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Aerospace & Defense - March, 2017

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• DOD Gets Jet Part Sales Suit Grounded
• A Law Firm's Guide To Social Media
• Rockwell Prices $4.6B Bond To Help Fund B/E Aerospace Buy
• No Signed JV Deal, No $99M Navy Contract, GAO Says
• DOD Cut Waste In 2016 Weapons Acquisitions, GAO Says
• Air Force Secretary Nominee Defends Federal Contract Work
• Intel Watchdogs Find In-Fighting, Stretched Resources
• Tillerson Wants Pledge To Boost NATO Defense Spending
• Lockheed Nabs $1.59B Contract For Army Radar System
• DOJ Says Bomb Screeners' $700M Merger OK After Unit Sale
• General Dynamics Wins $140M NATO IT Services Contract
• Aviation Service Co. Owner Gets 18 Months In Bribery Case
• 7th Circ. Affirms Toss Of FAA Engineer's Muslim Bias Suit
• Kuwaiti Contractor Can't Reopen DOD Documents Access Suit
• CBO Says Federal Debt Has Hit Highest Level In Decades
• State Dept. OKs Bahrain F-16 Deal Stalled Over Human Rights
• Terror Victims Can't Search Foreign Banks For $67M: 7th Circ.
• Advocate For An Agency: Ex-DOT GC Kathryn Thompson
• Aerospace Opens Del. Ch. 11 First Day With Bid, Sale Plan
• Sens. Propose Bill To Boost Small Business Cybersecurity
• Gov't Funding Bill Likely To Exclude $33B For Defense, Wall
• Sens. Provide Update On Russia Probe As Nunes Stands Firm
• Fed. Judge Won't Nix Claims in Humvee IP Suit
• Advocate For An Agency: Ex-FERC GC Cynthia Marlette
• GAO Calls For More Guidance Of $4.5B DOD Acquisition Fund
• Senate Approves Treaty For Montenegro To Join NATO
• Trump Picks New F-35 Program Director
• US Removes ZTE From Trade Blacklist After Sanctions Deal
• Future Rollbacks May Not Be As Easy As Blacklisting Repeal
• 5th Circ. Nixes Soldiers' Toxic Water Suit Against KBR
• House Panel Hears From Sanctuary City Opponents
• Drone Operators Should Prepare For Inevitable Tort Claims
• ASBCA Says Firm Can't Blame Contract Loss On Indictment
• Aerospace Holdings Opens Ch. 11 With $98M Debt, Sale Plan
• Bird Groups Sue to Block Lake Erie Wind Turbine Project
• Aerospace Co. Sued Over Disclosures Ahead Of $190M Deal
• DOJ Terrorism Monitoring Program Upheld By Calif. Judge
• Chopper Mechanic Micro-Unit Gets Green Light For Union Vote
• Senate Moves Forward With Montenegro NATO Treaty
• Privacy Group Denied CBP Passenger Screening Info
• Nonprofit Sues Over Docs On Device Searches At US Border
• Sitting In Deportees' Feces Not A Real Break, Workers Say
• UK Judge Won't Pause Brazil Defense Contract Over IP Fight
• Trump Son-In-Law To Oversee Gov't Modernization Task Force
• Trump Son-In-Law To Testify In Senate Russia Probe
• Raytheon Among 15 US Cos. Sanctioned By Iran
• Are Your In-House Lawyers Happy?
