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Aerospace & Defense - August, 2015

189 articles

• FISC OKs Phone Data Collection Until Freedom Act Deadline
• NLRB Finds Boeing's Confidentiality Policy Is Illegal
• LA City Council Throws Weight Behind Drone Safety Rules
• Utah High Court Revives InnSys Trade Secrets Suit
• Insurers Needn't Cover Defense In FCA Case, 5th Circ. Rules
• US Gov't Asks For $85.6M In Jet Engine FCA Suit
• 5 Insights From 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong
• DC Circ. Protects Secret Gov't Programs In NSA Ruling
• Legislators Back VA Contracting Challenge In Supreme Court
• US Chamber Immigration Director Leaving For DHS
• DOD Offers $75M Under Silicon Valley High-Tech Venture
• Altegrity Is Fighting Oklahoma's $25M Tax Claim
• GAO Calls DOD's $1.4T Weapons Acquisitions Unorganized
• Democrat Opposition To Iran Accord Continues To Mount
• DC Circ. Lets NSA Phone Surveillance Continue Amid Suit
• 10 Years After Katrina, Legal Fallout Continues
• Exec's Son Can't Recoup Metal-Smuggling Cash, Feds Say
• UBS To Pay $1.7M To Settle US Sanctions Law Violations
• GAO Disputes $210M Contract For Ex-Unit Of Snowden Vetter
• NASA Seeks Proposals To Harness Deep Space Solar Energy
• DOL Contracting Rule Needs More Dialogue, ABA Section Says
• Air Force Drone Contractor Pays Nearly $1M In Back Wages
• GAO Rejects Protest Over $51M In DLA Supply Contracts
• Tips For Responding To An FTC Subpoena
• Mitigating FCA Whistleblower Risk When Employees Leave
• Boeing Inks Last-Minute Deal In Class Action Over 401(k)
• Obama Taps JAG Corps Atty For DHS Legislative Post
• Textron Toxic Tort Experts Deserved Boot, 7th Circ. Says
• DOD Finalizes Rule For Steel Co. Contract Competition
• Inside DOD's Interim Rule On Cloud Cybersecurity
• Ex-Fluor Workers Says FCA Covers Their Retaliation Claims
• DOD Issues New Cyber Reporting Rule For Contractors
• Court Can't Step Into $2B Row's Arbitration, 5th Circ. Says
• Oshkosh Snags $6.7B Humvee Replacement Contract
• 5th Circ. Revives New-Evidence Bid In Bombardier FCA Suit
• DOD Floats New Cyber-Reporting, Cloud Security Rules
• Aerie Nabs NASA Services Contract Worth Up To $246M
• GAO Denies Fla. Contractor Spot In Training Program Bids
• Feds Guard Privileged Docs In $8.5B Wartime Fraud Row
• FaegreBD Defends Legal Advice In $4.6M Malpractice Suit
• CORRECTED: DOJ Cedes Cellphone Tracking Docs To ACLU
• Palestinian Groups Lose Bid To Undo $218M Terror Verdict
• Ogletree Picks Up General Dynamics' Head Employment Atty
• Cruz Demands Russia Nuclear Missile Report From Obama
• Vinson & Elkins Adds Government Contracts Pro From Wiley
• Aerospace And Defense Cases To Watch In 2015's 2nd Half
• Federal Claims Court Axes Army IT Bid Protest
• OSI To Settle 'Naked' TSA Scanner Investor Suit for $15M
• Sandia To Pay $4.8M To Settle Nuke Contract Lobbying Claims
• Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
• Energy Co. Looks To Compel DHS Docs In $15M Fine Row
• 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
• Exec Should Do Time For Illegal Imports, US Says
• US Urges High Court To Nix Iran Bank Appeal In $1.75B Payout
• Northrop Says Whistleblower's $62M Suit Falters On Key Term
• Pentagon Investigating Military Emails In Ashley Madison Data
• Sikorsky Beats DOD's $34M Alternative Overbilling Claim
• 2nd Circ. Affirms CIA Conspiracy Suit Is Irrational
• Ex-Army Chief Of Staff Joins JPMorgan As Risk Adviser
• Raytheon Ruling Shows ASBCA Will Limit DCAA Penalties
• Third Darkode Hacker Pleads Guilty To Spamming Charges
• DOT Watchdog To Probe Commercial Drone Waiver Process
• Convicted Researcher Hit With FCA Suit Over NSF Grant
• Deals Rumor Mill: Weather Channel, Nortek, NY Daily News
• USAF Contractor To Pay $2.8M In Faulty Equipment FCA Suit
• Auditor Drops Lockheed Martin Clawback Fee Dispute
• DHS OIG Pushes For Tighter Rules On Radio Grants
• A Closer Look At DOD's Proposed Price Reasonableness Rule
• Gov't Hit With $750M Suit Over Md. Army Base Pollution
• Snowden Background Checker Inks Deal To End FCA Claims
• Bush, NSA Spied On Citizens During '02 Olympics, Suit Says
• Objector Says $90M Boeing ERISA Class Settlement Too Low
• Colt Creditors Seek Clarity On Sharing Confidential Docs
• Contractor Denied $13M For Delayed Iraq Delivery Trucks
• Contractor Denied $6.9M In Military Disposal Cost Overruns
• Peco Dodges False Claims Suit Over Naval Vessels
• Biz Owner Admits Pumping Up Northrop Gas Bills By $11M
• Pentagon Must Cover $30M In KBR Iraq War Indemnity Claims
• Top 5 Ways To Help A Law Professional Land A Job
• What The OMB Cybersecurity Proposal Does And Doesn't Do
• NSA Dragnet Infringes Property Rights, Groups Tell 9th Circ.
