ARMY Barnard Construction Co., Bozeman, Montana, was awarded a $735,663,711 modification (P00006) to contract W912BV-25-CA-002 to construct the Whittier Narrows Dam safety modification. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $761,125,068. Work will be performed…

The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) has delivered a major win for mineral development and national security. On March 13, the Division’s Appellate Section secured a decision from the Ninth Circuit affirming the district court’s denial of…

NAVY Blue Steel Marine LLC,* Talofofo, Guam, is awarded a $249,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N4044626D2001) for general ship repair of Military Sealift Command vessels. This action represents a rolling admission to a previously awarded multiple-award contract. Work will be performed…

NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, was awarded a $15,383,494,792 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-17-C-2117) for additional Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines design, class lead yard support and sustainment, integrated enterprise plan initiatives for…

Fitness franchisor to pay $17 million for allegedly misrepresenting key information in franchise disclosures including time to open and operate studios The Federal Trade Commission has secured a settlement against Xponential Fitness for Franchise Rule violations and related deceptive practices,…

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $10.9 million to consumers harmed by a credit repair operation known by multiple names including Financial Education Services (FES), United Wealth Education, United Credit Education Services, and Youth Financial Literacy Foundation. In…

AIR FORCE United Crane & Excavation Inc., Grand Forks, North Dakota, was awarded a ceiling $63,966,205 firm-fixed-price, single award, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for base paving. This contract provides for a streamlined means to complete a broad range of maintenance, repair…

MIAMI – Two owners of a pharmaceutical wholesale company were sentenced Friday to a total of 38 years in prison for orchestrating a complex, nationwide drug diversion scheme that harmed vulnerable HIV-positive patients, placed countless others at risk, and corrupted…

Letters stress the need for truthful and transparent pricing in the automotive industry The Federal Trade Commission is sending letters to 97 auto groups nationwide, warning them that the prices they advertise must be the total price—including all mandatory fees—that…

AIR FORCE The Boeing Co. Defense, Tukwila, Washington, has been awarded a $2,335,411,756 option exercise modification (P00045) to a previously awarded contract FA8730-23-C-0025 for E-7A Rapid Prototype Airborne Mission Segment. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the…