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University of Pittsburgh, Nonprofit Must Face NIH Fraud Suit

A whistleblower can proceed with claims that Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation and the University of Pittsburgh violated the False Claims Act by not satisfying accounting requirements for receiving National Institutes of Health grants.

Space Force Properly Rejected Bid for Research Services at Base

LinQuest Corp. lost its protest challenging the US Space Force’s elimination of its bid to provide research and development support services at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico and other locations, the US Government Accountability Office said in a decision released Wednesday.

Weed Testing for Workers May Not Be Worth It Anymore (Podcast)

Marijuana is now legal in about half of the states, but still maintains its illegal status at the federal level. What does this mean for an employer who wants to, or has to, administer drug tests for its employees? We tackle that question on our podcast, On The Merits, with Sean Mack, a partner at the New Jersey firm Pashman Stein and the co-chair of its cannabis and hemp law practice. Mack says testing employees for marijuana, or firing an employee who tests positive, is now so fraught with employment law issues that it may no longer be worth the hassle.

BLM Companies, Innotion Lose Protests of HUD Property Contracts

24 Asset Management Corp., Spectrum Solutions Acquisitions LLC, and JGM Property Management Group can proceed with US Department of Housing and Urban Development contracts for property management services worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the GAO said.

Infrastructure: The Hardest Easiest Problem

A brief history of highway infrastructure challenges in the United States.

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