All Things Protest: NDAA, GAO’s Annual Bid Protest Report, and an OCI Sustain

All Things Protest: NDAA, GAO’s Annual Bid Protest Report, and an OCI Sustain

Author: Crowell & Moring December 23, 2025 Duration: 7:47
In this episode, Crowell's Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan cover the latest NDAA protest provision, GAO’s Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025, and GAO’s sustain of a bid protest related to an impaired objectivity organizational conflict of interest (OCI). 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.

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