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Aerospace & Defense - November, 2015

189 articles

• Garmin Hid Spectrum Issues Around $1.9B Deal, 2nd Circ. Told
• State Department Steps Up Clinton Private Email Dump
• US To Boost Security Measures For Visa Waiver Program
• Tribal Biz Beats Rehearing Bid In Suit Over Gov't Contracts
• NASA Fraudsters Reduce FCA Counts, Damages At 11th Circ.
• House Votes To Formally Establish DHS Cybercrime Institute
• FISC Taps Advisory Attys Amid Surveillance Reforms
• Whistleblower Slams Fire Safety Contractor's 'Sham' Affidavit
• Elbit Systems Lands $200M Swiss Drone Contract
• NDAA Changes Cybersecurity Rules For Defense Contractors
• In Congress: Much To Be Done Before Dec. 11
• Ex-DHB CEO Pushes Court To Halt $20M Loan In Ch. 11 Plan
• Air Force Ordered To Reconsider Construction Co.'s Bid
• $43M Afghanistan Gas Station Subject Of IG Criminal Probe
• Feds Expect $30M From FCA Deals With Fla. Pharmacies
• Air Force Extends Health Care Contractors' Work For $984M
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• The Dangerous Secrets Your Client Is Keeping From You
• SkyPan: FAA Takes Drone Enforcement Seriously
• Inside DOD Whistleblower Rule For Confidentiality Agreements
• Fla. Gov't Contractor Pleads Guilty To Income Tax Fraud
• Gov't Can't Use Misrepresentation To Evade $65M Blimp Row
• NASA Finalizes Change To Accounting Rules For Contractors
• L-3 Inks $26M FCA Deal Over Allegedly Shoddy Gun Sights
• Thompson Coburn Disavows Fall Of Anti-Terrorism Tech Firm
• DynCorp Slams Dismissal Bid In Corporate Espionage Suit
• Paris Attacks Underscore Debate In Apple Warrant Case
• Boeing Found To Breach Deposition Rules In AF Contract Row
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• US, China Tackle Banking Regs, Trade Secrets Squabbles
• Drone Registry Process Sparks Worries Of FAA Overreach
• Ins And Outs Of US Trusted Traveler Programs
• EEOC Upholds, Amends US Marshal Class Alleging Race Bias
• Federal Claims Court Won't Revisit Army IT Bid Protest
• 2nd Circ. Keeps DOJ Targeted Drone Killing Docs Secret
• Boeing Seeks 'Alter Ego' Presumption In Satellite JV Trial
• Former Benghazi Investigator Sues Committee For Firing Him
• VA Small-Biz Contract Case Not Moot, Supreme Court Told
• DOD Proposes Tweak In 'Buy American' Acquisition Language
• ABA Group Asks DOD To Delay Contractor Data Breach Rule
• Fire-Safety Co. Defends Sitting On Affidavit In FCA Suit
• KBR Says It's Not Liable For Iraq Base Burn Pit Pollution
• Class Counsel Fees Getting 'Intense Judicial Scrutiny'
• Naval Vessel Is Not The Sum Of Its Asbestos-Containing Parts
• Gov't Can't Toss WWII NJ Munitions Site Cleanup Suit
• DC Circ. Preserves Freeze On NSA Phone Dragnet Shutdown
• Clinton Asks 11th Circ To Toss FOIA Suit Over Personal Email
• Faegre Baker Daniels Can't Duck $4.6M FCA Malpractice Suit
• Fort Dix Commander Scraps NJ Pipeline Route
• FAA Prepares Release Of Small Drone Registration Rule
• Navy Admirals Didn't Break Lobbying Ban, Investigators Say
• Army Contractor Sued Over Insurer Deal In $351M Loan
