A (Mis)Anthropic Approach to Supply Chain Security

By Marcos Gonzalez | April 3, 2026

This article was co-authored with Glen Bittenbender (GW Law 2027), Risheek Priyadarshi (GW Law 2026), and Jakub Berkowicz (GW 2025). Anthropic PBC (“Anthropic”) has been in the headlines for the past few weeks, after coming into the sights of the Trump administration. In this article, GovSpring analyzes the dispute to determine the merits of the…

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Preparing a Strong Termination Settlement for Maximum Contractor Recovery

By Marcos Gonzalez | April 7, 2025
This is a photo of a man reading a termination settlement proposal. Text in the image reads "Preparing a Termination Settlement Proposal: Key Procedures for Contractors"

For the past several weeks, GovSpring has been covering termination of contracts rippling through executive agencies. In a previous article on termination for convenience, Marcos Gonzalez reviewed one option for contractors facing termination: submitting a termination settlement proposal (“TSP”). To summarize, if you were terminated for convenience, unless the agency insists on a no-cost settlement,…

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Trump’s Third Month: What’s Happening at the Agencies?

By Marcos Gonzalez | March 31, 2025
Historical photo showing the construction phase of the General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building.

Part I and of this series examined some of the policies towards federal procurement outlined in Trump Administration’s executive orders (“EO”), or that we hypothesized are likely in the pipeline based on policies expressed by these EOs. Part II outlined the numerous legal challenges that have stymied President Trump’s attempts to implement his policy goals.…

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