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Aerospace & Defense - July, 2016

189 articles

• Marine Corps Has Improved Small Biz Subcontracting: OIG
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Nix Of Ex-DHB GC's Suit Over $1.9M Fees
• GAO Wants More VA Transparency On Medical Facility Leases
• Honeywell Will Face Feds' Amended Body Armor FCA Suit
• Afghan Reconstruction Watchdog Finds $9M In Suspect Costs
• DC Circ. Ends Vietnam Vets' Agent Orange Rule Challenge
• Bombing Victims Ask DC Circ. To Uphold $10B Award On Sudan
• Prevent Litigation From Becoming A Threat To Data Security
• Dem Lawmakers Push Obama For DNC Hack Details
• Ex-Louis Berger Execs Hit With FCA Suit Over Billing Fraud
• New Defense Innovation Unit's Future At Risk
• Fla. Jury Clears Adhesive Maker In Vet's $11M Asbestos Suit
• House Panel Wants White House's Cybersecurity Report
• Afghan Army Deal Flubs May Cost $1.3B, Watchdog Warns
• DOD May 'Blow Up' Cyber Buying Process, Official Says
• NASA's New Space Programs Risk Delays, Cost Overruns: GAO
• Justice For Servicemembers Act: A Look At The Big Picture
• OPINION: Our Juries Are Being Circumvented
• OIG Says Trillions In Changes To Army Accounts Unsupported
• Gov't Workers Blast OPM's Effort To Toss Data Breach Suit
• DOD Retaliated Over 'Zero Dark Thirty' Report, Official Says
• OMB Updates 2000's Data Cybersecurity Circular
• State Dept. Revises Export Controls For Toxic Agents, Lasers
• Vets Get $3.9M Fee Award After Previous PTSD Benefit Deal
• Enviros Challenge Navy Plans For Live-Fire Sites In Marianas
• Weighing The Pros And Cons Of GSA Transactional Data Rule
• DynCorp Wage Suit Belongs In Kuwait, 5th Circ. Says
• Legal Aid, Meet Legal Tech
• 4 Traits Of The Top Litigation Firms
• 5 Small(er) But Mighty Litigation Shops
• Law360 Names Top 50 Firms For Litigation
• GAO Says Army Corps, FEMA Need To Work On Levee Safety
• Ex-Marksmen Win Expanded Discovery In Blackwater FCA Row
• Pentagon Rates Top Contractors
• White House Rolls Out Federal Response To Cyberattacks
• Amazon's Bezos, Others Tapped As DOD Tech Advisers
• 5th Circ. Again Will Not Resurrect Plane Parts FCA Suit
• Testing The UBE: Portable But Inaccurate Bar Exam Scores
• Weapons Buyers Agree To Return Secrets In Peru Project Row
• Defense IT Initiative Likely Unscathed By Critical GAO Report
• Navy Contractor Gets $12.4M In Disputes Combined
• NASA Floats Contractor Property Reporting Rule
• Nuke Site Workers Launch Class Action Over Pensions
• Carelessness Is Not Criminal: The Impact Of FBI Chief's Theory
• Army Shorting Its Contractor Reviews, IG Report Finds
• GAO Chides VA Over $6.8B Disability Exam Contracts
• Testing The UBE: Missouri Benefits From Uniform Bar Exam
• Mentor-Protege Rule A Boon For Contractors Big And Small
• US Spent $2.6B-Plus On Afghan Telecom Sector, Audit Says
• Updated Law Of War Manual Emphasizes Reporter Protections
• Watchdogs Demand Block Of $43B ChemChina-Syngenta Deal
• FCC Approves Telcordia Phone Routing Contract
• Philip Morris Relator Wants Cig FCA Suit Relit At DC Circ.
