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Boeing Whistleblower: 737 MAX Blowout “Was No Surprise”

Whistleblower Network News

A former at a Washington Boeing factory, Pierson blew the whistle to his supervisors back in 2018 about the alleged rushed production of the 737 MAX aircraft. As we’ve discussed in the past, the company has struggled mightily with manufacturing and we’ve had over twenty production quality defects.

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Should Bid Protest Losers Pay?

Inside Government Contracts

Section 804 is nearly identical to a pilot program included in the FY 2018 NDAA. A 2018 RAND study found protests of DoD procurements to be exceedingly uncommon, however: Between 2008 and 2016, less than 0.3% In 2018, DoD did not track, and RAND could not extrapolate, any data associated with DoD’s costs to “process” bid protests.

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GSA isn’t fully compliant with geospatial data requirements, watchdog finds

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In a report released Monday , the GSA’s Office of Inspector General flagged unreliable geospatial datasets that contain “inaccurate latitude and longitude coordinates” and data quality deficiencies, undercutting the agency’s compliance with the Geospatial Data Act of 2018.

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Guidehouse’s Scott McIntyre Shares 3 Great Qualities of GovCon Investors

GovCon Wire

While Guidehouse has been acquired twice since emerging from the public sector segment of PwC in 2018, CEO Scott McIntyre tells us that there were three key things in common between Veritas Capital and Bain Capital, the two purchasers.

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Key Findings of the 3rd Annual Supply Chain Data Quality and Data Governance Study

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As more procurement and supply chain processes become digitized, the importance of high quality, well managed data will skyrocket. State University has conducted a Supply Chain Data Quality and Data Governance Study. Key finding #1: Data Quality is Improving. Key finding #1: Data Quality is Improving.

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On Capitol Hill, Boeing Whistleblower Reveals New Documents Around 737 Max Crash

Whistleblower Network News

The production process breakdowns and quality control errors involving the installation of ET302’s Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS) are particularly concerning.” The third group of documents allegedly consist of a Boeing report of direct communications between Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines in December 2018.

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Indiana BMV Builds on Three Pillars to Drive up CX

GovLoop

In 2018, the bureau made a big training push, updating curricula and ensuring that all employees received training in their first two weeks on the job, according to the BMV’s 2018 annual report. Kiosks are located in branch office lobbies and at select Kroger grocery stores.

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