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Aerospace & Defense - August, 2014

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• EU Mulls More Russia Sanctions As IMF Lends Ukraine $1.4B
• GOP Lawmakers Slam Obama Over NASA Rocket Delay
• DC Circ. Denies FCA Appeal Over Chinese Tech Parts
• GAO Dings Ex-Im Bank's Duel-Use Financing Oversight
• Feds Press For Honeywell Docs, Inspection In Armor FCA Suit
• Boeing Asbestos Liability Doesn't Extend To Worker's Spouse
• US Government Extends Iran Nuclear Sanctions
• Ex-FCC Boss Among 6 Named To Intelligence Advisory Board
• 5 Reasons Large Companies Are Turning To Boutique Firms
• How To Protect In-House Legal Privilege Internationally
• Robbins Geller Rebuke Shows When To Bail Out Of Litigation
• Irell 'Train Wreck' Exposes Risks Of Deposition Tactics
• NASA Ends Review Of $12B Rocket System, Eyes 2018 Launch
• Drone Group Backs Amazon's Bid For Unmanned Test Flights
• DOD's IP Strategy Puts More Pressure On Contractor Data
• Barko Muzzled, But Attorney-Client Info Remains At Risk
• Navy Pads Lockheed F-35 Contract With Another $122M
• Greenberg Snags Ex-Troutman Defense Contract Litigator
• Ex-Employee Hits Excelitas With $13M False Claims Act Suit
• Calif. Senate Passes Bill Restricting Police Drones
• Contractor Wins Partial Toss Of Shoddy-Truck FCA Suit
• Saab Snags Up To $187M Spec Ops Weapons Contract
• NOAA Ignored Satellite Security Flaws, Watchdog Says
• SpaceX Hit With 2nd Class Action Over July Layoffs
• Jones Day Reps JF Lehman In Military Contractor Deal
• US, Chilean Navies Continuing Joint Biofuel Research
• Obama Promises Additional Reforms For VA Health System
• InfoReliance Scores $65M DHS Cybersecurity Contract
• Philip Morris Must Face FCA Suit Over Military Pricing
• DOD Kicks Off Competition For Health E-Records Contract
• Robbins Geller Sanctioned In Confidential Witness Scandal
• Judge Blasts Irell & Manella's 'Train Wreck' IP Deposition
• Ex-Sandia Worker Pleads Guilty To Misusing Gov't Property
• Pa. Contractor Pleads Guilty To $1M Fraud Against US Army
• DOD Revamps Contract Competition Guidelines
• Bankrupt STAR Dynamics Lands $5M Bidder In Ch. 11
• Construction Co. Owner Pleads Guilty In $23M Fraud Scheme
• Leidos Nabs $20M Contract From Geointelligence Agency
• Self-Reporting Is All The Rage In Recent Contractor Regs
• General Dynamics Unit Nabs Potential $100M Ship Contract
• Contractor Sues Army For Canceling Afghanistan Contracts
• Lockheed Martin Buys Energy Storage Co. Sun Catalytix
• Fresenius Opens Door To FCA Tax Breaks
• PE Firm Urges End To AIG Aircraft Unit Trade Secret Suit
• Tactical Gets OK For Up To $15M Sale Of Military Apparel Line
• Air Force Asks Industry For Alternatives To Russian Rockets
• Fla. Aircraft Systems Maker Says Worker Stole Trade Secrets
• Contractor Execs Get Iraqi Security Co.'s Claims Slashed
• SpaceX Strikes 10-Year Tax Savings Deal With Texas County
• Korean Co. Says Contractor's Lies Cost It Bidding Rights
• 9th Circ. Chief Judge Not On Board With Attack On NSA Bill
• FCA Suits Over 'Worthless Services' Take Hit At 7th Circ.
