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Aerospace & Defense - February, 2016

219 articles

• Lockheed Nabs $20M NASA Contract For Supersonic Jets
• Aircraft Parts Co. Prez Arrested For Selling Faulty Parts
• 3 Contractors Land $12B Army Deal For New Manpack Radios
• Covington Nabs FCA Expert For Gov't Contracts Team
• Supreme Court Shuts Out Claims Over Killed Iraq Contractors
• Afghan Co. Looks To Freeze $6.5M Amid Contract Dispute
• General Dynamics, Ellwood Land $682M Bomb Sale To Turkey
• GAO Says Biz Classification Code Doesn't Sink Navy Contract
• High Noon In America: Executive Orders After Justice Scalia
• 9th Circ. Says Terror Victims Can Collect $2.8M From Iran
• Armored Car Co. Wants State Dept.'s $5M Refund Bid Blocked
• $55B Bomber Project Costs Worry McCain
• United Technologies Rebuffs $90.3B Honeywell Buyout Offer
• Real Estate Rumors: United, Bridgewater Capital, Sikich
• GAO Finds No Prejudice In Limited Navy Contract Changes
• EU Regulators Open Probe Into Planned Launch Co. Merger
• 4th Circ. Revives Ex-Blackwater Contractors' FCA Suit
• Microsoft Takes Apple's Side In Calif. IPhone Unlock Fight
• CFIUS Report Underscores Growing Chinese Investment In US
• BakerHostetler Hires Sensitive-Export Pro From Goulston
• NASA Project Setbacks Less Frequent, Still Routine: GAO
• DOD's Carter Defends $583B 2017 Budget At House Panel
• Apple Says Order To Unlock IPhone Violates Constitution
• Lockheed Settles 16-Year-Old Enviro FCA Suit For $5M
• Contractors Settle Overrun Dispute On $21M USAF Project
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• US, Cuba Move Closer Together On Cybersecrity Issues
• Deals Rumor Mill: Honeywell, Terex, London City Airport
• Lawmakers Tease Bill To Set Up Digital Security Commission
• FAA Mulling Distinct Rule For 'Microdrones'
• Ex-Navy Engineer Wants 10-Year Kickbacks Sentence Vacated
• Law360 Aerospace & Defense Editorial Advisory Board
• McKenna Long Wants Akin Gump To Hand Over All USAE Docs
• L-3 Demands Pay For Recall Of Flawed Flight Device
• Lockheed Accused Of Retaliation In Whistleblower's Firing
• Kingdomware Gets Its Day In Court: Inside The Oral Arguments
• Information Sharing Under CISA: How DHS Guidance Helps
• 5 Law Office Design Tips Before Moving To Latin America
• Ex-BAE Worker Can't Undo Conviction In 'Spy' Accusation Row
• House Passes Bills To Help Stop Terrorist Travel
• Iraqi Businessman Says KBR Forged Invoices In Contract Row
• Discovery Ordered In Clinton Email Case
• Insurers Owe $1.2M For Army Corps Project, Contractor Says
• House Backs Bill To Sharpen DHS Acquisition Requirements
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Bank of Nova Scotia, Shutterfly
• Ex-CIA Agent Fights Conviction Over NY Times Leaks
• Honeywell, Others Win More Time To Fight $42M Cleanup Suit
• CFIUS Concerns Halt Unisplendour's $4B Western Digital Play
• Girardi Keese Accused Of Skimming From $130M Settlement
• Science Or Advocacy? Expert Challenges And Peer Review
• Information Sharing Under CISA: What It Means For Companies
• 3 Takeaways From CFIUS' Latest Report
• 2nd Circ. Tosses DHB Investor's Appeal Of $14M Attys' Fees
• Malpractice Trial Ruling Against Defunct NJ Firm Upheld
• Judge Enters $1.1M Jury Award In Pipeline Landslide Case
• OPM Tech Boss Resigns Amid Probe Into Massive Hack
• WaPo, Buzzfeed Back Twitter In DOJ Surveillance Suit
• Boeing Facing Suit Over Possible SEC Investigation
• High Court Probes Limits On VA Procurement Preference Law
• ManTech Wins $175M Saudi Jet Fighter Maintenance Deal
• Fed. Circ. Won't Review Who Can Be Furloughed At DOD
• NSA Faces Discovery In Calif. Phone Spying Row
• 4 Surefire Ways To Lose a GAO Bid Protest
