The Veterans Administration can freely acquire goods and services from GSA’s Federal Supply Schedule, and it is not required to set-aside such procurements for veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) or service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). Under the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, the VA is required to set aside procurements for
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Hewlett-Packard and the need for “particularity” in qui tam cases
By Husch Blackwell on
The False Claims Act encourages individuals with knowledge of fraud against the Government to file a court action seeking damages for the fraud. It does this by promising a bounty. The relator receives a percentage of the amount recovered in a false claims case. But there is a constant tension between encouraging plaintiffs to bring cases alleging fraud and protecting defendants from frivolous cases. The January 11, 2011 decision in United States ex rel. Folliard v. Hewlett-Packard Co. illustrates how the requirement that a plaintiff include all of the details of an alleged fraud in the initial complaint helps strike this balance.