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Aerospace & Defense - October, 2013

210 articles

• Shulman Rogers Taps USAF Atty To Lead Contracts Team
• FISA Reform Bill Advanced By Senate Intelligence Committee
• Sens. Call For Tougher Contractor Security Screening
• IBM Backs Out Of $600M CIA Cloud Contract Row With Amazon
• DOI Chief Orders Mitigation Policy For Energy Projects
• Budget Committee Nods To Compromise, But Leaders Dig In
• Thousands With Security Clearance Owe IRS $85M, GAO Says
• Retooled SUSPEND Act Wins Over Critics Of Consolidation
• Industry Split On Proposed Cybersecurity Framework
• Army Taps Longbow For $93M Chopper Upgrade Contract
• DOJ Jumps Into Suit Against Snowden Background-Checker
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• 4 Compliance-Focused Reforms That Would Improve FCA
• GrafTech Fined Over Unlicensed Exports To China, India
• Federal Guards Lack Active-Shooter Training, GAO Says
• NSA Chief Says Spying Programs Legal, Make US Safer
• NSA Secretly Taps Google, Yahoo Data Centers, Report Says
• Alleged Copycat DOE Software Can Be Released, Judge Rules
• Expanded 'Sophisticated User' Defense Nixed In Asbestos Suit
• House Committee Takes Aim At Acquisition Spending
• NSA Officials Say Allies Engaged In Similar Spying
• National Cybersecurity Framework Will Need Push, CEOs Say
• Norwegian Co. Allowed To Stay In Boeing $350M Contract Suit
• Robbins Geller Says Boeing Suit Doesn't Warrant Sanctions
• Soldier, Civilian Get Prison Time For Fuel Theft Scheme
• GAO Says DOD Needs Better Weapon Investment Outcomes
• Coast Guard To Allow Barge Transport Of Fracking Waste
• Contractor Suspension Reform Bill Clears House Panel
• Air Force Taps Lockheed For $113M Training Devices Contract
• Navy Says Its Review Of $715M Wharf Add-On Is Sound
• Ex-Navy Contractor Sanctioned For Providing Data To Taiwan
• ACLU Asks Judge To Halt NSA's Verizon Data Collection
• Defense Contractors Pay $1M To Settle WARN Act Suit
• Spying Shouldn't Stall US-EU Trade Pact, Businesses Say
• Cybersecurity Program Will Help Defense Industrial Base
• DOJ Accuses NJ Defense Contractor Of Conspiracy
• Graham Vows To Block Obama Nominees Over Benghazi
• Wyle's Suit Over $235M CAS Sale Can Go Forward, Judge Says
• US Chamber, Others Push For Bill To Stop Counterfeit Imports
• Germany Eyes Probe In Wake Of NSA's Merkel Phone Tapping
• UK Hacker Indicted In US For Stealing Army, NASA Data
• Squire Sanders Hit With Ouster Bid In ArmorWorks Bankruptcy
• Dual Citizen Charged Over Alleged Iran Missile Deal
• Fla. Looks To Boost Aeropsace, Tech With Israel Partnership
• Sens. Push DOD To Probe Contractor's Iran Connections
• Lawyers For Alleged 9/11 Plotters Demand Interrogation Docs
• Security Firm CEOs Step Down Amid UK Contract Scandal
• Boeing, Lockheed Join Forces To Bid For $550B Bomber Deal
• Contempt Ruling Threatens Internet Privacy, EFF Says
• Look Out For OIG Inquiries Without Subpoena Warning Shot
• Snowden Docs Show NSA Spied On 35 World Leaders
• Reporting For Duty: The Week In DOD Contract Awards
• How Security Clearance Reform May Affect Contractors
• Boeing Asks Texas High Court To Prevent Lease Disclosure
• Navy Kickback Fraudster Should Get 10 Years, US Atty Says
• 7 Jumbo DOD Contracts Awarded During The Gov't Shutdown
• Microsoft, Google Land Army Contracts For Cloud Services
• Military Leaders Say Acquisitions Bearing Sequester Brunt
• Hardware Co. CEO Cops To Selling DOD Faulty Aircraft Parts
• Tech Dependence Could Jeopardize Contracts, Military Says
• Merkel Demands To Know Whether US Tapped Her Phone
• Army Hit With $5M Suit For Freezing 'Top Secret' Patent
• Buchanan Adds Ex-DHS Official For New Cybersecurity Group
• Ohio PE Firm Boosts $223M Fund With Aviation Repair Biz
• EU Parliament Votes To Block US Bank-Data Sharing Program
• 2 Contractors, Ex-Air Force Officer Indicted In Bribery Scheme
• Spotlight On The New US Cybersecurity Plan
• How To Measure Effectiveness Of Suspension And Debarment
