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Firm News 3 results

Firm News | 4 min read | 06.24.24

Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United States 2024

Washington – June 24, 2024: Crowell & Moring has been recommended in eight practice areas in the 17th edition of the Legal 500 United States. In addition, partner Daniel Forman, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Group, has been named to the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” for Government Contracts.
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Firm News | 7 min read | 01.02.20

Crowell & Moring Elects Eight New Partners and Promotes Seven to Senior Counsel and 26 to Counsel Positions

Washington – January 2, 2020: Crowell & Moring elected eight lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2020. The firm also promoted seven attorneys to the position of senior counsel, and 26 associates to the position of counsel. The new partners have been promoted from within the ranks of the firm’s Washington, Los Angeles, and San Francisco offices. The new partners have been promoted from across offices and practice groups, including White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement, Health Care, International Trade, Intellectual Property, Privacy & Cybersecurity, Government Contracts, Litigation, and Antitrust.
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Firm News | 3 min read | 02.22.19

Law360 Names Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Group a "Practice Group of the Year" for the Ninth Consecutive Year

Washington – February 22, 2019: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that its Government Contracts Group has been recognized as one of Law360’s “Practice Groups of the Year” for government contracts. This is the ninth consecutive year that the group has earned this honor.
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Client Alerts 42 results

Client Alert | 2 min read | 06.26.24

Commerciality Guidance for Major Weapon System Procurements

On May 30, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 803 of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which modified 10 U.S.C. § 3455 to provide additional guidance regarding data requirements needed to support determinations of commerciality and price reasonableness under procurements for major weapon systems.  The rule applies to products that (i) have not previously been deemed commercial by the DoD; and (ii) are proposed as either a subsystem of a major weapon system or as a component or spare part of a major weapon system or subsystem. 
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.08.24

“(Don’t) Let the Chips Fall Where They May”: FAR Council Previews Proposed Rule Implementing the Covered Semiconductor Prohibition

On May 3, 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding the prohibition on semiconductors produced by certain Chinese manufacturers, enacted in Section 5949(a)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (Section 5949) expanding on the prohibition on covered telecommunications equipment and services produced by Huawei, ZTE, and others from Section 889 of the FY 2019 NDAA (Section 889).    
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.12.24

No Relief for the Non-Responsible Contractor: FAR Council Proposing Better Alignment between FAR and NCR Suspension and Debarment Regimes

On January 9, 2024, the FAR Council issued a proposed rule, seeking to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to enhance consistency and alignment between the suspension and debarment procedures in the FAR and in the Nonprocurement Common Rule (NCR) system (contained in 2 CFR Part 180).  The FAR and NCR are two separate suspension and debarment regulatory regimes, with the former governing procurement matters and the latter governing grants, cooperative agreements, contracts of assistance, and loan guarantees.  While these suspension and debarment regimes are similar, the proposed rule would remove some differences—definitional and procedural—between the FAR and NCR.  
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Press Coverage 3 results

Publications 5 results

Publication | 09.12.22

Ethics Corner: Ethical, Legal Considerations For Remote Work

National Defense Magazine

Events 5 results

Event | May - December 2024

The Masters Institute in Government Contracting

The Masters Institute in Government Contracting is a specially conceived, advanced program in government contracting. Crowell is proud to be part of the Masters’ program faculty which is hosted and organized by Federal Publications Seminars.

Event | 11.13.23, 3:30 PM EST - 5:00 PM EST

Government Contracts and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

Overview of Government Contracts and Cybersecurity requirements, as well as recent developments in key areas.

Event | 10.08.19, 4:00 AM EDT - 6:00 AM EDT

Government Contracts Breakfast Series: A Practicum in Government Contracts Data Rights

Crowell & Moring is pleased to announce the next installment of our Government Contracts Breakfast Series. All of the sessions will be held in Northern Virginia and focus on issues most important to government contractors. Our next sessions are described below.
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Webinars 6 results

Webinar | 12.19.22, 9:00 AM EST - 10:00 AM EST

Lookback at Changes to the FAR/DFARS in 2022

Please join Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group as we discuss 2022 changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). Among other topics, we will cover: revisions to the Buy America Act; new FAR requirements that certain entities disclose their use of workforce and facilities in China; proposed changes to the DFARS on noncommercial computer software; and new and proposed FAR amendments implementing changes to the Small Business Administration’s regulations.
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Webinar | 01.20.22, 8:00 AM EST - 9:00 AM EST

Key Provisions of the FY 2022 NDAA

Join Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts and Privacy & Cybersecurity attorneys for a webinar discussion of key provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 that will impact government contractors and critical infrastructure providers.  Topics addressed in the FY2022 NDAA that will be covered in our webinar include among others: 
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Webinar | 12.08.21, 8:00 AM EST - 9:00 AM EST

Government Contract Issues

In the second installment of Crowell & Moring’s webinar series, our Government Contracts attorneys will discuss the impacts of the current and expected supply chain issues on federal government contractors and their compliance responsibilities. Our panelists will discuss contract clauses that may be at risk as the supply chain delays continue, including requirements for domestic preferences, prohibitions on counterfeit parts, and protecting national security interests.  This panel will also cover the expected Government enforcement of supply chain-related compliance violations, including False Claims Act liability.
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Speaking Engagements 32 results

Blog Posts 2 results

Blog Post | 05.17.16

Responsible Sourcing: New Tools for Contractors to Combat Human Trafficking

Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum

Podcasts 71 results

Podcast | 08.06.24

Fastest 5 Minutes: Clearances for Joint Ventures, Mentor-Protégé Program, GSA Schedule

This week’s episode covers a DoD memorandum establishing procedures for covered joint venture facility security clearances, an SBA notice relating to the Mentor-Protégé Programs, and an upcoming mass modification to all existing GSA Multiple Award Schedule contracts, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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Podcast | 07.09.24

Fastest 5 Minutes: Business Systems, DCSA, Davis-Bacon

This week’s episode covers a proposed rule to replace the phrase “significant deficiency” with “material weakness” for the government’s evaluation of contractor business systems, a GAO report on Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s current cybersecurity policies and procedures, and a nationwide preliminary injunction that halts the U.S. Department of Labor from enforcing three key elements of new regulations related to the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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Podcast | 06.21.24

Special Edition of the Fastest 5 Minutes: Federal Circuit Protest Ruling in Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States

This special edition covers the Federal Circuit’s June 2024 protest decision in Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States, and is hosted by Yuan Zhou and Anuj Vohra. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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