• Sikorsky Says $34M Gov't Contract Adjustment Precluded
• US Defends Pleadings In $12M 'Rent-A-Vet' Suit
• Intuitive Can't Force Court To Review Army Bid Protest
• Exelis Can't Intervene In Air Force Contract Fight, CFC Told
• US Admits Defeat In Arms-Smuggling Businessman Case
• Darkode Hackers Plead Guilty To Spreading Malware
• Intelligence Reviews Don't Slow Clinton Email Release: US
• KBR Hits Pentagon With FOIA Suit Over Iraq War Docs
• The Difficulty Of Challenging FCA Fine As Excessive
• AT&T Behind NSA's Biggest Spying Program, Documents Say
• Hogan Lovells Adds Former Acting US Atty In LA
• Deals Rumor Mill: London City Airport, UAE, Elephant
• 11th Circ. Lets Glock Divorce Docs Into US RICO Row
• FAA Making Progress On Drone Integration, GAO Says
• NY Man Asks Court To Spare Prison For DOD Smuggling Ring
• High Court Urged To Press DHS For Cell-Disabling Plan Info
• How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
• Base Contractor's Suit Blames Weather Delay For Firing
• CBP To Launch Biometric Info Collection Program
• ASBCA Confirms Narrow Definition Of 'Expressly Unallowable'
• Altegrity Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Priest Asks High Court To Take Up Gov't Shutdown Suit
• Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• 5th Circ. Axes $50M FCA Suit Hidden From Bankruptcy Court
• Feinstein Questions Net Neutrality's Nat'l Security Effects
• GAO Revives Thwarted Veterans Affairs ID Card Bid Protest
• Mediation — Panacea Or Placebo?
• Taxation With Representation: Munger, Cravath, Shearman
• Fraud Indicators Provide Valuable Lessons For Contractors
• High Court Shouldn't Touch DHS Bias Ruling, Feds Argue
• FTI Overcomes Fee Structure Objections In Colt Bankruptcy
• Sen. Aims To Block China's $23B Micron Takeover
• General Dynamics Lays Into $3.7M Israeli Tank Contract Suit
• Dentons Protects Guam Historic Site From Firing Range
• Wyden Urges Counterintelligence Head To Explain OPM Hack
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive FCA Row Over KBR's Iraq Electric Job
• GAO Rejects Protest Over $10M Missile Defense Contract
• Attys Ask 9th Circ. For $3.8M In Fees For 'No Fly' List Win
• GAO Boots Protest Of $19M DHS Tech Contract Award
• Is 'Peppercorn' No Longer Sufficient To Settle M&A Suits?
