Government Contracts Podcasts

Byte-Sized Q&A: What About Micro-Purchases?

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.

 

All Things Protest: Big Decisions for Small Businesses (October 2021)

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 Olivia Lynch is joined by Michael Samuels to discuss a recent decision from the Small Business Administration’s Office of Hearings and Appeals on the ostensible subcontractor rule as well as a recent Government Accountability Office decision sustaining a protest of an agency solicitation that required a joint venture competing for the award, as opposed to the individual members of the joint venture, to hold a top secret facility clearance.  

Materials Discussed in This Episode

• Size Appeal of Telesis Corp., SBA No. SIZ-6114 (2021)
• InfoPoint, LLC, B-419856, August 27, 2021, 2021 CPD ⁋ 290

Byte-Sized Q&A: Why care about COTS?

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 Kate Growley is joined by Yuan Zhou to talk through how to determine if you’re providing a commercial off-the-shelf – or “COTS” – item and what that means for your contractual cybersecurity obligations.

Let‘s Talk FCA: The Government’s Authority to Dismiss a False Claims Act Case

In this episode, hosts Michael Shaheen and Tully McLaughlin cover part one of a discussion about the Department of Justice’s authority to dismiss qui tam complaints brought by relators.  The podcast: (1) outlines the government’s authority under the statute and the caselaw; (2) discusses how the Department of Justice wields that authority; and (3) describes the false controversy between the Department and Senator Grassley on the scope of that authority. "Let's Talk FCA" is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest developments with the False Claims Act.

Byte-Sized Q&A: Part 3 – The CMMC Clause

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 final episode of a three-part series, host Kate Growley digests the current state of DFARS clause 252.204-7021 and what contractors should know about the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (or CMMC).

All Things Protest: COFC Takes Novel Approach to OTA Protest (September 2021)

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 a recent COFC decision taking a novel approach to review a protest of a unique other transaction “procurement.”

Materials Discussed in This Episode

 

• Kinemetrics, Inc. v. United States, No. 21-1626, 2021 WL 4237169 (Fed. Cl. Sep. 10, 2021)

Byte-Sized Q&A: Part 2 - The NIST DoD Assessment Clauses

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 second episode of a three-part series, hosts Kate Growley and Evan Wolff overview the high points from the new DFARS clauses 252.204-7019 and -7020.

All Things Protest: How to Prove Disparate Treatment (August 2021)

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 Rob Sneckenberg and Christian Curran discuss a recent GAO decision demonstrating the fact-specific requirements to allege and prove disparate treatment.

 

Materials Discussed in This Episode

• Mayvin, Inc., B-419301.6, B-419301.7, June 29, 2021, 2021 CPD ¶ 249.
• WellPoint Military Care Corp. v. United States, 953 F.3d 1373 (Fed. Cir. 2020).
• Office Design Grp. v. United States, 951 F.3d 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2020). 

Byte-Sized Q&A: PART 1 - THE SAFEGUARDING CLAUSE

In this episode, hosts Kate Growley and Evan Wolff kick-off a three-part series on the clauses covered by the interim DFARS rule 2019-D041. This first episode overviews DFARS 252.204-7012, AKA “the Safeguarding Clause.” Crowell & Moring’s “Byte-Sized Q&A” podcast takes the complex world of government contracts cybersecurity and breaks it down into byte-sized pieces.

Byte-Sized Q&A: Paying a Criminal: Ransomware Payments and Related Sanctions Risks

In this episode, host Kate Growley and Caroline Brown talk about the regulatory risks of violating sanctions and anti-money laundering laws when considering whether to make a payment to ransomware attackers.  Those risks extend beyond the victims of the ransomware attack themselves to include ransomware insurance businesses, payment processors, and companies involved in digital forensics and incident response. Crowell & Moring’s “Byte-Sized Q&A” podcast takes the complex world of government contracts cybersecurity and breaks it down into byte-sized pieces.