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Aerospace & Defense - October, 2016

208 articles

• Navy Yard Contractor Must Still Face Claims Over Shooting
• $3B In Afghan Road Funds May Be For Naught: Watchdog
• AAA Creates New Panel For Aerospace, Security Disputes
• Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile Push FCC On Team Telecom Reform
• DOD To Launch Chief Innovation Officer Position
• Justices Could Tip Power Balance In FCA Seal Dispute
• Terror Victims Take Iran Antiquities Claim To Supreme Court
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 2
• Palantir Wins Challenge To $206M Army Deal
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 7
• 5th Circ. Raises Questions About Workplace Gun Policies
• Consulting Co. Says NASA Stole Data Reporting System IP
• FCA Decision Tracker: How Escobar Is Being Interpreted
• Jury Clears SpaceX Of Welder's Sex Harassment Claims
• DOD Lobs Rule To Limit Foreign Access To Technical Data
• 9/11 Victims Want Iran Judgment Sent To State Dept.
• Investor Calls Dibs On Defunct Gov't Contractor's $18M Debt
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 6
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 1
• SpaceX Ignored Harassment Of Welder, Jury Told
• DOD Beats Ex-Worker's Age And Disability Bias Suit
• Orbital ATK Wins $130M NASA Contract For Imaging Satellite
• Air Force Needs More Counter-Drone Tech, GOP Rep. Says
• Armed Services Chair Decries Readiness Failings After Crash
• Knotty International Problems In The Courts
• House Members Urge DOD To Fix National Guard Bonus Issue
• Defense Co. Wants $31M Security Contract Award Upheld
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 5
• SpaceX Expert Tells Jury Harassment Accuser Mentally Ill
• Monster Escapes Rival's Antitrust Suit Over Drink Sales
• Conservation Groups Threaten Suit Over Ohio Wind Turbine
• Final Award Stalled In Shipbuilder's Venezuelan ICC Fight
• DOD Halts Clawbacks Of Nat. Guard Bonuses After Backlash
• Man Sentenced In Scheme To Send Lab Equipment To Syria
• Self-Disclosing Criminal Export Violations: The New Guidance
• Board Tosses Appeal Over VA Heart-Monitoring Contract
• Many Drone Waivers, Applications Rejected, FAA Says
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 4
• SpaceX Presses Welder On Testimony At Harassment Trial
• Too Early For Contractors To Celebrate Fair Pay Rule Win
• GAO Releases $73B Bomber Contract Protest Decision
• Senate Dems Blast Defense Bill's LGBT Measure
• Wyden Looks To Tighten Sanctions On Syria
• 3M Among Cos. Sued Over Water Contamination
• Sidley Partner Staring Down 'Bizarre' Malpractice Suit
• DOD Cyber Teams Now Trained Up And Ready
• Boeing Fights Sanctions In $1.2B Contract Fight
• A Look At Federal Preemption Of State Drone Laws
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 3
• Bridging The Gap Between Outside And Inside Counsel
• Labor Violation Reporting Requirement Halted By Texas Judge
• Ex-SpaceX Welder Details Sex Harassment In Calif. Trial
• FCC Must Go Further With Emergency Alert Reforms: NYC
• Jones Day Adds Former Staples GC To Boston Privacy Group
• VA Unveils New Medical Supply Purchasing Program
• GAO Denies Protest Over Navy Satellite Facility In Italy
• Rockwell Collins To Acquire B/E Aerospace For $8.3B
• 2nd Circ. Pauses Iran-Linked Tower Battle Pending Review
• Copter Contractor Says $8.4M Suit Has No DC Connection
• Pentagon Acquisition Chief Touts Progress In New Report
• Brazil's Embraer To Pay US Feds $205M To End Bribery Claims
• The Latest On Tort Liability In Abu Ghraib Torture Case
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 2
• So You Want To Be A Partner? You Need A Mentor
• 4th Circ. Revives Abu Ghraib Torture Suit Against Contractor
• Real Estate Rumors: Kushner, Jeff Bezos, Madison Capital
• Ex-Army Officer Can't Nix Guilty Plea At 10th Circ.
• Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty In $1.5M DOD Contracting Scheme
• San Diegans To High Court: $1.3B Project Needs Terror Review
• DOD Contractors Appoint 4,000 Insider Threat Officials
• Defense Agency Rightly Excluded IT Contract Bid, GAO Says
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive FCA Allegations Against KBR
• Slashed FCA Award Doesn't Justify Fees, 6th Circ. Told
• Pomerantz To Lead Investor Suit Over Embraer Bribery
• Yahoo Urges Gov't To Declassify Email Scan Order, If It Exists
• Inside New DDTC Definitions Of Export, Re-Export, Retransfer
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 1
• DC Circ. Ignored Racial Preferences In SBA, Contractor Says
• DOD Cyber Rule May Create As Many Problems As It Solves
• DOD Lobs New Rules For Property Tracking, Cost Accounting
• ACLU Seeks Release Of Secret Rulings On Gov't Snooping
• Full DC Circ. Upholds Al-Qaida Recruiter's Conviction
• DOD Must Assess Impact Of Drawdowns, GAO Says
• US Wants NSA Contractor Detained Until Espionage Trial
• SUFI Merits Atty Fees After $113M Win Over Gov't, Judge Says
• Trial Pros' Secret To Courtroom Success
• DOD Issues Final Rule For Contractors To Report Cyberattacks
• Army Contractor Says Choice Of Law 'Irrelevant' To $9M Row
• DTSA's Reach Extended To Continuing Misappropriation
• SpaceX Prez Defends Rocket Maker In Sex Harassment Trial
• Waste Co. Fudged HUBZone Stats, Claims Court Says
• Baker Donelson Nabs Ex-DHS, DOJ Nat'l Security Pro
• Feds Want Extension Of Power To Gather Contractor Info
• 'Voluminous' Evidence Backs Contractor Conviction: 9th Circ.
• Tips For Increasing The Chances Of CFIUS Approval
• Full 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Bombardier's $32M Tax Appeal
• GAO Will Focus on Scope Of CFIUS Authority In Review
• SpaceX Welder Seeks $8M As Sex Harassment Trial Launches
• NSA Official Says Mostly Old Holes, Not New Ones In Hacks
• Firm Says Gov't Talks Can't Be Revealed In SEAL's Book Suit
• HP Makes Another Push To End Navy Yard-Shooting Suits
• ASBCA Tells Corps To Speed Up $2.75M Cost Ruling
• 3M Hit With New Pa. Navy Base Contamination Suit
• Reps. Urge House Appropriators To Back Increased F-35 Buy
• Honeywell Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Plane Crash
• Air Force's GPS System Report Lacks Key Details, GAO Says
• DOD Has Potential For Private Partnerships, Officials Say
• Secret UK Data-Collection Program Found Unlawful
• GAO Nixes Protest Over Army Equipment Support Bid
• Aerotec Likely To Guide 9th Circ. On Aftermarket Issues
• Russia Election Hacks Appear Unlikely To Spur New Sanctions
• Ex-Navy Agent Gets 12 Years For Role In Bribery Scheme
• Retired Gen. Admits To Misleading FBI In 'Stuxnet' Probe
• ACLU Demands Border Patrol Docs In FOIA Row
• Tech Firms Nab $36M In US Defense Innovation Contracts
• PTAB Guts IP For F-35 Helmet Tech Following Elbit Challenge
• Paulson Trustees Claim No Liability In Widow's $10M Tax Suit
• DOD Exempts 'Insider Threat' Records From Privacy Act
• Multibillion-Dollar GPS System Survived Review, DOD Says
• OPINION: 3rd-Party Litigation Funding Needs Transparency
• Govt's Bad Faith In No-Fly List Suit Warrants Fees: Attys
• 3rd Circ. Pipes Decision May Change FCA Litigation
• Ex-Defense Contractor Denies Military Aid Fraud Charges
• Regulators In Conflict Over Cyberthreat Approach, Panel Says
• Body Armor Maker Didn't Have To Protest Bid, Judge Says
• DOE Announces Final Rule For Access To Nuclear Material
• State Dept. Says $194M Radar Sale To Kuwait Can Go Through
• Leidos Deal Losses Are Cautionary Tale For Contractor M&A
• Virgin Galactic Blasts Rival For Alleged Trade Secret Theft
• Navy Officer Pleads Guilty To Bribery In Contractor Scheme
• Marine Corps Announces First Use Of Cyberfighting Process
• Army Wrongly Nixed Language Testing Contract, ASBCA Says
• Foreign Boycott Requests To Cos. Can Be Reported Online
• More DOD Data Needed On Workforce Savings, Study Says
• EU To Appeal Latest Loss In WTO Airbus Subsidies Saga
• Biz Group Urges DOD To Revamp Brass-Selection Process
• Kuwait Food Co. Can't Duck Army Rations FCA Suit: Gov't
• San Diego Port Brings PCB Contamination Suit Against Feds
• Move To Pin DNC Hack On Russia Needs Strong Follow-Up
• 7th Circ. Finds No Fraud In Contractor's Unlicensed Work
• High Court Ends Gov't Contract Atty's Northrop FCA Suit
• O'Melveny Reps DigitalGlobe In $140M Deal For Analytics Co.
