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Aerospace & Defense - April, 2014

271 articles

• Defense Acquisition Staff Key To Cost Savings, DOD Says
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear KBR's Political Question Appeal
• Exelis Nabs $91M US Navy Fighter Jet Shield Contract
• Honeywell Fires Off $20M Suit Over Shoddy Engine Parts
• Global Aviation Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Forbearance Deal
• Aviation Repair Co. Sues Shareholders Over Coup D'Etat
• Construction Co. Demands Defense From Insurer In FCA Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hausfeld's Megan Jones
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gunster's Lila Jaber
• House Committee Rejects Pentagon's BRAC Request
• China Blasts US Sanctions Over Iran Dealer Indictment
• A Look At Impending Changes To US Munitions Import List
• Produce Documents 'Subject To' Objections At Your Own Risk
• House Releases First Markups Of Defense Bill
• 2 Profs Accused Of Lying To Win $1.3M In Gov't Contracts
• Uncertainty Over Federal Support Of Terrorism Insurance
• The Golden State Warrior: Judge S. James Otero
• Valley Forge Wins Dismissal Of Illegal Export Class Action
• Chinese Nat'l Charged For Iran Deals As US Ups Sanctions
• Defense Contractors Felt The Squeeze In 2013, Deloitte Says
• Aerospace Defense Cos. ATK, Orbital Ink $5B Merger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kirkland's Anne McClain Sidrys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Porter Hedges' Joyce Soliman
• Raytheon Scores Dismissal Of Kuwaiti Overtime Class Action
• Global Aviation Catches Flak For Ch. 11 Forbearance Pact
• Jury Convicts Ex-Boeing Contractor Of Drone Secrets Theft
• McCain Seeks Inquiry Into Air Force Space Contracts
• General Dynamics Lands $18B Navy Submarine Contract
• Oil Cos. Covered For Cleanup Under WWII Contracts: Fed Circ.
• 10th Circ. Revives Sick Scientist's Chemical Weapons $5M Suit
• 5 Years After FERA, FCA Landscape Still Unsettled
• DOD Needs More Than Acquisition Reform, GOP Rep. Says
• 'Arbitrary' GSA Decision Would Bar $500M Bid: Contractor
• Marine Corps' Strategy Calls For Floating Sea Bases
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Patton Boggs' Laura Weidenfeld
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Axelrod Firm's Sheryl Axelrod
• US Sanctions Russia Over Continued Unrest In Ukraine
• Be Proactive In Complying With Ukraine-Related Sanctions
• Ex-Soldier Charged Over Gov't Contract Bribery Scheme
• It's An Honor To Be Your Friend?: Social Media And Judges
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Navy Workers' Asbestos Suits Belong In Fed. Court: 9th Circ.
• FISC Judge Rejects Challenge To NSA Data Production Order
• GAO Tosses Protest Of $500M Army Medical Services Contract
• SpaceX Sues Air Force Over Competition In Launch Contracts
• Proposed Space Industry Tax Break Heads To Calif. Gov.
• Northrop Grumman Nabs $10.6M Flight-Computer Contract
• Conn. Lawmakers OK $400M Tax Deal For UTC
• United Technologies Says SEC Probing Chinese Engine Sales
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Kim Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Sara Thorpe
• A Reminder To Review FCA Liability Before Ch. 11 Plan
• Obama Discusses More Russia Sanctions With EU Leaders
• Highway To The Danger Zone: Automotive Lending And SCRA
• Jury Awards ViaSat $283M In Satellite Patent Row
• Ex-DHS Watchdog Put On Leave After Critical Senate Report
• Merchant & Gould Snags Corporate Patent Ace In Atlanta
• Lockheed Picks Up $25M Contract For Weapons-Grade Laser
• Fla. Aerospace Co. Says Employee Stole Data, F-16 Parts
• Lockheed Can't Dodge $287M In Past Factory Cleanup Costs
• Guilty Plea Protects Insurer Starr In $31M Kickback Case
• Chemring Swings €167.8M Sale Of European Munitions Units
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Liz Buckingham
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Enu Mainigi
• Ex-Blackwater Contractor Escapes Iraqi Shooting Case
• Legal Evolution: Back To Business
• Air Force Chief Defends Proposed A-10 Retirement
• White House Tries To Table Rand Paul's Phone Spying Suit
• Sumitomo Bakelite Drops $265M For HIG Capital's Vaupell
• Should Gov't Be Held Liable For WWII Industrial Pollution?
