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Aerospace & Defense - September, 2014

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• Shulman Rogers Adds Ex-Northrop Gov't Contracts Pro
• Burden Of DOL Rules May Send Contractors Packing
• DOD Pushes Contractors To Keep Reporting Counterfeits To IG
• Raytheon Wins $149M Iron Dome Parts Sourcing Deal
• Venable Snags Gov't Contracts Pro From Squire Patton
• NASA's $6.8B Space Taxi Contract Delayed By Protest
• General Dynamics Secures $50M Submarine Contract Mods
• DC Circ. Urged To Nix Contractor Political Donation Ban
• Hollywood Leads The Way On Drone Use
• Firm Slams 'Shameful' Honeywell DQ Bid In $42M Enviro Fight
• AgustaWestland $1B Chopper Bid Protest Isn't Ripe: Army
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• DOD Doesn't Want Exemption For Small Fraud Disclosures
• State Dept. Approves $2.5B Armored Vehicle Sale To UAE
• Air Strike Costs Approach $1B In Syria and Iraq Conflict
• GAO Dismisses Protest Of Task Order Under $10M Threshold
• Esterline Pays $200M For Barco's Aerospace & Defense Unit
• Lockheed Wins $413M USAF Contract For Special Op Planes
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Bill Limiting Law Enforcement Drone Use
• Lockheed Martin Wins $331M F-35 Parts Contract Extension
• L-3 Takes $164M Hit After Probe Into Accounting Misconduct
• General Dynamics Wins $310M Mod To Submarine Contract
• Battelle Fights Army's Bid To Dismiss Data Leak Claims
• NASA Seeks Proposals For Space Station Cargo Delivery
• DOD Floats Regs To Guard Military From Predatory Lending
• Dealmakers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Lucantonio Salvi
• NY, NJ Strike Deal To Coordinate Anti-Terror Efforts
• Blackwater Jury's Lengthy Talks Bode Well For Defense
• Boeing Snags $102M Contract For Army Weapon Test System
• New Bill Rekindles CFIUS Debate 1 Year After Smithfield
• FAA Allows Limited Drone Use In Filmmaking
• Lockheed Martin Raises Share Buyback Program By $2B
• Lockheed Nabs $275M Missile Defense Contract Mod
• Judge Keeps Most Claims In UChicago Research Lab FCA Suit
• Raytheon Scores $251M More For Tomahawk Missiles
• DeLauro Legislation Would Broaden Reach Of CFIUS Reviews
• VA Wins FOIA Dispute With CREW But May Be Sanctioned
• Armored Vehicle Contractor Wants Renewed FCA Suit Nixed
• Engility Escapes Int'l Law Claims In Serbian Genocide Suit
• Boehner Pushes VA Chief To Launch Health Care Audit
• 11th Circ. Upholds Atty Fee Award In NASA Contractor IP Suit
• South Korea To Buy 40 Lockheed F-35 Jets For $7B
• House Dem Applauds A-10, Tomahawk Use In ISIS Strikes
• New 'Buy American' Rules May Be On The Horizon
• WikiLeaker Manning Demands DOD Give Gender Treatments
• Brazil Alleges Embraer Execs Bribed Dominican Officials
• F-22, Decried as 'Hangar Queen,' Gets 1st Combat Mission
• Boeing, Lockheed, Others Nab $250M Army Contract
• Lockheed Wins $147M Anti-Ship Missile Defense Contract
• Cyber Risks Loom Ever Larger For Government Contractors
• GAO Urges DOD To Rein In Costs To Sustain F-35 Program
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• CAE Nabs $104.1M Of Military Flight Training Contracts
• DHS Fumbled Evaluation Of $9M Contract, GAO Says
• Explosives Co.'s Insurers Can't Rule Out Blast Coverage
• Federal Claims Court Tosses Trident's Navy Bid Protest
• TriMas Puts Up $360M For Fastener Maker Allfast
• Lockheed Wins $828M Navy Missile Contract Modification
