Federal Contracts Report Index-Summary

FAA

See FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)

FAIR (FEDERAL ACTIVITIES INVENTORY REFORM) ACT

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA)

– Retaliation, contractor with contingent offer not employee (E.D. Va.), 93:316

FALSE CLAIMS ACT (FCA)

– Admission of employee's mail fraud guilty plea to establish liability (E.D. Ill.), 93:439
– Attorneys' fees, frivolous suit (E.D. Va.), 93:421
– Breach of contract and true fraud, BNA Insights, 94:580
– Conspiracy claims, defendants who pled guilty cannot contest U.S. loss damages (E.D. Va.), 94:509
– Hewlett-Packard to pay $55M to resolve kickback claims (E.D. Ark.), 94:233
– LOGCAP, KBR

– – Dining facilities and meal services, claims dismissal (4th Cir.), 93:14
– – Security guards, DOJ complaint for unauthorized billing (D.D.C.), 93:269 (4/13/10)

– Motion to amend $1.66M judgment untimely (M.D. Tenn.), 94:19
– Multiyear contract and invoices can constitute claim even when limit period has run (6th Cir.), 94:536
– Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, impact on public disclosure bar, BNA Insights, 94:252
– Pleading, former Lockheed employee's claim sufficiently alleged and not released by settlement (N.D. Tex.), 94:537
– Qui tam suits

See QUI TAM SUITS
– – Health care fraud

See HEALTH CARE FRAUD

– Retaliation claims by whistleblowers

See WHISTLEBLOWERS

– Scienter standard, “collective knowledge” theory of liability and implied certification (D.C. Cir.), 94:569; BNA Insights, implied certification, 94:575
– Stay of pending default termination suit rejected due to stigma to appellant (ASBCA), 94:111
– Treble damages

– – Misstatements in contract and grant proposals, BNA Insights, 94:345
– – Oil and gas company must pay, no communication with DOJ made (D. Colo.), 94:317

FALSE STATEMENTS

– FCA

See FALSE CLAIMS ACT (FCA)
– – Qui tam suits

See QUI TAM SUITS
– – – Health care fraud

See HEALTH CARE FRAUD

FAR (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION)

See generally REGULATIONS, FEDERAL

FASA

See FEDERAL ACQUISITION STREAMLINING ACT (FASA)

FCC

See FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

FCPA

See FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (FCPA)

FDA

See FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)

FEDERAL ACQUISITION STREAMLINING ACT (FASA)

– Task order protest barred (Fed. Cl.), 93:282 (4/6/10)

FEDERAL ACTIVITIES INVENTORY REFORM (FAIR) ACT

See generally CONTRACTING OUT

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)

– FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1586

– Good faith duty in contract administration not breached (3rd Cir.), 94:572
– Proposal evaluations

– – National Airspace Sys., improper past performance review for support services contract (ODRA), 93:62
– – Service Operations Support contract protest over rating (ODRA), 93:61; sustained for misrepresentation of personnel availability, 93:466

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

– Cybersecurity certification program for service providers, FTC comments on proposal, 94:383

FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS OFFICE (OFCCP)

– Active case management procedures discontinued, directive, 94:590
– Center for Corporate Equality report on FY 2008 settlements, 93:95
– Disabled persons

– – Affirmative action, rulemaking comments requested for Rehabilitation Act, §503 obligations, 94:98; status box, 94:105
– – Disability Policy Office listening session, Dir. Shiu outlines priorities, 93:138

– Hospitals and health care systems

– – Jurisdiction expands, 94:132
– – Natl. Employment Law Inst. conference, power over providers, 94:404

– House subpanel hearing. contractor outreach and recruitment of veterans, 94:333
– I-9 inspections during compliance reviews discontinued, 94:506
– Indus. Liaison Group conference, officials say “transitional year” activities include hiring and outreach, 94:182
– Natl. Employment Law Inst. speaker says ambitious overhaul planned, 94:422
– Posting of employee rights under federal laws, E.O. 13,496, compliance directive, 93:201 (6/22/10)

– – DOD class deviation, 93:439 (6/29/10)
– – FAR interim rule, 94:560; status box, 94:567

FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS

– Affirmative action

See AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

– Afghanistan convoy protection, contractor payments to warlords, 93:438 (6/29/10); SASC investigates, 94:71
– Allowable costs

See ALLOWABLE COSTS

– American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

See AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA)

– Classified information release to foreign contractors in special security agreements, NARA final rule, 93:276 (4/13/10); status box, 93:278 (4/13/10)
– Conflicts of interest

See CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

– Contracting out

See CONTRACTING OUT

– Contractor accountability

– – Accountability for Defense Contractors Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6310, S 3909

– – “Contractor Business Systems Oversight: A Debacle is Brewing,” FCR Analysis, 93:352; rule analysis, BNA Insights, 93:471
– – Defund the Crooks Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4444

– – DOJ settlements and plea deals, fraud prevention effectiveness, 93:431
– – Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Info. Sys.

See Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Info. Sys., this heading

– – Lieutenant Colonel Dominic “Rocky” Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2349, S 2782

– – Monitoring, increased use, BNA Insights, 93:381
– – National Procurement Fraud Task Force, BNA Insights, 93:220 (6/22/10)
– – OSHA and other labor law violations, firms still given awards despite prior history (GAO-10-1033), 94:380; disagreement on automatic debarment, 94:429; lawyers discuss impact, BNA Insights, 94:512
– – Summitville Procurement Protection Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5158

– – Taxation

See Taxation, this heading

– Contractor acquired property (CAP) business rules, memo on DOD recordkeeping requirements, 93:27
– Criminal violations, FAR Mandatory Disclosure Rule, BNA Insights, 94:47
– Debarment

See DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION

– Defamation, immunity for contractor responding to procurement fraud probe (E.D. Va.), 93:168
– Defense Base Act

See DEFENSE BASE ACT (DBA)

– Department of Defense Energy Security Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5280

– Detainee interrogation, contractor prohibition, DOD interim rule, 94:449; status box, 94:454
– Disclosure of contractors' restricted information, NASA proposed rule , 93:188
– Elections

– – Congress, impact of, BNA Insights, 94:488
– – Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5175, S 3295, S 3628

– Essential services during crises, DOD interim rule on contract clause, 93:183; status box, 93:188; final rule, 94:430; status box, 94:432
– Expanding Opportunities for Main Street Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4929

– Extraterritorial jurisdiction

– – Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4567, S 2979

– – War Profiteering Prevention Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1667

– FCPA

– – Certification prior to contract awards

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5837

– – Indictment of 22 contractor employees, 93:56
– – Overseas Contractor Reform Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5366

– Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Info. Sys.

– – Associated Gen. Contractors wants “high road” input, 93:418
– – FAR final rule, 93:245; status box, 93:256; experts discuss “high road” contracting policy, 93:270 (4/13/10); DOD class deviation, 93:332; CO procedures, FAR final rule, 94:328; status box, 94:340; DOD policy memo to procurement officials on compliance, 94:384
– – OMB proposed guidance, 93:136
– – Online availability of data

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4899

– – Project on Gov't Oversight files FOIA for records access, 93:332

– Flag vessels, foreign “riding gang members,” DOD interim rule, 94:403; status box, 94:407
– Government property

– – Access and reporting requirements, DOD proposed rule, 94:618
– – Serial numbers in human-readable format on items furnished to contractors, DOD proposed rule, 93:375; status box, 93:399

– Insurance/pension reviews, DOD proposed rule relocates requirements to DFARS, 93:485
– Kidnapping threats to employees overseas, Special Report, 94:544
– Lead systems integrators

– – Coast Guard Acquisition Reform Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1665

– – Coast Guard Authorization Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3619, S 1194

– – DHS interim rule on financial interest restrictions, 94:71; status box, 94:76
– – DOD final rule on use restrictions, 93:55; status box, 93:59

– Nonpublic procurement-related information, risks of contractor access, BNA Insights, 94:161
– Personal identity verification cards provided by U.S., FAR proposed rule on collection, 93:437; reinforces mandate of return of ID, 93:457
– PLAs, open shop contractors allege union favoritism by administration, 93:94
– Posting of employee rights under federal laws, OFCCP compliance directive, 93:201 (6/22/10)

– – DOD class deviation, 93:439 (6/29/10)
– – FAR interim rule, 94:560; status box, 94:567

– Profit rates in 2008, Grant Thornton survey, 93:52
– Public trust positions, E.O. 13,488, reinvestigation requirements, OMB proposed rule, 94:481
– Qui tam suits

