Angela B. Styles is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Washington, D.C. office and chair of the firm's Government Contracts Group. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Styles served in the federal government as Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy within the Office of Management and Budget at the White House, a position requiring confirmation by the United States Senate. Ms. Styles also served in the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service in a Senior Executive Service appointment. In these positions, Ms. Styles was responsible for the policies and regulations governing all purchases by the federal government. Ms. Styles led presidential initiatives on federal contracting and worked on a wide variety of legal, legislative and policy issues associated with contractor ethics, federal contracts compliance, homeland security, terrorism related indemnification, and labor management relations. Ms. Styles also chaired the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, the Federal Acquisition Council, and the Cost Accounting Standards Board.
Ms. Styles' current practice concentrates on government contracts counseling and litigation, including procurement ethics and compliance, civil and criminal fraud matters under the False Claims Act, mandatory disclosure, procurement integrity, the Anti-Kickback Act, GSA Schedule contracting with an emphasis on pricing issues, GSA leasing, and Buy American and Trade Agreements Act compliance. In addition, Ms. Styles conducts complex internal investigations, corporate compliance reviews, and training programs on ethics and public sector contract compliance.
Ms. Styles' recent representations include significant suspension and debarment matters before the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Federal Communications Commission (E-Rate program). Ms. Styles has also litigated several multi-million dollar bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the Court of Federal Claims as well as contract claims before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and the Court of Federal Claims and appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Most recently, Ms. Styles' counseling practice has focused on advising clients on federal mandatory disclosure rules, suspension and debarment, and compliance with multi-faceted federal, state and local contracting requirements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Ms. Styles also has extensive experience advising clients on complex appropriations and Anti-Deficiency Act issues.
Ms. Styles has provided legal and policy commentary for numerous national media outlets, including the Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Ms. Styles has made appearances on news programming for CNN, National Public Radio, and C-SPAN Washington Journal.
Ms. Styles has testified about complex government contracting issues at more than 20 hearings before the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. She has testified on numerous occasions before the Senate Armed Services, Senate Government Affairs, House Armed Services, House Veterans' Affairs, House Small Business, and House Government Reform Committees.
Prior to entering law school, Ms. Styles worked on Capitol Hill for Chairman Joe Barton (R-Tx) as a legislative aide. Ms. Styles also worked for the State of Texas as a program manager in the Office of State-Federal Relations in Washington, D.C.
Affiliations
· American Bar Association (ABA). Council Member, Section of Public Contract Law (2004-2007); Chair, Legislative Coordinating Committee (former).
· Court of Federal Claims. Member, Chief Judge's Advisory Council
· National Job Corps Association. Board member, Treasurer
· Texas Historical Foundation. Board member.
· Procurement Roundtable. Board member.
Honors
· Chambers USA: American's Leading Lawyers for Business 2008 - 2011 for Government Contracts nationwide
· Office of Management and Budget Outstanding Service Award
· General Services Administration Commendable Service Award
· Federal 100 Award
· Women Impacting Public Policy Leadership Award
· Small Business Administration Leadership Award
· Asian American Business Roundtable, Private Sector Business Award
· Task Force on Veterans' Entrepreneurship Outstanding Service Award
Publications
· "The Department of Justice's Call for Integrity: Will Federal Contractors Answer?," BNA's Federal Contracts Report, Vol. 89, No. 5 (February 5, 2008). Author: Angela B. Styles.
Alerts & Newsletters
· "New GSA Contract Vehicle," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 27, 2012). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Stephen J. McBrady.
· "C&M Top Ranked, Again," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 6, 2012). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Janet Levine.
· "Congress Enacts Appropriations Restriction Relating to Felony Convictions," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 18, 2012). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Robert J. Wagman, Jr., Peter Eyre, Alexina G. Jackson.
· "Contractors Can Review and Object to Public Release of Information in FAPIIS," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 3, 2012). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Shauna E. Alonge, Peter Eyre.
· "New Post-Employment "Revolving Door" Certification," Government Contracts Bullet Points (November 18, 2011). Contacts: Shauna E. Alonge, Angela B. Styles, Peter Eyre.
· "IG Confirms Many Recovery Act Criminal Investigations," Government Contracts Bullet Points (November 3, 2011). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Peter Eyre, Stephen J. McBrady.
· "Veterans Affairs Snubs GAO?," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 24, 2011). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Jonathan M. Baker, Angela B. Styles.
· "Mandatory Display of Fraud Posters," Government Contracts Bullet Points (September 16, 2011). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Shauna E. Alonge, Peter Eyre.