• Pentagon Will Send Apache Helicopters To Egypt
• Australia To Spend $12.4B On 58 F-35 Jets And Facilities
• US Inks $750M Deal With Foreign Gov't For Raytheon Missiles
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Curtis' Nancy Delaney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston Hunt's Anna Elento-Sneed
• Don't Forget Export Rules When Hiring Foreign Nationals
• DOD Justified In Waiving Competition In Bomber Upgrade: GAO
• US Ducks $3M Indemnity Suit Over Navy Ship Towing Injury
• DOJ Seeks Email Search Despite Rulings It Violates Privacy
• The Accidental Advocate: Judge John E. Jones III
• Mandatory Pro Bono Is Not The Answer For Practitioners
• Serco Wants Whistleblower's Navy Contract FCA Suit Canned
• PPG Work Product Not Exposed In Superfund Brief, US Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Priest Johnson's Priest Johnson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Lauren Resnick
• State Dept. Greenlights $680M Black Hawk Sale To Mexico
• General Dynamics Ditches Political Contributions
• Beware Bid Protest Settlements Promising Future Contract
• Evergreen Aviation Trustee Seeks Nod For $4M Asset Sale
• Drone Operator Sues FAA For Suspending Rescue Efforts
• Defense Cos. Face Hazards In New Push For Foreign Sales
• Judge Won't Yet End Sony Sensor Patent Row With Contractor
• Only 7 BigLaw Firms Have Women Running The Show
• Navy To Seek New Biofuel Bids This Summer
• Harris Corp. Lands 8-Year $133M US Navy Broadband Deal
• Boeing Engineers To Get $47M In Back Pay Over Union Feud
• 2nd Circ. Tells DOJ To Turn Over Drone Program Document
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Horvitz & Levy's Lisa Perrochet
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Amy Wintersheimer
• Proper Economic Analysis In Anti-Kickback Statute Cases
• US Blasts Exxon's 'Innocent' Act In $80M WWII Pollution Suit
• The 25 Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• KBR Asks High Court To Review 'Burn Pit' Suits
• Cost Surges Erode Savings On DOD Weapons Cutbacks
• ACLU Seeks To Open Up Gov't Bid To Muzzle Twitter, Yahoo
• Judge Vacates $8.6M Army Fiber Optic Services Contract
• DOD Names New Defense Logistics Agency Acquisition Exec
• Jury Finds Ex-Battery Co. CEO Guilty Of $2.6M Fraud
• 4th Navy Official Charged In Glenn Defense Bribery Scandal
• DC Circ. Wrongly Gutted Blackwater Shooting Case, Feds Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Monica Sullivan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sutherland's Cynthia Shoss
• Boeing Co. Unit Owes Software Maker $43M, Jury Says
• The Future Of Law Firm PR: The Good, Bad And Ugly
• Scalia Laments High Court Role In NSA Surveillance Case
• DOD Finds Holes In NSA's Security Clearance Handling
• US Sanctions Likely Safe From Russia's WTO Threat
• Engility Snags $40M Naval Weapons Systems Contract
• DOD Tells Military To Prioritize Saving Energy
• DOD Rarely Seeks Competition For Older Weapons Systems
• No More Export Licenses For Russia: Tips For Exporters
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Annette Jarvis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Barbara Steiner
• Daimler To Rake In $3.4B In Sale Of JV Stake To Rolls-Royce
• A Communication Gap Between Industry, Debarring Officials
• Secret US Watch Lists Upheld In 'Kafkaesque' No-Fly Suit
• 4th Circ. Backs Lavabit Contempt In Encryption Key Fight
• If Russia Sanctions Expand, So Will Legwork For US Cos.
