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Aerospace & Defense - September, 2013

198 articles

• Watchdog Unseals Critical Report On DOD Mi-17 Overhauls
• DOD To Explore Alternative Structures For Tricare Contract
• NIH Cleared To Fund $128M Anthrax Research Lab In Boston
• Offsets Loom Large As Defense Firms Sell More Abroad
• ITT Can't Escape Raytheon's $14M Army Contract Row
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Sanctions For Firm In Securities Action
• Tech Cos. Urge Quick Move On Surveillance Reform Bills
• Raytheon Wants $100M ATK Missile Suit Back In State Court
• Raytheon Locks Down $243M Navy Missile Contract
• DOD Needs Better Oversight For F-35 Program, OIG Says
• US 'Destined' To Have Close India Military Ties, DOD Says
• Lockheed Lands $7.8B In Pentagon Contracts For F-35 Jets
• DOJ Needs Drone Privacy Guidelines, Watchdog Says
• NSA Employees Spied On Family Members, Lovers
• 4 Tips For Navigating Bid Protests Outside The US
• Military Linguist Contract Row Must Continue, Judge Rules
• Lockheed, 11 Others Share $4B Army Contract
• Air Force Base Project Subcontractor Sues For Unpaid Work
• DOD Advances Stronger Contractor Whistleblower Shields
• GAO Says Navy Should Speed Review Of $3.7B Drone Project
• DHS Says Contracts May Be Canceled If Shutdown Occurs
• Skadden Aids Toray On $584M Deal For Carbon Fiber Maker
• What Contractors Should Do In The Wake Of Navy Shooting
• Arms Treaty May Spell Changes In US Export Controls
• Anti-Trafficking Rules Raise Contractor Compliance Concerns
• Enviros Win Battle To Protect Whales From Navy Sonar
• Reporting For Duty: The Week In DOD Contract Awards
• Boeing Nets $232M In Navy Aircraft Contracts
• Wyden Targets Intel. Agencies Over 'Flawed' Surveillance
• Crowell Adds Ex-Hunton Cybersecurity Pro With DHS Chops
• Ayotte Stalls Nod On Air Force Nominee Over A-10 Threat
• Judge Won't Tweak Ruling In Air Force's Water Contract Feud
• 8 Tips For Agency Debriefings Following Contract Awards
• Greenberg Traurig Again Beats Exec's $10M Malpractice Suit
• National Technical Shareholder Fights $267M Buyout Plan
• Mabus Says 'Unstrategic' Sequester Harms Navy, Contractors
• Aerospace Co. Failed To Disclose Illegal Exports, Suit Says
• Contractors Won't Be Singled Out In Navy Yard Review: DOD
• The DCAA Wants To Interview You About Fraud
• Sens. Float Bill To Keep Paying Military Through Shutdown
• Kerry Inks UN Arms Treaty Despite Gun Lobby Opposition
• Employment Pacts No Match For Whistleblower Protections
• Pfizer Unit Wins $60M HHS Contract For Nerve Gas Treatment
• Navy Adds $152M To General Dynamics Submarine Contract
• Dropbox Backs Push To Share Gov't Surveillance Requests
• 5 Key Tactics For Defense Cos. Planning A Bid Protest
• GAO Sides With DOE On $23B Nuclear Security Contract Row
• Obama Admin. Seeks Dismissal Of Petraeus Privacy Suit
• Leahy, Others To Float Bill To Curb NSA Spying Tactics
• US Should Cut Military Contracting By 20%, Panel Says
• GAO Frees Navy From IP Fight Over Security Contract
• Iran Terror Victims Call On DC Circ. To Release Bank Funds
• Top 4 Defense Technologies On International Wish Lists
• Kerry To Sign UN Treaty Regulating Global Arms Sales
• S. Korea Scraps Boeing's Bid For $7.7B Fighter Jet Contract
• DOD Warns Workers To Prepare For Government Shutdown
• Air Force Academy OK'd Improper Contracts, Pentagon Says
• We Need Meaningful Metrics For Suspension And Debarment
• FTC's Brill Defends Safe Harbor Amid EU Snooping Concerns
• Ex-FBI Agent To Plead Guilty In Associated Press Leak Case
• Sens. Call For Watchdog Review Of Domestic Surveillance
• DHS Struggling To Fill Cybersecurity Vacancies: Report
• Bipartisan Bill Requires Public Access To Agencies' R&D
• DynCorp Lands $122M US Army Logistics Support Contract
• A Snapshot Of The Anti-Bribery Enforcement Landscape
