  The action of the overlap-Dirac operator on a vector is typically implemented
indirectly through a multi-shift conjugate gradient solver. The compute-time
required depends upon the condition number, $\kappa$, of the matrix that is
used as the overlap kernel. While the Wilson action is typically used as the
overlap kernel, the FLIC (Fat Link Irrelevant Clover) action has an improved
condition number and provides up to a factor of two speedup in evaluating the
overlap action. We summarize recent progress on the use of FLIC overlap
fermions.
