Art of Procurement
JULY 25, 2024
According to the New York Times, about 20 million containers move through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The post The Great Supply Train Robbery appeared first on Art of Procurement.
FedScoop
JULY 25, 2024
A bill that would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to create detailed guidance for third-party evaluators that work with artificial intelligence providers was officially introduced Wednesday night in the Senate, now with bipartisan sponsorship. The legislation from Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., called the Validation and Evaluation for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (VET AI) Act , now counts Sen.
FedTech Magazine
JULY 25, 2024
As artificial intelligence pervades every facet of society, federal agencies now consider the many ways they can accelerate the use of AI-enabled tools (and whether they’re the right tool for the task). At the Department of Agriculture, the executive leading the charge on that front is Chief Data and AI Officer Christopher Alvares, who recently shared the department’s vision for AI adoption and examples of how USDA teams already leverage the technology.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 25, 2024
The FBI has awarded Jacobs a position on the second iteration of the potential eight-year, $8 billion Information Technology Supplies and Support Services blanket purchase agreement. Gwen Clavon, senior vice president at Jacobs, said in a statement Wednesday the award extends the company’s nearly 20-year partnership with the agency.
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GovCon Wire
JULY 25, 2024
What’s next for artificial intelligence in the federal landscape, and how are government leaders looking to use AI?
Federal News Network
JULY 25, 2024
Contractors and subcontractors should review their agreements to ensure that any limitations on liability (caps on the amount of damages available in litigation) are enforceable in the aftermath of the Western District of Virginia’s recent decision prohibiting caps on damages for changes in BAE Sys. Ordnance Sys., Inc., v. Fluor Fed. Sols., LLC. What happened in the court case?
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Government Contracts
JULY 25, 2024
A D.C. federal judge entered a $194.3 million judgment against the Republic of Djibouti, enforcing an arbitration award secured by a Dubai-based port terminal operator in a long-running legal battle over an international container terminal in the East African country.
FedScoop
JULY 25, 2024
The House Homeland Security Committee is currently eyeing September for a hearing focused on last week’s CrowdStrike outage, a committee aide told FedScoop. Unforeseen changes in the congressional calendar were cited by the aide for the reasoning behind the timing of the hearing. In a Monday letter, the committee had called on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify , giving him until Wednesday to schedule a hearing regarding the incident, which grounded flights and disrupted businesses ar
GovCon Wire
JULY 25, 2024
Astrion, a portfolio company of Brightstar Capital Partners, has agreed to acquire Axient for an undisclosed sum to expand its capabilities and presence in the defense and federal civilian market.
FedScoop
JULY 25, 2024
The IRS is making progress in moving its use of Login.gov toward compliance with federal standards, but the tax agency has more security improvements to implement around its expanded use of the single sign-on service, a new watchdog report found. In findings released this week, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration applauded the cybersecurity function within the tax agency’s Information Technology unit for completing an initial analysis of Login.gov’s FedRAMP security in a “timel
SmallGovCon
JULY 25, 2024
In a recent post , we looked at the implications of BA OHA’s reasoning in In & Out Valet Co., SBA No. VSBC033-P, 2024 (June 12, 2024) on the full-time devotion requirement. Today we look at the impact of that case on another of SBA’s rules that has implications for both small businesses and for companies in the 8(a) Program, Women-Owned Small Business Program (WOSB), and the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program (SDVOSB)–the ostensible subcontractor rule.
Whistleblower Network News
JULY 25, 2024
On July 24, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a circular warning that broad and restrictive nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) may violate federal whistleblower protection laws. “Imposing sweeping nondisclosure agreements that do not clearly permit communication with law enforcement may intimidate employees from disclosing misconduct or cooperating with investigations,” the CFPB explains.
AWS Public Sector
JULY 25, 2024
Embracing the Amazon Leadership Principles fosters a culture of customer obsession, ownership, and experimentation. Doing so has supported my capabilities and success delivered on behalf of my public sector customers, who I’ve witnessed embracing the Leadership Principles. While they’re not always aware they’re doing so, it has been both inspiring and validating.
WashngtonExec
JULY 25, 2024
Stephen Kovac Global Chief Compliance Officer, Zscaler Stephen Kovac’s biggest recent accomplishment was achieving 33 public sector and 58 global authorizations, making Zscaler the most accredited security cloud in the world. With over 400 public sector organizations as customers, including 12 of the 15 cabinet agencies, Zscaler has become a standard in zero trust government implementation. [.
AWS Public Sector
JULY 25, 2024
Healthcare organizations worldwide are leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) and partner solutions to modernize, transform, and innovate their businesses. Ensuring the availability and security of critical applications is paramount. For example, two renowned German medical facilities, Fachklinikum Mainschleife and Max Grundig Klinik , needed to modernize their IT infrastructure to comply with stringent regulatory requirements outlined in the country’s Law for Accelerating the Digitalization of He
FedScoop
JULY 25, 2024
USAID has released a 10-year digital policy aimed at guiding how the international development agency approaches emerging technologies in its partner countries, covering everything from boosting internet access to embracing artificial intelligence. At a speech announcing the policy, Administrator Samantha Power emphasized the need to invest in partner countries’ digital capacities.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 25, 2024
Cubic‘s defense-focused business arm is among the partners of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency working on the Air Combat Evolution program. The company said Wednesday ACE program uses a modified F-16 equipped with autonomous artificial intelligence control known as the X-62A or Variable In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft.
