Rina M. Gashaw

Counsel | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Rina M. Gashaw is a counsel in Crowell’s Government Contracts Group, where her practice focuses on government and internal investigations and disclosure obligations, ethics and compliance counseling, and contractor risk and compliance assessments. 

Career & Education

    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2019
    • McGill University, B.A., international development studies and political science, 2014
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2019
    • McGill University, B.A., international development studies and political science, 2014
    • California
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • California
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • French
    • French

Rina's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 07.01.25

DoD Establishes New DOGE Approval Process for ITC&MS and A&AS Contracts

On June 23, 2025, the DoD issued a memorandum, “Implementation of Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative,” to establish a new DOGE approval process for unclassified IT consulting and management services (ITC&MS) contracts or task orders (TOs), and advisory and assistance services (A&AS) contracts or TOs.  The memorandum establishes a formal approval process, which directs DOGE to review and provide input for certain contract requirement packages included in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s May 27, 2025 directive, “Implementation of Executive Order 14222 – Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative” (“Contract Guidance”). ...

Rina's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 07.01.25

DoD Establishes New DOGE Approval Process for ITC&MS and A&AS Contracts

On June 23, 2025, the DoD issued a memorandum, “Implementation of Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative,” to establish a new DOGE approval process for unclassified IT consulting and management services (ITC&MS) contracts or task orders (TOs), and advisory and assistance services (A&AS) contracts or TOs.  The memorandum establishes a formal approval process, which directs DOGE to review and provide input for certain contract requirement packages included in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s May 27, 2025 directive, “Implementation of Executive Order 14222 – Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative” (“Contract Guidance”). ...