"DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up."
NPR's "All Things Considered" quoted Jessica Tillipman saying that the termination for convenience clause used for many of these cancellations is expensive.
Jessica Tillipman
Jessica Tillipman
Associate Dean for Government Procurement Law Studies; Government Contracts Advisory Council Distinguished Professorial Lecturer in Government Contracts Law, Practice & Policy
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Jessica Tillipman is the Associate Dean for Government Procurement Law Studies and Government Contracts Advisory Council Distinguished Professorial Lecturer in Government Contracts Law, Practice & Policy. She is an internationally recognized expert specializing in integrity, compliance and emerging technology issues in government procurement law.
She teaches the law school's foundational government procurement law course, Formation of Government Contracts, and Anti-Corruption & Compliance, a course that focuses on anti-corruption, ethics, and compliance issues in government procurement.
Prior to joining GW Law, Dean Tillipman served as a law clerk to the Honorable Lawrence S. Margolis of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and was an associate at Jenner & Block, where she specialized in Government Contracts and White Collar Criminal Defense.
Dean Tillipman served as Senior Editor of the “The FCPA Blog”—a leading Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resource on the internet. She has also published numerous articles that address legal and policy issues involving anti-corruption, government procurement, white-collar crime, government ethics, and artificial intelligence.
Dean Tillipman is also a Senior Advisor to the American Bar Association, International Anti-Corruption Committee, a Faculty Advisor to the Public Contract Law Journal, a member of the National Contract Management Association Board of Advisors, and an Advisory Board member of The Government Contractor. She frequently organizes and presents at domestic and international government procurement and anti-corruption conferences and colloquia, and her legal commentary has been featured in numerous domestic and international media outlets.
Dean Tillipman is a member of the bars of the United States Court of Federal Claims, the state of Virginia, and the District of Columbia. She graduated cum laude from Miami University (Oxford, OH) in 2000 and obtained her JD, with honors, from the George Washington University Law School in 2003.
Learn more about GW Law's Government Procurement Law Program.
In the News
"Trump administration’s spending freeze sparks legal battles"
Environmental Health News quoted Jessica Tillipman on the status of government procurement and the reliance as a business partner.
CNN | Jessica Tillipman - February 17, 2025
CNN featured Jessica Tillipman about the work of DOGE and American job cuts.
BA, Miami University; JD, George Washington University
- 6502 - Formation of Government Contracts
- 6511 - Anti-Corruption & Compliance
- 6518 - Government Contracts Overview