Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Government Contractors Can’t Do Without

This week’s episode covers a proposed FAR provision entitled “Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services” implementing Section 5949 of the FY23 NDAA, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Addie Cliffe. 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.

This week’s episode covers developments regarding the Secure Software Development Attestation, GSA’s newly release CUI guidance, GSA’s RFI regarding resellers, and the Pentagon’s “patent holiday” pilot, 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.

This week’s episode covers national fraud enforcement, an executive order focused on defense contracting, government investment strategies, GSA and transactional data reporting, and the Pentagon review of 8(a) awards, 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.

This week’s episode covers highlights of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act relating to defense acquisition, sourcing restrictions, and interactions between the Defense Industrial Base and the Pentagon, 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.

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.

This week’s episode covers common questions about the end of the federal government shutdown and steps contractors should consider, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Skye Mathieson. 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.

This week’s episode covers the government shutdown and a related DOD class deviation, an update regarding the BIS 50% affiliates rule, the latest on the FAR Overhaul, and an interim rule on the DBE program, 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.

This week’s episode covers common questions about the federal government shutdown, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Chris Haile. 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.

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.

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.