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Gen Digital Pays $55 Million False Claims Act Judgment Following Whistleblower Suit and Trial

Whistleblower Network News

Following a four-week bench trial, Gen Digital was found liable “for making knowing false claims to the United States when it mispresented its commercial sales practices during the negotiation and subsequent performance of a General Services Administration (GSA) contract,” according to the government.

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Advocates Raise Concerns Over Unnecessary Delays in IRS Whistleblower Awards

Whistleblower Network News

According to NWC, it has become a disincentive for whistleblowers to come forward and conflicts with the policy goals laid out when Congress amended the IRS whistleblower program in 2006. NWC has published an Action Alert allowing whistleblower supporters to write to Congress calling for the passage of the IRS Whistleblower Improvement Act.

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Importance of IRS Whistleblowers Highlighted Ahead of Tax Day

Whistleblower Network News

Grassley was a key champion of the 2006 law which modernized the IRS Whistleblower Program and during the hearing he touched on the success of the program noting that it “has brought in over $6 billion to the Treasury.” .”

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COFC: Lapsed SAM Registration During Proposal Evaluations Makes Offeror Ineligible for Award

SmallGovCon

Unfortunately, for both DHHS and Cloud Harbor, the ability to make corrections to minor irregularities only applies to procurements that are performed according to FAR Part 14, pertaining to sealed bidding with non-negotiated procurements.

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2023 Year in Review: Key Developments in Europe (Investment Arbitration)

Kluwer Arbitration

These model clauses aim to serve as guidance for EU Member States when they negotiate (or renegotiate) their BITs with third countries (extra-EU BITs). This might reflect, as they argued, some sort of recognition that the EU Member States ‘need flexibility when negotiating ISDS’ under extra-EU BITs.

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Price Reasonableness Analysis: A Bid Evaluation Stage in Public and Project Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

of the UN Procurement Practitioner’s Handbook 2017 (UN-PPH), in cases of a non-competitive procurement method (such as direct procurement or sole source), negotiations for price reduction can be entered into to ensure a reasonable price. The negotiations will be documented, and contract award depends on the outcome of the negotiations.

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Challenging Other Transaction Agreements – Navigating the Jurisdictional Highway

Government Contracts & Investigations

This means that the government and private companies have more flexibility in negotiating the terms and conditions of OTA, as compared to standard contract vehicles. 19, 2006, 2006 CPD ¶ 201 at 6 n.4; It is important to note, however, that an OTA is not the same as a procurement contract, cooperative agreement, or grant.

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