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Aerospace & Defense - August, 2016

216 articles

• Stanford Receiver's $35M Chadbourne Deal Gets Final OK
• NASA Didn't Need To 'Spoon-Feed' Contract Bidder, GAO Says
• FTC Greenlights $300M Honeywell Contracting Unit Deal
• Blind Worker Nonprofit OK'd To Enter VA Eyewear Fray
• GAO Denies Protest To Booz Allen, Others' CIA Contracts
• Navy Made Exceptions For $54M Contract Awardee, GAO Says
• Why Congress Should Quickly Re-Up 2 Small Biz Programs
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• Concrete Co. Lied To Win VA Contract, Appeals Board Rules
• Sales Clerk Wants Time Served In $50M Export Scheme
• Senior US Officials Defend Foreign Military Sales System
• DC Circ. Won't Halt Military Trial Of Bombing 'Mastermind'
• Fed. Circ. Asked Not To Rethink $411M Air Force Ruling
• What To Know About New Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Rule
• OPM Says Gov't Workers' Data Breach Suit Fails
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• Rainmaker Q&A: FordHarrison's Sarah Pierce Wimberly
• DOD Issues Safe Harbor Rule For Counterfeit Parts
• 9th Circ. Rejects Hearing Loss Claim By Iraq Contractor
• Bush Officials Tell Justices Detainee Claims Wrongly Revived
• Pilot Training Antitrust Suit Tossed For Not Showing Injury
• Judge Suggests Nixing Trio From Navy Asbestos Row
• Residents Face Uphill Fight In Pa. Navy Contamination Suits
• DOD Floats Exceptions To Small Biz Contract Requirements
• Vet-Owned Eyewear Co. Says VA Stiffed It On Contracts
• Boeing Defends Privileged Docs In $1.2B Contract Fight
• Fed. Claims Won't Halt Navy Base Contract For Appeal
• 5 Things To Watch As Commercial Drone Rule Takes Off
• United Can Stay In $296M Gov't Cargo Contract, Judge Says
• GAO Urges Army To Up Oversight Of $2.9B Missile Upgrade
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• Fed. Circ. Upends Ammo Co.'s $16M Patent Win Against Army
• DOD Doesn't Fully Grasp A-10 Retirement Implications: GAO
• FCA Attys Clash Over Escobar Test For Implicit Compliance
• End-Of-Summer Recap For Government Contractors
• Court Misread FCA In Chopper Co. Bribery Suit, DOJ Says
• AAI Wins Some Depositions In $1B Boeing Dispute
• Biden Expects Gitmo Closure Before Obama Leaves Office
• Army Must Open Sole-Source Chopper Deal To Competition
• Exxon Fights Bid For Calif. Superfund Cleanup Contributions
• DOD Releases Guidance On Military Lending Act
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• DC Appeals Court Approves Censure For Ex-DOJ Atty
• Air Force Botched $13M IT Contract Award, GAO Says
• AMX Case Shows Contractors Can Learn From 'Forrest Gump'
• Judge Asked To Deny KBR's Discovery Bid In Burn Pit MDL
• Fair Pay Rule Remains 'Solution In Search Of Problem'
• AAI Wants To Dig Into Boeing Sanction Defenses In $1B Row
• Mere 'Agreement To Agree' In Teaming Is Not Enforceable
• GAO Kills Protest Of $27M Army Support Services Contract
• US Navy Hit With First Suit Over Pa. Base Contamination
• Agencies Issue Final Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Rule
• FAA Sued Over Lack Of Privacy Controls In Final Drone Rule
• Virgin Galactic, Rocket Scientist Blasted In Secrets Battle
• Soldiers Say KBR Violating Discovery Rules In Burn Pit MDL
• Contractors' Group Wants Tweaks To Strategic Sourcing Rule
• Ex-Contractor Officials Get 13 To 18 Months For Gunrunning
• France, Germany Urge Encryption Access In EU
• GSA Proposes GHG Reporting Requirement For $50B IT Deal
• Boeing Blasts Sanctions Bid In $1.2B Contract Dispute
• Kuwait Food Co. Wants Out Of FCA Suit Over Army Rations
• Pa. State Rep. Calls For Suit Over Navy Base Contamination
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• The Emerging Use Of Drones In Illinois
• GOP Senator Calls For Iran Payment Hearing
• Renco Suit Trimmed Again In Humvee Contract Royalty Fight
