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Aug
3
2016
 Reforma de las Impugnaciones a Licitaciones de la Oficina de Fiscalización del Gobierno (GAO) de EE. UU. Bilzin Sumberg
Aug
2
2016
 Discretion in Procurement: GAO Finds for the Government Bilzin Sumberg
Aug
1
2016
 FTC Encourages VA to Adopt Proposed Rule Preempting State Laws to Allow Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to Provide Services Without Physician Oversight McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
27
2016
 Investing in Small Businesses: What You Need to Know About Mergers and Acquisitions, part VII Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
27
2016
 Massachusetts Jury Acquits in One of First Few Prosecutions of Health Care Executives Following DOJ’s Yates Memo Mintz
Jul
26
2016
 False Claims Act Penalty Spike Confirmed by DOJ Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
26
2016
 Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Federal Subcontractor in FCA Suit Regarding Fringe Benefit Withholdings McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
25
2016
 Price Reductions Are Dead; Long Live Price Reduction - Transactional Data Reporting Rule Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
23
2016
 Changes to Small Business Subcontracting On the Horizon Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
21
2016
 Federal Circuit Confirms that Award Term Extension Constitutes New Contract for Purposes of Bid Protest Jurisdiction Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
21
2016
 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Unveils Tougher Guidelines for Supplemental Bonding on the US Outer Continental Shelf Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
21
2016
 Post Hoc Proposal Reevaluation Exacerbates Error in Award Decision Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
19
2016
 False Claims Act Penalties Double as of August 1, 2016 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
19
2016
 Government Accountability Office Bid Protest Reform Bilzin Sumberg
Jul
18
2016
 Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP) Announces 2016 Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act Hiring Benchmark Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
15
2016
 Update on O.W. Bunker Maritime Lien Litigation Bracewell LLP
Jul
14
2016
 SBA Considers Potential Consequences of Kingdomware Technologies Supreme Court Decision Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
12
2016
 The OFCCP’s Revised Scheduling Letter and NLRB Announcement Highlight Interagency Information Sharing Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
12
2016
 Prison Sentence for Responsible Corporate Actors Upheld Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
12
2016
 Government Accountability Office Decision Shows How To (and How Not To) Recover Protest Costs Holland & Hart LLP
Jul
12
2016
 DoD Finally Issues Proposed Rule Addressing 2012 NDAA Changes to Technical Data Rights Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
11
2016
 Revised Freedom of Information Act Statute May Increase Release of Contractor Data Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
8
2016
 California-Based Information Technology Companies Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging That They Misrepresented Company as a Small Business to Receive Specialized Federal Contracts; Agree to Pay $5.8 Million Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jul
8
2016
 First Circuit Rejects FCA Suit On Public Disclosure Grounds McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
7
2016
 NLRB Begins Collecting Employer Information to Fulfill Executive Order Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
7
2016
 Senate Committee Releases Report on Potential Stark Law Changes, Hearing Scheduled Mintz
Jul
7
2016
 DOJ Doubles False Claim Act Civil Monetary Penalties Polsinelli PC
Jul
7
2016
 Texas District Court Rejects Claims Based on Difference of Medical Opinion, Disallows Statistical Sampling and Extrapolation Methodologies in Hospice Eligibility Case Polsinelli PC
Jul
7
2016
 FAA Releases New Rules Regulating Commercial Drone Use Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
6
2016
 NLRB Takes Steps To Facilitate Sharing Of Federal Contractor Labor Law Violations In Anticipation Of The Final Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces (a.k.a “Blacklisting”) Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
6
2016
 Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Renews Compliance Investigation Scheduling Letter Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
6
2016
 Calling All Robot Enthusiasts: The White House Wants Your Input Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
5
2016
 Renown Health Agrees to Pay Government $9.5 Million for Alleged Medicare Fraud Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jul
5
2016
 Applying RICO to Foreign Injury, Conduct: What Happens in Europe, Stays in Europe? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
1
2016
 False Claims Act Update: As anticipated, the DOJ follows the RRB’s lead, nearly doubling FCA penalties Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
1
2016
 Department of Justice Rule Increases False Claims Act Penalties to Over $20,000 Per Claim Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
1
2016
 DOJ Announces Dramatic Increase in False Claims Act Penalties Mintz
Jun
30
2016
 Government Accountability Office Tackles Cybersecurity Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
30
2016
 Justice Department Nearly Doubles FCA Penalties; May Raise Constitutional Concerns McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
29
2016
 Another Court Rejects Claims Based on Differences of Clinical Judgment; Also Rejects Extrapolation Attempt McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
29
2016
 Safety of Life at Sea Verified Gross Mass Regulations for Containers Set to Go into Effect July 1 Bracewell LLP
Jun
29
2016
 DOJ Argues Supreme Court Holding Regarding FCA Implied Certification Theory Applies Beyond Health Care Arena and Privity Polsinelli PC
Jun
28
2016
 In Wake of Escobar, False Claims Act Cases Return to Circuit Courts Mintz
Jun
24
2016
 Supreme Court’s Recent Ruling Potentially Expands Liability for Health Care Providers Under the False Claims Act von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun
24
2016
 OFCCP Settles Sex Discrimination Claims With Mental Health Provider Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
24
2016
 GSA Publishes Highly Anticipated Transactional Data Reporting Final Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
23
2016
 Veteran-Owned Contractors: SCOTUS Reaffirms the “Rule of Two,” which is Good for You! Murtha Cullina
Jun
23
2016
 Supreme Court Universal Health Ruling Should Refocus Contractor Compliance/Claim Submission Efforts and Litigation Strategies Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
23
2016
 Organizational Conflicts of Interest: When Whole Is Less Than Sum of Parts (What You Need to Know About Mergers and Acquisitions Part VI) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
22
2016
 Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Addresses Contract Disputes Act Jurisdiction Over Claims Involving Contractor Fraud Covington & Burling LLP
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