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Aerospace & Defense - September, 2015

222 articles

• Saudi Arabia Gets 9/11 Families' Claims Tossed Under FSIA
• Arms Contractor Mergers Rousing DOD's Unease
• GAO Denies Protest Over $108M Warfare Systems Contract
• White House Vows To Veto $612B DOD Budget Authorization
• Cessna Yanked Job Offers Over Disabilities, EEOC Says
• NASA, Boeing Pen $1.18B Extension Of Space Station Contract
• DOD Urges Congress To Pass Cyberthreat Sharing Laws
• House Passes Bill Reauthorizing VA Health Care Programs
• Gov't Says It's Not Liable For Destroyed $65M Blimp
• Whistleblower's State Retaliation Claim Revived In FCA Suit
• FCA's Split Personality Makes Compliance A Moving Target
• Intelligence Chief Says Hackers Need Whole-Gov't Treatment
• Feds Want All Bulletproof-Vest Sales Back In FCA Case
• Boeing Wins Judgment In $355M Suit Over Satellite JV
• Energy Co. Stumps For Docs In $15M Shipping Fee Dispute
• Armed Services Committees Agree On Bicameral $612B NDAA
• BAE Slams Ex-Workers' FCA Retaliation Claims
• FAA Drone Rules Must Cover Privacy Concerns, DC Circ. Told
• Skanska Contractor's Shoddy Work Not Covered, Insurer Says
• New GSA Rule For Commercial Suppliers: A Mixed Bag
• FISC Names Spy Defense Atty Adviser For FBI Metadata Case
• EU Watchdog Calls Out Plans To Collect Fliers' Personal Data
• L-3 To Pay $4.6M To End DOJ's Overbilling Allegations
• Export Dealer, Cos. Dismissed From $42M DOD Flare Case
• House OKs Bills To Ease Vets' Transition Into Civil Jobs
• Turkish Contractor To Ax Protest Over Syria Ops Contract
• Raytheon Accuses Cray Of Infringing Supercomputer Patents
• Morris Manning Launches Commercial Drone Group
• KBR And Maintaining Privilege Throughout Investigations
• In Congress: Boehner, Shutdown, President Xi
• Crane Wants To Nix Expert Testimony In Asbestos Death Row
• Nepali Families Ask 5th Circ. To Revive Suit Against KBR
• Fla. DOT Hits Navy With $4M Bridge Damage Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Awas Aviation, Japan Tobacco, Aerojet
• US, China Vow To Jointly Fight Hacks Of Corporate IP Assets
• Halliburton Urges Dismissal Of Water Purification FCA Suit
• OPINION: Have Big Law Firms Lost Their Way?
• Booz Allen Awarded $937M To Support DOD Systems
• GAO Chucks Protest Over $5M DOD Software Contract
• Booz Allen, Deloitte Settle Poaching Suit
• 6 Ways To Prepare For A Government Shutdown
• OPM Fingerprint Hack Exposes Liabilities In Biometric Data
• What The 4th Circ. Will Address In Abu Ghraib Case
• Miami-Dade County Looks To P3s To Gain Competitive Edge
• Kickstarting Information Governance: 3 Ideal Pilot Projects
• Lockheed Gets Antitrust Green Light For $9B Sikorsky Deal
• Boeing Strikes Deals With China For $38B Worth Of Jets
• Freedom Act May Slow Threat Response, NSA Chief Says
• US Ducks Waste Co.'s $1M Suit Over Tainted Oil
• Aerojet, Orbital Settle Crash Claims For $50M, 10 Rockets
• US Marine Sues OPM, Contractor Over Data Breach
• GAO Denies Co.'s Protest Over $54M Army IT Contract
• Ex-Army Intern Transfers Bias Suit To Fed. Claims Court
• Contractor Continues Doc Push In $8.5B Iraq War Fraud Case
• Rep. Ryan Questions White House On Tax Rules In Iran Deal
• FAA Shoots Down Protest To Northrop $82M IT Contract
• OPM Ups Stolen Fingerprint Data From Hack To 5.6M
• FAA Grants NFL Films Permission To Use Drones
• Hacker Twin Slams Suggested 6-Year Prison Term
• Afghan Trucker Obscured Facts In Contract Row, Court Told
• Banks Must Hand Over $315M In USS Cole Bombing: 2nd Circ.