• Security Boosts May Signal Visa Waiver Program Expansion
• Hanford Whistleblower Inks $4.1M Settlement With URS
• Northrop Grumman Hit With $4.6M Suit Over Boat Collision
• Colt Union Says Any Ch. 11 Buyer Must Take On CBA
• NSA Surveillance Constitutionally Unlawful, 9th Circ. Told
• Contractor Groups Ask White House To Hold Off On Regs
• Air Force Seeks Help On Insider Threat Monitoring
• Trade Groups Want Chinese Cybersecurity Rules Peeled Back
• Outgoing Army Chief Criticizes Lawmakers Over Budget Woes
• NASA Contractor's Ex-Brass Swiped Trade Secrets, Suit Says
• Bankrupt Altegrity Strikes Deal Ending False-Billing Claims
• NASA Floats Changes To Contractor Safety Reporting Measure
• Fed. Circ. Denies Air Force Challenge To Utility Rules
• 9/11 Families Demand Docs From Bin Laden Associate
• GAO Warns Air Force To Use Caution Altering Launch Program
• 4th Circ. Sends KBR False Claims Suit Back To Trial Court
• DC Circ. Again Affirms KBR Doc Privilege In FCA Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds DOD Agency Suspension Of Whistleblower
• Baker & McKenzie Lands Ex-Int'l Trade Prosecutor In DC
• Bill Would Stop Crowd-Control Weapons Sales To Bahrain
• Pittsburgh VA Failed To Monitor Doctor Contracts, OIG Says
• Judge Hits OPM With Latest Class Action Over Data Breaches
• Lockheed Wins State Dep't OK For $1.5B Arms Deal To Japan
• Berkshire Hathaway Inks $37.2B Deal For Precision Castparts
• Justices Asked To Consider Local Authority Over Airport Noise
• Army, Researcher Battelle Settle Contract Leak Suit
• Obama's Iran Deal Loses Key Democratic Sen. In Schumer
• DHS Must Rethink Justification For FOIA Withholding: Judge
• Dell Facing $9M Contract Suit Over Classified Info Project
• $5B Marines Radar Program Lacks Test Plan, Watchdog Says
• Differences Between The Cyberthreat Info-Sharing Bills
• Cardinal Health, Owens & Minor Win $1.2B DLA Contract Mods
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear $2B Suit By Injured War-Zone Workers
• Ex-Army Lt. Col. Who Took Bribes For Contracts Gets 3 Years
• OSHA Seeks To Cut Defense Worker Exposure To Beryllium
• BAE Urges Fed. Circ. Not To Revive TSA Tech Patent Suit
• Bondholders Balk At FTI Fee Structure In Colt Bankruptcy
• Gov't Contractor Says Afghan Ruling Should Bar $78M Suit
• ATK Pushes Back In Appeal Of Rifle Scope Maker's Value
• Sens. Float Bill To Boost Cybersecurity Oversight
• Gov't On Hunt For Breach Response Services After Major Hack
• FBI Seeking Android App For Collecting Fingerprints
• Exxon Fends Off Calif. Toxic Tort Case Over Lawyers' Delay
• Senate Leaves Cybersecurity Bill In Limbo With Pulled Vote
• Terrorism Victims Sue To Block Iran Nuclear Deal
• Navy Calls Sage-Grouse Rider In Defense Bill Unnecessary
• Navy Brass Say Tech Uptake Too Slow, Despite Improvements
• Citzens Urge DC Circ. To End NSA's Phone Surveillance Now
• Fluor Says Army Contractors Weren't Protected By FCA
• Jurisdictional Issues In Recent Gov't Contracts Cases: Part 2
• Northrop Wins Toss Of Expert Testimony In Asbestos Row
• 9th Circ. Renews Border Patrol Agent's Age Bias Claims
• Chaplains Blast Navy Bid To Toss Religious Bias Suit
• Senate Dems Raise Privacy Concerns Over Cybersecurity Bill
• OIG Can't Account For $809M In USMC Audit, GAO Says
• GAO Rejects Protest Over NGA Base Operations Contract
• Contractor Loses Challenge Of $19M Copter Training Deal
• State Dept. OKs $5.4B Missile Sale To Saudi Arabia
• Jurisdictional Issues In Recent Gov't Contracts Cases: Part 1
• Fla. Man Gets 10 Years For Stealing Secret Military Files
• Private W.Va. University To Pay $2.3M To Settle FCA Claims
• DHS Warns Of Privacy Concerns In Cyberthreat Sharing Bill
• Lockheed Wins Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile, F-22A Contracts
• Reservist Slams BNY Mellon's Bid To Nix Foreclosure Suit
• Dentons Adds FAA's Top Drone Official To Policy Team
• Navy Ad Contractor Wins Support In High Court TCPA Fight
• OPINION: Bipartisan Trade Secrets Legislation Is Back
• This Week In Congress: Ready For Recess