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Aerospace & Defense - May, 2017

240 articles

• DC Judge OKs $8.5M Award To Afghan Builder
• Orbital Says No Intent To Mislead On Army Deal Stock Drop
• Judge Rips Ex-Judge In Trial Over Iran-Linked High-Rise
• Owners, CFO Plead Guilty In DOD Fraud, Tax Evasion Scheme
• AAI Can't Nix Boeing's Doc. Challenge In $1.2B Contract Row
• Flynn Reportedly Ready To Hand Over Docs In Russia Probe
• Altegrity Ch. 11 Manager Sues Ex-CEO Over Cyberattack
• L-3 Must Take $1M Contract Claim To Air Force, Court Says
• Feds Slam Bid To Duck Retrial On $30M Russia Export Scheme
• The Return Of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
• The Importance Of Outside Counsel In Bid Protest Cases
• SpaceX Worker's Call To 'Mucky Muck' Execs Angered Boss
• VA Small Biz Requirement Overrides Blind Worker Preference
• Gov't Sued By Army Reservists Seeking Citizenship
• Terror-Tainted $800M High-Rise Must Be Forfeited, Jury Told
• Saleswoman In Russia Export Plot Asks Not To Be Retried
• Tech Cos., Trade Groups Seek Surveillance Reforms
• Gray Matters: Identities Are Us
• House Bill Targets VA Small-Biz Contract Abuse
• DOD Must Improve Work On Missile Defense System: GAO
• Sikorsky Units Marked Up Aircraft Parts, FCA Suit Alleges
• Service Bid In $65M FCA Suit Flouts Kuwaiti Law, Court Told
• The Law360 400
• Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
• Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
• McCain Blasts $6B Army Communications System 'Failure'
• Fed Circ. Revives Vet's Suit Over Benefits After Non-VA Care
• House Armed Services Chair Introduces $2B Asia Defense Bill
• Supplier Pays $95M To End FCA Case In Iraq War Food Deal
• 'Productive' Talks Had On Immigration Order Dispute
• Air Force Defends 'Compass Call' Deal After Boeing Protest
• Claims Court Finds NASA Breached Recovery Audit Contract
• DC Circ. Erases $4M Iran Sanctions Penalty In Mixed Ruling
• Lawmakers Object To Trump's Weapons Sale To Saudi Arabia
• Risks For Contractor With New Info After Proposal Submission
• Bribed National Guardsman Makes His Case to Evade Jail
• Commerce Begins Bombardier Probe After Boeing Petition
• Senate Panel Tees Up Action On New Iran Sanctions Bill
• NYC Says FCC Must Improve Alerts, Citing Chelsea Bombing
• Trump Repeats NATO Spending Criticism In Brussels
• Feds Must Face VA Hospital Suit Over Prostate Cancer Death
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 2
• NYPD Can't Cite National Security To Veil Docs, Activists Say
• VA Contracting Rule Illegally Cuts Jobs For Blind, Suit Says
• Collaboration, Harmony Key For International Drone Rules
• A Gov't Contractor's Guide To Trump Cybersecurity Order
• SpaceX Techs Pressured To Fake Rocket-Part Tests, Jury Told
• 7 Charged In Chinese Trade Secrets Theft From Trelleborg
• GAO Deems $30M Army Corps Contract Award Unreasonable
• Co. Settles Criminal Case Over $8.5B Iraq War Food Deal
• Army Failed To Properly Track $1B In Equipment, OIG Says
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 1
• Safran Cuts Zodiac Offer To €7.3B To Appease Shareholders
• US Steel Producers, Manufacturers Differ On Import Controls
• Mayer Brown Partner Confirmed As State Deputy Secretary
• Trump Budget Chief Defends Domestic Cuts At House Panel
• Ross Aims For June Finish On Steel Nat'l Security Probe
• House Passes Bill Targeting Marine Nude Photo Scandal
• Protecting Privilege In FCA Cases From Start To Finish
• SpaceX Firing Trial Opens With Claim Musk Co. Cut Corners
• Defense Worker Cops To 'Bourne'-Inspired Spy Scheme
• Proposed Defense Boost Leaves Lawmakers Wanting More
• Jones Day Hires Former White House Cybersecurity Official
• 4th Circ. Lets Wikipedia Move Forward With NSA Spying Fight
• GAO Says Army Did Homework On $64M Afghan Fuel Order
• Congress Pans Spending Cuts In Trump Budget Plan
• State Dept. OKs $250M Navy Training Deal For Saudi Arabia
• Labaton Sucharow Adds 3 To SEC Whistleblower Practice
• Former Lockheed Workers Claim Retaliation In FCA Suit
• Concerns And Conflicts When Investigating Gov't Officials
• Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule
• DOJ Defends Sanctuary Cities Order With New Interpretation
• 3 Things To Watch In The Next FAA Reauthorization Bill
• Ex-US Atty Joins Ballard Spahr White Collar Crew In Phoenix
• Trump's $4T Budget Pays For Defense With Domestic Cuts
• Booz Allen Among 9 More US Cos., People Sanctioned By Iran
• Reps. Want Docs In Alleged Iraq Contractor Misconduct Case
• Trump DOD Budget 'Basically The Obama Approach': Rep.
