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Aerospace & Defense - July, 2014

198 articles

• Akin Gump Ducks $120M Defamation Suits
• OPINION: Lawyers Should Think In Terms Of Big Data
• Contractors Protest Ambiguities In Minimum Wage Proposal
• L-3 Faces $84M Charge For Accounting Misconduct
• Obama's Labor Violation Order May Drive Contractors Away
• Senate Sends $17B VA Reform Bill To Obama's Desk
• Feds Say They Didn't Suppress Evidence In Blackwater Case
• US Wants DOD Contractor's $3.3M Broadband Suit Shelved
• Fed. Claims Court Protest Jurisdiction Remains Unsettled
• CIA Admits To Improperly Spying On Senate Computers
• EU Finalizes Latest Russian Sanctions As Moscow Cries Foul
• Ex-Army Contractor Cops To Afghan Kickback Scheme
• Lawmakers Weigh Business-Friendly FCA Reforms
• USAF Feels Need For Speed In 30-Year Strategic Plan
• Russia's Top Arms Dealer Targeted In New US Sanctions Bill
• Bill Seeks To Rein In Volume Of Classified Information
• Valley Forge Can't Dodge Class Action Over Illegal Exports
• Key Testimony Back In Play In Blackwater Shooting Case
• White House OKs $1.2B Lockheed, Bell Sales To Iraq
• US, EU Ramp Up Sanctions On Russia
• Death Rattle For Unfinished Business Claims?
• Flaws Found In $661M Afghan Army Vehicle Program
• Belgian Shipper Wants DOD's False Claims Suit Dismissed
• Canadian Gov't Says China Hit Research Unit With Cyberattack
• Leahy Takes Second Stab At NSA Reforms
• Cubic Wins $1.1B Contract For London Transit Fare Services
• EU Imposes Arms Embargo, Tougher Sanctions On Moscow
• Senate Confirms McDonald As VA Secretary
• Gov't Whistleblower Protection Ruling 'Dangerous,' DHS Warns
• Iraq Extradites Ex-Gov't Contractor Accused Of Bribery To US
• 5 Acquisition Reforms Contractors Really Want
• US, EU Poised To Hit Russia With Fresh Round Of Sanctions
• House Passes Bills Upping DHS Cybersecurity Efforts
• Seller Of Bomber Plans To China Can't Shed 32-Year Sentence
• DOD Security Clearance Holders Owe IRS $730M, Report Says
• Drone Order Needs Strong Privacy Rules, Lawmakers Say
• Northrop Lands $205M Contract For Combat Brigade Training
• NASA Contract Illegally Cuts Wages, Union Says
• Committee Chairmen Agree To $17B VA Reform Compromise
• Blackwater Guards Claim Government Suppressed Evidence
• Smith & Wesson To Pay $2M To Settle FCPA Charges
• Inspector General Praises Army's Contracting For Logistics
• 'Sophisticated User' Ruling Revives Goodyear Asbestos Claim
• EU Gets Closer To Heftier Sanctions On Russian Cos.
• BAE Systems Lands $40M In Army Missile Warning Contracts
• General Dynamics Wins $67M Armored Vehicles Contract
• Judge Puts SpaceX's Launch Protest On Path To Arbitration
• UK Man Again Charged With Hacking US Government
• Wyle Nabs Up To $270M NASA Contract For Mission Support
• DOD Annual Report May Affect Antitrust Reviews
• Agencies Finalize Rule On Contractor Whistleblower Costs
• GAO Sustains Raytheon's Protest Of $145M DHS Contract
• Boeing Age Bias Scheme On 'Breathtaking Scale,' Union Says
• NASA Underestimates Space Program's Costs, Timeline: GAO
• DynCorp Hit With $9M Suit Over Afghan Base Subcontract
• Boeing Secures Airplane Parts Deal With Iran
• Tech Group Rallies Behind Obama's Procurement Chief Pick
• Privacy Suit Can't Halt NOAA Satellite Contract, Judge Rules
• Small Biz Research Funds Boost DOD Innovation, Panel Told
• Senate Confirms New Nuclear Security Administration Deputy
• National Guard Vet's Asbestos Suit Revived In Wash. Court
• CACI Lands $22M Contract To Supply Navy Personnel
• Senate Panel Votes To Confirm McDonald As VA Secretary
• Lockheed, SES Among 14 Selected For $495M USAF Bids
• Trial-Ready In 180 Days: Prepare For SDNY's Rocket Docket
• Defense Contractor Fights For Testimony Of US Prosecutor
• VA Nominee Gets Warm Welcome At Senate Confirmation
• Inside The Proposed DFARS Business Systems Rule
• Northrop Wins Navy Contract Of Up To $61M For Ship Defense
• Northrop Wins $300M USAF Weather Services Contract
• $3.7M Suit Claims Gen. Dynamics Unit Bankrupted Contractor
• Hinshaw Expands Its Phoenix Office With Ogletree Hire
• Religious Pushback Expected On LGBT Executive Order
