Name: Byte-Sized Q&A: What is Federal Contract Information? by Crowell & Moring LLP
Duration: 5 min 14 s
Description: In this episode, hosts Evan Wolff and Kate Growley talk with Michael Gruden about what government contractors need to know about Federal Contract Information or FCI. Crowell & Moring’s “Byte-Sized Q&A” podcast takes the complex world of government contracts cybersecurity and breaks it down into byte-sized pieces.

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Byte-Sized Q&A: What is Federal Contract Information?

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Byte-Sized Q&A: What is Federal Contract Information?

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