• Lockheed Health Co. Dodges FCA Suit Lacking Contract Terms
• Contractor Sues Army To Win Back Afghan Advertising Deal
• FCPA Risk And The Role Of Defense Contractors' Boards
• House Panel Asks Apple, FBI To Explain IPhone Unlock Row
• Apple Picks Gibson Dunn's Olson For IPhone Unlock Fight
• OPM Chief's Actions Are Void, Inspector General Says
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• Fed. Circ. Revives Air Fighter Tech Patent
• Tech Group Sues the FAA Over $5 Drone Registration Rule
• Licensee Misfired On Army Gun Manufacture, IP Holder Says
• Kaye Scholer Nabs Colonel To Lead NatSec Practice In DC
• Special Ops' $900M Contracts Reset Is Overkill, Judge Says
• GAO Urges DOD To Improve Forecasts On Service Contracts
• 6th Circ. Rejects 'Fairyland' FCA Damages Theory
• Microsoft, Others Form Group To Shape Cybersecurity Policy
• Citizens Slam NSA's Move To Toss Olympics Spying Suit
• China's US Deal Surge Spells Busy Year Ahead For CFIUS
• Revoking Award Chills Fight Against Age Bias, Justices Told
• GAO Rejects Protest Over $304M Southcom IT Contract
• Insurer Disputes Judge's Ruling In Skanska Coverage Dispute
• GAO Tosses USAID Award Protest By XLA Associates
• KBR Defeats Bid To Revive Water Purification FCA Row
• Lockheed Fends Off Asbestos Claims In 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Defense Worker Receives 4 Years For $2M Kickback Plot
• Lockheed Drops Challenge To $6.7B Army Truck Contract
• Commercial Drone Industry May Be Ready For Takeoff Soon
• Congressional Outlook 2016: Appropriations
• Apple's Big-Picture Focus Key To Win IPhone Unlock Fight
• GOP Reps. Push CFIUS To Review Chicago Exchange Sale
• NSA Report Says Surveillance Carefully Controlled
• Aid Contractor Worker Gets 4 Years For Afghanistan Bribery
• Norfolk Cos. Nab Navy Repair Contracts That Could Top $2B
• Air Force Officer Extended Border Patrol Stop, Justices Told
• DOD Agency Criticized For Lax Scrutiny Of $1B Contract
• Apple To Fight Order To Hack San Bernardino Shooter's Phone
• Congressional Outlook 2016: Cybersecurity
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• Rule Would Require Contractors To Pay Audit Response Costs
• Contractor Sues Army For Tanking $4.8M Construction Deal
• Boeing, Lockheed Protest Of $55B Northrop Bomber Nixed
• Pakistan's F-16 Purchase Gets State Department Approval
• Aerojet Rocketdyne Hit With Securities Class Action
• Philadelphia Gear Wins $1B Destroyer Engineering Contract
• State Law Issues In Severability Of Arbitration Agreements
• C3PO Drops DynCorp Suit Over Halted Afghan Contracts
• Scalia's Rapid-Fire Questioning Transformed Oral Arguments
• Justice Scalia Leaves His Mark In Biting, Clever Dissents
• Death Of Scalia Leaves High Court Docket In Limbo
• Scalia Leaves Mighty Legacy At High Court
• GOP Attys Would Likely Back Srinivasan To Replace Scalia
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Scalia Took On Gun Control, Class Actions In Top Opinions
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• Border Patrol Sued Over Women's Bathroom Recordings
• $6.7B Army Truck Project To Roll On Amid Lockheed Protest
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive $400M FCA Suit Against Lockheed
• Feds See No Reason For Cases Challenging Spy Program
• Judge Needs More From Feds In Body Armor FCA Suits
• House Committee Clears Air Traffic Control, FAA Reform Bill
• Info Not Privileged In $1B Contract Fight, Boeing Says
• Gov't Wins Stay On $77M Forfeiture Pending Criminal Case
• Gov't Urges DC Circ. Not To Revive Ex-Gitmo Prisoner's Suit
• Additional Thoughts On Class Plaintiff 'Pick-Offs'
• Post-CISA Data Breach Investigations: Safe To Share?
