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Aerospace & Defense - April, 2015

271 articles

• Philip Morris Snuffs Out Overpriced Cigarette FCA Suit
• House Passes $77B Bill For Military Construction, VA
• Man Charged With Illegal Exports To Iran Wants Bail
• NLRB Judge Says Union On The Hook For Firings, Threat
• House Approves Bicameral 2016 Budget Deal
• DOJ Rolls Out Cybersecurity Guidance To Deal With Threats
• GAO Upholds Bid Protest To $110M Air Force Contract
• House Panel OKs Bill To End NSA Bulk Data Collection
• Unmanned Vehicles Are Navy's Future, Service Chief Says
• Kolon Pleads Guilty To DuPont Trade Secrets Theft
• DOD Space Program Rife With Delays, Budget Woes: GAO
• Marine's Free Speech Rights Weren't Violated: 4th Circ.
• White House Vows To Veto House Effort To Impede CWA Bill
• Top Pentagon Lawyer Exits For Private Sector Pursuits
• Safe Workplaces Order: A Solution In Search Of A Problem
• GAO Adds VA Health Care To High-Risk Program List
• Democrats Seek Better Military Whistleblower Protections
• House Panel Alters Retirement, Saves A-10s In Defense Bill
• Ex-Altegrity Workers Cry Foul Over Ch. 11 Disclosures
• House Panel Fends Off Dem. Changes To Defense Funding Bill
• FireEye Gets 1st DHS Cybersecurity Product Liability Shield
• Aon Can't Escape Northrop's $255M Katrina Coverage Suit
• USA Freedom Act Returns From Bipartisan Coalition
• DynCorp Shakes FCA Suit Over Kuwait Air Force Contract
• Pratt & Whitney Wins $325M Air Force Turbo Engine Contract
• Huntington Says Affidavit Isn't Needed For Asbestos Suit Exit
• Drone Privacy Bill Passes Florida Legislature
• Defense Contractor Alion Targets $100M IPO To Slash Debt
• BAE Attys' Fees Trimmed After Successful FCA Defense
• Aussie Satellite Outfit NewSat Gets TRO Extended In Ch. 15
• Family Detention Under Review, DHS Secretary Says
• $1.3B For Afghan Rebuilding Unaccounted For: DOD Watchdog
• House Bill Would Fund A-10, Retool DOD Acquisitions
• Lockheed Wins $142.7M Mod To F-35 Fighter Contract
• GAO Endorses Army Plan To Retire Helicopters To Cut Costs
• US, Japan Enter New Defense Deal To React To Cyberthreats
• BAE's Discovery Stonewalling Sanctionable, Judge Told
• DC Circ. Grounds Emirates Pilot's No-Fly List Claims
• Sikorsky, BAE Dodge Suit In Calif. For Fatal Chopper Crash
• When A Contractor Can Stop Work On A Troubled Project
• 9th Circ. Says Boeing Pollution Row Belongs In Federal Court
• Dickstein Shapiro Adds Ex-CIA Director Porter Goss
• Weil Reps American Securities In Royal Adhesives Buy
• Del. Chancery Backs ATK In Bushnell Accounting Row
• Senators Urge VA To Expand Agent Orange Coverage
• Lockheed Martin Announces $80M Award For C-130 Training
• Amazon Tells FAA To Loosen Drone Regulations
• Daimler Execs, Greek Officials Charged After Bribery Probe
• Pentagon IG Slams Pratt & Whitney's F-35 Engine Performance
• RBC Bearings Closes On $500M Deal To Buy Dover Unit
• Honeywell Can't Completely DQ Firm In $42M Cleanup Fight
• Blackwater Guard Calls For New Trial After Life Sentence
• Dramatic Shifts Underway In Suspension, Debarment Practice
• 2 Chinese Nationals Sentenced In Military Export Scheme
• Honeywell Says Feds Wrongly Trying To Expand FCA Claims
• Cybersecurity Sanctions: 5 Questions To Consider
• This Week In Congress: Iran Legislation In Jeopardy?
