Government Contracts Archive » March, 2022

Government Contracts - March, 2022

206 articles

• Ex-Coal Co. Exec Arrested On Bribery Scheme Charges
• Contractor Gets Navajo Hospital's $10.8M RICO Suit Trimmed
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: USPS Trucks And The Cloud
• What's Notable In DOJ's 1st Cyber-Fraud Initiative Settlement
• Co. Tells 4th Circ. Ex-Staff Unlawfully Took GDIT Subcontract
• L3Harris Beats FCA Suit Over Australian Navy Software Work
• NC Lab Ends Urine Test FCA Investigation With $11.6M Deal
• 5 Mediation Mistakes That Create Obstacles To Settlement
• SolarWinds' Cyber 'Hygiene' Claims Keep Investor Suit Alive
• GSA Accused Of Stacking Polaris IT Deal Against Small Biz
• Ill. Court Cuts State Claims From Obama Center Challenge
• Leery DC Circ. Mulls Damage Formula In Body Armor FCA Suit
• Threat To False Claims Act Lurks In High Court PAGA Case
• The Problem With GOP Attack On Jackson Immigration Ruling
• Ex-Blue Cross Worker Defends ADA Discrimination Claims
• High Court Won't Hear $11M Nigerian Arb. Award Fight
• Bill Would Make Contractors Disclose Potential Conflicts
• GAO Raps Navy For Favoring Blind Vendors For Cafeteria Deal
• Jury Hits 3M With $8M Verdict In 13th Combat Earplug Trial
• Biden Budget Bolsters Cybersecurity Funding
• Biden's 2023 Budget Seeks An Extra $1B For Indian Affairs
• Biden Budget Provides Billions For Clean Energy
• Jury Hands Port Of Houston $22M Win In Lease Breach Fight
• US Agrees To Eco-Remediation In Border Wall Settlements
• Judge OKs India's Bid To Pause $111M Arbitral Dispute
• Canada Chooses F-35 For $15B Fighter Jet Program
• White House Seeks $813B Defense Budget For 2023
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Ethics Principles Call For Justice Thomas Recusal On Election
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Refuses To Testify On Flint Despite Court Order
• Families Of Air Crash Victims Discourage High Court Review
• Beware The Timeliness Trap When Protesting At The GAO
• Emerging Economic Effects From Russia-Ukraine War
• 5 Ways Law Firm Leaders Can Prioritize Strategic Thinking
• Fla. Doctor Convicted Of $112M Drug Treatment Billing Fraud
• GSA Quadruples Contract Goal For Disadvantaged Small Biz
• IRS Investigators Exposed $1.8B Pandemic Fraud, Office Says
• DOD Halts $20B Moving Services Contract After New Protests
• Repeat Gov't Contract Fraudster Gets 8 More Years In Prison
• Judge Won't Toss Raytheon's Suit Over $2.7M Fine
• Florida Finance Pro Cops To Ecuador Insurance Bribe Scheme
• OFCCP Proposal May Create Uncertainty In Bias Proceedings
• Ex-Acting US Atty Joins Womble Bond White-Collar Team
• How Law Schools Can Navigate Toward Equity And Inclusion
• Blue Cross Says It Fired Worker Over Drug Test, Not Disability
• Ga. Jury Finds Ex-Atlanta Exec Guilty In $17M Bribery Scheme
• Ex-DHS Worker Wants Federal Database Theft Charges Pared
• Where Judge Jackson Stands On Key Civil Procedure Issues
• A Look At Jackson's False Claims Act Jurisprudence
• Tribal Hospital Wants IHS To Pay $16M During Contract Row
• GEO Group Urges 9th Circ. To Upend Detainees' $23.2M Win
• GAO Finds DOD Missteps In $34M Small Biz Support Contract
• Contractor Compliance Hurdles In USDA Labor Rule Proposal
• Energy Cos. Fight WWII Fuel Cleanup Costs At 9th Circ.