• Feds Seek 41-Month Sentence For Boeing Subcontractor
• Bankrupt Tactical Lands $6.9M Bidder For Combat Boot Line
• Satellite Maker Fights Injunction After $283M Jury Verdict
• Ex-Boeing Officer Pleads Guilty In Defense Kickback Scheme
• Alliant Grabs $220M In Cannon Contracts From US Allies
• Family Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty To $10M DOD Fraud
• Intelligence Contractors Prepare For New Cybersecurity Rules
• AgustaWestland Inks $153M Missile Contract With UK
• Notable New Breach Controls For Intelligence Contractors
• ASBCA Won't Create PACER-Style Filing System
• Navy Hands Out $240M In Base Construction Awards
• DC Circ. Bars Suit Against DOD Brass Over Sex Assaults
• Tofasco Settles Alleged Iran-WMD Sanction Violation
• Powerful Tools For Discovery And Litigation Strategy
• Corps Built Unsafe Facilities For Afghan Army, Report Says
• New Russia Sanctions Signal Beginning Of US Clampdown
• GAO Sustains Protest Of $37M Army IT Contract
• Pa. Contractor Charged With $1M Fraud On US Army
• Reps. Slam State, DOD Over 'Vague' $66B OCO Request
• Lawmakers Question $190M DHS Award To Embattled USIS
• PRISM Scatters Attorney-Client Privilege
• Senate Panel Approves $550B Defense Appropriations Bill
• Orrick Ropes In Cadwalader Vet Who Reps BofA, Barclays
• Defense Budget Fight Will Get Harder, Legislator Warns
• OPINION: Let's Financially Reward Law Firm Diversity
• DOD Officials Argue No 'Slush Fund' In $59B OCO Request
• US Steps Up Sanctions Against Russian Cos. Amid Conflict
• General Dynamics Scores $65M Army Tank Contract Mod
• Cybersecurity Antitrust Policy Not Enough, Report Says
• UN Calls On Countries To Reform Surveillance Policies
• Senators Debate Adding Funds To Accelerate Space Programs
• Crucial Predictive Coding Case Law: Progressive V. Delaney
• Fed. Circ. Says Fraud Claims Sink Unpaid-Invoice Award
• New DOD Rule Could Ease Pressure On Contractor Audits
• Marine Corps Asks For Ideas On Connector Upgrade Plan
• NASA Awards Operations Support Contract Worth Up To $1.3B
• 10th Circ. Clears Army Base Contractor Of Sex Bias Claims
• OPINION: Advance Conflict Waivers Send Wrong Message
• Venable Woos Lobbying Partner From Squire Patton Boggs
• Lockheed's F-35 Gets OK To Resume Flying After Engine Fire
• House Bill Would Give DOD Sole Control Of Armed Drones
• Bill Lets US Pursue Non-DOD Contractors For Crimes Abroad
• Military Telecom Subcontractors Sentenced In Bribery Case
• OIG Chastises Navy, Marines Over Weak Contract Controls
• Alcoa Inks $1.1B Supply Deal With Engine Co. Pratt & Whitney
• Northrop Wins $199M Contract To Upgrade Aircraft Software
• Cyberespionage And Civil Suits
• Gibson Dunn Reps AECOM In $4B Deal For Rival URS
• Energy Bill Could Increase De Facto Contractor Suspension
• Judge Casts Doubt On Satellite Contractor's Privacy Suit
• Chinese Citizen Helped Hack Boeing, US Gov't Says
• Navy's Text-Spamming Ad Agency Not Immune, 9th Circ. Told
• McCaskill Wants Firings For VA Whistleblower Retaliation
• Snowden Vetter Faces GAO Bid Protest Of $190M Contract
• Amazon Seeks FCC's Blessing On Drone Test Flights
• Sprint Urges Toss Of FCA Suit Over $21M Wiretap Overbilling
• DOD, NASA Rule Would More Closely Regulate Subcontracting
• House Passes Permanent Bonus Depreciation
• House Passes $34B Energy Spending Bill, Despite Veto Threat
• DOD Says People, Not Policies, Can Combat Acquisition Woes
• Reps. Grill Navy Brass Over Possible Cruiser 'Euthanasia'
• Gov't Terrorism Monitoring Program Accused Of Profiling
• DOJ Scores $2B In FCA Settlements For 1st Half Of 2014
• Jailed DHB Exec Can't Oust Judge After Death-Threat Probe
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbus, WH Group, KKR
• Cameron Moves To Preserve UK Data Collection Practices
• Cray Scores $174M Supercomputer Contract From NNSA
• Air Force Kicks Off Next-Generation Bomber Competition
• NOAA Sued By Satellite Contractor Over Data Security Breach
• DHS Probes Possible Breach Of Federal Employee Database
• Inside The New Rules On Counterfeit, Nonconforming Items
• Legal Forms And IP Rights: Yours, Mine, Ours Or Theirs?
