https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Government Contracts Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 21:25:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481980?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481980 The Trump administration on Tuesday once again sued the University of California, Los Angeles over its handling of protests following Hamas' October 2023 attack on Israel, this time demanding that the university repay federal grants it received while it was allegedly "deliberately indifferent" to antisemitism on campus. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:38:23 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481866?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481866 The U.S. Air Force has told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Ninth Circuit erred in holding that the military branch was required to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act before seeking to renew a permit to dispose of hazardous waste at Tarague Beach on Guam.  Tue, 26 May 2026 19:12:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2482051?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2482051 Attorneys for two consulting company executives accused of bribing a top U.S. Navy admiral shifted and narrowed their core defense strategies in the wake of a mistrial last year, a risky move that paid off earlier this month when a federal jury in D.C. found the pair not guilty on all counts. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:57:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481776?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481776 The U.S. Government Accountability Office said the U.S. Air Force reasonably rejected an Arizona company's task order proposal for "essential non-flying duties" after the company failed to explain the basis for its subcontractors' direct and indirect labor rates. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:40:40 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481906?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481906 The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday partially upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction and class certification orders in litigation from University of California researchers against President Donald Trump, backing the reinstatement of grants terminated due to presidential orders against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives while reversing the injunction for those grants that were rescinded without explanation. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:45:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481856?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481856 The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide whether to take up U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's petition seeking to overturn her suspension from the Federal Circuit on June 11, according to a notice posted Tuesday. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:43:57 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481427 A D.C. federal judge has thrown out a challenge to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program to give Medicare beneficiaries access to federally legal hemp products, finding none of the groups or individuals who aimed to block the program have standing. Tue, 26 May 2026 11:13:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2479716?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2479716 As the government expands AI-driven, cross-agency fraud detection, foreign asset disclosure should be viewed as part of a broader, data‑driven enforcement ecosystem that prioritizes consistency, documentation and proactive governance, says Logan Koehring at FBT Gibbons. Tue, 26 May 2026 09:34:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481615?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481615 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to tackle a uranium mining company's lawsuit seeking $15 million in legal costs from the federal government related to nuclear contamination liabilities. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:46:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481389?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481389 A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to 500 months in prison for her lead role in a $250 million scheme that defrauded a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:35:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481266?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481266 Creating a multibillion-dollar competition between Illinois and Indiana to build the Chicago Bears' new stadium is a strategy that has become increasingly popular among pro franchises that can leverage tax and financial incentives, and even real estate deals. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:02:19 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2480911?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2480911 The Fifth Circuit has remanded a real estate developer's antitrust claims over a Texas city's alleged illegal restraint on retail water utility services, saying a lower court did not give the appeals court a "sound basis" to examine the claims. Fri, 22 May 2026 21:41:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2480808?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2480808 A Texas federal judge has denied Chevron's bid to pause a Venezuelan oil services provider's $24 million lawsuit over alleged unpaid invoices for arbitration and has instead allowed several claims to proceed in court, saying Chevron has already spent too much time litigating the matter. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:30:40 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481078?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481078 A Georgia appellate panel has backed a trial court's decision to enforce a separation settlement between a metro Atlanta city and its former city manager, ruling that he could not escape his attorney's clear-cut acceptance of the city's offer when she wrote that "we have a deal." Fri, 22 May 2026 20:29:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2478767?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2478767 The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced a $580 billion five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill on Friday to fund roads, bridges, transit and rail improvement projects, and highway and motor carrier safety programs, and establish the first-ever federal regulatory framework for autonomous commercial vehicles. Fri, 22 May 2026 19:40:05 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481375?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481375 Corewell Health and debt collector DCM Services LLC tried to collect millions of dollars in medical bills that plaintiffs said were already paid through insurance and government programs, according to a proposed class action filed in Michigan federal court Friday.  Fri, 22 May 2026 16:57:37 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2480723?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2480723 Labor and employment firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has revamped its practice group for clients who do business with the government, expanding the team's focus as federal contractors face new executive orders and regulatory changes. Fri, 22 May 2026 15:35:04 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481234?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2481234 The Connecticut Port Authority cannot assert sovereign immunity to dodge a subcontractor's lawsuit over unpaid work on a pier project because it is not an "arm of the state," an appellate panel found Friday. Fri, 22 May 2026 13:17:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2479381?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2479381 A West Michigan man has asked a Michigan federal judge to deny the Charter Township of Trowbridge's motion to dismiss his suit alleging the township demolished a historic church he owned and was in the midst of rehabbing.