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Firm News 42 results

Firm News | 1 min read | 02.24.26

Law360 Gov Con Practice Group of the Year

Washington – February 24, 2026: Law360 has named Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group a Practice Group of the Year for 2025. This is the 14thyear that the Group has earned this recognition.
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Firm News | 1 min read | 07.15.25

Crowell Advises MP Materials on Landmark Public-Private Partnership with Department of Defense

Washington – July 15, 2025: Crowell & Moring was honored to represent MP Materials in its landmark partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense, making DoD the company’s largest shareholder. On July 9, MP and DoD signed a multibillion-dollar package of investments and long-term commitments, providing for, among other things, construction of the company’s second domestic magnet manufacturing facility. The agreements include convertible preferred equity, warrants, loans, and price floor and offtake commitments.
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Firm News | 4 min read | 06.26.25

Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United States 2025

Washington – June 26, 2025: Crowell & Moring has been recommended in eight practice areas in the 18th edition of the Legal 500 United States. In addition, partner Daniel Forman, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Group, has been named to the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” for Government Contracts.
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Client Alerts 264 results

Client Alert | 12 min read | 11.13.25

Highlighting Key Takeaways from the Pentagon Acquisition Transformation Strategy

On November 7, 2025, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the Department of War’s (“DoW”) Acquisition Transformation Strategy (the “Strategy”) during a speech to military leaders and industry at the National War College on Fort McNair.  The Strategy sets out five pillars for acquisition reform, each containing near-and long-term actions to “ensure delivery of capabilities to the American warfighter” at a more rapid pace.  
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Client Alert | 1 min read | 09.10.25

FAR from Alone: GSA Releases New FAR Companion Guide

On September 9, 2025, GSA released version 1 of the FAR Companion, a living resource guide aimed primarily at assisting federal acquisition professionals. The FAR Companion is designed to provide guidance and recommendations to acquisition professionals to better understand the FAR and related procurement principles for planning, awarding, managing, and closing out contracts. It consolidates practitioner insights, innovation and vendor engagement strategies, handbooks, training materials, and problem-solving ideas into one source.
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 08.25.25

Final Rule Implements Restrictions on Simultaneous Consulting Work for DOD and Covered Foreign Entities

On August 25, 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued the Final Rule implementing Section 812 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 (P.L. 118-31).  The Final Rule will take effect on October 24, 2025 via a new solicitation provision, DFARS 252.209-7012 (Prohibition Relating to Conflicts of Interest in Consulting Services – Certification).
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Press Coverage 65 results

Press Coverage | 01.02.26

Gov't Contracts Policies To Watch In 2026

Law360

Publications 25 results

Publication | 09.12.22

Ethics Corner: Ethical, Legal Considerations For Remote Work

National Defense Magazine

Events 17 results

Event | May - December 2024

The Masters Institute in Government Contracting

The Masters Institute in Government Contracting is a specially conceived, advanced program in government contracting. Crowell is proud to be part of the Masters’ program faculty which is hosted and organized by Federal Publications Seminars.

Event | 05.09.23 - 05.10.23, 7:15 AM EDT - 12:15 PM EDT

39th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar—Government Contracting Amidst a Global Shake-Up

In this challenging world, government contractors are facing many opportunities and new risks. Join us for our Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS) where our experienced practitioners will be providing insight in a variety of areas, including accounting, cost & pricing, bid protests, claims, cross-border considerations, cybersecurity, False Claims Act enforcement, government IP, mergers & acquisitions, small business issues, and more.

Event | 06.25.19, 4:00 AM EDT - 6:00 AM EDT

Government Contracts Breakfast Series: Understanding DOJ’s New Compliance Guidance

Crowell & Moring is pleased to announce the launch of our Government Contracts Breakfast Series. All of the sessions will be held in Northern Virginia and focus on issues most important to government contractors. Our June session is described below.
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Webinars 9 results

Webinar | 03.24.22, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT

Navigating the Landscape of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Under the American Rescue Plan Act

Join us for a webinar discussion of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s new final rule on the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The final rule governs the state, local, and Tribal governments’ eligible uses of the $350 billion dollars of funds available under ARPA and imposes regulatory requirements on these recipients, which are flowed down to subrecipients and contractors. Our webinar will help contractors navigate the SLFRF, and cover the following key areas:
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Webinar | 11.10.21, 10:00 AM EST - 11:00 AM EST

Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate: Recent Developments and Answering Common Questions

Please join us on Wednesday, November 10 at 3 pm EST, for a follow-up presentation on the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate.  The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force has issued additional guidance and certain federal agencies have elaborated on their policies for implementing the new federal requirements.  Our webinar will discuss key developments that have arisen in recent weeks, challenges that contractors are facing, and common questions.  We hope you will join us.  If there are particular topics or questions you would like us to address, we encourage you to reach out to any of the presenters in advance.
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Webinar | 03.10.20, 8:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT

COVID-19 Roundtable Discussion: Practical Guidance for Legal Departments, Business Leaders, and Boards

Please join us for a webinar that will discuss some of the key business and legal issues that companies are navigating in connection with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its cross-jurisdictional impacts. Topics will include supply chain disruption, labor and employment, employee mobility, commercial contracts, government contracts, health care, insurance coverage, privacy, crisis management and continuity of operations, and more. 
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Speaking Engagements 75 results

Blog Posts 37 results

Blog Post | 02.25.26

Fastest 5 Minutes: Tariff Update

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Blog Post | 02.03.26

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Blog Post | 01.26.26

Fastest 5 Minutes: National Fraud Enforcement, EO Focused on Defense Contracting

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum 

Podcasts 207 results

Podcast | 02.23.26

Fastest 5 Minutes: Tariff Update

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Podcast | 02.18.26

Fastest 5 Minutes: “Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services”

This week’s episode covers a proposed FAR provision entitled “Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services” implementing Section 5949 of the FY23 NDAA, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Addie Cliffe. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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Podcast | 02.02.26

Fastest 5 Minutes: Cybersecurity, Resellers, IP

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