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

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


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Fastest 5 Minutes: Salary-History Bans and Pay Transparency, Section 3610 of the CARES Act
February 13, 2024

This week's episodecovers a proposed rule on salary-history bans and pay transparency for job applicants and employees of federal contractors and subcontractors, a claim relating to Section 3610 of t

Fastest 5 Minutes: Limitations on Subcontracting, National Defense Industrial Strategy, Suspension/Debarment
February 02, 2024

This week's episode covers a proposed rule regarding limitations on subcontracting, DOD's National Defense Industrial Strategy, a proposed rule seeking to amend the FAR in order to enhance consistency

Fastest 5 Minutes: NDAA, SDVOSB Eligibility, FedRAMP
January 23, 2024

This week's episodecovers highlights of the NDAA for FY24, a Class Deviation relating to SDVOSB eligibility, an ASBCA decision involving pandemic-related claims, and DOD guidance detailing what it me

Special Edition of the Fastest 5 Minutes: CMMC
January 04, 2024

This special edition covers DoDs proposed rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program, and is hosted by Peter Eyre, Michael Gruden, and Nkechi Kanu. Crowell & Moring's "Fastes

Fastest 5 Minutes: Commercial Products and Services
December 13, 2023

This week's episodecovers a DoD final rule that revises DFARS 252.244-7000 (Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services), a protest decision relating to key personnel, and a DOJ resol

Fastest 5 Minutes: FedRAMP, Protecting CUI, Better Contracting Initiative
November 28, 2023

This week's episodecovers FedRAMPs announcement about AI-related products, the White Houses next phase of the federal governments enterprise procurement approach (theBetter Contracting Initiative

Fastest 5 Minutes: Artificial Intelligence, Small Business Subcontracting, JV Security Clearances
November 17, 2023

This week's episode covers the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, a final SBA rule allowing prime contractors to receive small busines

Fastest 5 Minutes: Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act
October 31, 2023

This week's episodecovers the FAR clauses implementing the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act, updates to NASA's Small Business Mentor Protg Program, and DOJs new safe harbor policy for

Fastest 5 Minutes: Cybersecurity, Minimum Wage, Sustainability
October 12, 2023

This week's episodecovers two proposed rules implementing Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nations Cybersecurity, the Department of Labors announcement of a change in the minimum wage rates f

Fastest 5 Minutes Special Edition: Answering Questions About A Potential Government Shutdown
September 25, 2023

This special edition of the Fastest 5 Minutes podcast covers common questionsand answersabout a potential government shutdown.Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that p