• DOD May Share More Early Acquisitions Info, Official Says
• Arnold & Porter Adds National Security Pro From DOJ
• Wiley Rein Adds FAA Vet To Aviation, Drone Practices
• CSC Pays $1.1M In FCA Fight Over Fake Employee Resumes
• OSI Zapped By Investor Suit Over Nude TSA Body Scanners
• Colo. House Backs 'Advanced Industries' Tax Credit
• DOD Must Step Up Improper Payment Controls, OIG Says
• Judge Denies Womble Carlyle Fees From Star Dynamics
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Hubbard
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Laurie Daniel
• A New Dimension In IP Law: 3-D Printing
• Covington Lands Defense M&A, Contracting Pro From DOD
• Rulings Sharpen Debate On Mandatory Disclosure Rule
• Judge Won't Toss Suit Over $250M Erickson Air-Crane Deal
• Groups Urge Gov't To Link EU Ruling To NSA Spying, Big Data
• Obama Nominates New Air Force Military Acquisitions Chief
• The Great Persuader: 7th Circ. Chief Judge Diane Wood
• EU Parliament Approves €22B Innovation Investment Package
• Army Needs Better Oversight Of $287M Contract, Report Says
• Reading Between The Whistleblower Headlines
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Veenker Law's Vicki Veenker
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Pennington
• Airline Seeks To Repossess Engines From Low-Gravity Jet
• Heartbleed Rains On The Legal Cloud Parade
• Manning's 35-Year WikiLeaks Sentence Upheld
• Serco Wins $78M Navy Surveillance System Support Contract
• Pa. Contractor Cops To Kickbacks, Assault At Fort Dix
• Epoch Loses $5B Army Contract Protest For 'Piecemeal' Bid
• Google Aims To Expand Web Access With Drone Maker Buy
• GOP Rep. Defends Bill To Cut DOD's Civilian Workforce
• EU Reveals New Ukraine Sanctions Targets
• GAO Denies Tetra Tech Protest Over $40M Army Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Sandi Nichols
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rimon's Robin Powers
• EU Regulators Fix Sights On Cos. Aiding Gov't Spying
• Boeing Hit With FCA Suit Over $80M VIP Aircraft Contract
• Army Hit With Protest Of $261M Bridge Boat Contract
• 5 Tips To Help Contractors Avoid Debarment
• Lawmakers Press For Sanctions On Russian Arms Contractor
• Air Force Needs More Drone Pilots, GAO Report Says
• Raytheon Scores $200M Paveway IV Precision Bomb Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Susman Godfrey's Brooke Taylor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jeffer's Louise Ann Fernandez
• Ametek Puts Up $364M For Optical Instrument Maker Zygo
• Keep Your Audience From Checking Email: 5 Legal Talk Tips
• Rising Stars: 2014's Top Attorneys Under 40
• The 2014 Rising Stars, By Firm
• How Law And PR Can Work Together In High-Profile Cases
• Cyberthreat Info-Sharing Not An Antitrust Issue, Feds Say
• Navy Defends Littoral Combat Ship After Sailor Complaints
• Humvee Maker Loses Protest Over $562M DOD Contract
• Calif. Senate OKs Tax Break For Space Flight Tech
• House Narrowly Approves GOP Budget Plan
• Murphy & King Wins Atty Fees In Row With Taser Maker
• Calif. Masonry Companies To Pay $1.9M To Settle FCA Claims
• 4 Cos. Awarded DOD Contract For Army Radio Systems
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Susan Kohlmann
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Betsy Kamin
• Challenging Congressional Subpoenas: Procedural Options
• Army Defends Plans To Reshuffle Helicopter Fleet
• ATK Scores $186M In Foreign Ammo Contracts
• DOD Buying Strategy Could Weaken Multiagency Contracting
• Faegre Baker Can't Shed Gov't Contract Malpractice Suit
• Navy Seeks Contractor Help To Turn Ships Into Floating Bases
• Rolls-Royce Lands $100M Navy Aircraft Engine Contract
• Colo. House Approves Tax Breaks For Space Flight
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Brien And Ryan's Hansen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paradigm's Maureen Dorney
• State Dept. Slammed Over Blackwater Shooting Case Delays
• Devil In Details For Contractors In New Equal Pay Data Rule
• Justice Of The Peace: CIT Chief Judge Donald Pogue
• National Guardsmen Challenge Trim Of $81M KBR Toxin Award
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Air Force Photography Contract Row
