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Sequestration: What Does It Mean for Federal Contractors?

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.06.12

On July 12, 2012, Crowell & Moring will present the webinar, hosted by L2 Federal Resources, "Sequestration: Preparing for Unprecedented Cuts to Federal Spending." A panel of C&M attorneys with expertise in government contracts, public policy, and employment law will discuss the Budget Control Act of 2011, which establishes a process known as "sequestration" (automatic, across-the-board spending cuts to defense and non-defense accounts), scheduled to go into effect in January 2013, and will provide an overview of the implications of sequestration for contractors.

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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....