GovCon & Trade
DECEMBER 7, 2023
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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. The Department of Agriculture, the National Science Foundation and the Small Business Administration all hit OMB’s August 2023 deadline to reach advanced (tier 3) status for logging, meaning the agencies are ful
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GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Chris Bolster, a nearly two-decade Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) veteran, has been promoted to vice president of finance at the McLean, Virginia-headquartered information technology and services provider.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2023
RTX has secured a potential five-year, $ 20.8 million contract to build and demonstrate two wideband passive sensor systems for the U.S. Navy's Birdseye Yonder effort. The Office of Naval Research solicited bids for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract under a long range broad agency announcement and will obligate funds in the Navy's fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation budget, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.
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GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The military healthcare system is a microcosm for the broader general healthcare challenges and setbacks the U.S. is facing: a lack of unification and standardization, resources spread too thin and deficiencies in technical modernization.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Science and technology company A-TEK has appointed Reuben Maher as chief strategy and growth officer. A-TEK said Tuesday that in this capacity, Maher will work to implement the company's growth strategy by expanding its offerings and its presence in select federal agencies.
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ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2023
TechFlow has booked a more than $2.1 billion award from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration to maintain and conduct performance-based logistics for explosives detection systems. Contract work will support over 300 airports and federal facilities within the U.S. and its territories, the San Diego, California-based company announced on Thursday.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 7, 2023
John Ratigan, formerly CEO and president of ST Engineering’s iDirect Government subsidiary, has joined Comtech (Nasdaq: CMTL) as chief corporate development officer. He has over 30 years of leadership experience in the satellite communications and defense technology industry and will oversee the company’s strategic business growth initiatives and new market expansion goals, Comtech said Wednesday.
Government Contracts
DECEMBER 7, 2023
A former Bronx County assistant district attorney and onetime JPMorgan assistant general counsel has been arraigned on charges that she and two family members defrauded the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Mitch Stevison, a government contracting industry veteran, has joined Frontgrade Technologies as president and CEO. He succeeds Mike Elias at the helm of Frontgrade and comes to the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based company from Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY), where he served as an executive vice president and president of the mission systems division.
Art of Procurement
DECEMBER 7, 2023
On November 7th, a minimum wage increase was announced for ready-made garment factory workers in Bangladesh. The increase took workers. The post Will the world fiddle while Bangladesh burns? appeared first on Art of Procurement.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Twelve companies will compete for task orders on a potential five-year $975 million contract to provide training support services to the U.S. Army. Army Contracting Command received 18 bids for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and will determine work locations and budget upon the issuance of each order, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
Whistleblower Network News
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Rules for Whistleblowers: A Handbook for Doing What’s Right is the latest book by leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto. The book, Kohn’s seventh on whistleblowing provides an overview of U.S. whistleblower laws and provides advice to would-be-whistleblowers on how to best go about making a disclosure of misconduct.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Paul Battaglia, vice president of public sector at Federated Wireless, said 5G has become a critical technology for warfighters, border patrol, law enforcement and other frontline government agencies because it enables cloud-based applications that back the adoption of large datasets, artificial intelligence, sensors and drones. In an article published on Carahsoft.
FedInsider
DECEMBER 7, 2023
With data generation being on the ever-constant increase, new solutions to protect it are needed to keep up with the challenge. In this week’s episode of Fed At the Edge, we sit down with a veteran in data protection, Aaron Lewis – Head of Public Sector Sales, Engineering for Rubrik. He shares with listeners lessons learned from decades of his involvement in data protection.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 7, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection intends to recompete the financial planning and investment management support services contract of its Office of Information and Technology.
FedTech Magazine
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The clock is ticking toward Microsoft Windows 10’s end of life in October 2025. While it’s not yet a five-alarm fire, the deadline is something that requires IT leaders’ attention, and the sooner you address it, the better. Is your agency prepared for a Windows 11 migration? If not, here are specific actions to take to ensure a smooth shift to the new OS.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 7, 2023
ASRC Federal and Noble Supply and Logistics have received firm-fixed-price contracts worth $185 million combined from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide maintenance, repair and operations support services at U.S. military facilities. The vendors will deliver MRO support to the U.S.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Carahsoft Technology will serve as master government aggregator for Plotly to facilitate the promotion of the Canadian software company's platform tailored for generating actionable insights from data. Under the agreement, Carahsoft said Wednesday it will market the Dash Enterprise platform through its federal, state and local government contract vehicles and reseller partners.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Yulista has acquired DSoft Technology, Engineering & Analysis in an effort to expand its information and technology capabilities for aerospace, defense and government customers.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2023
EnCharge AI closed its second institutional funding round – which saw participation from RTX Ventures , VentureTech Alliance and ACVC Partners – and secured $22.6 million in additional funds from strategic partners. EnCharge AI, which has raised $45 million to date, said Tuesday the funding round underscores the demand for new AI chips.
