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Aerospace & Defense - March, 2014

248 articles

• BP Contracting Ban Reinforces Debarment Misconceptions
• Pentagon Finalizes Rule To Use Payment Analysis Tool
• BE Aerospace Lays Out $145M To Acquire Vision Oil Tools
• Sikorsky To Pay $3.5M To Settle DOJ's FCA Claims
• Rolls-Royce Wins $50M Contract For Marine Aircraft Support
• GAO Says DOD Should Share Info From Canceled Programs
• Lockheed Nabs $611M Deal For PAC-3 Missile Production
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brownstein's Ellen Schulhofer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Roetzel's Lori Heyer-Bednar
• Utility Co. Seeks To Block Vinson & Elkins FOIA Request
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive KBR's Army Food Contract Row
• Judge Revives Hawker Whistleblowers' $2.3B Complaint
• House Intelligence Chair Not Seeking Re-Election
• Law Firms Vie For Early Stake In Drone Law Frontier
• Navy's Revocation Of $3M Camp Pendleton Contract Upheld
• Centech Group, Others Score $5.8B Air Force Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pillsbury's Susan Serota
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McDermott's Effie Silva
• As E-Discovery Goes Global, Japan And South Korea Catch Up
• 5 Tips For Dealing With Russia Trade Restrictions
• NSA Reforms Shield Gov't At Expense Of Service Providers
• Lockheed Beats $400M Underbidding Whistleblower Suit
• Obama Pressured To Cut Ties With Russian Arms Dealer
• Lawmakers Agree To Ukraine Aid, Russia Sanctions Bills
• Legal Needs To Rethink Its Dropbox Account
• Babcock Int'l Puts Up $1.5B For Chopper Rescue Co. Avincis
• Sequestration Means a Weaker Air Force, Official Says
• White House Floats Details On NSA Surveillance Revamp
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tiffany Downs
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gruber Hurst's Shonn Brown
• Prosthetics Co. Settles With DOJ Over Foreign-Made Limbs
• How Law Firms Can Stay Profitable While Clients Cut Costs
• Blackwater Guards Can't Get Iraqi Killing Case Dismissed
• Lockheed Owes Air Force For $400M Bid Overrun, Jury Hears
• SC High Court Says Aircraft Subcontractor Entitled to Work
• F-35 Improving Despite Software Issues, Project Lead Says
• FTC Wants Rulemaking Power For Cybersecurity Reforms
• Sen. Committee Clears NSA Chief, Deputy Defense Secretary
• US Suspends Licensing Of Controlled Exports To Russia
• Fund Seeks Argentina Space Contracts In $1.5B Debt Row
• Calif. Equalization Board Backs Space Tech Tax Break
• Lawmakers Propose Bill Allowing FERC To Protect Grid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Drinker Biddle's Jill Bronson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Farella Braun's Mary McCutcheon
• Boeing Wins $104M DARPA Award To Help Cut Satellite Costs
• Lockheed Wins $700M DOD Contract For F-35 Lightning
• Army Brass Urge Lawmakers To Repeal Sequester
• Stanford Grad Seeks $3.6M Attys' Fees For No-Fly 'Mistake'
• Obama Prepared To Impose Harsher Sanctions On Russia
• Leveling The Playing Field For Small Business
• GAO Denies Protest Of $34M Medical Record System Contract
• GAO Report Says VA Needs To Improve Information Security
• Lawmakers Question Sending Military Laser Tech To Russia
• The Prolific Pragmatist: Judge Richard Posner
• House Bill Would Keep NSA From Holding Phone Data
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dinsmore's Joanne Schreiner
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Labaton's Martis Alex
• Special Concerns When Buying Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• 5 Tips For Federal Contractors Facing New Hiring Rules
