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ABA: An Update from NAD and NARB

Webinar | 07.18.19, 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT

Join for a discussion of recent case trends at the National Advertising Division (NAD), from Made in the USA to native advertising, and meet Ken Plevan, who will report on his initial impressions of the appeals process based on his 5 months as the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) Chair.


Partner Christopher Cole will moderate the panel. 

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Webinar | 03.12.26

On-Going Government Audits of Small Business Programs: Why the Federal Government’s Focus on ‘Waste, Fraud, and Abuse’ Impacts Both Large and Small Contractors

The federal government has identified purported ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’ in small business programs as a major focus of its current enforcement efforts. As it relates to federal procurement, we have seen audits and investigations rolled out not only of active participants in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program but also reviews of various types of small business contracts (such as 8(a) sole source and set-aside awards, preference-based awards, and small business set-aside awards over particular values). Join Crowell & Moring as we discuss what aspects of contract performance and teaming arrangements are being scrutinized (e.g., size/status eligibility, limitations on subcontracting compliance, reasonableness of market rates, etc.) and how these considerations can impact both small government contractors holding the prime contracts under review and their subcontractors. ...