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A Summary of the Department of Justice’s 2015 False Claims Act Review

February 1, 2016 By Andrew Howard

The False Claims Act (FCA) again proved itself to be the government’s primary tool to combat procurement fraud. According to the Department of Justice, in 2015 alone, the government recovered more than $3.5 billion from FCA settlements and judgments … [Continue reading] about A Summary of the Department of Justice’s 2015 False Claims Act Review

Filed Under: Government Contract-Related Investigations and the False Claims Act Tagged With: False Claims Act (FCA), Qui Tam, Recoveries, U.S. Army Communication-Electronics Command (CECOM), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Whistleblower

Proposed Rule Requires Prime Contractor to Report Late or Reduced Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

January 25, 2016 By Andrew Howard

On January 20, 2016, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and NASA issued a proposed rule to amend the FAR and implement a section of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. This proposed rule, which will implement Section 1334 … [Continue reading] about Proposed Rule Requires Prime Contractor to Report Late or Reduced Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

Filed Under: Advice to Contractors & Grant Recipients Tagged With: Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Payments, Prime Contractor, Small Business Administration (SBA), Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, Subcontracting Plans, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

Federal Agencies Cannot Immunize Themselves with Short Termination Windows in Contracts

January 15, 2016 By Jeffrey Belkin

In Springfield Parcel C, LLC v. United States, 124 Fed. Cl. 163 (Ct. Fed. Cl. 2015), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims considered the post-award protest of a contract by an unsuccessful offeror. The unsuccessful offeror was protesting the award of a … [Continue reading] about Federal Agencies Cannot Immunize Themselves with Short Termination Windows in Contracts

Filed Under: Bid Protests & Public Contract Award-Related Representations Tagged With: Administrative Protest, Bid Protest, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Impresa Construzioni Geom. Domenico Garufi v. United States, Post-Award, Springfield Parcel C LLC v. United States, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Reasonable Interpretations of Statutes May Prevent Liability Under the False Claims Act

January 11, 2016 By Andrew Howard

As a recent case from the District of Columbia Circuit demonstrates, the knowledge requirement of the False Claims Act (FCA) often creates the largest impediment for those looking to hold defendants liable for their false certifications to the … [Continue reading] about Reasonable Interpretations of Statutes May Prevent Liability Under the False Claims Act

Filed Under: Government Contract-Related Investigations and the False Claims Act Tagged With: District of Columbia Circuit, Export-Import Bank, False Claims Act (FCA), Nigeria, Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Burr, United States e. re. Purcell v. MWI Corp.

Jeff Belkin Quoted on the U.S. Supreme Court Case Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States

January 1, 2016 By Alston Government Contracts Team

On November 5, 2015, Jeff Belkin was quoted in Law360 in connection with the Kingdomware case. Belkin was again quoted on December 1, 2015, in Law.com on the same case. At issue for the Court is whether the Federal Circuit court erred in … [Continue reading] about Jeff Belkin Quoted on the U.S. Supreme Court Case Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States

Filed Under: Advice to Contractors & Grant Recipients Tagged With: Kingdomware Technologies Inc. v. United States, Press, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Supreme Court, Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Writ of Certiorari

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