Let's Talk FCA: The Government’s Authority to Dismiss a False Claims Act Case
Podcast | 10.04.21
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.
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Podcast | 11.21.25
Fastest 5 Minutes: Pentagon’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy
This week’s episode covers Pentagon’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy announced by Secretary Hegseth on November 7, 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.Click below to listen or access from one of these links:
Podcast | 11.20.25
Lightning Round: DEI Executive Orders—Where We Are Ten Months Later
Podcast | 11.17.25


