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Aerospace & Defense - April, 2016

204 articles

• OPINION: Engaging The Media May Help Your Client
• Missile Defense Agency Missed Testing Goals, GAO Says
• Former Fox News Commentator Cops To Defrauding Gov't
• DOJ Floats Cape Canaveral Launch Site Cleanup Settlement
• Law360's Cheat Sheet On WTO Aircraft Subsidies Fight
• Navy Unveils Wireless Service Contracts Worth Up To $994M
• Boeing Must Face ERISA Pension Benefits Suit
• Groups Urge DOD Not To Base $17B Contract On Price Alone
• Challenge To United's Role In $296M Transcom Deal Survives
• Ex-Lockheed Worker Can't DQ Judge In Girardi Fraud Suit
• High Court OKs Rule Change Expanding FBI Hacking Powers
• Defense Contractor To Pay $2M For Alleged FCA Violations
• Navy Contractor's $5M Trade Secrets Win Pared For Jury Error
• House Panel OKs $610B 2017 Defense Authorization Act
• Vet Groups Sue VA Seeking Water Contamination Benefit Docs
• K&L Gates Adds IP, Cyber Partner From Blank Rome In Del.
• GAO Says SEC Still Lagging On Cybersecurity
• GAO Sides With NASA On $451M IT Contract
• Senate Dems Continue Filibuster On $37B Spending Bill
• KBR Can't Contest State Law Chosen For Soldier Death Suit
• State Dept. Escapes Afghan Man's Special Visa FOIA Suit
• Dentons: A New Kind Of Network?
• 22 Firms Win Top Marks From GCs On AFAs
• Pentagon Says F-35 Software Issue Nearly Resolved
• NY Times Sues CIA, Army For Iraq Chemical Weapons Docs
• BWXT Units Win $3.1B In Navy Nuclear Contracts
• Senate Dems Block $37B Spending Bill Over Iran Clause
• Possible Bird Protection No Harm To Military, Dems Say
• Judge Limits Stakes In Air Marshals' Age Bias Suit
• NASA Launches Rules On Indirect Costs, Research Access
• Obama Taps Next Air Force Chief Of Staff
• Mercury Systems Can Chase $1.8M Tax Refund, 1st Circ. Says
• NY Times Can't Depose Treasury Officials About FISA Doc
• DOD Must Fork Over Costs For Shipyard Cleanup, Maine Says
• Ex-Employees Say Military Contractor Can't Duck FCA Suits
• Monster Blasts Rival's Antitrust Claims, Urges Dismissal
• Obama Urges US, European Surveillance Cooperation
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Affirm Dismissal Of $52M Malpractice Suit
• Senate OKs Wind Energy Amendment In Funding Bill Debate
• What To Know About Trade Secret Law In Saudi Arabia
• Moldex Doubles Down Against 3M's 'Baseless' Patent Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Novartis, Honeywell, KRG Capital
• Proposed Defense Acquisitions Reforms Called A Good Start
• House Armed Services Chair Releases $610B NDAA Proposal
• High Court Won't Review Bid For Atty Fees In Age-Bias Suit
• Campbell Ewald Accused Of 'Wasting' Time In Navy Ad Suit
• Army Subcontractor Says $6M Supply Deal Unfairly Nixed
• $1.2B Missile Sale To Australia Wins State Department OK
• In Congress: Trade, Privacy, Fiscal Year 2017
• Ariz. Jury Awards $17M For Navy Worker's Asbestos Death
• FBI's Records Requests Lawful With New Gag-Order Rules
• HP Beats Out Five Bidders For $443M STRATCOM Contract
• Navy Contractor Must Face Military Bias Claim Over Firing
• Air Force's $50M OASIS Award Spurs Triple Protest
• Raytheon Says Cray Infringing 5 More Supercomputer Patents
• 2 DynCorp Bosses Thrown Back Into Iraq Worker Death Suit
• Iran Blasts Supreme Court's Bank Markazi Decision
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Researching Attorneys In PACER
• Fla. Woman Indicted Over Drone Tech Exports To China
• Senate Bid To Block Clean Water Rule Funding Falls Short
• DC Circ. Upholds Secrecy Of CIA Drone Killings
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear $2M Detonator Contract Row
• Won A Contract Corrective Action? Don't Celebrate Just Yet
• Boeing Investor Drops Suit Over Possible SEC Probe
• BP, Boeing, Others Agree To $78M Calif. Superfund Cleanup
• International Malware Scheme Runners Sentenced In Atlanta
• ASBCA Backs Termination Of $4M Military Produce Contract
• Iran Bank Ruling Will Keep Courts Out Of Foreign Affairs
• Coast Guard Orders $61M Rescue Plane From Lockheed Martin
• Raytheon Loses Bid For 9th Circ. Rehearing In $1B FCA Suit
• Senate Considers $37B Energy And Water Funding Bill
• FBI Nabs 1st Call Records Order Under New Spying Rules
• US Gov't's Overbilling Claims Barred, Foreign Cos. Say
• Ammo Co. Says It Was Shorted $8.4M On Iraq Copter Contract
• High Court Orders Iran Bank To Pay Victims $1.75B
• Aviation Act Doesn't Preempt State Liability Law: 3rd Circ.