• Senate Advances Ukraine Aid And Russia Sanctions Bill
• Blackwater Guards Push For Dismissal Of Iraqi Killing Case
• Japan Agrees To Hand Over Weapons-Grade Nuke Fuel To US
• Software Problems May Delay F-35 Launch, GAO Says
• WilmerHale Snags Ex-FBI Director For DC Office
• Lockheed Lands F-35 Jet Fighter Deal With South Korea
• DOD Contract Cuts Must Spare Cost Data Reports, NRO Says
• Steps To Take As Sanctions Against Russia Escalate
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Helgi Walker
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Perkins Coie's Susan Foster
• Technology — Not Just For The Privileged Anymore
• 4 Elite New York Law Firms Keep Partner Ranks Lean
• NY, Chicago Home To Most Law360 400 Firms
• Jones Day Lands Top Spot In Law360 400
• In BigLaw, The Big Keep Getting Bigger
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Law Firms
• VA Can't Use SBA To Cure Incomplete Bid, Claims Court Says
• Senior House Lawmakers Fire Up New Ukraine Aid Bill
• DOJ Rebuked In Fight Over NSA Phone Record Preservation
• Unisys Can't Escape $13M Army Overcharge FCA Suit
• Orbital Drops $515M Suit Against Boeing-Lockheed JV
• Wis. Assembly Passes Drone Restrictions
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Glaser Weil's Patty Glaser
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Munger Tolles' Kristin Myles
• How To Reduce Risk, Make More Money In Contingency Cases
• Gov't Contractor Accountability System Needs Improvement
• Gov't Contractors Better Off Exposing Problems Early
• Proskauer Nabs Antitrust Pro For DC Office
• Pols Push Obama To Ban LGBT Bias By Gov't Contractors
• Precision Castparts To Pay $625M For Aerospace Dynamics
• Morgan Lewis Adds Gov't Contracts Litigator To DC Office
• Lockheed Wins $184M In Jet Fighter Contract Modifications
• US Sanctions More Russian Officials, 'Crony Bank'
• SAIC Secures $836M Army Missile R&D Support Contract
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Day Pitney's Beth Sher
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson Hine's Kathie Brandt
• Pro Bono May Be Collateral Damage Of Blocking DOJ Nominee
• Google, Facebook Knew About PRISM Spying, Officials Say
• NSA May Have to Keep Call-Data Evidence, Judge Says
• Sen. Demands DOD Halt Chinese Raw Material Procurement
• Obama Accepts Congress' Input On Iran Nuclear Talks
• Australia Unveils Sanctions Over Russia's Move Into Crimea
• Judge Rules Fixed-Price Contract Is A Risk On Co., Not Army
• DOJ Looking Into Senate's CIA Spying Allegations
• DOD Finalizes Request For Bids On $6B Intel IT Contract
• Miles & Stockbridge Taps Gov't Contracts Pro From Crowell
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Jana Cohen Barbe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lindquist's Nancy Vollertsen
• Latest Ukraine-Related Sanctions Likely Won't Be The Last
• 5 Tips To Winning Coverage For FCA Suits
• The Merry Crusader: Judge Jed Rakoff
• Ex-Glenn Defense Manager Cops To Role In $20M Navy Fraud
• Congress Pushes Obama To Broker End Of Iran Nuke Program
• US Sanctions A Warning That Ukraine Response Growing
• Lockheed Underbid Air Force Contract, Jury In FCA Suit Told
• Lockheed Dodges Home Value Loss Claims In Pollution Row
• NSA Can Record, Review All Foreign Phone Calls, Report Says
• DOD Overhauls Security Clearances After Navy Yard Shooting
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Labaton's Christine Azar
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wolf Greenfield's Helen Lockhart
• Lockheed Lands German Airport Forecasting Co.
