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GAO's Annual Bid Protest Report: Sustains on the Rise

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.20.16

On December 15, GAO released its “Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2016,” including its updated bid protest statistics that indicated a significant uptick in the sustain rate for FY2016. For a breakdown of the most important statistics and trends, check out our latest post on Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 09.13.24

SEC Disbands its Climate and ESG Enforcement Task Force

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly recently dissolved its Climate and ESG Enforcement Task Force (the Task Force). The Task Force was part of SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s broader push to increase investors’ access to environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) information about public companies and registered investment companies. The dissolution of the Climate and ESG Enforcement Task Force comes after three years marked by industry resistance and a mixed record in the courts. Prior to the Task Force’s dissolution, the agency removed ESG from its annual Examination Priorities Report, which provides areas of particular focus during SEC examinations. While the Task Force has been dissolved, the SEC is still pursuing a number of its proposed ESG and climate-related rules....