All Things Protest: Shutdown Impact, Heightened Pleading Standards, and AI Usage at GAO

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of the government shutdown on bid protests, new GAO pleading standards, and the dismissal of a bid protest due to improper AI usage.

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, Crowell attorneys cover impacts of the government shutdown on bid protests, GAO’s new pleading standards, and GAO’s dismissal of a bid protest based on improper use of AI.

Topics covered

• bid protest litigation
• government shutdown
• GAO pleading standards
• AI usage in procurement

Keywords

• government contracts
• procurement best practices
• litigation trends

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Products: GAO

Books & works: All Things Protest

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