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Emma Merrill-Grubb

Emma Merrill-Grubb is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office and member of the Government Contracts practice group. Emma advises clients on a broad range of issues related to government contracting across multiple regulatory regimes, including traditional government procurement contracts, federal grants, and cooperative agreements at both the prime contract and subcontract levels. She has experience assisting clients with the unique issues that arise in government contracts transactions, including small business, the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA), and data rights issues, among others. Emma maintains an active pro bono practice.

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On September 14, 2022, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued a memorandum to the heads of executive branch departments and agencies addressing the enhancement of security of the federal software supply chain.  The memorandum applies to all software (other than agency-developed software) developed or experiencing major version changes to be operated “on the agency’s information systems or otherwise affecting the agency’s information,” and requires new self-attestations from software vendors before that software can be used by agencies.  Continue Reading OMB Issues Memorandum on Self-Attestations by Software Developers of Secure Software Development Practices and Collection of Software Bill of Materials