Christopher R. Hebdon is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office, where he practices in the Government Contracts and Privacy & Cybersecurity groups. Chris’s practice focuses on a range of litigation and counseling matters at the intersection of government contracts and cybersecurity. His government contracts practice includes bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and Court of Federal Claims and contract claims before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, as well as internal investigations and client counseling. Chris’s privacy and cybersecurity practice covers a range of counseling engagements, including compliance reviews, risk assessments, due diligence, and incident response.
Chris is also an active member of Crowell & Moring’s pro bono program, where he represents service-disabled veterans before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
Chris received his law degree, with honors, from The George Washington University Law School, where he published two academic works as a member of the Public Contract Law Journal. While attending GW Law, Chris also interned with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He received his undergraduate degree in political science (B.A., magna cum laude) from The George Washington University.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia
Speeches & Presentations
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“Dissecting CMMC 2.0” National Contract Management Association
(January 27, 2022).
Speakers: Nkechi Kanu, Evan D. Wolff, Michael G. Gruden, Christopher R. Hebdon.
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"Information Risk Management & Security," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts 101 Seminar 2021
(October 22, 2021).
Speakers: Kate M. Growley, Evan D. Wolff, Michael G. Gruden, and Christopher R. Hebdon.
Publications
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"Cybersecurity Provisions Proliferate In The National Defense Authorization Act," Government Contracting Law Report
(March 15, 2022).
Authors: Kate M. Growley, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Michael G. Gruden, and Christopher R. Hebdon.
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"DoD Acquisition Chief Looks Back at the Year that Was and Previews the Year to Come," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(December 24, 2019).
Authors: Adelicia R. Cliffe, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, and Christopher Hebdon.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Biden Administration Considers Imposing Sanctions on Kaspersky Labs,"
Privacy Law Alert
(April 6, 2022).
Contacts: Caroline E. Brown, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Robert Holleyman, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Evan D. Wolff, Alexander Urbelis, Christopher R. Hebdon, Paul C. Mathis
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"NIST Publishes Assessment Procedures for Enhanced Security Controls Used to Protect CUI,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(March 18, 2022).
Contacts: Christopher R. Hebdon, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Alexander Urbelis, Nkechi Kanu, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Garylene (Gage) Javier, CIPP/US
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"Byte-Sized Q&A: What Should Contractors Know About the Cybersecurity Provisions Included In, and Left Out Of, the National Defense Authorization Act,"
Podcast: Byte-Sized Q&A
(February 15, 2022).
Contacts: Evan D. Wolff, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"The Department of Defense Updates Security Requirements for Cloud Services,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 1, 2022).
Contacts: Christopher R. Hebdon, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Garylene (Gage) Javier, CIPP/US, Alexander Urbelis
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"Cybersecurity Provisions Proliferate in the National Defense Authorization Act,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 10, 2022).
Contacts: Christopher R. Hebdon, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Paul M. Rosen, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G
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"CMMC 2.0 Scoping Guidance Limits the Scope of Cybersecurity Assessments,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 23, 2021).
Contacts: Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"CMMC 2.0: DoD Unveils Sweeping Changes Streamlining CMMC Requirements,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(November 5, 2021).
Contacts: Christopher R. Hebdon, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Maida Oringher Lerner, Evan D. Wolff, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US
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"CISA Releases Catalog of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Along With a Plan for Remediation,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(November 4, 2021).
Contacts: Christopher R. Hebdon, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Maida Oringher Lerner, Evan D. Wolff, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US
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"Byte-Sized Q&A: What About Micro-Purchases?,"
Podcast: Byte-Sized Q&A
(November 2, 2021).
Contacts: Evan D. Wolff, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"Byte-Sized Q&A: What are the DoD’s Requirements for Cloud Services?,"
Podcast: Byte-Sized Q&A
(May 17, 2021).
Contacts: Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"NIST Finalizes Enhanced Security Requirements for Combating Advanced Cyber Threats,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 9, 2021).
Contacts: Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"DoD and GSA Take Aim at Supply Chain Risks,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 15, 2021).
Contacts: Adelicia R. Cliffe, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Evan D. Wolff, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"The DoD's Own Cyber Monday: Defense Department Releases CMMC Assessment Guides,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 9, 2020).
Contacts: Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Nkechi Kanu, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"Buy 1 Get 2 Free Special on Cyber Regulations: DoD Interim Rule Unveils 3 New Clauses Geared at Cybersecurity Assessments,"
Privacy Law Alert
(September 29, 2020).
Contacts: Evan D. Wolff, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Maida Oringher Lerner, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"NIST Enhances Final Draft of NIST SP 800-172, Enhanced Security Requirements,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(July 8, 2020).
Contacts: Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"Just in Time for Spring: Revision 2 to NIST SP 800-171 Comes into Full Bloom,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(March 12, 2020).
Contacts: Evan D. Wolff, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Maida Oringher Lerner, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"No More "Wait & See" for CMMC: DoD Releases Final Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 3, 2020).
Contacts: Evan D. Wolff, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Maida Oringher Lerner, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"DoD Previews Final Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification with Revision 0.7,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 17, 2019).
Contacts: Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"OFCCP Rolls Out Updated Construction Contractor Technical Assistance Guide,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - US
(November 20, 2019).
Contacts: Rebecca L. Springer, Christopher R. Hebdon
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"GAO Bid Protest Statistics for FY2019,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(November 8, 2019).
Contacts: Robert J. Sneckenberg, Anuj Vohra, Christopher R. Hebdon