GovTribe
MARCH 13, 2025
The first 100 days of the new administration have brought a whirlwind of change for government contractors, leaving many (understandably) feeling stuck in reactive mode just trying to keep up with every new update. While adapting is essential, its also important to keep an eye on the bigger picture and look for ways to move forward proactively.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2025
The U.S. Army has selected 10 companies for a potential 10-year, $4.19 billion contract to produce and supply lighter-than-air systems, tethered platforms and elevated sensors to the service branch. The Department of Defense said Thursday the Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland launched an online solicitation and received 10 bids for the The post Army Awards 10 Spots on $4.2B Contract for Aerostat Production first appeared on GovCon Wire.
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ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2025
GE Aerospace announced plans to invest nearly $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing and suppliers in 2025, which should further strengthen manufacturing and increase the utilization of innovative new parts and materials required for the future of flight. In a press release Wednesday, H. Lawrence Culp Jr.
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has sustained a protest over a $121.4 million U.S. Air Force communications support task order, finding the Air Force unreasonably assessed whether the awardee's proposed pay rates were realistic.
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Whistleblower Network News
MARCH 13, 2025
The United Kingdoms HM Revenues & Customs (HMRC) has announced plans to institute a whistleblower award scheme modeled on the United States IRS Whistleblower Program offering monetary awards to tax whistleblowers. The HMRC has offered whistleblower awards previously but never paid them out in a systematic way. Last year, the HMRC paid out nearly 978,256 to whistleblowers who provided actionable intelligence on tax fraud.
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
An Ohio jury has awarded Medical Mutual of Ohio more than $24 million in damages, after the insurer accused its rivals FrontPath Health Coalition and HealthScope Benefits of undercutting the bidding process for healthcare contracts with the city of Toledo.
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Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
The U.S. General Service Administration's Office of Inspector General on Thursday pressed the Public Buildings Service to tell one of its contractors to stop using a drone manufactured by a Chinese company that the U.S. Department of Defense has identified as a potential national security threat.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2025
The National Contract Management Association has reappointed Megan Dake, Lockheed Martins new vice president of corporate contract and cost estimating, to its board of directors for NCMAs 2026 program year. Two other reappointments and a pair of new directors have been slated for the program year, the association said.
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
The nonprofit responsible for providing funding to more than 1,500 U.S. public radio and television stations filed suit Thursday in D.C. federal court, accusing the Federal Emergency Management Agency of placing an unlawful hold on $40 million in grant funds meant to bolster the national's emergency alert system.
FedTech Magazine
MARCH 13, 2025
Agencies should embrace technologies that rely on modern, flexible data management systems to more efficiently and cost-effectively fulfill their missions while under increased budgetary pressure from the controversial, new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Automation reduces manual tasks, streamlines workflows and enhances overall productivity; cloud technologies are scalable, flexible solutions that lower IT infrastructure costs while improving operational agility; and advanced analy
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
The Seventh Circuit has knocked down an injunction blocking an Indiana right of first refusal law that gives Indiana-based utilities the first shot at securing new transmission project contracts before those from other states.
WashngtonExec
MARCH 13, 2025
Michael Lempke, HIIs Mission Technologies HII Mission Technologies division has secured a 5-year $182 million task order to provide logistics support for U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot training devices. HII and subcontractor Trident Military Systems LLC will handle engineering maintenance for the Mission Tactics Trainer Training System Support Center, ensuring F-16 simulator systems remain operational for the U.S.
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
A D.C. federal judge trimmed a proposed class of federal employees and their family members' claims against two companies that manage workers' retirement plan and the plan's board Wednesday, tossing claims of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty but leaving breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims intact.
FedScoop
MARCH 13, 2025
A federal district court judge ordered the reinstatement of probationary workers fired from several agencies Thursday in a move that broadens relief he granted in a previous order, according to unions and organizations who brought the case. During a hearing, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted and further extended a temporary restraining order against the Office of Personnel Management and acting Director Charles Ezell, per a statement f
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
New Jersey's environmental regulators have tried to force EIDP and DuPont Chemours to begin remediation efforts on "forever chemical" contamination at a former facility in Salem County which is at the center of ongoing litigation a move that seemingly undermined a federal judge's authority and put in jeopardy a looming May trial date.
Whistleblower Network News
MARCH 13, 2025
The United Kingdoms HM Revenues & Customs (HMRC) has announced plans to institute a whistleblower award scheme modeled on the United States IRS Whistleblower Program offering monetary awards to tax whistleblowers. The HMRC has offered whistleblower awards previously but never paid them out in a systematic way. Last year, the HMRC paid out nearly 978,256 to whistleblowers who provided actionable intelligence on tax fraud.
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
A Georgia appellate judge took his colleagues to task Thursday for not backing a local newspaper publisher's effort to force a city to hand over its police records, writing that a majority opinion that declined to fully resolve the dispute "substitute[s] our policy preferences for the policy choices of the legislature.
Government Contracts Navigator
MARCH 13, 2025
Elizabeth N. Jochum and David L. Bodner Protest of: TISTA Science and Technology CorporationB-422891.2; 3; 4 The post 60-Second Sustains:TISTA Science and Technology Corporation appeared first on Government Contracts Navigator.