• GSA's Reverse Auction Platform May Present Difficulties
• 5 Potential Pitfalls For Defense Cos. In Emerging Markets
• Versa's Allen-Vanguard Sells 2 Biz Units To Safariland
• Defense Info Agency Taking Bids For $427M IT Contract
• Lockheed Nabs $4B Ballistic Missile Defense Contract
• Raytheon Dodges $1M FCA Suit Over Exec Bonuses
• Harris Joins Protests of $7B Air Force Netcents Contract
• VA Project Ran Up $13M In Unneeded Costs, Watchdog Says
• 5 Key Strategies To Win A Defense Contract
• Lawmaker Seeks Role For Independent Attys In FISC Cases
• OPM Defends Navy Yard Shooter's Security Clearance
• GAO Rejects Symvionics' Protest Against NASA Contract
• Public Disclosures Don't Bar Halliburton FCA Suit, Court Says
• Military Contract Appeals Board Case Shows Risks Of Fraud
• How Lawyers Can Effectively Build A Reputation Online
• Boeing Fund Investors Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• John Crane Fights $14M Punitive Award In Asbestos Case
• DHS Picks Tech Pro Karen Neuman To Lead Privacy Office
• 4 Ways To Make Sure Comments On Agency Rules Count
• Navy Security Missteps Highlight Risk In Low-Cost Contracts
• Reporting For Duty: The Week In DOD Contract Awards
• Secret Court Order Bolsters Lawmakers' Privacy Rights Push
• US Pushes To Increase Defense Trade Ties With India
• At What Price Freedom: Cybersecurity And Drones
• DHS Acquisition Reform Falls Short, Lawmakers Say
• General Dynamics Awarded $188M For Saudi Tank Upgrades
• Raytheon Wins Dismissal Of $30M Missile Contract Suit
• Boeing Winds Down Cargo Aircraft Amid Sequestration Cuts
• ArmorWorks Blasts Request For Ch. 11 Case Trustee
• DOD To Review Base Security In Wake Of Navy Shooting
• LinkedIn Joins Push To Share Gov't Surveillance Requests
• 5 Questions For Air Force Debarment Official Rod Grandon
• How In-House Counsel Avoid Breaking Bad As Biz Advisers
• GAO Says Small-Biz Contracting Rule Is Limited To US
• Navy Commander, Contractor Charged In Bribe Scheme
• Expect More Audits From Defense Contract Audit Agency
• DHS Beats Back Archura's Suit Over IT Contract
• DHS Wants Plane Traveler Info Exempt From Disclosure Rules
• Wackenhut Firefighters Can Arbitrate OT Row As Class
• Sequestration Threatens Nat'l Security, Joint Chiefs Argue
• DC Circ. Looks To Toss Air Force Insourcing Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: DLA Piper's Stasia Kelly
• FISA Judge Says Patriot Act OKs Telephone Data Collection
• Navy Shooting Puts Spotlight On Contractor Security
• Lawyers Mobilize In Wake Of Navy Yard Shooting
• Insurers Sue Army For $1.4M Over 2010 Utah Wildfire
• Takeaways From Recent Cyberattack On New York Times
• Holder Urged To Assist DOD Mi-17 Corruption Probe
• Netherlands To Replace Fighter Fleet With Lockheed F-35s
• ACLU Blasts CIA For Withholding Drone Strike Docs
• Defense Contractor To Pay $2M To Resolve Overcharge Claims
• Obama OKs Sending Chemical Weapons Aid To Syria
• DOD Urged To Improve Long-Term Program Planning
• Navy Sank $3M Contract Despite Bad Bond Probe, Suit Says
• Contractor Kills 12 In Navy Yard Shooting
• Navy Says Sequester Will Hurt Ability To Buy, Deploy Ships
• Watchdog Criticizes Waste In $4.7B Afghan Base Construction
• Bell Helicopter Asks DC Circ. To Revive $23M Iran Award
• Army Wasted $14M On Carbine Competition, OIG Audit Says
• New Scrutiny Looms For Defense-Linked Aircraft Exporters
• American Legion Says VA Contract Ruling Runs Afoul Of Law
• Sequester's Impact On Defense: More Than Meets The Eye
• Navigating Conflicts When Serving 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Amtex Guards' Age Bias Claims
• Navy Delays $4B Huntington Ingalls Aircraft Carrier Contract
• HHS, Other Agencies Wasted $321M On Duplicative IT: GAO
• GAO Tells Government To Rethink $200M Aircraft Contract
• Standardized Past Performance Evals: A Bridge FAR Enough?
