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FOIA News: ASBL recovers $500,000 in FOIA win

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American Small Business League beats DoD and Lockheed in Federal Court and recovers $500,000; Pentagon Fails at Attempt to Withhold Key Pentagon and Lockheed Documents

Business Wire, Mar. 18, 2020

The United States government has paid $500,000 in compensation to the American Small Business League (ASBL), which prevailed in part on a multi-year court battle to force the Department of Defense to disclose documents showing whether big defense contractors like Lockheed Martin complied with laws requiring them to subcontract to small business. Read more here.