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Bid Protest Minute: GAO’s Task Order Jurisdiction

GovCon & Trade

On December 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest by ELS, an unsuccessful bidder on a Department of Defense (DOD) task order opportunity, concluding that it did not have jurisdiction to consider it. GAO reasoned that because “the value of the task order [was] below $25,000,000. it does not have jurisdiction to consider the protest.

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AI advisory committee wants law enforcement agencies to rethink use case inventory exclusions

FedScoop

There’s little debate that facial recognition and automated license plate readers are forms of artificial intelligence used by police. So the omissions of those technologies in the Department of Justice’s AI use case inventory late last year were a surprise to a group of law enforcement experts charged with advising the president and the National AI Initiative Office on such matters.

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Jeff Hoffses: Case Manager

USFCR

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

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Cheering In The NFL Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Government Contracts

Balancing my time between a BigLaw career and my role as an NFL cheerleader has taught me that pursuing your passions outside of work is not a distraction, but rather an opportunity to harness important skills that can positively affect how you approach work and view success in your career, says Rachel Schuster at Sheppard Mullin.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

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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Jeffery Hoffses: Case Manager

USFCR

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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Booz Allen’s Contracts Lead Linda Asher Details How the Company Is Operating Ahead of the AI Curve

ExecutiveBiz

Linda Asher is a procurement and acquisition aficionado, heading up Booz Allen Hamilton ’s contracts division as senior vice president. Working at Booz Allen for the last 19 years, Asher has watched as the company has positioned itself at the forefront of artificial intelligence investment and innovation. In this Spotlight interview, Asher spoke with ExecutiveBiz about how the company is harnessing AI and organizing itself to always meet the government’s mission.

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ManTech Business to Participate in DHA’s $166M LogiCole Software Contract

GovCon Wire

The Defense Health Agency awarded ManTech‘s Advanced Systems subsidiary a $166 million contract to support the LogiCole medical supply chain management system. The contract is part of the General Services Administration Alliant 2 vehicle focused on software lifecycle services, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

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Space Force’s Commercial Capabilities Office to Discuss Partnerships at Space Summit

ExecutiveBiz

The Commercial Space Office, or COMSO, is known as the direct link between the commercial space sector and the U.S. Space Force and is led by Col. Richard Kniseley , senior material leader and a two-decade Air Force service member. Col. Kniseley is set to participate in a panel at the Potomac Officers Club’s Space Summit in less than a week — if you haven’t yet, register now to attend and hear his great insights, alongside leaders from NGA and NRO.

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DOE Unveils Final Solicitation for Portsmouth Paducah Project Office Technical Support Contract

GovCon Wire

The Department of Energy has released the final request for proposals for a procurement contract to provide technical support services for a project office responsible for cleanup efforts at gaseous diffusion plant sites in Ohio and Kentucky.

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Cloudera’s Rob Carey: Data Management Strategy Key to Building Trustworthy AI Systems

ExecutiveBiz

Rob Carey , president of Cloudera Government Solutions , said federal agencies must develop a proper data management strategy to protect sensitive data used to train artificial intelligence models. “Moving forward, investment in trusted data will be vital for the progress of AI in the public sector.” Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club's 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 and hear federal leaders and industry experts discuss the latest developments in the

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Frequentis USA Secures $477M FAA Air-to-Ground Protocol Converter System Deployment Contract

GovCon Wire

The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Columbia, Maryland-based Frequentis USA a potential $477.3 million contract to provide air-to-ground protocol converter systems designed to replace radio control equipment in the National Airspace System. FAA announced the contract award in a notice published Tuesday on SAM.gov.

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Palo Alto Networks’ Drew Epperson Talks Bridging Innovation & Integration in Cybersecurity

ExecutiveBiz

U.S. government spending on cybersecurity capabilities have focused more on innovation rather than interoperability, which sets back the efficiency of their cyber infrastructure, said Drew Epperson , vice president of federal engineering at Palo Alto Networks. He compared the best-of-breed approach with the platform approach, noting that federal agencies are beginning to learn to adopt unified and integrated platforms for IT defense.