• Insurer Can't Seek $2.2M Oil Spill Cleanup Costs, Judge Told
• Customs Worker Sues DHS For OT, Danger Pay
• NSA Metadata Challengers Make New Push To Halt Program
• Raytheon Snags $180M Air Force Missile Contract
• Iran Sanctions Letup Could Boost Capital Markets Work
• Ex-US Army Specialist Gets 30 Months For Fuel Bribes
• GOP Fails To Force Vote On $579B Pentagon Spending Bill
• Contractor Says Army Reneged On $12.5M Fort Knox Deal
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Capitol Hill Vet For Gov't Practice
• Senate Nixes Social Media Monitoring From Intelligence Bill
• Meggitt Lands EDAC Unit In $340M Deal With Greenbriar
• 4th Circ. Asked To Rethink Abu Ghraib Torture Suit
• The Key To National Security Compliance Success
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Defense Contractor Wants Espionage Sentence Halved
• Gov't Wants 4- And 6-Year Sentences For Twin Hackers
• Colt Nears Deal On New Lease, Gets Delay In Creditors' Probe
• A Guide To Complying With DOD's New Cybersecurity Rules
• GAO Nixes Protest To $200M Pacific Commissary Contract
• DC Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Embedded Reporter's DOD Suit
• Air Force Awards $828M More For Space Research Center
• DHS Waived Deadline Claim In Bias Suit, High Court Hears
• Obama To Nominate First Openly Gay Man To Lead Army
• In Congress: The Pope, RAPID Act, And A Looming Deadline
• Colt Creditors Double Down On Lease Fight
• General Dynamics Wants Metal Co. Fraud Suits Merged
• American Air Skycaps Make High Court Bid For ADA Tip Row
• New Case Law Saves Retaliation Claim In FCA Suit, Judge Told
• VA Failing To Punish Officials For Misconduct, OSC Says
• New DOD Regs To Avoid Buying Counterfeit Electronics
• Electronics Exporter Says Iran Sanctions Don't Apply To Him
• US Eases Legal Services, Banking Sanctions On Cuba
• Protest Tossed On 'Flawed' $49M Defense Agency Contract
• DOD Mobilizing Cybersecurity Culture Change
• Fed. Circ. Says Airport Scanner IP Suits Must Target Gov't
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $2.8B Loss Valuation In 9/11 WTC Lease Row
• Gov't Cybersecurity Officials See Users As Major Risk
• Claims Court Denies $4M Protest Of Armored Glass Contract
• DHS Says Energy Co.'s Doc Motion Unnecessary In $15M Row
• 5th Circ. Says Guards' Break Travel Time May Require Pay
• House Bill For DHS Cybersecurity Plan Gains Steam
• Ex-Gov't Lawyer Says Glock, Attys Plotted To End His Career
• Alston & Bird Shakes Military Contractor's Malpractice Action
• Policy Changes Key To Cybersecurity, Obama Official Says
• GAO Urges Air Force To Reimburse Cos. For Contract Protest
• Senate Blocks Iran Nuclear Deal Disapproval For 3rd Time
• When Source Selection Authority Must Explain Re-Evaluation
• FBI Has No Reason To Gag Ex-Internet Co. Owner, Judge Rules
• House OKs Ore. Tribal Land Transfers, Airport Security Bill
• Gov't Says Freedom Act Blocks Injunction In NSA Spying Suit
• NSA Metadata Challengers Get 2nd Shot To Block Program
• Union Blasts DOD Bid To Reclass Civilian Workers As Military
• Injunction Denied In Remote Air Force Base Contract Dispute
• Defense Trade Groups Want Multiyear Budget Deal
• DOD Secretary Warns Against 'Embarrassing' Budget Cuts
• Fake HUBZone Contractor Gets 1 Year In Prison, $7M Fine
