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Aerospace & Defense - September, 2016

221 articles

• Claims Court Tosses Scanner Patent Suit Against TSA, BAE
• Former Northrop Exec. To Lead Background Check Agency
• Air Force's Bad Oil Cost Enviro Biz $1.2M, Suit Says
• State Dept. Revises Arms Regs Amid Trade Policy Shifts
• Sikorsky Says FCA Chopper Blade Claims Too Weak
• Lawmakers May Tweak 9/11 Bill For Foreign Policy Concerns
• Contractors Fret Looming Expiry Of GAO Task Order Protests
• GAO Says Navy Treated Construction Cos. Unevenly
• ASBCA Ruling Questions Consideration Of Materiality
• Cos. May Lose Gov't Contracts Over Personal Tax Debts
• Oral Advocacy And 'Vocal Fry'
• Foundation Loses Rehearing Bid In Iran-Linked Tower Battle
• Final Sick Leave Rule Offers Little Relief For Contractors
• French Heli Maker, US Buyer's Feud Sent To Arbitration
• Lockheed To Weaponize $38B Australian Submarine Program
• Feds Adopt Rule To Boost Women-Owned Small Biz Contracts
• Obama Nominates Acting Pentagon IG For Permanent Role
• Claims Against Army Trimmed In Row Over $4.8M Contract
• Safran In Talks With Advent Over $2.7B Sale Of Unit
• DOL Issues Final Contractor Sick Leave Rule
• Feds Adopt Rules To Boot Tax Cheats, Felons From Contracts
• USAE Exec Blames Default Judgments On Atty Misconduct
• Military Consultant Must Face IP Claim In Peru Weapons Suit
• Co. Should Face $8.5B Iraq War Fraud Suit, Magistrate Says
• GAO Upholds DataPath's $363M Army Satellite Contract Win
• DOJ May Withhold Docs From ACLU In Surveillance Case
• No Issues With Army's $439M Energy Leases, Watchdog Says
• Chemical Co. Must Face BAE Suit Over Plant Explosion
• The Courtroom Where It Happened: Hamilton As A Lawyer
• Congress Reaches Deal To Avoid Gov't Shutdown
• Congress Overrides Obama Veto Of 9/11 Suit Bill
• US Gov't Tells 1st Circ. Navy Ship In $2.8M Oil Spill Is 'Public'
• Moles, Bugs, Whistleblowers: Spycatcher In The 21st Century
• Why Have Lawyers Forgotten About The Middle Class?
• DOJ's National Security Head To Step Down, Agency Says
• 9th Circ. Asks US To Weigh In On $1B Japan Nuke Suit Venue
• F-35 Ejection Seat Supplier Faces Charges In UK Pilot Death
• Defense Secretary Asks Congress To Let 9/11 Bill Veto Stand
• Flint Water Fight Sinks Stopgap Gov't Funding Measure
• NY Sen. Backs Alert System Upgrades Following Bombings
• Claims Court Won't Let Leidos Rivals Intervene In $5B Case
• Whistleblower Says Feds Based Sprint Probe On His Suit
• Ex-OFAC Official Says Iran Accord Hinges On Aircraft Deals
• The Right Time To Make A CFIUS Filing
• Trump Faults Clinton For Rise Of ISIS In National Security Fight
• Insurer Can't Recoup $2.8M Oil Spill Payment, 1st Circ. Told
• Fed. Claims Court Axes Challenge To Navy Software Contracts
• GAO Says Pentagon Needs To Improve Burn Pit Procedures
• DOD's Carter Urges Support For Nuclear Refresh Plan
• House Passes Cybersecurity, Transit, Food Security Bills
• Growing FCA Pipeline Provides Justices Plenty To Ponder
• Lloyd's Underwriter Sues Saudi Prince, Banks Over 9/11 Ties
• New Emergency Alert Upgrades Could Aid Law Enforcement
• DHS Illegally Blacklisting Permanent Resident, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Doesn't Buy Air Force Was Bilked In Radar Row
• Harris Corp. FCPA Declination Is First Of Its Kind