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• Fla. Pharmacies, Docs Settle Tricare Billing Row For $10M
• KBR Wants Iraqi Contractor's Post-Arbitration Suit Tossed
• OSC Warns Against Narrowing Whistleblower Protections
• Fed. Claims Court Halts $160M Embassy Contract
• Gulfsteam Founder's Wife On Hook In IRS Dispute, Son Says
• Family Has Dibs On Iran Property Proceeds, 2nd Circ. Told
• NLRB Won't Take On DynCorp Over Navy Union Insignia Ban
• KBR Seeks More 3rd Circ. Review In Wrongful Death Suit
• Conditional Cert. Granted In General Dynamics OT Suit
• BAE Systems To Pay $4.6M In Gender Discrimination Row
• Senate Votes To Ramp Up North Korea Sanctions
• FBI Needn't Turn Over Drone Info In FOIA Suit, Judge Says
• Highlights Of Obama's Ambitious New Cybersecurity Plan
• Senate Panel Sends OPM Director Nomination To Full Chamber
• DOD, GSA, NASA Plan To Extend Contract Cost Change Rule
• FAA Must Keep Eye On Drone Privacy, DC Circ. Hears
• Spaceflight Wins 1st GSA Contract For Easy Launch Orders
• Paralyzed Soldier Can't Hook Helicopter Co. For Crash Injury
• Feds Drop More Charges In $24M Iran Export Suit
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• GAO Says Navy Satellite Contract Award Ignored RFP Specs
• What To Know About The US Visa Waiver Program Changes
• Obama's $19B Cybersecurity Budget Bridges Spending Gap
• Obama Budgets $19B To Take Action Against Cyberattacks
• Air Force Properly Awarded Challenged Task Order, GAO Says
• Judge Slams Delays On Clinton Emails Amid Elections
• Obama's Budget Holds Out Hope For Immigration Reform
• House Votes To Step Up VA Construction, Health Oversight
• US, Lockheed Join $12M Agreement For Alaska Site Cleanup
• Time Limit Firm For Navy Chaplains' Discrimination Suits
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• Defense Attys Support Blackwater Guards In DC Circ. Appeal
• Navy Can Choose Flawed $11M Contract Bid, GAO Says
• NSA Previews Agency Changes Amid 'Evolving' Threats
• L-3 Subsidiary Slams Suit Over Defective Gun Sights
• 3M Drops Bid To DQ Quinn Emanuel Atty In 'Sham' Patent Row
• US Wants Bid For Afghan Co.'s Funds To Wait For Prosecution
• Gov't Spying Challenger Says Halt To Dragnet Still Needed
• GAO Backs Turkey Air Base Project Award
• Airbus, Safran Offer Antitrust Concessions On Launcher Deal
• GAO Says $29M S. Korea Contract Bid Properly Evaluated
• Twitter Cites 1st Amendment Rights In DOJ Surveillance Suit
• DynCorp Says Timing Dooms C3PO's Afghan Contract Suit
• DOJ Hits Navy Contractor With Fraud Charges In FCA Suit
• In Congress: Energy, Nutrition, North Korea
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive IP Suit Over Goodrich Chopper Parts
• Spy Programs Doing Better On Privacy, Watchdog Says
• Europe Poised For Flood Of Iran Deals As US Can Only Watch
• Air Force To Get Additional $1B For Training, Carter Says
• Lockheed Wins $96M Next-Gen Air Force GPS Satellite Deal
• Ex-Defense Contracting Exec Gets 1 Year For Kickbacks
• Gov. Should Share Work Site's Cleanup Cost, 9th Circ. Told
• GAO Upholds Navy Scoring System On Tech Upgrade Contract
• $108M Maritime Contract Suit Paused For Negotiations
• General Dynamics Agrees To Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• DOJ Ordered To Justify Shielding Surveillance Court Reports
• Korea Can't Duck $43M BAE Suit Over Nixed F-16 Contract
• House Committee Subpoenas OPM Amid Data Breach Audit
• GAO Says Army Used Wrong Pricing Plan For Waste Contract
• Bill Aims To Speed Electronic Warfare Tech Development
• GAO Slams Air Force's Upgrade Of $285M Contract Bid
• DOD Fires On $16M Award For Ammo Infringing At Fed. Circ.
• Terror Victims Drop Suit Aiming To Block Iran Nuclear Deal
• Faulty Coast Guard Ships Spur GAO To Urge Better Tests
• Inspector's $2M Army Hospital Contract Breach Suit Put On Ice
• BAE Spoiled $1.7B Radar Deal With Korea, Suit Says
• Ex-DOE Worker Cops To Nuclear Info Hacking Scheme
• Bankrupt Co.'s New Lawyers Mum In Patent Suit, Elbit Says
• Afghan Co. Claims Breach Of $10M Police Center Contract
• DOD Office Finds Long List Of Problems Still Plaguing F-35
• PE Firm Liberty Hall Pays $220M For Aerospace Parts Biz
• House Again Passes Bill On Iran Sanctions Relief Oversight
• 5th Circ. Lets Independent Contractor Sue Under Rehab. Act
• Pentagon Seeks $583B 2017 Budget For R&D, Weapons
• GAO Says Bids For $460M Immigration Contract Treated Fairly
• 9th Circ. Nixes Process-Serving Logic In $65M FCA Suit
• Honeywell Seeks Arbitration For FBI Building Subcontractor
• GAO Says Renegotiation Plan Doesn't Nix DHS Contract
• 3M Seeks To DQ Quinn Emanuel Atty In 'Sham' Patent Suit
• Ex-Lockheed Worker Asks 9th Circ. To Revive $400M FCA Suit
• Firefighting Co. To Pay $7.4M To Settle FCA Claims
• $18.2B Coast Guard Bill Heads To White House
• Bill Would Revive 'Sensitive' Federal Workers' Appeal Rights
• Blackwater Guard Asks DC Circ. To Toss Murder Conviction
• GAO Finds No Bias In $480M DHS Biodefense Lab Contract
• Feds Need Not Disclose Terror Watch-List Docs, Judge Says
• Air Force Skimping On Contractor Reviews, Audit Finds
• Biz Groups Blast FCA Implied Liability At Supreme Court
• With Sanctions Lifted, Iran Air Boosts Fleet With €1B Purchase