• AgustaWestland Protests Planned $1B Airbus Copter Contract
• DOD Seeks Approval For $500M Lockheed-Poland Missile Deal
• Raytheon, Lockheed End IP War Over Paveway Bombs
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Sequester In 2016 'Breaking Point' For Army, Chief Says
• DOD Unveils Third Round Of 'Better Buying Power' Reforms
• 9th. Circ. Strikes Calif.'s Boeing Site Cleanup Law
• Cos. Liable Under TCPA For 3rd-Party Texts, 9th Circ. Rules
• Navy, USDA, DOE Back Refineries For Military Biofuels
• Kuwaiti Contractor Gets FCA Claims Trimmed To $40M
• Aerospace Corp. Snags $812M Mod To USAF Space Contract
• Criminal Division Wants In On FCA Whistleblower Complaints
• Putin Blasts Western Sanctions As Blatant WTO Violations
• Dealmakers Q&A: Nelson Mullins' Brian Moore
• Senate Approves Top Obama Aide As DOE's 2nd-In-Command
• Senate Gives Final OK To ISIS Fight Aid, Avoids Shutdown
• Boeing Beats Worker Asbestos Suit In Wash. High Court
• DynCorp Shortchanged Subcontractor By $26M, Suit Says
• Defense Contractor Gets 7 Years On Espionage Charges
• War Contractors Caught Between Troops, Bureaucrats: Judge
• Kelley Drye Adds Ex-Barnes & Thornburg Gov't Contracts Pros
• Boeing Secures $293M DLA Aircraft Support Contract
• TAA Case Is Study On Contractors' FCA Vulnerability
• DOJ Urges FCA Attys To Aid Criminal Fraud Cases
• Whistleblowers Accuse Helicopter Co. Of Overbilling Army
• House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill Aiding Syrian Rebels
• 5 Questions For DOD's Marguerite Garrison
• GAO Sustains Protest Over Booz Allen MDA Contract
• Army Translators' Distress Claims Pared In Contractor Suit
• Siga Technologies Blames Ch. 11 On Appeal Bond
• Battery Cos. To Pay $5.5M To Settle DOD Fraud Claims
• Pa. Man Pleads Guilty To Exporting Lab Equipment To Syria
• Sens. Say Chinese Hacks On Transcom Went Undetected
• KBR Accuses DCAA Of 'Malpractice' In $12.5M Lawsuit
• Lockheed-Boeing Venture Scores $938M Space-Launch Mod
• White House Continues Push For Contractor Labor Rules
• NASA Awards Boeing, SpaceX $7B To Launch Shuttle Project
• Lockheed, MTA Can't Nix Dueling Claims Over $300M Project
• CSC Unit Seeks $19M Over Botched US Vaccine Contract
• Differing, Changing Pleading Standards For FCA Suits
• 2nd Circ. Told E&Y Tax Docs In Schaeffler Row Are Protected
• DOD Seeks Public Comment On Contractor Pay Cap
• Siga Files Ch. 11 After Losing Rival's Botched-Merger Suit
• NSA Chief Calls For Greater Cybersecurity Collaboration
• Airbus To Put Radio, Software Businesses Up For Sale
• Sikorsky Scores $204M Black Hawk Contract Mod With Mexico
• Gov't Contractor Says Navy Specs Give It Asbestos Immunity
• Plantiffs Must Argue Fraud To Collect $100M In Gosselin Case
• SeaChange Says Navy Wrongfully Nixed Transport Contract
• A Look At The New US And EU Sanctions On Russia
• DOD Contractor Charged In Turkish Shell Co. Scheme
• Challenge To FAA Drone Guidance Faces Long Odds
• Army Awards Intelligence Contracts Worth Up To $5B
• US Fights Lockheed's Bid For Sanctions In Nuclear FCA Row
• US Seeks State Secrets Intervention In Defamation Suit
• GW Beats False Claims Act Suit By Spurned Grant Writer
• Judge Tosses Jury Verdict, Rules L-3 Patent Claims Obvious
• ProLogic Hits Subcontractor With $25M Trade Secrets Suit
• Afghanistan Contracts Linger Long After Military Withdraws
• Lockheed Toxic Tort Win Challenged in 3rd Circ.
