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Twice Again, Jurisdictional Timing Matters; Battle Among Originalists Leaves Consumer Financial Protection Board Standing - SCOTUS...

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On May 16—for the second time in two weeks—the U.S. Supreme Court, this time unanimously, has taken a lenient, plaintiff-friendly view of whether a filing deadline is jurisdictional in the sense that it is governed by the...more

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Settlements and Judgments from FCA and Fraud Matters Top $2.68 Billion in 2023

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On February 22, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual statistical report (Annual Report) regarding settlements and judgments obtained in the False Claims Act (FCA) and fraud matters for Fiscal Year (FY)...more

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The Supreme Court Update - December 11, 2023

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On December 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case...more

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Supreme Court’s Recent Decision on FCA’s Scienter Standard Potentially Raises Threshold for Government to Establish “Reckless...

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On June 1, 2023, a unanimous Supreme Court decision sought to clarify the meaning of “scienter” in the FCA context, which deals with the defendant’s knowledge (or lack thereof) that a claim for payment was false and intent to...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: July 2023 #3

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Friday, June 2, 2023: FAR Council’s Interim Rule Banned TikTok on Federal Government Contractor Devices - August 1 Deadline for Public Comments on Interim Rule - Ban Implemented Due to National Security Concerns - ...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2023 #5

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - GAO Sustains Rare Bid Protest Challenging Agency’s Corrective Action - In February 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) agreed to take corrective action following three bid protests filed at the...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: June 2023 #4

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What Corporations, Colleges and Universities, and Federal Contractors Need to Know About the Coming Harvard and UNC Case Decisions - I do not take a position either pro or con race-based admission decisions in this Blog,...more

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True Facts About False Claims: MoFo's FCA Newsletter

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Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter seeks to bring you up to speed on key federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) developments, with links to primary resources. Each quarter, we...more

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2022 Issue 13

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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: March 2022 #4

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The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 8

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are back in session this week. While both chambers have a number of items scheduled for action, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the US...more

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The Supreme Court - October 19, 2020

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Trump v. Sierra Club, No. 20-138: This case concerns the Acting Secretary of Defense’s transfer of funds pursuant to Section 8005 of the Defense Appropriations Act to make funds available to construct border fences along the...more

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False Claims Act: 2019 Year-in-Review

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The Supreme Court held that the FCA’s extended limitations period is available to relators in qui tam cases even when the government declines to intervene. Lower courts continued to divide over the first-to-file bar,...more

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Moforward 2020: Need-To-Know Regulatory and Legal Developments

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BID PROTESTS, LATEST DEVELOPMENTS & TWISTS - Bid Protests: Agenda - 1. LOGCAP V and Task/Delivery Order Protest Jurisdiction 2. SpaceX and Other Transaction Authority Protest Jurisdiction 3. Potential Impact of New...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #2

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The Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently issued a public service announcement warning private companies about the increasing numbers of ransomware attacks affecting private industry....more

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Woe is WOTUS

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When the Supreme Court decided that the district courts had jurisdiction over challenges to the Obama administration WOTUS rule, I described it as a victory of the “give me a break” doctrine of statutory interpretation over...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - January 2019 #2

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - A Government Executive article discussed the impact of the shutdown on some defense contractors. As the partial government shutdown continues, some American defense firms are receiving...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2018 #4

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - According to a Bloomberg Government article, more than 30,000 federal contracting opportunities at twenty-eight (28) agencies are coming up for competition in the coming fiscal years. In a webinar,...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - June 2018

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Small Business HUBZone Program and Government Contracting Programs and Consolidation of Mentor-Protégé Programs - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces that it is holding...more

Clark Hill PLC

Window On Washington - Vol. 2, Issue 8

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FY18 Omnibus. With the past week being a recess period, House and Senate Appropriators made little progress on drafting the Omnibus bill, but Clark Hill is hearing Appropriators have finalized or are close to finalizing...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - February 2018 #4

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Contractors on Board with Defense Department Budget Request - The defense contracting industry has had a positive reaction to President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2019 Defense Department budget...more

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SCOTUS Sends WOTUS Back TO District Courts

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On January 22, 2018, in National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense, the United States Supreme Court held unanimously that challenges to the federal Clean Water Act’s 2015 Waters of the United States...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Could Lead to “Inconsistencies, Uncertainty, and Confusion” in Waters and Wetlands Regulatory Regime

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On January 22, 2018, the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously in National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense that legal challenges to an Obama Administration regulation defining “waters of the...more

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Government Contracts Quarterly Update February 2016

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The Government Contracts Quarterly Update is published by BakerHostetler’s Government Contracts Practice team to inform our clients and friends of the latest developments in federal government contracting. In This Issue...more

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“Hair Today? Gone Tomorrow!”: Employers Face Obstacles When It Comes to Enforcing Look Policies

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Your author joined the ranks of the bearded in January after six years of daily shaving for the Air Force, skillfully concealing his newfound hirsuteness (look it up) amid the current popularity in facial hair (see: Special...more

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