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Aerospace & Defense - June, 2017

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• Top Gov't Contracts Policies Of 2017: Midyear Report
• $400B In Fed. Contracts To Sunset Amid Trump Shake-Up
• Trump Angers China With $1.4B Taiwan Arms Sale Approval
• Lockheed, Boeing JV Beats SpaceX For $191M Contract
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Ex-DHS Worker's Privacy Suit
• 3 Provisions To Watch In The FAA Reauthorization Bills
• Cray Suit Stays In E. Texas As Gilstrap Outlines Venue Test
• US Steel Probes Draw Fire From WTO Members
• Judicial Watch Sues For Corps' Pipeline Convos With Enviros
• DC Circ. Rejects Drone Strike Suit's 'Political Questions'
• Honeywell, Other Cos. Settle Duluth Pollution Claim For $8.2M
• Senate Tweaks Sanctions Bill To Allay House Concerns
• 3 Key Areas Legal Operations Teams Should Focus On
• Next Steps In Cybersecurity Under President Trump
• What The Experts Said About High Court Rulings This Term
• New DHS Security Directive Leaves Airlines Holding The Bag
• Embraer Blasts Investor Suit Over Alleged Bribery Scheme
• 2018 Defense Bills Offer Competing Views On DOD Priorities
• Trump Submits Nominee To Serve As No. 2 To DNI
• 3rd Circ. Forces Redo On Costs In $10M Honeywell Settlement
• Reservists Seek to Block DOD Meddling In Naturalizations
• The State Of Suspension And Debarment In Fiscal Year So Far
• EU Keeps Up WTO Fight Against Boeing Subsidies
• Pentagon Urged To Rethink 'Disorganized' Drone Policy
• Davis Wright Nabs Ex-ZwillGen Data Privacy Atty
• US Law Firms Face Discovery Of Foreign Clients' Records
• Jury Rings Up Iran-Linked Charity In $1B Forfeiture Fight
• A Midyear Review Of US Economic Sanctions Efforts
• The Future Of Law And The Demise Of The Midsize Firm
• Fraud Scheme Nets Defense Contractor 30 Months In Prison
• Families Harmed By Iran Terrorism Push For Charity's Assets
• Claims Court Rejects Protest Over $4B Air Force Deal
• 9th Circ. Sinks Challenge To $715M Submarine Wharf Project
• The 10 Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• The Most Talkative Justice Of The High Court Term
• The Cases That Got The Justices Talking
• Senate Panel Advances Deputy Defense Secretary Nominee
• Trump Names Textron CEO To Lead Pentagon Acquisitions
• Army Wasted $53M On Transportation Deals, Watchdog Says
• US Unveils New Overseas Airport Security Measures
• How Discovery Has Changed Under New Federal Rules
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Pre-Voir Dire Questions
• By 423-4, House Passes Bill Backing NATO's Article 5
• GoPro Investors' Drone Recall Suit Gains Altitude
• Gorsuch And Thomas Becoming Fast Friends At High Court
• NC Defense Contractor Cops To $15M Fraud
• Aerospace Co. Should Face Investor Suit, Judge Says
• 5 High Court Concurrences That Read Like Dissents
• The Sharpest Dissents From This Supreme Court Term
• GAO Says NASA Unfairly Marked Bidder On $182M Contract
• WilmerHale Adds 2 Freshfields Patent Partners In London
• White House Signs Off On $2B Drone Sale To India
• Feds OK'd To Reopen Evidence In $65M Blimp Damage Suit
• Air Force IT Contractor Wins Deferred Compensation Costs
• Supreme Court Will Take Up Iran Artifacts Case
• An Interview With Floyd Abrams
• House Appropriations Panel Seeks $658B In Defense Funding
• Sham Transaction Stands Out As $1B Iran Asset Fight Closes
• High Court Won't Hear Whistleblower's Wiretapping FCA Suit
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• IP Cases Led The Pack In High Court Amicus Briefs
• Feds Pay $1M To Settle Botched Cancer Surgery Suit
• Armed Services Panel Introduces $697B 2018 Defense Bill
