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May
25
2012
 The Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
May
22
2012
 Defense Contractors Look for Return on Investment with National Defense Authorization Act MapLight
May
21
2012
 Department of Labor's OFCCP Postpones TRICARE Network Provider Compliance Reviews Bracewell LLP
May
20
2012
 What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: A Primer on the False Claims Act Faegre Drinker
May
19
2012
 Former U.S. Nuclear Commander Startles with Proposal to Cut Weapons Arsenal by 80% Center for Public Integrity
May
19
2012
 Helping Veterans Get Back to Work U.S. Department of Labor
May
11
2012
 Defense cuts widely supported: Young, old, Republicans, Democrats, men, women all say they favor whopping reductions in military spending. Center for Public Integrity
May
8
2012
 Pentagon Failed to Protect Whistleblowers Center for Public Integrity
May
6
2012
 Government Contractor Is Immune from Individual Liability for Alleged Patent Infringement McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
28
2012
 Riding the Escalator (Principle) Safely: Recent Appellate Court Decision Underscores Challenges Facing Employers Reinstating Returning Servicemembers Vedder Price
Apr
24
2012
 Technology, Telecom and Defense Companies Support CISPA Over Other Cyber Security Bills Despite Privacy Concerns MapLight
Apr
9
2012
 More Wisconsin DNR Permit Streamlining: Piers, General Navigable Waterway Permits, and Environmental Permit Notice Procedures -- Governor Walker Signs 2011 Wisconsin Act 167 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Apr
3
2012
 Dealing With the Government -- Don't Be Left Holding the Bag Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
1
2012
 Coast Guard Issues Final Great Lakes Ballast Water Standards Varnum LLP
Mar
29
2012
 New Michigan Law Defines Lake Access Rights at Road-Ends Varnum LLP
Mar
25
2012
 DOL Delivers - Federal Contracts are Big Business U.S. Department of Labor
Mar
23
2012
 New Bill Seeks to Automatically Debar and Significantly Restrict Contingency Contractors Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
19
2012
 Landmark U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Enters Into Force McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
16
2012
 Hiding at the Back of the Budget Book: Defense Department's 2013 budget Center for Public Integrity
Mar
8
2012
 Army Seeks Public Comment on $7 Billion in Renewable Energy Procurement Mintz
Feb
21
2012
 Energy and Environment Update, February 19, 2012 Mintz
Feb
21
2012
 Cybersecurity Act of 2012 Introduced Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
17
2012
 Contractor Deaths in Afghanistan Illustrate the Grave Risks for Those Operating in Conflict Zones Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Feb
16
2012
 Military Wastewater Treatment System Generates Energy Varnum LLP
Feb
9
2012
 DOL Proposes New FMLA Regulations on Military Family Leave Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
7
2012
 New Lakers Will Have Latest Emissions Scrubbing Technology Varnum LLP
Feb
5
2012
 EPA Offers a Regulatory Reprieve to Great Lakes Steamships Varnum LLP
Feb
4
2012
 Broader than Bombs: What the Arms Export Control Act Means to You Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
25
2012
 Michigan Initiates 2011 Ballast Water Reporting Program Varnum LLP
Jan
2
2012
 Public Comment Sought on EPA’s Vessel General Permits Varnum LLP
Dec
30
2011
 US Department of Labor Extends Deadline for Filing of VETS-100/100A Reports Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
14
2011
 Protests Rise; Winners Fall: GAO Releases Its Latest Protest Statistics Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
28
2011
 Federal Court Approves OFCCP Broadened Access to Compensation Data Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
19
2011
 DOJ Targets FCPA and Anti-Trust Violations Jointly Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
18
2011
 New Personal Conflict Of Interest Rules For Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
12
2011
 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issues “US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap” Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
8
2011
 Comfort Suites To Pay $132,500 For Disability Discrimination Against Clerk With Autism U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nov
7
2011
 Defense Security Service Security Rating Matrix Update Armstrong Teasdale
Nov
6
2011
 New Defense Security Service Electronic Communications Plan Released Armstrong Teasdale
Nov
2
2011
 Reregistering Vessels After Foreclosure Sale Vedder Price
Oct
31
2011
 Hacking the Military Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Oct
26
2011
 Transitioning to the Updated ISFO Process Manual v3.0 Armstrong Teasdale
Oct
22
2011
 Sending Troops Home Could Pave Way for More Non-Competitive Defense Contracting Center for Public Integrity
Oct
15
2011
 New OFAC General Licenses Authorize Food Product Sales to Iran and Sudan McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
9
2011
 New DSS Security Rating Matrix Armstrong Teasdale
Sep
26
2011
 Protesting at ODRA?: Learning the Lay of the Land Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
24
2011
 New Definition of 'Inherently Governmental Function' Affects Government Insourcing Decisions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
24
2011
 "First Impression" Ruling: Court May Review the Rationality of Emails Sent By GAO Attorneys Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
22
2011
 OFCCP's FAAP Rule Revision Places More Burdensome Requirements on Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
6
2011
 Coming Home: Service Members Bring Value, Benefits to Workplace Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
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