See QUI TAM SUITS

– Reporting, annual representations and certifications, DOD final rule, 93:399
– Secure Federal File Sharing Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4098

– Security clearances

See SECURITY CLEARANCES

– Sensitive information, unauthorized disclosure, stronger safeguards recommended (GAO-10-693), 94:219
– Sexual assault and harassment

– – Definition of assault, proposed rule requires contractor employees' awareness, 94:523
– – Mandatory arbitration bar on assault or harassment claims, DOD

– – – Class deviation, Defense Appropriation Act provision, 93:135
– – – Industry group requests clarification, 93:49
– – – Interim rule restricts pacts for contracts over $1M, 93:428; status box, 93:437; final rule, 94:557; status box, 94:567

– – Prevention training and reporting, IG wants contract requirement, 93:333

– Taxation

– – Contract payments, 3 percent withholding, industry group requests delay, 94:272
– – Delinquency, award bar

– – – Contracting and Tax Accountability Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 572

– – – White House memo, 93:48; status box, 93:59; OFPP survey of agencies' policies, 93:157

– – Foreign affiliates used by U.S. contractors for avoidance, report (GAO-10-327), 93:72

– Text messaging, FAR interim rule to encourage contractors' ban, 94:332; status box, 94:340

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)

– Cancellation of negotiated procurement reasonable (Fed. Cl.), 93:281 (4/6/10)
– Contract management, improvement recommended by DHS IG, 93:158
– Debris Contracting Guidance, availability, 93:207 (6/22/10)
– Emergency preparedness improvements, DHS IG report, 94:400
– Temporary housing support services, reissuance of solicitation, justiciability of pre-award protest (Fed. Cl.), 93:41

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

See also specific agencies and departments
– Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6019

– Acquisition workforce

See ACQUISITION WORKFORCE

– Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4567, S 2979

– Compensation and benefits

– – Inflated compensation reports, OPM and union dispute, 94:201
– – Locality pay area, OPM interim rule, 94:344

– Contracting out

See CONTRACTING OUT

– FCA, original source status of employees (D. Neb.), 93:40
– Federal Employee Health Benefits Program

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4489

– Insourcing

See INSOURCING

– National Wildfire Infrastructure Improvement and Cost Containment Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4488

– Public Corruption Elimination Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4531

– Reduce and Cap the Federal Workforce Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3747

– Secure Federal File Sharing Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4098

– Security clearances

See SECURITY CLEARANCES

– Senior Exec. Serv. feedback on efficiency initiative, 94:275
– Whistleblowers

– – MSPB report analysis, WPA protections, 94:562
– – Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 372

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (FHWA)

– FCA, inflated pay rates for unqualified consultants, federally funded state project (W.D. Pa.), 94:371

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY (FHFA)

– Equal opportunity and outreach, inclusion of women and minorities, notice of proposed rule, 93:11; rule to promote diversity, 93:29

FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY OFFICE (OFPP)

– Federal spending levels for FY 2010, 94:558
– Inherently governmental functions

– – Feingold (D-WI) wants ban on outsourcing security services in war zones, 93:480
– – Policy letter proposed, 93:270 (4/6/10); Adm'r Gordon says guidance is draft, 93:272 (4/6/10); status box, 93:276 (4/6/10); correction, status box, 93:313; OMB correction, 93:338; status box, 93:339; comments reflect support and differences, 93:435 (6/29/10); IT group recommends less restrictive definition, 93:456
– – Wartime Comm'n hearing, professor says risk factors may aid determination for security services, 93:197 (6/22/10)

– Public contracts, 41 U.S.C.

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1107

– Rehabilitation Act, §508 compliance, acquisition of accessible technologies, 94:99
– Services contracts, inventories, guidance, 94:475
– Tax-delinquent contractors, survey of agencies' policies, 93:157

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE (FPS)

– Federal Protective Service Reform and Enhancement Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5053

– House Homeland Security Comm. hearing, mission obstacles, 93:302
– SECURE Facilities Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3806

FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTING (FSS)

– BPAs

See BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (BPAs)

– Commercial satellite communications, special item numbers added, 93:136
– Construction site security, some services outside scope of vendor's contract (Comp. Gen.), 93:101
– Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 2868

– GWACs

See GOVERNMENTWIDE ACQUISITION CONTRACTS (GWACs)

– Holiday and vacation days, labor expenses, GSA contractor's hourly rates interpretation rejected (CBCA), 94:245; interest on unpaid invoices, 94:511
– MAS contracts

See MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE (MAS) CONTRACTS

– Standing to challenge USAF decision to cancel §8(a) program credit report requirement and use FSS (Fed. Cl.), 94:207
– VA health care contracting problems, IG report, 93:481
– Webinar on information technology, Schedule 70 contracts, 93:34

FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT (FTCA)

– Combat activities exception

– – Shooting in Iraq, jurisdiction over interlocutory appeal (5th Cir.), 93:341
– – Water treatment and waste disposal, toxic exposure claims proceed (D. Md.), 94:287

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC)

– Cybersecurity certification program for service providers, comments on FCC proposal, 94:383

FEES

– Attorneys

See ATTORNEYS' FEES

– Award fees

See AWARD FEES

FEMA

See FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)

FERA

See FRAUD ENFORCEMENT AND RECOVERY ACT (FERA)

FHFA

See FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY (FHFA)

FHWA

See FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (FHWA)

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

– FHFA

See FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY (FHFA)

– Treasury Dep't

See TREASURY DEPARTMENT
– – TARP

See TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM (TARP)

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

– Defense acquisition reform

– – HASC interim recommendations, 93:200; final report, 93:247
– – IMPROVE Acquisition Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5013

– Financial Innovation and Transformation Office opens, 93:278 (4/13/10)
– Improper payments

– – Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3393

– – Improper Payments Information Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1508

– Information technology, OMB puts systems modernization projects on hold, 94:7; review results in cutbacks, 94:276; review identifies cost-saving measures, 94:497
– Reporting first-tier subcontract information for contracts over $25K

– – FAR interim rule, 94:8; status box, 94:12; rule requires public disclosure of awards and executive compensation, 94:32; status box, 94:40; correcting amendment, 94:105; industry group criticizes “burdensome” requirements, 94:218; industry group criticizes lack of key definitions, 94:232
– – Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, OMB memo on requirements, 93:298

– Sole source procurements, integrated system requirement rational (Fed. Cir.), 93:166

FINES

See PENALTIES

FINLAND

– Buy American Act restrictions, DOD final rule, 93:485

FIRST AMENDMENT

– Free speech

See FREEDOM OF SPEECH

FIXED-PRICE CONTRACTS

– Architect-engineer contracts, final FAR rule on CO discretion when applying withholding payment requirements, 93:230
– Audits, DCAA to limit reviews to high-risk proposals, 94:448
– Development contracting, politics trump contracting principles, BNA Insights, 94:390
– Joint Strike Fighter, DOD Sec'y Gates says Lockheed contract uses efficiency guidance, 94:305
– KC-X refueling tanker

– – Clerical error, swap of source selection data, 94:523
– – Defense Level Playing Field Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6540

– – Fair Defense Competition Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5298, S 3361

– – IRIS Independent Research paper focuses on companies and job creation, 94:401
– – Northrop Grumman will not bid, 93:177; EU concern over Northrop/EADS withdrawal decision, 93:211; EADS has 60 days to bid, 93:269 (4/6/10); senators' extension concerns, 93:273 (4/13/10); EADS will compete, 93:331
– – U.S. Aerospace bid properly rejected for lateness (Comp. Gen.), 94:387; firm will not pursue bid, 94:399
– – USAF issues final RFP, 93:154

– Price realism analysis, agency discretion upheld (Fed. Cl.), 93:99
– Proposal evaluation, low-priced offeror must receive notice of risk in proposal (Comp. Gen.), 93:402
– Sovereign acts doctrine, AOC work restrictions not “public and general” (GAOCAB), 93:443 (6/29/10)

FLSA

See FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA)

FMS

See FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS)

FOIA

See FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)

– FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 510

FOOD PRODUCTS

– FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 510

FORCED LABOR

– Child labor prohibition, updated product list, E.O. 13,126 certification, DOL notice, 94:105; comments request, status box, 94:595; correction, status box, 94:618
– Jobs Through Procurement Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6262

FOREIGN CORPORATIONS

– Ed. Note: For entries about specific firms, see DEFENSE INDUSTRY.
– CAS disclosure and consistency clause, FAR interim rule alignment, 93:204 (6/22/10); status box, 93:207 (6/22/10)
– Classified information release to contractors in special security agreements, NARA final rule, 93:276 (4/13/10); status box, 93:278 (4/13/10)
– DOD interim rule for foreign ownership, control, or influence, 94:12
– Lieutenant Colonel Dominic “Rocky” Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2349, S 2782