• Mentor-Protege Program Expanded By Final SBA Rule
• Ex-Hyperloop One Workers Slammed With $250M Countersuit
• Army Contractor's Stockholders Seek To Pause Sanctions Bid
• 'Hurt Locker' Writer Says Gov't Can't Have Bergdahl Tapes
• Man Behind $50M Russian Military Export Scheme Gets 10 Years
• EchoStar Unit Hughes Satellite Launches $1.5B Debt Offering
• Ignore 'Hollow' Stay Plea In FCA Research Suit, Gov't Says
• Holland & Knight, Client Deserved Sanctions, 11th Circ. Told
• Blackwater FCA Relators On 'Fishing Expedition,' Co. Says
• VA Floats Rule To Help Tribes Support Native Veterans
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Quick Win For Feds In Iran's NYC Tower Row
• Airbus, Safran Get EU Approval For Arianespace Deal
• Terror Victims Can't Use Artifacts To Collect $72M Judgment
• Boeing Hit With Sanctions Bid In $1.2B Contract Dispute
• Defense Contractor Found Guilty Of Selling DOD Lousy Parts
• House Panel Prods DOD For Info On Intel Base, Clearances
• Feds OK $1.6B In Weapons Sales To UAE & Japan
• Raytheon's $2B Contract To Produce Missiles Gets DOD's OK
• SBA Orders Deeper Look Into DOD Small-Biz Contractor
• Army Corps Accused Of $13M In Construction Flubs
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive FCA Suit Against Helicopter Co.
• Gridiron Claims 'Corrupt' LTC Induced $50M Investment
• DHS Revises Chemical Facility Anti-Terror Info Gathering
• DynCorp Hit With FCA Suit Over Inflated Iraq Billing
• UK Parliament OKs $54B Nuclear Sub Replacement Program
• Army Will Put Off Awarding Maligned Intel-Software Contract
• Raytheon Says Escobar Dooms $1B FCA Suit Relit On Appeal
• NYT Faces Off With DOD Over Carter's Use Of Personal Email
• FCC Pressed To Move Forward With Phone Routing Contract
• Electric Boat Evidence 'Fraud' Needs Sanction, Court Told
• Aveta And The Use Of Confidential Info In FCA Cases
• Navy Hit With $596M Suit Over Alleged 3D Software Copying
• Jury Convicts Fla. Man For Issuing Phony Contract Bonds
• GAO Sustains Protest Over Army Practice Bomb Contract
• 10th Circ. Nixes $3M Gov't Contract Row Against Tribal Co.
• Materiality Matters: The First Post-Escobar Decisions
• Ex-Blackwater Contractors Want Docs In FCA Suit
• Claims Court A Quiet Victim Of Senate Nomination Deadlock
• Subcontractor Sabotage Cost $74M, Suit Says
• Korea Blocked From Pursuing BAE In Its Own Courts
• Fed. Claims Court Backs $49M Military Support Contract
• $206M Shareholder Suit Based On Typo, Helicopter Co. Says
• Treasury's Spam Filter No Excuse For Late Quote, GAO Says
• How Law Firms Can Create Next-Generation Office Spaces
• 7 Cybersecurity Lessons From Clinton Email Case
• Navy Sonar Permit Flouts Marine Life Protection Law: 9th Circ.
• Kickbacks Cost Defense Contractor $3M, Fed. Circ. Says
• DynCorp Chem Spray Suit Given Second Wind
• Ex-Fox News Analyst Gets Nearly 3 Years For Gov't Fraud
• Nigerian Office Can't Be Sold To Satisfy Arbitration Award
• Gun Makers Fight Injunction Bid In Peruvian Project Spat
• Dynetics Sues IRS Over $9M Tax Credit Denial
• A Stronger India-US Relationship Is A Boon For Business
• Defense Cos. Should Be Up In Arms Over Bid Protest Reform
• Iffy Scanner Patent Ownership May Sink BAE Suit
• Iran Nuclear Compliance Monitor Wants $10M More A Year
• PTAB Refuses Challenge Of Defense Co.'s Broadband Patent
• Federal Council Overhauls Small Biz Subcontracting Rules
• What To Avoid When Patenting Government-Funded Inventions
• L-3 Says Forensic Accounting Docs Protected In Investor Row
• Honeywell Blasts Gov't Bid To Expand Body Armor FCA Row
• Labaton, Kessler To Lead Aerospace Parts Co. Investor Suit
• Relator Says New Evidence, Escobar Save Plane Parts FCA
• Chinese National Gets Nearly 4 Years For Boeing Hack
• Military Health Insurance Co. Wants Out Of Denied Claim Suit
• Bankruptcy Omissions Block Discrimination Suit At DC Circ.
• House Bill Would Keep DACA Recipients Out Of The Military
• No Sanctions For US In Iraq Fuel Contract Spat
• DC Bar Committee Signs Off On Censure For Ex-DOJ Atty
• Diplomacy, Military Hard Line Urged In South China Sea Spat
• Defend Trade Secrets Act Not Retroactive, Rifle Co. Says
• Escobar Restores Bulletproof Vest FCA Claims, Gov't Says
• Hyperloop One Co-Founder Sues Over Noose Threat, Nepotism
• 3 Navy FCA Whistleblowers Fight To Stay Together
• AG Lynch Dodges House GOP Questions On Clinton Emails
• Navy Can't Duck Software License Spat At ASBCA
• Lockheed Age Bias Suit Gets No Traction At 10th Circ.
