American City & Country
OCTOBER 25, 2024
No question, more local governments are facing cyber threats in 2024, says Tim LeMaster, vice president, worldwide systems engineering at Lookout. His firm is a data-centric cloud security company. It uses a defense-in-depth strategy to address the different stages of modern cybersecurity attacks, which now start with infiltrations of mobile devices.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 25, 2024
At Fearless, a Baltimore-based digital services integrator, the power behind the tech they create comes from the people who build it. Fearless was founded in 2009, but the company hit a growth streak in 2022 after a strategic pivot towards digital services.
Art of Procurement
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – October 25th, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Whistleblower Network News
OCTOBER 22, 2024
In a ruling that could shake up the landscape of whistleblower litigation, a federal district court struck down a key provision of the False Claims Act as unconstitutional. The decision, which came out on September 30, 2024, in United States ex rel. Clarissa Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC , found that the FCA’s qui tam provisions violate the Appointments Clause of the U.S.
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AWS Public Sector
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The 2024 version of the United Nations (UN) annual report The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World found that about 29.6 percent of the global population, or about 2.4 billion people, were moderately or severely food insecure in 2022, meaning they did not have adequate access to food. Food security can be caused by a number of factors, including poverty, inflationary factors, violent conflict, and the effects of climate change.
American City & Country
OCTOBER 24, 2024
There are an estimated 20.3 million public sector employees in the United States, representing a significant 13% of the country’s active workforce. The implications for turnover are staggering, as several thousand of these employees retire each year on average as others constantly join. Technologies once relied on to manage this process and reduce knowledge loss are no longer able to do so in an efficient, transparent way—skyrocketing costs, zapping institutional knowledge and worse.
Public Procurement Central brings together the best content for public procurement professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
FedInsider
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The concept of “continuous” protection, inspired by continuous software development, is gaining traction among federal tech leaders in response to rising cyber-attacks. This week on Feds At the Edge, we sit down with subject matter experts who provide guidance for transitioning from the basic “Authority to Operate” snapshot in time to a “Continuous Authority to Operate.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Three nonprofits dismissed their Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeking records related to unnecessary and "nonconsensual" gynecological procedures performed on immigrant detainees at an ICE detention center in Georgia, according to a notice filed Wednesday in D.C. federal court.
Federal News Network
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Listen carefully and you can hear the buzz in the federal market about a new contract from the General Services Administration. It’s not another big governmentwide contract like Alliant 3 or the ASCEND cloud blanket purchase agreement. This one is the second generation of the COMET blanket purchase agreement that is going to be used only by GSA. “GSA saying this contract is a modernization effort and I think that is drawing a lot of interest from a lot of companies.
Whistleblower Network News
OCTOBER 24, 2024
In August, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program. So far, the program has received over 200 whistleblower tips according to a DOJ official. On October 23, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller delivered remarks at the New York City Bar Association Compliance Institute. “In the first few months of the Justice Department’s whistleblower awards program, we’ve already received more than 200 tips,” he stated.
FedScoop
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is seeking information about how autonomous artificial intelligence systems, known as agentic AI, might be used in the health care space. A recent request for information posted by the Department of Health and Human Services agency specifically asks for information on implementations of agentic AI, how multiple agentic AI systems work together, scalability, risks, and how autonomy is decided, among other things.
USFCR
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Learn how the Uniform Contract Format structures federal solicitations. Discover tips for navigating SAM.gov and how USFCR’s APP helps you find contracts faster.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Check out our Prestige Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their financial performance, attractiveness to attorneys and law students, ability to secure accolades and positive legal news media representation.
Federal News Network
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Don’t say they didn’t warn you. Contractors are on notice that the General Services Administration’s Schedules programs will be under examination next year. It’s all outlined in the 2025 plan of the GSA inspector general. What to do with this information? The Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.
Whistleblower Network News
OCTOBER 25, 2024
On October 23, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) awarded $150,000 to an international whistleblower who disclosed information about significant issues at an early-stage firm, leading to a successful enforcement action by the OSC. According to the OSC, the whistleblower was not an employee of the firm, but “had access to non-public and hard-to-detect information that was brought to the attention of the OSC.
FedScoop
OCTOBER 24, 2024
President Joe Biden will issue a memo and framework on the use of AI in the context of national security Thursday, with the aim of providing steps for U.S. leadership and guardrails for governance of the technology. Under the memo, agencies will be directed to access “the most powerful AI systems and put them to use,” senior administration officials who briefed reporters on the memo ahead of its release said.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 28, 2024
NASA’s Johnson Space Center is soliciting proposals for the contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems, or COSMOS, program valued at up to $1.8 billion. According to a notice posted on SAM.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Counsel for an ex-lobbyist standing trial on public corruption charges alongside former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan told an Illinois federal jury Tuesday that the government is treating legal lobbying activity as bribery, and that his client did "100% legal favors" for Madigan to establish trust and maintain access to the powerful politician.
FedTech Magazine
OCTOBER 28, 2024
If there was ever any doubt that agencies are prime targets for cyberattacks, a June 2024 Government Accountability Office report certainly sets the record straight. “Urgent Action Needed,” the GAO’s dispatch to Congress begins. “Risks to our nation’s essential technology systems are increasing.” In fact, in fiscal 2023, agencies reported more than 32,000 cyber incidents to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a jump of almost 10 percent over th
American City & Country
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Changes are coming to city and county airspace that could turn a science-fiction dream into a reality. For the first time since the helicopter was introduced in the 1940s, a new civilian aircraft category has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, and it has the potential to make air taxis à la “The Jetsons” more commonplace in the U.S.
