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Fastest 5 Minutes: FAR Overhaul, Consulting Services

Podcast | 08.27.25

This week’s episode covers a DOD final rule most relevant to companies providing consulting services to DOD and the FAR Council’s revisions to FAR Part 8 (Required Sources of Supplies and Services) and FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services), and is hosted by Peter Eyre, Laura Baker, and Rina Gashaw. 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....