Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

An emergency fix passed by Congress in 2021 is set to expire at the end of September and the hugely successful program is in danger of collapsing. In 2021, Congress passed an emergency short-term fix to save the program from collapse by creating a separate fund to finance the CFTC Whistleblower Office.

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ExecutiveBiz

MARCH 6, 2024

The use cases for artificial intelligence don’t stop multiplying in the government contracting industry and since its founding in 2021, AutogenAI has developed a new one: using AI to assist the proposal writing process. Noted business leader Elizabeth Lukas came aboard the company last fall as its Americas CEO.

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Andrew MacWilliams, a senior account executive at Precision Talent Solutions since August 2021, has been appointed chief innovation officer at the government-focused recruitment and talent management company. He will oversee the Washington, D.C.-based

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 26, 2024

Whistleblower tips have increased year by year, with the SEC receiving more than 18,00 whistleblower tips in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 , compared to over 12,300 in FY 2022 and over 12,200 in FY 2021. from FY 2021, organized by month. According to the SEC’s Annual Report for FY 2023 , the SEC has distributed more than $1.9

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Federal agencies received a going-away present from 2021 as the year came to a close — the discovery of the Log4j vulnerability, possibly present in thousands of commercial off-the-shelf products and a sign that the cybersecurity environment continued to bear watching.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 19, 2024

The executive, who co-founded Sarcos in 2015 and held the CEO post until 2021, will replace Laura Peterson, who will remain on the board of directors and serve as executive vice chairman, the company said Wednesday. Ben Wolff will become president and CEO of Sarcos Technology and Robotics again on Feb.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Jopeck joined CGI Federal in October 2021 as a director and consulting expert. Ed Jopeck, former senior adviser at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was named director of business consulting at CGI‘s (NYSE: GIB) federal business arm, according to his recent LinkedIn announcement.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

agencies are working together to fortify the cybersecurity posture of the transportation industry in compliance with the 2021 National Security Memorandum, said Carahsoft Sales Director Alex Whitworth.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Silk joined HashiCorp in early 2021, bringing over two decades of leadership experience and a passion for building strong teams equipped to take […] Tim Silk currently serves as director of solutions engineering for HashiCorp’s U.S.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 18, 2024

The solicitation has faced challenges from companies seeking to be included in it since NITAAC first requested proposals in May 2021. CIO-SP4 stands for Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4, and it’s the fourth version of a 10-year, governmentwide contract vehicle for acquiring IT products and specialized services.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Lowery started at Epirus in 2021 as chief product officer. Andy Lowery has been promoted from chief operating officer and manager of commercial operations to CEO of Epirus. The company said Monday Lowery will step in for Ken Bedingfield, who is leaving after four years working for the organization. Prior to that, he co-founded and

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FedScoop

JANUARY 25, 2024

The $80 billion infusion from the 2021 law has so far been used on everything from the IRS’s electronic Direct File pilot program to leveraging artificial intelligence to better identify tax avoiders. Tom Carper, D-Del., and Todd Young, R-Ind.,

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GovCon & Trade

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

GAO Decision Following the issuance of the rule, on August 27, 2021, the GAO found that the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) “clearly and unambiguously prohibits DOD agencies. from issuing solicitations that require a joint venture, rather than the members of the joint venture, hold the required facility clearance.”

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The result of the lack of outreach by CISA was a precipitous fall in the federal collection of cyber threat indicators: from 9,484,158 in 2021 to 413,834 in 2022, a nearly 96% decrease. That choice was due at least in part to the fact that the agency was working with inaccurate contract information for AIS participants, the watchdog noted.

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GovLoop

JULY 27, 2023

The number jumped in 2020 and 2021 (the most recent year for which stats are available), first because of COVID restrictions and then staffing shortages. Still, 50% of transactions were completed in less than 15 minutes, according to the bureau’s 2021 annual report (the most recent report available). Residents have noticed.

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

Since he joined HII in 2021, Gokhale has been responsible for Mission Technologies’ business management functions like accounting,

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 24, 2023

billion Air Force Security Support Services multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract issued in February 2021. The company said Monday it will help the DAF secure mission-critical activities related to national security as part of the $4.5

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Just three of the 23 civilian Chief Financial Officer Act agencies have met the cyber event logging standards called out in President Joe Biden’s 2021 cybersecurity executive order and a subsequent Office of Management and Budget memo, a new Government Accountability Office report found.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A temporary solution enacted in 2021 provided a lifeline, but it expires at the end of this month. Congress caps the fund used to finance CFTC whistleblower rewards and operational costs at $100 million. The increasing number and size of whistleblower rewards have stretched the fund to its limits.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

30 end date was made possible by the agency starting its zero-trust mission “many years” before the 2021 cybersecurity executive order , its top IT official said in an interview. Completing those requirements ahead of the Sept.

