ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 23, 2024

Chris Scott joined Cherokee Federal in 2017 as director of business development and has since ascended the ranks to his current position as vice president of defense markets.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 23, 2024

Kinard has been working at the Austin, Texas-based firm for nearly seven years, starting as director of strategic alliances in April 2017 before transitioning to his most recent director role a year later.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

According to the SEC, “from at least late 2017 through 2020, Wirtgen Thailand employees bribed Thai government officials with the Royal Thai Air Force, the Department of Highways, and the Department of Rural Roads to win multiple government contracts and also bribed employees of a private company to win sales to that company.”

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 30, 2017

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2017 by Michael E. Purdy Associates, LLC [link] Copyright 2017 by Michael E. Purdy Associates, LLC - [link]

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

In the general public procurement market (valued at around US$19 billion annually), direct awards have dropped from 81% of the value of all procedures in 2017 to 23.5% Year 2014 2017 2018 2021 2022 2024 Number of exceptions 67 54 50 48 47 43 Source OECD OECD World Bank Kapital.kz The number of suppliers per buyer increased from 8.0

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

MARCH 16, 2020

Purdy Associates, LLC [link] Copyright 2017 by Michael E. A friend of mine recently bought 15 copies of my book, and had me sign each one for her to give as gifts to family, friends, colleagues, and mentors. It's an easy, shocking, and fun read. You can buy it online at [link] Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2020 by Michael E.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

MARCH 9, 2023

Purdy Associates, LLC [link] Copyright 2017 by Michael E. Joy on the Journey 37. An Uncertain Journey 38. Onward in Faith Resources Acknowledgements Notes Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2023 by Michael E. Purdy Associates, LLC - [link]

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

APRIL 24, 2020

Purdy Associates, LLC [link] Copyright 2017 by Michael E. Click here to go to NIGP's webpage about the class and how to register for it. The registration fee is $410. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2020 by Michael E. Purdy Associates, LLC - [link]

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Agencies initially found success with the MEGABYTE Act with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee determining in 2020 that 13 agencies saved or avoided spending more than $450 million between fiscal 2017 and 2019.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Featured Speakers: Michael Kennedy × Michael Kennedy Moderator & Contributing Editor Michael Kennedy retired in May 2017 from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

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Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The SBIR program, which has been extensively studied , was an inspiration for the European Union’s “ Innovation Partnerships ” strategy under the EU Procurement Directives , and for the United Kingdom’s Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) (see 2017 study ; 2022 study ).

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Telles.eu

JULY 4, 2023

This is compounded by the progressive reduction in amount spent from a peak of €659M in 2020 to just €137M 2022, with a clear downwards trend from 2017 onwards. It really shows how the procedure has not taken off and that - in my view correctly - contracting authorities do not see it as particularly useful.

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FedInsider

JANUARY 24, 2024

Close Publisher, FedInsider Michael Kennedy × Michael Kennedy Moderator & Contributing Editor Michael Kennedy retired in May 2017 from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). She holds an MBA from Marymount University.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

MAY 24, 2018

Purdy Associates, LLC [link] Copyright 2017 by Michael E. In the event you can't read a contractor's bid price in numbers, language in your bid documents allowing rejection of the bid as non-responsive can resolve the lack of clarity in the bid amount. Click here to read Mr. DeVries brief blog post on this court case.

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AWS Public Sector

APRIL 3, 2025

Figure 2: DX Hub Team: Dhvani Goel, Pallavi Das, Nasrullah Ahmed, Noor Dhaliwal, Sharon Liang, Darren Kraker, Taran Singh, Nick Osterbur, Ryan Matteson, Gus Flusser, Isaac Rudnick, Swayam Chidrawar, Nick Riley, Spandan Suthar, Belal Elshenety.

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FedInsider

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Featured Speakers: Michael Kennedy × Michael Kennedy Moderator & Contributing Editor Michael Kennedy retired in May 2017 from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 6, 2024

Fesenmaier’s whistleblower suit also resulted in a related 2017 settlement in which Sightpath Medical, Inc. These kickbacks came “in the form of travel and entertainment, including high-end ski trips, fishing, golfing, hunting, sporting, and entertainment vacations, often at exclusive destinations,” the government alleges.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 29, 2024

And this is something that goes back some seven years, back to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and what that legislation did that became law. You and my boss, David Berteau, PSC’s president and CEO, have talked about it.