• Ex-Atlanta Exec Says Feds Can't Prove Bribery In $17M Case
• You Haven't Heard The Last From Judge O'Malley
• Ropes & Gray Taps SEC Trial Atty For New LA Office
• DC Circ. Won't Touch FERC's Grid-Builder Decision
• GAO Rejects 2 Protests Over $20B Military Moving Deal
• Jackson Emphasizes Judges' Impartiality, 'Limited Authority'
• UPS Pays $5.3M Over FCA Allegations Of False Delivery Times
• Ex-Workers Say L3Harris 401(k) Charged Exorbitant Costs
• Biden Warns Of New Russian Cyberattacks On Critical Entities
• GOP Rep. Pushes Bill To Boost CBP Role In Counterfeit Fight
• Navajo Nation Nabs $31M In Judicial System Funding Suit
• Ga. Judge Slams State's Bid To Depose Clerk In Election Case
• Former Electric-Truck Co. Execs Rip Suit Over USPS Contract
• Pakistan Settles $6 Billion Dispute Over Reko Diq Mine
• Lessons From Recent PPP Loan And COVID Fraud Cases
• DOL Wants To Roll Back Changes To Contractor Bias Evals
• Judge OKs $130M Deal On Whitefish Puerto Rico Contract
• How To Avoid Prematurely Publicizing A Case Outcome
• Bad Bargain? Old Opioid Deal Haunts Fla. AG As Trial Nears
• Firm Beats Sanctions, But Town To Pay For 'Harassing' Attys
• DOL Beats Suit Challenging Wage Rules For Refugee Shelters
• DHS Watchdog Urges Emptying Of Private NM Migrant Lockup
• USPS OIG Says Electric Vehicles Have Benefits But Cost More
• Robbins Geller Nabs $17M Fee In Stamps.com Securities Deal
• House Votes To Ax Russia, Belarus As 'Most Favored Nations'
• DOD Finalizes Enhanced Debriefing Rule For Contract Bidders
• Groups Say DOI Must Turn Over Climate Impact Records
• DOL's Prevailing Wage Rule Changes Bring Needed Clarity
• Fox News Slams Smartmatic's Defamation Claims As 'Fanciful'
• Graham Urges Biden To Send Polish MiG-29s To Ukraine
• Ga. Internet Co. Can't Escape $33M Grant Fraud Suit
• Military Base Contractors Indicted On Bid-Rigging Claims
• Key Facets Of Final Buy American Rule For Gov't Contractors
• US Alleges Security Co.'s Shoddy Training Allowed Jailbreak
• It's Time To Hold DC Judges Accountable For Misconduct
• Solenex Broadens DOI Lease Saga To Fed Claims Court
• Biden Wants To Bar Contractors Using Applicants' Past Salary
• Del. Chancellor Decries 'Worst Spoliation' She's Ever Seen
• Insurer Must Defend Md. Agency In Airport Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Restaurant Revitalization Fund Not In $1.5T Spending Bill
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Gov't Contracts Pro Amid DC Growth
• State Dept. Greenlights Spain's $950M Helicopters Purchase
• Garland Strengthens Public Access To Government Docs
• Immigrants End 'Forced Labor' Suit Against Private Prison Co.
• BIA Beats Washout Death Suit But Leaves Judge 'Troubled'
• Outdoor Cos. Tell 10th Circ. To Spare Them From Wage Hike
• House Dems Want Probe Of Contentious USPS Vehicle Deal
• Why The Ukraine War Won't Move The Clean Energy Needle
• Senate Confirms 1st Black Woman To Lead OMB
• 4 Ways To Preserve Confidentiality Of Litigation Funding Docs
• How A Drug Co.'s Misreporting Earned A Whistleblower $40M
• Freight Firm Pays $6.85M To Resolve DOD Overcharging Suit
• GAO Says Private Biz Issues Can't Sink FCC Mapping Deal
• BakerHostetler Builds TransDigm's $360M Dart Aerospace Buy
• Remote Hearings Are Ill-Suited Default For Litigation Realities
• Judge Orders Feds To Release Names In Asylum Project
• DuPont Can't Shake Fla. Town's Foam Contamination Suit
• Pakistan Can't Get $6B Award Suit Paused
• Odyssey Portal Security Gap Verified As Developer Tackles Fix
• Navy Contractors Not Immune To $6M Wharf Damage Claim
• Air Force Says Ga. Officer Can't Bring Class Claims In Vax Suit
• ABA's New Anti-Bias Curriculum Rule Is Insufficient
• Sutter Health Defeats $411M Antitrust Class Action At Trial
• Libya Can't Escape £16.1M Award Enforcement
• DOL Proposes Overhaul Of Davis-Bacon Act
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive McKesson Whistleblowers' FCA Suit
• Biden Urged To Use Defense Law To Boost Renewable Energy
• Sens. Still Eyeing MLB's Antitrust Exemption After Labor Deal
• Feds Blind To 'Hustler's' Lies Against Ex-City Exec, Jury Told
• 4th Circ. Judge Grills Employer Atty In Union Eligibility Review
• Pittsburgh Transit Union Can't Duck Vaccine Mandate
• Satellites Could Beam Data To War Zones Under Senate Bill
• Ex-Latham Atty To Direct DOJ's COVID Fraud Enforcement
• Amentum Can't Duck Military Translators' Trafficking Claims
• 2nd Minn. Contractor Charged With Local Gov't Bid-Rigging
• Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors May Be Less Safe After Medtronic
