The Expeditionary Missions Consortium—Crane (EMC2) has sent notifications to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission about changes in its membership to limit antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages under certain conditions. Several companies, including AForge LLC, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., and Lockheed Martin Aerostructures, are new members, while Plasan North America, Inc. has left the consortium. EMC2 plans to continue updating its membership changes as needed and remains open to new members. This filing follows previous notifications in line with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, with the latest notice being published in the Federal Register.
Simple Explanation
The Expeditionary Missions Consortium—Crane (EMC2) is a group of companies working together on a project, and they are telling the government about changes in their team to make sure everything is fair. Some new companies joined the team, like AForge and Lockheed Martin, and one company, Plasan North America, left, but they plan to keep letting more companies in and notifying the government about these changes.