· "Proposal To Further Executive Branch Employees' Acceptance Of Gifts From Lobbyists," White Collar Alert (September 14, 2011). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Shauna E. Alonge, Ashley N. Bailey, Peter Eyre.
· "Agency Failure to Consider Proposal Differences Invalidates Award," Government Contracts Bullet Points (July 6, 2011). Contact: Angela B. Styles.
· "We're Staying Open to Handle Your Shutdown Questions," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 8, 2011). Contacts: Terry L. Albertson, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Daniel R. Forman, J. Chris Haile, Kris D. Meade, Angela B. Styles, Peter Eyre.
· "Shutdown Suspicions? Crowell & Moring Identifies the Questions You Should Be Asking," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 25, 2011). Contacts: Terry L. Albertson, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Daniel R. Forman, J. Chris Haile, Kris D. Meade, Angela B. Styles, Peter Eyre.
· "Government to Release Private Contractor Information Contained in FAPIIS," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 24, 2011). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Shauna E. Alonge, Peter Eyre.
· "New Certification of Iran Sanctions Compliance - for You and Your Subsidiaries," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 6, 2010). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Angela B. Styles, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "New Reporting Requirements For Grant and Cooperative Agreement Recipients," Government Contracts Bullet Points (September 14, 2010). Contacts: Shauna E. Alonge, Angela B. Styles, Peter Eyre.
· "FAPIIS Information To Be Publicly Available," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 3, 2010). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Shauna E. Alonge, Peter Eyre.
· "New Pro-Competitive Restrictions On DoD Prototype Line Items and Options," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 18, 2010). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Richard Arnholt.
· "DOD Implements Restrictions On Employee/Contractor Agreements Requiring Arbitration," Government Contracts Bullet Points (May 19, 2010). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Rebecca L. Springer, Peter Eyre.
· "Government Considers On-Line Public Access To Contracts And Task/Delivery Orders," Government Contracts Bullet Points (May 13, 2010). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Peter Eyre.
· "Recovery Act Buy American Provision: Good News For Canadian Suppliers," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 30, 2010). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Angela B. Styles, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Ready Or Not, Here FAPIIS Comes -- Significant New Disclosure Requirements For Contractors," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 25, 2010). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Thomas P. Humphrey, J. Chris Haile, Peter Eyre.
· "DoD Implements Franken Amendment For Non-Commercial Contracts," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 4, 2010). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Thomas P. Gies, Richard Arnholt.
· "US and Canada Thaw Relations By Reducing Buy American Friction," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 5, 2010). Contacts: Adelicia R. Cliffe, Alan W. H. Gourley, Ian A. Laird, Angela B. Styles.
· "Weakened Dollar Causes Further Rise In TAA Thresholds," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 4, 2010). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Angela B. Styles, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Sweeping Prohibition on Arbitration of Employment Disputes in 2010 Defense Appropriations," Government Contracts Bullet Points (December 28, 2009). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Angela B. Styles, Mark A. Romeo, Jeffrey W. Pagano.
· "Congress Limits Arbitration of Employment Disputes by Defense Contractors and Subcontractors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 23, 2009). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Angela B. Styles, Mark A. Romeo, Jeffrey W. Pagano.
· "3 Days For Contractor ARRA Comments," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 13, 2009). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Richard Arnholt.
· "Reporting And Registration Under ARRA," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 25, 2009). Contacts: Shauna E. Alonge, J. Chris Haile, Angela B. Styles, Terry L. Albertson.
· "Administration To Begin E-Verify Enforcement On September 8, 2009," Government Contracts Bullet Points (July 15, 2009). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Kris D. Meade.
· "Defacto Debarment: Broad Contracting Prohibitions For Many Expatriate Corporations," Government Contracts Bullet Points (July 10, 2009). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, James J. Regan, Peter Eyre.
· "Treasury Issues Compensation Standards For TARP Participants," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 23, 2009). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Daniel R. Forman, Peter Eyre.
· "E-Verify Enforcement Suspended Until September 2009," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 8, 2009). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Kenneth M. Bruntel, Kris D. Meade.
· "Recovery Act CRIB Sheet For Government Contractors, Part II, The Interim FAR," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 3, 2009). Contacts: Terry L. Albertson, Shauna E. Alonge, Alan W. H. Gourley, David C. Hammond, Angela B. Styles, Adelicia R. Cliffe.
· "Agency Acceptably Disqualifies Offeror For Refusal To Wall Off Employee," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 26, 2009). Contacts: Shauna E. Alonge, Angela B. Styles.
· "President Focuses On "Cleaning Up" Federal Contracting," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 4, 2009). Contact: Angela B. Styles.
