Government Contracts Podcasts

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Government Contracts Podcasts episodes

November 03 Let's Talk FCA: Health Care False Claims Act Self-Disclosure Pilot Program
Hosts Jason Crawford and Agustin Orozco are joined by special guest Jeff McSorely to discuss the Health Care False Claims Act Self-Disclosure Pilot Program. This novel program allows eligible health care providers, suppliers, manufacturers, and payors to self-disclose potential civil FCA violations that were previously unknown to the federal government. “Let’s Talk FCA” is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest developments with the False Claims Act.
10 min
September 30 Let’s Talk FCA: Insurance Coverage for False Claims Act Investigations
Hosts Jason Crawford and Agustin Orozco are joined by special guests Steve Raptis and Catie Young to discuss insurance coverage issues for companies responding to False Claims Act investigations. This episode describes how policyholders seeking coverage for defense costs and settlements must carefully navigate policy structures, timely notice obligations, and insurer reservations of rights. "Let's Talk FCA" is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest developments with the False Claims Act.
16 min
July 10All Things Protest: Blue & Gold and Late is Late
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's Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan discuss a recent Federal Circuit appeal on the Blue & Gold waiver rule, and a Court of Federal Claims protest about the "late is late" rule in the world of electronic proposal submissions.
Cases discussed in this episode:
Utech (CAFC):
https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/24-1586.OPINION.6-24-2026_2713898.pdf
Rick Aviation (COFC):
https://ecf.cofc.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv1604-59-0
11 min
May 19All Things Protest: Final Proposal Revisions and Federal Circuit Opinions
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's Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan discuss a recent GAO sustain about final proposal revisions, along with two notable Federal Circuit opinions from May 2026 covering bid protest intervention and the discretion afforded to agencies in evaluating proposals.

Materials discussed in this episode:
Owl International (GAO): https://www.gao.gov/assets/890/885515.pdf
Anders Construction (CAFC): https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/24-2247.OPINION.5-12-2026_2692227.pdf
Global K-9 (CAFC): https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/24-1842.OPINION.5-14-2026_2693739.pdf
13 min
March 31 All Things Protest: Challenging Agency Evaluations of Proposals
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's Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan discuss challenges contractors face when protesting agency evaluations of proposals, along with tips for identifying viable protest arguments.
13 min
March 02 Let’s Talk FCA: Gender-Affirming Care and Anti-DEI Executive Orders
Hosts Jason Crawford and Agustin Orozco are joined by special guests Alice Hall-Partyka and Savanna Williams to discuss the administration’s novel use of the False Claims Act to advance social policy goals. The episode takes a specific look at the issues of gender-affirming care and anti-discrimination laws and discusses the recent announcement of the the new DOJ Division for National Fraud Enforcement. "Let's Talk FCA" is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest developments with the False Claims Act.
16 min
February 27 All Things Protest: Corrective Action at the Court of Federal Claims
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's Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan cover two recent protests at the Court of Federal Claims— Advantaged Solutions, Inc. v. United States (Feb. 6, 2026), and Gemini Tech Services LLC v. United States (Feb. 5, 2026)—that deal with corrective action and share key takeaways for the contracting community.
10 min
February 10 Let's Talk FCA: Developments Regarding Constitutional Challenges to the Qui Tam Provisions
In this episode, Jason Crawford, Agustin Orozco, and Will Tucker discuss the latest developments in connection with constitutional challenges to the qui tam provisions since the district court ruling in U.S. ex. rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates LLC. "Let's Talk FCA" is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest developments with the False Claims Act.
14 min
January 30 All Things Protest: On the Clock: Protestors and Timeliness at GAO
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's Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan cover two recent protests that both emphasize the continued importance of filing timely at GAO while highlighting significant rules and nuances that may trip up protestors.
13 min
December 23, 2025 All Things Protest: NDAA, GAO’s Annual Bid Protest Report, and an OCI Sustain
In this episode, Crowell's Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan cover the latest NDAA protest provision, GAO’s Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025, and GAO’s sustain of a bid protest related to an impaired objectivity organizational conflict of interest (OCI). 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.
8 min