Bechtel National, Inc. v. United States

Dyk, Circuit Judge.

Bechtel National, Inc. ("Bechtel") appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims ("Claims Court") granting summary judgment in favor of the government. The Claims Court held that our decision in Geren v. Tecom, Inc. , 566 F.3d 1037 (Fed. Cir. 2009), precluded reimbursement of costs that Bechtel incurred in defending two sexual and racial discrimination and retaliation suits brought by former employees.

*1377 We hold that Tecom governs the allowability of Bechtel's defense costs and affirm the Claims Court's decision.

BACKGROUND

Between 1943 and 1990, the…