• In Congress: Ticktock
• Obama Vetoes Terror-Suits Bill, Backers Say Override Coming
• ISIS-Linked Hacker Gets 20 Years For Gov't Worker Data Heist
• Local Bidder Loses Challenge To Army Contract Award
• Cray Loses Bid To Nix Raytheon IP Infringement Suit
• Evidence In Illegal Iran Sales Is No Good, Treasury Says
• Investors Blast Barclays' 2nd Circ. Case Use In Libor Row
• Hacker Says Sentencing Guidelines Should Spring Him Early
• Reps. Spar On US Response To South China Sea Ruling
• Small Bird Leads To Big Trouble For Final NDAA
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Lockheed Health Co. FCA Suit
• Obama Creates National Security Climate Change Task Force
• Senate GOP Pushes Gov't Funding Band-Aid, As Dems Balk
• Justices Shouldn't Hear NASA Fraudsters' Appeal, Feds Say
• Rainmaker Q&A: Podhurst Orseck's Steven Marks
• Sudan Loses $315M USS Cole Bombing Rehearing Bid
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover $8M Moldy Duct Replacement
• Treasury Dept. Clears Iran Plane Deals With Boeing, Airbus
• FAA GC Says Current Drone Regulation Is 'Kind Of Creaky'
• WTO Finds EU's Airbus Subsidies Are Still Illegal
• Army Dodges Ret. Col.'s Records Suit In Whistleblower Row
• VA Slammed In Report On Hospital Project Blowout
• Immigrants' Win Upheld In Split 9th Circ. Panel Decision
• Texas Cites Syria In Threat To Stop Resettling Refugees
• Widow Of Gulfstream's Paulson Wants Family To Pay $10M Tax
• NYC Asks FCC To Improve Alert System After Bombings
• Senate Drops Efforts To Stop $1B Saudi Arms Deal
• L-3 Accused Of Firing Worker After Client Harassed Her
• Obama, Others Shake Individual Claims In Spy Suits
• GSA Finalizes Scope Of Transportation Contract Audits
• AG Lynch Implores Biz Group To Help Fight Terrorism
• GAO Extends Reach Of OCI Protest Timeliness Rules
• 5th Circ. Says State Dept. Can Restrict 3-D Gun Printing Data
• Senate Starts Stopgap Funding Debate, Details In Flux
• Lawmakers Want Block On Planned $1.15B Saudi Arms Sale
• Overhauling Law Firm Records Departments For A New Reality
• Continuing Resolutions Create Uncertainty For DOD: Report
• VA Contractor Can't Claw Back Credit Card Fees
• Huntington Says Insurer Can't Pick Firm For Asbestos Suits
• GSA Responds To Concerns About Data Reporting Rule
• Barclays Says 2nd Circ. Terrorism Ruling Dooms Libor Suit
• Watchdog Dings VA Over $1.9M Spent On Canceled Contract
• Navy Bid Protest Wasn't 'Clearly Meritorious,' GAO Says
• Courts Are Taking Materiality Seriously Post-Escobar
• Contractors Ignore Anti-Trafficking Rules At Their Peril
• Insurer Fights Army Depot Injury Coverage At 5th Circ.
• IndyCar Team, Branding Co. Hit Nat'l Guard With $5M Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Rethink Terror Victims' Bid For 'Net Domains
• Iran Expects Imminent US Approval Of Boeing, Airbus Deals
• Commerce Head Wants 'Bold' Plan From Cybersecurity Panel
• DC Circ. Won't Relight Philip Morris FCA Suit
• Calif. Nursing Facilities To Pay $30M In FCA Settlement
• Navy Yard Contractors To Face Some Claims In Mass Shooting
• DOD Will Open More Tech Outreach Offices, Carter Says
• US Slams Bid To Toss, Transfer FCA Suit Over Army Rations
• Air Force Grounds F-35 Over Crumbling Insulation
• In Congress: A Continuing Resolution?
