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Private contractors among those charged in Pennsylvania turnpike procurement scandal

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 16 2013

A recent grand jury report out of Pennsylvania details evidence of "rampant" corruption in connection with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's

False Claims Act qui tam action over billing practices does not involve professional services; claim is barred by fraud exclusion

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 15 2013

Applying Washington law, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington has determined that a False Claims Act qui tam

Breach of contract exclusion bars coverage for claims naturally resulting from breach

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 20 2013

Applying Michigan law, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has held that a breach of contract exclusion precludes coverage for

District court rejects FOIA action seeking unit prices

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 9 2010

In a decision issued February 26, 2010, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Essex Electro Eng'rs, Inc. v. U.S. Sec'y of the Army, No. 09-372 (D.D.C. Feb. 26, 2010), held that the U.S. Army (Army) properly withheld unit pricing for a government contract awardee as confidential information under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 522

OFCCP continues its fight for jurisdiction over TRICARE health care provider

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 21 2012

On October 19th, 2012, the Administrative Review Board (ARB) determined that the Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance

D.C. District Court affirms OFCCP’s expanding jurisdiction over the health care industry

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 9 2013

On March 30, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia affirmed an Administrative Review Board (ARB) decision finding that the

Court of Federal Claims overturns nonresponsibility determination: contracting officer rushed to judgment in relying on unsupported fraud allegations

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 6 2012

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC), in a protest decision issued on September 20, 2012, revived Afghan American Army Services Corporation’s (AAA) bid to perform trucking services under the U.S. Army’s National Afghan Trucking (NAT) Contract

Indirect cost and profit recovery for increased wages

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 7 2011

The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals last month issued an important decision permitting broad recovery under the contract Changes clause for a construction contractor performing a contract subject to the Davis-Bacon Act

The Federal Circuit affirms a contractor's right to challenge negative performance evaluations under the CDA

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 2 2011

On August 29, 2011, in Todd Construction L.P. v. United States, CAFC No. 2010-5166, August 29, 2011, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) holding that a government contractor is entitled to file a claim under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA) challenging a negative performance evaluation

Court of Federal Claims holds that agency administrative processes do not delay accrual of government claim

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 23 2012

The Contract Disputes Act (CDA), 41 U.S.C. 7103(a)(4)(A), provides that all claims, whether by a contractor or the Government, must be submitted within six years of the accrual of the claim