– Overseas Contractor Reform Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5366

– Taxation, use of offshore affiliates by U.S. defense contractors to avoid payroll taxes, report (GAO-10-327), 93:72

FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (FCPA)

– BAE Sys. to pay $400M fine (D.D.C.), 93:185
– Certification prior to contract awards

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5837

– DOJ indictment of 22 contractor employees, 93:56
– Overseas Contractor Reform Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5366

FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS)

– Indian Air Force deal for Boeing's C-17 Globemaster aircraft, 94:482
– Saudi Arabia arms sale notification, 94:402

– – Lawmakers' national security concerns, 94:477
– – Letter of offer, disapproval

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HJRes 99

FOREIGN SALES

– Offsets, reporting requirements, Commerce Dep't meeting, 93:57

FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT (FSIA)

– Broker services agreement breach by Iraq, U.S. jurisdiction (E.D. Va.), 94:110

FOREIGN WORKERS

– Eligibility

See EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

– Flag vessels, foreign “riding gang members,” DOD interim rule, 94:403; status box, 94:407

FOREST SERVICE

– BPAs

– – Road maintenance and engineering, justification lacking for evaluation scores and tradeoffs (Comp. Gen.), 93:42
– – Water handling services, no contract arose (CBCA), 94:159

– Constructive change, dismissal of claim for lack of jurisdiction, expenses not submitted to CO (CBCA), 93:343
– Differing site conditions foreseeable, claim denied (Fed. Cl.), 94:413
– National Wildfire Infrastructure Improvement and Cost Containment Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4488

– Retaliation, Bivens action, statutory remedies not pursued by protester (D. Idaho), 94:485

FPS

See FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE (FPS)

FRANCE

– Infrastructure and manufacturing sector offered loan and export credits to improve global edge, 94:312

FRAUD

– Audits

– – DCAA

See DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY (DCAA)

– – DOD IG is not performing, Grassley (R-IA) says, 94:217

– Counterfeits

– – Combating Military Counterfeits Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3941

– – DOD supply chain, senators ask for information, 94:152

– Defamation, immunity for contractor responding to procurement fraud probe (E.D. Va.), 93:168
– Defund the Crooks Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4444

– DOJ settlements and plea deals, prevention effectiveness, 93:431
– FERA

See FRAUD ENFORCEMENT AND RECOVERY ACT (FERA)

– Health care fraud

See HEALTH CARE FRAUD

– National Procurement Fraud Task Force, BNA Insights, 93:220 (6/22/10)
– Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5363

– Recovery Initiative, DOJ enforcement, BNA Insights, 94:53
– Release of good faith and fair dealing claims upheld (Fed. Cl.), 93:262
– Small business

– – Budget, SBA request, funds for prevention, 93:330
– – Lawmakers' priorities for prevention in SBA programs, 94:593
– – Small Business Procurement Integrity Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6370

– – WLSA does not toll limits on aircraft fraud indictment (S.D. Cal.), 94:45
– – Whistleblowers

See WHISTLEBLOWERS

FRAUD ENFORCEMENT AND RECOVERY ACT (FERA)

– Pleading, Lockheed Martin ex-employee's allegations sufficiently alleged (N.D. Tex.), 94:537
– Retroactive application, FCA

– – Ambiguity of “claims” (D. Mass.), 93:404
– – Body armor, reconsideration still denied despite erroneous application of law (D.D.C.), 93:402

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)

– Exemption 4

– – Quality control evaluations of Sikorsky, DCAA release improper (D.C. Cir.), 93:261
– – Unit pricing disclosure

– – – Electric feeder and distribution systems, substantial competitive harm (D.D.C.), 93:190
– – – Navy properly released information (S.D. Cal.), 94:141

– Faster FOIA Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5087

– FCA claim based on request that yielded VETS-100 filings (2d Cir.), 93:281 (4/13/10)
– Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Info. Sys., Project on Gov't Oversight files request for records access, 93:332

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

– Bivens action against USDA, statutory remedies for alleged retaliation against bidder not pursued (D. Idaho), 94:485

FSIA

See FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT (FSIA)

FSS

See FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTING (FSS)

FTC

See FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC)

FTCA

See FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT (FTCA)