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FedScoop

MARCH 6, 2024

The FHWA’s proposal to adopt CISA’s Cyber Security Evaluation Tool — which “authorities can use to assist in identifying, detecting, protecting against, responding to, and recovering from cyber incidents,” per a Federal Register posting — would meet a requirement called out in the bipartisan infrastructure law of 2021.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 11, 2024

Jackson Moot Court Competition 2021 with my peers. However, AFSA, in 2021, recorded an impressive number of international arbitrations (102, in fact). AFSA International Rules , amended in June 2021, reflect international best practices. I am in the final stage of obtaining my license to practice in South Africa.

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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 13, 2023

The government followed up the White House’s cybersecurity executive order of 2021 with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s draft Zero Trust Maturity Model later that year and the Office of Management and Budget’s federal zero-trust strategy in 2022. “I Zero-trust security remains a top federal priority.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The program is nearing the end of the $1 billion it received under the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021. On top of that, fiscal 2024 appropriations provided no new money for the fund and rescinded $100 million of that $1 billion emergency injection provided in 2021.

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USFCR

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Since joining US Federal Contractor Registration (USFCR) in November 2021, Jeffery Hoffses has become integral to our mission to empower small businesses. Originally from Rockland, Maine, Jeffery moved to Florida in 1987, bringing a passion for innovation and a commitment to helping entrepreneurs realize their dreams.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

billion since 2021 for “missing” participants, according to the release. Earlier this month , Federal CIO Clare Martorana pointed to the TMF as a way for federal agencies to find funding for actions that follow the 2021 executive order for digital service delivery and customer experience.

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2022

5G is trying to enable the Internet of Everything, and it’s making some steps toward that, but 6G will really get it right,” says Jeffrey Andrews, director of 6G@UT, a research center at the University of Texas at Austin that was launched in June 2021. 6G will take 5G’s high…

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FedScoop

MAY 28, 2024

Efforts to create the vehicle began in December 2021 when the FBI partnered with the General Services Administration on the blanket purchase agreement, according to the agency’s updates SAM.gov. The bureau said it will be holding informational meetings with stakeholders in coming weeks.

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FedScoop

MAY 6, 2024

The department said in the RFI that FSA “must evolve cloud capabilities” for general purpose business use, to meet federal requirements laid out in a 2021 executive order on improving national cybersecurity and to “keep pace with today’s dynamic and increasingly sophisticated cyber threat environment.”

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

According to the release, the legislation requires HHS to operationalize AI in line with a recommendation from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, an independent commission that made recommendations to Congress and the White House about the technology in 2021. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.,

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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 7, 2023

The May 2021 ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, which halted pipeline operations until the $4.4…

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FedScoop

JULY 15, 2024

The new requirement applies to users who created accounts for Social Security’s services, including its my Social Security benefits-management platform, before September 2021, but not those who already have a Login.gov account or those who’ve signed up for ID.me, another identity verification service.

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FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Adopting a system for the agency to flag to handle these kinds of evidence stems from a stipulation outlined in the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. The goal, the agency said at the time, was to avoid building a duplicative cyber tool and take advantage of the work CISA had already done.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 9, 2024

In a Tuesday report , the government watchdog said that while there was some improvement in agency implementation of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act between 2021 and 2022, more than half of the 23 civilian agencies it reviewed had information security programs that were “not effective.”

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In 2021, Jeremiah was appointed to serve on the Connecticut Sentencing Commission. Jeremiah has served in various sworn and civilian roles across the criminal justice system, including policing, sentencing, and corrections. He currently works as an executive for an extensive city jail system.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 30, 2024

Immigration and Customs Enforcement program has skyrocketed since the program's inception, according to a report released Tuesday, which revealed that figure tripled between 2021 and 2022 alone.

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Redstone Government Consulting

JUNE 19, 2024

This goes back to an old CASB case from three years ago – CASB Case 2021-01 , Application of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) to Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs). Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts).

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