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Former Ball Aerospace Exec Caitlin Marsh Appointed as Product VP at SpiderOak

GovCon Wire

Caitlin Marsh, former strategic intelligence manager of Ball Corp.’s (NYSE: BALL) aerospace business, has joined SpiderOak as vice president of product. The company said Thursday she was appointed to oversee product and market strategy, product development and customer mission requirements.

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Booz Allen EVP Steve Escaravage Recognized With 3rd Wash100 Award for Driving AI, Tech Innovation Investments

ExecutiveBiz

Steve Escaravage , an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton , was inducted into Executive Mosaic's 2024 class of Wash100 honorees for his distinctive artificial intelligence leadership and technology innovation push. The award marks the third consecutive year that Escaravage secured the recognition. Vote for Escaravage as one of your 10 favorite government industry leaders at Wash100.com.

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Award Newcomers Stake Early Lead in Wash100 Popular Vote Rankings

GovCon Wire

Executive Mosaic‘s 2024 Wash100 is the most esteemed, diverse and, yes, competitive class of winners in the award’s 11 years of existence. Now that we have unveiled who is on the list, the storied popular vote contest has been underway for just over a week.

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ICF Secures $75M EPA Health & Environmental Risk Assessment Support Contract

ExecutiveBiz

ICF has secured a $75 million contract to help the Environmental Protection Agency perform risk assessments to protect human health and the environment. A notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov states that the contractor will assist the EPA in assessing health risks to humans and the environment and develop novel methods, guidelines and models for conducting risk assessments.

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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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Scalable & Privacy-First Generative AI

GovLoop

Across government agencies at all levels, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) promises to advance mission outcomes, streamline constituent interactions and boost worker productivity Let’s take a look at three government use cases that help demonstrate the power of GenAI : Improving the Constituent Experience: Suppose a New York constituent wants a business license for a general store that’s going to sell beer and wine.

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GDIT’s Garrett Yee Explains Increasing Importance of Zero Trust in Military Cybersecurity

ExecutiveBiz

Zero trust is increasingly becoming a critical component of cybersecurity as threats resort more to data-centric attacks, said Garrett Yee , General Dynamics Information Technology's vice president and general manager for the U.S. Army and defense agencies sector. In an interview with Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International, Yee shared his short- and long-term outlook for zero trust and how artificial intelligence is impacting tactical decision-making.

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ACLU Atty On How To Protect Civil Liberties In The AI Era

Government Contracts

Because artificial intelligence and algorithmic systems often operate in the shadows, there's a new need for legislation, regulation and enforcement to ensure the technology doesn't undercut civil liberties by engaging in discrimination in housing, education or employment, according to Cody Venzke, senior policy counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union.

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Minga Lee Named VP, CTO for Engineering, Integration & Operations at Leidos National Security Sector

GovCon Wire

Minga Lee, formerly chief engineer and solution architect at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been appointed vice president and chief technology officer for engineering, integration and operations for the national security sector at the Reston, Virginia-based information technology company.

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SmallGovCon Week in Review: Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2024

SmallGovCon

Happy February! Our Kansas City Chiefs have once again managed to make it back into the Super Bowl and we couldn’t be happier about it! Whether you’re a Chiefs fan, a 49ers fan or a Swiftie, it’s sure to be a good one! Start gathering those favorite snack recipes and get out the lucky sports gear, folks! This week in federal government contracting news had some important updates, including a new GSA schedule catalog platform, a report on savings in software purchases, and a rev

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Navy Seeks Proposals for $2.7B Wireless & Telecommunications Services Recompete

GovCon Wire

The Department of the Navy has started soliciting proposals for a potential 10-year, $2.67 billion follow-on contract to provide wireless mobility and telecommunication devices and services for military personnel and federal civilian employees stationed within the country and U.S. territories.

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FCC chair proposes ban on AI-voiced robocalls

FedScoop

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposed adding AI-generated voices to the list of illegal telemarketing technologies.

