AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

Amazon has launched the Amazon Trusted AI Challenge , a global university competition to drive secure innovation in generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) technology. This year’s challenge focuses on responsible AI and specifically on large language model (LLM) coding security. University students will compete in a tournament-style challenge as either model developer teams or red teams to enhance the AI user experience, prevent misuse, and enable users to build more secure code.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 6, 2024

A Textron business has secured a potential $72 million contract with the U.S. Navy to provide support services for mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles. The Department of Defense said Monday Textron Systems will perform the necessary services for MCM USV throughout the possible five-year period of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council is taking on popular mentor-protégé programs. It cites a “perception that they win too many contracts.” It proposes preventing the joint ventures from bidding for slots on multiple award contracts. The Small Business Administration slipped the rule changes in to other changes having to do with HUBZone eligibility.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Thermo Fisher Scientific a five-year, $350 million contract to offer medical and laboratory equipment and other related items through the DLA’s Troop Supports Electric Catalog, or ECAT. The agency uses ECAT to streamline its business practices and expand its range of procurement options, the office of Rep.

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 6, 2024

Lou Forti, a management professional and team leader, has been appointed vice president of government services at SkillStorm. He announced in a LinkedIn post his promotion to the senior executive position at the IT consulting company, where he most recently served as director.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 6, 2024

Deloitte has partnered with Amazon Web Services in utilizing generative artificial intelligence to provide health and human services to communities.

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 6, 2024

A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary has secured a potential $1.3 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide long lead time materials to support the construction of Virginia-class Block VI submarines.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 6, 2024

Data from four NOAA-operated weather satellites located roughly 22,300 miles above the Earth could help federal agencies improve how they detect and track wildfires under a recently announced agreement. The collaborative agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Agriculture’s U.S.

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USFCR

AUGUST 6, 2024

Colin Powell, the first African American appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State, put it best when he said, "Have a vision. Be demanding. August 1st marks the beginning of National Black Business Month, marking the importance of continuous support of Black-owned businesses. There are an estimated 161,031 Black or African-American-owned businesses with $183.3 billion in annual receipts, 1.4 million employees, and about $53.6 billion in annual payroll.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 6, 2024

On July 25, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota announced that Precision Lens, a seller of eye surgery products, agreed to pay $12 million to settle charges that it violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute by making illegal kickback payments to ophthalmic surgeons. The settlement resolves a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit filed by Kipp Fesenmaier.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Air Force has embraced artificial intelligence for years, from using analytics to perform predictive maintenance on aircraft to testing and developing autonomous fighter jets. Now, with generative AI bursting onto the scene, it’s no wonder the Air Force is exploring ways to benefit from the emerging technology. The military service branch is piloting an AI-powered chatbot that allows Guardians, Airmen, civilian employees and contractors to experiment with generative AI.

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

As Australia moves forward with its National framework for the assurance of artificial intelligence in government , Amazon Web Services (AWS) is committed to helping our customers implement AI solutions that align with Australia’s AI Ethics Principles. Mechanisms to help businesses and organisations identify and managed risks for the design and implementation of AI solutions are being introduced globally, including a variety of international standards ( ISO 42001 , ISO 23894 , and NIST RMF ), le

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 6, 2024

For the first time under Rule 54(2) of the ICSID 2022 Arbitration Rules , the Tribunal in Ruby River Capital LLC v. Canada (ICSID Case No. ARB/23/5) had to decide on a request for suspension of the proceeding. In its Request for Suspension , Canada asked the Tribunal to suspend the proceeding until the Tribunal in TC Energy Corporation and TransCanada Pipelines Limited v.

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

Despite a common misconception about government, state agencies regularly innovate on behalf of their constituents. In this post, we share examples of innovation from New Mexico and North Carolina. We also provide tips for accelerating procurement and maintaining visibility over rapidly implemented workloads. In an earlier post, we highlighted how New Mexico delivered customer-obsessed human services programs powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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SmallGovCon

AUGUST 6, 2024

The SBA’s Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP) is arguably one of the federal government’s most successful undertakings when it comes to supporting our nation’s small business policies, economy, and contracting goals. It fosters the development of small business protégés, allowing many different forms of mentor assistance. It includes opportunity for eligible protégés and their mentors to joint venture (JV) for set-aside contracts—often otherwise off-limits to mentors that don’t qualify f

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

Today’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector Symposium Canberra keynote explored generative artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in Australia and New Zealand. Iain Rouse, AWS director and country leader for Australia and New Zealand, kicked off the keynote with opening remarks. Dave Levy , vice president of Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services (AWS), followed Rouse on stage and delivered the keynote speech.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 6, 2024

Muon Space, a designer, builder and operator of low Earth orbit satellite constellations, announced raising $56.7 million from its Series B funding round, which saw participation from new funders Activate Capital and Acme Capital, along with existing investors Costanoa Ventures, Radical Ventures and Congruent Ventures.

