This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
The government both creates and runs on data. Given that agencies spend hundreds of billions of dollars on goods and services the more procurement data it has, the better it can understand trends and ‘manage’ procurement. That’s the idea behind a data source effort known as Hi-Def. GSA’s assistant commissioner for the office of strategic innovation, Charlotte Phalen, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more details.
A prime contractor is a company or entity hired directly by the federal government to oversee and execute large-scale projects. They are responsible for managing the entire project, including hiring subcontractors, coordinating tasks, and ensuring compliance with federal regulations and contractual obligations. This article will explore what is prime contractor roles, responsibilities, and the importance of prime contractors in government projects.
Readers know that to provide a complete claim, one of the elements is that the contractor provide a “sum certain” for the dollar damages that are sought. You cannot qualify the sum by stating that it is “approximate” or “about” since that is not a certain sum. But what if you explain in your claim that the sum stated could be changed if there are other payments made, i.e., there may be some double counting.
The most important section in your federal proposal and contract will always be pricing – just ask any CEO or federal buyer. But in today’s government market, there are a lot of areas that can confuse a contractor’s pricing strategy. And when you win the bid, the questions remain: “will we make a profit?” and “did we leave money on the table?
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,
In state and local governments, much of the operational technology (OT) that monitors and controls critical infrastructure is based on legacy technology. That presents a major challenge. “Outdated OT systems were not originally designed with cybersecurity in mind. They may lack modern security features, and they are difficult to patch and update,” said Bryan Schneider, Director, Public Sector, with Fortinet.
The U.S. Navy intends to issue a solicitation for a potential eight-year, $10 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award construction contract. According to a presolicitation notice posted on SAM.
Raytheon, an RTX business, has completed the 5th live-fire testing round of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, an active electronically scanned array radar designed to counter airborne threats such as manned and unmanned aircraft, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and hypersonics.
Raytheon, an RTX business, has completed the 5th live-fire testing round of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, an active electronically scanned array radar designed to counter airborne threats such as manned and unmanned aircraft, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and hypersonics.
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2024 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 20, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 21. Next is Chuck Greene, public sector cloud advisor at World Wide Technology, and finalist in the Cloud Executive of the Year, Private Company, category. Here, he talks about [.
A Georgia federal judge encouraged the National Park Service to better manage the feral horses of Cumberland Island, even as she dismissed a lawsuit alleging federal and state agencies mistreated the animals and allowed them to trample the habitat, eggs and nests of endangered sea turtles and piping plovers.
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Reliable Robotics a contract to conduct in-flight test and evaluation of the company’s detect and avoid system, or DAA, which includes advanced air-to-air radar.
Settlement negotiations between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and software developer SolarWinds Corp. reached an impasse Tuesday, with the parties telling a New York federal judge that they did not feel it was worthwhile to continue discussing a possible end to the novel enforcement action.
Sierra Nevada Corporation has named Jim Hanley as vice president of its strategic initiatives. Hanley, who brings to the role nearly 3 decades of defense industry experience, announced the appointment on LinkedIn.
Defense attorneys got their chance Tuesday to grill an ex-Commonwealth Edison executive who testified the utility hired people who did little to no work at the behest of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, asking if it truly traded those jobs for Madigan's action on ComEd legislation or if the company was just building goodwill with a key decision-maker.
The tech head of Hitachi Vantara Federal has recommended the addition of a procurement category in the next iteration of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard.
Comerica Bank has sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a Texas federal court, accusing it of carrying out an overreaching and unlawful investigation into the bank's handling of a government program for distributing federal benefits via debit cards.
Julie Van Kleeck, former vice president of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s space and launch propulsion business unit, has been appointed to the board of directors of Paragon Space Development.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bight Enterprises v. Raimondo, ending Chevron deference, may have created a new defense to False Claims Act liability by providing the opportunity to argue that a given regulation is not material to the government's payment decision, says Tanner Cook at Husch Blackwell.
A lot has happened to Damian DiPippa since we last spoke to him in February. You see, DiPippa started his career as an aerospace engineer working missile and satellite solutions for the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative, which is now the Missile Defense Agency.