• SAIC Nabs $221M Army Human Resources Contract
• IBM Denies Giving Data, Building Spying Backdoors For NSA
• KBR Case May Impact Internal Investigations
• US Slams Blackwater Guard's Appeal In Iraqi Killings Case
• Eased Sanctions To Take Time If Iran Talks Work: Official
• US, EU Target Russian, Ukrainian Officials With Sanctions
• Textron Closes $1.4B Beech Buy, Expands Aviation Segment
• GOP House Bill Looks To Cut DOD's Civilian Force By 15%
• Lockheed Wins $9M Contract To Support S. Korea System
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hangley's Ashely Chan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Lori Cohen
• Navy Adds $1.2B To Ingalls, Bath Iron Works Ship Contracts
• Law Firms Of The Future Will Be The Lawyers Of The Past
• Air Force Leaders Defend Proposal To Retire 'Warthog' Fleet
• NLRB Grounds NASA Lab's Challenge To Worker Email Ruling
• Think Before You Blog: 8 Considerations For Attorneys
• Rep. Demands DOJ Answers To CIA Spying Claims
• DynCorp Nails $307M Army Aviation Services Contract
• Lockheed Scores $255M Army Contract For Guided Rockets
• NSA Denies Infecting Computers, Posing As Facebook
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Orrick's Denise Mingrone
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt Kurnit's Victoria Cook
• Drone Setback May Spur Faster FAA Regulation
• Defense Contractor To Plead Guilty On Espionage Charges
• Insurer, US Near Settlement Of Ammo Factory Cleanup
• DOD Brass Say Shaky Budget Imperils Small Contractors
• Spy Court Lifts Ban On NSA Holding Call Data Past 5 Years
• Northrop's Missile Defense Deal Now Worth $3.25B
• Army Says It Can't Meet Defense Goals Under FY15 Budget
• New Suspension And Debarment Report, Same Bad Approach
• Smith & Wesson Execs Duck Suit Over Misleading Investors
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Foley's Mary Braza
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston Hunt's Louise Ing
• Senate Advances Sanctions Bill Targeting Ukraine Violence
• EU Parliament Backs Privacy Reform, Bashes NSA Spying
• GOP Rep. Slams Carrier Cut In DOD 2015 Budget Request
• KBR Wants DOD Contract Docs, Claiming Illegal Funding
• Federal Website Safety Act Clears House Committee
• Top General Says Taliban No Threat To Afghan Military
• Lockheed Martin To Acquire Cybersecurity Solutions Co.
• Lockheed, Northrop Co. Secures $96M Contract For Choppers
• Suit Claims Contractor Stiffed Electric Co. For NASA Work
• NSA Tells ABA It Respects Attorney-Client Privilege
• GAO Denies B&W Protest Over $23B Nuke Site Contract
• Consider Settling Gov't Contract Disputes Without Cash
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lindquist's Barbara Rummel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Katten's Shannon Broome
• Exxon Says US Must Chip In For $80M WWII Pollution Cleanup
• KBR Case May Weaken Atty-Client Shield For Internal Probes
• Senators Press DOE, Contractors To Protect Whistleblowers
• Ruling On Drone Regulation Is Only Minor Setback For FAA
• Guard Members Defend $81M KBR Toxin Award In 9th Circ.
