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

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

November 12, 2025 · 13 min · Episode 126

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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.

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