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Aerospace & Defense - January, 2016

201 articles

• In Congress: Republican Messaging, Fiscal Year 2017, Flint
• Treasury Sanctions Alleged Hezbollah Money Launderers
• Air Force Translation Contract Awarded Wrongly, GAO Says
• Girard Gibbs Partner Tapped To Lead OPM Data Breach MDL
• GOP Reps Blast White House Over Visa Waiver Changes
• GAO Says No Bias In $31M Pentagon Survey Contract Award
• Tang Says AVIC's China Cos. Must Pay $70M Arbitration Award
• Navy Official Says Unmanned Systems Won't Replace Fleets
• Boeing Wins $2.5B Contract For US, Australia Spy Planes
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Kirkland, Wachtell
• Minority Groups Urge DC Circ. To Uphold Contract Program
• State Dept. Facing $18M Suit Over Armored Vehicle Contract
• Expectation Damages Now A Real Possibility In Delaware
• Girardi Sanctioned Over Missing Docs In Lockheed Fee Row
• Obama Nominates Fargo Federal Prosecutor For 8th Circ.
• GAO Says Army Contract Staff Overused Deal Extensions
• Ex-Navy Officer Pleads Guilty In Bribery Scandal
• GAO Says DHS Cybersecurity Protection Program Lacking
• Contractor Left High & Dry In Levee Deal Tiff With Army Corps
• GAO Upholds Navy Equipment Maintenance Contract Award
• Deviate From Solicitation Instructions At Your Own Risk
• Cicero On Legal Advocacy
• Supreme Court Snub Stymies USS Cole Victims, Banks Say
• Lockheed, Other Cos. Facing Navy Vet Widow's Asbestos Suit
• Law Enforcement To Train In Human Trafficking Identification
• Navajo Council Passes Bill To Support Nation's Veterans
• Lawmakers Want VA Ban On Medical Marijuana Talk Lifted
• McCain, McCarthy Look To Restore Curbs On Russian Rockets
• Energy Co. Says Navy Contractor Must Pay Up
• Nexagen's $40M Bid Protest Over Army Contract Thrown Out
• 9th Circ. Stands By Army Care For Experimented-On Vets
• USAE Investors Get Default Win In Board Takeover Suit
• 4 Ways To Improve The Business Intake Process
• Good News For Foreign Investors In US Defense Industry
• Camber Nabs $900M Award For Advanced Weapon Defense
• Former DOJ Atty Faces Ethics Charges For Surveillance Leaks
• Northrop Worker Must Give More Specifics In Sex Bias Suit
• Disabled Vet Convicted In $1.5M VA, SSA Benefits Scam
• 2nd Circ. Says NSC Not An 'Agency' Subject To Records Law
• Voices Grow Against 'Hastily' Passed Cybersecurity Law
• 4 Firms Guide $5B Leidos-Lockheed IT Unit Deal
• Bomb Disposal Co. Drops Suit Over Rival In $50M Project
• What Companies Can Expect After Campbell-Ewald
• General Dynamics Slams Workers' Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Gosselin Spinoff Fights Asset Freeze In Ex-Parent's FCA Fight
• $1.4B Sought For FBI's New Digs
• Reporter Pushes Back On Clinton Email Dump Delay
• Partners Urge Court To Drop Ex-Worker's Navy Leave Suit
• Gov't Awards $2B In Emergency-Sealift Contracts
• 5th Circ. Upholds Homeland Agent's Corruption Conviction
• High Court Won't Hear Bombardier Aircraft Parts FCA Suit
• DynCorp Can't Duck Contract Bill Over Deadline, C3PO Says
• Gov't Defends Minority Contractor Program At DC Circ.
