Health Costs Ruling In Swinomish Suit
• Venezuelan Envoy Urges 11th Circ. To Ax DOJ Fraud Charges
• Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms
• DOJ Should Weigh Dismissing Every Nonintervened FCA Suit
• AIG Must Defend Ex-Military Contractors In Acquisition Row
• Pakistan Can't Raise Corruption Allegations In Mining Claim
• Calif. 'Stonewalling' In Gambling Pact Suit, Tribes Tell 9th Circ.
• Ill. Kickback Ruling Must Be Reconsidered, Court Told
• EU Remains A Holdout On COVID-Related IP Waiver At WTO
• Charged MIT Prof. Can't Sanction Ex-US Atty At Jones Day
• The Term Finale: A 'Kumbaya Court'? Not So Fast
• Jones Day, Milbank Steer $1.7B Huntington Ingalls, Alion Deal
• NYC Comptroller Sues To End Mayor's Contract Emergency
• DC Circ. Revives IBM Whistleblower Suit Over $265M Deal
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• DOD Cancels $10B JEDI Cloud Contract
• Returning To Open Court: Excitement, Nerves And Extra Prep
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Claims Court Backs Protest Over GSA Service Deal Exclusion
• GAO Kills CenturyLink Protest Over $105M Contract Award
• Justices Seemed Above The Political Fray, Until The Last Day
• High Court Vacates Border Wall Case After Construction Halt
• How To Avert Media Narrative And Get A Fair High-Stakes Trial
• US, UK Pin 'Brute Force' Hacking Campaign On Russia
• 5th Circ. Says Oil Spill Contractor Immune To Taylor Claims
• GSA Unveils Rule Vetting Federal Leases For Foreign Ties
• Military Co. To Pay $4.3M To End Kickback Allegations
• House Votes To Shield IGs, Allow Probes Of DOJ Attys
• Official Says VA Properly Tracking $16B Health Record Project
• Continental Resources Tells Court Feds Aren't Owed Royalties
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Export Reg Confusion May Expose Employers To Bias Liability