· "Mandatory Disclosure Is The New Reality," Government Contracts Bullet Points (November 20, 2008). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Shauna E. Alonge.
· "E-Verify -- Immigration Enforcement Comes to Federal Contracting," Government Contracts Bullet Points (November 14, 2008). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Kris D. Meade, Brian T. McLaughlin.
· "All Those Disclosure Requirements -- They Just Keep Coming," Government Contracts Bullet Points (July 3, 2008). Contacts: Terry L. Albertson, David C. Hammond, Angela B. Styles.
· "Scope of Proposed Rule on Self-Reporting is Expanded and Would Also Require Self-Reporting of FCA Violations and Contract Overpayments," Government Contracts Bullet Points (May 16, 2008). Contacts: Shauna E. Alonge, Andy Liu, Angela B. Styles.
· "Mandatory Disclosure And Cooperation To Be Proposed For Commercial Item And Overseas Contractors," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 16, 2008). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Shauna E. Alonge.
· "TSA Back Under The Thumb off FAR and CICA," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 27, 2008). Contacts: David Z. Bodenheimer, Angela B. Styles.
· "Go Ahead and Offer the Senator a Cup of Coffee - Senate Gift Rules Don't Require You to Be Rude, Just Stingy," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 21, 2008). Contacts: Ashley N. Bailey, Angela B. Styles.
· "Go Ahead and Offer the Senator a Cup of Coffee," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 21, 2008). Contacts: Ashley N. Bailey, Angela B. Styles.
· "Latest DoD "Reform" Act Is Far-Reaching," Government Contracts Bullet Points (December 10, 2007). Contacts: Terry L. Albertson, David C. Hammond, Angela B. Styles.
· "Déjà Vu: Another FAR Rule On Contractor Codes Of Business Ethics And Conduct," Government Contracts Bullet Points (November 26, 2007). Contacts: Shauna E. Alonge, Angela B. Styles.
· "FAR Integrated With Safety Act," Government Contracts Bullet Points (November 13, 2007). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, David Z. Bodenheimer.
· "Congressional Sledgehammer Drops On DHS Cyber Insecurity," Government Contracts Bullet Points (September 27, 2007). Contacts: David Z. Bodenheimer, Angela B. Styles.
· "Board Finds Liability For Constructive Receipt of Pension Plan Assets at Plan Merger," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 18, 2007). Contacts: Angela B. Styles, Terry L. Albertson.
· "C&M Top Ranked," White Collar Alert Contacts: Janet Levine, Angela B. Styles.
Speaking Engagements
· "Debt Debate: Implications for Greater Washington Business," Greater Washington Board of Trade, Washington, D.C. (July 28, 2011). Co-Speaker: Angela B. Styles.
· "Buying American: Domestic Preference Restrictions under Federal Grant and Loan Programs," Crowell & Moring Webinar (June 21, 2011). Co-Presenters: Angela Styles, Alan Gourley and Addie Cliffe.
· "The Year's Federal Contracting," Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS) XXVII (May 25-26, 2011). Moderator: W. Stanfield Johnson, Speaker: Angela B. Styles.
· "2010 Federal Contracting Developments," Caught in the Federal Procurement Fish Bowl, 26th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS), Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C. (May 26-27, 2010). Presenters: W. Stanfield Johnson, Angela B. Styles and Richard Arnholt.
· "New Required Disclosures of Proceedings and Settlements for Federal Contractors and Grantees," Crowell & Moring Webinar (May 6, 2010). Co-Presenters: Angela B. Styles, Shauna E. Alonge, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan and Peter J. Eyre.
· "The New Government Contracting Essentials," Crowell & Moring Seminar: Navigating the New Government Contracting Regime in Today's Economy, Vienna, VA (June 11, 2009). Moderator: Angela B. Styles, Panel: Shauna E. Alonge, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, and Karen C. Hermann.
· "Ethics and Compliance in 2009," Crowell & Moring's Ounce of Prevention Seminar (May 2009). Co-Speakers: Richard Arnholt, Shauna Alonge, and Angela Styles.
· "Mandatory Disclosure: A New Reality," Crowell & Moring Webinar (November 18, 2008). Co-Presenters: Angela Styles, Shauna Alonge and Gunjan Talati.
· "Contractor Compliance Programs: What's DOJ Got To Do With It," Crowell & Moring Webinar (November 29, 2007). Presenters: Angela Styles, Richard Bednar and Shauna Alonge.
· "Key Ethics and Compliance Issues," National Job Corps Association Conference (July 2007). Co-Speakers: Angela B. Styles, Shauna E. Alonge and Amy O'Sullivan.