• NSA Nominee Says Agency Is Too Reliant On Contractors
• $1.4B Navy Ship Contracts Go To Lockheed, Australian Co.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson Hine's Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McCarter & English's Pastor
• NSA Blocked From Destroying Phone Records In Calif. Suits
• Sequestration Hurt Contracts Across The Gov't, Report Says
• GAO Sustains Protest Of $25.8M Cyber Intelligence Contract
• KBR Ordered To Hand Over Internal Fraud Investigations
• DOD Official Warns Of Further Cuts As 2016 Sequester Looms
• US Wins Dismissal Of KBR Suit Over Toxic Exposure Defense
• Navy Picks 4 Contractors For Potential $68M Training Award
• 9th Circ. Denies Retrial For Contractor In Bribery Scheme
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Yuliya Oryol
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Manatt's Linda Goldstein
• New Ukraine Sanctions — US, EU And Canada Take Action
• Spy Court Rejects NSA Bid To Hold Call Data Past 5 Years
• FAA Will Appeal Loss In Drone Regulation Case
• Senate Confirms Obama Drug Czar As Customs Commissioner
• Vet-Owned Firms Losing Out On VA Contracts, Fed. Circ. Told
• Budget Creates Fertile Landscape For Gov't Contracts Work
• NASA Program Backs 100 Small Biz Tech Proposals
• DOD Seeks Improved Oversight After $587M In Army Losses
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Mitchell
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Edwards Wildman's Brown
• Raytheon Lands $350M DOD Contract For More SM-3 Missiles
• How To Avoid Discovery Problems While Using The Cloud
• FAA Can't Enforce Aircraft Rules On Drones, Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Navy Engineer's Retaliation Claims
• USAF Contractor Can't Shake FCA Suit Alleging $50M Scam
• Microsoft Vows To Fight Any Bulk Data Request From Gov't
• Defense Manufacturer Pays $20M Over Arms Export Violations
• Senate Chooses Less-Radical Military Sex-Crime Reform
• 4th Circ. Revives Burn-Pit Suits Against KBR, Halliburton
• Military Telecom Contractor Cops To Bribery Scheme
• Founders Fund Amasses $1B To Aid Startups With 'Vision'
• Obama OKs Sanctions Over Russia's Move Into Ukraine
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Foley's Jill Nicholson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Squire Sanders' Caroline Noblet
• As US Mulls Sanctions, Cos. Should Review Russian Ties
• Air Force Eyes Cheaper Space Missions Amid Budget Woes
• Weapons Cuts, Base Closures Face Opposition In Senate
• General Dynamics Wins $36M For Navy Submarine R&D
• Fla. Court Shields Oil Co.'s Foreign Stock From $29M Verdict
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Anna Shimko
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Tara Sutton
• Ex-Army Officer Ordered To Forfeit Millions In Bribery Case
• Turkey To Produce 109 Sikorsky Helicopters Under New Deal
• The King Of Late Night: Judge Robert Gerber
• Navy Injects $1.3B Into Aircraft Carrier Contract
• DOD's 2015 Budget Plan Shows Procurement Top Priority
• Army Awards Boeing $1.2B Contract For Apache Choppers
• Schumer Wants Army To Speed Renewable Energy Contract
• DHS Budget Dips To $38.2B Under Obama's 2015 Request
• US Says KBR Unit Clearly Played Role In Overbilling Scheme
• FCA Claimants Closely Watching For Direction On Rule 9(b)
• Honeywell, Army Corps Urge Dismissal Of $79M Cleanup Suit
• DOJ Asks For Modest Bump In 2015 To Tackle Long To-Do List
• Deputy DCAA Head Anita Bales Sits Down With Law360, Part 2
• Baker Botts Adds 2 Gov't Contracts Attys To DC Office
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Palmina Fava
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Liz Thomas
• Bankrupt Whistleblower Can't Pursue FCA Suit: Contractor
• As Legal Profession Evolves, GCs Outpace The Norm
• Pentagon's Reliance On War Funding Raises Caution Flags
• Deputy DCAA Director Anita Bales Sits Down With Law360
• Iran Deal Doesn't Unravel US Sanctions, Treasury Chief Says
• Protest Over $735M In Air Force Trucking Contracts Nixed
• US Hits Sprint With FCA Suit Over $21M In Wiretap Overbilling
• Justices Pass On Challenge To Bush-Era Spy Program
• HP Loses $103M Homeland Security ID Contract To Rival XTec
• KBR Urges 9th Circ. To Toss $81M Toxin Award
• US Nixes Russia Trade Talks After Move Into Ukraine's Crimea
• Blackwater Workers Say Iraq Shooting Charges Don't Apply
• Raytheon Wins $655M Missile System Contract With Kuwait
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Rhonda Trotter
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cooley's Barbara Borden