A recent Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals decision provides useful guidance on when the government may (or may not) waive its defense that a contractor's claim failed to state a sum certain.

When government contractors believe solicitation terms conflict with statutes or regulations, they face a critical timing challenge that can make or break their ability to protest. A recent GAO decision demonstrates how waiting until discussions to raise concerns about RFP language can result in dismissal, even when the solicitation appears to contradict procurement law.

The Department of War has issued a proposed rule that would dramatically expand Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) requirements to include unclassified defense contracts valued over $5 million. This expansion would subject tens of thousands of previously unaffected contractors and subcontractors—many of them small businesses—to the same rigorous DCSA disclosure requirements and FOCI mitigation processes currently reserved for cleared contractors. With comments due by July 6, 2026, co

On April 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule that added 18 new persons and removed five persons from the Unverified List (UVL).

In a CSMS message posted July 9, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that, effective immediately, all shipments of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must be subject to FDA-review upon importation.

On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an opinion vacating and remanding U.S. Customs and Border Protection's forced labor Finding against Kingtom Aluminio S.R.L., a Dominican Republic-based aluminum extruder.

On August 27, 2025, the Department of State published a final rule amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") and updating the U.S. Munitions List ("USML").

On August 19, 2025, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Department of Homeland Security and including agencies such as the Department of Labor...

Global Trade Talks co-hosts Nicole Simonian and Dj Wolff welcome Karen Gerwitz, President of the World Trade Center Denver, as she provides insight to our listeners on how companies...

On January 12, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming passed (369-22) the Remote Access Security Act, modernizing U.S. export controls to address foreign adversaries' remote access to controlled technologies through cloud computing services.

From Wednesday, 28 January 2026, the UK Sanctions List ("UKSL"), published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, will act as the sole source of UK sanctions designations made under the Sanctions...

On April 9, 2025, President Trump signed and released an Executive Order (EO) to "improve speed and accountability" in the U.S. defense trade system and published an accompanying fact sheet.

On March 12th, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiated investigations under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 of 60 countries for potential forced labor violations resulting in unfair competition for US companies selling abroad.

The U.S. Department of State ("State") has decided to lift the defense trade embargo against Cambodia.

On January 29th, 2026 U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a Withhold Release Order on all shipments of coffee harvested by Finca Monte Grande, a Mexican coffee farm in Chiapas, Mexico.

The Trump administration continues to raise the stakes for importers and other actors in the international trade space. Bloomberg Law reports that the Department of Justice has tasked its MIMF...

The U.S. Department of Commerce is seeking information and public comments regarding its use of the Cohen's d test in assessing targeted dumping.

On June 27, in Trump v. Casa, the Supreme Court held that federal courts lack equitable authority to issue "nationwide"—or, using the Court's preferred parlance...

On September 9, Crowell & Moring hosted its quarterly Crowell Atelier networking breakfast for luxury and retail clients.

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