• Ex-Speaker's Fall May Not Trigger Illinois Ethics Reforms
• DC Sidesteps Law With Use Of FCC Subsidy, Suit Claims
• Sutter Owes $411M In Antitrust Case, Jury Told At Trial's Close
• Biden Nominates Navajo Member To Serve As IHS Director
• 3M Looks To Cut $55M Verdict In Veteran Bellwether Case
• CDC Told To Keep Story Straight In HIV Patent Fight
• Omnibus Spending Bill Carves Out $103B For DOT
• Senate Sends USPS Benefits Overhaul To Biden's Desk
• Keys Facets Of Retooled Minority Biz Investment Program
• Defense Funding Boosted To $782B In 2022 Omnibus Bill
• Gov't Pauses Contract While Court Hears Army Sun Hat Spat
• Former Ill. Speaker Pleads Not Guilty To Racketeering Charges
• Remote Hearings Should Be The Default In Civil Litigation
• Biden To Tap Crowell & Moring Partner For Treasury Post
• Smartmatic Defeats Fox News, Giuliani Dismissal Bids In NY
• Engineer Wasn't Dogged On Flint Corrosion Fears, Jury Hears
• All Eyes Turn To Kickoff Of Atlanta City Hall Corruption Trial
• Chinese Spies Said To Breach 6 US State Gov't Agencies
• Detainees Fight To Keep GEO $1-A-Day Wage Suit Moving
• GAO Says 3 Major DHS Acquisition Programs Off Track
• 6th Circ. Backs Nashville PD's Win In Antitrust Suit
• Biden ICE Nominee Faces Domestic Violence Allegations
• Army Base Contractor Aims To Shift Blame For Cyclist's Death
• $112M Suit Between Russian Co., Ukraine Halted In NY, DC
• Pa. County Sues Union To Stop St. Patrick's Day 911 Strike
• Attorneys Today Need To Depose Like There's No Tomorrow
• Mallinckrodt Inks $260M Deal Ending DOJ Medicaid Claims
• Court Nixes Latest Challenge To DHS' $3B Software Deal
• 11th Circ. Says Probation Not Enough For Tricare Fraudster
• NTIA Told It Can't Nix Broadband Aid Over City Network Limits
• FCA Trends To Watch For Health, Life Sciences Cos.
• Bribery Cases Of Ex-LA Pol, Chinese Billionaire's Co. Split Up
• Nuclear Fuel Contractor Settles DOJ's FCA Claims For $10M
• Ex-Military Contractor Exec Launches Equal Pay Suit In NJ
• Largest Calif. Medi-Cal Plan Fined $55M For 'Alarming' Lapses
• Jury Told Kaiser, Not Sutter, Dominates Hospital Market
• Minn. Judge Says Tribe's Reservation Intact Since 1855
• 5th Circ. Won't Let States Amend Health Care Vax Challenge
• How Feds Closed In On Ill. Speaker In Corruption Probe
• UK Watchdog Looking For Bid-Rigging At Deportation Centers
• 16 AGs Back Illinois Over Detention Contract Ban At 7th Circ.
• Biden Administration Finalizes Change In Buy American Rule
• Court Files Offline In Several States After Security Flaw Found
• Mitigating Antitrust Risk In Defense Deals Amid Scrutiny
• Chile Hydro Plant, Creditors Near Deal On Forecast Docs
• Ukraine, Russia Oil Co. Want Pause In $172M Fight Amid War
• Athenahealth Whistleblower Wins Fees In $18M Kickback Case
• New York AG Explores Sweeping Rule To Fight Price-Gouging
• Gulf Coast Wins Ch. 11 Disclosure OK Following Settlement
• USDA Wants Contractors To Certify Labor Law Compliance
• Ericsson Hit With Class Action After Report On ISIS Bribes
• AmeriHealth Sheds FCA Suit Alleging It Flouted NJ Copay Law
• Union Says Pittsburgh Port Authority Faces Vax Order Exodus
• DC Circ. Mulls Bar Applied In $3.3B FCA Suit Against Dish
• What Torture Ruling Means For State Secrets Privilege
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Personnel, Tech Glitches, Solicitations
• Austrian Construction Co. Says Libya Can't Redo $93M Fight
• Pa. Panel Says County Can Seize Sewer System Mid-Sale
• High Court Says Feds Can Shield CIA 'Black Site' Details
• Calif. Bar Trying To Determine Which Leaked Files Were Seen
• Express Scripts Can't Avoid MTA Prescription Fraud Claims
• Power Plant Backers Say Feds Not Immune From $86M Claim
• NASA Moon Landing Timetable In Jeopardy, GAO Says
• US Trustee Says Water Contractor's Ch. 11 Should Be Tossed
• NY Seeks Blockchain Analytics To Combat Sanctions Evasion
• Review Of Gov't Action Dismissal Could Restrict FCA Claims
• Longtime Ill. House Speaker Indicted On Bribery Charges
• Broadband Mapping Project Moves Forward With GAO OK
• Biden State Of Union Touts Russia Jets Ban, Supply Chain Fix
• Clover Health Must Face Shareholders' Suit Over DOJ Probe
• Lease Jackpot Signals Bullish Outlook For US Offshore Wind
• GAO Sees No Conflict From Exec's Move In $36M Army Deal
• Leidos Lands $1.5B Deal To Streamline DOD IT Systems
• Flint's Water Processing 'Made It Worse,' Chemist Testifies
• Wind Farm Gets Just $2.3M For Breached Dominican Deal
• How Attorneys Can Ethically Terminate A Client Relationship