• Insurers Needn't Defend Military Housing Co. In Fraud Case
• Contractors Challenge Booz Allen's $141M Navy Contract
• House Armed Services Panels Float Boosts In Pay, Ships
• General Dynamics Settles OT Suit Involving USCIS Contract
• Ex-Navy Engineer Seeks $1.2M In Calif. Asbestos Trial
• Girardi Keese Says Fraud Suit Rehashes Old Claims
• Terrorism Bill Imperils Sovereign Immunity, White House Says
• GAO Backs ICE Detainee Med Services Contract Extension
• GAO Says Counter-Terror Project Needs Better Documentation
• DOE Floats New Regs For Access To Nuclear Material
• Drops In Gov't Contract Spending Slowed In '15, Report Says
• Feds Tell 5th Circ. KBR Is Liable For Employee Kickbacks
• Contractor Admits To Bribes For $171M In Army Work
• Inside Proposed Amendments To GAO Bid Protest Regulations
• Air Marshals Seek Class Cert. In Age Bias Suit Against DHS
• GAO Rejects Salient Protest Of $17M DLA Supports Contract
• Another Take On Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Merger Talks
• GAO Finds Room For Improvement In DHS Security Review
• In Congress: IRS, FAA, Puerto Rico
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• The Top 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Women
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Humvee Maker Wants Consultant's IP, Contract Claims Axed
• Fugitive Turned Relator Calls Dibs On Cut Of $26M FCA Deal
• FBI Building Subcontractor Says Turner Cost It $5.3M
• Sports Stadiums Obligated To Protect Fans From Terrorists
• DOD Slammed Over 'Absurd' Afghanistan Task Force Spending
• Pentagon Needs A Plan For F-35 Computer Brain, GAO Says
• FAA Reauthorization Bill Attempts National Drone Policy
• OPINION: Advising The GOP About Its Obligation To Advise
• Industry Outpaces Gov't Agencies On Cybersecurity: Report
• Chinese National Arrested In Carbon Fiber Smuggling Sting
• GAO Denies Protest Of $8M Army Corps Cleanup Contract
• EU Parliament Approves Airline Passenger Record-Sharing
• AE Industrial Partners Rakes In $680M For First Fund
• NJ Defense Contractor Gets 57 Months For Export Crimes
• Obama Picks Uber, MasterCard Execs For Cybersecurity Panel
• Boeing Lands $1.5B Army Apache Helicopter Deal
• GAO To Army: Review Force Cuts' Effects On Support Troops
• FMF Leasing: A New Alternative For Foreign Military Sales
• Ex-DOD Counsel Joins Holland & Knight Trade Practice
• Florida, DC Judges Appointed To Spy Court
• House Passes 3 Bills To Toughen US Border Security
• GAO Urges Better Tracking Of US Aid In Foreign Crises
• 2 Senators Float Conditions For Military Sales to Saudis
• The Illogical Ban On Contractor Political Contributions
• Feds Pay Boeing $41M In Air Force Plant Cleanup Deal
• Cargo Co. Challenges $296M DOD Deal With United Airlines
• Blimp Co. Says Navy Owes It Over Hangar Roof Collapse
• Boeing Nabs $94M Navy Deal For Super Hornet Support
• DOJ, FTC Vow Antitrust Watchdog Role In Defense Mergers
• Russian Co. Says Boeing's Spinoff Objection Unfounded
• Alcoa Has 'No Evidence' In $200M Trade Secrets Suit: Rival
• 5 Steps GCs Should Take To Increase Cybersecurity Defenses
• $219M Terrorism Verdict Falls On Jurisdiction, 2nd Circ. Hears
• DOD, NASA Seek To Extend Rules For Contract Changes
• Pratt & Whitney Scores Another $1B For F-35 Engines
• Soldier Asks High Court To Review His Death Sentence
• Lessons From Fokker On Cooperating With The Government
• Ex-DOE Worker Gets 18 Months For Nuclear Info Hacking Plot
• Attys' Fees Case A National Issue, Supreme Court Told
• Judge's Recusal Sought Due To Spouse At Susman Godfrey
• DOD Reform Plan Opens Doors For Broader Overhaul
• DOJ Names Antitrust Division Chief As New No. 3
