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Aerospace & Defense - October, 2014

188 articles

• CBP Halts Background Checks While Contractors Upgrade IT
• ProLogic Fights To Keep Contract Claim In Trade Secrets Suit
• Gov't Contractor Requests Light Term For Navy Bribery
• Pratt & Whitney Gets $793M In F-35 Supply Contract Mod
• Security Contractor's Ex-CFO Ducks Stolen Equipment Claims
• Pearl Harbor Shipyard Asbestos Cases Stay In Federal Court
• Boeing Scores $308M USAF Bomb Guidance Kit Contract
• ACLU Blasts Gov't Attempt To Block Docs In Spying Suit
• Whistleblower Pushes For KBR Docs Given Only To Gov't
• Raytheon Wins $205M Japan Naval Weapon Upgrade Contract
• Sikorsky Warns It May Pull Out $3B Polish Helicopter Bid
• GAO Denies Aerospace Co.'s Protest Of $210M NASA Contract
• DLA Defends Depo Refusal, Wants Contractor's Suit Tossed
• Bias Claim Over SAIC Marines Contract Warrants Discovery
• North Florida Shipyards To Pay $1M To Settle FCA Charges
• Orbital Seeks ISS Launch Equipment In Injunction
• Federal Claims Court Clarifies Murky Procurement Definition
• Orbital Sciences Assists NASA Probe Of Antares Rocket Blast
• Tepco Can't Escape Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit
• NJ Approves First Application Under Enviro Waiver Program
• Gov't Contractor Indicted For Alleged $116M Drug Return Plot
• NZ Jetpack Maker Looks For $22M In Australian IPO
• Lockheed Nabs $392M F-35 Air Systems Contract
• How Russian Sanctions Impact Energy And Financial Cos.
• DLA Chastised By OIG For $2.5B Payment System Missteps
• Shutts & Bowen Adds Ex-Navy Atty To Gov't Contracts Team
• Engility Closes $1.1B Deal To Acquire PE-Backed TASC
• EEOC Seeks Injunction To Stop Honeywell Biometric Testing
• KBR Whistleblower Defends DC Court's Role In Doc Dispute
• Science Systems Wins $210M NASA Satellite Contract
• Tech Contractor Exec Resigns After DOJ Unveils Ethics Breach
• UK Reaches Tentative Deal For Its First Production F-35s
• Contractor Sheds Fraud Suit Over $12M Navy Job
• Lockheed Wins $487M USAF Contract Mod For F-22 Program
• Ex-Girardi Keese Clients Fight To Revive Malpractice Class
• CORRECTED: Ex-Boeing Officer Gets 20 Months In $3.5M Kickback Scheme
• Foreign Cos.' Process Service Question Sent To 9th Circ.
• DynCorp Slammed Over Bid To Escape Afghan Deal Dispute
• Unisys Denies $13M Army Overbilling FCA Allegations
• Small Business Claims Wyle Stole X-Ray Air Force Contract
• Saab Signs $5.4B Jet Fighter Deal With Brazilian Air Force
• Radio Equipment Maker Pays $10M Over FCA Allegations
• Use Social Media For Legal Service Only As A Last Resort
• IT Companies Keeping A Close Eye On Defense Bill Changes
• Inventor Asks High Court To Revive Lockheed Patent Row
• Cobham Wins $615M Deal For Aussie Search Aircraft
• Fighting Ebola At Source Will Protect US, Congress Hears
• GAO Denies Protest Over $559M Lockheed CMS Contract
• Special Counsel Finds Bias Against Transgender Army Worker
• Northrop Nabs $207M US Navy Radar Contract Mod
• $62M FCA Suit Against Northrop Grumman Mostly Survives
• College Student Gets 2 Years For Hacking Navy, Others
• Orbital Sciences Sues Partner For Fraud In NASA Subcontract
• SG Backs KBR, Halliburton Tipster On Wartime FCA Limits
• Raytheon Reveals Planned $400M Defense Firm Acquisition
• Why You Should Start Thinking About Upcoming Drone Regs
• FAA Official Calls On Congress For New Space Authority
• Bechtel Unit Wins $820M Navy Nuclear Component Contracts
• Scientists Can't Shake $10M Gov't Contract Fraud Charges
• Blackwater Verdict May Dampen Allure Of Overseas Contracts
• Reed Smith Hatches Global Ebola Task Force
