/governmentcontracts?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Government Contracts Copyright 2025 saąúĽĘ´«Ă˝. en-US Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:31:23 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2421186?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2421186 The Trump administration unlawfully terminated Federal Emergency Management Agency funds intended to pay for disaster mitigating projects, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Thursday, describing the case as an "unlawful executive encroachment on the prerogative of Congress to appropriate funds" for specific purposes. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:28:19 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2421176?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2421176 A federal judge on Thursday threw out a renewed bid by an investment firm suing the state of New Jersey to disqualify the state's counsel at Connell Foley LLP, finding there was no previous attorney-client relationship to justify disqualification. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:21:54 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420717?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420717 A D.C. federal grand jury indicted a former senior manager of a Virginia-based contractor on fraud, wire fraud and obstruction charges over allegations that she misled the U.S. Army and other agencies about the security of the contractor's cloud-based platform. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:49:25 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2419009?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2419009 A Sixth Circuit appeals panel gave few hints Thursday on whether it would send back to state court a lawsuit from Ohio alleging that pharmacy benefit managers were driving up prescription prices through rebate schemes.  Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:05:43 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2397158?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2397158 Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:32:41 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420743?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420743 Counsel for an aide to two New York governors on Wednesday tore into allegations that she secretly acted as an agent of the People's Republic of China, telling a Brooklyn federal jury that the government's case rests on nothing more than out-of-context chats and little relevant testimony. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:35:43 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420647?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420647 A California federal judge on Tuesday denied the Trump administration's bid to toss California's lawsuit challenging the termination of $4 billion in grants for the state's electric rail project, rejecting the administration's contention that California asserted a breach-of-contract claim that only the Court of Federal Claims could hear. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:31:45 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2418482?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2418482 On Dec. 12, the Eleventh Circuit will hear arguments in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, setting the stage for a decision that could drastically reduce enforcement under the False Claims Act, and presenting an opportunity to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of the act's whistleblower provisions, say attorneys at Epstein Becker. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:01:51 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420658 A California federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a deal ending shareholder derivative claims that diagnostics company CareDx's executives and directors damaged the company by concealing its scheme to inflate its testing services revenue. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:24:13 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420187?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420187 A Colorado federal judge has dismissed all claims brought by a municipal adviser and his company accusing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of illegally making administrative moves to revoke their registration, finding the court lacks jurisdiction over some claims and that other allegations fail to state claims for relief. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:07:01 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2419251?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2419251 A Connecticut federal judge on Wednesday tapped a magistrate judge to dig into an apparent billing dispute between former state budget official Konstantinos Diamantis and his criminal defense attorney, but he refused to delay a looming bribery trial until he decides whether to allow the lawyer to withdraw. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:37:34 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420444?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420444 The owners of two New Jersey nursing homes diverted nearly $100 million in Medicaid funds to themselves while intentionally understaffing the facilities and neglecting the residents, according to a state comptroller report released Wednesday that called for more scrutiny of for-profit residential care facility operators. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:34:43 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420506?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420506 The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report Wednesday saying the Small Business Administration has yet to implement some of its recommendations meant to improve cybersecurity and mitigate fraud risks, but has made other cost-saving improvements. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:30:32 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420626?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420626 A Washington federal judge has denied the Trump administration's request to halt discovery in a lawsuit challenging its suspension of refugee admissions and resettlement funding ahead of a forthcoming Ninth Circuit ruling on court orders that temporarily blocked its actions. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:23:22 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420700?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420700 Two whistleblowers told the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday that UScellular cannot escape claims of spectrum auction fraud by arguing they had "pleaded themselves out of court" at an earlier stage of the False Claims Act suit. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:41:10 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2418455?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2418455 After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:34:22 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420597?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420597 Attorneys general for 43 states, three territories and the District of Columbia signed a letter to Congress urging more financial support for judicial security in the face of threats against judges, including funding for a program that lets judges scrub addresses and personal information from online databases. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:34:10 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420334?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420334 The New Jersey Senate president has dropped his support for legislation that would have weakened the Office of the State Comptroller's investigative powers in the face of pushback from a range of anti-corruption leaders. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:52:46 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420132?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420132 A D.C. federal court has ruled that a Turkish construction company may proceed with attaching Libyan government assets in the United States to satisfy an approximately $30 million judgment, finding that enough time has passed without a response from the country since the decision was entered. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:28:44 +0000 /governmentcontracts/articles/2420191?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /governmentcontracts/articles/2420191 A Brooklyn federal prosecutor on Tuesday told jurors that a top former aide to two New York governors raked in millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks in exchange for secretly working on behalf of China's government, saying she betrayed New Yorkers to enrich herself and her husband.