• US Plans $2.3B In Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia, Turkey
• 1st Circ. Allows FCA Defendants To Push For Tax Breaks
• Bankrupt Tactical Scores New Buyer For Military Apparel Arm
• KBR, US Close To Settling $21M Suit Over Soldier's Death
• US Stiffed Contractor $9.2M For Repair Work, Suit Says
• DIA Won't Renew DynCorp Contract At Intelligence Center
• Northrop, BAE Units Snag Piece Of $2.5B Navy Tech Contract
• How To Control Risk And Cost Of E-Discovery
• Aeroflex, Shareholders Strike Deal Over $1.5B Cobham Merger
• Blackwater Guard Asks For Acquittal Of Murder Charge
• Air Force Grounds Lockheed F-16Ds After Finding Cracks
• Aerospace Co. Head Pleads Not Guilty To Illegal Exports
• EU Begins Operational Phase For Galileo Nav Satellites
• DOL Vows To Root Out Transgender Bias Among Contractors
• NASA Delays $20B IT Contract Awards Until September
• DOJ Says Subcontractor Should Stay In KBR False Claims Suit
• SpaceX Workers Launch 3rd Suit, Allege Racist Policies
• Dealmakers Q&A: Cravath's Andrew Thompson
• Hagel Yet To Decide On Police Equipment Transfer Review
• GSA, Air Force Sign Pact To Find Cost-Effective Contracts
• GAO Denies Protest Over $15M Small-Business Contract
• KBR Insists Business Gifts Aren't The Same As Kickbacks
• Gov't Says NSA Phone Spying Suit Should Be Tossed
• NASA Awards Jacobs $120M Mod To Flight Center Contract
• Aerojet Rocketdyne Wins Rocket Engine 3D Printing Contract
• DOD Knocks Tactical's Planned $13M Bankruptcy Sale
• Lockheed Wants US Sanctioned In FCA Suit
• Calif. Gov. OKs $465M Tax Credit For Northrop Grumman
• KDH Accuses Point Blank Of Bullying Army Subcontractors
• Raytheon Wins $109M Foreign Contract For Patriot Radar
• Lockheed Snags Navy Contract To Test Exoskeleton Tech
• Mass. Judge Won't Revive Trimmed FCA Claims Against BAE
• 6 Tips For FCA Plaintiffs Snubbed By DOJ
• Omega Clients Sue Exxon, UP To Help Clean Superfund Site
• Congress Asks, CFPB Delivers On SCRA Violations
• Raytheon Awarded $309M For Axed UK Border Info Contract
• Northrop Nabs $240M Contract For Air Force Drones
• 4th Circ. Won't Send Asbestos Suit Back To Fed. Court
• Justices Told Gosselin's Massive Fines Disrupt FCA Law
• Employee Secrecy Pacts Don't End Whistleblower Threat
• Lawmakers Reconsider Sending Military Equipment To Police
• Army Says Battelle Chose Wrong Forum For Data Leak Suit
• Chinese Nat'l Indicted For Hacking Boeing, Lockheed
• Founder of Gov't Contractor Pleads Guilty To Navy Bribery
• Boeing Locks In $296M Navy, Australia Spy Plane Contract
• An In-House Lawyer's Top 10 Tips For Outside Counsel
• New Rule Increases Pressure On Homeland Security Contracts
• CFPB Fines Discount Retailer Over Service Member Fees
• DOD Division Mismanaged $155M In Contracts, IG Report Says
• Ex-BAE Worker Urges Review Of Tossed FCA Claims
• OFAC Says Business Sanctions Apply To Multiple Owners
• DynCorp Hit With $150M Fraud Suit For Northrop Subcontract
• Undaunted Chinese Group Bids $1.6B For Calif. Chipmaker
• Sotera Loses Challenge To Raytheon Contract Win
• Calif. Senate OKs Up To $465M Northrop Tax Break
• DARPA Head Improperly Endorsed Former Company: Report
• BAE, US Navy Scuttle $4.6M Propeller Damage Suit
• Ex-Booz Allen Workers Deny Plot To Poach For Deloitte
• BAE Wins $581M Contract To Make UK Patrol Ships In Scotland
• Law Firms May Be Violating Copyrights
• 5 Tips For Internal False Claims Act Investigations
• Navy Contractor Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribes
• Filing Protests At Both GAO And COFC Can Be Useful
• Derco Accused Of Overbilling DOD In Unsealed FCA Suit
• Lockheed Sidesteps Nearby Residents' Pollution Claims
• Weco Aerospace Founder Wants Out On Bail During Appeal
• Sikorsky-Boeing Team, Bell Picked For Army Chopper Project
• Gov't Gets Raytheon FCA Suit Tossed Over Classified Info
• Will Ralls Decision Really Bring CFIUS Transparency?
• A Close Look At NY's New Privilege Log Rule
• FISA Documents Protected In FOIA Case, Judge Rules
• Dentons Adds Three Aviation, Space Experts From Jones Day
• Fed. Claims Court Boots Software Co.'s $74M Bid Protest
• Agencies Seek More Input On Anti-Counterfeit Regulations
• DOD Adds New Members To Defense Business Board
• Apple Must Turn Over Email Contents To Feds In Bribery Case
• SpaceX Employees File 2nd Suit, Allege Unpaid Wages
• ViaSat's $283M Damages Award Nixed In Satellite IP Row
• Former Boeing Workers Fail To Obtain Trade Relief At CIT
• BAE Seals $80M Sale Of S. African Tactical Vehicle Co.