• Senators, Lawyers Push 9th Circ. To Halt NSA Phone Spying
• Contractors Push Back On Expanded Defective Parts Rule
• OPINION: Pro Bono May Help Diversity Recruiting Efforts
• Tepco Moves To Block Sailors' New $1B Fukushima Suit
• General Dynamics Lands $234M Submarine Support Contract
• US, EU Slam Russia With New Energy, Defense Sanctions
• DHL Escapes FCA Suit For Overbilling Gov't On Shipping
• Gov't Liable In Iraq Kidnap Insurance Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Obama, EU Queue Up New Russia Sanctions
• Feds, Insurers Tussle Over $6M Seized From Terrorist
• Developer Fights Army's Bid To Toss $37M Contamination Suit
• SSL, ViaSat Win Approval Of $100M Satellite IP Settlement
• How Research Efficiency Impacts Law Firm Profitability
• 5 Insights From Ford General Counsel David Leitch
• Whistleblower Says Navy Contractor Rigged Oxygen Tests
• CSC Unit Wins $33M Navy Ship Support Contract
• Sikorsky, BAE Sued Over Fatal Black Hawk Crash At Airfield
• Fed. Claims Axes Health Co.'s Contract Over Supplier Status
• ViaSat Wins $54M Order Under Navy Radio System Contract
• OPM To End Deal With Embattled Background Checker USIS
• House Prepares Bill To Fund Government Through December
• In A Dangerous World, Energy Cos. Should Look To SAFETY
• 7th Circ. Limits FCA 'Worthless Services' Theory
• Defense Groups Ask Justices To Halt Undying FCA Claims
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Sikorsky Win In Aircraft Contract Suit
• NJ Engineer Admits Lying In US Army Contract Bid
• Senators Question Oversight Of Federal Police Grants
• Jailed NASA Contractor Wants Rehearing In Iran Satellite Case
• GAO Sees Drop In High-Value Small Biz Defense Contracts
• NASA Gives Virgin Galactic, 3 Others Space Flight Contracts
• Booz Allen Lands $95.5M Counter-WMD Contract
• Mental Health Concerns Give Way To Broader Audit Concerns
• USIS Defends Record As Reps Blast $190M Contract Award
• GAO Urges Tighter Controls For Computer System Contractors
• Feds Settle FCA Suit Over $140M Fort Bragg Barracks Contract
• Obama Looks To Congress For $5B Counterterrorism Fund
• CORRECTED: Despite D.C. Circ. Win, Contractors Can't Ignore TAA Traps
• Loral, ViaSat Reach $100M Satellite IP Settlement
• DOJ Names Schulte Roth Atty Head Of Criminal Appeals, Fraud
• 4th Circ. Set Stage For Endless FCA Suits, Justices Told
• DOD Focus On Competition: What Contractors Should Know
• NSA Spying Reform Bill Doesn't Need Additions, Senate Told
• GAO Sustains PwC Protest Of NASA Financial Audit Bid Award
• DuPont Rival Wants Korean Law Applied In Trade Secrets Row
• Feds Urge High Court To Snub $41M KBR Repayment Claim
• 2nd Vendor Indicted In Ga. DOD Kickback Scheme
• Army Contractor Claims Terrorism, Weather Delayed Project
• Obama Says Ukraine Cease-Fire Won't Slow Sanction Push
• Time To Update Your Export Classifications
• 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
• AIG Unit Ducks Insurance Suit Over Guantanamo Bay Contract
• DOD To Save By Reforming Pay, Not Acquisition, Analysts Say
• Lowndes Set To Grow Presence In IP, Private Equity Realms
• Navy Chaplains Lose Class Cert Bid In Bias Suit
• House GOP Sets Anti-Obama Agenda Ahead Of Midterms
• GSA Says $60B OASIS Contract Is Open For Business
• Document Storage Tips: Inside The Email Vault
• Clapper, Holder Show Support For NSA Reform Bill
• EU Proposes Sanctions On Russian Defense, Finance Sectors
• KBR Urges High Court To Restore Time Limits On FCA Suits
• Export Rules For Chemical Agents, Energy Weapons Expected
• Army Translation Subcontractor To Appeal $25M Suit Dismissal
• Engineer Says Boeing Infringed Flight Recorder Patent
• Cover Corporate Tracks Or Risk 'Back Door' Cyberattacks
• Aerospace Workers Survive Bid To Toss Furlough Class Action
• DOD Pursues Internal And Legislative Acquisition Reforms
• KBR Subcontractor Challenges Jurisdiction In FCA Suit
• General Dynamics Wins $5.8B UK Armored Vehicle Contract
• DC Circ. Affirms KBR Document Privilege In FCA Suit
• Veridyne Urges Fed. Circ. To Revive $1M Unpaid Invoice Suit
• Army Translators Seek Class Cert. In False Imprisonment Suit
• SpaceX Launches Bid For AIA Review Of Bezos' Rocket Patent
• Squire Patton Slates Ex-Sens. To Lobby For Gazprombank
• COFC Ruling May Hasten Commercial Contracting's Decline
• Gen. Dynamics Wins $140M USS Pearl Harbor Contract Mod
• Pushing Back On DCAA Audits: Part 3
• Pratt & Whitney Sues Supplier Over Misrepresented Metals
• US Defends NSA Phone Surveillance Before 2nd Circ. Panel
• Boeing Wins $235M Saudi Arabian Chopper Contract