The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has announced that the Expeditionary Missions Consortium—Crane (EMC2) filed notifications about updates to its membership. These updates were sent to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission as part of a rule under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This act limits the recovery of damages by antitrust plaintiffs in certain situations. The consortium added many new members, including research institutions and companies from various states. Membership in the consortium remains open, and EMC2 plans to notify authorities of future changes in its membership.
Simple Explanation
In a big group working together to make cool projects, some new people joined from different places. They told the grown-ups in charge about it, and if more people want to join later, they will tell them too, but the details of how all of this works are a bit fuzzy.