A federal judgeโs ruling on the side of the small defense contractor was a rarity, as most company protests against government bidding decisions do not prevail.
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Saildrone Surveyor, a 72-foot-long autonomous drone, sails past the Golden Gate Bridge after scanning an area of the seafloor.
The move will block shipments from BGI, a major Chinese firm that U.S. officials allege is associated with forced labor and the abuse of minority groups.
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BGI exhibit in Beijing last year. The Trump administration added the company, a major Chinese genomics company that U.S. officials have long eyed with suspicion, to a trade blacklist aimed at barring products made with forced labor in China.