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WashngtonExec

AUGUST 6, 2024

Five months into the launch of WordX and its flagship artificial intelligence-powered proposal writing “co-pilot,” Vishwas Lele is riding the waves of change amid high market demand. Lele, previously chief technology officer of parent company Applied Information Sciences, is co-founder and CEO of pWin.ai, a spinoff launched from what leaders describe as a “clear market [.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 6, 2024

Telos, a Transportation Security Administration partner, has expanded the availability of its PreCheck program to seven new locations. The company said Monday that travelers in Arizona, California, Georgia, Ohio, Minnesota and Texas can enroll in the expedited airport screening portal.

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 6, 2024

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has secured a $176 million contract to provide the Department of Homeland Security with government emergency telecommunications service and wireless priority service. Verizon Business will perform communications support work over the 10-year period of the contract from the Emergency Communications Division of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the company said Tuesday.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 6, 2024

HII company Enlighten opened a new hub in Columbia, Maryland, on July 31 to enhance services for U.S. military and national security agencies. The facility will support science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and foster local talent through internships and mentorships, HII said Monday.

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Department of the Navy is all-in on collaboration, and one key way it is engaging with industry partners is through contracts. There are numerous Navy contracts currently up for grabs. These opportunities cover a wide range of areas, such as information technology, shipbuilding, training and more.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 6, 2024

Boeing has delivered the first MH-139A Grey Wolf production aircraft to the U.S. Air Force as part of a 2023 low-rate initial production order. Azeem Khan, MH-139 executive director and program manager, said in a statement Monday the helicopter supports the service branch’s modernization efforts.

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 6, 2024

Rob San Martin, vice president of the public sector at Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq: AKAM), said government agencies need insights into global cybersecurity trends and incidents to ensure the security of their networks. San Martin wrote in an article published on Carahsoft.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 6, 2024

Science Applications International Corp. has appointed Joseph Adamo as its vice president of state, law enforcement and justice. Adamo, who brings to the role over two decades of experience cultivating key relationships to support federal government customers, specifically the Department of State, announced his new position Monday via LinkedIn.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 6, 2024

Washington state's health department has again sued The GEO Group, alleging that the private prison contractor has illegally blocked health officials from entering an ICE facility to investigate a rash of suicide attempts and hundreds of reports of unhealthy conditions.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 6, 2024

Information technology services provider Dark Wolf Solutions has appointed industry veterans James “JJ” Foster and Dan Catlaw as managing director of transformation and managing director of solutioning, respectively, ExecutiveBiz has learned.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 6, 2024

A machining manufacturer that supplies parts for military aircraft said in a complaint filed in Michigan federal court on Monday that some of its former workers used their access to steal confidential information and equipment to start competing businesses.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 6, 2024

Cloud platform developer Datadog has appointed Yanbing Li as its chief product officer. She brings to the role over 25 years of industry experience, including leadership roles in global engineering and technology infrastructure operations, the New York-based cloud platform developer said Monday.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Connecticut Attorney General's Office has told a state court that The United Illuminating Co., now part of Avangrid Inc., raised inapplicable defenses to an environmental cleanup lawsuit by misconstruing an earlier consent decree as a "contract" the government could breach as the utility remediated an abandoned New Haven power plant.

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WashngtonExec

AUGUST 6, 2024

The deadline to submit nominations for the Pinnacle Awards is Sept. 5, and we want your help finding the most impactful pricing 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 region. For the pricing [.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 6, 2024

A state appeals court agreed Tuesday with Houston's argument that a concessions contract with the William P. Hobby Airport did not require the city to follow the Texas Government Code's competitive bidding requirements, partially tossing a suit brought by Pappas Restaurants over its loss of the 2023 agreement.

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WashngtonExec

AUGUST 6, 2024

Laurell Aiton Chief Administrative Officer, SMX Laurell Aiton led the contracting team to evolve into a core strategic partner within the business. Today, the department is an integral part of the organization by being present throughout the entire contract lifecycle, from initial capture of the contract through award and scope execution. Working closely with internal [.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 6, 2024

Loper Bright has given defense counsel new avenues to overcome the False Claims Act elements of falsity and scienter, as any FCA claim based upon ambiguous statutory terms can no longer stand solely on agency regulations to establish the statute's meaning, which is itself necessary to satisfy the FCA's basic requirements, says Elisha Kobre at Bradley Arandt.

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WashngtonExec

AUGUST 6, 2024

Lisa Lax Vice President of Contracts & Management Office, GDIT Lisa Lax’s biggest recent achievement is significantly reducing staff attrition for the second year to below the industry benchmark in a highly competitive talent marketplace. “We accomplished this by meaningful engagement with each employee, focusing on skill development and career growth, but most importantly fostering [.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 6, 2024

Defense contractor Parsons Corp. urged an Alabama federal judge to disqualify Maynard Nexsen PC from representing a former engineer in his unlawful termination case against the company, saying the firm was also representing Parsons when he filed his case.

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