• Watchdog Says DOD Overpays For Chopper Spare Parts
• Outgoing Navy Secretary Touts Direction Of Built-Up Fleet
• Insurer Tells 1st Circ. Gov't Is On Hook For $2.8M Oil Spill
• The Art Of Silence At Trial
• New FAR Rules On Tax Cheats, Felons: The Do's And Don'ts
• Agencies Amend Export Controls On Laser, Guidance Tech
• Army Accused Of Price Bamboozle In $40M Staffing Contract
• Navy Federal To Pay $28.5M For Debt Collection Practices
• High Court Will Take On Bush Officials' Detention Appeal
• Obama Renews Push For Manned Mars Mission
• Contentious Fair Pay Rule For Contractors Sparks Texas Suit
• Bomb Detector Maker Files Ch. 11 With Sale Plans In Hand
• Jones Day Nabs Ex-GAO Contracts Pro For DC Office
• Glencore Slams Lockheed's Bid To Nix Cleanup Suit Defenses
• AAI Resists Boeing's Doc Request In $1.2B Contract Fight
• Inside The New Controlled Info Rule For Contractors
• Air Force Hit With Suit Over Cape Canaveral Contract
• SIGAR Says DOD May Be Paying For Afghan 'Ghost' Soldiers
• Fed. Claims Won't Halt Vet-Owned Biz System Contract
• Kingdomware Not Retroactive To Nat'l Guard Buy, GAO Says
• Senate Defense Acquisition Overhaul May Be Too Ambitious
• Yahoo's Reported NSA Assist To Complicate Privacy Shield
• ITT Presses Claims Over 2007 Merger Before Wary 2nd Circ.
• Practical Steps For Contractor Sick Leave Compliance
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Contractor's Appeal In $52M Malpractice Row
• GAO Rejects $71M Afghanistan Air Control Contract Protest
• First Global Agreement To Cut Aviation Emissions Reached
• DOD, EPA Propose More Discharge Rules For Military Ships
• Surveillance OK In Zimbabwe Sanctions Case, 7th Circ. Says
• 3 Arrested In Plot To Export Controlled Tech To Russia
• Lockheed And Unquantifiable Risk In Gov't Contracts M&A
• Coming Soon: The 3-D (And 4-D) Brief
• GAO Denies Lockheed Protest Of $500M Tech Contract
• KBR Beats Army Bid For Fed. Circ. Retry On $10.4M Dispute
• 3rd Circ. Revives Challenge To NSA Email Surveillance
• Alavi Seeks High Court Review In Iran-Linked Tower Battle
• Homeland Security Deputy Secretary To Join WilmerHale
• Privacy Watchdog Won't Get Fees For Data Pact Release Suit
• Negligence Suit Over Tech Sold To China Will Stay In Pa.
• General Dynamics Prevails In $30M Contract Row With Libya
• Dozens Of Nations Agree To Armed Drone Export Principles
• Fed. Circ. Refuses Full Hearing Of $411M Air Force Contract
• US Drops Charges Over Alleged Libya Arms Export Efforts
• Federal Contractor Accused Of Stealing Top Secret Info
• Air Force Subcontractor's $9M Claims Move Forward
• The 'Tough Noogies' Doctrine: Rights But No Remedies
• An Update On Drone Privacy Concerns
• GAO Denies AM Pierce's Helicopter Contract Protest
• Gov't Can't Suppress Docs In CIA Torture Suit
• L-3 Keeps $2B Aerial Tanker Contract After AAR Protest
• 5th Circ. Shuts Down C3PO In DynCorp Afghan Contract Row
• Navy Testing Shows It Infringed Hull Patent, FastShip Argues
• ASBCA Says Navy Can't Unilaterally Slash Contract Payment
• Russia Withdraws From Nuclear Weapons Reduction Pact
• Deutsche Buys 3.3M-Square-Foot Industrial Portfolio
• AAI Keeps Pushing for Sanctions in $1.2B Boeing Spat
• GAO Army Contract Case Highlights ITAR Compliance
• Freed Washington Post Reporter Sues Iranian Captors
• Local Police Can't Extend Aliens' Detention For ICE Arrest
• Rep. Urges DOD To Continue To Use SpaceX For Launches
• US Calls For Swift Enforcement Of Recent WTO Wins
• Widow's Suit 1st To Tie Saudi Arabia To 9/11 Under New Law
• Pentagon Finalizes Contractor Cyberattack Reporting Rule
• Top Court Won't Reconsider Ex-Soldier's Death Sentence
• Air Force Beats $2M Dosimeter Competitive-Bidding Protest
• Contractor Had Chance To Fix Flaws In $32M Bid, GAO Says