Art of Procurement
OCTOBER 3, 2024
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Federal News Network
OCTOBER 3, 2024
As artificial intelligence becomes more ingrained in all aspects of technology, agencies and vendors alike must consider new factors when it comes to buying these capabilities. In a new memo released today, the Office of Management and Budget outlined these considerations in three buckets: Proactively manage AI risk and performance Promote a competitive AI marketplace Create structures to govern and manage business processes related to acquiring AI in acquisition “This new memo provides agencies
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FedScoop
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Keeping up with zero trust implementation and other governmentwide cybersecurity mandates will require different approaches, including a “fundamental change” in how those efforts are funded, a pair of federal officials said Thursday. Speaking during an ATARC Federal Zero Trust Summit event , State Department and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tech leaders shared potential solutions around funding for technology transformation, including via a shift that would establish cybersec
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Thirty companies were awarded spots on a potential $4 billion contract from the U.S. Transportation Command for international charter airlift services. The Department of Defense said Tuesday work under the International Charter Airlift Services in Support of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet contract will be performed across the globe and will run through Sept.
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Government Contracts
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A Michigan federal judge on Thursday gave the final approval to a $25 million settlement to end claims from a class of Flint adults and businesses accusing a firm of failing to properly alert officials about the dangers of the city's water, noting that the case took years to resolve because it involved complicated legal issues.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The Navy Supply Systems Command is soliciting proposals for a multiple-award contract worth up to $827.8 million for business management support services in support of the U.S. Navy‘s personnel, manpower and training objectives. According to the solicitation posted on SAM.
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Government Contracts
OCTOBER 3, 2024
One attorney hasn't lost a single U.S. Supreme Court case she's argued, or even a single justice's vote. One attorney is perhaps "the preeminent SCOTUS advocate." And one may soon become U.S. solicitor general, despite acknowledging there are "judges out there who don't like me." All three are among a dozen lawyers in the vanguard of the Supreme Court bar's next generation, poised to follow in the footsteps of the bar's current icons.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Infrastructure and technical services company Arkel International has been awarded a spot on a $495 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers multiple award task order contract.
FedScoop
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The General Services Administration on Tuesday issued the final draft solicitation for pool 1 of its Ascend blanket purchase agreement — a governmentwide, one-stop-shop for agencies to buy cloud technologies. The BPA seeks to address the government’s need for simplified procurement procedures and cost savings regarding cloud solutions and baseline cybersecurity requirements.
USFCR
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Federal Contract Proposal Writing Techniques, Strategies, and Templates Federal contract proposal writing doesn't have to be complicated. The process can become manageable and efficient by using the right techniques, strategies, and templates. The Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) provide a standardized framework for federal procurement, outlining how businesses should respond to solicitations and ensuring fair communication between government and contractors.
FedScoop
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The reporting that agencies are required by a 2018 law to do on various website and digital services benchmarks is often incomplete and inconsistent, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The congressional watchdog found that full compliance with the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act — which mandates annual reports from the 24 Chief Financial Officers Act agencies on federal website standards and eight modernization requirements — is lacking, resulting
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Combating small drones is the top priority for Replicator’s next phase, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who offered a look into the future of the initiative in a September memo. Replicator is a Department of Defense project designed to accelerate the delivery of novel capabilities to warfighters at speed and scale.
FedTech Magazine
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Gartner claims the goal of platform engineering is a “frictionless, self-service developer experience that offers the right capabilities to allow developers and others to produce valuable software with as little overhead as possible.” That goal is admirable, but is it realistic? With the migration from on-premises to hybrid cloud to cloud-native apps, DevOps matured from lone-wolf team aggregation to rigorous teamwork and side trips to agile, scrum and cloud-centric approaches that were producti
Kluwer Arbitration
OCTOBER 3, 2024
It is not unnoticed that good faith gained relevance in investment treaty arbitration. There is an increasing number of decisions where good faith was relied on by tribunals on the basis of Article 31(1) of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (“VCLT”), the general rule of interpretation, according to which “[a] treaty shall be interpreted in good faith in accordance with the ordinary meaning to be given to the terms of the treaty in their context and in the light of its object and purpo
American City & Country
OCTOBER 3, 2024
This summer, Flint, Mich., became the latest in a growing list of U.S. municipalities to fall victim to a ransomware attack. This incident, which took city services offline for weeks, is a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities many local governments face in an increasingly hostile cyber landscape. The attack on Flint underscores the urgent need for municipalities across the country to modernize their IT infrastructure to defend against sophisticated cyber threats.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 3, 2024
James Johnson, former CACI International (NYSE: CACI) executive, has joined Parsons as senior vice president for systems engineering and analysis, according to his LinkedIn announcement Tuesday. He will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations for Parsons’ engineering services business and overseeing delivery, execution and staffing with total accountability for all financial objectives.