• 2nd Circ. Denies Panel Rehearing In Drone Strike FOIA Suit
• Lockheed Wins $194M Missile Defense Contract Modification
• NC Attempts To Address Drone Opportunities, Challenges
• Judge Trims FCA Suit Over BAE Thermal Weapon Contracts
• Navy Workers Ask High Court To Remand Asbestos Suits
• Union Sues Spirit AeroSystems For Outsourcing Jobs
• EEOC Sues Tech Co., Alleging Pregnancy Bias
• Raytheon Owes Patent Royalties To Ex-Engineer, Suit Says
• Compliance Reigns Supreme As In-House Demographics Shift
• French Satellite Co. Wins $14.3M Judgment In Contract Row
• Gov't, Private Space Industries Becoming More Intertwined
• Ex-NASA Contractor's Appeal Tossed In Iran Satellite Case
• McKenna Long's Future Uncertain As Partners Flee
• DHS Suspends Work With USIS Following Cyberattack
• Sequestration A 'Nightmare,' DOD Acquisitions Brass Says
• Judge Won't Toss Subcontractor's $5M Suit Against SAIC
• Sick Leave, Drones, Drought Top Calif. Lawmakers' Agenda
• 4 Things To Know About CFIUS' Appetite For Food M&A
• Federal Courts Administrator Slams Senate NSA Reform Bill
• US, Iran Hold Talks Over Nuclear Future, Prisoners
• Ex-Treasury Sanctions Pro Joins DLA Piper's Insurance Group
• Collaboration In The Shadow Of The Billable Hour
• Ex-KBR Employee Appeals Dismissal of FCA Suit To 4th Circ.
• DOL Data Collection Push Fans Flames Of Contractor Concern
• 7 Lingering Questions On Contractor Labor Violation Reports
• USIS Says It Was Hit By Apparent State-Sponsored Cyberattack
• Lockheed Martin Off The Hook In Fed. Circ. Patent Dispute
• KBR Protest Over Closeout Of Iraq War Contract Tossed
• L-3 Hit With Securities Suits Over Accounting Misconduct
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Prudential Win In Wartime Coverage Suit
• SpaceX Slapped With Wage Class Action Over Mass Layoff
• Sparton, Ultra Electronics Win $166M Sonobuoy Navy Contract
• AVIC Calls Arbitrator Selection Unfair In $2.25B Row
• Ill. Lawyer Faces Sanctions For Boeing, Malaysia Air Filing
• BAE Scores $335M Geospatial Intelligence Program Contract
• US Tightens Grip On Russian Energy Sector With Export Bans
• Cloud Computing Poses Unique Export Controls Challenges
• Gov't Contractor Gets 3 Years In Navy Bribery Conspiracy
• DOD Limits Commercial Satellite Acquisitions From China
• Feds Prevail In Protest Over Air Force Research Contract
• $39.2M Prudential Deal With Military Families Gets OK'd
• DOD, NASA Propose Line Item Rule To Trace Contract Funding
• 3 Cybersecurity Steps Defense Contractors Need To Take
• Lockheed Wins $340M NASA Spaceflight Contract Extension
• Deutsche, BNY Warn Of Rival Claims On $315M Sudan Award
• Gov't Defends Evidence Behind Minority Contractor Program
• GAO Sustains 2 Protests Of $5.7B Air Force Contract
• Insurers Say US Blocked $96M Terrorism Claims Against Libya
• Consultant's Claims Axed In Navy Software Contract Row
• Army Translation Subcontractor's $25M Suit Nixed
• Belgian Co. Hit With $101M Verdict In DOD False Claims Row
• KBR Asks High Court To Mull Appeal Over Iraq Pollution
• Boeing's Refusal To Give Info To Union Unlawful, ALJ Says
• Sea Change In Labor Law Compliance For Gov't Contractors
• Verein Tie-Ups Gain Allure As Firms Eye Global Expansion
• UK Firms Expand Global Empire, But US Firms Gaining Ground
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Take Global To New Heights
• Courts Must Do Own Review Of CERCLA Deals, 9th Circ. Says
• House OKs $225M For Israel's 'Iron Dome' Missile Defense
• Defense Panel Endorses Closing Bases, Shifting DOD Budget
• Ex-DOD Official Misused Position To Make Hires, IG Says
• Retaliation Claims Revived In BAE Bid Rigging Suit
• Lawmakers Propose Over $2.5B In Satellite Purchase Savings
• Fed. Claims Court Overturns VA Computer System Award
• A Faster Way For Contractors To Recover On Claims