• Lockheed, Space Launch Co. Challenge NewSat's Ch. 15 TRO
• 9 Contractors Should Be Tossed From Asbestos Suit: Judge
• L-3 Says Army Signed Off On Allegedly Overbilled Hours In FCA Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs SUFI's Fees Win In Air Force Phone Row
• VA Clarifies Veterans Choice Program Eligibility Rule
• HP Snags $469M Internet Content Delivery Contract From DOD
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Alibaba, BAE Systems
• Elbit Again Says Hughes' USPTO Filings Show Willfulness
• DOD Secretary Unveils Plans To Amp Up Cyber Mission Forces
• CACI Nabs Prime Spot On $5B Army Intelligence Contract
• Follow FOIA Rules On Clinton Emails, DC Circ. Tells State
• House Bill Would Increase VA Secretary's Firing Power
• Caveat Contractor: GSA's Proposed Transactional Data Rule
• Cyber Sharing Bills Head To Senate On Stronger Footing
• HDT Global Accused Of Stealing IP For Contamination Shelters
• Rep. Reintroduces Bill To Allow Immigrants Into Military
• GAO Denies Bid Protest Of USAID Afghanistan Contract
• Contractor Demands Held Docs In $8.5B Billing Fraud Case
• Carter To 'Rebuild The Bridge' Between DOD And Silicon Valley
• SIGAR Questions $134.5M In Afghan Training Contract Costs
• DHS Mgmt., Funding Issues Causing Yearslong Delays: GAO
• Petraeus Gets Probation For Leaking Military Secrets
• 5 Tips For Playing Both Sides Of The FCA Aisle
• GAO Says Cybersecurity Incidents At Fed Agencies Rising
• House Passes 2nd Cyberthreat Info-Sharing Bill
• VA Center Endangered Patients With Older, Cheaper Meds
• McConnell Floats Bill To Extend NSA Data Collection To 2020
• $70B For Research Would Fix DOD's Tech Decline, Sens. Told
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Raytheon Nabs $103M FAA Satellite Payload Contract
• STGi Workers Want Future Employees In Military Leave Class
• Obama Budget Chief Slams VA, Water Spending Bills
• News Groups Urge Against Privacy Restrictions On Drone Use
• Human Rights Group Rips Obama Response To Torture Report
• Ex-Meggitt Engineer Sanctioned For Lying About Docs
• Poland Taps Raytheon, Airbus For $8B In Military Contracts
• Feds Say Ex-CIA Agent Should Get 20 Years For Espionage
• Lawmakers Ask DOD Secretary To Push For Pentagon Audit
• KBR Subcontractor's FCA Win Can't Be Permanent, US Says
• Northrop Says Account Holder Must Face $11M Fraud Suit
• SpaceX Burned With Clerical Employee Wage Class Action
• Laser Co. Settles Claims It Improperly Received Gov't Funds
• How NDAA Design-Build Bidding Reform Helps Contractors
• Subcontractor Sued For $9M Over Delayed Military Base Work
• CFPB Says Military Payment Co. Ponying Up $3M For Abuses
• Va. Becomes 1st State To Set Up Cyber Info-Sharing Effort
• AVL Picked To Develop Advanced Combat Engine For Army
• High Court Declines Particle Detector Patent Appeal
• Aussie Co. Says Defamation Suit Doesn't Belong In Calif.
• Watchdog Says NTIA Shouldn't Lead Drone Privacy Talks
• DOD Asks Judge To Scrap Sigmatech's Army Contract Suit
• Fed. Claims Can't Hear Iraq Vet Class' Disability Pay Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-JAG Atty's Navy Suspension Appeal
• 2nd Ex-Prof Cops To Duping Gov't For $1.38M In Funds
• 2015 Begins With A Drop In FCPA Enforcement Activity
• Raytheon Pays Vista Equity $1.9B For Cybersecurity Co.
• Tips For Guiding Your Client Through The Mediation Process
• This Week In Congress: Cybersecurity, Iran, Veto Override?
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Law Firm Biases Continue To Thwart Women
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• Rule Change Irrelevant To High Court Plea, Navy Ad Co. Says
• Five Charged For Shipping $24M Of Microelectronics To Iran
• Altegrity Fights To Keep Units' Docs Under Wraps In Ch. 11
• Faruqi, Robbins Asked To Lead Suit Over $4.8B Exelis Buy
• DOD Agencies Need Refresher On Contractor Reports: OIG
• Dem. Lawmakers Call For Tighter Cruise Ship Safety Rules
• House Panel Advances VA Exec Pension Clawback Bill
• Raytheon Patriot Missile Sales Top $5B With New Order
• Lockheed Seeks To Undo Part Of 1976 Bribery Pact With SEC
• Contractor Employee Confidentiality Policies In The Spotlight
• NewSat Gets Temporary Repreive From Creditors In Ch. 15
• Fla. Utility Regulator OKs State's Largest Solar Project
• Order To Disclose EY, Dentons Tax Docs Buffeted At 2nd Circ.
