Lorraine M. Campos is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Group and focuses her practice on assisting clients with a variety of issues related to government contracts, government ethics, campaign finance, and lobbying laws. Lorraine regularly counsels clients on all aspects of the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) programs. She also routinely advises clients on the terms and conditions of these agreements, including the Price Reduction Clause, small business subcontracting requirements, and country of origin restrictions mandated under U.S. trade agreements, such as the Trade Agreements Act and the Buy American Act. Additionally, Lorraine advises life sciences companies, in particular, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, on federal procurement and federal pricing statutes, including the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992.
Lorraine has been ranked by Chambers USA since 2013, and she was recognized by Profiles in Diversity Journal as one of their "Women Worth Watching" for 2015. Additionally, Lorraine is active in the American Bar Association's Section of Public Contract Law and serves as co-chair of the Health Care Contracting Committee.
Lorraine joined the firm from Reed Smith, where she chaired their Government Contracts & Grants Team since 2010. Prior to that, she worked as a consultant for Grant Thornton where she advised the Intelligence Community, analyzed the Department of Defense utility privatization program, and performed numerous Circular A-76 studies for the Office of Management and Budget.
Representative Engagements
- Completed a review of government contract compliance for the Federal
Supply Schedule products and/or services of a major international
software developer, a health care device manufacturer, an electronics
producer, and an environmental consulting firm.
- Represented various transportation companies before the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, and Research and Special Programs Administration.
- Represented federal grantees, such as state and local government entities, in federal grant regulatory compliance and in securing or retaining federal funds as a grantee.
- Developed and implemented government contract compliance programs for a variety of life science, security, and financial service companies.
- Prepared voluntary disclosures due to government contract violations.
- Represented a nonprofit company in the negotiation of an enhanced-use lease with the U.S. Army for property located at an Army installation in New Jersey.
- Represented non-unionized transportation workers in civil litigation against the State of New York.
- Counseled and submitted a SAFETY Act application for a small device manufacturer. The SAFETY Act protects companies from tort lawsuits arising out of the sale of "homeland security" products and services.
- Counseled small and large businesses in the analysis and application of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) regulations applicable to government contracts such as the Section 8(a) Business Development, HUBZone and Small Disadvantaged Business Programs; North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Size Standards; and Small Business Subcontracting Plans.
- Represented and advised trade associations and corporations on campaign finance, government ethics, and lobbying laws.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, Connecticut, New York
Highlights, News & Knowledge
Speeches & Presentations
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"Nominations for the Top Acquisition Priorities (and Other Topics of Interest in 2019)," Crowell & Moring's Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS) 2019, Washington, DC
(May 7, 2019).
Moderator: Monica DiFonzo Sterling; Speakers: Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, and Paul M. Rosen.
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"If I Ran the Zoo: Is Commercial Item Procurement a New Wild Adventure?" OOPS 2018, Crowell & Moring's 34th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C.
(May 18, 2018).
Presenters: Lorraine M. Campos, J. Chris Haile, and Rosamond Xiang.
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"What Will the New Year Bring: Top Headlines, Headaches, and Developments for Government Contractors to Watch in 2018," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(January 25, 2018).
Presenters: Crowell & Moring Government Contracts Group.
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"National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2018: What You Need to Know," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(December 11, 2017).
Presenters: David B. Robbins, Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, John E. McCarthy, Jr., Nicole Owren-Wiest, Laura J. Mitchell Baker, Elizabeth Buehler, and Rosamond Xiang.
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"Commercial Item Contracting and GSA Federal Supply Schedules," Government Contracts "101" - Back to Basics, Washington, D.C.
(October 26, 2017).
Presenters: Lorraine M. Campos, Adelicia R. Cliffe and Nkechi Kanu.
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"All Contracting is Local: Insight into State and Local Procurement Process," OOPS 2017, Crowell & Moring's 33rd Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C.
(May 5, 2017).
Presenters: Lorraine M. Campos, David J. Ginsberg, Nkechi Kanu.
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"How the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 Wreaks Change on DoD Procurements," Crowell & Moring's First 100 Days Series Webinar
(March 8, 2017).
Presenters: Lorraine M. Campos, Terry L. Albertson, J. Chris Haile, and Elizabeth Buehler.
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"What Will the New Year Bring: Issues and Developments for Government Contractors," Federal Publications Webinar, Washington, D.C.
(February 2, 2017).
Presenters: David B. Robbins, Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, Stephen J. McBrady, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Skye Mathieson, and Olivia Lynch.
