The Department of Justice (DOJ) plays a role in the space industry primarily through its Aviation, Space & Admiralty Litigation Section, handling legal cases and claims related to space activities, including space launch incidents and representing agencies like NASA in court. Additionally, the Defense, Industrials, and Aerospace Section (DIA) is responsible for civil antitrust enforcement, competition advocacy, and competition policy in the aerospace sector, reviewing mergers and investigating potential violations. The DOJ also focuses on national security aspects related to space, including protecting U.S. advanced technologies from illegal acquisition and use by foreign actors through its National Security Division and Disruptive Technology Strike Force. Key partners include NASA, FAA and other government agencies involved in space activities.
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The U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division approved the Sprint–T-Mobile merger conditional on divesting some prepaid mobile business to Dish Network.
The merger of Harris Corp. and L3 Technologies received the regulatory approvals needed to close following a Justice Department decision on 2019-06-21.
The Justice Department filed a settlement on 2019-06-20 that would require Harris Corp.’s night vision business to be separated from the combined company.
On 2019-04-23, the Justice Department reached a plea agreement with Oregon-based Hydro Extrusion Portland, Inc. (formerly Sapa Profiles Inc.) and its parent company Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC (formerly Sapa Extrusions Inc.) over charges that they falsified test results for aluminum extrusions manufactured for various customers, including the U.S. government.
Panasonic Avionics will pay the U.S. Department of Justice a $137,400,000 fine for accounting violations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.