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15 Apr 2020, 6:13 am by Allan Blutstein
.) -- finding that: (1) CIA conducted adequate search for background investigation records concerning various Trump administration candidates, but improperly redacted their names pursuant to Exemption 6; (2) FBI properly interpreted plaintiff’s request for agency’s security clearance procedures, but nonetheless failed to perform adequate search; (3) plaintiff failed to administratively appeal from DOD HQ’s “no records” response; DOD’s Defense Manpower… [read post]
14 Apr 2020, 8:01 am by Laura Peterson
Violators are also liable for treble damages under the FCA, making it one of the most effective anti-fraud laws in the United States. [read post]
13 Apr 2020, 9:18 am by Elliot Setzer
New air missile defense systems are now protecting U.S. [read post]
13 Apr 2020, 5:00 am by Ariane Tabatabai, Colin P. Clarke
The New York Times reported last month that two camps within the administration are battling out how to respond to these developments, with one camp (led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien) trying to convince the president to act more forcefully against these groups and the other (mostly composed of U.S. military and Department of Defense officials, including Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and the Chairman of the… [read post]
Nyman On April 4, 2020, the White House issued an Executive Order creating the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (the “Committee”). [read post]
The Committee, chaired by the Attorney General, includes the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense, and any other executive department head so designated by the President, is seen as an attempt to formalize the long-standing “Team Telecom” review process that began in the 1990s. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 1:04 pm by Dianne Feinstein
But Americans also expect that officials at all levels, including the president of the United States, will be motivated by what’s best for the nation and the rule of law. [read post]
Thousands of people worldwide have contracted the Corona virus and there have been hundreds of virus-caused deaths in the United States. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 3:57 am by Ben Vernia
On April 8, the Department of Justice announced that a South Korean fuel contractor will pay $2 million to settle bid-rigging and False Claims Act allegations, the final in a series of antitrust and fraud settlements reached in an investigation of Department of Defense contracts for fuel. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 3:57 am by Ben Vernia
On April 8, the Department of Justice announced that a South Korean fuel contractor will pay $2 million to settle bid-rigging and False Claims Act allegations, the final in a series of antitrust and fraud settlements reached in an investigation of Department of Defense contracts for fuel. [read post]
9 Apr 2020, 9:05 pm by Joshua Burd
Secretary of Defense and U.S. [read post]
9 Apr 2020, 8:21 am by Brittany Benowitz, Tommy Ross
Four of the world’s six largest arms suppliers—the United States, Russia, France the United Kingdom, which together account for over 70 percent of global weapons sales—are known to have supported both state and non-state armed groups in current or recent conflicts. [read post]
9 Apr 2020, 7:49 am by Joseph J. Lazzarotti
Yesterday, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a joint alert warning of a substantial increase in these attacks, providing helpful guidance concerning the nature of the attacks and related information. [read post]
8 Apr 2020, 10:06 am by Elliot Setzer
Emilia Columbo argued that the United States should seize the opportunity to help Africa develop its infrastructure and business sector in order to protect U.S. interests. [read post]
8 Apr 2020, 9:27 am by Amy Starnes
— The Texas Tribune US urges Americans abroad to come home now or prepare to be stranded — The State Department has urged Americans stranded abroad during the coronavirus pandemic to either come home or prepare to stay where they are as the United States warns its repatriation efforts will not continue forever. [read post]
8 Apr 2020, 5:00 am by Matthias Schulze
“During a state of defense or a state of tension the Armed Forces shall have the power to protect civilian property” (GG Article 87a/3). [read post]