• DOL Launches Preassessment For Fair Pay Rule Clearance
• Mistake In $24M Navy Deal Doesn't Warrant Protest Costs
• Real Estate Giants: Wilshire Grand Center, Los Angeles
• Steelworkers Union Tells CFIUS To Quash $2.3B Aleris Deal
• UK Judge Greenlights Extradition Of Accused Hacker To US
• Northrop Grumman Hit With $500M Chemical Exposure Suit
• Space Equipment Co. Doubles Down On Trade Secrets Claims
• 2 More Charged Over 'Fat Leonard' Navy Bribery Scandal
• DOD Outlines Approach For Union Construction Contracts
• McCaskill Says Air Force Drone Contracting Isn't A Good Fix
• 3rd Party Can't Evade Blackwater FCA Docs Request
• Ex-Army Doc Asks To Toss 6-Year Term For Bribery Scheme
• Temporary Budget Deals Hurting Planning, DOD Brass Says
• Leidos Protests $5B Nuclear Site Award Rescindment
• Honeywell Hit With NJ Suit Over Couple's Fatal Plane Crash
• 3 Steps To Successful Judgment Enforcement
• Altegrity Wants Background Check Unit Out Of Worker Suit
• Twitter Looks To Nix Widows' Suit Over ISIS Accounts Again
• Feds Ripped Off Whistleblower's Wiretap Suit, 9th Circ. Hears
• Poor Oversight Blamed For Rampant Afghanistan Corruption
• EU Chief Proposes Common European Military HQ
• No Rehearing At 2nd Circ. In Iran-Linked NY Tower Dispute
• GOP Sen. Blocks Vote On Claims Court Judge Picks
• A Clean Air Act Nightmare For Yuma County, Ariz.
• US Signs $38B Military Aid Package Deal With Israel
• DOD Launches Tech Outreach Office In Austin
• Verizon Military Overcharging FCA Claims Dropped
• Regulatory Risks In Aerospace & Defense, Gov't Services M&A
• Honeywell Freed From Ex-Tech's FCA Suit Over GPS Testing
• Category Management: What Contractors Need To Know
• McCain Won't Back Split Of NSA, Cyber Command Leadership
• SEC Fines Harris Unit Ex-Boss For $9.6M Bribery Scheme
• NASA Tweaks Cost-Type Contract Pay Request Reviews
• Contractors Must Obey New Controlled Info Rule, Feds Say
• No Waivers In Nations With Weak War Hazards Insurance: DOL
• Rule Aims To Reduce Audits On Gov't Contract Closeouts
• Halliburton Ripped Off Tech, Navy Patent Licensee Says
• A Look At Rare GAO Decision On Bid Protest Abuse
• Should Your Law Firm Move To The Cloud?
• GAO Sustains AT&T Protest Over $38.5M Air Force Cyber Deal
• Senate Could Vote On Stopgap Funding This Week
• Exxon Can't Dodge Calif. Superfund Cleanup Suit
• Johnson Gets Access To Docs In Army Contract Row
• MoFo Snags Top DOT Lawyer To Head Transpo Group
• Lockheed Says Negligence Not A Defense In Cleanup Suit
• Exelis Gets Partial Win In $3.8M Contract Dispute With Feds
• GSA Expands Cybersecurity Options For Gov't Agencies
• Even After Iran Deal, Foreign Cos. Still Fear US Sanctions
• From The Partner's Desk: Paving Your Path To Partnership
• In Congress: Zika, Water Resources, Funding Our Government
• DOD Reopens $17.5B IT Contract After Successful Protest
• Gov't Has Spent Millions Battling FOIA Suits, GAO Says
• Honeywell Escapes Aerotec's Antitrust Claims At 9th Circ.
