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Aerospace & Defense - January, 2014

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• Judge Won't Free Ex-NASA Contractor In Iran Satellite Case
• DOD Comptroller To Retire As Obama Names Replacement
• Navy Lifts Suspension On Shipping Co. After Court Defeat
• Ex-DOD Official Sentenced For Aircraft Bribery Scheme
• DOD, EPA Propose New Discharge Rule For Military Ships
• Watch Out, Affiliates Of Suspended Government Contractors
• AIG Sues US, Sherwin-Williams For $3.3M In Cleanup Costs
• CFIUS In Spotlight As Chinese Buyers Flock To US Assets
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Sharon Hwang
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Faegre Baker's Kathy Noecker
• What All The Privacy Reform Recommendations Really Mean
• Wesco Puts Up $550M For PE-Backed Haas Group
• Northrop Defrauded Gov't Of $62M, FCA Suit Says
• Ex-Patton Boggs Client To End Suit Against Firm
• Calif. Assembly OKs Drone Limits For Law Enforcement
• DHS Suspends 'Abused' OT Program For Some Workers
• Defense In Terror Case Can See FISA Docs, Judge Says
• Obama Picks Navy Cryptologist To Head NSA
• DOD, GSA To Bump Up Cybersecurity In Acquisitions
• DOD Proposes To Change How It Pays Afghani Contractors
• Terrorism Suspect Challenges Warrantless NSA Wiretapping
• DOD Issues Interim Rule Restricting Cost-Type Contracts
• An Important Victory For Airlines In Defamation Case
• Calif. Assembly Passes Tax Break To Space Exploration Firms
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Yvonne Puig
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Orrick's Laurie Strauch Weiss
• Workplace Culture: The Real Pathway To Change
• Obama Uses Contracting Changes To Flex Policy Muscle
• Iran Sanctions Bill's Future Unclear After Obama Veto Vow
• VA Seeks Contract Bids For New Health Records System
• Holder Defends NSA's Phone Metadata Program
• NRDC, Others Sue Feds Over Navy Sonar Training
• US Says Convicted NASA Contractor Could Be A Flight Risk
• SBA Lifts MicroTech's Gov't Contracting Suspension
• An Update On Judicial Review Of Contractor Suspensions
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Joanne Gray
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Barbara Duncombe
• AgustaWestland Snags £760M UK Helicopter Contracts
• Raytheon Owes $2.7M For Breached Contract, L'Garde Says
• No Credit For Halfhearted FCA Cooperation, Enforcers Say
• GAO Finally Out Of Woods With Protests Backlog
• GAO Denies Rotech's Protest Over $42M In VA Contracts
• Lockheed Nets $31M Air Force Bombs Contract
• Obama Likely To Pick Navy Cryptologist To Head NSA
• Sotera Awarded Portion Of $900M Space, Navy Contract
• Northrop Loses $253M Row With Feds Over Worker Benefits
• DOD Still Plagued By Budget Uncertainty, Officials Say
• White House Asks High Court To Hear Whistleblower Appeal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Young Conaway's Pauline Morgan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Phelps Dunbar's Nan Alessandra
• Obama To Raise Minimum Federal Contractor Wage To $10.10
• 'Angry Birds' Maker Denies Providing Data To Spy Agencies
• DOD Advances $6B Deal To Sell, Lease Choppers To Iraq
• NSA Reforms Won't Deter EU's Sweeping Privacy Plans
• Tech Cos. Allowed To Share More On Gov't Spying
• Spy Agencies Look To Cull Data From 'Angry Birds'
• Contractor Gets 46 Months For Role In Nova Datacom Scheme
• Honeywell Escapes $250M Software License Fee FCA Suit
• GAO Ready To Charge Filing Fee For Bid Protests
• Snowden Background-Checker Faces Potential Suspension
• Coast Guard Shipbuilder Escapes Sanctions In Insurance Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Vodafone, Altegrity
• S. Korea To Sign $6.8B F-35 Lightning Procurement Deal
• Raytheon Keeps Contested $279M Navy Jammer Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Angela Styles
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: WilmerHale's Susan Murley
• 2014 Promises To Be Another Banner Year For Cybersecurity
• Despite Iran Sanctions Deal, It's Status Quo For US Cos.