• Rep. Demands Ginsburg Recusal In Trump Travel Ban Case
• Bucking Tradition: NewLaw And The Coming Millennials
• Texas Court Backs $5.5M Punitive Award Against Bombardier
• Officer Faces Navy Court In 'Fat Leonard' Bribery Case
• Top Senate Democrats Call To Lift Gov't Spending Caps
• Corker To Block Gulf Weapons Sales Over Qatar Dispute
• Orbital ATK Says Rival's Data Breach Suit Is Retaliation
• Gray Matters: We Feel, We Decide
• Military Heads Seek 6-Month Delay On Trans Admissions
• Workforce Cuts Stymie Army War On Weapons Systems Waste
• Judge Denies Implant Sciences Investors A Solicitation Agent
• Bipartisan Group Of Sens. Float Drone Safety Bill
• Terror Victims Say Arab Bank Is Liable For Funding Extremists
• Engineer Gets Time Served For Military Documents Theft
• Sen. Cornyn Readies Bill Broadening CFIUS' Reach
• Heckler & Koch Can't Arbitrate Army Weapons Suit, Court Told
• Employer Steps For Avoiding Business Travel Mishaps
• $50B Price Tag Likely Spells End To Talk Of F-22 Revival
• Senate, House Panels Unveil Dueling FAA Funding Bills
• 4th Circ. Mostly Upholds Ex-CIA Agent's Conviction For Leaks
• Implant Sciences, Watchdog Protest Bid For Consultant
• House Passes DHS Buying Tweaks, Property Oversight Bills
• Intel Contractors, Employees Must Report Foreign Travel
• Ex-Congressman Joins King & Spalding's Public Policy Team
• Trump Treasury Assistant Secretary Pick Wins Senate OK
• 9th Circ. Allows Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit To Proceed
• Afghan Army's Spendy Fashion Costs US Taxpayers $28M
• Ambiguous Regulation May Not Preclude FCA Liability
• Justice Kennedy's Moderating Influence On The High Court
• The Primary Effects Of Rolling Back Cuba Sanctions Relief
• Senate Confirms Treasury Undersecretary Pick
• Justice Sotomayor On The Power Of Dissent
• Noncitizen 9/11 Victims, Families Denied Damages From Iran
• Final Punches Traded At High Court In Travel Ban Cases
• Sen. McCaskill Presses Booz Allen On Unsecured Server
• Former Charity Manager Denies Iran Link In Forfeiture Trial
• VA To Dispose Of Or Reuse 430 Vacant Buildings In Two Years
• Dems Decry Steel, Aluminum Probes' Lack Of Transparency
• Ballots Not Affected In 21 States Targeted By Russia: DHS
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Juror-Posed Questions
• F-35 Flights Resume Amid Uncertainty Over Hypoxia Causes
• Military Parents, Feds Reach $5M Settlement Over Bad Birth
• San Diego Port Cleanup Settlement Valued At Around $5.8M
• 2nd Circ. Throws Out Iraqi Contractor's Misconduct Case
• Inside DOD's Changing Approach To Industrial Security
• GAO Says DOD Needs To Better Track Energy Efficiency Deals
• Booz Allen Faces Stock-Drop Suit After Revealing DOJ Probe
• Watchdog Says NSA Still Vulnerable To Insider Leak Threats
• House Dems Accuse Flynn Of Hiding More Foreign Payments
• ASBCA Trims Contractor's Suit Over Toxic Paint At Navy Site
• McCain Demands Ready Answers From DOD Nominee
• FCA Lessons From A Year Of Escobar
• Trump Floats Names To Fill Posts At NSA, DOD, USTR, More
• Justice Sotomayor On Working A Room And The Post-Scalia Void
• Judge Axes Chopper Blades FCA Suit Against Sikorsky
• After Plagiarism Claims, Wis. Sheriff Won't Take DHS Post
• Ex-Navy Capt. Gets 3-Plus Years Over 'Fat Leonard' Bribes
• Iran Forfeiture Trial Judge To Watch Closings Like A Hawk
• CORRECTED: ASBCA Awards KBR $44M For Iraq War Convoy Security
• GAO Axes Raytheon's Protest Over Army Software Deal
• Air Force Contractor Looks To Nix Subcontractor's $9M Suit
• GAO Backs Protest Over $1.6B DHS Computing Services Deal
• Public Input Sought On Which DOD Buying Rules To Cut
