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What SCOTUS’ decision not to weigh in on False Claims Act case means for contractors

What exactly is a false claim for purposes of federal contracting and if the government goes after a contractor?

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FILE — In this July 1, 2019 file photo, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2023 take their oath of office on the first day of Swab Summer in New London, Conn. The school, like other service academies and military training centers, has made major changes because of the coronavirus pandemic. That means the eight weeks of boot camp for new cadets, known as

Group of retired military officials back idea of making women register for draft

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo an American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether the Trump administration can exclude people in the country illegally from the count used for divvying up congressional seats. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Supreme Court takes up census case as other count issues loom

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FILE - In this June 25, 2020, file photo, two young children hold signs through the car window that make reference to the 2020 U.S. Census as they wait in the car with their family at an outreach event in Dallas. Thousands of census takers are about to begin the most labor-intensive part of America’s once-a-decade headcount (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

No ‘hard stop’ for 2020 census if data processing runs past statutory deadline

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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett arrives for her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)

All eyes on the Senate, will any other work get done?

Congress

FILE - In this June 30, 2020, file photo the U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington. President Donald Trump didn't have to look very far for one of the contenders on his short list to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court: he's been considering one of his own lawyers. Kate Comerford Todd is a deputy White House counsel, helping navigate Trump's White House through a thicket of legal issues. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

White House memo puts burden of proof back on agency for administrative enforcement

Agency Oversight

NTEU argues Supreme Court ruling doesn’t apply to federal union dues

Federal Drive

Group urges FLRA to end automatic payroll deductions for federal union dues

The National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation cited a Supreme Court ruling last year that struck them down for non-federal government employees.

Federal Drive

Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census

Trump abandons controversial bid to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, directs agencies dig through existing databases.

Agency Oversight

Eliminate your state’s pesky income tax: Move

Federal Report

Many federal and postal workers live and work in high tax states, so many retire to low-or no-tax states to get more from their annuities.

Supreme Court

What SCOTUS’ decision not to weigh in on False Claims Act case means for contractors

Group of retired military officials back idea of making women register for draft

Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits

Supreme Court takes up census case as other count issues loom

No ‘hard stop’ for 2020 census if data processing runs past statutory deadline

All eyes on the Senate, will any other work get done?

White House memo puts burden of proof back on agency for administrative enforcement

Supreme Court ruling will make it easier for feds to prove age discrimination

Federal employees get more protection from age discrimination

NTEU says bar set too high in proving age discrimination

NTEU argues Supreme Court ruling doesn’t apply to federal union dues

Group urges FLRA to end automatic payroll deductions for federal union dues

Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census

Eliminate your state’s pesky income tax: Move

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