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Aerospace & Defense - May, 2015

212 articles

• Senate Moves Forward On NSA Spying Overhaul
• This Week In Congress: Surveillance, The Export-Import Bank
• Feds Want $1.9M From Exec In $42M DOD Smuggling Ring
• Drone Co. Seeks To Duck $17M Lump Sum Royalty Payments
• Airbus To Launch Silicon Valley VC Fund, Innovation Center
• House Panel Issues Subpoena In Spat Over $413M Facility
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• Lockheed Wins Modification Of 1976 Bribery Pact With SEC
• ViaSat Lands $478M Navy Radio Contract
• OLG Officer Slams Venable In Fee Spat
• Cuba Officially Dropped From Terrorism Supporter List
• EU Adds Syrian Military Official To Sanctions List
• Export Control Reform Comes To Night Vision And Cameras
• McCain, Reed Call For Standardized Drone Pilot Training
• US Sues Contractors To Force Subcontractor Payments
• Aviation Co. Nabs FAA Exemption For Drone Usage
• ACLU Urges US To Reward Discovery Of Cybersecurity Flaws
• DOD Rule Would Require Proof Of Delivery For Contractors
• Another McKenna Long Gov't Contracts Partner Joins Pillsbury
• Defense Contractor L-3 Pays $220M For UK's CTC Aviation
• 4th Circ. Backs Insurer In Appeal Over Kickback Case
• KBR Ruling Likely To Encourage More FCA Litigation
• US Can't Nix Insurers' $96M Suit Over Libyan Terrorist Attacks
• Lynch Calls On Senate To Act On NSA Spying Overhaul
• US Says Blackwater Guards Owe Iraqis Funeral Expenses
• State Dept. To Release Clinton Emails Faster
• DHS Offers $11M To Create Cyber Info-Sharing Standards
• Indictments In Helicopter Contract Fraud Case Dismissed
• SpaceX Certified For Air Force Satellite Launches
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revive FCA Suit Against Bombardier
• A New Compliance Challenge For Cos. Doing Business In UK
• 5 FCA Takeaways From High Court's KBR Ruling
• Attys React To Supreme Court's Wartime Limits To FCA Ruling
• Navy Awards Lockheed $69M Modification For Japanese Ships
• Atty Sanctioned For Sneaking Evidence In Navy Asbestos Suit
• The More Important Part Of High Court's KBR Ruling
• Women-Owned Cos. Nab $496M Army Advisory Contract
• FTC Settles With Ashworth College Over Misleading Marketing
• Obama Urges Senate To Pass NSA Spying Overhaul
• L-3 Blasted For Saying Army Allowed Overbilling In FCA Row
• FBI Dragged Feet On Patriot Act Privacy Guards, DOJ Says
• Army Sergeant Indicted For Fuel Theft At Afghan Base
• Pentagon Scraps $475M Big-Ticket Cyber Contract
• 5 Insights From CBRE General Counsel Laurence Midler
• High Court Rules FCA Suits Not Covered By Wartime Rule
• Senate Leaves NSA Spy Program In Limbo With Rejected Votes
• KBR Escapes $75M FCA Suit Alleging Transport Overcharges
• Measure Easing VA Medical Pot Rule Clears Senate Panel
• Senate Intelligence Head Rolls Out NSA Reform Alternative
• Judge Advises Cutting Pfizer, Others From Navy Asbestos Suit
• Senate OKs Bill To Keep $1.7B VA Hospital Project Going
• State Dept. Floats Changes To Arms Traffic Regulations
• Crowell Nabs Nat'l Defense Univ. Dean For Privacy Group
• USIS Whistleblower Wants Fraud Suit Protected In Ch. 11
• DOD Should Allow Charge Card Use At Casinos, Industry Says
• US Sanctions Iraqi Airline For Airbus Sale To Iran
• Lockheed Seeks To End Contract With Aussie Debtor NewSat
• Israeli Defense Co. Drops $118M On Cyberintelligence Unit
• Army Sgt. Who Took Bribes In Afghanistan Gets 4 Years
• Obama's GHG Guidance For Agencies Leaves Attys Skeptical
• Feds Seek $10.6M Forfeiture For Research Grant Fraud
• Full Senate 'Torture Report' To Stay Secret, Judge Says
• House Passes Bill To Speed Up Commercial Spaceflight
• Chinese University Denies US Economic Espionage Charges
• NIST Starts Filling The Gaps In Cybersecurity Compliance
• Contractor Gets Almost 3 Years For Kickbacks, Assault
• Wachtell Guides United Tech $832M Debt Offering
• Deals Rumor Mill: United Technologies, Genesys, GE
• Bill To Streamline FOIA Requests To DHS Clears House Panel