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Hitachi Vantara Federal’s Pragyansmita Nayak Dives Into Data & AI in the Federal Space

GovCon Wire

As chief data scientist of Hitachi Vantara Federal, Pragyansmita Nayak leads the company’s work to provide government agencies with top-notch data analytics offerings. A self-described “passionate data scientist,” she has spent more than two decades in the federal market and has published numerous articles discussing data, artificial intelligence and more.

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Q&A: How ITA Prioritizes Its Many Digital Experience Projects

FedTech Magazine

The International Trade Administration continues to evolve its process for selecting digital experience projects to ensure that all business units are on the same page, according to CIO Gerald Caron. Caron wants to improve communication across those units so that both executive and technical leadership understand the DX projects in progress and how they will advance ITA’s mission.

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The Benefits of a Successfully Executed Third-Party Assessment for Government Contractors

Key Solutions

In our industry, gaining as much insight as possible about contractor performance is always crucial, and who better to know about the positives and negatives of a program than your own Government customers?

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Dedrone Stands Up New Advisory Board, Makes Multiple Appointments

ExecutiveBiz

Airspace security company Dedrone has established its new Defense Advisory Board. The first cohort of advisors includes retired Army Gen. Richard Clarke , former commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, and James Smith , former USSOCOM acquisition executive.

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Chris Shank Named SNC Enterprise Strategy VP

GovCon Wire

Chris Shank, former vice president at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), has joined global aerospace and national security company SNC to serve as VP of enterprise strategy. The Washington, D.C.-based organization said Tuesday Shank will focus on overall enterprise business strategy development and coordination to support the evolving business priorities of SNC.

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SAIC EVP Josh Jackson Clinches 1st Wash100 Award for Army Business Leadership

ExecutiveBiz

Executive Mosaic is honored to recognize the achievements of SAIC stalwart Josh Jackson with the 2024 Wash100 Award. Jackson is responsible for overseeing SAIC’s robust business with the U.S. Army and his dedication to the segment’s growth is considerable. Participate in the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition now! Cast your ten votes for Jackson and other GovCon leaders at Wash100.com.

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Olivia Fines Appointed Constellis’ Chief Legal & Compliance Officer; Terry Ryan Quoted

GovCon Wire

Olivia Fines, former Parsons senior vice president, was named chief legal and compliance officer and corporate secretary at Constellis. In a statement published Tuesday, Terry Ryan, CEO of Constellis, welcomed Fines on behalf of the board and executive team.

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State Department Clears $281M Sale of L3Harris-Built Radios to Germany

ExecutiveBiz

The State Department has approved Germany's request to buy high-frequency, very-high frequency and ultra-high frequency radios and related equipment and services from the U.S. government through a foreign military sales agreement worth approximately $281 million.

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CBRE Wraps Up Purchase of Defense Contractor J&J Worldwide Services; Bob Sulentic Quoted

GovCon Wire

Dallas-based investment firm CBRE Group has closed its acquisition of federal contractor J&J Worldwide Services from Arlington Capital Partners for approximately $800 million in cash as part of a push to broaden its public sector capabilities.

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Cloud Software Provider OpenGov Gets Majority Investment From Cox Enterprises; Zac Bookman Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

Atlanta-based global conglomerate Cox Enterprises has made a majority investment in OpenGov to help the latter advance research and development work on technological capabilities for government customers. The latest investment brings OpenGov’s valuation to approximately $1.8 billion.

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GDIT Books $493M SOCOM Task Order for Technical & Mission Support; Brian Sheridan Quoted

GovCon Wire

A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) business has secured a potential five-year, $493 million task order to deliver technical and mission support services to the U.S. Special Operations Command. Under the award, General Dynamics Information Technology said Tuesday it will provide the services to SOCOM and its partners.

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Leonardo DRS Invests $120M in New Electric Propulsion Component Manufacturing Facility

ExecutiveBiz

Leonardo DRS is investing $120 million in the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Charleston, South Carolina , for the production of electric propulsion components for the U.S. Navy. The new facility will include over 140,000 square feet of space to manufacture, integrate and test large components.

