Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Government Contractors Can’t Do Without
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Fastest 5 Minutes: DEI EO, SBIR, Pentagon Budget
Apr 28, 2026
9m 41s
Fastest 5 Minutes: DEI EO & OMB Memo
Apr 6, 2026
11m 02s
Fastest 5 Minutes: Proposed GSA AI Clause
Mar 19, 2026
14m 27s
Fastest 5 Minutes: Audits of Federal Small Business Program Awards
Feb 26, 2026
9m 09s
Fastest 5 Minutes: Tariff Update
Feb 23, 2026
10m 32s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 4/28/26 | 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 SBIR program, and the Pentagon’s FY27 budget request, 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. | 9m 41s | ||||||
| 4/6/26 | 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 Memo titled “Reinforcing Transparency, Accountability, and Oversight of Federal Technology”, 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. | 11m 02s | ||||||
| 3/19/26 | 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, for inclusion in GSA Schedule solicitations and contracts involving AI, 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. | 14m 27s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 | 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 small business set-aside awards, and is hosted by Yuan Zhou, Olivia Lynch and Zach Schroeder. 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. | 9m 09s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 | 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 for companies, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Alex Schaefer. 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. | 10m 32s | ||||||
| 2/18/26 | 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 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. | 12m 21s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | 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 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. | 9m 07s | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | 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, 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. | 10m 22s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | Fastest 5 Minutes: NDAA | 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. | 16m 04s | ||||||
| 11/21/25 | 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 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. | 10m 24s | ||||||
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| 11/17/25 | 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 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. | 16m 05s | ||||||
| 11/4/25 | 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 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. | 9m 50s | ||||||
| 10/1/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: Government Shutdown | 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. | 17m 49s | ||||||
| 9/11/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: CMMC | 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. | 16m 23s | ||||||
| 8/26/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: FAR Overhaul, Consulting Services | 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. | 8m 39s | ||||||
| 8/4/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: DOJ Guidance re DEI, White House AI Action Plan | 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. | 18m 39s | ||||||
| 7/9/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: DHS Developments | 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. | 15m 37s | ||||||
| 6/20/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: FCPA Developments | This week’s episode covers developments involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Alex Kramer. 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. | 12m 40s | ||||||
| 6/6/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: DOD Memos Impacting Procurement | This week’s episode covers four DOD memos pertaining to procurement and steps the government is taking to implement recent executive orders, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Sarah Styles. 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. | 7m 42s | ||||||
| 5/21/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: DOJ’s Corporate Enforcement Priorities, Army Transformation | This week’s episode covers a SBA notice relating to the mentor-protégé program, an Army memo about its transformation strategy, revisions to DCSA Form 328, DOD’s Software Fast Track Initiative, and revisions to DOJ’s Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy, 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. | 10m 34s | ||||||
| 5/9/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: FAR Overhaul, OneGov | This week’s episode covers the FAR rewrite initiative, GSA’s OneGov Strategy, and a GSA incentive program that rewards employees with financial bonuses when the agency meets its spending reduction goals, 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. | 6m 38s | ||||||
| 4/24/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: Answering Common Questions from Contractors | This week’s episode features a discussion of several common government contractor questions involving payment delays, cost increases due to tariffs, and inability to obtain certain government approvals. This episode 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. | 24m 57s | ||||||
| 4/23/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: Executive Order – “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base” | This week’s episode features a deep-dive on Executive Order 14265, Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base, which calls for a “comprehensive overhaul” of the DoD acquisition system to deliver state‐of‐the‐art capabilities at speed and scale. This episode is hosted by Yuan Zhou, Jon Baker, and Eric Ransom. 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.Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/modernizing-defense-acquisitions-and-spurring-innovation-in-the-defense-industrial-base/ | 12m 38s | ||||||
| 3/27/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: Executive Order – “Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement” | This week’s episode features a deep dive on the President’s Executive Order, Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement, which directs the consolidation of certain types of “domestic federal procurement” under the General Services Administration in an effort to “eliminate waste and duplication.” This episode 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. Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/eliminating-waste-and-saving-taxpayer-dollars-by-consolidating-procurement/ | 9m 11s | ||||||
| 3/4/25 | Fastest 5 Minutes: Executive Order – “Implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative” | This week’s episode features a deep dive on the President’s Executive Order, Implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative, which imposes significant requirements and will likely impact many government contractors and grantees. This episode 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. Implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative:https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-cost-efficiency-initiative/ | 16m 35s | ||||||
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