How To Cope with Increased Whistleblower Complaints
Client Alert | 1 min read | 01.22.21
In a recently published Law360 article, “How To Cope with Increased Whistleblower Complaints,” Preston Pugh, Trina Fairley Barlow, and Christine Hawes of Crowell & Moring discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has generated many challenges for employers who have been struggling since early 2020 to continue operating, paying their employees, and addressing health and liability concerns in the face of government restrictions, reduced business, and safety risks. One such challenge has been a rise in whistleblower complaints and government investigations since March 2020. In the article, they provide answers to important questions that employers have about whistleblower investigations.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 12.19.25
GAO Cautions Agencies—Over-Redact at Your Own Peril
Bid protest practitioners in recent years have witnessed agencies’ increasing efforts to limit the production of documents and information in response to Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protests—often will little pushback from GAO. This practice has underscored the notable difference in the scope of bid protest records before GAO versus the Court of Federal Claims. However, in Tiger Natural Gas, Inc., B-423744, Dec. 10, 2025, 2025 CPD ¶ __, GAO made clear that there are limits to the scope of redactions, and GAO will sustain a protest where there is insufficient evidence that the agency’s actions were reasonable.
Client Alert | 7 min read | 12.19.25
In Bid to Ban “Woke AI,” White House Imposes Transparency Requirements on Contractors
Client Alert | 5 min read | 12.19.25
Navigating California’s Evolving Microplastics Landscape in 2026
Client Alert | 19 min read | 12.18.25
2025 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Where Have All the Protests Gone?
