Government Contracts Podcasts

In this episode, Jason Crawford, Nkechi Kanu, and Agustin Orozco discuss a recent settlement that underscores the DOJ's increased use of the False Claims Act to enforce noncompliance with cybersecurity requirements. "Let's Talk FCA" is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest developments with the False Claims Act.

In this episode, Jason Crawford, Olivia Lynch, and Agustin Orozco discuss government investigations and enforcement trends regarding pandemic relief fraud. "Let's Talk FCA" is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest developments with the False Claims Act.

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Christian Curran and Rob Sneckenberg discuss the latest Court of Federal Claims decision disagreeing with a Government Accountability Office key personnel ruling, as well as what it means for contractors going forward. Materials Discussed in This Episode: KPMG LLP v. United States, No. 22-866, 2023 WL 4613034 (Fed. Cl. July 3, 2023) Sehlke Consulting, LLC, B-420538, May 18, 2022, 2022 CPD ¶ 119

In this episode, Jason Crawford, Agustin Orozco, and Lyndsay Gorton discuss the Supreme Court's opinion in United States ex rel. Polansky, which held in an 8-1 decision that the Department of Justice maintains broad authority to dismiss qui tam cases over a relator's objection. The hosts also discuss Justice Thomas' dissenting opinion which could ultimately prove to be more impactful than the Court's holding.

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement.  In this episode, host Christian Curran and guests Zachary Schroeder and Issac Schabes discuss two rare protest sustains—one from GAO involving a successful challenge to the scope of corrective action, and the other from the Court of Federal Claims finding that the agency abused its discretion in not allowing the protester to fix a minor proposal error through clarifications.   Materials Discussed in This Episode: Kupono Government Services, LLC; Akima Systems Engineering, LLC, B-421392.9, June 5, 2023, 2023 WL 3863512 Aspire Therapy Services & Consultants, Inc. v. United States, No. 23-253, 2023 WL 3960844 (Fed. Cl. May 30, 2023)

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, host Rob Sneckenberg and guest Anuj Vohra discuss two recent court decisions discussing when agencies may issue organizational conflict of interest (“OCI”) decisions in response to bid protests, and how reviewing courts will consider them.  Rob and Anuj also discuss new law from the Federal Circuit concerning bid protest standing, prejudice, and jurisdiction, as well as evolving considerations for intervenors defending against bid protests.   Materials Discussed in This Episode: CACI, Inc.-Fed. v. U.S., No. 2022-1488, 2023 WL 3327090 (Fed. Cir. May 10, 2023) Piedmont Propulsion Sys., LLC v. U.S., No. 23-330C, 2023 WL 3441782 (Fed. Cl. May 12, 2023) See also FEATURE COMMENT: COFC Pushes Back on GAO Waiver and Cost-Realism Analyses (discussing GAO and Court decisions in VS2 regarding chall

In this episode, Jason Crawford, Brian Tully McLaughlin, and Agustin Orozco explore the issues before the Supreme Court in two consolidated cases involving the False Claims Act. The hosts discuss the April 18 oral argument in Schutte/Proctor where the question before the Justices is whether a defendant’s subjective knowledge about whether its conduct was legal is relevant to whether it “knowingly” submitted false claims.

In this episode, hosts Michael Shaheen and Jason Crawford discuss the Department of Justice’s recently announced False Claims Act (FCA) recovery statistics for fiscal year 2022. The podcast breaks down last year’s FCA activity—which included a record number of new matters—and considers what the trends could portend for fraud enforcement in the year to come. "Let's Talk FCA" is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest developments with the False Claims Act.

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Christian Curran and Rob Sneckenberg highlight a recent GAO decision in which an agency’s limited record production went a bit too far.   Materials Discussed in This Episode: Seaward Services, Inc., B-420580, B-420580.2, June 13, 2022, 2022 CPD ¶ 145

Crowell & Moring’s “Byte-Sized Q&A” podcast takes the complex world of government contracts cybersecurity and breaks it down into byte-sized pieces. In this episode, Kate Growley overviews Medium Assessments and the importance of them for defense contractors.

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, Crowell attorneys Christian Curran and Zachary Schroeder discuss a recent GAO case (K&K Industries, Inc., B-420422; B-420422.2, March 7, 2022) that highlights timeliness traps with enhanced debriefings.   Materials Discussed in This Episode: K&K Industries, Inc., B-420422; B-420422.2, March 7, 2022, 2022 CPD ¶ 62 When Does an Enhanced Debriefing End?

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, Crowell attorneys discuss their recent “Feature Comment,” published in The Government Contractor, discussing the recent Court of Federal Claims decision rejecting GAO’s key personnel notification rule.   Materials Discussed in This Episode: “FEATURE COMMENT: COFC Rejects GAO’s Key Personnel Notification Rule,” The Government Contractor, Vol. 64, No. 8, ¶ 49 (Feb. 23, 2022)

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Olivia Lynch and Rob Sneckenberg interview in-house counsel from LMI, Adele Navarrete, about organizational conflicts of interest. 

Crowell & Moring’s “Byte-Sized Q&A” podcast takes the complex world of government contracts cybersecurity and breaks it down into byte-sized pieces.  In this episode, Evan Wolff and Chris Hebdon discuss the notable cybersecurity provisions and omissions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022.

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Christian Curran and Olivia Lynch discuss a recent decision from GAO regarding the interplay between price reasonableness and price realism.   Materials Discussed in This Episode:   Science Applications Int’l Corp., B-420005 et al., Oct 27, 2021, 2021 CPD ¶ 372

Crowell & Moring’s “Byte-Sized Q&A” podcast takes the complex world of government contracts cybersecurity and breaks it down into byte-sized pieces. In this episode of Byte Sized Q&A, Evan Wolff and Michael Gruden discuss the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and why it is important for contractors to take note of CISA’s actions.

Crowell & Moring’s “Byte-Sized Q&A” podcast takes the complex world of government contracts cybersecurity and breaks it down into byte-sized pieces. In this episode, hosts Evan Wolff and Kate Growley talk through some key elements that are no longer expected under CMMC 2.0.

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Olivia Lynch, Rob Sneckenberg, and Christian Curran discuss past performance issues and key cases from 2021.

Crowell & Moring’s “Byte-Sized Q&A” podcast takes the complex world of government contracts cybersecurity and breaks it down into byte-sized pieces.  In this episode, hosts Evan Wolff and Kate Growley talk through the fundamental changes that the DoD has announced will be made under "CMMC 2.0."

Crowell & Moring’s “Byte-Sized Q&A” podcast takes the complex world of government contracts cybersecurity and breaks it down into byte-sized pieces.  In this episode, host Evan Wolff talks with Chris Hebdon about micro-purchases and the cybersecurity obligations that contractors may encounter in the performance of these small dollar contracts.