• 10 Reasons You Should Value Your Chief Compliance Officer
• Prosecutors Rip Judge's Doc Order In Bollinger FCA Suit
• DOD Says 5 States In Running To Site Potential Missile Shield
• Va. Law Firm Accused Of Botching $500M Contract Dispute
• L-3 Lands $357M Task Order For Army Reserve IT Support
• GAO Shoots Down Protest Of $35M Missile Defense Contract
• L-3 Unit Counters Ex-Worker's FCA Suit With IP Claims
• Raytheon Nabs $136M Navy Contract For Ship Defense Boosts
• Lockheed Martin Boosts Global IT Work With Amor Group Buy
• Northrop Spinoff Settles Katrina Coverage Row For $180M
• Lockheed Dodges Take-Home Asbestos Suit In 9th Circ.
• Obama Taps Justice Department National Security Head
• Contractor Wins Defense Coverage In NASA Kickback Probe
• ArmorWorks Creditors Urge Court To Appoint Ch. 11 Trustee
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• NSA Overstepped Phone Spying Authority, Gov't Docs Show
• Gulf Keystone Beats Ex-Soldier's Lawsuit Over Iraq Oil Find
• IRS Agents Raid Pa. Defense Contractor's Facilities
• Gov't Projected To Have Missed $74M In Audit Savings
• House Committee Chair Links Syria To Sequestration Fight
• US To Spend $44B On Space Launch Activity, GAO Says
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• Deadline Set To Speed Up Blackwater Manslaughter Case
• Encryption Standards Agency Denies Aiding NSA Spying
• Army Corps Awards Wind Contracts In $7B Renewables Plan
• Judge Pares $3M Suit Over Raytheon Aircraft Subcontract
• House Lawmaker Pushes For Bar On NSA Spying Backdoor
• DOD Must Improve Oversight Of Anti-Corrosion Projects: GAO
• Limited Authority To Restrain The Unitary Executive
• DARPA Scientific Reviews Of Contracts Inadequate, OIG Says
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Google, Facebook Want FISA Court To Authorize Data Release
• Dealmakers Buoyed As CFIUS Separates Pork From Nukes
• Fluor Prevails In Venue Row Over Afghanistan Contracts
• Air Force Must Open Bidding For Food Contracts, GAO Says
• GAO Backs DOD Waiver Of Presidential Helicopter Competition
• Navy's New Carrier Plagued By Cost Overruns, Watchdog Says
• $24B Air Force Tech Contract Hit With 3rd Wave Of Protests
• A New Obstacle For Cyberinsurance Coverage
• How To Comply With OFCCP's Imposing New Rules
• 3 Key Changes In The New Export Control Brokering Rule
• Patriot Act Author, NRA Join ACLU Fight Against Gov't Spying
• Greenberg Traurig Blocked Stock Sale, Ex-Exec Tells Court
• Wyle Fights To Reclaim $2B NASA Health Contract
• DOJ To Release Phone Spying Docs After EFF Challenge
• KBR Shouldn't Get Full $41M For Iraq Contract: Fed. Circ.
• Army Worker's Stake In Cleanup Co. Doesn't Block $12M Award
• Domestic Drone Info Protected, DOJ Says In FOIA Suit
• SAIC Wants More Discovery In Nuke Recycling FCA Case
• NGA Analyst Takes Security Clearance Case To High Court
• Ex-NASA Engineer Gets Probation In Software Piracy Case
• Chitron Exec Asks High Court To Overturn Export Conviction
• $560M General Dynamics Vehicle Contract Win Draws Protests
• New DOL Affirmative Action Rules May Ensnare Contractors
• EEOC Loses ADA Suit Against Defense Co.
• SAIC Says Sequester's Hit Has Been Worse Than Expected
• DOJ, Executive To Allow Same-Sex Spouses Military Benefits
• CACI Wins Legal Costs In Dismissed Abu Ghraib Torture Suit
• Afghanistan DOD Contractors Must Plan Own Demobilizations
• Northrop Grumman Lands Ex-EADS Exec As Assistant GC
• Sequester Takes Backseat To Syria As Senate Mulls Strikes
• Enviro Co. CEO Settles For $1.5M In SEC Insider Trading Case
• OIG Audit Says Army Misspent $7.5M In Helicopter Contract
• DRS Technologies Scores $455M Army Computing Contract
• Keeping Secrets Secret: A Primer On Economic Espionage