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Latest News in Government Contracts
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February 15, 2019
Witness Details Kickback Deals At Nursing Home Mogul's Trial
A convicted health care fraudster testified Friday for the federal government in its $1 billion fraud trial against Miami businessman Philip Esformes about how he brokered deals in which medical providers paid illegal kickbacks for access to Esformes' extensive network of nursing facilities.
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February 15, 2019
Trump Steps Into Legal Minefield With Wall Declaration
When President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in order to build a wall on the Mexican border Friday he thrust his White House into legal and political fights over the limits of presidential power, experts said, setting up clashes with Congress, advocacy groups and landowners.
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February 15, 2019
Butterfly Center's Border Wall Suit Doesn't Fly, Judge Says
The Trump administration beat a border wall lawsuit on Thursday when a federal judge tossed claims that work done by the government near the Rio Grande violated the constitutional rights of a nonprofit that runs a butterfly sanctuary along the river.
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February 15, 2019
LabCorp Escapes Claims It Conspired To Block Smaller Lab
A Delaware federal judge has dismissed a $50 million suit alleging LabCorp conspired with a Medicaid service management organization to impede a smaller laboratory services company from offering services in the state market, ruling the lab's antitrust claims lack standing and a relevant market.
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February 15, 2019
O'Rielly Praises Muni Broadband Terms Of Service Revamp
FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly praised the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Friday for changing out phrases in its web terms of service that he had previously flagged as potentially limiting free speech online.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
- U.S. Government Accountability Office
- International government contracting agencies
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Buy American Act
- False Claims Act
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Trade Agreements Act
- ENFORCEMENT
- Procurement fraud actions
- Suspension and disbarment actions
- LITIGATION
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- Contract disputes
- Disputes between prime contractors and subcontractors
- Whistleblower suits
- Intellectual property issues
- Military contractor battlefield liability suits
- TRANSACTIONS
- Major government contract awards and bid solicitations
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of government contracts practices
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