• Fed. Claims Judge Denies TRO In $27M Army Award Dispute
• F-35 Woes Offer Lessons For Future DOD Programs
• 4th Circ. Tosses DynCorp Accounting Whistleblower Suit
• Ex-Navy Worker, Contractor Plead To Kickback Scheme
• Triple Canopy, Gov't Joust Over Escobar In 4th Circ. Case
• GAO Suspends Frequent, 'Vexatious' Bid Protester
• KBR Whistleblower Tells DC Circ. Escobar Saves FCA Suit
• Arms Export Scheme Gets Calif. Woman 50 Months In Prison
• Gov't Aims to Reopen Bulletproof Vest FCA Battle
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• Food Equity Act Would Add USDA To CFIUS
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morgan Lewis' James Dragna
• Ex-Navy SEAL To Pay $6.8M To Gov't In Bin Laden Book Deal
• DoD Pushes To Hold Back Memo On Accused Army Deserter
• Orrick Beats DQ Bid In SpaceX Sex Harassment Suit
• Gov't Agencies To Get Broader Cybersecurity Contract Menu
• Exec Branch Concerned About FCC Telecom Review Clock
• Bulk Data Collection Needed To Fight Terror: UK Watchdog
• DC Circ. Says Feds Can't Escape Lockheed Cleanup Costs
• Feds Fight Exxon's Bid For Calif. Superfund Suit Dismissal
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Judge Ends Subcontractor's Suit Over NASA Paint Job
• GSA Extends Bid Deadline On $50B IT Services Contract
• Future's Bright But Supply's Tight, Navy Commander Says
• State Dept. Approves $60M Gun Sale To Afghanistan
• Watchdog Says Pentagon FOIA Policies Need Improvement
• Spec Ops Watchdog Gets Passing Grade From DOD
• Booz Allen Retirees Push For 2nd Circ. to Revive ERISA Suit
• What To Know About New White House GHG Guidance
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Clarify Iran-Tied NY Tower Dispute
• Foley & Lardner Hit For 'Malicious' Claims By Producer
• Contractors Catch More Heat For Faulty Military Helmets
• GAO Sustains Rotech Protest Over $68.7M VA Contract
• DOD Eases Small Biz Subcontract Reporting Requirement
• Fed. Circ. Buries Turkish Contractor's Suit Against US
• Agencies Harmonize Docs For Defense, Dual-Use Exports
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• Satellite Contract Protest Doesn't Need 2nd Look, GAO Says
• DOD Has Hard Time Distinguishing Everyday Spending
• Raytheon Reads Escobar Wrong In $1B FCA Row, Gov't Says
• Pa. Man Cops To $1.4M NJ Army Base Kickback Scheme
• IRS Can't Ding Biz Owner For European Bike Trip Deductions
• Fed. Circ. Says Army Corps Work Absence Not Suspension
• Navy Yard Contractors Seek To End Suits Over Mass Shooting
• Inside The New SBA Mentor-Protege Past Performance Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Praxair, Gawker, Blackstone
• K&L Nabs Trade Compliance Pro From Baker & McKenzie
• 10th Circ. Upholds Ex-FBI Agent's Bribery Sentence
• Ex-Army Officer Can't Revive Sanctions Bid At 10th Circ.
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Gov. Contractor's Co-Defendant Likely Can't Nix Wage Deal
• GSA's Cybersecurity Controls Are Strong, Watchdog Says
• Relator Slams Raytheon's Take On Escobar In $1B FCA Row
• DOJ Tells High Court To Pass On Soldier's Death Penalty Case
• Woman Involved In Illegal Export Scheme Wants Time Served
• Boeing Tanker Gets Production Approval
• Deals Rumor Mill: Morgan Stanley, Honeywell, Lyft
• Navy Overbilling Suit Should Be Tossed, Judge Told
• GAO Orders Relaunch Of $15.3M NASA HR Contract Award
• Boeing Must Cough Up Docs In $1.2B Contract Dispute: AAI
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• San Diego Hits Lockheed Martin With Hazardous Waste Suit
• DuPont, 9 Other Cos. Sued Over River Pollution In Ohio
• Military Outfitter's Bid Protest Is Denied By GAO
• SEC Says Purported Cyber Arms Maker Misled Investors
• Ex-Gitmo Prisoner's Suit Won't Be Revived By DC Circuit
• Uncontracted Partner Costs Co. $546M Furniture Bid Protest
• Honeywell Inks $300M Deal To Sell Gov't Contracting Unit
• Clinton Email Case Is Moot, John Kerry Tells DC Circ.