• $6.8B NASA Contract Gets Green Light Despite GAO Protest
• Northrop Grumman, CSC Win $71M In DOD Software Contracts
• DOD Seeks OK For General Dynamics' $600M Iraq Ammo Deal
• Northrop Protests USAF Radar Contract Award To Raytheon
• Blackwater Guards Found Guilty In Iraq Shooting Case
• New Jurisdictional Issues When Moving To Quash A Subpoena
• Offset Deals Can Pose High FCPA Risks For Defense Industry
• SAIC Spinoff Co. Pays $1.5M To End Long-Running FCA Case
• Blackwater Jury Closes In On Manslaughter Conviction
• DOE Whistleblower Investigation Snared By Privilege Dispute
• KBR, Whistleblower Trade Blows Over Privileged Docs
• Snowden Vetter May Lose $210M Contract After GAO Ruling
• DynCorp Wins $83M US Navy Training Aircraft Contract
• BAE Closes $233M Deal For Cybersecurity Co. SilverSky
• KBR, Halliburton Whistleblower Urges High Court To Allow Suit
• Defense Contractor Ordered To Ship Cars In $3M Contract Row
• Blackwater Jurors To See Post-Shooting Video
• DOD Seeks Contractors For Fort Hood Green Energy Project
• Thermacore To Pay $965K To Resolve FCA Allegations
• Airbus Tries To Torpedo Bell Helicopter Sales In IP Row
• A Large Loophole In The Ostensible Subcontractor Rule
• Gov't Brings Intervening Complaint In Sikorsky FCA Suit
• Defense Contractors Took Big Sequestration Hit, Report Says
• Kickbacks Sink Contractor Bid For $3M In Costs, ASBCA Says
• Jones Day Reps PE-Backed H-D Advanced In Add-On Deal
• DOD Plans $1B In Arms Sales To Greece, Other Allies
• Gallet Dreyer Looks To Bury Arms Dealer's Malpractice Suit
• Northrop Narrows Coverage Claims In Travelers Cleanup Row
• Offsets Offer Traps For Unwary Defense Exporters
• NASA Contractors Urge Dismissal Of Union Suit Over Wages
• Exec Gets 7 Years For Selling Phony Batteries To Navy
• What Litigators Can Learn From Novelists
• GAO Denies Boeing's Protest Over $158M Mapping Award
• Lockheed Wins $125M Missile Defense Contract
• Meggitt Wins $99M US Army Simulation System Contract
• Ex-Soldier Gets 5 Months For Gov't Contract Bribery Scheme
• Agencies Still Lag In Cloud Contract Cybersecurity: Report
• A Look At DOD's Proposed Changes To FOIA Program
• Excelitas Whistleblower Fights To Keep $13M FCA Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Leader Joins Morgan Lewis & Bockius
• NCI Lines Up $125M IT Contract With US Army
• Lockheed Seeks Partners After Claiming Fusion Breakthrough
• Northrop Fights Gov't Intervention In ERISA Suit
• Feds Say Whistleblower Lacks Stake In $21M Sprint FCA Case
• Pratt & Whitney Gets $592M Bump In F-35 Engine Contract
• Lockheed Wins $595M Mod To Foreign Missile Contract
• A Possible Disagreement Between GAO And Fed. Claims Court
• ATK Announces $269M In Army Ammo Contract Awards
• 11th Circ. Sinks Camp Lejeune Drinking Water Suit
• High Court Rebuffs Pearl Harbor Asbestos Remand Appeal
• NASA Awards More Contracts Under $20B IT Procurement
• Individuals Are Expendable In Debarment Fights, Attys Say
• Lockheed Lands $90M Contract For Qatar Apache Parts
• Taiwanese Man Cops To Skirting NK Weapons Shipment Ban
• Information Governance: A Missed Opportunity For Lawyers
• DOD Questioned Over $486M Afghan Aircraft Fleet Destruction
• KBR Hit With FCA Suit Over 'Excess' LOGCAP III Supplies
• House Dems Win Contractor Support For Acquisition Plan
• Saab Issues $55.3M Note To Fund Operations, Acquisitions
• Boeing Pays $23M To End FCA Whistleblower Suit In Texas
• Amazon Seeks Lawyer For 'Prime Air' Drone Project
• DOD Watchdog Suggests Defense Contract Policy Overhaul
• Senate, House Judiciary Chairs Step Up Calls For NSA Reform
