Now Bosch...
They've come a long way since CGL took over. I've been a clan fan all along but FASA really cheesed up the clans, even from the normal FASA perspective. CGL is doing much better. The handling of the transition of stalled invader clans to IS states (of sorts) is pretty good. The rift through the foundation of the clans this caused was handled exceptionally well.
There is still the interesting possibility of a war between the two sides of the clan divide, which would be cool. The clans have been well intertwined into the story now, far better than before.
Aw, don't take me seriously.
But yes, CGL has really made the Clans more believable. FASA was fine with them quickly devolving into PROUD WARRIOR RACE GUYS, but Randall, Herb, and Ben have insisted that they be written as human beings, which immediately improved my opinion of them.
If that's all that is what is left of Clan Nova Cat, then that is Clan Nova Cat.
Just because I don't wear a top hat, wig or buckled shoes doesn't mean Im not American (or whatever passed for American).
You don't have to ride a horse to be Mongolian (or Hungarian, etc).
Things change, they merge, some ideas are discarded and some new ones are found/integrated.
Really, as long as there is an unbroken line of people calling themselves "Clan Nova Cat," it doesn't really matter to me if they're still using Iron Wombs or not. They may be dead as a faction, but as a people they still exist. It's not uncommon in the real world, after all.