contract Justice Department Files Lawsuit in Delaware Against Regal Contractors LLC Et Al., to Enforce the Employment Rights of Air Force Reserve Member By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 18:32:10 EDT The Justice Department and U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware Charles M. Oberly III announced today the filing of a lawsuit alleging that Regal Contractors LLC, Regal Builders LLC and Noble Pond Homes willfully violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by terminating U.S. Air Force Reserve Member Lon Fluman following his return from required military training with his reserve unit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Colorado Security Contractor Resolves Overcharging Allegations Related to Its Work in Iraq and Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:06:57 EDT The Macalan Group Inc., formerly known as NEK Advanced Securities Inc. (NEK), a security contractor headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., has agreed to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with a contract with the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Federal Contractor Petitions to Plead Guilty to Unlawfullly Disclosing National Defense Information and Distributing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:47:48 EDT Donald John Sachtleben, a former FBI bomb technician who later worked as a government contractor for the agency, has filed a petition to plead guilty to newly filed charges of unlawfully disclosing national defense information relating to a disrupted terrorist plot. Sachtleben previously had filed a petition to plead guilty to charges of possessing and distributing child pornography resulting from a separate investigation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract North Carolina Paving Contractor Pleads Guilty to Tax and Bank Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 18:00:25 EST Tommy Edward Clack pleaded guilty in federal court in Greensboro, N.C., to one count of willfully filing a false federal income tax return and one count of knowingly making a false statement to a federally-insured bank in order to obtain a mortgage loan, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Defense Contractor Employee and Wife Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Millions in Scheme Involving Supplies to Afghan National Army By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:13:37 EST Keith Johnson, 46, and his wife, Angela Johnson, 44, of Maryville, Tenn., pleaded guilty today to their roles in a $9.7 million procurement fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Northrop Grumman Corp. Pays $11.4 Million to Resolve Allegations That It Improperly Charged Costs to Government Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 13:51:47 EST The Justice Department announced today that Northrop Grumman Corp. has paid the United States $11.4 million to settle a government claim for penalties provided under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and False Claims Act allegations stemming from its failure to abide by a 2002 settlement agreement with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Contractor of a Florida Property Management Company Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Wire Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:19:10 EST A former repair contractor of a Florida property management company was sentenced to serve time in prison for his participation in a wire fraud scheme related to housing repairs made under a contract between Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Florida Couple Sentenced for Roles in Procurement Contract Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 16:10:23 EST A Florida man was sentenced to serve 15 months in prison, and his wife was sentenced to 24 months of probation, for their roles in a bribery and fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Nationwide Contract Therapy Providers to Pay $30 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:46:49 EST Contract therapy providers RehabCare Group Inc., RehabCare Group East Inc. and Rehab Systems of Missouri and management company Health Systems Inc. have agreed to pay $30 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a kickback scheme related to the referral of nursing home business, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract United States Government Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. and Two Foreign Companies for Kickbacks and False Claims Relating to Iraq Support Services Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:24:38 EST The government has filed a complaint against Kellogg, Brown &s contract with the Army to provide logistical support in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Government and Contractors Seek to End Long-Running “A-12” Litigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:34:53 EST The Boeing Company, General Dynamics Corporation, and the United States have formally asked the United States Court of Federal Claims to dismiss, as part of a settlement, their 23-year old dispute involving the Department of the Navy's 1991 default termination of a $4.8 billion contract awarded to Boeing's predecessor, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, and General Dynamics, to develop the A-12 carrier-based stealth aircraft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Department of Defense Procurement Official Sentenced for His Role in Contract Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:57:56 EST A Utah man was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison for his role in a bribery and fraud scheme involving federal procurement contracts, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David B. Barlow of the District of Utah. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Bank of America Executive Pleads Guilty for Role in Conspiracy and Fraud Involving Investment Contracts for Municipal Bonds Proceeds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:17:16 EST A former Bank of America executive pleaded guilty today for his participation in a conspiracy and scheme to defraud related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract MPRI Inc. Agrees to Pay $3.2 Million for False Labor Charges on Contract to Support Army in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:21:09 EST MPRI Inc. has agreed to pay $3.2 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false labor charges on a contract to support the Army in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Independent Contractor in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty for His Role in Offering $54,000 in Bribes to a U.S. Government Official By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:15:11 EST Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, N.Y., Akbar Ahmad Sherzai, 49, of Centreville, Va., an independent contractor for a trucking company operating in Afghanistan that was responsible for delivering fuel to U.S. Army installations, pleaded guilty to his role in offering a U.S. Army serviceman $54,000 in bribes to falsify documents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Virginia-Based Contractor to Pay $6.5 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims on Navy Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:28:32 EST Vector Planning and Services Inc. (VPSI), an information technology, systems engineering, program management and consulting firm headquartered in Chantilly, Va., has agreed to pay the government $6.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that the company inflated claims for payment under several Navy contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Virginia Subcontractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:25:50 EST Dwayne Allen Hardman, 44, of Charleston, W.V., pleaded guilty today to paying bribes to public officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Two Ocean Shipping Companies to Pay $3.4 Million to Settle Claims of Price Fixing Government Cargo Transportation Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 09:45:36 EST Sea Star Line LLC and Horizon Lines LLC have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by fixing the price of government cargo transportation contracts between the continental United States and Puerto Rico. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Employee of Navy Contractor Pleads Guilty in International Navy Bribery Scandal By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:00:55 EDT Alex Wisidagama, a citizen of Singapore formerly employed by Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States for his role in a scheme to overbill the U.S. Navy for ship husbanding services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract North Carolina Paving Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Tax and Bank Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 12:21:58 EDT Tommy Edward Clack was sentenced today to serve 66 months in federal prison for tax and fraud crimes by U.S. District Judge Thomas D. Schroeder in Winston-Salem, N.C., the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Vice President of Government Contracting Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 16:20:37 EDT A former vice president of a Chesapeake, Va., government contracting company pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to pay bribes to public officials in exchange for favorable treatment in connection with U.S. government contract work. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract California-Based Masonry Companies Pay Nearly $1.9 Million to Settle Claims of Misrepresenting Disadvantaged Small Business Status in Connection with Military Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 12:01:06 EDT Five California-based masonry subcontractors and two individuals paid the government nearly $1.9 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their disadvantaged small business status in connection with military construction contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Army Contracting Officials Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns and Filing False Financial Ethics Disclosure Forms By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:17:38 EDT Velma I. Salinas-Nix and Kenneth H. Nix, of Boerne, Texas, were sentenced today to serve 20 months in prison and 30 months in prison, respectively, for filing false tax returns and making false statements to the U.S. Army by filing false financial ethics disclosure forms. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Executive Director of Virgin Islands Legislature Charged with Bribery and Extortion in Award of Government Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 May 2014 14:41:48 EDT The former executive director of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands was indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Virgin Islands for accepting bribes and engaging in extortion in the award of contracts with the Legislature. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Employee of U.S. Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 May 2014 16:05:46 EDT A former employee of a U.S. contractor pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with a contract to provide reconstruction-related services in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Government Files Complaint Against CA Inc. for False Claims on GSA Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 May 2014 15:34:07 EDT The government has filed a complaint against CA Inc. (CA) for violations of the False Claims Act in connection with a General Services Administration (GSA) contract, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract DEA Employee and Contractor Husband Plead Guilty to False Statements in Kidnapping Hoax By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 May 2014 16:47:34 EDT Nydia L. Perez and John A. Soto, both 44, of Haymarket, Virginia, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to law enforcement officials in federal court on Friday. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Chesapeake, Virginia Subcontractor Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:53:37 EDT Roderic J. Smith, 50, the co-founder and former president of a government contracting company, was sentenced yesterday to 48 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for conspiracy to bribe public officials. Smith was ordered to forfeit $175,000 Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Two Former Chesapeake, Virginia, Subcontractors Sentenced for Bribery, Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:29:31 EDT Dwayne A. Hardman, 44, co-founder of two government contracting companies that sought business from the United States Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC), and Adam C. White, 40, former vice president and co-owner of one of Hardman’s government contracting companies, were sentenced for bribery and conspiracy. On July 9, 2014, Hardman was sentenced to 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Violations of Federal Law and Executive Order by Federal Contractor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:04:56 EDT The Justice Department announced the filing of a lawsuit today against Entergy Corporation for violating Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Iraq Extradites Fugitive Defense Contractor to U.S. to Face Fraud Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:59:05 EDT A Las Vegas-based former Department of Defense contractor has been extradited from Iraq to the United States to face fraud and conspiracy charges for attempting to bribe U.S. officials in order to secure government contracts for his companies Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Virginia Subcontractor Sentenced for Conspiracy to Bribe Officials at the United States Navy Military Sealift Command By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:23:49 EDT A former employee of a government contracting company was sentenced today to 36 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to bribe public officials at the United States Navy Military Sealift Command in exchange for favorable treatment in connection with U.S. government contract work Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract McKesson Corp. to Pay $18 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations Related to Shipping Services Provided Under Centers for Disease Control Vaccine Distribution Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:59:47 EDT McKesson Corporation has agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that it improperly set temperature monitors used in shipping vaccines under its contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Justice Department announced today. McKesson is a pharmaceutical distributor with corporate headquarters in San Francisco Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Co-Founder of Government Contracting Company Pleads Guilty to Illegal Gratuity Charge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:28:38 EDT Timothy S. Miller, 58, a co-founder of a Chesapeake, Virginia, government contracting company, pleaded guilty today to providing illegal gratuities to two public officials working for the United States Navy Military Sealift Command Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting, Visa Fraud and Wage and Hour Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:18:36 EDT Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran for the Civil Rights Division and United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced today that Reginald Wayne Miller, of Marion, South Carolina, has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Florence to fraud in foreign labor contracting. Additionally, Miller entered a guilty plea to visa fraud and wage and hour violations. United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell of Florence accepted the guilty plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. probation office. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Former Defense Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Employee Payroll Taxes and Pension Plan Contributions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:55:41 EDT William P. Danielczyk, theformer head of a Virginia-based defense contracting company, was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison for failing to collect and pay more than $2.2 million in employee payroll taxes and engaging in theft of more than $186,000 from an employee pension plan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract New York Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud U.S. Defense Contractors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 20:45:42 EDT ALEXANDRIA, Va Full Article OPA Press Releases
contract Successfully Choosing and Maintaining a Contract Manufacturing Partnership By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:59:00 GMT In this INSIDER Q&A, experts in contract manufacturing discuss aspects a brand owner should evaluate, what should be outlined in an agreement and what ongoing QA checks to conduct during the partnership. Full Article
contract En Banc: Federal Circuit Provides Guidance on Application of On-Sale Bar to Contract Manufacturers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:04:54 +0000 Pharmaceutical and biotech companies breathed a sigh of relief Monday when the Federal Circuit unanimously ruled in a precedential opinion that the mere sale of manufacturing services to create embodiments of a patented product is not a “commercial sale” of the invention that triggers the on-sale bar of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) (pre-AIA).[1] The en banc opinion...… Continue Reading Full Article Intellectual Property Ben Venue Laboratories CMO MedCo On-Sale Bar
contract A politically connected firm gets an $800-million mask contract with California. Then it falls apart By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:00:08 -0400 California's deal with Bear Mountain Development Co. for coronavirus equipment was one of the state's largest. Full Article
contract Senators call out CDC contractor for alleged safety failings By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:09:08 GMT The Maximus call center was accused by a whistleblower of failing to practice what it hired workers to preach. Full Article
contract India: Udaan lays off over 2,000 contractual employees as coronavirus hits supply chains By www.dealstreetasia.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:33:58 +0000 Over the past month, Udaan has been facing a drop in business under its non-essential categories. The post India: Udaan lays off over 2,000 contractual employees as coronavirus hits supply chains appeared first on DealStreetAsia. Full Article Udaan