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Expert Guides for the Zero-Trust Journey Can Ease an Agency’s Workload

FedTech Magazine

Ever since the White House issued its 2021 executive order requiring all federal agencies to move to zero-trust environments to strengthen government cybersecurity, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been dispensing helpful guidance on how to reach that goal. Agency IT officials appreciate and value the information. But the Center for Strategic and International Studies notes in a 2023 report that agencies could use specific, hands-on assistance on zero-trust development fr

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Idaho Controller modernizes back-office operations using AWS

AWS Public Sector

When considering the migration of your legacy applications to a secure, multi-tenant cloud solution, consider the wise words of Albert Einstein, “We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.” Translation: Solving the problems of yesterday will not prepare your organization to thrive in the face of future challenges.

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Monsanto Can't Wash Away Seattle's PCB Water Pollution Suit

Government Contracts

A Washington federal judge on Friday denied Monsanto's summary judgment bid in Seattle's complaint over polychlorinated biphenyl pollution in its waterways, ruling there are still significant factual disputes in play, including whether and to what extent PCBs traceable to Monsanto comprise the amount found in the city's water.

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State Department OKs Potential $4B MQ-9B Drone Sale to India

GovCon Wire

The State Department has approved the government of India’s request to purchase MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft and associated equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $3.99 billion foreign military sales agreement.

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TSA Unveils Plan for Follow-On Network Equipment, Maintenance Support Contract

ExecutiveBiz

The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration plans to launch a competition for a follow-on contract to continue to provide network and telecommunications equipment, licensing and maintenance services in support of existing and emerging requirements. TSA expects to issue a solicitation by June 14 and award the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity recompete contract by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to a notice published Thursday on the Acquisi

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INDOPACOM Building Unified Network Aligned With CJADC2, Zero Trust

GovCon Wire

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is working on an information technology architecture that utilizes zero trust cybersecurity principles and is compatible with systems of other service branches and even international allies.

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Northrop Delivers Integrated Collaborative Environment for Army’s Integrated Battle Command System

ExecutiveBiz

Northrop Grumman has delivered to the U.S. Army an Integrated Collaborative Environment , a major end item in the first production of the Integrated Battle Command System. The company said ICE is an electromagnetic interference-protected shelter with battle management workstations for conducting air and missile defense planning and defensive operations.

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Govcon Wire’s Weekly Roundup Video 2/2/2024

GovCon Wire

Award Newcomers Stake Early Lead in Wash100 Popular Vote Rankings; USSF Awards 3 Spots on Sounding Rocket Program-4 Contract; Derrick Pledger Named Maximus’ Chief Digital & Info Officer; Executive Spotlight With MetTel’s Don Parente Click to Unmute 

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Kongsberg NanoAvionics to Build 2nd Satellite for LANL Experiment for Space Radiation Analysis Mission

ExecutiveBiz

A unit of Kongsberg ’s defense and aerospace business has received a contract from Los Alamos National Laboratory to build another satellite for LANL’s Experiment for Space Radiation Analysis mission. Kongsberg NanoAvionics said Wednesday it will make some mechanical arrangements to configure one of its 12U satellite buses to enable the spacecraft to host payloads for the ESRA mission.

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OMB Memo on Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple-Award Contracts

Federal News Network

On January 25, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo to Chief Acquisition Officers and Senior Procurement Executives that encourages procuring agencies to apply the small business rule of two to orders under multiple-award contracts (MACs). The rule of two provides that if the contracting officer reasonably believes that two or more small businesses can perform the work at a fair price, competition shall be limited to small business.

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General Atomics Demonstrates SUAS Launch Capability From Avenger Unmanned Aircraft

ExecutiveBiz

An Advanced Air-Launched Effects platform was released from an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft system while in flight during a demonstration conducted at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah in November last year. General Atomics' aeronautical systems business said Thursday that the launch capped a series of demo activities of the A2LE platform, which covered not only flight but also manufacturing and structural testing.

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HII Reports Record Revenues in Q4 and Full Year 2023 Results; Chris Kastner Quoted

GovCon Wire

HII (NYSE: HII) released its fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings results on Feb. 1, 2024, reporting record revenues in both periods and a substantial backlog of approximately $48.1 billion as of Dec. 31, 2023. All of its three divisions reported higher volumes.

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BAE Hands Over New Amphibious Combat Vehicle Variant to Marine Corps

ExecutiveBiz

BAE Systems is poised to commence vehicle testing activities after delivering to the U.S. Marine Corps the first production representative test vehicle of the amphibious combat vehicle 30-millimeter cannon variant. The aerospace company said Thursday it will continue to collaborate with the service branch and the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering over the next 15 months to test and demonstrate the PRTV during a Fleet Marine Force event in southern California.