• To Kill A Drone: Property Rights And Navigable Airspace
• In Congress: Snow, Energy, ISIS
• Pentagon To Handle Background Check IT After OPM Breach
• Dems Ask Obama To Tackle CIA Searches Of Senate Files
• Va. Judge Recuses Himself From 'Contentious' Mold Suit
• GAO Backs $40M National Guard Contract Award
• 3 Traits Of Best-In-Class General Counsel
• US Must Keep Up Its Nuclear Triad, Navy Brass Says
• Lockheed Nabs $93M Army Award For Qatar Missile Upgrades
• GAO Upholds $10M Army Corps Mexico Fence Contract
• US Regulators Block $2.9B Philips LED Unit Sale
• Ex-Justice Dept., Raytheon Lawyer Joins Kirkland & Ellis
• Pick-Offs After Campbell-Ewald: Some Predictions
• Honeywell Accused Of Stiffing FBI Building Subcontractor
• 'Old School' Tools May Hinder Attorney Collaboration
• Ex-Navy Officer Gets 27 Months Over Bribery Scandal
• Nat'l Archives Properly Rejected $13M Cloud IT Bid: GAO
• Breyer Says Foreign Law Can Help In Nat'l Security Cases
• Point-Of-Sale Drone Registration Wouldn't Fly, FAA Told
• New Rule Cracks Down On Contractors Barring Whistleblowing
• State Dept. OKs $2B Bomb, Missile Sale For Iraqi Jet Fleet
• Kirkland Antitrust Pro Tapped To Serve On NY's Highest Court
• Group Calls For US-China Work On IP, Cybersecurity In 2016
• Justices Give Class Actions A Tenuous 'Pick-Off' Defense
• Lawyers Weigh In On High Court's Class Action Ruling
• US Efforts To Prop Up Afghan Economy Called 'Scattershot'
• Northrop Grumman Nabs $56M Air Force Contract Add-On
• FCA Suit Claims Security Co. Lied To Gov't About Iraq Staff
• 6 Types Of Legal 'Mumbo-Jumbo' Attorneys Must Avoid
• Takeaways From High Court's Campbell-Ewald Decision
• Blank Rome Says Air Force Stalling Keeps FOIA Suit Alive
• General Dynamics, Italian Firm Sued Over Submarine Contract
• Justices Rule Settlement Offer Can't Moot Consumer Lawsuits
• US Drops Charges In $24M Iran Export Suit Amid Prisoner Deal
• Whistleblower Can't Pursue Case Without Counsel, Feds Say
• Giuliani Leaves Bracewell To Head Greenberg's Cyber Practice
• Insurers Don't Owe For Post-Explosion Evacuation: Judge
• Iran Sanctions Relief Creates Murky Compliance Landscape
• Feds Target Late Subcontractor Payments In New Rule
• Judge Says Vanquish Not On Hook For $6.5M Award Yet
• Deals Rumor Mill: Telefonica, Postal Savings Bank, Leidos
• Statistical Sampling Debate: A Growing Web Of FCA Cases
• Iraq Contractor Says Arbitrator Botched KBR Dispute
• Feds Want Twitter's DOJ Surveillance Suit Tossed
• VA Pays $3.2M To End Dispute Over Hospital Project Delays
• 5 Insights From Sharp Electronics Deputy GC Deborah Tyler
• Justices Won't Review Ban On Contractor Political Donations
• KBR Calls Soldiers' Info Bid In Burn Pit Suit 'Deja Vu'
• BAE Twisting FCA Case Into Contract Spat, Gov't Says
• Ready Or Not, Implementation Day Is Here At Last
• In Congress: Iran, Gun Control, Refugee Screening
• U.S., Iran Settle Decades-Long Trust Fund Dispute For $1.7B
• MSCs In California Mass Tort Litigation: A Call For Reform
• NSA Says It's Doing Good Job Of Protecting Privacy
• Marine Corps. Contractor, Subcontractor Settle $99M Row
• Bankruptcy Court Won't Hear Altegrity's $25M Okla. Tax Row
• Philip Morris Cig Scheme Not Publicly Known, DC Circ. Told
• Pentagon To Reassess PwC's $58M Health Contract Award
• Booz Allen Wins $159M Army Data Network Contract
• 10 Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2015: Part 2
• Air Force Solicitations Leave Bidders In Dark, Suit Says
• DOD Awards Raytheon $85M Contract For Griffin Missiles
• DynCorp's Corporate Espionage Suit Tossed Again
• 'Mixed Success' Seen In US Boost Of Afghan Energy Sector
• $1B Coast Guard Icebreakers Planned For Arctic
• Insurer Pulls Federal Suit Against Army Housing Contractor
• Boeing Foe's Deposition Requests OK'd In $1B Contract Fight
• Reps. Introduce Bill To Repeal Cybersecurity Act
• Murdered Contractor's Widow Sues Twitter For Enabling ISIS
• CFC Axes Protest To Court Building Security Contract
• Military Needs More Spending Leeway, Lawmaker Says
• ICC Delays Decision On Miss. Shipbuilder's Tiff With Venezuela
• Iran Bank Gets Tough Hearing On Terror Award At High Court
• Wash. State Fines Aerospace Co. $1M After Plant Explosion
• House OKs Bill To Step Up Oversight On Iran Sanctions Relief
• Rival Can't Block Bid For $50M Bomb-Disposal Contract
• DOD Lags On Energy Conservation Plans, GAO Says
• Life Cycle Approach To Data Rights Can Help Contractors
• Justices To Take Hard Look At Gov't Role In Bombing Award
• BigLaw 2016: A Look Ahead
• L-3 Prevails In FCA Trial Over Bills To Army
• Tang Wants Arbitration Award Against Avic Over JV Confirmed
• Obama Says Politics Need A Fix In Final State Of The Union
• Obama Says He Would Veto Bill That Threatens Iran Deal
• Pentagon Fires Up Audits Of NSA's Data Protections
• KBR Burn Pit Case Should See Wider Discovery, Court Told
• Army Contractor Can't Revive $2M Detonator Contract
• Gosselin Spinoff Must Freeze Ex-Parent's Assets In FCA Fight
• General Dynamics Nabs $49M Electronic Warfare Contract
• Suits Slamming State Dept. Search For Clinton Emails Tossed
• A Guide To The Cybersecurity Act Of 2015
• 2nd Amendment Still Undecided, Hiding In Plain View
• Colt Gets OK For Bid To Rework Ch. 11 Plan
• Kentucky 'Drone Slayer' Sued In Aircraft Rights Case
• Navy Working To Maintain Tech Edge Over Rivals, Chief Says
• High Court Won't Take Up Injured War-Zone Workers' $2B Suit
• High Court Rejects Discovery Appeal In FCA Kickback Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Bid To Reveal DHS Cell-Disabling Plan
• Vet-Run Co. Says Pact For Bomb-Disposal Bid Not Enforceable
• Contract Winner Can't File Protest, Fed. Claims Court Says
• In Congress: State Of The Union, North Korea, Audit The Fed?