contract Cardamonin protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced myocardial contractile dysfunction in mice through Nrf2-regulated mechanism By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-04-21 Full Article
contract EU forecasts 7.4pc GDP contraction in 2020 By www.argusmedia.com Published On :: 06 May 2020 10:07 (+01:00 GMT) Full Article Biofuels Coal Crude oil Electricity Natural gas Oil products Petrochemicals Metals Chemicals Base oil Europe Fundamentals Politics Macroeconomics Demand
contract Ice delays launch of Murban crude futures contract By www.argusmedia.com Published On :: 06 May 2020 14:29 (+01:00 GMT) Full Article Crude oil Middle East UAE Abu Dhabi Corporate Macroeconomics Supply
contract China confident about extending GP contract By en.espnf1.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:49:47 GMT The Chinese Grand Prix appears to be edging closer to an extension of its contract with Bernie Ecclestone Full Article
contract Malaysian Grand Prix extends race contract until 2018 By en.espnf1.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 14:42:25 GMT The Malaysian Grand Prix will remain on the calendar for the next three years after the Sepang International Circuit agreed a new deal until 2018 Full Article
contract The Terms They Are A-Changin'...: Watching Cloud Computing Contracts Take Shape By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:45:00 -0500 EXECUTIVE SUMMARYMany web services are examples of cloud computing, from storage and backup sites such as Flickr and Dropbox to online business productivity services such as Google Docs and Salesforce.com. Cloud computing offers a potentially attractive solution to customers keen to acquire computing infrastructure without large up-front investment, particularly in cases where their demand may be variable and unpredictable, as a means of achieving financial savings, productivity improvements and the wider flexibility that accompanies Internet-hosting of data and applications. The greater flexibility of a cloud computing service as compared with a traditional outsourcing contract may be offset by reduced certainty for the customer in terms of the location of data placed into the cloud and the legal foundations of any contract with the provider. There may be unforeseen costs and risks hidden in the terms and conditions of such services. This document reports on a detailed survey and analysis of the terms and conditions offered by cloud computing providers. The survey formed part of the Cloud Legal Project at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), within the School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. Funded by a donation from Microsoft, but academically independent, the project is examining a wide range of legal and regulatory issues arising from cloud computing. The project's survey of 31 cloud computing contracts from 27 different providers, based on their standard terms of service as offered to customers in the E.U. and U.K., found that many include clauses that could have a significant impact, often negative, on the rights and interests of customers. The ease and convenience with which cloud computing arrangements can be set up may lull customers into overlooking the significant issues that can arise when key data and processes are entrusted to cloud service providers. The main lesson to be drawn from the Cloud Legal Project’s survey is that customers should review the terms and conditions of a cloud service carefully before signing up to it. The survey found that some contracts, for instance, have clauses disclaiming responsibility for keeping the user’s data secure or intact. Others reserve the right to terminate accounts for apparent lack of use (potentially important if they are used for occasional backup or disaster recovery purposes), for violation of the provider’s Acceptable Use Policy, or indeed for any or no reason at all. Furthermore, whilst some providers promise only to hand over customer data if served with a court order, others state that they will do so on much wider grounds, including it simply being in their own business interests to disclose the data. Cloud providers also often exclude liability for loss of data, or strictly limit the damages that can be claimed against them – damages that might otherwise be substantial if a failure brought down an e-commerce web site. Although in some U.S. states, in E.U. countries and in various other jurisdictions the validity of such terms may be challenged under consumer protection laws, users of cloud services may face practical obstacles to bringing a claim for data loss or privacy breach against a provider that seems local online but is, in fact, based in another continent. Indeed, service providers usually claim that their contracts are subject to the laws of the place where they have their main place of business. In many cases this is a US state, with a stipulation that any dispute must be heard in the provider’s local courts, regardless of the customer’s location. Perhaps the most disconcerting discovery of the Cloud Legal Project’s survey was that many providers claimed to be able to amend their contracts unilaterally, simply by posting an updated version on the web. In effect, customers are put on notice to download lengthy and complex contracts, on a regular basis, and to compare them against their own copies of earlier versions to look for changes. The cloud computing market is still developing rapidly, and potential cloud customers should be aware that there may be a mismatch between their expectations and the reality of cloud providers' service terms, and be alive to the possibility of unexpected changes to the terms. Downloads Download the Full Paper Authors Simon BradshawChristopher MillardIan Walden Image Source: Natalie Racioppa Full Article
contract Bank signs one contract, goes 100% renewable by EOY By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:30:02 -0500 Fifth Third Bank shows us just how easy it is becoming for corporations to source all of their electricity from renewables. Full Article Energy
contract Amazon and Microsoft trade barbs over JEDI contract appeal By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:57:00 GMT The JEDI, or Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, deal worth up to $10 billion has become one of the most tangled contracts for the Department of Defense. Full Article