Special Edition of the Fastest 5 Minutes: Focus on Congressional Investigations
This is a special edition focusing on congressional investigations and the risk for government contractors in today’s environment, and is ho...
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Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Government Contractors Can’t Do Without
Podcasts from the international law firm of Crowell & Moring LLP, primarily focusing on the government contracting sector.
Episodes
20 of 108 episodesFastest 5 Minutes: Cost & Pricing, Procurement Fraud, Small Business
This week’s episode covers a Pentagon directive on supplier cost and pricing, GSA’s announcement about suspected procurement fraud, a federa...
Fastest 5 Minutes: Fraud Enforcement, Offensive Cyber Operations, Executive Privilege
This week’s episode covers a memo outlining the National Fraud Enforcement Division’s enforcement priorities, a White House memo that author...
Special Edition of the Fastest 5 Minutes: Suspension of CMMC Phase II Requirements
This special edition covers the Pentagon’s recent suspension of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Phase II requirements and...
Fastest 5 Minutes: Fixed-Price Contracting, Protests, CAS, Supply Chain
This week’s episode covers new FAR Council guidance implementing the fixed-price contracting mandate under Executive Order 14402, a Federal...
Fastest 5 Minutes: AI, Post-Quantum Cryptography, and FAR Overhaul
This week’s episode covers a GSA proposed rule on AI and large language models, an Executive Order on post-quantum cryptography, a recent GA...
Fastest 5 Minutes: Grants, AI
This week’s episode covers a proposed overhaul of the federal grants regulations, a new Executive Order on AI and cybersecurity, and a White...
Fastest 5 Minutes: Fixed Price Contracting EO, FCA, FOCI
This week’s episode covers a new Executive Order on fixed-price contracting, a new DOJ initiative targeting coordination with data-mining qu...
Fastest 5 Minutes: DEI EO, SBIR, Pentagon Budget
This week’s episode covers implementation of EO 14398 (Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors), the reauthorization of the SBI...
Fastest 5 Minutes: DEI EO & OMB Memo
This week’s episode covers the March 26 Executive Order titled “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors” and the March 31 OMB M...
Fastest 5 Minutes: Proposed GSA AI Clause
This week’s episode covers a significant proposed contract clause, GSAR 552.239-7001, Basic Safeguarding of Artificial Intelligence Systems,...
Fastest 5 Minutes: Audits of Federal Small Business Program Awards
This week’s episode addresses efforts by various federal government agencies to audit and investigate purported ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’ in...
Fastest 5 Minutes: Tariff Update
This week’s episode covers the Supreme Court decision regarding IEEPA tariffs, the subsequent actions by the White House, and implications f...
Fastest 5 Minutes: “Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services”
This week’s episode covers a proposed FAR provision entitled “Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services” implementing Secti...
Fastest 5 Minutes: Cybersecurity, Resellers, IP
This week’s episode covers developments regarding the Secure Software Development Attestation, GSA’s newly release CUI guidance, GSA’s RFI r...
Fastest 5 Minutes: National Fraud Enforcement, EO Focused on Defense Contracting
This week’s episode covers national fraud enforcement, an executive order focused on defense contracting, government investment strategies,...
Fastest 5 Minutes: NDAA
This week’s episode covers highlights of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act relating to defense acquisition, sourcing r...
Fastest 5 Minutes: Pentagon’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy
This week’s episode covers Pentagon’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy announced by Secretary Hegseth on November 7, and is hosted by Pet...
Fastest 5 Minutes: End of Government Shutdown
This week’s episode covers common questions about the end of the federal government shutdown and steps contractors should consider, and is h...
Fastest 5 Minutes: Shutdown, BIS 50% Rule, FAR Overhaul, DBEs
This week’s episode covers the government shutdown and a related DOD class deviation, an update regarding the BIS 50% affiliates rule, the l...