Space Exploration Technologies Corp. v. USA

  1. October 16, 2020

    Risk Cost SpaceX Its Slot On $2.2B Air Force Deal, Judge Says

    A California federal judge in a newly unsealed decision ruled that the U.S. Air Force reasonably excluded SpaceX from $2.2 billion in space launch prototype deals after deciding the company's rivals better met its needs.

  2. July 06, 2020

    Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In 2020: Midyear Report

    There are several important government contracts cases to watch in the second half of 2020, from high-profile disputes over the Pentagon's $10 billion JEDI cloud deal to a case that could provide clarity on challenges to prototyping deals.

  3. February 27, 2020

    Gov't Fires Back At SpaceX Over $2.2B Launch Deal Rejection

    The U.S. government has sharply criticized SpaceX's objections to contracts awarded for the creation of new spacecraft, telling a California federal court the Air Force properly assigned $2.2 billion in deals that excluded Elon Musk's company.

  4. January 31, 2020

    Court Cuts Off Last Avenue For Prototype Deal Protests

    An Arizona federal court's decision that it lacks jurisdiction over protests of prototyping deals has likely taken away unsuccessful bidders' last clear avenue to dispute those agreements, and could spur the Pentagon to further step up its already rapidly increasing use of the deals.

  5. January 01, 2020

    Top Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In 2020

    A dispute over whether the president interfered with a high-profile, $10 billion Pentagon contract, as well as cases that may define the limits of contract preferences and prototyping deals, are among a number of important cases for government contractors to watch in 2020. Law360 takes a look at six key cases that government contractors and their attorneys will have on their radar.