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The Revolving Door Swings Again: Considerations & Best Practices in the New Administration

Webinar | 02.03.21, 8:00 AM EST - 9:00 AM EST

A change in administration necessarily brings significant turnover, and 2021 will be no different.  Please join members of Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group for an overview of the statutes, regulations, and best practices at issue when interviewing and hiring former Government employees.  Topics to be discussed include:


- The Three Stages of the Revolving Door

  • Employment Negotiations with Current Government Officials
  • Hiring Current or Former Government Officials (Compensation Restrictions)
  • Using Former Government Officials (Representational Restrictions)

- Potential Civil and Criminal Sanctions for Violations of Revolving Door Rules
- Bid Protest Considerations—Both Affirmative and Defensive
- Compliance Tips and Best Practices


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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. ...