• US Inks Deal For Up To $350B In Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia
• Fla. Contractor Sues To Hold Onto Watch Team Deal
• Hiring Incumbent Staff: GAO Says You Get What You Pay For
• DynCorp Can't Duck $135M FCA Claim Of Iraq Billing Fraud
• Is It Time To Do Away With The TSA?
• In Congress: Budget, Health Care, Comey
• Comey Agrees To Testify In Senate Over Russia Probe
• How They Won It: Berger & Montague Persists For 27 Years
• GAO Nixes Protest Over Army Contract Bid Delayed Online
• Co. 30 Seconds Too Late For $45M Navy Project, GAO Says
• DC Circ. Says FAA Drone Rule Can't Apply To Model Aircraft
• New Jersey Federal Judge Named To Surveillance Court
• DOD Needs More Purchasing Flexibility, Innovation: Experts
• WilmerHale's Mueller Known As The Consummate Taskmaster
• Today's Special Counsels Lack Autonomy Of Predecessors
• Lawsuits Accusing Facebook Of Aiding Hamas Terror Tossed
• GOP Rep. Pushes Defense Department Buying Reforms
• Rosenstein Knew Comey Would Be Fired Before Memo: Sens.
• How Client Feedback Programs Benefit Law Firms And Clients
• GAO Sides With DHA Over Changes To Disputed Solicitation
• SBA Says Gov't Exceeded 2016 Small Biz Contracting Goal
• Humvee JV Dispute Must Play Out In Court, Chancery Says
• Gov't Asks Judge To Review 9th Circ. Reading In FCA Case
• DOD Buying Group Pushes House Panel For Rules Reform
• Judiciary Presses Congress For More Funding
• WilmerHale Atty, Ex-FBI Head Tapped To Lead Russia Probe
• Reps. Want GSA To Require Ownership Details Before Leasing
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive FMLA Suit Against Gov't Contractor
• Navy Chief Urges Larger Fleet, Quickly
• Sen. Intel Committee Wants Comey To Testify In Russia Probe
• AAI Wants Docs Kept From Boeing In $1.2B Contract Case
• Jury Returns $3.2M Verdict For Thermal Patent Infringement
• FTC's Definition Of Cyber Injury Getting Broader, Chief Says
• Army Corps Must Face Fla. Homeowners' Suit Over Dredging
• GOP Pushes To Keep Agenda On Track Amid Trump Turmoil
• Heckler & Koch Says Army Contract Row Must Be Arbitrated
• 4th Circ. Greenlights FCA Suit Over Unskilled Guards
• VA Proposes To Update Acquisition Regulation
• GAO Denies IT Co.'s Protest Over $800M NSA Contract DQ
• GSA Fairly Picked Winner On $191M Defense Deal, GAO Says
• Investors Shoot Down GoPro Dismissal Bid In Drone Suit
• 2nd Circ. Wants To See Arab Bank Hamas Terror Settlement
• Solving The Legal Industry's Data Protection Breakdown
• Trump Cybersecurity Order: Ambitious Goals, Tight Timelines
• VA Made $5.5B In Improper Payments In 2016, Watchdog Says
• Contractor Beats Back Army's Attempt To Hold On To $750K
• 9/11 Families Seek Sanctions For Bin Laden Associate's Atty
• Board Won't Void Marines' Contract Over Funding Variance
• Senator Floats Bill For Stricter VA Hiring Standards
• NNSA Re-Awards Withdrawn $5B Nuke Site Ops Deal
• High Court Says Vet Can Exclude Disability From Divorce Pay
• 5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch's First 30 Days
