FedScoop
MAY 13, 2024
NASA has named David Salvagnini, the space agency’s chief data officer, as its chief artificial intelligence officer, fulfilling a requirement laid out in recent White House guidance and President Joe Biden’s executive order on AI. In a press release , NASA said that Salvagnini will help lead the agency’s work on developing AI technology, as well as its collaborations with academic institutions and other experts.
Whistleblower Network News
MAY 13, 2024
Since the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it was engaging in a “90-day sprint” to develop a whistleblower awards program, whistleblower advocates in the U.S. have called on the DOJ to implement proven best practices for the program. Now anti-corruption groups from over twenty countries have joined in the call, noting that the program will have a massive transnational reach.
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ExecutiveBiz
MAY 13, 2024
Jeremy Wensinger, a defense and government services industry executive who has been serving as chief operating officer of Peraton since 2017, will succeed Chuck Prow, CEO of V2X and a 10-time Wash100 Award recipient, as president and chief executive of the Virginia-headquartered aerospace and defense company.
GovCon Wire
MAY 13, 2024
Lamb Informatics, a wholly owned subsidiary of GovCIO, has secured a spot on a potential five-year, $1.5 billion Administrative Office of the United States Courts Judiciary IT Services blanket purchase agreement.
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ExecutiveBiz
MAY 13, 2024
Jason Ballah, former vice president at information technology company TekSynap, was appointed VP of Department of Defense programs at Electrosoft, according to his LinkedIn announcement on Sunday. In his previous role, Ballah led TekSynap’s operations and business development efforts to grow technology strategy, professional services and offering delivery across multiple DOD customers.
Government Contracts
MAY 13, 2024
The Washington Legal Foundation urged the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether reimbursement requests for the Federal Communications Commission's E-Rate program are "claims" under the False Claims Act, arguing that a Seventh Circuit ruling that answered in the affirmative threatens wide-ranging consequences beyond the E-Rate program.
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Holland & Knight: Government Contracts
MAY 13, 2024
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the third revision of its Special Publication (SP) 800-171, "Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations.
The Coalition for Government Procurement
MAY 13, 2024
The Coalition for Government Procurement would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in this week’s Spring Training Conference – What is Fair and Reasonable, Part 2: Let’s Continue the Dialogue! We were excited to provide a forum for the acquisition community to continue the conversation on “What is Fair and Reasonable” when it comes to government market conditions, contract terms, procurement policies, and regulations.
GovCon Wire
MAY 13, 2024
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a pair of modifications worth $553.4 million combined to build and deliver surface-to-surface rocket weapon systems to the U.S. Army and foreign military customers. The company will provide Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to the service branch under a $332.
FedTech Magazine
MAY 13, 2024
Transitioning to Wi-Fi 6E might not be the right call for every agency, despite the fact 1 in 3 Wi-Fi 6 device shipments is expected to be compatible with the standard by 2025. Wi-Fi 6E adds support for the 6-gigahertz band of wireless spectrum — which was first opened to wireless by the U.S. — while offering significantly faster speeds and lower latency (and therefore, better application, voice, video and virtual reality user experiences).
GovCon Wire
MAY 13, 2024
VideoRay will produce and deliver remotely operated underwater vehicles for the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response program under a five-year, $92.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.
Redstone Government Consulting
MAY 13, 2024
What is the state of your contract tracking? Are you using a spreadsheet? Do you scramble during an audit to locate and update contract briefs ? Is modification information stuck with contracts, and is cost & revenue data stuck in finance? Do you want to connect your data from lead to opportunity to contract to project to close out? Are you manually tracking important FAR clauses and flowing those down to your subs?
Government Contracts
MAY 13, 2024
A construction and engineering firm has asked a D.C. federal court not to toss its litigation to enforce $31 million in arbitral awards against Guatemala that arose from unpaid public works contracts, saying local courts already denied the country's claim the awards violate domestic law.
WashngtonExec
MAY 13, 2024
General Dynamics Information Technology has appointed Aaron Bedrowsky as senior vice president of its intelligence and homeland security division. Bedrowsky will lead the strategic direction, growth and performance of teams delivering mission-critical IT solutions and professional services to IHS agencies. “Aaron brings more than 25 years of executive leadership and operational experience in the intelligence [.
Government Contracts
MAY 13, 2024
The Second Circuit on Monday affirmed the conviction of a Colorado man found to have siphoned online donations meant to fund a Southern border wall, saying the fact that a federal prosecutor had mentored a juror's daughter didn't warrant vacating the conviction.
WashngtonExec
MAY 13, 2024
Intel Corp. has appointed Kevin O’Buckley as senior vice president and general manager of Foundry Services, the customer service and ecosystem operations division of Intel Foundry. This also puts O’Buckley in Intel’s executive leadership team, reporting to CEO Pat Gelsinger. He succeeds Stuart Pann, who will retire from Intel after 35 years at the end [.