• Patriot Act Spying Hurts Int'l Trade, Tech Groups Say
• Northrop Wins $105M Air Force Contract Modification
• Boeing Lands $321M Apache Helicopter Contract From Army
• Armet Seeks Nix Of Some Claims In Gun Truck FCA Row
• USAF Contractor Seeks Toss Of $1M Polluted Oil Claims
• 1st Circ. Takes Broad View Of 'False' Under FCA
• BAE Settles $6.4M Row With US Over 'Decrepit' Plane's Repair
• Judge Sends $310M American Airlines Payout Back To Gate
• EFF, Other Groups Urge Canada To Drop Anti-Terrorism Bill
• 2 Routes To Hourly Rates For Lawyers
• Fed. Claims Says US Can Weigh Rival Bids During GAO Protest
• SIGA Asks Judge To Nix Financial Adviser's Legal Fee Claims
• DOJ Will Tell Some Why They Can't Fly, Under New Policy
• Bill Calls For Research On Toxic Exposure To Vets' Families
• 6th Circ. UTC Ruling Provides Support For FCA Defendants
• Drop From Terrorism List Hastens Opening Of Cuban Market
• House Panel Questions Progress of Troubled F-35 Program
• Watchdog, Dow Jones Blast Altegrity Bid To Seal Ch. 11 Docs
• Army Awards $850M Phone And IT Contract
• House Panel Proposes $76B For VA, Military Construction
• KBR Worker's Bribery Plea Doesn't Prove Liability, Judge Says
• GAO Nixes Raytheon's Protest Of $414M Rifle Sight Contract
• BakerHostetler Adds International Arbitration Partner In DC
• Cybersecurity Bill Aims To Give Cos. Liability Protection
• DHB Exec To Appeal 17-Year Sentence, $94M Restitution Order
• Senate Panel Reaches Deal On Iran Sanctions Bill
• Ex-Prof Pleads Guilty To Duping Gov't For $1.38M In Contracts
• What We Do And Don't Know About Iran Sanctions Relief
• KBR Says $12.5M Suit Over Audit Is In Correct Venue
• DOD To Put Procurement Under Experts As Part Of Overhaul
• GAO Denies Protest Of $134M Navy Contract To Rolls-Royce
• Nolin RECC To Pay $7.6M For Energy-Saving Program Bills
• DHS Presses Judge To Toss $15M Penalty Plea
• Blackwater Guards Get 30 Years To Life For Iraq Shooting
• DOD, NASA Bar LGBT Discrimination By Contractors
• Lockheed, Security Co. Move $5M Contract Row To NJ Court
• EU Hints Approval Of Hitachi's $2B Bid For Italian Rail Assets
• Sikorsky Nets $480M DOD Spare Parts Contract
• No Exclusions Apply For $78M FCA Suit, Shipbuilder Says
• When JV Partners Disagree About Whether To Protest
• How To Weather Media Inquiries In High-Profile Cases
• This Week In Congress: Taxes, Budget Resolution And Iran
• DOD Gears Up Program To Keep Pace With Tech, Cyberthreats
• Barnes & Thornburg Lures Ex-US Atty From Andrews Kurth
• Firm Blasts Navy SEAL's Latest Claim Over Bin Laden Book
• GE To Provide Road Map For Firms To Escape SIFI-Dom
• DHS Lags On FOIA As Immigration Records Requests Spike
• High Court Asked To Decide If Offer Moots TCPA Class Action
• Fed. Circ. Releases Army From Iraq Contractor's $40M Suit
• Lawsuit Details PE Adviser's Relationship With Ex-Army Col.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bombardier, CVC Capital, Cirque Du Soleil
• Amazon Gets Renewed FAA Drone Approval Following Delays
• Blackwater Guards' Bid For Sentencing Delay Denied By Judge
• Pump Maker Imo Wants Out Of Navy Worker Asbestos Suit
• What The Iran Accord Means For US Companies
• The Latest Litigation Over FCA Public Disclosure Bar
• Sprint To Pay $15.5M To End $21M Wiretap Overbilling Claims
• Precusor To DOD Contractor Owes $24M In Back Taxes
• DOD Car Shipper Fights $919M Contract Award At Fed. Circ.