• DC Circ. Boots Challenge To SBA Disadvantaged Biz Program
• Boeing Can't Seek $200M Award From Ukraine Space Co.
• 4 Senators Push Bill To Block $1.15B Saudi Tank Sale
• KBR Denied Gov't Immunity To Toss Suit Over Soldier's Death
• Congress Votes To Allow Terror Suits Against Saudi Arabia
• Security Co. Fights Doc Request In Blackwater FCA Row
• How We Can Diversify The Legal Profession And Why We Must
• Bombardier Asks Full 5th Circ. To Hear $32M Tax Appeal
• House Panel Subpoenas VA Over Blowout On Hospital Project
• US Pays $14M To Settle Night-Vision IP Fight With Contractor
• VA Proposes Rule To Expand Benefits For Base Contamination
• Contractor Says Insurer Stiffed It On Navy Sewer Project
• Residents Appeal Toss Of Army Chemical Weapons Suit
• When Arbitration Is Favored Despite USERRA Violations
• Raytheon JV Fights Off Honeywell Protest To USAF Contract
• Senate Dems Continue Filibuster Of $576B Defense Bill
• State Dept. Finalizes Expansion Of Defense Export Regs
• Legal Uncertainty May Keep Space Exploration Grounded
• Poland Asks US Permission For $5B Patriot Missiles Buy
• OPM Hack Due To Poor Security, Congressional Probe Finds
• AAI Defends Boeing Sanctions Bid In $1.2B Contract Dispute
• Launch Of SpaceX Workers' $4M Wage Deal Delayed
• DOD Appoints Panel To Weed Out Old Buying Rules
• Widow Scores Partial Win In $10M Estate Tax Row With IRS
• DOD Issues Guidance On Commercial Purchasing Process
• Palantir Says Investor Stole Ideas For Own Patent Applications
• Sprint Urges FCC To Streamline National Security Reviews
• GAO Reveals Details Of Successful $17.5B DOD Deal Protests
• Wind Investors Can't Split $70M Award Case, Judge Told
• Goodwin Nabs Former DHS Chief Privacy Officer In DC
• Navy Orders Retraining For Littoral Combat Ship Crews
• Lockheed Martin Hit With Whistleblower Suit In NJ
• Old Skills, New Tricks: Opportunities For Law Librarians
• GOP Lawmakers Slam DOD's Budget 'Gimmick' Memo
• AAI Wants Unredacted Boeing Docs In $1.2B Contract Fight
• In Congress: Welcome Back To More Of The Same
• Funding Uncertainties Discourage Federal Contractors
• Saleswoman Gets Time Served In $50M Russia Export Scam
• Boeing Wins $2B In Bonuses For Criticized Missile System
• Brand Battles: 'Lord Of The Rings,' MLB, Bacardi, Boeing
• SpaceX, Boeing Issues Driving Space Program Delay: OIG
• Army Contractor Loses Protest On $51M Vehicle Deal
• Copter Contractor Says Court Lacks Power In $8.4M Row
• Raytheon Relator Touts DOJ 'Escobar' Brief In $1B FCA Row
• Cybersecurity Vendors Must Be Careful With New GSA Option
• Raytheon Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Trade Secret Claims
• US Expands Russian Sanctions To Cover More Gazprom Units
• Ex-Im Bank Urged To Improve Reporting Of Dual-Use Exports
• 9th Circ. Told To Send Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit To Japan
• Obama Urged To Stall $1B Saudi Arms Deal Over Airstrikes
• Army Launches Office To Speed Response To Urgent Threats
• NM Says Nuke Site Cleanup Deadlines No Longer Apply
• Ownership Change Costs Co. $5B Nuke Site Contract
• Attys Get Second Chance To Boost Fees In No-Fly List Case
• General Dynamics Arbitrator Win Survives 6th Circ. Appeal