• $4.6M Iraq War Supply Row Stays Paused For Criminal Case
• Feds Fight New Trial Bid In $30M Russia Export Scheme
• Media Cos. Say Hearing Testimony Supports FOIA Requests
• In Congress: Post Comey
• DCAA Faces Obstacles In Clearing Backlog
• Law Firm Asks Judge To Dump Ex-SEAL's Malpractice Suit
• Agency Watchdog Cuts Could Backfire, Dems Warn
• 5 Mistakes That End Law Firms
• Military Members Slap FedEx With Pension Class Action
• No Quick Win For DOD Agency In $11B Food Contract Row
• Whistleblower's Wiretapping FCA Suit Appealed To High Court
• Deputy AG Rosenstein Agrees To Brief Senate, Says Schumer
• Calif. Law Bars Boeing-Aetna Benefits Clause, 9th Circ. Says
• GAO Sued To Block Publication Of Unredacted Bid Protest
• Fluor Aims To Drop Afghanistan Contractor Overtime Suit
• Sig Sauer Sued By NJ Over Faulty Trooper Guns
• Senate Intelligence Panel Subpoenas Flynn In Russia Probe
• DOD Falling Short On Contractor Assessments, OIG Says
• GAO Says Air Force Fairly Rejected Northrop For $359M Deal
• Acting FBI Head Disputes White House Story On Comey Firing
• Retirees Say Honeywell Can't Pull Their Health Benefits
• GAO Lets $2M AF Air Traffic Control Contract Keep Flying
• Weil's High Fees Bid In Bankruptcy Case Gets Bench Slap
• Feds Need To Dial Up Cyberattack Responses, Senate Told
• Republicans The Missing Link For Independent Russia Probe
• No End In Sight For Russia Sanctions After Comey Ouster
• DOD Failed To Meet Improper Payment Rules, OIG Says
• SpaceX Workers' $4M Wage Deal Ducks Protest, Gets Final OK
• How 2 Courts View Gov't Role In Nonintervened FCA Cases
• Judge Sends Honeywell Fatal Plane Crash Suit To State Court
• Locke Lord Attorney Jumps To Katten In London
• Claims Court Says Gazprom Can't Get $16.8M For Tax Mistake
• FedEx Must Face Pension Estimate Case, 6th Circ. Says
• 6 Habits Of A Successful Tech Lawyer
• No Costs For DHS Support Contract Challenger, GAO Says
• Former DHS Chief Of Staff Joins Crowell & Moring
• Aeroflex Wins $2.8M In Trade Secrets, Interference Trial
• JV Got Credit It Deserved On $200M Air Force Contract
• VA Drops Plan To Use Private Providers For Extended Care
• As Deal Nears, AIG Drops $3M Aerospace Co. Cleanup Suit
• Most Contractor Claims Tossed In Army Lodging Project Row
• Gibson Dunn Nabs CIA's Ex-GC For National Security Group
• Fed Circ. Says Air Force Can Clarify Base Access Mid-Deal
• Trump Fires FBI Director Comey Amid Russia-Campaign Probe
• Fed. Circ. Says Fired VA Hospital Head Must Get MSPB Review
• Steelworkers Union Doubles Down On Aleris Deal Opposition
• Afghan Construction Co. Sues Govt., Alleging Underpayment
• IT Co. Accused Of Packing R&D Costs Into DHS Contracts
• Relators Urge 9th Circ. To Revive FCA Suit Against Honeywell
• Commerce Begins Work On Aluminum Trade Probe
• Corrective Action No Panacea For Contractors
• Service Woes Have FCA Relator Eyeing Kuwaiti Co.'s Attys
• Commonly Owned Cos. Don't Meet VA's 'Rule Of 2,' GAO Says
• Trump Has First Service Secretary As Senate OKs USAF Pick
