GovCon Chamber of Commerce
AUGUST 5, 2024
Register in the HHS Vendor Supplier Portal to rise above your competition. If federal buyers find enough qualified businesses in their own directory, they won't look anywhere else! The HHS Vendor Supplier Portal HHS awards approximately $30B to government contractors but there are 12 Operating Divisions in HHS and e ach procures their own goods and services independently.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 5, 2024
Rebecca Adams, a business and people operations specialist, was promoted to the role of chief people officer at Cohesity, an information technology company. Adams announced her appointment to the executive level position in a LinkedIn post.
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FedScoop
AUGUST 5, 2024
As IT professionals across the federal government process the long-awaited FedRAMP modernization guidance released last month, one of the key figures behind the document is calling attention to its emphasis on “real-world threat assessment.” Laura Gerhardt, director of technology modernization and data at the Office of Management and Budget, said during an Advanced Technology Academic Research Center event last week that the prioritization of threat assessments is part of an overarching strategy
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 5, 2024
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index extended its winning streak to four weeks despite significant drops to start August. On Friday, the index declined 0.89% to $5,218.19 but still gained 0.70% for the week following Wednesday’s hefty 1.35% gain. Moreover, GCI outperformed Wall Street’s top three indexes for the week.
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FedInsider
AUGUST 5, 2024
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5 CPE Rapidly evolving AI technologies offer tremendous opportunities to help federal agencies address today’s most pressing challenges, from the effects of climate change and responding to natural disasters, to improving public health services, to strengthening public safety and national security.
Whistleblower Network News
AUGUST 5, 2024
On August 1, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released the long-awaited rules for its corporate whistleblower award program. The DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program will offer awards to individuals who blow the whistle on corporate crimes under the jurisdiction of the DOJ which are not covered by other whistleblower programs. The DOJ announced a sprint to develop the program in March and whistleblower advocates noted that the whistleblower program had the potential to greatly
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Redstone Government Consulting
AUGUST 5, 2024
The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) wants to re-connect with you. About four years ago, DCAA was looking around and evaluating its workload and saw a problem: it was going away. With a previously perennial favorite of the incurred cost backlog finally going away and few incurred cost audits due to sampling , DCAA had to look for how it can still be important to the acquisition community.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 5, 2024
Artificial intelligence technology company Veritone has appointed former CIA Chief Technology Officer Gus Hunt as an adviser to its public sector division.
Redstone Government Consulting
AUGUST 5, 2024
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) issued a Memorandum dated May 5, 2024 , to Agencies on the Treatment of Nontraditional Defense Contractors.
Open Contracting Partnership
AUGUST 5, 2024
If you’ve been at any event or meeting this year, we bet that at least one session has been on the promise and challenges of AI. The topic is fascinating even if there is little discussion of concrete applications of AI that are actually working in government. We recently published a blog post that provides a gentle introduction to AI in procurement, illustrating the thinking and work that needs to go into even relatively straightforward processes such as comparing green criteria for public cont
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 5, 2024
As federal healthcare and civilian agencies business leader at Veritas Technologies, Carolyn Hyde helps government function securely. It’s work that’s much needed. “Federal C-level technology leaders have a very tough job today,” she said. Budgetary uncertainty complicates planning. Cybersecurity challenges remain significant, and the constant threat of attacks necessitates resilience and quick recovery for the [.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 5, 2024
Space technology company Umbra has launched a new business line to build and deliver synthetic aperture radar satellites to support government and commercial enterprise customers. The company said Wednesday its mission solutions line will use its remote sensing and vertical integration expertise to develop custom satellites for governments and multinational corporations.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 5, 2024
Behrman Capital has agreed to sell its portfolio company kSARIA to ITT (NYSE: ITT) for approximately $475 million. The New York-based private equity investment firm said kSARIA is a manufacturer and supplier of connectivity offerings for the aerospace and defense end markets.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 5, 2024
Viasat has unveiled a new automated constellation management and planning system that aims to support low earth orbit, or LEO, constellations. The company’s Multi-Mission Orchestrator, or MMO, system will generate functional schedules for satellites within a LEO constellation by implementing capabilities that support space vehicle orchestration, planning and mission execution, the global communications company announced Monday.