• GAO Says DOD Fuel Estimates Lack 'Valid And Reliable Data'
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• GAO Invokes Rare Exception To Protest Timeliness Rules
• Gov't Urged To Team With Industry To Tackle Cyber Risk
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• Paris Attacks Swayed DC Circ. In NSA Dragnet Suit, Atty Says
• Private Practice Bars Military Judgeship, DC Circ. Told
• GAO Finds Conflict Of Interest In $2.8M DC Contract Award
• Bombardier Pockets $1.5B In Rail Unit Stake Sale
• GAO Says Pentagon Needs To Better Track Services Contracts
• Air Force Shared DynCorp Financials With Rivals, Suit Says
• Gov't To Intervene In Navy Overbilling FCA Suit
• OPINION: We're Still Failing Our Vets
• Senate Cybersecurity Bill Vs. House Cybersecurity Bills
• Energia CEO Counters Boeing's $111M Shell Co. Claims
• Split 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Axing Fee Award In Age Bias Suit
• G-20 Leaders Pledge To Combat Hacks Of Corporate IP Assets
• FBI Head, Manhattan DA Slam Broad Smartphone Encryption
• DOJ Profiling Asian-Americans As Spies, Lawmakers Say
• Lawmakers Target Lack Of Vehicle Cybersecurity Standards
• FCA Protects Failed Whistleblowers Too, 4th Circ. Hears
• Jury Awards Navy Contractor $5M In Trade Secrets Theft Suit
• GAO Says Fed. Agencies Still Haven't Followed Cyber Advice
• Ex-Prosecutor Says Yates Memo Knocks Post-Crisis Cases
• ULA Drops Out Of Air Force Satellite Launch Bidding
• Army Corps Can't Shake $2M Training Center Delay Claims
• Contractor Group Urges DOD To Delay Cybersecurity Rule
• VA Says Nurses Failed To Show Harm In Age Bias Suit
• Bill Would Add Vet-Owned Biz To DOT Contract Program
• US Clears $1.3B Bomb Sale To Saudi Arabia
• Drone Users Won't Need Paid Help To Register, FAA Says
• Fed. Circ. Rebuffs KBR In Revived $44M Army Security Row
• NSA Dodges Phone Dragnet Shutdown Before Deadline
• 'Bridge Contracts' Ensure Continuity, But At What Cost?
• Make Small-Business Contract Program Permanent, GAO Says
• House Passes Bill To Help Commercial Space Flight Take Off
• Sevatec Loses Protest Of $75M DOD Engineering Contract
• DOD Looking For Contractor To Manage Mobile Access
• Lockheed Says 16-Year-Old FCA Suit Still Lacks Any Evidence
• Navigating The Circuit Split On Implied False Certification
• 9/11 Families, Insurers Seek Billions From Iran
• Russia Seeks Guidance On WTO's Security Exception
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-Marine's Facebook Speech Appeal
• Should In-House Counsel Use US Contract Terms In Europe?
• In Congress: 2016 Appropriations, Highway Bill
• Ex-War Zone Workers Ask Justices To Hear $2B Benefits Suit
• US Prisoner In Yemen Loses FOIA Claims At DC Circ.
• Privacy Group Asks FAA For Tough Drone Registration Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hulu, General Electric, BAE Systems
• Senior Pentagon Adviser Fired Amid Misconduct Claims
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• GAO Calls Navy's IT Equipment Solicitation Too Vague
• OMB Cybersecurity Plan: What Gov't Contractors Should Know
• Whistleblower Takes Bombardier FCA Suit To 5th Circ.
