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Firm News 6 results

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 | 2 min read | 02.22.19

Law360 Names Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Group a "Practice Group of the Year" for the Ninth Consecutive Year

Washington – February 22, 2019: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that its Government Contracts Group has been recognized as one of Law360’s “Practice Groups of the Year” for government contracts. This is the ninth consecutive year that the group has earned this honor.
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Firm News | 6 min read | 01.04.18

Crowell & Moring Elects Seven New Partners and Promotes 23 Associates to Counsel

Washington – January 4, 2018: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that it has elected seven lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2018. The firm has also promoted 23 associates to the position of counsel. The new partners have been promoted from within the ranks of the firm’s Washington, New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles offices, and underscore the firm’s commitment to its Government Contracts, Litigation, Corporate, Environment & Natural Resources, International Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, and Labor & Employment practices.
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Client Alerts 99 results

Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.14.26

SBIR/STTR Programs Reauthorized After Six-Month Lapse

On April 13, 2026, President Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act of 2026 (S. 3971) (the Act), extending the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through September 30, 2031. The legislation cleared the U.S. Senate on March 3, 2026 and then was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 17, 2026 after a six-month interruption in program authority that halted the issuance of new awards across federal agencies. The programs’ previous authorization expired on September 30, 2025.
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Client Alert | 12 min read | 03.13.26

AI for Government: 7 Days for Contractor Comments on GSA Proposed Contract Clause for AI Systems

On March 6, 2026, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a significant proposed contract clause, GSAR 552.239-7001, Basic Safeguarding of Artificial Intelligence Systems (“Clause”), for inclusion in GSA Schedule solicitations and contracts for AI capabilities.  The proposed clause would impose substantial new requirements related to AI sources, intellectual property rights, data use, change management, and performance standards.  The Clause would also take precedence over any other contract terms (including commercial licensing terms) related to AI, including a Seller’s terms of sale and service to which the Government had previously agreed.  GSA requests comments by March 20, 2026.
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Client Alert | 21 min read | 12.23.25

The FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act

On December 18, 2025, the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY 2026 NDAA) (P.L. 119-60) was signed into law. The Act makes significant changes to defense acquisition, sourcing restrictions, and interactions between the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and the Department of Defense (DOD). 
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Press Coverage 4 results

Publications 8 results

Publication | 05.06.21

Advancing America’s Dominance in AI: The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act’s AI Developments

The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law

Events 12 results

Event | 06.11.24 - 06.12.24, 3:30 PM PDT - 7:00 PM PDT

West Coast Government Contracts Seminar - Doing Business with the U.S. Government

Join us for our West Coast Government Contracts Seminar. For your convenience, we are pleased to offer this seminar on two separate occasions—on June 11th in Crowell’s San Francisco office, and on June 12th at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.  We hope that you can make one (or both) of these events.

Event | 10.08.19, 4:00 AM EDT - 6:00 AM EDT

Government Contracts Breakfast Series: A Practicum in Government Contracts Data Rights

Crowell & Moring is pleased to announce the next installment 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 next sessions are described below.
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Event | 04.24.19, 4:00 AM EDT - 6:00 AM EDT

Government Contracts Breakfast Series: Navigating the National Industrial Security Program

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 April session is described below.
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Webinars 11 results

Webinar | 01.22.26, 12:00 PM EST - 1:00 PM EST

FY2026 NDAA Webinar

A team of attorneys from Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group will present on the most consequential changes for government contractors from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, including the bill’s significant changes to defense acquisition, sourcing restrictions, and interactions between the Defense Industrial Base and the Department of War.  

Webinar | 03.15.23, 10:00 AM CET - 12:00 PM CET

Doing Business in/with the US: Your Pathway to Success

There are business opportunities abound in and with the US. You just have to know where to find them and how to navigate through the rules and regulations. Crowell launches a series of webinars in which we will help you to successfully do business in and with the US. Don’t miss out on this series where our practitioners will guide you through the intricate legal landscape to ensure you can establish and conduct your business in a fast and easy way. We will cover what you need to think about before expansion, launching in the US and then ensuring long term success.The topics to be discussed in this series will include:
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Webinar | 04.12.22, 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT

Government Contracts M&A Series - Intellectual Property and Contract Data/Patent Rights Issues

Join us for this third webinar in our series aimed at exploring best practices in mergers & acquisitions involving government contractors. In this webinar, we will focus on intellectual property-related issues and risks impacting transactions involving government contractors. Topics will include:
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Speaking Engagements 58 results

Blog Posts 6 results

Blog Post | 04.22.26

SBIR/STTR Programs Reauthorized After Six-Month Lapse

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Blog Post | 03.16.26

AI for Government: 7 Days for Contractor Comments on GSA Proposed Contract Clause for AI Systems

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Blog Post | 12.29.25

The FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Podcasts 3 results

Podcast | 04.23.25

Fastest 5 Minutes: Executive Order – “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base”

This week’s episode features a deep-dive on Executive Order 14265, Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base, which calls for a “comprehensive overhaul” of the DoD acquisition system to deliver state‐of‐the‐art capabilities at speed and scale. This episode is hosted by Yuan Zhou, Jon Baker, and Eric Ransom. 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 | 09.27.19

All Things Protest: Failure to Launch – OTA Jurisdiction at COFC (September 2019)

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Christian Curran and Olivia Lynch discuss with guest, Jonathan Baker, the Court of Federal Claims’ recent dismissal of a bid protest challenging the award of launch service agreements issued under the Department of Defense’s prototype other transaction authority for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
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Podcast | 11.30.18

All Things Protest: Other Transaction Authority (November 2018)

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, host Christian Curran interviews Jonathan Baker, partner in the firm’s Government Contracts Group, regarding the expanding use of “other transaction” authority, including how an OT can be protested.
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