• Agencies Urged To Adopt Cos.' Approach To Cybersecurity
• Nurses Say Whistleblowing Activity At Iraq Base Protected
• Supreme Court Arbitration Row Settles Before Args
• Wash. State Says Boeing Must Disclose Tax Savings
• L-3 Asks Judge To Halt FCA Trial Over Bills To Army
• Gov't Should Address Cybersecurity Suggestions, GAO Says
• Ex-Contracting Official Gets 30 Months In Iraq Bribery Case
• Texas Co. Drops QR Code Suit Against Northrop
• 6 Steps To Becoming A Superior Supervising Attorney
• Air Force Can Deny Contract For Lack Of Cost Data, GAO Says
• Widow Can Shore Up Punitives Bid For Asbestos Death
• Facebook, Google Say UK Surveillance Bill Risks User Trust
• DOD Awards $1B In Ocean Transport Contracts To 12 Firms
• DOD Wants Red Tape Cut On Prototyping Technology
• Watchdog Says DOJ Lost Data Pact Release Suit By Default
• GAO Nixes Challenge To Navy Construction Contract Decision
• Bomb Disposal Firm Says Partner Can't Torpedo Their Deal
• NY To Have Monitor Review Police's Counterterrorism Activity
• US Sanctions Lebanese Man, Telecom For Hezbollah Ties
• Fed. Claims Court Says Army Contract Protest Looks Futile
• Aerojet Rocketdyne To Set DOD Rocket 3-D Printing Standards
• Engineer Convicted Of Stealing Ex-Employer's Trade Secrets
• USAE Investors Push For Default Win In Board Takeover Suit
• Army Wrongly Booted Detonator Contractor, Fed. Circ. Told
• Sudan Pushes 2nd Circ. For Rehearing In USS Cole Appeal
• EU Watchdog OKs Berkshire's $37B Precision Castparts Buy
• Colt Forced To Rework Ch. 11 Plan After Sciens Default
• How Campbell-Ewald Will Impact Individual And Class Claims
• Army Corps Wrongly Axed $9M Dike Contract, ASBCA Says
• House Rep. Wants White House Answers On Hill Spying Report
• DOD Signs Off On $650M Lockheed Aircraft Sale To France
• GAO Denies Shipping Co.'s Protest Over Vessel Charter
• Defense Contractor Blasts Hughes' Bid To Stay Patent Suit
• What Real Estate Cos. Need To Know About CFIUS Reviews
• DynCorp Says C3PO's Trimmed $6.6M Contract Suit Void
• DC Circ. Urged To Order Coast Guard To OK Bridge Plan
• NSA Tells DC Circ. The Challenge To Phone Dragnet Is Moot
• Kuwaiti Co. Tells 9th Circ. $65M FCA Suit Served Improperly
• False Metrics Fueled $206M Chopper Parts Merger, Suit Says
• Lockheed Dodges Vague FCA Overbilling Suit
• Feds Back Victims In Appeal Of $2B Iran Bank Award
• Navy Says Law Blocks $2.8M Insurance Claim For Oil Spill
• Lockheed Scores $1B Military Cargo Aircraft Contract
• Government Adopts Sanction Rules For Cyberattack Suspects
• DOD Proposes First 'Comprehensive' UCMJ Update In 30 Years
• DOD Gives Contractors Time For Cybersecurity Compliance
• What Your Outside Counsel Doesn't Know About E-Discovery