• DRS Lands $440M In Destroyer, Submarine Equipment Deals
• $1.3B Added To Bechtel's Mustard Gas Destruction Contract
• Siga Creditors Seek Probe Of Execs' 'Bad Faith' Conduct
• Judge 'Lost Confidence' In Atty In Boeing Age Suit
• 4 Tips For Keeping Civil FCA Suits From Going Criminal
• EEOC Rules Army Discriminated Against Transgender Employee
• Lockheed Gets Green Light For $57M Missile Sale To Egypt
• Gov't Urges Harsh Sentences For Deadly Blackwater Guards
• House Small Business Bill Could Have Big Impact
• Group Sues DEA For Illegal Collection Of Phone Records
• Goodyear Settles Navy Repairman Asbestos Death Suit
• FLIR's $9.5M FCPA Settlement Reflects Cooperation With SEC
• Rockwell Collins Nabs $500M Army Copter Software Contract
• AIG Scores Green Light From FAA To Use Drones
• Privacy Board Votes To Review 2 Counterterrorism Programs
• Iraq War Contractor Says Gov't Miscalculated Deal By $128M
• Ex-Army Col. Admits Improper Job Talks With PE Adviser
• American Capital Pockets $750M In Mirion Technologies Sale
• 'No Harm, No Foul' Is Bad Approach To OCI Mitigation
• Veterans Hospital In New York To Get $309M Makeover
• State Dept. Approves Possible $952M Weapon Sale To Pakistan
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: WeWork, BAE Systems, One57
• Missile Defense Official Defends Criticized SBX Radar
• Contractor Who Sold Secrets To China Loses $18M IRS Case
• Meggitt Says Ex-Engineer Lied To His Own Attys In IP Row
• Jackson Lewis Adds Ex-Littler Employment Pro In LA
• DOD Hasn't Upgraded Cybersecurity Systems, Report Says
• Lockheed Says Vague Claims Doom 'Scattershot' FCA Suit
• Body Armor Co. Sues Jailed Ex-CEO's Brother In Ch. 11 Row
• Convicted Blackwater Guard Says 30 Years More Than Enough
• 9th Circ. Will Clarify Process Service For Int'l Corporations
• Pentagon Chief Backs TPP, Warns 'Time's Running Out'
• Military Subcontractor Settles $1.3M DOL Wages Probe
• Boeing Tells 9th Circ. Dart Cherokee Beats Remand
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Brookfield, Jay Paul, Marcus
• 6th Circ. Nixes UTC's $664M Judgment In Jet FCA Suit
• Social Media Can Be Part Of Ch. 11 Estate, Judge Rules
• ABA Suggests Tweaks To SBA's Mentor-Protege Proposal
• GAO Says Air Force Should Plan For Improved Satellite Tech
• High Court Asks For US Views On Beirut Bombing Case
• Ex-Embed Reporter Presses DC Circ. To Revive DOD Suit
• CFIUS Report Reveals Rise Of Chinese Investments In US Cos.
• This Week in Congress: The Calm Before The Budget Debate
• OPINION: Most Clinton Critics Are Missing The Point
• Blecher Collins Hit With $50M Malpractice Suit
• Changing Sanctions Policies Force Banks To Be Nimble
• As Iran Deal Looms, EU Sanctions Relief Could Outpace US
• DHS Offers $55M To Local Agencies For Border Security
• Huntington Ingalls Leases 515K Square Feet In Virginia
• Lockheed Scores $175M Contract To Make Missiles For UAE
• Raytheon Wins $517M International Navy Missile Contract
• Feds Slam Scientists' Acquittal Bid In Grant Fraud Case
• 6 Charged With Paying Bribes To Gain $4.5M Boeing Contracts
• Tips For Subcontractors Following Binghamton Simulator
• 7th Circ. Flips Insurers' $6M Win In Terrorist Assets Fight
• Iran, World Powers Forge 'Parameters' Of Nuclear Deal
• Medtronic Pays $4.4M To End Device Sale Investigation
• Marshall Islands To Take Nuke Case Against US To 9th Circ.
• Cybersecurity Sanctions: A Powerful New Tool
• DOD Mismanagement Led To $1B In Excess Parts, OIG Says
• Freedom Watch Guns For Clinton Emails At DC Circ.
• Defense Contractor Blasts Hughes' Dismissal Bid In IP Suit
• ITT Buys Systems Manufacturer Hartzell Aerospace
• Brother Of Jailed Body Armor Exec Wins Round In Ch. 11
• NJ Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty To Export Violations
• KBR Witheld Docs, $1.2M Scan Fee In DOD Contract, Suit Says
• Allstate Ducks Contract Claim In Cleanup Coverage Suit
• Export Partners Plead Guilty Over Missile Material, Landmine
• Navy Loses Training Authorization Over Animal Concerns
• SEC Declares Open Season On Employee Agreements
• Obama's Innovative Cyber Sanctions Send Strong Message
• CIA Allowed To Keep Interrogation Program Docs Secret
• Lockheed Wins 4 Modifications Worth $216M From Navy
• The Significance Of The Nexus For Wetlands Jurisdiction
• NY Times Sues NSA For Access To IG Reports On Surveillance
• Army Official Urges More Industry Input On Acquisition
• ACLU Denied NSA Surveillance Records In FOIA Case
• SEC Brings 1st Whistleblower Action Over Confidentiality Pact
• White House Opens Door For Cybersecurity Sanctions
• Ethics In The Tech Age: What Every Lawyer Should Consider