How to Crack a Nut
OCTOBER 3, 2024
This guest post by Dr Matthew Paris* and Dr Zack Esmail** complements some of the earlier guests posts on AI use in the public sector by focusing on the use in public procurement and, in particular, in the review of procurement decisions. I found their point about the potential futility of review and appeal procedures underpinned by the AI that was used during the original procurement process particularly thought-provoking.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Avint has promoted veteran business executive Brian Edwards to chief growth officer and appointed cybersecurity leader Kevin Thomas as chief solutions officer as part of a push to achieve growth in the federal cybersecurity sector.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A New York federal judge Thursday allowed Hogan Lovells to use alternative means to serve the Taliban, either by way of social media, publication or email, in the firm's effort to enforce a $1.2 million arbitration award against the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan over unpaid legal fees.
The Coalition for Government Procurement
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Explore the 2024 Fall Training Conference Agendas: Now Available! The Coalition invites you to explore the agendas and register for the 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ! Join us on November 20-21 as we dive into the future of the Federal procurement system post-election. Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education and Texas have asked a Texas federal judge to stay a case involving a challenge to the agency's new policy enforcing protections for transgender students in Lone Star State schools while the issue gets worked out at the Fifth Circuit in a Thursday motion.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Anduril Industries and Apex are collaborating to accelerate the development and delivery of space systems to U.S. and international customers. The partnership will provide customers with enhanced capabilities, including space situational awareness, proliferated low Earth orbit systems and missile warning and tracking, Anduril said Tuesday.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Thursday that it has made a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $1.05 billion aimed at expanding public electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The mission technologies division of HII has inaugurated its new advanced materials and coatings lab in Willowbrook, Illinois, which is geared at enhancing aerospace technology support to International Space Station missions.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Boeing is seeking to ground an engineering company's updated complaint accusing the aerospace giant of stealing protected technology, arguing that new intellectual property claims exceed a Washington federal judge's prior authorization to amend the case.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Kepler Communications US, a subsidiary of Kepler Communications, is collaborating with NASA to share meaningful examples of fundamental NASA mission use cases. Through the Space Act Agreement under NASA’s Communications Services Project, Kepler will provide the agency with insight into the company’s space data-relay technologies, the satellite communications company announced Thursday.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A Connecticut-based transportation data company should be forced to pay nearly $1.3 million for canceling a software development deal with a subcontractor hired to perform information technology work on a California Department of Transportation project, according to a Connecticut federal court lawsuit filed Thursday.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Mattermost, a provider of collaboration and workflow tools for defense, security and intelligence teams, has introduced new audio teleconferencing and screen-sharing capabilities intended to support tactical command and control efforts for the U.S. Air Force Advanced Battle Management System.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A New Jersey construction company billed the city of Newark $10.2 million for replacing 1,500 lead water service lines but never did the work, instead concocting false evidence to show new copper pipes had been installed, federal authorities said Thursday in announcing the arrests of the chief executive and a foreperson.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Raytheon, an RTX business, has secured a three-year, two-phase contract from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency for ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor development. RTX said Wednesday the Raytheon Advanced Technology team will utilize diamond and aluminum nitride, which are materials with enhanced conductivity and thermal management properties, to develop current and future radar and communication systems.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A former Contech executive urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the government's effort to revive his bid-rigging conviction, saying enforcers are asking for a rule that would make common agreements between manufacturers and distributors vulnerable to legal challenge.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Customer experience technologies and services provider Granicus has named former Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Donald Remy as an independent member of its board of directors.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The White House has issued guidance to agencies on responsible purchases of artificial intelligence, addressing issues such as mitigating associated privacy and performance risks, ensuring the market for AI remains competitive, and enabling related collaboration across the government.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Intelligence services company Nightwing has appointed Tricia Fitzmaurice as chief growth officer. Nightwing said Wednesday that in addition to leading the company’s strategic vision and driving growth, Fitzmaurice will work to expand offerings, including products and services for the intelligence community, the Department of Defense and federal civilian and commercial markets.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Parker McKay PA shareholder Philip A. Norcross urged a state judge to toss the sweeping indictment over his power broker brother's alleged scheme to extort his way into a waterfront real estate portfolio in a distressed city, arguing that none of the targeted conduct amounts to crimes.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 3, 2024
CGI Federal has secured a spot on the Department of the Interior’s Foundation Cloud Hosting Services II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract valued at up to $2 billion. The IDIQ will support the DOI’s modernization efforts, CGI said Wednesday.
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