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"What Will the New Year (and Administration) Bring for Government Contractors?" Crowell & Moring First 100 Days Webinar, Washington, D.C.
(January 25, 2017).
Presenters: Crowell & Moring Government Contracts Group.
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"The Challenges of Commercial Item Contracting," OOPS 2016, Crowell & Moring's 32nd Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C.
(May 25-26, 2016).
Moderator: Lorraine M. Campos; Panelists: J. Chris Haile, Christopher Monahan, and Nkechi Kanu.
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"The Challenges of Commercial Item Contracting," WOOPS 2016, Crowell & Moring's 32nd Annual West Coast Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Marina del Rey, CA
(May 18, 2016).
Moderator: Lorraine M. Campos; Panelists: David J. Ginsberg and Judy Choi.
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"Federal Contracting and Cybersecurity: What Higher Education Institutions Need to Know," Webinar
(March 3, 2016).
Panelists: Laurel Pyke Malson, Evan D. Wolff, Lorraine M. Campos, Harvey Rishikof and Kate M. Growley.
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"What Will the New Year Bring," Crowell & Moring Webinar, Washington, D.C.
(January 14, 2016).
Presenters: Crowell & Moring Government Contracts Group.
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"Trade Agreements Act,” 6th Biennial Federal Drug Pricing Conference, Arlington, VA
(October 13, 2013).
Speaker: Lorraine M. Campos.
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"Renewable Energy Development at Department of Defense (DOD) Facilities," Infocast Webinar
(March 20, 2012).
Co-Instructor: Lorraine M. Campos.
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"Recent Trends in Organizational Conflicts of Interest," Department of Energy Contractor Attorneys' Association Conference, Washington, D.C.
(October 20, 2011).
Speaker: Lorraine M. Campos.
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"Issues, Challenges and Rewards in Sales to the Government," ABA Corporate Law Committee Seminar, Washington, D.C.
(April 17, 2003).
Panelist: Lorraine M. Campos.
Publications
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"Government Contracts – Will Purchasing Be Streamlined?" Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2018
(February 2018).
Contributors: Robert Burton, Lorraine Campos, Elizabeth Buehler, and Olivia Lynch.
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"Lawyers On The Front Lines: Identifying Risk And Managing Internal Investigations," ACCDocket.com
(December 2017).
Co-Author: Lorraine Campos.
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"DOJ Issues New Guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs ," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(February 24, 2017).
Authors: Lorraine M. Campos and Sarah Bartle.
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"Trump Administration Seeks to Reduce Regulatory Burdens ," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(January 31, 2017).
Authors: Elizabeth Buehler, Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos and Peter J. Eyre
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"Trump’s Ethics Executive Order More Concerned with Post-Government Employment Activities ," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(January 30, 2017).
Authors: Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, Peter J. Eyre, David J. Ginsberg and Elizabeth Buehler.
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"Tough (Tax) Break: Federal Tax Delinquency and Felony Convictions Could Bar Corporations from Contract Award," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(October 5, 2016).
Authors: Lorraine M. Campos, David B. Robbins and M. Yuan Zhou.
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"GSA's Transactional Data Reporting Pilot Program," Bloomberg BNA
(August 23, 2016).
Authors: Lorraine M. Campos, Alan W.H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe, and Leslie A. Monahan.
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"GSA Transactional Data Reporting Program: Should You Do It?" Law360
(July 6, 2016).
Authors: Lorraine M. Campos, Alan W.H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe, and Leslie A. Monahan.
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"GSA to Require SCA Wage Determinations at the Task Order Level," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(May 19, 2016).
Authors: Lorraine M. Campos, Steve McBrady, Leslie A. Monahan, and Trina Fairley Barlow.
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"Department of Veterans Affairs Announces Shift in Trade Agreements Act Policy," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(April 25, 2016).
Author: Lorraine M. Campos.
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"Government Contracts - More Protests, New Battlegrounds," Crowell & Moring's Litigation Forecast 2016
(January 2016).
Contributor: Lorraine Campos. Also published in Westlaw Journal's Government Contracts Report.
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"Government Contracts — Holding Contractors Accountable for the Supply Chain," Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2016
(January 2016).
Contributors: Lorraine M. Campos, Peter Eyre, and Daniel R. Forman. Also published in Westlaw Journal's Government Contracts Report.
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"New Enforcement Action Highlights Risks of Corporate Compliance Reporting," Contract Management Magazine
(September 2015).