A Virginia federal jury ruled Tuesday that defense contractor CACI must pay $42 million to former prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib military prison, finding it aided and abetted their torture by the U.S. military.
For over a decade, the Wash100 Award has cemented itself as the highest honor in government contracting. On an annual basis, it has recognized the most significant contributors to the market’s success, from both the public and private sector sides of the GovCon dynamic.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Tuesday to look at a Fourth Circuit decision that upended the bid-rigging conviction of a government contractor's former executive, rejecting U.S. Department of Justice concerns that the ruling could make it harder to prosecute when contractors have a subcontracting relationship.
Armis is working with ECS to support the company’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation, or CDM, data services work for the Department of Homeland Security.
While he can almost always be found sitting in the interviewer’s chair, Art of Procurement Founder and Managing Director Philip. The post Art of Procurement Founder Philip Ideson Featured in The Procurement Ledger appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Paul Toledo, a nearly two-decade veteran in the space and defense industries, has joined Leidos as vice president of space systems division, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post Monday. Toledo spent almost seven years at Northrop Grumman before moving to the Reston, Virginia-based IT services provider.
Jen Swensson Vice President of People, Casepoint Achieving a 99% participation rate in Casepoint’s recent employee experience survey stands out as a significant milestone in Jen Swensson’s career. This unprecedented level of engagement reflects Casepoint’s deep commitment to prioritizing employee experience and actively listening to the team.
By Heinz Pfriemer, Global Head of Defense and Security at SAP Gartner in May reported that half of organizations expect to use artificial intelligence in contracting by 2027. The 101 procurement leaders surveyed anticipated a productivity boost of more than 20 percent within 18 months of doing so.
Melanie Anderson Senior Vice President of Human Capital, HII Mission Technologies Melanie Anderson has over 20 years of multifunctional human resources experience supporting high-performance organizations in the government services, aerospace and defense, commercial, and high-tech industries. She is a leader committed to employees and business growth, balancing a strategy that meets the goals of the [.
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2024 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 20, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 21. Next is Alex Lopez, vice president of business development at ECS, and finalist in the Business Development Executive of the Year, Public Company, category. Here, she talks about recent [.
The Department of Defense has awarded Verizon a 24-month task order extension to continue providing critical communications capabilities to the U.S. government under the Global Network Solutions program. The original GNS contract awarded in 2016 now has a cumulative amount of over $98 million, Verizon said Monday.
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2024 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 20, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 21. Next is Ruta Haile, director of government contracts and pricing at ABSG Consulting, and finalist in the Contracts Executive of the Year, Private Company, category. Here, she talks about [.
vTech Solution, a human-centered IT services provider, has welcomed seven new members with varying expertise in line with the company’s expansion efforts in key sectors. The company said the new additions, who will join its offices in Washington, D.C.
In the coming years, government agencies are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI solutions to transform all aspects of their operations and services. The challenge is that they need to develop the workforce to support that vision. The October 2023 Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence emphasized the importance of training employees in the benefits, risks and limitations of AI for their job functions.
Godspeed Capital Management, a lower middle-market private equity firm focused on defense and government offerings, has announced the successful final close of Godspeed Capital Fund III at its hard cap. The firm said Monday that Fund III was oversubscribed, with existing as well as new investors showing strong support.
A former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who leaked top secret Pentagon documents on the social media network Discord was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for a breach that federal prosecutors have said caused "exceptionally grave and long-lasting damage" to national security.
Five contractors were awarded spots on a potential five-year, $100 million blanket purchase agreement to deliver financial management and operations support services to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
AI has come to dominate IT conversations much like, and more so in many regards, than cloud computing conversations did nearly two decades ago. Clearly, AI’s rapidly developing capabilities promise to revolutionize everything from healthcare and education to defense and intelligence. However, for government agencies, the AI revolution is about more than harnessing software capabilities; it’s about ensuring agencies have the proper hardware foundation to leverage this transformative t
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
101 
Let's personalize your content