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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 | 3 min read | 10.12.23

Former GAO Bid Protest Attorney and Associate General Counsel for AI Defense Business Rejoins Crowell & Moring

Eric M. Ransom, a former attorney with the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, has rejoined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the firm’s premier Government Contracts Group. Eric will advise clients on the intersection of procurement laws, regulations, and best practices; and Artificial Intelligence and sophisticated defense technologies.

Client Alerts 20 results

Client Alert | 7 min read | 02.19.25

Trump Administration Seeks Input from Public on National Artificial Intelligence Action Plan

Significant shifts in U.S. technology policy are taking shape at the start of the new administration. This is especially true in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), where President Trump revoked President Biden’s Executive Order 14110, titled “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,” as part of his flurry of Day One executive actions. The administration is now moving quickly to put its own stamp on this area in an effort to strengthen U.S. AI leadership and competitiveness and outpace other nations, particularly the People’s Republic of China.
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.21.25

FAR Council Proposes Substantial Changes to OCI Regulations

On January 15, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a Proposed Rule that would implement changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) rules as required by the 2022 Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act (P.L. 117-324).  Comments on the Proposed Rule are due on March 17, 2025.  (Note that pursuant to President Trump’s January 20, 2025 “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review” Executive Order, the Proposed Rule is subject to further review, which may result in revisions and an extension of the 60-day comment period.)
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 10.29.24

OMB Releases Guidance to Advance Federal AI Acquisition

On September 24, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-18, Advancing the Responsible Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government (Memo).  The 36-page Memo builds on OMB’s March 2024 guidance governing federal agencies’ use of AI, Memorandum M-24-10, which we reported on here.  The Memo addresses requirements and guidance for agencies acquiring AI systems and services, focusing on three strategic goals: (i) ensuring collaboration across the federal government; (ii) managing AI risks and performance; and (iii) promoting a competitive AI market.
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Events 4 results

Event | 05.19.25 - 05.22.25

Law-Tech Connect and XPONENTIAL 2025

Join Crowell at Law-Tech Connect and AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Houston, where industry experts focus on how changes in technology, policy, safety, and society are shaping the uncrewed systems and robotics industry. Co-located at XPONENTIAL, Law-Tech Connect is designed to connect and inform all those involved in uncrewed and autonomous systems in a one-day session focused on the intersection between technology and legal issues.

Event | 06.11.24 - 06.12.24, 3:30 PM PDT - 7:00 PM PDT

West Coast Government Contracts Seminar - Doing Business with the U.S. Government

Join us for our West Coast Government Contracts Seminar. For your convenience, we are pleased to offer this seminar on two separate occasions—on June 11th in Crowell’s San Francisco office, and on June 12th at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.  We hope that you can make one (or both) of these events.

Event | 01.25.24, 5:00 PM PST - 7:30 PM PST

What Tech Start-Ups Need to Know in the Era of CMMC: Federal Government Contracting Perspectives

The Department of Defense (DOD)’s recent release of the highly anticipated proposed rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program (CMMC) has shaken up cybersecurity requirements for companies looking do business with the Federal Government. These emerging requirements become increasingly arduous for startup companies in the technology space – albeit cloud computing, software or artificial intelligence.

Webinars 1 result

Webinar | 12.13.24, 1:00 PM EST - 2:30 PM EST

President-Elect Trump’s Impact On the Transportation Industry: A Lightning Round Discussion

This Transportation industry-focused discussion will help you identify, understand, and prepare for the impact of the new administration on your business.

Speaking Engagements 16 results

Blog Posts 2 results

Blog Post | 03.23.20

Administrative Relief for USAID Grant Recipients and Applicants Impacted by COVID-19

Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum

Blog Post | 08.15.19

Recent GAO Decision Permits One-sided Discussions as Agency Corrective Action

Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum

Podcasts 3 results

Podcast | 02.27.24

&Motion Visits With Forterra – Off-road and in extreme conditions, the importance of self-driving tech in saving lives and advancing the industry

&Motion’s Paul Keller and Eric Ransom discuss with Forterra’s Pat Acox the company’s advances in off-road self-driving vehicles, their unique challenges and opportunities, and how the military’s continued development of the technology will enable faster adoption and save lives in the commercial sector.
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Podcast | 12.22.20

All Things Protest: Stay Override Challenge in a Pandemic-Related Procurement (December 2020)

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Olivia Lynch and Christian Curran are joined by colleague Eric Ransom to discuss issues surrounding emergency sole source procurements, and a recent stay override decision from the Court of Federal Claims concerning a Federal Emergency Management Agency sole source contract for COVID-19 tests.
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Podcast | 08.30.19

All Things Protest: One-Sided Discussions (August 2019)

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement.  In this episode, Eric Ransom joins hosts Christian Curran and Rob Sneckenberg to discuss agency discretion in fashioning corrective action, including when one-sided discussions may be an available remedy.  
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