
Episodes

Friday Nov 21, 2025
Fastest 5 Minutes: Pentagon’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy
Friday Nov 21, 2025
Friday Nov 21, 2025
This week’s episode covers Pentagon’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy announced by Secretary Hegseth on November 7, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

Monday Nov 17, 2025
Fastest 5 Minutes: End of Government Shutdown
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025

Tuesday Nov 04, 2025
Fastest 5 Minutes: Shutdown, BIS 50% Rule, FAR Overhaul, DBEs
Tuesday Nov 04, 2025
Tuesday Nov 04, 2025

Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Fastest 5 Minutes: Government Shutdown
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025

Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Fastest 5 Minutes: CMMC
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
This week’s episode covers DOD’s final rule applying the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program (CMMC) to DoD contractors and subcontractors, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Michael Gruden. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Fastest 5 Minutes: FAR Overhaul, Consulting Services
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
This week’s episode covers a DOD final rule most relevant to companies providing consulting services to DOD and the FAR Council’s revisions to FAR Part 8 (Required Sources of Supplies and Services) and FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services), and is hosted by Peter Eyre, Laura Baker, and Rina Gashaw. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

Monday Aug 04, 2025
Fastest 5 Minutes: DOJ Guidance re DEI, White House AI Action Plan
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
This week’s episode covers developments involving DOJ’s guidance for federal funding recipients regarding DEI and the White House AI Action Plan, and is hosted by Peter Eyre, Katie Erno, and Matthew F. Ferraro. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Fastest 5 Minutes: DHS Developments
Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
This week’s episode covers developments involving the Department of Homeland Security, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Sharmi Das. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

Friday Jun 20, 2025
Fastest 5 Minutes: FCPA Developments
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025

Friday Jun 06, 2025
Fastest 5 Minutes: DOD Memos Impacting Procurement
Friday Jun 06, 2025
Friday Jun 06, 2025