• Senate Again Rejects Resolution To Block Iran Nuclear Deal
• IRS Clarifies Extenders Of Bonus Depreciation Deductions
• Navy To Curtail Calif., Hawaii Training To Protect Whales
• Fed. Circ. Revives Army's $44M Iraq War Spat With KBR
• McCain Takes Aim At Pentagon's Troop-Relocation Spending
• Mintz Levin Beefs Up In San Diego With Ex-Prosecutor
• FAA Whistleblowers Disclose Risks Of Multiple Flight Plans
• Nonprofit Head Is Independent Atty In FOIA Suit, DC Circ. Told
• Solving Law Firm Staffing Problems Through Innovation
• DHS Needs To Improve Cybersecurity Efforts, Watchdog Says
• Raytheon Nabs Up To $2.4M In Navy Fuel Dispute
• Here's Where The Iran-Owned NYC Tower Litigation Stands
• Afghan Bank Can Seek $4.3M In Contractor Bribery Row
• GAO Creates Catch-22 For Contractors In M&A Transactions
• Inspector General Bashes OPM For Security Overhaul Failings
• Tax Court Says No Clear Fraud By Engine Parts Supplier
• Army Pauses Oshkosh's $7B Contract Amid Lockheed Protest
• Schumer To Push 'Geo-Fencing' Rules For Drone Operators
• Ex-FBI Agent Gets 5 More Years In Jail For Bribery
• Activist Groups Tell Justices To Curb Lengthy Border Stops
• NTSB Still Doesn't Consider Model Airplanes To Be Drones
• Air Force To Pilot Accelerated Buying Program
• DOD Puts Up $16M To Fund New Space Security Center
• DC Circ. May Sidestep Clarifying A Judge's Role In DPAs
• This Week In Congress: Planned Parenthood, Fiscal Cliff, Iran
• DC Circ. Sends Clinton Emails FOIA Bid Back To Lower Court
• Two Defense Cos. Pay $1.45M To Settle Bid-Rigging Suit
• Colt Wants Creditors' Potential Suit Over Lease Halted
• General Dynamics Says Metal Co. Rewriting $3.7M Fraud Suit
• Contractor, Military Workers Sentenced In $37M Scheme
• Fla. Scientists Sentenced For $10.6M Federal Grant Fraud
• Senate Passes Bill Giving Vets Preference In CBP Hiring
• House Votes To Preserve Iran Sanctions, Reject Nuke Deal
• US, Fokker Urge DC Circ. To Reinstate $21M Sanctions Deal
• DOD Takes Data-Centric Approach In Contractor Cyber Rules
• Larry Klayman's Iran Deal Suit Tossed Over Standing
• Raytheon Says Air Force Unfairly Reopened $19.5M Award
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Bill Seeking Broader Drone Restrictions
• NASA Issues Sweeping Update To Grant Rules
• Senate Dems Filibuster Bill To Block Iran Nuclear Deal
• Exec Must Pay $6.2M, Serve Time In $42M DOD Flare Case
• CORRECTED: Impossibility Claims Survive In Appeal Of Marines Facility Contract
• After ASBCA Mediation, Army Corps To Pay Contractor $1.5M
• Air Force Overstated GPS Progress To Defense Chief: GAO
• What To Expect From DCAA In FY 2016
• Ex-CEO Cops To $50M Scheme Aiding Russian Spy Agencies
• Deals Rumor Mill: Solera, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Manulife
• Contractor Used Cheap Paint, Air Force Says In $1.6M Suit
• Cartel Informant Says DEA Stiffed Him $5M For 'Risky' Work
• House GOP Scraps Iran Deal Vote Amid Infighting
• Insurer Moves To Duck Counterclaims In $2.2M Oil Spill Suit
• Fox Rothschild Adds Government Relations Partner In DC
• Tribe Not Owed For Cleanup Under CERCLA, Army Corps Says
• EU, US Ink Law Enforcement Data Sharing Protection Deal
• Which Cos. Are Most Likely To Benefit From Innovation Box?