• 4th Circ. Urged To Rehear $25M Army Subcontract Dispute
• DOD Wasted $36M On Unused Afghan Building, SIGAR Says
• Sen. Paul Launches Filibuster To Block NSA Spying Renewal
• AVIC Wants New Arbitrators In $2B Dispute, 5th Circ. Told
• State Dept. OKs $1.9B Sale Of Guidance Kits, Bombs To Israel
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Navy Contractor Moves To Topple 'House of Cards' In IP Suit
• Judge Tells State Dept. To Release Clinton Emails Faster
• Pentagon Workers Spent $1M At Casinos, Strip Clubs: Report
• House Subcommittee Unveils $579B DOD Funding Bill
• Obama Nominates Navy Capt. As Joint Chiefs Legal Counsel
• FAA Says Watchdog's Drone Privacy Suit Is Premature
• Gov't Says 6 Chinese Nationals Schemed To Steal US Tech
• Lobbying The EU: New Requirements For A 'Voluntary' Regime
• TCPA Row Gives Justices Chance To Pare Class Actions
• Cargo Airline Wants 5th Circ. Rehearing In Engine Repo Row
• House Passes Six Veterans' Affairs Bills
• High Court Asked To Eye DHS Defense In Discrimination Suit
• 3M Rival Says Antitrust Suit Covers More Than Earplug IP
• House Passes $8.7B Coast Guard Funding Bill
• Ex-Navy Officer Settles Asbestos Cancer Case Amid Trial
• VA Contractor Pays $1M Fine For Faking Disabled Vet Status
• GAO Denies Booz Allen Bid Protest Over Aircrew Training
• NJ Army Contractor Fights $1M IRS Bill's Use Of Cash Method
• Justices Will Decide If Offer Moots TCPA Class Action
• Consider 5 Things Before Choosing An E-Discovery Provider
• This Week In Congress: Infrastructure, Privacy And Trade
• Altegrity Gets Nod To Put Ch. 11 Plan Up For Vote
• 10th Circ. Reluctantly Bars USAF Capt.'s Childbirth Injury Suit
• Fed. Circ. Revives VA Nurses' Suit Over 'Induced' Overtime
• New Fla. Drone Privacy Law Could Trigger Litigation Wave
• BAE Says Workers' Sanctions Bid Is Over 'Fishing Expedition'
• House Passes $612B National Defense Authorization Act
• FCA Threats Are Likely Greatest Outside The Fortune 100
• Altegrity Defends Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• House Cuts Disputed Immigrant Clause From Defense Bill
• Gov't Dips Toe In FCA Suit Against Fire Safety Contractor
• KBR Upends $81M Iraq Toxin Verdict At 9th Circ.
• Coast Guard Budget Forces Hard Choices, GAO Tells Reps.
• Target Accused Of Firing 2 Workers Over Military Deployments
• House Passes Iran Nuclear Deal Review Bill
• Mining Firms Sue US Over $7M Uranium Waste Cleanup
• Ex-Army Doc Gets 6 Years For $8M Medical Contract Scheme
• Lessons On Dueling 'Exclusive Remedy' Clauses In M&A
• Court-Appointed Experts — A Powerful But Rarely Used Tool
• Fla. Drops VA Suit After Agency Agrees To More Transparency
• Bills Introduced To Require Intelligence Budget Reporting
• House Passes Bill To Rein In NSA Bulk Data Collection
• Bankruptcy Judge Greenlights SIGA Insider Trading Probe
• New Maryland Law Says Only State Can Regulate Drones
• Obama OKs Carter Noms For Pentagon Chiefs
• Enviros Sue Feds Over Lockheed Deep-Sea Mining Permits
• Yorktel Claims NASA Blocked Its Access To IT Contract
• Former DOD Acting Inspector General Joins Holland & Knight
• DOD's Choice Of Super Cheap Contract Bid Is OK, GAO Says
• Lockheed Martin Denies Liability For Toxic Leak Damages
• CDO Technologies, Lowry, SRA Win $181M Army IT Contract
• Bad Bookkeeping Mars DOD's 2014 Improper Payments Audit
• Raytheon Can't Block Review Of $19M Air Force Radar Deal
• Travelers Seeks 2 More Wins Over Northrop Grumman Cleanup
• NSA Head Says Congress Must Update Phone Data Program
• White House Backs End Of NSA Bulk Data Collection
• Sens. Introduce Bill To Widen Use Of Commercial Drones
• 9th Circ. Eases Way For Toxic Tort Removal To Fed. Court
• Wyden Threatens To Filibuster Reauthorization of Patriot Act
• High Court Asked To Take Rolls-Royce Forum Dispute
• Language Training Contractor Ripped Off Military, Suit Says
• Ex-CIA Agent Who Leaked Info To NYT Gets 3½-Year Sentence
• Privilege Ruling In FCA Row 'Unsettling,' KBR Tells DC Circ.