FedScoop
OCTOBER 23, 2024
In the pre-GPT era of artificial intelligence, there wasn’t a ton for the National Archives and Records Administration — and its billions of unstructured documents — to do with the technology. According to Gulam Shakir, NARA’s chief technology officer, those more nascent AI tools “did not really fit” with the agency’s needs — namely the processing and management of massive “free-form” datasets lacking any logical formatting or rules.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security is looking to move its massive biometric identity management system — containing more than 260 million biometric data points — to the cloud, according to a request for information posted by the department’s Office of Biometric Identity Management.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 22, 2024
A Maryland federal judge has agreed to delay the date by which she will vacate a National Marine Fisheries Service review of the effects of oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after the agency explained that it would not be able to complete a new review by the original Dec. 20 deadline.
Whistleblower Network News
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Matthew Decker, the former chief information officer for Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory, is set to receive $250,000 as his share of a False Claims Act (FCA) settlement stemming from his qui tam whistleblower suit. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the $1.25 million settlement with Penn State on October 22. The DOJ alleges that Penn State violated the FCA “by failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements in fifteen contracts or subcontracts involving the Department of D
AWS Public Sector
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Curriculum Associates is an education technology ( EdTech ) company using data-driven technology to bring personalized, evidence-based learning to K12 education institutions. Their personalized assessment and instruction products serve more than 13 million students and over 1 million educators around the world. Given the depth of personalization presented to students and teachers in these offerings, Curriculum Associates builds their software with a variety of data taxonomies informed by dynamic
FedScoop
OCTOBER 25, 2024
The nuclear physics program in the Energy Department’s Science Office wants to use artificial intelligence to help control its advanced accelerators, according to a new solicitation posted to the agency’s website. The request for applications comes as the Energy Department continues to use artificial intelligence to advance its research endeavors, which includes deploying the technology at some of the world’s fastest supercomputers.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Zach Furness returned to MITRE to assume the role of chief information security officer, the executive announced via LinkedIn post Friday. Most recently, Furness served as deputy CISO and director of cyber risk management at Children’s National Hospital. He joined the pediatric hospital in December 2020 as director of cybersecurity governance and risk management.
WashngtonExec
OCTOBER 27, 2024
LMI secured a contract to provide technical services and products to the Army’s deputy assistant secretary for data, engineering and software, using its generative artificial intelligence solution, LIGER, to improve digital capabilities at Impact Level 5. LIGER integrates advanced tech, data analytics and machine learning to deliver secure, private GenAI solutions for the government.
SmallGovCon
OCTOBER 25, 2024
A recent OHA decision reminds us that it’s important to show and tell the SBA how a company seeking certification is meeting the SBA’s requirements for control of a socioeconomic company. Like many of these decisions involving SBA’s programs, it comes out of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) VetCert program. That’s because the SDVOSB program allows appeals of denials of certifications.
AWS Public Sector
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Federal agencies typically collect, manage, use, and distribute a wide array of documents. Storing and distributing federal agency documents is often a complicated process; documents can range from structured formats to free-flowing documentation with personal identifiable information (PII) that needs careful redaction. The various types of PII included in images, handwritten notes, and signatures add layers of complexity to processing tasks that identify PII and sensitive information.
FedScoop
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Addressing artificial intelligence problems within research and development will cost the United States tens of billions of dollars and a stronger commitment from the federal government, the White House’s top science adviser said Monday. Speaking at a Washington AI Network and Global Win event, Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Arati Prabhakar said the $32 billion annual figure for non-defense AI R&D floated by the National Security Commission on AI and the Senate’s bipartisan
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 28, 2024
CGI Federal has appointed Brian Baney as vice president of Army and other defense agencies and Kevin Berens as VP of Marine Corps business unit. The executive moves were announced via each executive’s LinkedIn post.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 28, 2024
NASA has said the U.S. Court of Federal Claims should throw out a sensor business's breach of contract suit over commercialization and licensing deals related to patented NASA technology, saying certain milestones couldn't be reached under the pact.
WashngtonExec
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Amentum has secured a $490 million contract with the U.S. Navy to provide logistics support for the T-54A Multi-Engine Training System, which will replace the aging T-44C aircraft. In collaboration with the Navy and original equipment manufacturer Textron, Amentum will help modernize the Navy’s training aircraft fleet. Through its fleet management for the METS program, [.
AWS Public Sector
OCTOBER 25, 2024
In the world of prescription drug monitoring, pharmacies rely on continuous access to data and software for responding to vital patient needs. This post highlights how one digital healthcare technology organization, Bamboo Health , provides critical access to prescription-monitoring services with the help of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS).
FedScoop
OCTOBER 28, 2024
With the support of USAID, the Philippine Space Agency three years ago launched its Introducing Non-Geostationary Satellite Constellations Test Deployments to Improve Internet Service program, boosting the country’s collective connectivity. Since then, thousands of people in the Philippines have been connected to the internet because of INCENTIVISE — another example of the aid agency’s increasing interest in satellite technology.
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