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Peter J. Eyre is a partner and co-chair of Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Group. He is also a member of the firm's Management Board. Peter was named to BTI Consulting Group’s list of "Client Service All-Stars" in 2016, 2017, and 2019 and has been named an Acritas Star, Acritas Stars Independently Rated Lawyers (2016, 2017, 2019). He is nationally ranked by Chambers USA in Government Contracts since 2014, and by Super Lawyers since 2017.

This special edition of the Fastest 5 Minutes podcast covers common questions—and answers—about a potential government shutdown. 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.

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Congress has not passed crucial funding bills for the start of the fiscal year 2024.  If Congress does not act by September 30, the government may be forced to shut down for lack of funding.  While Congress may yet act, agencies across the government are preparing for a shutdown, and contractors should do so as well. 

The issues that contractors would face under a government shutdown may vary with the circumstances of individual contracts, but there are a number of common considerations.  

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