• Former Georgia National Guard Employee Cops To Kickbacks
• Ex-Navy Officer Takes Asbestos Cancer Fight To Trial
• Veterans Groups Say Claims Process Helps VA, Hurts Vets
• Laptop Search Ruled Unlawful In Export Violation Case
• GE Scores $2B Taiwan Helicopter Engine Sales Contract
• This Week In Congress: Blue Alert, Freedom Act, And TPA
• Bankrupt Siga Blasts Creditors' Investigation Bid
• Boeing To Pay $90M To Settle ERISA Class Action
• Ex-NRC Worker Charged With Attempted Cyberattack On DOE
• Military Benefit Overhaul Needs To Go Further, Experts Say
• DOD To Overpay $107M Under Meggitt Parts Contract: OIG
• Former Defense Secretaries Call For Fast-Track Passage
• Ex-CIA Agent Can't Deflect Blame In Sentencing, Gov't Says
• Contractor To Pay $400K Over Misuse Of DOD Info
• Contractor Asks For Light Sentence Over Kickbacks, Assault
• Combating Commonalities In Toxic Tort Class Actions
• NSA Data Collection Ruling To Fuel Congressional Action
• 5 Must-Know Facts For Companies Blowing The FCA Whistle
• Senate Passes Bill To Review Iran Nuclear Deal
• Fed. Circ. Says Navy Right To Revoke $27M In Contracts
• Lynch Calls FISA Critical In Wake Of 2nd Circ. Ruling
• 5 Environmental Class Actions Attorneys Need To Track
• GAO Says DOD Whistleblower Retaliation Probes Have Lagged
• ProLogic Drops Ex-Subcontractor In $25M Trade Secrets Row
• 2nd Circ. Rules NSA Phone Data Collection Illegal
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• Northrop Received $45M From US To End Satellite Beef
• Republicans Oppose DACA Permit Holders Serving In Military
• Watchdog Group Demands State Dept. Cough Up Clinton Docs
• Fiberglass Products Co. Armorcast Hit With Wages Suit
• Kilpatrick Lures Cybersecurity Pro From McKenna In LA
• Advocates Want Reform Before Renewal Of NSA Surveillance
• US Allies OK'd For $3.5B In Military Arms Sales
• FAA Chief Announces Drone Partnerships, Smartphone App
• GAO Denies $154M Army Logistics Contract Exclusion Protest
• Army Awards $50M Contract For Joint Alaska Complex
• Boeing Kickback Case Is Compliance Program Success Story
• 4th Circ. Nixes Army Translation Subcontractor's $25M Suit
• DOJ Wants Twitter Surveillance, Free Speech Claims In FISC
• House Bill Would Step Up Oversight Of DHS Purchases
• Senate Passes Joint $1.1T 2016 Budget Plan
• Feds Ask Harris Corp. For IP Info In Exelis Deal
• Abengoa Scores $200M To Build Nev. Bio Jet Fuel Plant
• Drug Return Co. Worker Pleads Guilty In $116M Diversion Plot
• Boeing Seeks Judgment In $350M Suit Over Satellite JV
• Navy Shipbuilder Blasts Relators' Amended Claims In FCA Row
• Obama Nominates New Pentagon Joint Chiefs Leaders
• The 5th Amendment In Civil Practice: 3 Big Considerations
• DOJ's Cybersecurity Guide Opens Door To Liability Risks
• Jenner & Block Hires Ex-General Dynamics General Counsel
• Sanctioned Ex-Meggitt Engineer Wants Attys' Fees Rejected
• Ex-CIA Agent Tells Court He Wasn't Only One Leaking Info
• Army Corps Found Liable For Katrina-Related Flooding
• Insurers Urge Judge Not To Toss $96M Libyan Terror Suit
• Navy Contractor XTec's Sanctions Request Denied In IP Row
• SAIC Awarded FAA Air Traffic Contract Worth Up To $727M
• 5th Circ. Clips Cargo Airline's Wings In Engine Repo Row
• US To Pay $13.2M To Evaluate 16 Mines On Navajo Land
• Blowing The Whistle On SEC Whistleblower Protection
• Alcoa Says Rival Swiped $200M In Boeing Biz Using Secrets
• 6th Circ. Affirms Sanctions For Frivolous FCA Suit
• KBR Can't Challenge Pentagon Audit, Judge Finds
• Australia's NewSat Gets Creditor Shield In Ch. 15
• Raytheon Scores $559M SM-3 Missile Contract From DOD
• Pentagon Solicits $475M Omnibus Cybersecurity Contract
• A Look At IRS Plan For Contracts With Foreign Contractors
• Military Contractor Gets 4 Years In Soldier Bribery Case
• OMB Posts IT Acquisition Reform Guidelines
• BakerHostetler Reps TransDigm In $496M Deal For Pexco Unit
• House Passes $35.4B Energy And Water Funding Bill
• Covington Snags McKenna Gov't Contracts Powerhouses