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Welcome to Beyond the FAR, from GW Law’s Government Procurement Law Program. where experts unpack the business of government. From Washington and beyond, we explore procurement at the intersection of law, policy, and practice. shaping markets, driving innovation, and impacting lives across the globe.
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In this episode of Beyond the FAR, host Jessica Tillipman speaks with Bonnie Evangelista, Karen Thornton, and John Willison about the “talent valley of death” facing U.S. federal acquisition. As sweeping policy reform—including the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul—promises speed, innovation, and empowered contracting officers, the panel asks whether the acquisition workforce is prepared to carry it forward. They examine persistent challenges in cultivating critical thinking, experiential learning, ...
On September 9, 2025 GW Law School’s Government Procurement Law program hosted a free one-hour webinar on potential reforms to U.S. government bid protests. Our panelists discuss the en banc decision in Percipient.ai from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, a key report on bid protests by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, revealing data on bid protests gathered by the ABA Public Contract Law Section, and a wide range of reform proposals being debated before Congress. &...
In this inaugural episode of Beyond the FAR, Associate Dean Jessica Tillipman speaks with Professor Albert Sanchez-Graells of the University of Bristol Law School, a leading scholar in public procurement and digital transformation. Their conversation explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping procurement systems, the challenges of regulating AI use in government, and the risks of overreliance on generative models. Comparing U.S. and EU approaches, Sanchez-Graells highlights the tension...
Open contracting transforms government spending by making procurement data accessible and machine-readable, enabling better analysis and improved outcomes for citizens. This foundational webinar explores how data transparency and digital innovation are revolutionizing the world's largest marketplace through goal-driven, citizen-centered reforms. • Public procurement represents 12% of global GDP, shaping essential services from infrastructure and healthcare to education • Artificial intellige...
On January 15, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published its long-awaited Proposed Organizational Conflict of Interest Rule, as required by a 2022 statute - the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act (P.L. 117-324). This webinar featured a panel of experts who discussed current OCI challenges, the proposed changes, and the impact it may have on future procurements. More information about the rule, as well as a video recording...
A webinar about rising protectionism in public procurement in the United States and the European Union. The panel addressed potential new protectionism in the Trump administration and the Court of Justice for the European Union’s landmark Kolin decision on access to the EU public procurement market.
Representatives from the government, whistleblower bar, and defense bar discussed recent developments in procurement fraud enforcement and compliance. For additional Program information, visit: https://blogs.gwu.edu/law-govpro/combating-fraud-in-government-procurement/PANELISTSCleveland Lawrence III, Partner & Co-Chair of the Whistleblower Rights practice, Mehri & Skalet, PLLCSara McLean, Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch (Fraud Section), Civil Division, Department of J...
On November 19, 2020, Jessica Tillipman was the featured speaker at the ABA International Anti-Corruption Committee's monthly meeting where she discussed her research into the causes and consequences of small business compliance challenges. Her presentation focused on the heightened risks of corruption and fraud for small companies, and the related impact on U.S. government and World Bank procurements. She also discussed her proposed solution to these issues, which is detailed in her recent...
On March 31, 2022 the ABA International Anti-Corruption Committee, GW Law Government Procurement Law Program, and American University U.S. and International Anti-Corruption Law Program hosted a Virtual Roundtable Discussion: Tackling Demand-Side Corruption. The virtual roundtable discussion broadly addressed the issues surrounding demand side corruption: legislative initiatives that would allow the U.S. to prosecute corrupt foreign officials, transparency legislation that makes it harder to l...
Join a roundtable discussion with King’s College, London and George Washington University Law School’s Government Procurement Program, to review important lessons learned from procurement during the pandemic.
The European Commission is concerned that subsidies granted by non-EU governments to companies active in the European Union appear to have an increasing impact on the Single Market. Although the EU has tools at its disposal to address some of the distortions caused by foreign subsidies, the Commission is concerned that the existing tools do not fully address all possible distortions caused by these foreign subsidies, including in EU public procurement markets. In June 2020 the Commission ther...
On Dec 10, 2020, GW Law's Government Procurement Law Program hosted a webinar which discussed what may be the greatest challenge to public procurement in our lifetimes: delivering COVID-19 vaccines, worldwide. A panel of experts addressed distribution strategies in the United States and internationally, focusing on potential problems and their solutions.
The George Washington University Law School’s Government Procurement and National Security/Cybersecurity programs hosted a discussion about emerging threats and solutions in cybersecurity and public procurement.Panelists: Sandeep Kathuria (Leidos), Lisa Schenck (GW Law), Paul Rosenzweig (R Street Institute), Kate Growley (Crowell & Moring), Alexander Canizares (Perkins Coie), Moshe Schwartz (President, Etherton & Associates), Sam Singer (Boeing) and Christopher Yukins (GW Law)
On September 16, 2021, the GW Law Government Procurement Law Program co-hosted a webinar with the World Bank Office of Suspension & Debarment and the ABA International Anti-Corruption Committee where a panel of experts discussed the recently published Global Suspension & Debarment Directory, the first ever consultative resource on exclusion systems. Published by the World Bank Office of Suspension and Debarment, in partnership with the International Bar Association Anti-Corruption Co...
A panel of attorneys from Morrison & Foerster, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. General Services Administration discussed career paths in government contracts law, featuring the varied perspectives of in-house counsel, government attorneys, and private practice lawyers.Speakers:•Anjali Chaturvedi (Assistant General Counsel, Northrop Grumman Corporation)•Robert Wu (Corporate Counsel, Northrop Grumman Corporation)•Dianne Coombs (Senior Counsel, Northrop Grumman...
Panelists discussed Brazil’s new procurement law and its move to open its procurement markets by joining the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.Professors Christopher Yukins & Victoria Christoff (GW Law) – IntroductionsJonas Lima (Jonas Lima Advocacia) — U.S./Brazil comparative overview and international biddingCristiana Fortini (Carvalho Pereira Fortini) – Brazil’s new law – an introductionCesar Pereira (Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini) – New law on criminal penalties and bid ...
Panel 2 of a 3-part series on Intelligent Automation in the U.S. Federal Procurement System. A panel of industry leaders shared their companies’ use of intelligent automation solutions designed to increase compliance, improve customer experience, secure supply chains, and gain valuable insight into real-time data to enhance decision-making. Panelists shared examples of how intelligent automation technology solutions revolutionized their business processes and discussed how federal agencies c...
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