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Aerospace & Defense - June, 2015

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• Army Must Care For Veterans Used In Experiments: 9th Circ.
• Fort Dix Contractors Sentenced In Bribery, Extortion Case
• Congress Moves To Ban Trade With Cuban Military
• Contractor Says Costs Award Doesn't Rectify $127M Snub
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• Boeing's Sanctions Bid Slammed In $350M JV Row
• FISC Cites Freedom Act To Revive NSA Metadata Program
• GAO Rejects Bid Protest To DOD Analytics Contract Award
• A Welcome Review Of Suspension And Debarment Actions
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• Fed Workers' Union Sues OPM For Negligence After Breach
• High Court Won't Hear Guardsman's USPS Back Pay Fee Claim
• USAID Finalizes Vetting System For Assistance Recipients
• Twins Plead Guilty To Hacking State Dept., Private Co.
• Inside New ITAR Rules For US Defense Service Providers
• Top 15 High Court Class Action Rulings Of The Past 15 Years
• DOD Praised As Fed Gov't Improves Small Biz Contracting
• Corporate Attys Want More High Court Action After Slow Term
• Lockheed Wants Auditor's Clawback Fee Suit Tossed
• Bombardier Asks 5th Circ. To Kill FCA Suit Over Plane Parts
• Rolls-Royce Says Forum Spat Not Worth Supreme Court's Time
• BNY Mellon Pushes To Dismiss Reservist's Foreclosure Suit
• KBR Ordered To Spill Investigation Docs At Heart Of FCA Case
• Aeroflex Investors Vie For Atty Fees From $1.5B Deal
• DHB Exec's Kids Appealing $18M Bail Forfeiture To 2nd Circ.
• Watchdog Criticizes Air Force Plan To Retire A-10
• Military Major Fished For Bribes Then Retaliated, Suit Says
• The Top 3 New Do's And Don'ts For Law Firm Websites
• Senate Committee Approves CBP Veteran Jobs Bill
• Leidos, Ex-Workers Spar Over Injunction Bid In IP Battle
• Feds Say KBR Waived Privilege For Investigation Docs
• OPM Head Grilled By Senators Again Over Data Breach
• Northrop Settles Environmental Cleanup Fight With Insurers
• House Agrees To Conference On $612B Defense Bill
• House Votes To Improve DHS Terror Plans, FOIA Responses
• Lockheed Awarded $480M Air Force Contract
• ASBCA Opens Door To New Approach To Collective Bargaining
• Colt, Creditors Achieve Detente With New $75M DIP
• GOP Sen. Says Service Branches Need More Say In DOD Buying
• Your Future Tech Clients Would Like A Word With You
• GAO Urges Feds To Boost Cybersecurity After New Breaches
• Kuwaiti Contractor Wins DOD Doc Access For Defamation Suit
• DOD To Help Bolster NATO Members' Cyberdefenses
• Scope Of OPM Breach Still Uncertain
• AVIC Can't Alter Arbitration In $2B Fight, 5th Circ. Told
• Attorney As FCA Whistleblower Remains Treacherous Ground
• Is Your Customer Diverting Sensitive Goods To Russia?
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• Lockheed Can Recoup Cleanup Costs From US, DC Circ. Told
• House Agrees To Package Of DHS Overhaul Legislation
• GAO Denies Graybar Protest Over $21M DLA Contract
• 11th Circ. Affirms Contractor's Aircraft Parts Fraud Sentence
• Northrop Says Whistleblower's FCA Claims Are Subjective
• Freedom Act Restored Biz Record Production, FISA Court Says
• SpaceX Can't Jettison Class Actions Over Mass Layoffs
• Senate OKs New TSA Head After Report Slamming Agency
• GAO Slaps Down IT Co.'s Challenge To Navy Contract Denial
• Colt Bondholders Object To Speedy Sale Of Gun Maker
• VA Cops Say Top Brass Illegally Videotaped Workplace
• US Must Flex Cybersecurity Muscles With China, Rubio Says
• EU Extends Energy, Financial Sanctions On Russia
• Leidos Says Ex-Workers Stole Secrets For Gov't Contract Bid
• Calif. Judge Pauses Sailors' $1B Fukushima Radiation Suit
• This Week In Congress: Trade And Transportation
• Feds Call Out Liability Issues In Altegrity's Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Army Staffer Gets 3.5 Years For $500K Bribery Scheme