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays announced Thursday that it will stop developing a $1.3 billion stadium that's connected to a larger $6.5 billion redevelopment plan for the Historic Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg, Florida.
SmallGovCon
MARCH 13, 2025
When contractors think of protests or litigation related to federal contracting, likely their thoughts go to a bid protest or a size protest. Additionally, when thinking of protesting prior to bids being due, the focus generally is on the wording and provisions of a solicitation. However, contractors should not forget how powerful a tool a NAICS code appeal could be for small business procurements.
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
The Federal Circuit on Thursday revived a construction contractor's claim for additional costs under a contract to construct a utilities plant at U.S. Department of Homeland Security headquarters, finding the government's building specifications were inadequate.
Kluwer Arbitration
MARCH 13, 2025
Reflecting the ever-evolving landscape of international commercial arbitration, the latest edition of the ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration covers significant legislative developments from Greece and Israel, both of which have enacted new laws modernizing and aligning domestic frameworks with international standards. Greeces Embrace of the UNCITRAL Model Law Greece has recently made significant strides in its arbitration framework through the enactment of Law No. 5016/2023 o
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
Drone manufacturer DJI wants the U.S. Department of Defense to turn over classified information behind the decision to list it as a Chinese military company, claiming the materials are essential for its lawsuit contesting the designation.
WashngtonExec
MARCH 13, 2025
Lip-Bu Tan, Intel Intel’s board appointed Lip-Bu Tan as CEO, effective March 18. He succeeds interim Co-CEOs David Zinsner and Michelle “MJ” Johnston Holthaus and will rejoin the board after stepping down in August 2024. Zinsner will stay on as executive vice president and chief financial officer, while Johnston Holthaus will continue as CEO of Intel Products.
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
A pair of directors and officers insurers must provide coverage to real estate holding companies in an underlying False Claims Actwhistlebloweraction, a Delaware Superior Court judge ruled, finding that a breach of contract exclusion does not bar coverage.
Whistleblower Network News
MARCH 13, 2025
As massive layoffs continue to affect thousands of federal employees, a leading whistleblower attorney has penned an article outlining the legal rights and options available to employees looking to challenge their termination. In an article for the National Law Review , David Colapinto , a founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto who has represented federal employee whistleblowers for decades, details the factors individuals need to weigh to determine whether to file a lawsuit, an administ
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
A California federal judge on Thursday ordered the immediate reinstatement of certain probationary employees fired from six federal agencies, saying the Office of Personal Management did not have the authority to direct those terminations, making the firings "unlawful.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2025
Department of the Air Force innovation arm AFWERX has selected artificial intelligence company Accrete for cycle 1 of the Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, initiative for program year 2025.
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2025
After last week's argument in Devas v. Antrix, the Supreme Court appears likely to reverse the holding that minimum contacts are required before a federal court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a foreign state and remand the case for further litigation on other important constitutional questions, sayattorneys at Cleary.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2025
SAIC and Defense Unicorns are partnering to develop a secure software delivery platform that streamlines mission-ready application deployment for the Department of Defense.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2025
The Defense Health Agency has issued a sources sought notice to identify small businesses that could submit proposals as part of its plan to conduct an on-ramp process for the potential 10-year, $10 billion OMNIBUS IV contract vehicle for military medical research and development support services. According to the notice published Monday, responses to the The post DHA Eyes Small Business On-Ramp for $10B OMNIBUS IV Contract first appeared on GovCon Wire.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2025
Lip-Bu Tan will assume the role of Intel CEO, effective March 18, and rejoin the board of directors after stepping down in August 2024. With over two decades of experience in semiconductors and software, Tan succeeds interim co-CEOs David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus and takes over following Pat Gelsingers retirement as Intel CEO on Dec. 1, 2024.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2025
McAleese & Associates will host the 16th Annual Defense Programs Conference on March 18 at the Grand Ballroom of Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. DPC25 The 2025 edition of McAleese’s Defense Programs Conference will bring together top Department of Defense leaders, policymakers and industry experts to discuss the top defense priorities and strategy and The post McAleese to Host 16th Annual Defense Programs Conference first appeared on GovCon Wire.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2025
Sealing Technologies, a Parsons company, has been awarded an agreement by the Department of Defenses Defense Innovation Unit for the development of the joint cyber hunt kit, or JCHK, prototype. The defensive cyber operations services provider said Wednesday it has been delivering cyber-fly-away kits to the DOD since 2018.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2025
Shield AI has appointed Gary Steele, a seasoned technology executive, as the new CEO, succeeding co-founder Ryan Tseng who will now serve as president of the company. The defense technology company specializing in autonomy software and defense aircraft said Wednesday Steele will officially assume the role on May 13 and will also be a member of the board The post Shield AI Appoints Gary Steele CEO, Ryan Tseng President first appeared on GovCon Wire.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2025
GRVTY, a newly formed defense technology company, has appointed Ben Ingham as vice president of marketing and communications, bringing over a decade of experience in media relations and business innovations. Announcing his appointment in a Thursday LinkedIn post, Ingham said he will help establish the GRVTY brand and explore possibilities in defense marketing and communications.
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