• Offshore Driller Settles $15M Jones Act Dispute With Gov't
• ASBCA Says Co. Can't Appeal Without Legal Registration
• Post-Escobar Courts Reaching Consensus On FCA Materiality
• In Congress: Light Floor Schedule, Heavy On Committees
• 8 Officers Plead Not Guilty In 'Fat Leonard' Bribery Scheme
• Aviation Firm Condon & Forsyth Opens New Miami Office
• Board Axes Nuclear Contractor Appeal In Gov't Contract Row
• EU Lawmakers Declare 'Privacy Shield' Pact Inadequate
• GAO Says Delivery Delay On Boeing Air Tankers May Worsen
• DOD Blasts 'Incoherent' GAO Report On Security Cooperation
• NATO Commander Wants More Resources To Counter Russia
• New US Sanctions For Supplying Iran, North Korea With Arms
• Manafort Will Talk To Congress On Russia Claims
• GAO Nixes 2nd Challenge To Army Test Center Contract
• Army Adds All Remaining Bidders To $10B Translation Project
• How Past And Present Aerial Photography Can Make The Case
• Google, NASA, Planes And A Stronger Legal Team
• F-35 Program Chief Says Affordability Study Is Complete
• Advocacy Group Warns 5th Circ. Not To Dissuade FCA Suits
• Judge Wary Of More Leeway To Sue Implant Sciences Lenders
• Former General Dynamics Employee Loses FMLA Suit Appeal
• Trump Admin. Gets Fast Appeal Of Immigration Ban Suit
• Orbital ATK Sued Over Proprietary Space Tech Data Breach
• Delays And Uncertainty Surround Trump's Latest Travel Ban
• 10 Tips For Better Legal Negotiations
• GAO Denies Challenge To Air Force's Nixed Contract Request
• DOD Continues To Fall Short Of Contract Competition Goal
• 'Drone Slayer' Escapes Federal Lawsuit Over Air Rights
• GAO Says It Can Judge Intergovernmental Contracts
• Lockheed CEO Says Trump Intervention Helped Seal F-35 Deal
• Army Employee Accused Of Taking Bribes For NJ Contracts
• Border Smartphone Searches Need A Warrant, 4th Circ. Told
• Gray Matters: Decision Error
• Amid Uncertainty, Foreign Contracting Could Bring Profits
• Trump Names New Chief Judge For Federal Claims Bench
• Trump Names DHS Intelligence Undersecretary
• Northrop Settles ERISA Suit Over $10.5M In Fees Mid-Trial
• Trump Signs $19.5B NASA Funding Bill Calling For Mars Trip
• $3B DOD Contractor Credited For 'Minuscule' Past Work: GAO
• Freshfields Snags CFIUS Expert From Homeland Security
• MWI Case Shows The False Claims Act Needs A Change
• Ex-Boeing, National Security Group Execs Take DHS Posts
• Afghan Builder Pushes Court To Enforce $8.5M Award
• Law Schools And Law Firms: Seeking Common Ground
• DHS Bars Carry-On Electronic Devices On Certain Int'l Flights
• Rocket Lab Secures $75M As It Readies Launch Operations
• Iraq Contractor Can't Turn To Fed. Circ. Midcase, ASBCA Says
• German Defense Minister Responds To Trump's NATO Tweets
• DHS Faces More Protests Over Corrected $1.5B IT Deal
• Hawaii Court Denies Clarification Bid In Travel Ban Case
• Woman-Owned Co. Nabs $60M DOD Electronic Mall Contract
• High Court Asked To Pass On ACLU Suit Over Torture Report
• 11th Circ. Leaves Navy Subcontractor's Award Curtailed
• FBI Confirms Probe Into Possible Trump Team Ties To Russia
• Justices Won't Review 2nd Circ. Terrorism Stand-In Ruling
• Int'l Travelers, Beware Digital Device Searches At Border
• Not From Around Here? Trying A Case As An Out-Of-Towner
• In Congress: Gorsuch, ACA, Homeland Security
• Trump's Budget Unlikely To Cover Gaps In Cybersecurity
• Fed. Claims Nixes Contractor's Suit Over $750M Navy Bid
• Greenpeace Sues DHS For Records On Chemical Facilities
• State Dept. Urged Not To Tweak Laser Export Rule
• Ammo Co. Asks Justices To Reload Army Nondisclosure Row
• BAE Wins Sealing Of Complaint In Shipyard Purchase Suit
• Dem Says Flynn's Russia Speech Payment Unconstitutional
• Northrop Bid Protest Too Close For Legal Fees, GAO Says
• Claims Court Chides Gov't Atty For Lack Of Contract Candor
• OIG Says Army Needs More Guidance For Contract Reviews
• DHS, DOL Adjust H-2B Visa Penalties For Inflation
• NY Times Sues For Secret Service Campaign Travel Costs
• Dem Sen. Proposes Bill To Rescind Trump's Border Wall Order
• Trump Budgets $1.5B To Fund DHS Cybersecurity Efforts
• Trump's Defense Budget Gets Lukewarm Reception
• Northrop Exec Pressed On $10.5M Expenses In ERISA Trial
• Five Judges Say 9th Circuit Should Have Upheld Travel Ban
• Pa. Jury Urged To Reject $116M Drug Refund Fraud Charges
• Gorsuch 'Extraordinarily Impressed' After 2005 Gitmo Visit
• EU Lawmakers Tighten Oversight Of Conflict Mineral Imports
• DC Circ. Says Man Can't Sue Ethiopia For Spying On Him
• Lockheed Retains DOD Cybersecurity Contract In $347M Deal
• DOE Gets SC's Plutonium Waste Suit Trimmed
• Congress Braces For Fight Over Trump's First Budget
• Trump Picks Boeing Exec, Five Others For Senior DOD Roles
• Builders' Reliance On Drones Lifts Need For New Coverage
• 5th Circ. Urged To Reset FCA Suit Against Lockheed, Northrop
• Trump Budget Request To Seek State Dept. Cuts, Wall Funds
• Yahoo Hack Charges Boost Feds' Profile For Future Victims
• Enviros Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Okinawa Marine Base Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear 3-D Gun Printing Restriction Dispute
• AAL Group Seeks $5M In Unpaid Gov't Work From Black Hall
• Sens. Won't Say If FBI Has Launched Trump Russia Probe
• Iraqi Contractor Presses Misconduct Case In 2nd Circ.