• Whistleblower Fights To Preserve KBR, Halliburton FCA Suit
• Parsing The Precedent Before High Court's Gomez Ruling
• DynCorp Accuses Rival Of Espionage That Hurt Contract Bid
• Lockheed Protests $6.7B Humvee Contract Awarded To Rival
• GAO Won't Reconsider Nixed URS Army Bid Protest
• Suspected Militant Urges DC Circ. To Upend FBI FOIA Search
• Verizon Customer Wants Fast Remand Of NSA Spying Suit
• Bulletproof Vest Fiber Supplier Faces Leaner FCA Suit
• Cybersecurity Bill No Silver Bullet Amid Increasing Attacks
• EU, Russia Still Working Out Ukraine Deal Kinks
• This Week In Congress: Legislative Pileup
• Skanska Says Air Force Project Bond Can't Be Revoked
• GOP Reps Want Obama To Sanction China Over Hacking
• DHS Grants UT-San Antonio $11M For Info Sharing Standards
• Calif. Drone Privacy Bill Catches Flak From Media Groups
• Financial Software Co.'s DHS Contract Suit Nixed
• Fraud Suit Tied To KBR Energy Contracts Beats Dismissal Bid
• GAO Says DOD Needs To Act On Ethics Recommendations
• Boeing, Plant Workers' $90M ERISA Class Settlement OK'd
• Sen. Flags Possible Changes To Criticized Anti-Hacking Law
• VA Health Care Applications Widely Mismanaged: Report
• Colt Nearing Ch. 11 Deal, Still Moving Ahead On Sale
• ACLU Asks DC Circ. For Speedy Drone Strike FOIA Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Backs Navy's Small Biz Set-Aside Involving Hotel
• Evergreen Creditor Wants Stay Relief For Hangar Dispute
• KBR Denied Appellate Costs After $81M Verdict Reversed
• Metal Co. Fights General Dynamics Bid To Dismiss $3.7M Suit
• Reps And Warranties Insurance Key In Gov't Contractor M&A
• Vendors Allegedly Bilked NASA With Fraudulent Claims
• DOD Watchdog Says Army Ammo Unit Still Not Audit Ready
• Top 10 Steps When Responding To A Disaster
• US Fights NSA Surveillance Injunction Bid In 2nd Circ.
• Watt Tieder Beats $52M Malpractice Suit
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive Philip Morris FCA Suit
• GAO Denies Hughes' Protest Of $23M Army Support Contract
• Gov't Warned Not To Drag Out NSA Metadata Dispute
• Obama's Iran Nuke Deal A Lock As Mikulski Gets Onboard
• Cyber Firm Nabs $133M OPM Contract To Handle Mega-Breach
• Architecture Co. Slams VA Suspension Over Ex-Exec's Fraud
• Honeywell Loses Doc Privilege Fight In Subcontractor's Suit
• Judge Says Past Work With Uranium Mine Won't Affect Case
• Blue Origin Cancels Rocket Patent Under SpaceX Challenge
• State Dept. Approves $3B Apache Copter Deal For UK Gov't
• FAA Approves Drone Co. To Operate 300+ Commercial Fleet
• Iran Bank Says $1.7B Is Out Of Bombing Victims' Reach
• Reconsideration Still For Only The Rarest Of Protest Cases
• Public Justice, AARP Defend Class Actions To High Court
• Whistleblowers Rushing Discovery Bid In FCA Suit, KBR Says
• Anti-Bribery Odd Couple Takes Its Show On The Road
• Purchase Price Adjustment Lessons From ATK Dispute