• Justices Nix Claims Against Bush Officials Over 9/11 Probe
• Vets Getting More Biz Post-Kingdomware, But Work Remains
• Doing Business In Cuba Is About To Get A Whole Lot Tougher
• Enviro Hits DHS With FOIA Suit Over Border Wall Records
• Ex-Commerce Employee Found Guilty On Bribery Charges
• Booz Allen's Gov't Contract Billing Under DOJ Inquiry
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Weil, Paul, Gibson
• The Latest On Escobar's FCA Impact
• Navy Report Ties Faulty Oxygen Systems To Jet Crew Deaths
• Workers Lose OT Suit Over Army Contract In Afghanistan
• One Year Later, Escobar Is Roiling FCA Landscape
• Aviation Gas Cleanup Costs Wrongly Assigned, Fed. Circ. Told
• Boeing Wants To Split 'Frankenstein-Like' ERISA Action
• Security Contractor Illegally Fired 3 IRS Guards, NLRB Says
• Air Force To Elevate Space Ops In Operational Shakeup
• Gov't Statements Show Expansive View Of Escobar Liability
• American Airlines, TSA Test New 3-D Scanner In Phoenix
• Attys Dish On Escobar's FCA Impact One Year Later
• DOJ Would Strongly Enforce More Russia Sanctions
• FCA Decision Tracker: Continued Interpretations Of Escobar
• Escobar FCA Impact Clearer After A Year Of Interpretation
• Tips For Complying With ABA's New Encryption Guidance
• $3B Boeing-Iran Airline Deal Uncertain Amid Sanctions Talk
• Trump Puts Obama's Cuba Opening In Crosshairs
• US-Qatar $12B Arms Deal Advances Amid Political Turmoil
• Iran-Linked Charity Knocks US Witness In $1B Asset Fight
• Navy Secretary Nominee To Close Company If Confirmed
• Navy Accused Of Violating CWA After Cleaning Retired Ship
• House Passes Tax Credit Fix For Veterans Under AHCA
• DOD Hit With FOIA Suit For Docs Linked To Iranian Terrorism
• PE Shop Liberty Hall Buys Dunlop Aircraft Tyres In $135M Deal
• 9th Circ. Cites Statutory Overreach In Travel Ban Decision
• Senate Panel OKs 2 Trump Judicial Nominees, USCIS Pick
• Senate Passes Iran, Russia Sanctions Bill
• Calif. Contamination Cases: Response Cost Recovery Guide
• The Triple Threat Of The Internet Of Things
• Justice Ginsburg On Oral Argument And 'Imperious' Attorneys
• Ex-Girardi Client Urges Revival Of $10M Excessive-Fees Suit
• Implant Sciences Gets Tentative OK On Ch. 11 Disclosures
• Navy 'Tearing Apart' Jets In Search Of Air Sickness Cause
• Treasury, FEMA Seek Input On What Rules To Cut
• US Cooperator In $1B Iran Asset Trial Denies Greed Motive
• Hacker Possibly Violated Release Terms, Judge Says
• Reps. Rip DOD For Lack Of Transparency On IT Spending
• Senate Adds Russia Sanctions To Iran Sanctions Bill
• Investors Say Orbital Knowingly Hid Ammo Contract Losses
• New Briefing Schedule Issued In High Court Travel Ban Appeal
• Misapplying FOIA To Confidential Info In Gov't Contracts
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Preliminary Instructions
• Raytheon Says Alleged Whistleblower's Claims Fall Short
• Sessions Denies Lying, Invokes 'Privilege' On Trump Comms
• Kasowitz May Hold Off On Leak Complaint Against Comey
• DOD Must Address Key Management Challenges, GAO Says
• Comey Testimony Shows Value Of Whistleblower Protections
• House Passes Bill Making It Easier To Fire VA Employees
• Shareholder Dismisses Suit Over $190M Aerospace Co. Deal
• Russian Hacks Hit Election Infrastructure In 39 States
• Tax Whiz Can't Testify For Charity In Iran Forfeiture Fight
• Due Diligence From The Lateral Partner's Perspective
• 35 Mayors Protest Air Traffic Control Privatization
• Senate Rejects Proposal To Block $500M Saudi Arms Sale
• Dem Lawmaker Pushes Bill To Combat Russian Meddling
• Air Force Grounds Arizona F-35s Over Pilot Oxygen Issues
• Lateral Partner Due Diligence: Where Should A Firm Begin?