• Marshall Islands Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Nuke Treaty Suit
• White House Picks Top NSA Hacker For Cybersecurity Chief
• Hawaii Federal Judge Blocks Trump's New Travel Ban
• Army, Airport Services Co. Owe $5.9M For Plane Damage
• Trump National Security Adviser Pick Gets Senate OK
• Sessions Promises Renewed DOJ Focus On Violent Crime
• ASBCA Won't Revisit Partial Ruling In $3.8M Lease Dispute
• ASBCA Won't End Closed Base Operator's $2.7M Army Fight
• KBR Escapes Long-Running FCA Suit Over Kickbacks
• Senate Confirms Coats As Trump's Intel Chief
• Investor Threatens Safran Shakeup, Wants End To Zodiac Deal
• DOJ Indicts Russian Spies For Hacking 500M Yahoo Accounts
• Constellis Employees Win $30M In ERISA Suit
• VA Proposes To Revise, Streamline Acquisition Regulation
• Admiral, 8 Others Charged In 'Fat Leonard' Bribery Scheme
• US Customs Says Mods Don't Make Brazilian Plane American
• GAO Won't Reconsider Protests Filed During Jurisdiction Gap
• DC Circ. Says Firm Faces No Threat From ITAR Broker Rule
• Trump Reportedly Restores CIA Drone Strike Authority
• NATO Chief Says US Unfairly Shouldering Costs Of Alliance
• Reciprocity In CFIUS Reviews Might Hit Chinese Deals Hardest
• 30K Cybersecurity Attacks Hit Fed. Agencies In 2016: Report
• Bush, Cheney, Others Want Out Of Olympics Spying Suit
• How The Most Profitable Law Firms Structure Their C-Suites
• Israeli Exec Pleads Guilty To DOJ Foreign Aid Fraud Charges
• Conflict-Of-Interest Claims Tossed In $26M Army Bid Protest
• Trump Orders Review Of Fed. Programs In Bid To Shrink Gov't
• Morrison & Foerster Adds Another Obama Nat'l Security Atty
• Fed. Circuit Says EAJA Legal Fees Must Use Local Costs
• Northrop Execs' DQ Bid In ERISA Case Called 'Hail Mary'
• GOP Sens. Float Bill To Address CBP Hiring 'Obstacles'
• L3 $34.5M Investor Suit Settlement Gets Preliminary OK
• Settlement Strategy: What Does The Client Really Want?
• In Congress: ACA, Veterans Affairs, Seema Verma
• DC Circ. Denies Police's Bid To Rethink Warrantless Search
• DOD Contractor Hits Maersk With $2M Cargo Suit
• Boeing Sanctioned In $1.2B Air Force Contract Dispute
• DOD Contract Spending Falls About 31% In 5 Years, GAO Says
• Air Force Subcontractor Loses $2.67M Contract Breach Spat
• House Passes Frivolous Suit Sanctions Bill
• Early Days Of New Administration Show Influence Of TROs
• Uptick In Coordinated US-Brazil Anti-Corruption Enforcement
• In The Associate Lateral Market, All Law Firms Are Not Equal
• Export Control Enforcement In The Wake Of ZTE Resolution
• State Dept. Officer Clears AAR Airlift In Counternarcotics Row
• Navy Denied Sanctions In $65M Blimp Damage Suit
• Co. Says ZTE Can't Hide $892M Fine From Patent Row
• Honeywell Settles Challenge To $140M Security Systems Deal
• Reflections From A Mock Trial
• Intelligence Contractor KeyW Inks $235M Deal For Sotera
• Palantir Gets Trade Secrets Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Starr Rolls Out Drone Insurance For Construction Industry
• 9th Circ. Legal Concerns Influence Trump's New Travel Ban
• Law Prof's Testimony Tossed In $116M Drug Return Co. Suit
• Lockheed Lands $750M Air Force Parts Replacement Contract
• Circuit Splits: A Hidden Trap In 'Federal Question' MDLs
• Charter Plane Co. Ch. 7 Trustee Gets $1M DOD Deal Approved
• Exposed CIA Tactics Open Doors For Non-Gov't Hackers
• ZTE Listing Pivotal In Criminal Case, DOJ Official Says
• Investors Say AVIC Dragging Out $70M Award Confirmation
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Alice Win For US In F-35 Helmet Case
• House Passes $578B Defense Spending Bill
• Feds Charge Ukrainian With Exporting Military Gear From NY
• ZTE Fine Shows Big Sanctions Aren't Just For Banks Anymore
• Dems Move To Defund, Block New Immigration Ban
• Honeywell Denied Sanctions, Rebuked For Spying On Rival
• Court OKs $9M CTS, Northrop Grumman Superfund Deal
• Leonardo Inks $150M Deal For Calif. Laser Co.
