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Fastest 5 Minutes: Shutdown, BIS 50% Rule, FAR Overhaul, DBEs

Podcast | 11.04.25

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.

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Podcast | 07.24.26

Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!: The No Surprises Act's Independent Dispute Resolution Process & 2026 Updates

Host Megan Beaver talks to Alex Lucas and Jason Mayer about the No Surprises Act, a 2021 law designed to protect patients from unexpected medical bills, the federal independent dispute resolution process it created, the challenges that have plagued that process, and the new federal rule issued on June 4, 2026. The episode also covers the growing wave of enforcement litigation and what’s on the horizon for IDR....