Spend Network
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Public procurement constitutes the purchasing activities of governmental entities. Combined, the $13 trillion worth of annual government contracting these represent an enormous yet often overlooked trove of operational intelligence. If you are unfamiliar with the government's global transparency in procurement approach, our background article, " Transparency in Global Public Procurement ", provides an orientation.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2023
NASA has issued a solicitation for a follow-on contract to provide academic and university-based program and project support services to the Ames Research Center. A request for proposals published Wednesday on SAM.gov states that the NASA Academic Mission Services 2 contract will support the aeronautics and technology mission objectives of the Aeronautics Directorate and the Exploration Technology Directorate.
Kluwer Arbitration
DECEMBER 7, 2023
In August 2023, the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (“ITA”) published the “Final Report and Recommendations of the ITA Caribbean Task Force” (“ Report ”). The Task Force, when the Report was published, consisted of Calvin Hamilton and Hon. Barry Leon (Co-Chairs) and Theominique D. Nottage (Deputy Chair), who are the authors of this post. The Task Force is part of the ITA’s Americas Initiative , which over the past two decades has played an important role in the development of arbitration
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Virtualitics , an artificial intelligence data analytics company, has appointed industry veterans Rob Ferguson and Rob Bocek as chief revenue officer and president of public sector, respectively, as part of efforts to expand its focus on national security and governmental platforms. Virtualitics said Wednesday that Ferguson will oversee go-to-market teams tasked with helping companies meet their objectives through advanced tech adoption while Bocek will lead the company's strategic growth e
Government Contracts
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Two men who work for the Russian Federal Security Service have been charged in California federal court with hacking email accounts belonging to current and former U.S. and United Kingdom intelligence officials, defense contractors, researchers and journalists, and leaking some of the information to the press ahead of the 2019 U.K. elections.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Shift5 has secured a contract from the U.S. Army to enhance the cyber defenses of the service branch’s wheeled precision strike weapons system. The Rosslyn, Virginia-based cybersecurity firm said Tuesday it will integrate digital anomaly detection capabilities into the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System under the award.
Government Contracts
DECEMBER 7, 2023
A New Jersey businessman confessed to selling the U.S. Army forklifts that were purchased from China, despite the "made in U.S.A." manufacturing requirements the Army placed on the supply deal, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Phil Fuster , Gary Hix and Pragyansmita Nayak of Hitachi Vantara Federal said in an opinion piece published Wednesday in Federal Times that the U.S. Postal Service, in seeking to improve efficiency during the holiday season, should find ways on how to harness the power of artificial intelligence. 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 field.
Government Contracts
DECEMBER 7, 2023
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that will make it easier for tribal nations to access and invest federal funds, giving them greater autonomy over their use of resources.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Nitin Vartak , former vice president of technology at Alpha Omega , was elevated to the role of chief technology officer as part of the company's leadership expansion push. Vartak will be responsible for driving Alpha Omega's development of strategy to deliver digital modernization, intelligent automation and cybersecurity products to customers.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 7, 2023
WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh sits down with John Mandell, a managing director and national security practice leader at Maximus, to discuss the Homeland Security Department’s modernization journey. Mandell discusses why customer experience is such an important part of DHS’ modernization journey, and the next steps DHS must take to improve customer experience in tandem with digital [.
Government Contracts
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The U.S. Government Accountability Office nixed a second protest over a 15-year lease for an Ohio-based Social Security Administration office, finding that the General Services Administration made a reasonable cost analysis before awarding it.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Britt Harter, partner, sustainability consulting at Guidehouse, has won WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Award for Private Company Climate Change Executive of the Year. On Nov. 16, WashingtonExec announced the Pinnacle Awards winners during an annual event showcasing government and industry executives who notably spurred innovation for federal clients in the region.
Art of Procurement
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – December 8th, 2023 appeared first on Art of Procurement.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Adam Levy Chief Enterprise Operations and Information Officer, Intelsat Adam Levy’s biggest recent achievement was leading the successful integration of a recent acquisition, resulting in what is now a world-class aviation organization that delivers maximum value to customers. Over the past year, he contributed to merging the acquired company’s entrepreneurial spirit with Intelsat’s stable and [.
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