• Sequestration Is Over — But Don't Let Down Your Guard
• SIGAR Blasts State Dept.'s Afghan Justice Oversight
• Drug-Use Reports Spark Review Of Nuclear Deterrence Corps
• DOJ Stalling Email Surveillance Disclosure, EPIC Claims
• Belgian Cos. Team Up To Build $90M Satellite For Vietnam
• Raytheon Joins BAE On S. Korean Combat Radar Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Beinecke
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Willkie's Margery Neale
• NSA Spying Suit Reworked With Eye On Faster Resolution
• DOJ Complaint Carries Huge Risks For Snowden Investigator
• Boeing, General Dynamics Settle $4.8B Aircraft Contract Row
• KBR Hit With LOGCAP III Kickback, False Claims Act Suit
• Google, Verizon Focus Lobbying Efforts On NSA Reforms
• L-3 Snags $129M Army Aircraft Modification Contract
• Exelis Nabs $32M Award For Radars To The US Coast Guard
• NSA Metadata Program Illegal, Gov't Board Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fluet Huber's Jennifer Huber
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goldberg Segalla's Berdzik
• 5 Cost, Price Lessons From Recent Bid Protest Decisions
• Going Ballistic Over Ballast Water Regulations
• GAO Backs Army's Rejection Of $32M Construction Bid
• Pentagon Urged To Ready For Unmanned Combat 'Revolution'
• Lockheed Hiked F-35 Job Claims To Nab Support, Report Says
• Verizon Releases Law Enforcement Data Request Numbers
• Honeywell, Army Team Up On $61M Ill. Garrison Upgrade
• Christie Refuses To Sign NJ Drone Warrant Bill
• Ex-Contractor Indicted For Scheme To Send F-35 Docs To Iran
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Anderson Kill's Pamela Hans
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cozen O'Connor's Mayes
• US Relaxes Sanctions Against Iranian Oil, Other Exports
• GAO Finds Inconsistencies In DOD Efficiency Push
• Astronics Pays $53M For EADS Testing Division
• IT Co.'s Protest Of $14M Voice Tech Contract Falls Short
• Loral Can't Escape Patent Suit Over Satellite Tech
• Lockheed Can't Escape FCA Suit Over Lowballed Estimates
• GAO Denies DynCorp's Protest Over $650M Air Force Contract
• Contractor Again Faces FCA Suit After Execs' Guilty Pleas
• Valley Forge Exec Knocks Investor's Illegal Export Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston & Bird's Nicki Carlsen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Shackelford's Nicole LeBoeuf
• NSA Reforms Won't Satisfy Internet Lobby
• 4 Takeaways From GAO's Annual Bid Protest Data
• DynCorp Wants Atty's Whistleblower Suit Tossed
• Coburn To Step Down At End Of Year Amid Cancer Fight
• 2014 — Year Of The Woman-Owned Small Business?