Authors: Lorraine M. Campos, Leslie A. Monahan, and Nkechi Kanu.
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"New Zealand Companies Out of the 'Chillybin,'" Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(August 13, 2015).
Authors: Stephen J. McBrady, Lorraine M. Campos, Alan W. H. Gourley and Adelicia R. Cliffe.
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"Origin of the Pieces: How to Determine a Pharmaceutical Product's 'Country of Origin,'" Public Contract Law Journal, Vol. 43, No. 3
(Spring 2014).
Authors: Lorraine M. Campos and Jeffrey Orenstein.
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"Final Rule Amends FAR Requiring EVerify; New FAR Mandatory Disclosure Rule; Flashlights, Batteries, and Water: Weathering the Storm of a DCAA Audit," Government Contracts Federal Forecaster
(August 2012).
Author: Lorraine M. Campos.
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"ABCs of Federal Supply Schedule Contracts," Andrews Government Contract Litigation Reporter
(April 2009).
Authors: Lorraine M. Campos and Leslie A. Monahan.
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"New Government Contractor Code of Ethics and Conduct: Prudent Corporate Governance," Government Contracts Federal Forecaster
(March 2009).
Author: Lorraine M. Campos.
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"Working Things Out by April 15: Dealing with the Government’s Crackdown on Contractor Tax Delinquency" (pg. 4); "Mandatory Disclosure Rule Compliance Checklist" (pg. 11), Government Contracts Federal Forecaster
(Winter 2009).
Authors: Lorraine M. Campos and Leslie A. Peterson.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Foreign Governments Join the Commercial Item Party,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 20, 2019).
Contacts: Nicole Owren-Wiest, Lorraine M. Campos, Elizabeth Buehler, Catherine O. Shames
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"DOJ Centralizes Guidance on "The Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs","
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 7, 2019).
Contacts: Jacinta Alves, Gail D. Zirkelbach, Nkechi Kanu, Paul Freeman, Payal Nanavati, Thomas A. Hanusik, Derek A. Hahn, Dalal Hasan, Tiffany Wynn, Lorraine M. Campos
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"Small Biz Get An Extra Two Years for Revenue Lookback,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 20, 2018).
Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Lorraine M. Campos, Olivia Lynch, Judy Choi, Christopher D. Garcia
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"And Then There Was One... GSA Schedule,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(November 28, 2018).
Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Lorraine M. Campos, Robert A. Burton
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"Great Again – Making It in the USA Just Got Easier,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(July 19, 2018).
Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Lorraine M. Campos
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"GSA Finalizes Rule Declaring Certain Commercial Supplier Agreement Terms Unenforceable,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 26, 2018).
Contacts: John E. McCarthy Jr., Jonathan M. Baker, Lorraine M. Campos, Christopher D. Garcia, Nicole Owren-Wiest
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"Uncle Sam Shows Blockchain Some Love,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 14, 2018).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, Nicole Owren-Wiest, Rosamond Xiang
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"DoD Final Rule on Commercial Items: DoD Checks the Box for Congress But Still Unnecessarily Burdens Commercial Contractors ,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 7, 2018).
Contacts: J. Chris Haile, Lorraine M. Campos, Robert A. Burton, Alan W. H. Gourley, John E. McCarthy Jr., Nicole Owren-Wiest, Elizabeth Buehler, Laura J. Mitchell Baker
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"Section 809 Panel Releases Volume 1 Report and Recommendations,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 6, 2018).
Contacts: Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, Mark A. Ries, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Elizabeth Buehler
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"Lawyers on the Front Lines: Identifying Risk and Managing Internal Investigations,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 6, 2017).
Contact: Lorraine M. Campos
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"GSA Finally Confirms that Contractors Can Opt Out of Transactional Data Reporting,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 18, 2017).
Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Lorraine M. Campos
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"VA Consolidates Fraud Detection, Prevention, and Enforcement Efforts,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(June 8, 2017).
Contacts: David B. Robbins, Lorraine M. Campos, Peter Eyre, David J. Ginsberg
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"GSA Seeks Input on Acquisition Regulations, Including the Alphabet Soup of TDR, PRC, and CSP,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 30, 2017).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, Peter Eyre, Robert J. Sneckenberg
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"This Month in International Trade — February 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(March 9, 2017).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Melissa Morris, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Carlton Greene, David (Dj) Wolff, Ian A. Laird, Lorraine M. Campos, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Eduardo Mathison
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"DOJ Sheds Light on Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Policies,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 24, 2017).