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Scott Stapp Takes on CTO, Chief Revenue Officer Roles at Defcon AI

GovCon Wire

Scott Stapp, former corporate lead and vice president of Joint All-Domain Command and Control at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has been named chief technology officer and chief revenue officer at Defcon AI, a developer of modeling and simulation software for military logistics applications. The retired U.S.

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Raytheon to Develop Multi-Chip Package Under NSTXL Deal

ExecutiveBiz

An RTX subsidiary is set to collaborate with industry partners for the development of a new technology that could enhance sensor capabilities across ground, maritime and airborne domains under a $20 million National Security Technology Accelerator contract. RTX said Thursday Raytheon will package commercial devices from partners like AMD to assemble a next-generation multi-chip package capable of transforming radio frequency energy into digital information with more bandwidth and higher data

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Protected: First Year of FISLAC: Transforming Fiscal Sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: First Year of FISLAC: Transforming Fiscal Sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean appeared first on Gestión fiscal.

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DOD Technologists Toeing the Line of Customizing Solutions While Not Stifling Innovation

ExecutiveBiz

“The center of innovation does not reside at the Pentagon,” said William Bailey of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, sharing that he is conscious that the breakneck speed of industry’s progress is not going to wait for some of the traditional partnership pathways. He spoke during a panel discussion at Wednesday’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit, from the Potomac Officers Club.

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Season 11: Episode 3: FAR Facts

Public Contracting Institute

Hello and thank you for joining us for Episode 3 of Fun with the FAR Season 11! On our next session we will cover: FAR Part 5 (Improper Business and Personal Conflicts of Interest) and Part 6 (Competition Requirements) ! As we prepare for our 3rd episode of Season 11, here are a few FAR Facts for us to think about: The policy rationale for the publication of contract actions is to (1) increase competition, (2) broaden industry participation, and (3) assist small business concerns.

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Stan Newberry, Pat Sullivan Named Board Members at Ultra I&C; Jon Rucker Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

Ultra Intelligence & Communications has appointed defense industry leaders Stan Newberry and Pat Sullivan to its board of directors. The two new board members will provide strategic leadership and insights as Ultra I&C builds up its offerings and expands its presence in the federal market, the company said Thursday.

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Carry on Regardless? The Sulu Case, Arbitrator Authority and Principles of Recognition

Kluwer Arbitration

On a theoretical level, the ultimate source of an arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction is the parties’ consent to refer disputes to arbitration. The source of authority of individual members of a tribunal to exercise that jurisdiction is more nuanced – especially where, in default of agreement on a tribunal, the national court makes the necessary appointments.

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US Chamber Calls SEC SolarWinds Suit An FCPA 'Power Grab'

Government Contracts

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday urged a New York federal court to ax a portion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's suit against software provider SolarWinds Corp., saying the agency is using a provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act as a power grab for broader corporate policing authority.

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Fastest 5 Minutes 

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Limitations on Subcontracting, National Defense Industrial Strategy, Suspension/Debarment This week’s episode covers a proposed rule regarding limitations on subcontracting, DOD’s National Defense Industrial Strategy, a proposed rule seeking to amend the FAR in order to enhance consistency between the suspension and debarment procedures in the FAR and in the Nonprocurement Common Rule system, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou.

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Health Net Loses Bid To Stop $65B Contract Award

Government Contracts

The U.S. Department of Defense prevailed over Health Net's challenge to a $65 billion contract award to TriWest Healthcare Alliance, as a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge ruled Friday that TriWest's bid passed fair and square.

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OMB Memo on Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple-Award Contracts

The Coalition for Government Procurement

On January 25, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo to Chief Acquisition Officers and Senior Procurement Executives that encourages procuring agencies to apply the small business rule of two to orders under multiple-award contracts (MACs). The rule of two provides that if the contracting officer reasonably believes that two or more small businesses can perform the work at a fair price, competition shall be limited to small business.

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Ga. Appeals Court Scraps Bond Order In Auto Plant Fight

Government Contracts

A group of Georgia residents hoping to block the construction of a $5 billion Rivian electric car plant shouldn't have been required to post a six-figure bond to continue with their litigation, a state Court of Appeals panel ruled Friday, overturning a county trial court's ruling.

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