• Foreign Direct Investment Vs. National Security Risk
• EFF Tells 9th Circ. FBI User Info Demands Unconstitutional
• House Subcommittee OKs $700M More For Ebola Battle
• DC Circ. Asked To Revive Anti-Terrorism FCA Suit Against GW
• Northrop Faked 'Essential' GPS Tests, Whistleblower Says
• Lockheed Gets OK For $343M Aircraft Sale To Brunei
• 4th Circ. Sets High Court FCA Agenda For 2014-15 Term
• Star Dynamics Gets OK For $3M Israeli Radar Settlement
• MoFo Unveils New Practice Group Focused On Drone Use
• Boeing Ducks $4.8B FCA Suit Over Aircraft Parts
• Google, Facebook Vow To Bolster Efforts To Block NSA Spying
• Pentagon OKs Lockheed's $500M Aircraft Deal With Greece
• Debarment Chief Denies Individuals Are Being Targeted
• Defense Contractor To Pay $13.7M For FCA Overbilling Claims
• KBR Is Turning The Tables On The DCAA
• A Primer On 'Bad Faith' In Federal Removal Jurisdiction
• DynCorp Says It Was Justified In Abandoning Bombed Facility
• VA Moves To Fire Health Procurement Official
• Vectrus Scores $458M Air Force Base Support Contract
• Textron Wins $43.6M Air Force Electronics Contract
• Twitter Hits DOJ, FBI With Free Speech Suit
• NASA Aims To Update Patent Waiver Policy
• Extrapolating False Claims: The Debate In US V. Life Care
• Raytheon Edges Lockheed, Northrop For USAF Radar Contract
• DHS To Monitor Civilian Agency Networks For Cyberattack
• Navy Debuts 'Swarm' Of Drone Boats To Protect Its Ships
• Robbins Geller Pays Defense Fees In Botched Boeing Case
• You Don't Have To Report Counterfeits To DOD IG
• Gov't Can Deny ACLU Some Bulk Spying Orders, Judge Says
• BAE Wins $154M Army Contract To Refit Recovery Vehicles
• 11th Circ. Reinstates Pollution Suit Against UTC
• High Court Won't Hear Gosselin Appeal Of $101M FCA Fines
• KBR's $41M Iraq War Fee Appeal Rebuffed By High Court
• Lockheed, MTA Lock Horns At Outset Of $300M Contract Trial
• Gov't Contractor Faces WARN Act Suit After Laying Off 1,200
• In-House Insights From KBR General Counsel Andrew Farley
• Senate Report Calls For Better Defense Acquisition Training
• CIA Sued Over Failure To Release Senate Spying Report
• Contractors Say New Minimum Wage Rule Is Too Complicated
• Small-Biz Gov't Contracts Going To Big Firms, Group Says
• U.S. Senators Demand Answers On USIS Cyberattack
• Insurer Asks FAA To OK Drone Use For Natural Disasters
• Increased Access To Pay Data Will Boost OFCCP Enforcement
• NASA Awards 56 IT Contracts Worth Up To $20B
• General Dynamics Settles Gun Injury Suit With Former Soldier
• A Drastic Expansion Of DOD's Military Lending Act Rule
• IBM, PwC Lose Protest Of $55M Army Audit Award
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Veridyne's $1M Unpaid Invoice Suit
• Lawmakers Ask High Court To Protect Federal Whistleblowers
• FedEx, Others Get $545M In DOD Airlift Services Contracts
• DOL Releases Final Rule To Hike Contractor Minimum Wage
• Radar Tech Maker Excelitas Seeks To Ground $13M FCA Suit
• Ex-FBI Agent Admits Taking Cash To Derail Kickbacks Probe
• Marine Corps Needs More Amphibious Ships, General Says
• 5 Army National Guard Officials Charged In Bribery Schemes
• Rep. Wants Top VA Official Sacked For Abusing Power
• Calif. Gov Signs Privacy Bill To Block Drone Snooping
• US Lands $1.8B Saudi Deal For Raytheon, Lockheed Missiles
• Congresswoman Demands Military End Burger King Contracts
• 3 Plead Guilty to Embezzling Air Force Funds
• Blackwater Jury Hints At Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction
• Lockheed Wins $246M F-35 Contract Mod
• Babcock, BAE Nab $5.2B In UK Naval Support Contracts
• The Tangled Web Of Sanctions Against Russia