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Introducing Crowell & Moring’s Compliance “Check-Up” for Government Contractors

Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.06.18

The Government Contracts and Corporate Groups at Crowell & Moring LLP are pleased to announce our Compliance “Check-Up” for Government Contractors, focused on providing pre-sale advice to government contractors and private equity sponsors contemplating selling or fundraising in the current market.  Our team of over 80 experienced government contracts and transactional professionals stands ready to assist clients by providing (at no cost) a “Check-Up” – a diagnostic review of key diligence questions, aimed at identifying common compliance issues that can drive down sales prices and/or increase borrowing costs.  By identifying these issues early in the diligence process, sellers can avoid common traps that may negatively impact deal terms, complicate reps and warranties, and make post-merger integration more difficult and expensive.  For more information on our Compliance “Check-Up” for Government Contractors, please click here.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 06.25.26

Twin Executive Orders Seek to Spur Quantum Leap in Technology and Cybersecurity

On June 22, 2026, President Trump signed two executive orders, “Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks” (Quantum Security EO) and “Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation” (Quantum Innovation EO), marking the most significant federal action on quantum technology since the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act of 2022, which directed agencies to harden their information systems against quantum-enabled hacking. The orders seek to speed the development of quantum computers, which are advanced processors that can calculate multiple possibilities simultaneously and thus solve problems exponentially faster than traditional computers. At the same time, the orders look to protect against the danger that quantum technology can “break” traditional encryption by easily decoding it. Of particular note for government contractors, the Quantum Security EO directs agencies to update federal acquisition regulations to require contractors by 2031 to adopt information processing standards that resist quantum-enabled codebreaking....