• Senate Committee OKs $47B Homeland Security Spending Bill
• Texas High Court Says Boeing Air Base Lease Can Be Private
• IT Consultant Can't Gut Navy Contractor's IP Suit
• Contractor Takes Calif. Arbitration Law Row To High Court
• Raytheon Loses Federal Claims Fight For Air Force Contract
• Cyberattacks Could Strike Gold In Mining Industry Data
• BAE Accused Of Overbilling Army On $3.6B Vehicle Contract
• Why Lateral Candidacies Fail
• Senate Dems Block Defense Funding Bill In Spending Fight
• PWC Wants Gov't's $8.5B FCA Suit Tossed Over Lost Docs
• Judge Shoots Down ACLU Drone Suit Against CIA
• A Look At The New Export Control Rules For Cloud Computing
• KBR Says Kickback Claims Too Old To Prosecute In FCA Suit
• Senate Passes $612B Defense Bill Despite Veto Threat
• DARPA Should Re-Evaluate IT Contract Proposals, GAO Says
• 2 Minority Views From The Top Of BigLaw
• CFPB Sues Auto Lender Over Military Debt Collection Practices
• Huntington Gets Insurance Claims Nixed From Asbestos Suit
• Senate Bill Would Require Feds To Get Warrants For Drones
• Ex-Justice Of The Peace Gets Probation, Fine In Billing Scam
• Excelitas Stuck In $13M FCA Suit Over Switches For Military
• Senate Sends $612B Defense Budget Bill To Final Vote
• Air Force Taking Pitches On Twin Cyber Contracts Worth $98M
• Amazon Tells Reps. Drone Tech Is Outpacing FAA Regs
• 4th Circ. Rebuffs Translators In $25M Army Subcontract Spat
• No Bail For Man Accused Of $24M Iran Export Scheme
• The Global Impact Of Increased China Drone Production
• Contract Disputes Act Appeals: You First, I Insist
• Ex-Exec Gets 13 Years For Fraud Tied To Fatal Chopper Crash
• Colt Poised For Bankruptcy Showdown With Bondholders
• DEA Wants Suit Over Collection Of Phone Records Tossed
• House Adds Cybersecurity Rules To Intelligence Authorization
• Senate Votes To Ban Torture, Move $612B Defense Bill
• IAP To Pay $7.1M To Settle Foreign Bribery Allegations
• Are P3s The 'New' Thing In Government Contracting?
• Ordnance Contests Raytheon Atty Fees For Sanction Motion
• Northrop Air Force Comm. Contract Gets $145M Add-On
• Boeing Says JV Partners Must Pay $350M They Owe
• Gov't Work Isn't Covered By Pa. Contractor Law, Justices Say
• Army Needs To Track 'Borrowed' Personnel Time, GAO Says
• Senate Dems Upbraided For Defense Funding Delays
• DOJ Says Freedom Act Allows For Bulk Data Collection
• Tips To Avoid Conflicts When Hiring In-House Lawyers
• Congress OKs Stopgap Funding For VA Hospital Construction
• General Atomics Wins $737M Mod To Aircraft Carrier Deal
• United Tech Confirms Plan To Sell Or Spin Off Sikorsky Unit
• Colt Hits Ch. 11, Says It Needs To Sell Quickly
• This Week In Congress: Health Care, National Security
• High Court Told Not To Reject CERCLA Deference Dispute
• McKesson Nabs $6B DOD Pharmaceutical Deal Extension
• Raytheon Wins $209M In Contracts For Radars, Gun Turrets
• Senator Slams Pentagon 'Slush Fund,' Clinging Earmarks
• Fukushima Op Can't Shift $1B Navy Radiation Suit To Japan
• Why Law Firms Collapse
• Twitter Surveillance Suit Against DOJ Might Die, Judge Says
• Waste Co. Says Claim Not Untimely In $1M Polluted Oil Row
• Military Brass Want More Say During Acquisitions
• Senate Rejects Cybersecurity Proposal Amid NDAA Debate
• NJ Man Cops To $65M Russian Export Scheme
• NASA Administrator's Criticism Fails To Block Funding Cuts
• Triple Canopy Asks High Court To Revive Appeal Of FCA Case
• Gov't Says Docs In $8.5B Fraud Case Properly Privileged
• Sanctions Sought For Fire Safety Contractor, Attys In FCA Row
• House Passes $579B Pentagon Spending Bill For 2016
• House Begins Debate On $579B Pentagon Bill As Veto Looms
• 7th Circ. Won't Rethink US' $6M Win In Terrorist Assets Row
• National Guard Has Role In Cybersecurity, States Tell Reps.