• Justice Ginsburg On Diversity And Persuading Her Colleagues
• Iran Took Control Over Manhattan High-Rise, Cooperator Says
• Senate Confirms Defense Global Security Chief
• ASBCA Blames Contractor For $4M In Unplanned Costs
• Eversheds Sutherland Nets Top Gov't Atty As Privacy Leader
• DISA Owes $2.3M After Canceled Telecom Deal, ASBCA Rules
• Northrop Grumman Settles 401(k) Fee Class Suit For $16.75M
• Gov't Blasts ACLU's Bid For Access To Secret Rulings
• Terrorism Victims Push Justices To Review Iran Artifacts Case
• Momentum Builds Against $2.3B Aleris Deal
• Nepalese Workers Ask Justices To Take KBR Trafficking Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Block On Trump's Revised Travel Ban
• Trump's Plan To Take Comey Leak To DOJ Likely A Lost Cause
• Army Did Its Homework On $142M IBM Contract, GAO Says
• No Perjury Prosecution Over Costly Denver VA Hospital: DOJ
• DHS Improperly Dinged Cloud Computing Contractor: GAO
• No Clarity On The Horizon For Anti-Drone Technology
• Comey, DOJ Don't Match Up On Sessions' Russia Probe Exit
• WTO Hands EU A Pyrrhic Win In Boeing Subsidy Saga
• Senate Democrats Push For Russia Sanctions In Iran Bill
• Twitter Gets Backup In 9th Circ. Appeal Of Tossed ISIS Suit
• Action On Steel Security Probe Expected Within Weeks
• White House Backs Moves To Renew Surveillance Authority
• Fed. Circ. Says It Can Review VA General Counsel Decisions
• Laptop Ban May Extend To 71 Airports, DHS Head Says
• Comey Says Trump Sought To Curb Probe, Spread 'Lies'
• Westinghouse Asset Sale Could Prompt CFIUS Review: Feds
• Johnson Controls Pays $3.3M Over Cape Canaveral Cleanup
• Trump's FBI Pick Known As 'Adult In The Room'
• Trump Taps Lockheed Exec For Army's No. 2 Spot
• House Dems Tout New FAA Bill, Reject Air Traffic Overhaul
• EU Launches €5.5 Billion Defense Fund
• Comey To Testify Trump Asked FBI To 'Let Flynn Go'
• Reps. Float Bill To Eliminate Kingdomware 'Loophole' For VA
• Cisco Beats Finjan's Cybersecurity Patent Suit, For Now
• Senate Moves Forward On Iran Sanctions Bill
• Intel Officials Don't Answer Queries On Trump Conversations
• SpaceX Beats Tech's $6M Whistleblower Firing Suit At Trial
• Defining OFAC Property Interests Beyond The 50% Rule
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Setting Trial Time Limits
• King & Spalding Partner Named As New FBI Chief
• Jury To Decide If SpaceX Tech Whistleblower Or Paranoid
• Key Questions About Move To Privatize Air Traffic Control
• State Dept. OKs $1.4B In Military Sales To Saudi Arabia
• GAO Denies Glock Protest Over $580M Army Handgun Deal
• Big Business Lobby Tries To Hobble Litigation Finance, Again
• Judge Demands Details On Iran-Linked Charity's Mistrial Bid
• Senate Passes VA Reform Bill Allowing For Easier Firing
• Senate OKs Kellogg Hansen Partner As CIA General Counsel
• Air Force Secretary Calls For More Stable Defense Budget
• GAO Partially Upholds Protest Of $32M Navy Radar Contract
• When Russia Investigations Collide
• SpaceX Can't Nix Firing Suit Ahead Of Closing Arguments
• Implant Sciences Equity Holder, Lender Settlement Wins OK
• Mueller Out As $1B Takata Fund Overseer, Search Resumes
• Contractor Charged With Leaking Top Secret Doc To Press
• White House Won't Block Comey's Congressional Testimony
• Comey And Executive Privilege — What Could Have Been
• Trump Taps Investment Executive For Navy Secretary
• VA Picks Cerner For New Electronic Health Records System
• Judge Allows Audio Tape In Row Over Iran-Owned NYC Tower
• DHS Cites List Of Flaws In Canceled $1.5B FLASH Contract
• UnitedHealth Challenge Of $58B In Tricare Contracts Tossed
• Trump Proposes Air Traffic Control Privatization Plan
• North Korea Slams UN Sanctions While Mattis Looks To China
• A Review Of Recent Cases Against Execs: Part 1
• Fed. Circ. Questions Insurers' Standing In Libya Terror Row
• Taylor V. Huerta: What Drone Operators Need To Know
• Congressional Forecast: June
• Monster Iced Military Competition, Rival Tells 9th Circ.
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Northrop Contamination Claim
• Leidos' $170M Contract Valid Despite Cheaper Option: GAO
• UAE Food Contractor Can't Escape False Claims Suit
• Fed. Claims Court Won't Halt Disputed Marines Cyber Contract
• Armed Services Want Extra $32B For 'Unfunded Priorities'
• Booz Allen Can't Regain $27M Navy Cyber Contract At GAO
• Gov't, BAE Resolve Army Truck FCA Suit For $3M
• Gov't Wants High Court To Take Up Iran Artifacts Case
• How The FAA Is Advancing Drone Operations
• Fed Circ. Mostly Affirms Dismissal Of Car-Bugging Claims
• High Court's Snub Shows FCA Disclosure Bar Still Strong
• Contractor's $6M Suit Survives Army Corps' Dismissal Bid
• Judge Gives Fresh Warning In Trial Over Iran-Linked High-Rise
• Canada's Defense Minister Threatens To Pull Boeing Contract
• China, Russia Urge US To Curtail Steel Imports Probe
• Dentons Aerospace Finance Pros Land At Reed Smith
• Tech Co. Freezes Partnership Changes In $49M USCIS Deal
• Let's Look At The Legal Bar For Treason