Kluwer Arbitration
AUGUST 5, 2024
The judgment of the Singapore Court of Appeal (“Court”) in Voltas Ltd v York International Pte Ltd [2024] SGCA 12 (“ Voltas v York ”) helpfully settles the question of whether or not an arbitrator is able to impliedly reserve his or her jurisdiction after rendering a final award as a matter of Singapore law. Additionally, the Court’s decision indicates several best practices that arbitrators should adopt when making conditional awards.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 5, 2024
L3Harris Technologies showcased its new electronic warfare capability at a U.S. Indo Pacific Command-led biennial field training exercise featuring U.S. and allied forces from the region. The defense contracting company said Thursday it demonstrated its Distributed Spectrum Collaboration and Operations, or DiSCO, capability at the Valiant Shield 2024 event.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 5, 2024
Marriott International Inc. has accused a hotel company in Jamaica, Queens, of breaching a contract by repurposing two properties for migrant housing while refusing to "de-identify" itself with the global hotel brand.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 5, 2024
SpaceX has launched Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft using the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Sent to space on Sunday, the NG-21 mission will deliver 8,200 pounds of equipment, science experiments and supplies to the International Space Station under a NASA service contract, Northrop said.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 5, 2024
A Fifth Circuit judge has accused a Brazilian state-owned oil company subsidiary of "hiding behind the corporate structure," saying during oral arguments on Monday that subsidiary Petrobras America Inc. was seemingly manipulating American law for treble damages totaling nearly $2 billion stemming from allegations of bribery.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 5, 2024
Austal USA has secured a contract modification to add two landing craft utility 1700-class vessels to the three LCUs that the service initially ordered in September 2023, bringing the procurement’s value up by nearly $55 million. The contract provides options for up to 12 vessels, with a potential total value of $379.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 5, 2024
A Seneca Nation holding company is the first tribal majority-owned business to be awarded a bid from the U.S. General Services Administration to sell carbon pollution-free electricity to the federal agency, a move that's been in the works since at least April.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 5, 2024
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has secured a $28.7 million undefinitized contract from the U.S. Air Force for engineering investigations, deficiency resolution and proof-of-concept design support. The Department of Defense said Friday the contract covers engineering support for several aircraft and systems programs and sustainment divisions.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 5, 2024
Crypto exchange Coinbase violated campaign finance laws when it donated $25.5 million to political action committees while negotiating a federal contract, prominent crypto critics told a federal election watchdog — a claim the firm's legal chief has staunchly denied.
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 5, 2024
The deadline to submit nominations for the Pinnacle Awards is Sept. 5, and we want your help finding the most impactful national security/Department of Homeland Security 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 [.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 5, 2024
As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 5, 2024
Steven Kutscher Vice President of Contracts, Koniag Government Services Steven Kutscher expanded the contracts team to more than 10 professionals in under three years to support the tremendous growth of Koniag Government Services. He’s also proud that since he joined the company six years ago, the contracts department maintained zero voluntary turnover, ensuring stability and [.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 5, 2024
Business software maker Pegasystems says rival Appian's "animus" is behind a series of what it says are irrelevant, premature and burdensome discovery requests, after a Virginia appeals court vacated a $2 billion trade secrets judgment against Pegasystems.
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 5, 2024
LeNaye Willis-Lloyd Senior Vice President of Contract Operations, QinetiQ US LeNaye Willis-Lloyd, an accomplished contracts and procurement executive with 20 years of experience, is known for developing contracts management into a business strategy driver. She built a career in leading operations and cross-functional teams to deliver successful business outcomes.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 5, 2024
AT&T Inc. CEO John Stankey met with Federal Communications Commission members to lobby for the company's first responder network to lead the national public safety band, despite band users' concerns that AT&T could control the band for its own self-serving interests.
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 5, 2024
ManTech has formed its first Federal Civilian Strategic Advisory Board, providing federal civilian leadership and growth teams with strategic advice to enhance capabilities and mission support for clients. “Our board members are renowned for their strategic insights on the rapidly growing mission and technology needs of major Federal Civilian agencies,” said Stephen Deitz, president of [.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 5, 2024
The state of Michigan is asking a D.C. federal judge to bar the federal government from seeking repayment for $195 million in Medicaid payouts made to two state-operated hospitals that provided psychiatric services to state criminal defendant inmates, saying the government's payment withdrawal decision was made years too late and without proper notice.
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 5, 2024
Peraton has appointed Amy Rall as president of its Citizen Security and Public Services sector. “Amy is a recognized and well-respected leader in our industry,” said Stu Shea, Peraton’s chairman, president and CEO. “She has a great command of the intricacies of the homeland security, federal civilian, and state and local markets and will be [.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 5, 2024
A Manhattan federal judge hit a retired public housing worker with 20 months in prison on Monday for taking over $83,000 of bribes, showing that prison is the most likely outcome for those convicted of felonies in the anti-bribery sweep.
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 5, 2024
Leidos won a $276 million task order with the Defense Department Information Analysis Center for the research and development of critical minerals and materials used in munitions, and to promote energetics supply chain resiliency. This contract falls under the DoDIAC’s multiple-award contract vehicle, which are awarded by the U.S. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron. [.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 5, 2024
The impact private equity firms may have over medical decisions and care is increasingly attracting potential liability under the False Claims Act and attention from states and the federal government, so investors should follow best practices including conducting due diligence both before and after acquisitions, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 5, 2024
Barry Saadatmand has been named Seerist, Inc. chief revenue officer, aligning with the company’s focus on amplifying clients’ voices, ensuring capabilities meet their needs and driving growth. “Adding Barry Saadatmand to Seerist’s roster of experts is transformative for both the organization and our clients,” said Jim Brooks, Seerist CEO. “Barry’s mandate is to give a [.
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