GovCon Wire
JULY 25, 2024
The Department of the Air Force is currently undertaking multiple artificial intelligence-related initiatives, one of which is a generative AI chatbot called NIPRGPT. During her keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Air Defense Summit, DAF Chief Information Officer Venice Goodwine shared how she’s approaching AI and gave an update on early NIPRGPT progress.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 25, 2024
The Wash100 Award has, over the last decade, staked a claim as the foremost designation of success and influence in the government contracting industry.
Import and Trade Remedies
JULY 25, 2024
On July 4, 2024, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced its compliance priorities for commercial imports and it updated its 2024 trade verification priorities. In the coming months, the CBSA will closely scrutinize the application of customs procedures and programs and the declared tariff classification, value, and origin of certain goods.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 25, 2024
ArcGIS Online, a geographic information system technology for government and commercial sectors, has received moderate impact level certification from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Esri said Thursday that it pursued a moderate authorization due to customer demand for a stronger security assurance level.
Kluwer Arbitration
JULY 25, 2024
On February 13, 2024, a tribunal comprising of Alexis Mourre, Eduardo Siqueiros and Eduardo Zuleta Jaramillo rendered an award in the case of Latin American Regional Aviation Holding S. de S.R.L. v. Uruguay (ICSID Case No. ARB/19/16), under the Panama – Uruguay bilateral investment treaty (the “Treaty”). The dispute concerned Uruguay’s national airline Pluna, where the Claimant, a Panamanian company – Latin American Regional Aviation Holdings S. de S.R.L.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 25, 2024
SpiderOak and Axiom Space have partnered to demonstrate data security capabilities using the memory-safe programming language Rust in orbit to meet modern cybersecurity requirements. A validation test on July 1 specifically showcased SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure secure satellite communication platform using Rust on the International Space Station, SpiderOak said Tuesday.
Government Contracts
JULY 25, 2024
The U.S. Government Accountability Office upheld the U.S. Space Force's $30.2 million IT deal, rejecting claims that the eventual award-holder had revised too much of its bid after being allowed to alter parts of its proposal.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 25, 2024
Viasat will offer a new connectivity service designed to provide governments and militaries worldwide with enhanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance communications for crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
Government Contracts
JULY 25, 2024
The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday revived a whistleblower False Claims Act case alleging new owners of a construction firm fraudulently secured orders under a program for disadvantaged small businesses, saying those owners should have told the Small Business Administration about the ownership switch.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 25, 2024
Todd Hack was elevated to the role of vice president of advanced electronic systems at General Dynamics‘ mission systems business. Hack announced his promotion via a LinkedIn post, in which he also said he will focus on secure defense electronic boards and next-generation components for smart munitions and navigation systems.
Government Contracts
JULY 25, 2024
An IT consulting firm challenging a U.S. Department of Commerce corrective action on a $1.5 billion information technology deal made during ongoing bid protests told the Federal Circuit that the agency is undercutting its own position by claiming that such moves are routine.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 25, 2024
Eric Trexler, senior vice president of U.S. public sector at Palo Alto Networks, said federal agencies have advanced zero trust modernization efforts in the last two years with an increasing focus on outcomes, Federal News Network reported Wednesday.
Government Contracts
JULY 25, 2024
Boeing will be branded with a felony criminal conviction after pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud U.S. regulators over the 737 Max 8's development, an ignominious distinction with fresh complications for the embattled American aerospace titan as it overhauls its corporate culture under a compliance monitorship.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 25, 2024
Paul Aronhime, an executive and strategist who specializes in growing organizations, was named senior vice president of federal sector at Keeper Security. In a LinkedIn post shared Wednesday, Aronhime announced his move to Keeper Security, a cybersecurity company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Government Contracts
JULY 25, 2024
A Colorado state judge has said he won't let a company that makes edible cannabis continue to challenge the state's mandated use of radio frequency identification tracking tags, concluding that a senior enforcement official's statement at a rulemaking hearing was not a final action the company could appeal.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 25, 2024
Pranay Ahlawat has been appointed as the inaugural chief technology and artificial intelligence officer, or CTAIO, of Commvault. In his new role, Ahlawat will spearhead Commvault’s product development lifecycle and enhance cybersecurity through leveraging AI technologies, the Tinton Falls, New Jersey-based company announced Tuesday.
Government Contracts
JULY 25, 2024
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former New York City public housing superintendent to 19 months in prison for accepting $95,000 in bribes, bringing to four the number of people sentenced to time behind bars in the 70-defendant anti-corruption sweep.
WashngtonExec
JULY 25, 2024
The deadline to submit nominations for the Pinnacle Awards is Sept. 5, and we want your help finding the most impactful cybersecurity executives. The Pinnacle Awards is an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal clients across the region.
Government Contracts
JULY 25, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday scrapped from a proposed rule requirements for federal contractors to attest that they were following federal and state labor laws, tossing President Barack Obama's efforts an earlier version of the rule revamped.
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