• Army Sheds Another Chemical Weapons Pollution Suit
• GAO Spurns Challenge To Army Corps Contract In Afghanistan
• $7.5M Army Contract Delay Due To Subcontractor, Judge Told
• 10th Circ. Will Hear First-To-File FCA Challenge
• ManTech Lands $110M In Gov't Cybersecurity Work
• Interior Cybersecurity Improved, But Not Enough, OIG Says
• Israelis Hit Facebook With 2nd Suit Over Terrorist Attacks
• Defense Dept. Looks To Tweak Acquisition Pricing Policy
• Twitter Beats Contractor Widow's Suit Over ISIS Accounts
• Air Force Shoots Down Vt. Neighbors' Noise Suit
• Colorado Hits CBS, Lockheed, Others With $4M Cleanup Suit
• Ex-DynCorp Worker Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink Venue Rejection
• DOJ Gets Nod For Cape Canaveral Launch Site Cleanup Deal
• Army Corps Subcontractor Says It Was Shorted On $2M Project
• Holland & Knight Blasts Sanctions Order In 11th Circ. Bid
• GAO Denies Protest For $287M VA Help Desk Service Contract
• ASBCA Says Army Left Out Plane Disrepair Details
• New York City Landlord Smacks DHS With $10M Contract Suit
• BAE's $56M Contract Appeal Will Run Despite FCA Case
• Okla. Homeowners Say Halliburton Contaminated Water
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• Army Intel Contractor Can't Challenge Project Re-Do
• Gov't Fights Writer's Block Of Bergdahl's 'Serial' Tapes
• Philip Morris Wants FCA Cig Suit Unlit At DC Circ.
• Defense Auction Co. Execs Accused Of $106M Inside Trades
• Export Controls And The Internet Of Things
• Takeaways From Decisions Following Campbell-Ewald
• At-Will Doesn't Let Employers Fire Legal Gun Owners: 5th Circ.
• Girardi Poised To Shake Ex-Client's Settlement-Fraud Claims
• HSBC, DOJ Reach Deal On Military Members' Repo'd Cars
• Deals Rumor Mill: Genesys, Honeywell, Bank of East Asia
• Fed. Circ. Raises More Hackles In $411M Air Force Row
• Astornet Hit With Sanctions, Fees In BAE Patent Suit
• Accounting Firm Wants Defunct Tech Co.'s Suit Moved To Ky.
• No Atty Fees For Army's Voluntary Pay On Canceled Deal
• KBR Whistleblower Can't Revive FCA Suit, DC Circ. Told
• Escobar Changes Nothing In Armor FCA Claims Toss, Co. Says
• Army Urged To Fix Paladin Issues Before Full Production
• Feds Restrict Exports Of Nuke Isotope Equipment
• EPA Risk Management Rule May Help Terrorists, AGs Say
• A Review Of Key Criminal Cases Against Execs In Q2
• GAO Sustains Protests Over $17.5B DOD IT Deal Bid Process
• Security Camera Co. Bilked Iraq Contractors $1M, Suit Says
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• GAO Urges Navy To Delay $50B Ship Procurement
• Owner Of $100M Sham Vet Co. Loses Acquittal Bid
• OPM Calls For Dismissal Of Gov't Workers' Data Breach Suit
• Small Drone Rule All About Flexibility, FAA Official Says
• Raytheon Fights Exxon's Bid To Dodge Calif. Superfund Suit
• GAO Directs Air Force To Look At $285M Bid Again
• Small Biz Subcontracting Rules May Complicate Acquisitions
• Arlington Capital Closes 4th PE Fund With $700M In Tow
• USAF Revamping Military Sales Program, Citing Inefficiency
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Rethink OK'ing $411M Air Force Deal
• New White House GHG Guidance Should Help Clear The Air
• SBA Expands HUBZone Eligibility In New Final Rule
• Treasury Must Explain Warrantless Surveillance Doc Search
• Boies Schiller Reps Film Co. In 'Wolf Of Wall St.' Funding Suit
• State Dept. Approves $300M Aircraft Sale To Argentina
• UnitedHealth Protests Over $58B In Tricare Contract Awards
• 7 Charged In $350M Gov't Construction Fraud Scheme
• 10th Circ. Won't Rethink Spirit Aero Win In Investor Suit
• FAA Chief Opens Door For Drone Flights Over People
• GAO Ends Bid Protest Over Navy Engineering Contract
• Boeing Wants To Restart $200M Claim Against Rocket Co.
• Ex-Commerce Employee Indicted On Bribery Charges
• DC Circ. Blocks Terror Victims' Bid To Nab Internet Domains
• Air Force Says F-35 Jet Fighter Finally Combat-Ready
• White House Releases Final GHG Guidance For Agencies
• Preparing Corporate Witnesses: A Primer
• 11th Circ. Rules In Favor Of Arbitration In Military Bias Row
• Wind Co. Says Bid To Blow Off Arbitral Evidence 'Absurd'
• DOD Takes Steps To Halt Purchase Of Counterfeit Parts
• Navy Oversight Of Radar Parts Deals Needs Improvement
• GAO Denies Protests Over $52M Air Force Support Deal
• Saudi Arabia Dismisses New Report Raising 9/11 Links
• 2017 NDAA Skirts Base Closures, But Congress Shows Interest
• Air Force Opens Bids On Nuclear Missile Development Deals
• Louis Berger Scandal Doesn't Torpedo Contract, Judge Says
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?