Coleman Jackson, P.C.

JULY 15, 2024

LEGAL THOUGHTS – Failure to Comply-Potential Consequences for Paid Tax Return Preparers and their Customers COLEMAN JACKSON, ATTORNEY & LEGAL COUNSEL | Transcription of Legal Thoughts Posted on July 15, 2024 Topic: Tax Return Preparer Due Diligence Attorney Introduction: Welcome to Legal Thoughts my name is Coleman Jackson, and I am an attorney at Coleman […] The post Episode Three- Failure to Comply -Potential Consequences for Paid Tax Return Preparers and their Customers appeare

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Whistleblower Network News

JULY 15, 2024

FBI whistleblower and whistleblower advocate Jane Turner is asking that whistleblowers and whistleblower supporters write in personal messages of appreciation to be delivered to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on National Whistleblower Day. Senator Grassley, co-Chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, will be delivering a speech at the National Whistleblower Day celebration on Capitol Hill on July 30.

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Government Contracts

JULY 15, 2024

Hourly rates for partners, associates and support staff continued to rise in the first half of this year, and this growth shows no signs of slowing for the rest of 2024 and into next year, driven in part by the return of mergers and acquisitions and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, says Chuck Chandler at Valeo Partners.

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Whistleblower Network News

JULY 15, 2024

Whistleblowers from OpenAI have filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that the company is silencing employees from sharing concerns with the public and federal employees about its AI technology through its employment contracts. In a letter filed with the SEC, representation for the whistleblowers called for a federal investigation into OpenAI’s policies, demanding changes to ensure a culture of transparency and accountability as the industry races to d

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Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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FedScoop

JULY 15, 2024

Late last week, the Social Security Administration announced that long-time users of the agency’s online account system would have to switch to Login.gov, the government-wide identity management and sign-on service created by the General Services Administration. 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 w

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Government Contracts

JULY 15, 2024

The owner of a bankrupt government water contractor has been indicted on perjury charges, accused of falsifying the company's bankruptcy filings by failing to report millions in assets transferred to her and other company insiders.

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Redstone Government Consulting

JULY 15, 2024

In the June 27, 2024 Federal Register , the Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) put out a notification that it was looking for input on its efforts to conform Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) related to operating revenue and lease accounting. Back on March 13, 2019, the CASB published a Discussion Paper to collect initial input on the conformance of CAS to GAAP.

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FedScoop

JULY 15, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs released a notice of intent to issue sole source contracts for an artificial intelligence-enabled healthcare dictation tool late last week. On behalf of the Veterans Health Administration, the VA’s Strategic Acquisition Center announced that it plans to award non-competitive, fixed-price contracts to Abridge AI, Inc. and Nuance Communications, Inc., two AI platform providers for the healthcare industry, according to the notice.

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AWS Public Sector

JULY 15, 2024

Amazon Web Services ( AWS) Ground Station is a cloud-based service that provides you with an opportunity to perform communication sessions with your satellite without spending a fortune on your own ground station infrastructure. AWS Ground Station balances between providing a ready-made solution and tailoring the service to meet the unique needs of each customer.

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GovCon Wire

JULY 15, 2024

Carey Smith, CEO and President of Parsons, is a six-time winner of the Wash100 Award, the most prestigious honor in government contracting. Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the award, celebrated Smith’s sixth win (and fourth consecutive) by hand-delivering the prize to her at Parsons’ Chantilly, Virginia office in June.

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 15, 2024

C3 AI has unveiled a generative artificial intelligence application designed to answer queries concerning federal, state and local government programs. C3 Generative AI for Government Programs aims to modernize government support centers to improve the experience of citizens inquiring about programs such as employment, financial assistance and pension support, the AI software company announced Monday.

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GovCon Wire

JULY 15, 2024

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has appointed talent management executive Han-Ron Siah as senior vice president and chief talent officer and business transformation professional Arjun Reddy as mission advisory services leader.

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 15, 2024

The remnants of a stint in the federal workforce can include agency-logo coffee mugs and pictures with elected or appointed bosses, but still-active IT accounts should not be among the occupational leftovers. While so-called “zombie accounts” that can be revived by an attacker always represent a problem, the typically large volume of resignations handled at the end of a presidential term magnify the risks.

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GovCon Wire

JULY 15, 2024

Google’s parent company Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG) is in advanced discussions to buy New York-based cybersecurity startup Wiz for approximately $23 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. People familiar with the matter told WSJ a deal could come soon. CEO Assaf Rappaport and his colleagues founded Wiz in 2020 to offer cloud security software.

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GovLoop

JULY 15, 2024

Good leaders can’t do it alone – building solid relationships throughout your agency and beyond is essential to your supervisory success. During the latest Mangement Minutes with Mika recording, Mika Cross, Workforce Transformation Expert and Alex Tremble, Author, Leadership Expert and Podcast Host, discussed the top challenges facing middle managers in government today.

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GovCon Wire

JULY 15, 2024

Nakupuna Consulting has secured a potential seven-year, $370 million contract from the U.S. Army to integrate new functionality into a military human resources and payroll system.

