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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 | 3 min read | 07.23.26

Protester Beware: Recent GAO Decision Suggests Traditional “Reasonable Possibility” Prejudice Standard May Be Evolving

It is well established that “[c]ompetitive prejudice is an essential element of every viable protest.” Yet, for decades, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has tempered this requirement with two critical corollaries: protesters need only demonstrate a “reasonable possibility” that they were prejudiced by an agency’s actions, and GAO “will resolve doubts regarding prejudice in favor of the protester.” These principles have been consistent features of GAO’s bid protest jurisprudence for more than 30 years. See, e.g., United Int’l Eng'g, Inc., B-245448, Jan. 29, 1992, 71 CPD ¶ 177....