• Arbitrator Fends Off DQ Bid In Greek Shipyard Dispute
• Lockheed Unit Scores $1B Air Force Tanker Engine Contract
• Congress Passes NASA Reform, Reauthorization Bill
• Feds Seek $32M From Black & Decker In Cleanup Dispute
• Joint Venture Loses Protest Over Denied Army Contract
• DAG Hopeful Resists Queries On Trump-Russia Investigator
• WikiLeaks Releases Purported CIA Hacking Trove
• Ariz. Vet Wins $2.6M For VA Hospital Cancer Misdiagnosis
• Feds, Drug Return Co. Spar Over Law Professor's Testimony
• Wash Systems Maker Asks Fed Circ. To Affirm Wins In IP Row
• SpaceX Welder's Bid For New Sex Bias Trial Shot Down
• Raytheon Loses GAO Challenge Of $53M Army Boat Contract
• US Wallops ZTE With $892M Penalty For Sales To Iran
• New Immigration, Travel Order Won't Stem Tide Of Lawsuits
• Ax Of Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Rule Now Up To Trump
• Ex-Navy Officer Conspiracy Indictment Tossed After Seizures
• 2nd Circ. Told To Nix Iraqi Contractor Bid To Revive KBR Row
• GAO Sides With NASA On Tech Services Contract
• 9 Contractors To Share $10B Army Translation Services Award
• Trump Calls On US To Enhance Visa, Refugee Vetting
• Conservative Watchdog Files FOIA Suit Over Flynn Docs
• NSA Says Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Olympics Spying Suit
• 2nd. Circ. Alone On Terrorism Stand-Ins, Justices Told
• GAO Clears Air Force On Sole-Source Database Contract
• Data Analytics Now Cost-Effective For Smaller Firms
• Trump Issues New Immigration Ban Executive Order
• In Congress: Obamacare, Defense Funding, Litigation Reform
• L3 Defends Secret Side Deal In $34.5M Fraud Settlement
• Cost, Time Hurdles May Sour GOP Appetite For Border Wall
• Contractor's Civilian Bid Protest Falls Into GAO Dead Zone
• 5 Charged In DOD Fraud, Tax Evasion Scheme
• AVIC Says Suit Over $70M Award Should Proceed Unseparated
• Biz Group Backs Dumping Obama's Contractor Rules
• GAO Faults Army For Treating Contract Bidders Differently
• GAO Upholds Challenge To Booz Allen's DOJ Award
• SpaceX Pushes FCC On Spectrum For Commercial Launches
• Key Moves When Immigration Clients Are Caught In Raids
• Don't Underestimate The Value Of An Internal Audit
• Lessons From CTC Protests Over Navy Contract
• 1st Circ. OKs More Prison For Sending Nuke Parts To Iran
• House Releases New $578B Defense Spending Bill For 2017
• DOD Taking Flexible Approach To Acquisitions Chief Split
• Ex-Tech Writer Can't Nix Drone Secrets Theft Conviction
• Sessions Exits Probes Into Russian Election Meddling
• House Intel Committee Sets Out Scope Of Russia Probe
• Honeywell Must Pay for Waste Cleanup, Ind. Airport Says
• Navy To Evaluate Shipbuilding Contract Incentives, GAO Says
• Dems Want Pink Slip For Sessions After Russian Revelations
• BAE Can't Have Docs In $3.6B Contract Suit, Army Says
• Returning Balance To The NLRB
• Electronic Device Searches At Airports: Business As Usual?
• New Business Opportunities In Shared Workspaces
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework Bill Heads To House Floor
• Schumer Asks FCC To Let Jewish Centers Trace Call Threats
• Gov't Watchdogs Say They Need $85.4M To Monitor Afghanistan
• Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.5B In F-35, Missile Work
• UN Won't Adopt Sanctions Over Chemical Weapons In Syria
• Brothers' $69M Contract Suit Risks State Secrets, Gov't Says
• Takeaways From NASA Cloud Security Audit
• Streamlining The USERRA Claims Process