Government Contracts
MAY 13, 2024
Bankrupt online lender Kabbage Inc. has agreed to pay $120 million in two separate deals to resolve allegations it submitted thousands of false claims for loan forgiveness and operated without adequate fraud controls in place, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.
WashngtonExec
MAY 13, 2024
Charles Onstott has been promoted to executive vice president and corporate officer of CALIBRE Systems, Inc. As chief technology officer, Onstott joins the CEO, chief financial officer and chief human resources officer as a corporate officer. “As we continue to expand and leverage our Technology Roadmap, it was important to formally institutionalize the CTO as [.
Government Contracts
MAY 13, 2024
The U.S. Government Accountability Office said an aviation company couldn't question the feasibility of a rival's $159 million U.S. Air Force flight training contract, when the service branch never indicated it would check if bidders' prices were realistic.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 13, 2024
Invictus International Consulting has signed an agreement with property management firm Flywheel Capital to lease office space at the Peak Technology Campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to expand its presence in the local technology and defense sectors.
Government Contracts
MAY 13, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent actions against biotech companies untether the Anti-Kickback Statute from its original legislative purpose, and threaten to stifle innovation and undermine patient quality of care, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 13, 2024
L3Harris Technologies‘ Aerojet Rocketdyne business is constructing a facility at its Camden, Arkansas site to increase production of Javelin, Stinger and Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System motors as part of a $215.6 million cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense.
Government Contracts
MAY 13, 2024
An information technology firm has urged the Court of Federal Claims to restore its eligibility for a pending $10 billion U.S. Army IT hardware procurement, saying the Army wrongly excluded the company for one missing word in its proposal.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 13, 2024
Bechtel, in partnership with NASA, has positioned the Mobile Launcher 2 at its operational height of 25 feet, marking a milestone in the design, construction and commissioning process of the new launcher.
Government Contracts
MAY 13, 2024
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will weigh the spending powers of district attorneys in a Kleinbard LLC bill battle and if an appeals court overstepped by greenlighting a hospital closure when the May argument lineup begins Tuesday.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 13, 2024
Joshua Thiel has taken on the role of vice president of growth and business development at systems engineering and integration firm Chartis Federal. Thiel said on LinkedIn that his new position entails overseeing efforts to grow Chartis Federal’s client base and introduce new offerings.
Government Contracts
MAY 13, 2024
The former head of an economically-distressed Pennsylvania city's public housing authority was sentenced on Monday to over three years in prison for bilking the agency out of $545,000 through a years-long scheme of submitting inflated contracting bills for housing repairs to line his own pockets.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 13, 2024
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index maintained a positive growth trend last week, rising by 2.16%. With this increase, GovCon Index hit an average of over $5,000. GovCon Index is an aggregate index that provides users with a real-time look into the stock market performance of 30 major companies.
GovTribe
MAY 13, 2024
Focusing on agencies with a proven need for your offerings saves you time searching for opportunities and increases your win probability. GovTribe's Funding Analysis report makes it easy to identify these key agencies.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 13, 2024
For General Dynamics Information Technology President Amy Gilliland, one of her company’s most noteworthy contracts in 2023 was winning the recompete of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid deal that sought to modernize the agency’s accounting system.
GovTribe
MAY 13, 2024
GovTribe's "Extent Competed" filter in the Funding Analysis report provides insights into whether contracts are openly competed, limited to specific vendors, or sole-sourced, enabling you to make informed decisions and position your business to win more opportunities.
GovCon Wire
MAY 13, 2024
Mike Zembrzuski, formerly chief growth officer at Delviom, has been appointed CEO of LinTech Global, a subsidiary of staffing and information technology services company Dexian. The U.S.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 13, 2024
Leonil Garciga, Chief Information Officer at the Army, boasts a rich career in various fields, including acquisition, intelligence, information technology, and engineering. His service, which commenced in 2003, has seen him serve diligently across the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.
GovCon Wire
MAY 13, 2024
Anna Ehrhardt, formerly chief information security officer for the Leidos Partnership for Defense Health at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has joined General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology unit as vice president of digital transformation strategy for the federal health sector.
WashngtonExec
MAY 13, 2024
Jeremy Wensinger has been appointed V2X’ president, CEO and member of the company’s board of directors effective June 17, succeeding Chuck Prow. This appointment is the result of the board’s planning to ensure a smooth transition and continue V2X’s positive business momentum, the company said. Wensinger has a 35-year career as a defense and government [.
GovCon Wire
MAY 13, 2024
Elvert “El” Gardner, a retired colonel who previously served as director of space strategy and policy at the U.S. Space Force, has moved to the industry and joined Aperio Global as vice president of space operations.
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