• Congress 'Decimated' Better Buying Power, Army Officials Say
• Afghanistan Watchdog Hires Veteran DOJ Prosecutor
• Lockheed Wants Judgment In Air Force Contract FCA Suit
• Orbital Using Antitrust Law To 'Free-Ride,' Lockheed Says
• Two National Guard Members Admit To Recruiting Bonus Scam
• Rep. Frelinghuysen May Take Defense Appropriations Chair
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Beechcraft, Goldman Sachs
• Lockheed Worker Asks Judge To Keep Sex Bias Suit Alive
• Bombardier Says Sub Caused Delays In Airport Train Project
• Army Sees Tech, Leadership As Keys To Leaner Force
• Sen. Blocks Proposed DOE Undersecretary Over NASA Role
• 21 Ariz. Air National Guardsmen Indicted In $1.4M Scheme
• Northrop Grumman Escapes Software Co.'s Patent Suit
• Shipyard Ducks $78M FCA Suit Over Flawed Coast Guard Hulls
• FISA Judge Renews NSA Spying, Citing Congress' Support
• Budget Uncertainty Puts Army Acquisitions On The Brink
• Army Contractors Hit With Suit Over Shale Development Deal
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• Raytheon Gets $72M To Sharpen Army's Missile Defense
• Navy's Shipbuilding Budget Is Short By $76B, CBO Says
• Booz Allen Settles Ex-Exec's 'Glass Ceiling' Suit
• Set The Right Tone For Risk Mitigation, Home And Abroad
• Keep An Eye On High Court's 2 Potential FCA Cases
• DOJ Sued For Ignoring FOIA Request On Surveillance
• Ex-NASA Contractor Can't Stay Iran Embargo Case: 4th Circ.
• NSA Director To Leave Agency In March 2014
• Defense Cos. Need Leadership, Diversification In Downturn
• Blackwater Workers Face New Charges In Iraqi Shooting
• Federal Privacy Board Gets $3M In Gov't Funding Bill
• Obama Picks Paul Weiss Atty To Lead Homeland Security
• Booz Allen Nets $413M USAF Systems Integration Contract
• How To Approach The New Anti-Human Trafficking Rule
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Men's Wearhouse, Nestle
• Deal To End Shutdown Gives Federal Workers Back Pay
• Post-DOD Interim Rule, Expect More Enforcement
• Gov't Spying Requests Not Always Granted, Secret Court Says
• Afghan Command Lost Track Of $230M In Parts, IG Claims
• Ex-Contractor Barred From Releasing Copycat DOE Software
• Lockheed, Others Can't Dodge Virgin Islands' Pollution Claim
• Air Force Must Pay Telecom Co.'s Atty Fees In Contract Suit
• $100M Raytheon Suit Is Federal Security Concern, ATK Says
• Raytheon In Line For $3B Missile Production Contract
• Congress Approves Deal To End Shutdown, Avoid Default
• Northrop Grumman Nabs AOL Atty As New Litigation Head
• Raytheon, Boeing Plan $11B Weapons Sales In Middle East
• Shutdown Throws A Wrench In Export Control Reform Process
• Raytheon Beats Rivals For $1.6B Navy Radar System Contract
• US Cannot Classify Public Drone Arguments, ACLU Says
• NSA Challenge Doesn't Meet Standard For Relief, US Argues
• Boeing Overcharged Army $32M For Helo Parts, Report Says
• Priest Says DOD Furlough Violates 1st Amendment
• 8th Circ. Revives DOD Fraud Claims In Bayer FCA Suit
• Don't Let The Clock Run Out On Gov't Contractors
• US Fights For Expert Witness In Lockheed Bid Battle
• 3 Possible Candidates For Next Deputy Defense Secretary
• 3 Things To Know As Export Control Reform Kicks In
• DOD Avoids $45M In Costs For F-35 Program With Helmet Pick
• Air Force Fires General In Charge Of Nukes For Loss Of Trust
• The Best Question To Ask Your Potential Outside Counsel
• The Shutdown, GAO And CICA — The Sky May Not Be Falling
• ATK Ramps Up Missile Production In $102M Navy Contract
• Trade Suffers As Gov't Shutdown Nears Third Week
• Deputy Secretary Leaves DOD Primed For Smarter Contracting
• Obama, GOP Fail To Reach Deal On Debt Limit And Shutdown
• DOJ Loses Bid To Stall NSA Spying Challenge Amid Shutdown
• Sens. Say FAA Furloughs Hurt Aircraft Biz, Threaten Security
• Calif. Contractor Ups Furloughs On Shutdown's 10th Day
• Deputy Defense Secretary Carter To Resign
• SCRA Meets FCRA: When Statutes Collide
• EPIC Denied Counterterrorism Docs Over Security Concerns