• Army Subcontractor In $697M Suit Seeks Lost Profits
• Former Georgia DOD Employee Indicted For Corruption
• US Objects To ArmorWorks' Plan To Sell DOD Contracts
• Obama Outlines Broad US Surveillance Reforms
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jackson Kelly's Ellen Cappellanti
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cole Schotz's Randi Kochman
• 3 Cost-Cutting Resolutions Law Firms Can't Afford To Break
• Senate Panel Pushes For Greater Cybersecurity Focus At DOD
• Senate Sends $1T Federal Spending Bill To Obama's Desk
• GAO Rejects HP's Bid Protest Over $50M Air Force Contract
• Aerospace Co. Hit With WARN Suit Over Ala. Plant Layoffs
• LJT Lands $257M Contract To Operate NASA Facility
• Fed. Circ. Nixes US Home Suit Over Pollution At Base Site
• House Armed Services Chairman McKeon To Retire
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fox Rothschild's Resnick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Roetzel's Erika Haupt
• 2 Sentenced For Foreign Military Aircraft Contract Bribes
• Robbins Geller Case May Spur Change On Secret Witnesses
• KBR Asks High Court To Review Soldier Electrocution Suit
• Drone Privacy Fixes Congress' Domain, FAA Head Says
• Senate Benghazi Report Calls For End To Local Security Aid
• Navy Contractor To Pay $6.5M To Settle Overbilling Charges
• ACLU Presses Court For Iraq, Afghanistan Abuse Photos
• FBI Nabs National Security Pro As General Counsel
• House Passes $1T Federal Spending Bill
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Hart's Liz Sharrer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Anderson Kill's Rhonda Orin
• NSA Phone Spying Should Go On, Review Group Tells Senate
• Gov't Ordered To Remove Stanford Grad From 'No-Fly' List
• Don't Underestimate Government's Suspension Authority
• FAA Still Struggles To Manage Air Traffic Training Costs
• Inventor's Suit Over 'Top-Secret' Patent Premature, US Says
• Bombardier Says Dallas Firm Cost It $1M In Repair Suit
• Siemens Beats Whistleblower's FCA Suit Over VA Charges
• Subcontractor Sues For Pay On $1.8M Air Force Base Job
• Former FISA Court Judge Cautions Against Some Reforms
• $572B Defense Bill Nixes Pension Cuts For Disabled Vets
• NYT Reporter Takes Source-Shielding Case To High Court
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Debevoise's Mary Beth Hogan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sanford's Katherine Kimpel
• 5 Areas Of Growing Debarment Risk For Contractors
• Lockheed Wins $103M Contract For Navy Computers
• DOJ Investigates Honeywell Over F-35 Parts Made In China
• Raytheon To Restart Work On $1.6B Navy Radar Contract
• High Court Won't Mull LMRDA Coverage In Union Porn Case
• Commercial Drone Privacy Laws May Face Legal Challenges
• Rep. Wants Cost As Biggest Factor In Defense Contract Bids
• Raytheon Scores $156M Missile Production Contract
• Interim Iran Nuke Deal To Start Next Week
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Otterbourg's Melanie Cyganowski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Epstein Becker's Joan Disler
• CFIUS Report: A Significant Increase In Scuttled Deals
• NSA Says Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Surveillance Suits
• Deloitte Recruits Ex-DOD Official For Gov't Contract Practice
• Iran, World Powers Nearing Nuclear Deal Implementation
• NSA Official Backs Privacy Advocate For Surveillance Court
• Obama To Unveil NSA Reforms Jan. 17, White House Says
• Serco Wins $100M Contract at Canadian Air Force Base
• TSA Releases Plane Repair Regs To Mixed Reviews
• Kuwaiti Labor Law Doesn't Apply In OT Case, Raytheon Says
• Options For Protesting IDIQ Orders Under $10M
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wilson Elser's Publicover
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fowler White's Rhea Law
• 4th Circ. Leaves 'Excessive' FCA Fines Up In The Air
• Huntington Ingalls Nails $135M Navy Support Contract
• 11th Circ. Dropped The Ball In Agility Defense Ruling
• Union Faces 10 NLRB Charges Over Boeing Contract Vote
• Ex-Execs Of Bulletproof Vest Co. Duck KO Bid In FCA Suit
