Linda S. Bruggeman is a senior counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Crowell & Moring, where she is a member of the Government Contract Group. She graduated from Miami University with honors in 1972 and from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1979. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

On May 18, 2011, the DoD released an interim Business Systems rule with request for comments.  76 Fed. Reg. 28856.  Comments are due July 18, 2011.  The current version of the rule reflects comments received on the prior two proposed Business Systems rules (published January 15, 2010 and December 3, 2010), requirements in the National