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Inside The Pentagon’s New AI Strategy: What CDAO Needs From Industry

GovCon Wire

In November 2023, the Department of Defense released its data, analytics and AI adoption strategy, which was designed to accelerate the DOD’s embrace of AI and help to speed up the decision making process on the battlefield. Now, the DOD is focusing on quality data and other efforts to put the strategy into action.

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Army Posts RFI for Strategic Management System Support Services Contract

ExecutiveBiz

The U.S. Army Office of Business Transformation is seeking information on a potential eight-year, $100 million small business set-aside contract to provide technical, programmatic and subject matter expertise support services to the Strategic Management System Program Office. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year base period with three option years and covers software licensing support across the Department of Defense for Spider Impact, a performance management sof

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Understanding Health and Welfare Under the Service Contract Act (SCA)

Redstone Government Consulting

The McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), aka Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS ), requires contractors and subcontractors on covered contracts to provide specified wages and fringe benefits to covered employees (i.e., “service employees”). While that may sound fairly straightforward, there are many nuances and complexities that can cause great concern and angst when working toward compliance with the SCA.

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Kim Koster of Unanet Joins the Fireside Chat with Tiffany Hixson from the GSA

GovCon Wire

Kim Koster is the Vice President of Product Marketing at Unanet. She is responsible for the company’s government contracting affairs, bringing over 30 years of experience in project accounting and management. Koster is participating in the GovCon Wire’s Fireside Chat with Tiffany Hixson from the GSA on March 18, 2024.

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Service Contract Act (SCA) – Understanding Health and Welfare

Redstone Government Consulting

The McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), aka Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS ), requires contractors and subcontractors on covered contracts to provide specified wages and fringe benefits to covered employees (i.e., “service employees”). While that may sound fairly straightforward, there are many nuances and complexities that can cause great concern and angst when working toward compliance with the SCA.

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Seminole Sports Gaming Compact Worth $4.4B, Report Says

Government Contracts

An economic research agency in Florida estimated in a recent report that a gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe of Florida that is currently pending certiorari review by the U.S. Supreme Court will garner $4.4 billion in new revenues for the state over the next six years.

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MyGovWatch YouTube Video Available Now!

SmallGovCon

Join our attorneys, Nicole Pottroff and John Holtz, on the latest edition of MyGovWatch , now on YouTube. This podcast, hosted by Nick Bernardo, covered a wide variety of current government contracting topics and answered all the right questions. From the migration of the Veteran Small Business Program from the VA to the SBA (and the first appeal reviewing SBA’s SDVOSB “grace period”)–to the most-recently updated size standards and the assignment of (the often incorrect)

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GAO Says $267M Patent Deal Failed To Meet Requirements

Government Contracts

The U.S. Government Accountability Office sustained an intellectual property research firm's protest of a $267 million deal to help the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office review patent applications, saying the deal's winner didn't meet a clear small business subcontracting requirement.

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Top Space Execs to Watch in 2024: ASRC Federal’s Steve Padgett

WashngtonExec

Steve Padgett Vice President of Project/Program Management, Space Operating Group, ASRC Federal Steve Padgett has worked with ASRC Federal’s NASA customer for over 25 years, where he serves as vice president of project and program management. He’s also the senior program director for NASA’s Program Analysis and Control V contract. In his role, he oversees [.

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Judge Says Ermi Counterclaims In Qui Tam Case Can Stand

Government Contracts

A Georgia federal judge refused on Tuesday to free Ermi LLC's former chief compliance officer from counterclaims the company lodged in response to her whistleblower suit accusing the company of fraud and retaliation, with the judge saying the company has adequately alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and contract claims.

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Top Space Execs to Watch in 2024: Muon Space’s Tracy Morgan

WashngtonExec

Tracy Morgan Vice President, Muon Space Tracy Morgan’s most significant recent achievement includes growing the Muon Space business and securing key awards. “We are very excited about the growth in 2023 and the projected growth in the coming years,” she said. “Muon Space has really brought together a spectacular team to provide game changing capabilities [.

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NC Biz Court Pares Feud Over Costly City Streetcar Expansion

Government Contracts

The North Carolina Business Court narrowed a general contractor's $115 million lawsuit against the city of Charlotte stemming from a streetcar line construction project, saying the city isn't immune but that a swath of claims were otherwise filed too late.

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