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

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


Latest Episodes

Fastest 5 Minutes: COVID Vaccine Requirements for Contractors
October 01, 2021

This week's episode covers the September 24 Guidance from the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force focusing on COVID vaccine requirement for contractors, and proposed rules relating to the Berry Amendme

Fastest 5 Minutes: COVID Vaccine Requirements for Contractors, Revolving Door, and Small Business Matters
September 21, 2021

This week's episode covers COVID vaccine requirements for contractors, a DOD class deviation and SBA decision relating to small business matters, and two revolving door updates, and is hosted by Peter

Fastest 5 Minutes: Proposed DFARS Provisions, Joint Ventures, and OFCCP
September 07, 2021

This week's episode covers two proposed DFARS provisions (one relating to domestic sourcing and the other focusing on fair and reasonable pricing determinations), an announcement by the OFCCP about it

Fastest 5 Minutes: Procurement Integrity Act, COVID Contracting, and Small Business
August 20, 2021

This week's episode covers a bid protest relating to a Procurement Integrity Act matter, government reports about COVID contracting, and final rules relating to small businesses and subcontracting, an

Fastest 5 Minutes: Buy American Act, the False Claims Act, and COVID Vaccines and Protocols for Contractors
August 09, 2021

This week's episode covers a White House announcement about COVID vaccines and safety protocols for contractors working at government sites, proposed rule regarding Buy American Act, GSA announcement

July 26: Fastest 5 Minutes: Minimum Wage for Contractors, Executive Order Focused on Competition
July 26, 2021

This week's episode covers a notice of proposed rulemaking relating to increasing the minimum wage for certain employees of government contractors, a new Executive Order focused on promoting competiti

July 12: Fastest 5 Minutes: Transactional Data Reporting, Artificial Intelligence Accountability Framework
July 12, 2021

This week's episode covers a GSA OIG report pertaining to the Transactional Data Reporting pilot, GAO’s Artificial Intelligence Accountability Framework, and two GSA class deviations relating to cost-

June 29: Fastest 5 Minutes: Claims, Inadvertent Disclosure of Information
June 29, 2021

This week's episode covers a decision involving a pandemic-related claim, a GAO decision pertaining to inadvertent disclosure of information by the government, and an update to the fair opportunity th

June 15: Fastest 5 Minutes: National Security, Mandatory Disclosures, Small Business
June 15, 2021

This week's episode covers a new White House National Security Study Memorandum on countering corruption, a DOD Instruction on Mandatory Disclosures, and a DOJ settlement involving small business subc

June 2: Fastest 5 Minutes: New EO on Climate-Related Risk, Mentor-Protégé JV Size Determination, FedRAMP
June 02, 2021

This week's episode covers a new Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk, the final DFARS provision on contract closeout, a new SBA decision involving a mentor-protégé joint venture, and a F