• Adviser To Ex-Defense Chief Rejoins Cleary Gottlieb
• Yates Warned White House Flynn Could Be 'Blackmailed'
• 9/11 Victims' Partners, Dependents Ask For Restitution
• State Trooper Vets Get $15M Deal For Denied Preference
• Navy Infringed 'Every Element' Of FastShip Claim: Judge
• ACLU Demands Docs About Trump-Ordered Yemen Raid
• In Congress: House Out Of Town
• USTR Pick To Move Forward Next Week, McConnell Says
• VA Needs To Improve Facility Planning, GAO Says
• Navy Telecom Contractor Facing Another Bribery Charge
• Embattled Army Sec. Nominee Steps Down
• Navy Officer Pleads Guilty To Revealing Secret Info
• Trump's Staffing Pace Slowing Gov't Contracts, Says Leidos
• State Dept. Proposes Tougher Visa Questioning Process
• The Latest In The Fight Against Revenge Porn
• How Brexit May Harm The US Nuclear Industry
• GAO Says Speed Tops Need For Competition In Bid Protest
• DOD Lifts Civilian Hiring Freeze After White House OK
• Donnelly Joins Growing Opposition To Army Sec. Nominee
• Obama Security Adviser Rice Won't Testify In Russia Probe
• Tax Gap, Incorrect Payouts Roughly Equal Fed. Deficit: GAO
• Congress Passes Deal To Fund Gov't Through September
• Sales Worker In $30M Russia Export Scam Wins New Trial
• KBR Facing Shareholder Suit Over UK Fraud Investigation
• 13 FCPA Enforcement Actions Resolved In 2017 So Far
• A Tale Of 2 States, And 2 Asbestos Verdicts
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Army Camo IP Fight
• Hard Bargains Could Discourage New Foreign Military Sales
• FERC Tells DC Circuit To Toss Pipeline Jet Fuel Case
• Top GOP Lawmaker Set To Unveil DOD Acquisition Reform Bill
• Army Corps' Sequester Furlough Upheld At Fed. Circ.
• House Passes Bill To Fund Gov't Through September
• Navy Must Face Contract Arguments In Suit Over $4M Project
• Bulk Data Collection's End Didn't Slow NSA Down Last Year
• Government Contracts After The First 100 Days
• Lawmakers Ramp Up Program Scrutiny In $593B Defense Bill
• Judge Rips Giuliani, Mukasey For 'Disingenuous' Iran Dodges
• Trump May Be Tipping His Hand In Security Trade Probes
• Dickinson Wright Adds Ex-Fox Rothschild Gov't Relations Atty
• Morgan Lewis Nabs Trade, Security Pros From Dentons
• ZwillGen Welcomes Seasoned National Security Lawyer
• ACLU Says Merits Win Not Needed For Spy Court Standing
• After Boeing Claim, ITC To Investigate Bombardier
• What Lawyers Should Know To Avoid Online Scams
• Enviro Concerns Justified Axing Navy Lease Bid, Judge Says
• DHS, FTC Cybersecurity Efforts Get Lift With Spending Deal
• Fed. Circ. Boots Fees Award In Unofficial Bid Protest Win
• Aerospace Holdings Gets OK On $14M Private Sale To Harlow
• Army Board Mostly Sides With Raytheon In Costs Dispute
• Congressional Leaders Reach $1T Budget Deal Through Sept.
• Belarus Sanction Relief Renewed Despite Protest Crackdown
• Afghan Reconstruction Efforts Need Overhaul, Report Says
• Web Servers: An Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk At Law Firms