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 15, 2024

Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses Oddball and Wilcore Technologies have partnered to deliver advanced government digital services. The joint venture entails combining the firms’ capabilities to tackle complex problems as well as create and deliver innovative digital services to clients, Oddball said Friday.

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GovCon Wire

JULY 15, 2024

Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense business arm has secured a Defense Logistics Agency contract worth $143.2 million over a three-year period for armored vehicle parts. The Department of Defense said Friday Oshkosh Defense will deliver wheel and tire assemblies to the U.S. Army under the firm-fixed-price, requirements contract.

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 15, 2024

The Office of Space Weather Observations within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service is looking into the availability of small businesses that can address Space Weather Ground Services Mission Operations Services requirements and has issued a sources sought notice for the effort.

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GovCon Wire

JULY 15, 2024

Shane Sims, an experienced defense and aerospace acquisition professional, was appointed vice president of business development for national operations at Parsons (NYSE: PSN), according to his LinkedIn post. He previously served as Army account executive on the defense and intelligence team at the Chantilly, Virginia-based information technology provider.

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 15, 2024

Software company Epsilon3 will continue providing web-based procedure and production management tools for ARKA Group under a new agreement to help the latter improve its production, engineering and assembly of defense and space technology platforms.

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GovCon Wire

JULY 15, 2024

Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index recovered from its weak start in July. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, had substantial gains in three of five trading sessions, ending 0.58% higher to $4,982.68. Also, the 2.11% week-on-week advance was GCI’s second-strongest weekly gain in 2024.

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 15, 2024

The Department of Defense seeks providers of commercial data and artificial intelligence-driven analytics and intends to issue a $3 billion multi-year contract for the requirement, SpaceNews reported Friday.

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GovCon Wire

JULY 15, 2024

BAE Systems has won a potential six-year, $737.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce and deliver Mk 41 Vertical Launching System canisters for the U.S. government and foreign military sales customers. The Department of Defense said Friday the firm-fixed-price contract has a two-year base term worth approximately $78.

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 15, 2024

Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index bounced back from consistent losses last week, rising by 2.06%. This increase lifted the average to $4,982.68. GovCon Index is an aggregate index that tracks stock market data from 30 notable government contracting enterprises and displays this information in real time.

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GovCon Wire

JULY 15, 2024

Johnny Mohseni has taken on the role of chief software architect at the national security and space group within Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH).

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 15, 2024

Kevin Schoonover has assumed the role of vice president for defense programs at Karman Space and Defense. He confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post. Schoonover is an experienced aerospace and defense industry leader. Prior to his new position, he served as senior director at the California-based space and defense technologies manufacturing company.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 15, 2024

The Supreme Court of Iran has rendered a historic decision, providing insight into the proper interpretation of Article 139 of the Iranian Constitution concerning administrative approvals for agreements to arbitrate, which has been considered to be a major hurdle to arbitration in Iran. This provision, which also finds voice in the Civil Procedures Code, requires that disputes involving public and state-owned properties be referred to arbitration only with the permission and approval of the Boar

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 15, 2024

Magee Technologies has secured a $175.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering, infrastructure, technical and aircraft modification services and installation teams to support prototyping efforts.

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Government Contracts

JULY 15, 2024

A Court of Federal Claims judge has ordered the federal government to explain why it shouldn't be sanctioned for wrongly asserting privilege and withholding documents in a dispute over the allegedly bad faith cancelation of a U.S. Air Force construction task order.

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 15, 2024

Kevin McCombs announced on LinkedIn Sunday his promotion to vice president and general manager of strategic systems at Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company. He joined Aerojet in April 2023 as senior director. Before that, he was a senior program director at BAE Systems.

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Government Contracts

JULY 15, 2024

The Federal Circuit on Monday upheld the rejection of an embattled government contractor's claim for $13.5 million in restocking fees after the Federal Emergency Management Agency sharply reduced the amount of bottled water the agency ordered in response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 15, 2024

Northrop Grumman and Global Military Products, a division of Global Ordnance, were selected by the U.S. Army to provide the service branch with special ammunition and weapons systems. The Department of Defense said Friday the awardees will compete for each order of a $299.7 million firm-fixed-price contract, which has a Dec.

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Government Contracts

JULY 15, 2024

A Georgia school district should be allowed to escape a former counselor's lawsuit alleging she was terminated for requesting time off to care for her sick husband, a federal judge said Monday, finding she couldn't overcome the district's explanation that she'd failed to correct performance issues despite multiple opportunities.

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WashngtonExec

JULY 15, 2024

CORAS, a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program High Enterprise Decision Management Software-as-a-Service platform, has achieved “Awardable” status through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace. The Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace offers Tradewinds, the Defense Department’s suite of tools designed to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence/machine learning, data and analytics capabilities.

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Government Contracts

JULY 15, 2024

A Washington, D.C., federal court dismissed an effort to block a $23.4 billion arms sale to the United Arab Emirates, saying the plaintiffs — survivors of a 2019 airstrike in Libya — hadn't shown a likelihood of getting attacked again.

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