• Halliburton Wins Long-Running Water Purification FCA Suit
• Armed Forces Appeals Court Doesn't Want To Hear 'Me Too'
• GAO Dismisses Black-Hawk Helicopter Contract Challenge
• AT&T Scores Contract To Join DHS Anti-Hacking Program
• Defense Watchdog Probing Army's Sensitive Cargo Safeguards
• Protest Of Army Reserve Center Bid Terms Too Late: GAO
• DC Circ. Puts Hold On Order Blocking NSA Metadata Program
• Blackwater Guards Lose Bid For New Trial In Shooting Case
• Colt Cleared To Solicit Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• Boeing Launches Opening Salvo In $111M Satellite JV Trial
• Judge In Bombardier FCA Toss Won't Have To Recuse Himself
• Senate OKs $80B VA And Military Construction Funding Bill
• Ex-Navy SEAL Renews Malpractice Suit Over Book Advice
• Marines Should Boost Small-Biz Subcontracts, DOD Says
• Senate Sends New $607B Defense Authorization Bill To Obama
• GAO Says VA Justified In Canceling Overbudget Clinic Project
• Boeing Gets Nod For ERISA Settlement Over Autism Benefits
• Fed. Circ. Urged Not To Revive Air Base Contract Dispute
• Feds Say Contractor's Espionage Sentence Can't Be Reduced
• NSA Asks To Continue Data Program Pending Appeal
• Northrop Grumman To Face Appeal Of Nixed $62M FCA Suit
• GAO Scraps Challenge To $1.2B NASA Maintenance Award
• DynCorp. Rival Says Amended Espionage Suit Still Too Vague
• DOD Rule Ups Importance Of Supply Chain Risk Management
• High Court Won't Hear Vt. Airport Noise Challenge
• US Gov't Tells 2nd Circ. Suits Can't Go Through Embassies
• NSA Data Program Temporarily Blocked By DC Judge
• In Congress: NDAA, Transportation Funding, Veterans Day
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• KBR Whistleblower Takes Discovery Question To High Court
• Feds Say URS Bid To Nix NASA False Claims Suit 'Misguided'
• ATK Launch Systems Scores $790M ICBM Support Contract
• Privacy Advocates Tell 9th Circ. Metadata Needs A Warrant
• Boeing, Lockheed Martin Protest $55B USAF Bomber Award
• FBI Must Submit To Most Discovery In Petraeus Scandal Suit
• Feds Seek Help Tracking Drones Near Prisons
• VA Floats Vet-Owned Contractor Program Changes
• Sens. Want Army Probe Of Alleged Mental Health Sanctions
• Watchdog Files Suit To Make US-EU Data Agreement Public
• FAA Tells DC Circ. Drone Privacy Challenge Doesn't Fly
• Bill Would Criminalize Drone Interference With Aircraft
• Treasury Dept. Announces Hezbollah Procurement Sanctions
• Feds Must Face No-Fly List Challenge, Judge Rules
• Senate Dems Block DOD Funding Bill But Advance VA Bill
• Boeing To Pay $57M To End Suit Over Retirement Plan Fees
• Supreme Court Asks If VA Small-Biz Contract Case Is Moot
• Army Training Contractor Fights $937M Award To Rival
• IAP Buys Aviation, Tactical Communications Units From DRS
• House Passes Updated $607B Defense Authorization Act
• Special Insurance Coverage Issues For Gov't Contractors
• House Gives OPM, Others Low Marks For IT Security Reforms
• Boeing Can't Nix Defenses Ahead Of Satellite JV Trial
• Defense Contractor Admits Arranging Subcontract Kickback
• BNP Paribas Faces $2.4B Suit Over Embassy Bombings
• OPM Adds Cybersecurity Adviser In Wake Of Large-Scale Hack
• Sens. Ask Agencies If Undersea Cables Safe From Russia
• Senior VA Officials' Punishments Pending, House Panel Hears
• NASA Can't Prove Auto Repairs Were Unneeded, Vendor Says
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• Lockheed Lands $5.4B For More F-35s
• An Era Of Enhanced Parallel Proceeding Risk For Contractors
• FCC May Ease The Way For Foreign Investment In Telecom
• TSA Is Analyzing Security Tech Better, Watchdog Says
• House OKs Bill To Sniff Out 'Insider Threats' To DHS
• Embedded Reporter Asks DC Circ. To Revive DOD Suit
• Reps. Float Cybersecurity Bills For Ports, States
• Navy Hiding Negligence In $65M Blimp's Ruin, Contractor Says
• ASBCA Won't End Contract Fight Over Insurgent-Aid Claims
• Strategies For Law Firms Leaping Into Latin America
• Dell Says $9M Classified Info Contract Suit Belongs In Del.
• Boeing Sanctions Bid Denied In $355M Suit Over Satellite JV
• Lawmakers Query VA On Breach Of Veterans' Personal Data
• IT Consultant Can't Shake Navy Computer Code Theft Suit
• CSC, Subcontractor To Pay $13M To Settle FCA Case
• DOD Can't Explain $43M Afghan Gas Station, Watchdog Says
• DOD Owes Contractor $3M Despite Kickbacks, Fed. Circ. Told
• Gov't Tells DC Circ. Lockheed Cleanup Costs Already Paid
• GAO Affirms Army Corps Award For Va. Reservoir Project
• VA Keeps Retreating In Small Biz Reward Row, Justices Hear
• Inside OIG Report On SBA's 'Economic Disadvantage' Criteria
• In Congress: Default Averted, A Return To The 'Typical'