• Hunt Oil Heir Tells Jury Honeywell Hid Defective Engine
• Reps. Float Bill To Step Up Ukraine Pressure On Russia
• DOD Rule Guides Clearances With Foreign-Owned Contractors
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Debbie Spranger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Whitney Roy
• Ready For A DOL Audit? 6 Questions For Gov't Contractors
• Wash. Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Drone Use
• Feds Attack 9/11 Insurers' $6M Windfall From Terrorist
• Contractor Escapes Tax Deficiency For Iraq Post
• State Dept. Lost $6B Worth Of Contract Files, Report Says
• FBI Seeks Ruling In Spying Program FOIA Request By ACLU
• Army Denies General Dynamics' Protest Of $4.8B Procurement
• Coast Guard Head Warns Fleet Faces 'Mass Obsolescence'
• High Court Won't Let NSA Spying Appeal Bypass DC Circ.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Amaducci
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steinman & Rodgers' Rodgers
• Suspensions, Debarments Likely To Continue To Increase
• Pros And Cons Of Trial Presentation Software Programs
• Pols Want Ideas For Faster, Cheaper DOD Weapons Acquisition
• DOD 'Revolving Door' Monitoring Falls Short, OIG Warns
• Raytheon Wins $37M For More Missile Engineering Support
• US Charges Chinese Citizen Over Illegal Exports To Iran
• Sens. Push For Competition In Satellite Launch Contracts
• Reps. Urge DOD To Revise Armored Vehicle Procurement
• Fed. Circ. Gives Raytheon $60M Win In Pension Row
• Ex-Brass At Defense Contractor Cops To Bribery Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nestle, Germany's IKB, Sanpower Group
• Rolls-Royce Lands $18M Deal For Arctic Shipping Vessel
• Contractors Blast Proposed Conflict Of Interest Rule
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Feinberg Day's Elizabeth Day
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pillsbury's Elizabeth Moeller
• Disclosures To Gov't Should Bar Whistleblower FCA Claims
• Bankruptcy Issues The Defense Industry Should Think About
• Obama Signs $1B Ukraine Loan Guarantee Bill
• Feds Issue Mea Culpa To FISC For Nearly Chucking Evidence
• Army Wants To Improve Mental Health Support After Shooting
• Q&A With GSA Inspector General Brian Miller
• DOD Overpaid For Overseas Health Care, Report Says
• Yahoo Steps Up Encryption In Wake Of NSA Spying Concerns
• For-Profit College Oversight Panel Would Include IRS, DOD
• Booz Allen Comes Up Short In $71M Navy Contract Protest
• Cobham Settles Iran Sanctions Violation Claims
• GAO Urges DOD To Ease Up On Missile Defense Schedules
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Patricia Curtin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Caldwell's Robyn Crowther
• NASA Cuts Most Ties To Russia In Light Of Sanctions
• FTC, Industry Groups Urge Senate To Fill Data Security Gaps
• Russia Sanctions Won't Detract From Iran Focus: US Official
• TE Connectivity Pays $490M For Underwater Tech Group
• DOD Rule Would Expand Conflicts Of Interest For Contractors
• Univ. of Mich. Nabs $25M Nuclear Arms Control Grant
• Ex-State Dept. Analyst Gets 13 Months For N. Korea Info Leak
• DOD Installations Officials Urge Sens. To Approve BRAC
• Boeing Wins $80M Air Force Munitions Kit Contract
• Feds Charge 3 With Smuggling Nuke Technology To Pakistan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Farella Braun's Stephanie Skaff
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Haynes And Boone's Jan Sharry
• Pols Want KBR Docs On Claims Of Gagged Whistleblowers
• Rand Paul Seeks Cert. In NSA Phone Dragnet Class Action
• The Lion In Winter: Judge Stephen Reinhardt
• Despite Lockheed Win, Underbids Put Contractors At Risk
• Huntington Ingalls Wins $500M Coast Guard Contract
• House GOP Budget Cuts Spending, Boosts Defense
• Fed. Claims Court Invalidates Zoltek Aircraft Patent
• DOD Major Acquisition Costs Rose By $14B In 2013: Report
• Management Of US Nuclear Weapon Info Ineffective, DOE Says
• Drones And The Potential Redefinition Of Privacy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Jennifer Peterson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Betsy McDaniel
• KBR Can't Duck Suit Alleging It Inflated Iraq Housing Costs