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

According to The Journal , the SEC found that Rule 21F-17(a) enforcement actions filed in 2016 and 2017 did not limit the amount of non-compliant NDAs and contracts. “They finally are understanding that these NDAs create a chilling effect on an entire workforce.”

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FedInsider

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Close Chief Technology Officer, ICF Michael Kennedy × Michael Kennedy Moderator & Contributing Editor Michael Kennedy retired in May 2017 from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). He was also awarded the CIO University Certificate in Federal Executive Competencies by the Federal CIO Council.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 9, 2024

He previously told WNN that starting in 2017 working conditions at the Renton factory began to deteriorate. You know it’s hard to keep up with all of them that keep getting reported.” Pierson worked at the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington. Pierson says that workers were so tired that he saw a direct uptick in human error safety incidents.

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 30, 2024

Médica Panamericana, in technical partnership with BinPar, developed and launched an innovative, artificial intelligence-driven exam platform in 2017 that helps medical students prepare for their Residency Entrance Examination (MIR). Read the first post in the series: Harnessing the power of generative AI in the classroom and beyond.

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ExecutiveBiz

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

TxDOT has been tapping Serco’s services for the HERO program since 2017, the […] The Texas Department of Transportation, or TxDOT, has granted recompete contracts worth a total of $70M for Serco Inc.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 20, 2024

The ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation from Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, effective from May 4, 2024, through July 2026, reflects the high standards upheld by the laboratory in […] Concurrent Technologies Corp.

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IT 59

ExecutiveBiz

JULY 26, 2024

Waldman has been with Aleut’s federal services-focused business arm since February 2017. Jason Waldman was elevated to the role of vice president of defense, mission and technology programs at Aleut Federal, according to his LinkedIn announcement.

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Management 59

FedScoop

JUNE 18, 2024

The revitalized Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act from 2017 , co-sponsored by Reps. In March, lawmakers clawed back $100 million from the TMF. The House, meanwhile, passed a bill last month to enhance TMF procedures and extend its sunset date. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif.,

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GovCon Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Erin Clemens was elevated to the role of vice president for enterprise modernization at Invictus, where she has been program manager since 2017. The cyber technology company said Monday Clemens led two large programs and supervised over 200 cybersecurity and information technology experts in her previous position.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 18, 2024

He joined Axient in 2017 as director of BD […] Kevin Brady, former vice president of growth and defense systems at Axient, announced on LinkedIn Thursday that he had been appointed vice president and business development executive for Astrion‘s missile defense and Navy division.

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Management 59

FedInsider

MARCH 6, 2024

Hosted By: Michael Kennedy × Michael Kennedy Moderator & Contributing Editor Michael Kennedy retired in May 2017 from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). In 2017, SSA Bulavko was selected for a position as a program manager at Headquarters within Cyber Division.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General found that the use of CISA’s Automated Indicator Sharing (AIS) has fallen to its lowest level since 2017, with a 93% decline in the sharing of cyber threat indicators from 2020 to 2022.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 6, 2023

How does how does that work? Dan Ramish So there is new language actually comes directly from the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act that says that the contracting officer shall not use other FAR or D-FARS provisions in clauses except for those that are required by the FAR or D-FARS or consistent with customary commercial practices.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Featured Speakers: Michael Kennedy × Michael Kennedy Moderator & Contributing Editor Michael Kennedy retired in May 2017 from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

Data 98

Data Participation Leadership Networking 98

FedInsider

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Close Vice President, SteelCloud Michael Kennedy × Michael Kennedy Moderator & Contributing Editor Michael Kennedy retired in May 2017 from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

Leadership 98

Leadership Participation Utilities Networking 98

Telles.eu

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The transposition of the 2014 Directives His first government transposed the 2014 Directives fashionably late in August 2017. As for the 2017 transposition I do not have much to say, but I did say a lot about what was happening below-thresholds. But fashionably late it was nonetheless.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In 2017, he joined the Oakton, Virginia-based Oakton, Virginia-based information system security services provider as vice president of operations. Kevin McGuire , an information technology professional, has assumed the role of chief operating officer at SysNet Technologies.

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GovLoop

JUNE 21, 2024

DigiCert has been helping customers prepare for Q Day since 2017, implementing its solutions for multiple use cases. It can replace old algorithms with quantum-resistant ones and configure them without extensive manual intervention.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In a scheme that lasted from roughly January 2017 to December 2021, Song allegedly sent spearphishing emails — those that appear to be coming from a trusted sender — to individuals employed by the U.S.

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