• Brand Battles: Gov't Fights Bid To Own Army Gun Acronym
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Guantanamo Shipping Contract Fight
• Emirates Pilot Drops No-Fly List Suit Against FBI
• Navy Officer Charged With Leaking Secrets To Foreign Gov't
• Air Force Contractor Accused Of Shorting Subcontractor $9M
• Boeing, Gov't Settle Jet Plant Enviro Cleanup Dispute
• 'Microdrone' Rule May Delay FAA Drone Regs Takeoff
• Court Won't Revive U.S. Aerospace Case Against Akin Gump
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs Ex-Strasburger Deals Pro In Dallas
• Insurer Needn't Cover Federal Signal In Speaker Injury Suit
• Dassault Can't Duck Unpaid Business Jet Commissions Suit
• 11th Circ. Upholds Military Project Fraudster's Conviction
• Legal Delivery In The 'Gig Economy'
• Moldex Urges Court To Nix 3M's 'Unclean Hands' Defense
• Senate Bill Will Require Airlines To Report Cyberattacks
• Workers Drop FCA Suit Over Billings By Navy Shipbuilder
• FBI Chief Says San Bernardino Hack Won't Open New IPhones
• Senate OKs Airport Security Boosts In FAA Reauthorization
• Shipping Co. Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Gitmo Contract Fight
• Energy Dept. Cracks Down On Extra $63M Lockheed Profit
• GOP Bill Puts Iran Cyberespionage In Crosshairs
• Md. Sen. Panel Moves Bill To Give Northrop $38M Tax Credit
• Civil Liberties Orgs Press NSA To Pause Data-Sharing Plan
• State Dept. Found To Have Fulfilled Watchdog's Email FOIA
• State Dept. OKs $386M Australian Purchase Of Boeing Bombs
• Construction's $2.6B In Claims Easily Tops At AAA In 2015
• JLL Racks Up $1B For Latest PE Fund
• MB Aerospace Group Buys UK Engine Parts Manufacturer
• FAA To Mull Microdrone Crowd Safety Rules
• USMC Training Co. Settles OT Row With Afghan, Iraqi Actors
• TSA Head Says Agency Committed to Security After Brussels
• Boeing Nabs $275M USAF Deal For Ground-Based Space Tech
• DOJ's No. 3 Exiting, Antitrust Head Expected To Replace Him
• FBI Sued Over Use Of Terrorism Watch Lists
• Exxon Sues Lockheed Over Asbestos Litigation Bill
• DC Circ. Hands Win To DOJ In Deferred Prosecution Appeal
• 9th Circ. Agrees To Speed Up Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit
• Privacy Watchdog Sues For Drone Task Force Meeting Records
• China Imposes Sanctions On N. Korea After UN Vote
• DOD Fire Safety Systems Contractor Wants FCA Suits Tossed
• Defense Secretary Carter Unveils Major DOD Reforms
• DOD Must Clarify Cyber Breach Agency Support Plans: GAO
• Co. Takes $10B Army Linguist Contract Fight To Fed. Claims
• Wachtell Lipton Hires Ex-DOJ Second-In-Command
• JV Nets $128M Support Contract For Missile Defense
• Faegre Baker Daniels, Berchtold Settle Malpractice Suit
• 3M Blasts Moldex Antitrust Claims Over Earplug IP Suit
• Boeing Says $300M Claim Should Block Energia Spinoff Plan
• Justices Won't Hear FBI Official's Retaliation Appeal
• Claims Court Agrees Builder Too Big For SBA Contract
• Real Estate Rumors: Beacon, BTG, InterAmerican Hotels
• 7 Lessons I Learned As A Trial Lawyer On Jury Duty
• In Congress: Iran, ISIS, Trade Secrets Protection
• Questions Linger About The Future Of Cyber Sanctions
• GSA Must Pay For Satellite Service Not In Contract
• DHS Acquisitions Improved But Still Need Work, GAO Says
• DOD's $317M Hub Will Develop Next-Gen Fabrics
• The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Textron Faces $16M Verdict After Acceleration Accident
• DOD Hands Out $7.2B In Advanced Tech Support Contracts
• Helicopter Co., Ex-Army Col Cleared In FCA Contract Suit
• Army To Allow Sikh Captain To Serve With Beard, Turban
• Prevailing-Wage Takeaways From Circle C