• White House Releases Cybersecurity Workforce Strategy
• Skyrocketing FCA Penalties Ripe For Constitutional Challenges
• Escobar Can't Revive Airplane Parts FCA Suit, Northrop Says
• FAA Regs For Small Drones — A Step In The Right Direction
• $1B Suit Says Facebook Aided Hamas Attacks On Americans
• Gov't Contracts Legislation To Watch: Midyear Report
• The BigLaw Firms Fighting For Transgender Rights
• DHB Fee Challenge Tossed As Judge Cites 'Miracle' Ch. 11
• Boeing Selling UK $6B Worth Of Planes, Helicopters
• Fed. Circ. Revives Exelis' $411M Air Force Base Contract
• AVIC Cos. Fight 'Stacked Deck' From $70M Arbitration Award
• Military Contractor Says Insurgency Aid Voids Subcontract
• How To Close A Law Firm — Practically And Ethically
• In Congress: Last Call Before Summer Recess
• Gov't Says Jet Part Sales Up To Its Discretion
• Top Gov't Contracts Regulations Of 2016: Midyear Report
• US Failed Deported Vets, ACLU Report Says
• Aircraft Carrier Tech 9 Years, 332% Over Budget: Watchdog
• $5M Jet Suit Alleges 'Yearslong Scheme' To Duck Judgment
• Inherent Risk Ends Insurers' Libyan Terror Attacks Suit
• Escobar Increases Risk Of Cybersecurity-Based FCA Litigation
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive $2B Loral Ch. 11 Suit Against US
• DOD Chided For Going It Alone On Weather Satellites
• Insurer, Navy Contractor Settle Tech-Theft Coverage Row
• How Escobar Reframes FCA's Materiality Standard
• Evolving Insurance Coverage For Nanotechnology Risks
• The Smart Money Is Not Following Traditional Law Firms
• Prudential Policy Bars Claim By Soldier's Widow: 5th Circ.
• Neustar Warns FCC Of Telcordia Phone Contract Fallout
• US Puts N. Korean Leader, Officials On Sanctions List
• Verizon Accused Of Knowingly Overcharging The DOD
• Engineering Co. Slams Space Launch Gear Trade Secrets Suit
• 9th Circ. Pressed To Limit Feds' Use Of Foreign Spying Data
• Board Finds Estimated Sum Enough To Back Contractor Claim
• GSA Wants Feedback On Data Releases Under Reporting Rule
• Girardi Says Revised Settlement-Skimming Suit Still Fails
• AVIC Entity Says It Can't Be Roped Into $70M Award Row
• Panel On VA Health Care Scandal Calls For Swift Reforms
• GSA Transactional Data Reporting Program: Should You Do It?
• Miles & Stockbridge Adds Former Lockheed Martin Asst. GC
• RFP Lessons: 5 Ways Law Firms Can Beat Frustration
• Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2016
• C3PO Slams DynCorp In 5th Circ. Afghan Contract Row
• Spirit Aero Investors Can't Show Ill Intent, 10th Circ. Says
• GAO Again Rejects Protest Over $28M Navy Engineering Deal
• Cost Issues May Sink Next-Gen Air Force GPS Control System
• FBI Recommends No Charges For Clinton Over Private Emails
• Level 3 Maps Too Vague For $99M Cable Contract, GAO Says
• Piggybacking On Gov't FCA Claims Not Enough, Judge Says
• RFP Lessons: 7 Tips To Improve Your Responses
• In Congress: Gun Control, Zika, FAA
• The Top Gov't Contracts Cases Of 2016: Midyear Report
• Base Contractor Loses $57.5M Air Force Fed. Claims Protest
• Army Won't Quit With Lost-Cause Intel Software, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Booz Allen Retiree's Stock Sale Suit
• L-3 Investors Seek Class Status In Accounting Fraud Suit
• GAO Says DOD Needs Better Data To Reduce HQ Costs
• Kingdomware Ruling Broadly Defines 'Government Contract'
• RFP Lessons: A General Counsel's List Of Law Firm Mistakes