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Firm News | 1 min read | 03.06.24

NAWL Names Alexandra Barbee-Garrett to Rising List 2024

The National Association of Women Lawyers named Crowell & Moring counsel Alexandra Barbee-Garrett to the NAWL Rising List for 2024. The list honors “early- to mid-career attorneys committed to NAWL’s mission by either advancing women in the profession or advocating for women under the law.”

Firm News | 6 min read | 01.02.24

Crowell & Moring Elects Seven New Partners, Promotes Four to Senior Counsel, and 26 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected seven lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2024. The firm also promoted four lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 26 associates to the position of counsel.

Client Alerts 37 results

Client Alert | 6 min read | 04.25.24

OMB Final Rule Rewrites the Uniform Guidance for Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Federal Financial Assistance

On April 22, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Final Rule significantly revising the Uniform Guidance for grants, cooperative agreements, and other federal financial assistance.  The Final Rule (titled “OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance”), and OMB’s accompanying memorandum to agencies and reference guide, state that the revisions aim to streamline and clarify the grant rules and improve management, transparency, and oversight of federal financial assistance.  Agencies must implement the Final Rule by October 1, 2024; however, agencies may apply it to federal awards as early as June 21, 2024.
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Client Alert | 1 min read | 04.15.24

New FAR Part 40 to Address Supply Chain and Information Security Requirements

On April 1, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued a final rule updating the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add Part 40 on information security and supply chain security. This first action did not implement any new requirements; however, separate rulemakings will follow to relocate existing information security and supply chain security policies and procedures to the new Part 40. Additionally, new related regulations will be housed in Part 40. These actions suggest that the flow of information security and supply chain regulations is likely to continue unabated for at least the next few years.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.08.24

Show Me the Money: Contractors and Subcontractors May Soon Be Subject to Pay Transparency Requirements

Following a January 29, 2024 White House announcement and Fact Sheet, on January 30, 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) on salary-history bans and pay transparency for applicants and employees of federal contractors and subcontractors. On the same day, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued some FAQs on the compensation history issue. These actions by the federal government to ban prior salary information and require compensation information in job postings echo the efforts of multiple states and municipal governments that have enacted similar salary history bans and/or compensation disclosure requirements:
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Webinar | 01.18.24, 1:00 PM EST - 2:00 PM EST

The FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act: Key Provisions for Government Contractors

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group invites government contractors to a webinar in which we address the most consequential sections of the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. These include imposition of a new conflict of interest regime for government contractors with a connection to China, require government reporting to Congress on acquisition authorities and programs, and alter other processes and procedures to which government contractors are subject.

Webinar | 12.19.23, 2:30 PM EST - 3:30 PM EST

2023 Lookback: Regulatory Updates Impacting Government Contractors

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group is hosting a webinar to discuss significant regulatory updates issued in 2023 for government contractors.

Webinar | 12.06.23, 12:00 PM EST - 1:00 PM EST

Government Contract Compliance: A Discussion with the Microsoft Federal Compliance, Government, and Ops Team

Please join us for a unique opportunity to learn more about Government Contract Compliance from the trenches with Microsoft's Government Contract Compliance team. This program will include a robust discussion from Microsoft attorneys addressing compliance challenges, best practices, and thoughts on forecasting compliance trends in the future.
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Speaking Engagements 14 results