Contact: Lorraine M. Campos
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"This Month in International Trade — January 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(February 9, 2017).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Andrew Blasi, W. Scott Douglas, Patricia L. Wu, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Charles C. Hwang, Melissa Morris, Daniel Cannistra, Eduardo Mathison, Carlton Greene, David (Dj) Wolff, Gordon McAllister, Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, Peter Eyre, Elizabeth Buehler, Alan W. H. Gourley, James G. Flood, Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro, Monique D. Almy
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"2-for-1: The Price of New Regulations under the Trump Administration,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 31, 2017).
Contacts: Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, Peter Eyre, Elizabeth Buehler
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"Changes to the Revolving Door: Trump’s Ethics Executive Order,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 30, 2017).
Contacts: Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, Peter Eyre, David J. Ginsberg, Elizabeth Buehler
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"OGE Issues Final Rule on Gifts,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(November 22, 2016).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, Gail D. Zirkelbach, Nkechi Kanu
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"Tough (Tax) Break: Federal Tax Delinquency and Felony Convictions Could Bar Corporations from Awards,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(October 5, 2016).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, David B. Robbins, M. Yuan Zhou
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" Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Gov't Contractors Can’t Do Without (Sep. 30),"
Podcast: Fastest 5 Minutes in Government Contracts
(September 30, 2016).
Contacts: David B. Robbins, Lorraine M. Campos
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"GSA Transactional Rule Pilot Program – Understanding the Seismic Shift,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 29, 2016).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe
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"A New Dawn or New Nightmare: Will Transactional Data Reporting Reduce, or Merely Shift, GSA Schedule Contractors' Compliance Burden?,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(June 23, 2016).
Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Lorraine M. Campos, Adelicia R. Cliffe
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"Unanimous Supreme Court Says Veteran-Owned Small Business Preferences Reign,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(June 20, 2016).
Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Lorraine M. Campos, Olivia Lynch
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"ASBCA Delivers Bad News to Contractor Who Violated SBA’s Nonmanufacturer Rule,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 27, 2016).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, Stephen J. McBrady
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"In a Major Shift, GSA Will Require SCA Wage Determinations at the Task Order Level,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 24, 2016).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, Trina Fairley Barlow, Stephen J. McBrady
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"Awardees in Multiple-Award Procurements Can Challenge Award Decisions to Fellow Awardees,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 16, 2016).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, James G. Peyster, Robert J. Sneckenberg
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"Seismic Policy Shift to Open VA Schedule Contract to Non-TAA Compliant Covered Drugs,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(April 21, 2016).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe
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"The FCA Payback on Medicare Overpayments,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(March 7, 2016).
Contacts: Troy A. Barsky, Lorraine M. Campos, Barbara H. Ryland
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"GSA Class Deviation Takes Aim at Commercial Terms,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 26, 2015).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, Peter Eyre, John E. McCarthy Jr., Jonathan M. Baker
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"New Zealand Companies Out of the 'Chillybin',"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 19, 2015).
Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Lorraine M. Campos, Stephen J. McBrady, Adelicia R. Cliffe
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"DoD Issues Reminder on Ins/Outs the GSA FSS,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 10, 2015).
Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, Alan W. H. Gourley
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"OMB Expands FAPIIS to Cover Grants and Cooperative Agreements,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(July 28, 2015).
Contacts: Peter Eyre, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Lorraine M. Campos
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"Ban on Contractor Political Contributions Upheld,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(July 13, 2015).
Contact: Lorraine M. Campos
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"Contractor’s Role as Prime and Sub Under Same Program Upheld,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(June 30, 2015).
Contact: Lorraine M. Campos
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"And The Winner Are..." (Audio Clip)
June 19, 2018 — Federal News Radio
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Kaspersky Case Shows Feds' Latitude In Contract Removals
July 17, 2017 — Law360
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Leaders in the Field: Crowell & Moring
May 1, 2017 — PubKGroup
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Defense Contractors Should Have Shutdown Plan, Attorneys Say
April 25, 2017 — Bloomberg BNA Federal Contracts Report
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Oracle FSS Withdrawal Highlights Increasing Contractor Woes
October 24, 2016 — Law360
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Final Rule Bars Felon, Tax Cheats From Federal Contracts
September 29, 2016 — Bloomberg BNA
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New GSA Reporting Rule May Not Deliver Alleged Benefits
June 23, 2016 — law360
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January 6, 2016 — Law360
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