• Md. Military Equipment Manufacturer Files For Ch. 11
• DOD, Charity Reach Deal To Pay Military Death Benefits
• Republican Defense Hawks Call For End To Shutdown
• Gov't Shutdown Hits VA's Disability Claims, Software Projects
• Lawmakers Push For NSA Reforms To Curtail Data Spying
• DOD's Secret Contracts During Shutdown Undermine CICA
• FAA Recalls 800 Furloughed Aircraft Safety Inspectors
• Lockheed, US Spar Over Expert Discovery In Cleanup Row
• Squire Sanders, Latham Rep CACI In $820M Six3 Systems Buy
• GAO Shutdown Puts Automatic Stay In Doubt For Bid Protests
• DOD Civilians Not Out Of Woods Despite Furlough Relief
• Ex-Boeing Employee Indicted For Selling Insider Info
• Army Awards CACI $237M For Soldier Network Support
• Jacobs Engineering Scores Big BP, NASA Contracts
• Boeing Drops Symvionics Contract Suit Over Navy Software
• GW Hit With False Claims Suit Over Grant Director's Firing
• Amazon Notches Win In $600M CIA Contract Dispute
• What Gov'ts And Cos. Can Do To Fight Cyberespionage
• Let's Really Consider The Idea Of A 2-Year Law Degree
• High Court Refuses Case Over War-Zone Disability Claims
• After DOD Reverses Course On Furloughs, Contractors Follow
• Exelis Lands $122M Navy Engineering Support Contract
• Rolls-Royce Lands $496M Deal For Military Aircraft Work
• Contractors Wary Of USAID Plan To Vet Partners Abroad
• 9th Circ. Says Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Guantanamo Row
• High Court Wants Government Input In Whistleblower Suits
• Northeastern U. Slams BAE With $1.2M Contract Breach Suit
• Zeroing In On OFCCP's Desk Audit
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• Lawmakers Team Up To Push NSA Spying Reforms
• Coast Guard Must Obey Automatic Stay In Millennium Protest
• Covington Lures GC Of House Armed Services Committee
• Lockheed To Furlough 3,000 Employees Amid Shutdown
• Paul Hastings Guides AXA Spinout Ardian In 1st Solo Deal
• Fed. Circ. Says US Off Hook For Corroded Plane Payment
• Deals Rumor Mill: BNP Paribas, Ikaria, Best Buy
• DOD To Award, But Not Announce, Contracts During Shutdown
• SIGAR Still Running Despite Gov't Shutdown
• Shutdown Leaves Lockheed, Defense Cos. Exposed: Moody's
• Sens. Urge DOD To Pay Guardsmen, Civilian Personnel
• Army Picks 4 Contractors To Begin Rotorcraft Research
• Considerations Before Counseling During Deposition
• 3 Things To Know About CFIUS' Recent Activism
• Shutdown Prompts UTC To Furlough Aerospace Workers
• Reporting For Duty: The Week In DOD Contract Awards
• Docs Reveal Feds' Fight With Email Encryption Service
• Contractor, AIG Demand $45M Plane Crash Coverage From US
• DOD Signals 'Off-The-Shelf' Approach To Major Weapons Buys
• NSA Tried Out Location Data Collection Program, Chief Says
• Watchdog Slams Poor Oversight Of Afghan Fuel Purchases
• VA Rule Change May Curb Attacks On Contractor Vetting
• DOE Awards CH2M Hill $2B Extension For Hanford Cleanup
• DOJ Says Tech Co. Data Disclosures Would Threaten US
• Sequester Impacts DOD Readiness, Logistics Chiefs Say
• How Contractors Can Mitigate Gov't Shutdown Risks
• SCRA Compliance Is Now Under Closer Watch
• Raytheon Urges Fed. Circ. To Drop Navy Missile Fuel Dispute
• Navy's $100M Undersea Warfare Range Cleared By 11th Circ.
• Aerospace, Enviro Groups Urge Funding Of Air Traffic Upgrade
• NY Times Pushes 2nd Circ. To Make Gov't Reveal Drone Docs
• US Head Of Czech Truckmaker Cleared Of Bribery Charges
• Armed Services Contract Judge Jumps To Private Practice
• Pratt & Whitney Snags $2.5B Contract For Weapons Parts
• Furloughs Shut Down GAO, But CFC Stays Open
• DOD Tests Limits Of Law That Pays Troops During Shutdown
• DOD Overpaid $14M For Boeing Spare Parts, Watchdog Says
• Barnes Group Swings €275M Deal For German Manufacturer
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Feds Can't Duck EFF Suit Over Disclosure Of Post-9/11 Docs
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown
• Contractors Brace For Shutdown's Delays And Costs