This week’s episode covers a Pentagon directive on supplier cost and pricing, GSA’s announcement about suspected procurement fraud, a federal court ruling in the Anthropic case, a new class deviation overhauling Cost Accounting Standards thresholds, and SBA’s proposed restructuring of small business size standards, and is hosted by
This week’s episode covers a memo outlining the National Fraud Enforcement Division’s enforcement priorities, a White House memo that authorizes certain private sector offensive cyber operations, and a DOJ opinion relating to executive privilege, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5
This special edition covers the Pentagon’s recent suspension of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Phase II requirements and initiation of a 60-day review by the CMMC Reform Task Force, and is hosted by Yuan Zhou, Kate Growley, and Nkechi Kanu. 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.
Continue Reading Special Edition of the Fastest 5 Minutes: Suspension of CMMC Phase II RequirementsThis week’s episode covers new FAR Council guidance implementing the fixed-price contracting mandate under Executive Order 14402, a Federal Circuit decision on bid protest timeliness, an advance notice of proposed rulemaking about printed circuit boards, and a CAS Board final rule rescinding four Cost Accounting Standards, 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.
Continue Reading Fastest 5 Minutes: Fixed-Price Contracting, Protests, CAS, Supply ChainThis week’s episode covers a new Executive Order on fixed-price contracting, a new DOJ initiative targeting coordination with data-mining qui tam relators, and a proposed rule that would extend FOCI reviews to uncleared defense contractors, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that
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
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
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
On March 6, 2026, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a significant proposed contract clause, GSAR 552.239-7001, Basic Safeguarding of Artificial Intelligence Systems (“Clause”), for inclusion in GSA Schedule solicitations and contracts for AI capabilities. The proposed clause would impose substantial new requirements related to AI sources, intellectual property rights, data use, change management, and performance standards. The Clause would also take precedence over any other contract terms (including commercial licensing terms) related to AI, including a Seller’s terms of sale and service to which the Government had previously agreed. GSA requests comments by March 20, 2026.
An analysis of the proposed clause follows below.
Continue Reading AI for Government: 7 Days for Contractor Comments on GSA Proposed Contract Clause for AI SystemsThis 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