• Lockheed Martin Wins $449M In Air Force Missile Contracts
• Navy Beats Challenge To Submarine Wharf Project
• Ex-Army Doc, Sgt. Admit To $8M Med. Supply Contract Scheme
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Sharon Caffrey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Novak Druce's Katy Basile
• Honeywell Can Depose Witnesses In Ballistic Vest FCA Row
• Shell, Others Seek Revival Of $92M WWII Cleanup Suit
• Agencies Inconsistently Handle Data Breaches, GAO Says
• GAO Backs Solar Portion Of $7B Army Energy Procurement
• Lockheed Wins $84M Navy Contract For Training Rounds
• Chromalloy Gets Claim Pared From DOD Repair FCA Suit
• GAO Rejects Protest Of $334M Aviation Maintenance Contract
• CAE Wins $102M In Military Flight Training Contracts
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnstein's Kathleen Gilligan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Faegre Baker's Maureen Maly
• Conflict Of Interest Overhaul Would Give Agencies Leeway
• Raytheon Awarded $120M In Pair Of Contract Modifications
• Electronics Firm Faces Penalty Over Export Violations
• Air Force Seeks Contractors For Cyberwarfare Training Unit
• Lockheed Wins $574M DOD Contract For Navy, Missile Defense
• Humvee Maker Protests $562M DOD Vehicle Contract Award
• Jacobs Scores $135M Logistics Contract To Support US Army
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Sarah Coyne
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fox Rothschild's Brett Axelrod
• Bill Aims To Block Calif. From Assisting NSA
• GAO Nixes Protest Of $11M Anti-Bioweapons Contract
• 6 Lessons For Lawyers From Feds' 2013 FCA Haul
• DOD Pushes Rule To Issue Military IDs To Same-Sex Spouses
• Devil's In The Details For New Contractor Pay Cap
• NJ Assembly Advances Drone Restrictions
• NSA Skirts Accusations Of Spying On Congress Members
• Exelis Wins $76M Radar System Contract With Poland
• BAE Unit Wants FCA Suit Tossed Amid Discovery Row
• US Blocks Turkish Co.'s Plan To Ship GE Jet Engines To Iran
• B/E Aerospace Spends $265M On 2 Oil Services Cos.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ideal Legal Group's Evie Jeang
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Christine LaFollette
• Sex, Bribes And Gov't Contracts: The Fat Leonard Scandal
• Shipbuilder Loses Coverage Bid For Suit Over Faulty Boats
• 11th Circ. Affirms Wide Discretion For Debarring Agencies
• DHS Reboots $22B Tech Procurement After Protests
• FBI Phone Record Guidance Will Stay Secret, DC Circ. Says
• GE Snags $572M Navy Engine Support Contract
• Raytheon's Faulty-Rocket Contract Suit Heads To State Court
• Fed. Circ. Revives Trucking Co.'s Suit Against Marine Corps
• ACLU Takes NSA Phone Spying Fight To 2nd Circ.
• DOD Wants Bids For $1B Contract To Sustain Health Records
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Brenda Jarrell
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bond Schoeneck's Ginny Robbins
• Issa Floats Bill To Restore $6.2B In Military Pension Cuts
• US Moves Ahead With More Export-Control Reforms
• When File Type Matters In E-Discovery
• Exxon Can't Dodge Flight Co.'s Suit Over $1.6B Land Deal
• Civil Aerospace Rising As Defense Industry Falters: Study
• ACLU Challenges NSA's Foreign Surveillance Power
• Evergreen Int'l Aviation Hits Ch. 7 After Creditor Action
• 11th Circ. Upholds Suspension Of Contractor Affiliates
• Wyle Wins Protest Over Lost $1.76B NASA Contract
• Lockheed Lands $263.4M Kuwait Missile Contract
• Apple Denies Cooperating With NSA On IPhone Spyware
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ulmer & Berne's Patty Shlonsky
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fish's Cynthia Walden
• The Year Ahead In Pro Bono
• Top 10 Compliance Trends For The New Year
• Aerospace And Defense Cases To Watch In 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• 10 New Year's Resolutions To Boost Firm Gender Diversity
• Government Contracts Regulation And Legislation To Watch in 2014
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Government Contracts Cases To Watch In 2014