• South Korea, Lebanon OK'd For $2B In Military Arms Sales
• Huntington Can't Nix Asbestos Insurance Claims, Family Says
• Acquisition Co. Buys STG For $165M, Plans To Take It Public
• Rep. Floats Bill To Measure Cyberattack Fallout
• Grand Jury Testimony Disallowed In KBR Bribery Case
• Tech Group Says Spying Will Cost US Cos. More Than $35B
• Dynetics Sues IRS Over $3M In Disallowed Research Credits
• US Navy, General Dynamics Hit With $2.2M Oil Spill Suit
• Hogan Lovells Lands Ex-McKenna Drone Policy Pro In DC
• Colt May Pull Trigger On Ch. 11 If Bond Exchange Misfires
• Senior Coast Guard Official Becomes DOD Procurement Head
• Nokia Urges FCC To Support Use Of Drones For Broadband
• $576B Defense Bill Steams On With OK From Senate Panel
• Cyberattacks On Gov't Agencies On The Rise
• Senate Keeps Contentious War Funding Clause In $612B NDAA
• 2nd Circ. Asks How Freedom Act Affects NSA Phone Data Suit
• TSA Bad At Sussing Out Unauthorized Workers, Report Says
• Army Corps Subcontractor Shakes 'Buy American' FCA Suit
• Boeing Wants Russia's Energia Sanctioned In JV Row
• DOD, Others Propose Small Business Subcontracting Rule
• Feds Ask FISC To Allow 6 More Months Of NSA Spying
• Huntington Gets 'Anguish' Claim Dropped From Asbestos Suit
• House Votes To Bar NSA From Blunting Encryption Standards
• Senator Pushes VA To Assist Native American Veterans
• Navy, Huntington Ingalls Ink $4.3B Deal For Aircraft Carrier
• Defense Contractors Spending More On Cybersecurity: Survey
• Fokker Sanctions Deal Is Within Feds' Rights, DC Circ. Told
• Army Secretary McHugh To Step Down, Pentagon Says
• Exelis Loses $364M Air Force Award At Federal Claims Court
• Yemeni Drone Strike Victims' Families Sue US Gov't
• This Week In Congress: Export-Import Bank And The NDAA
• Physics Prof Pleads Not Guilty To Giving China Tech Secrets
• Brand Battles: 'Game Of Thrones,' Rockstar Games, Boeing
• US Found Partly Liable In Exxon $71M WWII Pollution Cleanup
• ProLogic Drops $25M Trade Secrets Suit Against Ex-Workers
• AT&T Customers Take Warrantless Search Claims To 9th Circ.
• 7 Calif. Privacy Bills To Watch
• Senate OKs Plan To Stop Paying NFL To Honor Troops
• 1st Circ. Urged To Revive HHS Worker Discrimination Suit
• Feds Say Cyberattack Compromised Up To 4M Gov't Workers
• GAO Says Lack Of Hiring Plan Doomed Bid For $24M Contract
• Jury Frees Armet Of FCA Suit As Criminal Case Looms
• Gov't Urges 6th Circ. En Banc Rehearing In $664M FCA Row
• Senators Debate Block On $38B In Contentious DOD Funds
• Boeing Wins $466M Missile Guidance Repair Contract
• STGi Says There's No Class To Certify In Navy Leave Case
• GAO Grounds Protest Of NASA's $20M Launch Pad Contract
• $18M Bail Refund Nixed For Convicted DHB Exec's Kids
• Navy Contractor Can't Escape IP Suit Counterclaim
• House Passes $51.4B DOJ, Commerce 2016 Funding Bill
• Agencies Tweaks Contract Bundling Regs To Aid Small Biz
• DOD Should Strengthen Leak Prevention Programs, GAO Says
• Northrop Gets $2.5B FCA Suit Tossed After Atty Relator DQ'd
• KBR Wants US Sanctioned For Testimony Use In Bribery Case
• Gov't Scores TRO To Force Subcontractor Payments
• Senate Begins Debate On $612B NDAA Despite Veto Threat
• DC Circ. Snuffs Out $2B Iraq War Contractor Mass Tort Claims
• House Panel Advances $579B Defense Funding Bill For 2016
• Raytheon Asks High Court To Uphold 9th Circ. CERCLA Ruling
• DOD Skipped Set-Asides In Tent Contract, Fed. Circ. Told
• Boeing Exploited Us, Ex-Soviet JV Partners Say In $350M Fight
• House Bill Would Prohibit Funds For US Embassy In Cuba
• Japan To Buy 4 E-2D Radar Planes For $1.7B
• Rotech Denied Protest Of $46M VA Home Health Contract
• 5 Insights From Schneider Electric GC Peter Wexler
• Senate Sends NSA Spying Overhaul Bill To Obama's Desk
• Aerospace Cos. Face More Corruption Risk Than Ever Before
• DOD Eases Scrutiny Of Foreign Military Sales Benefits
• Guam Co. Not Covered For Dry Dock Sinking, 9th Circ. Affirms
• Army Corps, GSA Can't Stall $79M Jetty Superfund Suit
• Privacy Group Urges DC Circ. To Mull Drone Rules Challenge
• DOD, GSA Float New Multiple-Award Contract Definitions
• Honeywell Says Army Subcontract Suit Lacks Underlying Deal
• Dynetics Denied Tax Credits For Subcontracted Research
• Engility Says Serbian Genocide Suit Belongs In Croatia
• Army, KBR Spar In $55M Iraq Contract Row At Fed. Circ.