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Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.03.18

As government contractors merge, reorganize, or grow, functional roles and responsibilities are in constant flux. So that compliance obligations are not left behind in this dynamic business environment, Crowell & Moring has created an interactive compliance matrix highlighting important responsibilities by business function. Click on the business department in the chart, here, to help your organization keep track of important government contracts compliance obligations.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.15.26

GAO Indicates Reasonable Conflict of Interest Investigation Must Include Inquiry of Involved Firm

The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent decision in Viderity Inc.—Costs, B-424422.5, Sept. 1, 2026, offers useful insight into what constitutes a legally sufficient conflict of interest investigation. The decision arose in an unusual procedural posture: Viderity initially protested, alleging that an agency evaluator had a personal conflict of interest. After the agency took corrective action, Viderity filed a cost entitlement claim requesting that GAO direct the agency to reimburse Viderity’s protest costs. In evaluating that claim, GAO assessed whether Viderity’s underlying protest ground was “clearly meritorious.”...