• Reps Slam CMS, DOD Over 'Staggering' Improper Payments
• Bankrupt Military Supplier Gets Time To Find Boot Biz Buyer
• New Combat Ship May Carry Higher Costs For Years: Report
• GAO Denies Oasis Systems' Protest Over EAGLE II Contract
• Fireworks Videos Highlight FAA's Evolving Drone Policy
• UK Fraud Watchdog Arrests 6 In Airbus-Saudi Bribery Probe
• Obama Seeks $39M In Drone Funding For Border Surveillance
• DOD Bulk Fuel Pricing Needs Update, GAO Says
• ULS Seeks To Nix SpaceX Protest Over Satellite Contract
• Ex-Defense Deputy Predicts More Globalized Defense Sector
• Northrop Assumes Prime Contractor Role On Air Force T-X Bid
• PE-Run Military Supplier Hits Ch. 11 Seeking Sales
• Pentagon '100%' Committed To F-35, Despite Fire
• Navy Says Shipbuilding 'Unsustainable' With Current Budget
• 5 Insights From Home Depot GC Teresa Roseborough
• Senate Report Rips USAF For Wasting $1.1B On Sunk Program
• A Step Toward Alleviating Growing Discovery Problems
• Google Steps Up Push To Close NSA's Surveillance Backdoors
• Obama OKs $564M Intel Agency Bill Protecting Whistleblowers
• Oracle Protest Delays DISA's $427M Cloud Storage Contract
• Crane Can't Shake Ex-Navy Worker's $8M Asbestos Award
• DOD Watchdog Finds Potential $9M Contractor Overpayment
• GAO Denies Protest Over $6M DOD Cybersecurity Contract
• State Dept. OKs $250M Boeing C-17 Support Deal For UK
• Airbus Sells 123 Helicopters To Chinese Cos.
• Honeywell Tries To Nix $1.4M Plane Engine Defect Verdict
• What The DC Circ.'s KBR Decision Means For Compliance
• Lawyers And Email: Ethical And Security Considerations
• DHS Gives $190M Contract To Snowden Background-Checker
• KBR Seeks High Court Review In Iraq War Costs Fight
• Lockheed, Raytheon Project Spears $162M Missile Contract
• Raytheon Nabs $163M Missile Support Contract
• Defense Industry Group Asks High Court To Review FCA Case
• NASA, Boeing Finalize $2.8B Space Rocket Contract
• Alion Snags $24M US Navy Virtual Training Contract
• 4th Circ. Per-Invoice Rule: Warnings For Gov't Contractors
• Lockheed Wins $200M DOD Contract, Raytheon Loses Protest
• Wash. Appeals Court Axes Bechtel Whistleblower Suit
• Lockheed Wants Sanctions In Toxic Tort Case
• High Court Could Rein In Old FCA Claims With KBR Case
• Privacy Board Backs NSA's Targeted Internet Spying
• Pentagon Must Plan Spending To Reflect Reality, Report Says
• Gov't Tells CFC SpaceX Contracts Row Should Be Narrowed
• Tank Makers KMW, Nexter Merge Into European Powerhouse
• Gov't Must Integrate Insurance With Cybersecurity
• RE Cos. Face Subpoenas As FAA Shakes Out Drone Rules
• Army Corps Dodges NJ Claims In $79M Superfund Suit
• FAA Won't Meet Drone Rule Deadlines, Watchdog Says
• US Reforms Export Control Regs On Military Electronics
• High Court Sets Stage For Showdown On 2 Big FCA Issues
• Boeing Wins $1.9B Navy Hornet, Growler Aircraft Contract
• Northrop Nabs $3.6B US Navy Aircraft Contract Mod
• Supreme Court To Hear Wartime Powers FCA Appeal