Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In keeping with the trend of increased attention on the False Claims Act’s (“FCA”) qui tam provisions, the Second Circuit recently weighed in on a seeming conflict between the statute and the relator’s obligations under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FCRP”). Under Rule 4(m) of the FRCP, the court generally must dismiss a complaint if the plaintiff fails to serve the defendant with a complaint and summons within 90 days of filing.

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 14, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Freepoint Commodities LLC, a Connecticut-based commodities trader, had agreed to a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve a DOJ investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In addition to the DPA, Freepoint agreed to pay over $98 million in penalties.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is looking for feedback on its “secure by design” white paper, which pushes software manufacturers to follow more stringent security principles in the design and development of all products shipped to customers. CISA initially published its white paper — “ Shifting the Balance of Cybersecurity Risk: Principles and Approaches for Secure by Design Software ” — in April but released updated joint guidance with 17 domestic and foreign partners in

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Telles.eu

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Over the weekend it was news in Portugal that the tender for 117 trains had been challenged in court by CAF and Stadler, two of the economic operators which presented themselves. In and of itself, this is unsurprising since by default most tenders in Portugal are challenged in the courts since it is relatively cheap and easy to do so. What happens next though depends on a number of variables.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Geopolitical tensions and developments are shaping the defense technology landscape, and the Pentagon is adapting its priorities to meet emerging and increasingly urgent warfighter needs. As adversarial activity rises, United States defense officials are focusing on these five areas, among others, to advance the country’s technological capabilities on the global stage.

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Many agencies don’t realize that going multicloud is easier than it sounds. It’s another way to control costs and ensure that applications are nimble enough to move anywhere they’re needed. Agencies that already rely on multiple cloud service providers (CSPs) likely made the transition after a major cloud contract expired and built containers with their apps to move from one CSP to another with little difficulty.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Lumen Technologies has appointed artificial intelligence expert Satish Lakshmanan as its new chief product officer. The telecommunications company said Monday that Lakshmanan was previously part of Amazon Web Services , where he served as global leader for artificial intelligence services.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Bob Busey, Jr., formerly vice president of operations and federal services at i-Link Solutions, has joined CACI International (NYSE: CACI) as senior vice president of supply chain management and purchasing, according to a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Raytheon, an RTX company, has secured a three-year, $31.3 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division to design, build and test two directed energy weapon prototype systems for the U.S. Navy and Air Force. The company said Tuesday it will deliver high-power microwave antenna systems that will use directed energy to enable the detection of airborne threats as part of the Directed Energy Front-line Electromagnetic Neutralization and Defeat program.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In a recent decision, the General Assembly of the Dubai Court of Cassation (“General Assembly”) decided that non-payment of the advance on arbitration costs does not affect the arbitration clause which remains in force and can continue to be relied upon by the parties. This decision reflects a complete reversal of the prior majority view of the Dubai courts which have consistently declared that non-payment of the advance on costs renders the arbitration clause inoperable and that, as a result, t

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

L3Harris Technologies has secured a potential $49 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide multiband radio waveform porting and associated services. The contract covers the porting of Mobile User Objective System 3.2 and Single Channel Ground Air Radio System Frequency Hop 3 to the Multiband Radio II Family of Systems, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The start of the new year is a great opportunity to make sure that your agency’s software and systems are up to date. Agencies that don’t implement the latest and greatest technology run the risk of falling short of customer and employee expectations and of collecting technical debt. One area where this could happen is collaborative technology. The COVID-19 pandemic may be behind us, but the way it digitally transformed the workplace remains.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Department of Energy is seeking information about the available technologies, approaches and business models for counter-drone capabilities until the end of January. DOE’s Sandia National Laboratories, on behalf of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Center for Security, Technology, Analysis, Response and Testing within the Defense Nuclear Security Office (NA-70), released a request Monday for information on counter uncrewed aircraft systems (cUAS), more commonly known as “drones.

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USFCR

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Jacob Cummings, a native of Clearwater, Florida, joined US Federal Contractor Registration (USFCR) on June 28th, 2022. His journey at USFCR started with a keen interest in unraveling the complexities of federal contracting, a field new to him but ripe for exploration.

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FedInsider

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Thursday, January 18, 2024 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | Training Certificate State and local governments and education produce large amounts of unstructured data in a wide range of data types. From student report cards that contain personally identifiable information (PII) to municipal tax rolls full of information that fraudsters want to steal, these organizations have a data protection challenge on their hands.

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Government Contracts

DECEMBER 20, 2023

A Houston hospital owner will pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations the company overcharged U.S. health insurance programs and double-billed the cost of COVID-19 tests to federal, local and state governments.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Government Accountability Office recently upheld the protest of a contract award from the Defense Intelligence Agency. DIA was hiring a small business to conduct counterintelligence training. It used a slightly unconventional approach to evaluating bidders. But the source selection authority made a basic mistake. For the details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with attorney Zach Prince, a partner at Haynes Boone.

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Government Contracts

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Federal Circuit's investigation into whether 96-year-old Judge Pauline Newman is mentally fit to serve as a judge and her suspension captured the attention of attorneys throughout 2023. Here's a look back at the key developments in the contentious case.

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 18, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced a $14.7 million False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with BioTelemetry, Inc. and its subsidiary, LifeWatch Services, Inc over allegations that the companies billed federal healthcare programs for more expensive services than physicians intended to order. According to the government, BioTelemetry and LifeWatch violated the FCA “when LifeWatch, through its marketing and enrollment process for remote cardiac

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The General Services Administration has released a draft performance work statement for its proposed Ascend Blank Purchase Agreement, marking another step in the agency’s plans to simplify cloud purchasing processes. The agreement is meant to address several aspects of cloud services, including labor services, platform as a service, infrastructure as a service, and software as a service.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration will launch a competitive acquisition for a recompete indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide security screening services at commercial airports. TSA anticipates releasing a request for proposals for the multiple-award contract on Nov.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The National Science Foundation has selected a former White House Office of Science and Technology Policy senior adviser as its new special assistant to the director for artificial intelligence. Tess deBlanc-Knowles, who recently completed a more than two-year stint with OSTP, will be charged at NSF to lead within the agency’s Office of the Director on the implementation of President Joe Biden’s executive order on AI.

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Government Contracts

DECEMBER 20, 2023

A Court of Federal Claims judge has sent a dispute over a $14.5 million body armor contract back to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the agency needs to investigate and address conflict of interest allegations.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Minburn Technology has secured a $935.6 million single-award blanket purchase agreement from the Department of the Treasury for business application software, licenses and software assurance.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

General Dynamics Information Technology announced the strong growth of its Digital Accelerator product portfolio in its first year. The General Dynamics business unit said Tuesday it leveraged these new offerings in 2023 and won more than $2 billion in contracts.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Maria Ricciardone, vice president of investor relations at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been named as treasurer by the company’s board of directors. Lockheed also announced Tuesday that incumbent treasurer Evan Scott will serve as chief financial officer of its missiles and fire control business effective Jan. 1, 2024.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, we take a look back at what has been achieved over the last year in Public Procurement in Scotland. We asked members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) to summarise their sector’s 2023 achievements. You can watch the video below, or read the transcript at the bottom of the page. We’ll be back in the New Year with lots more interesting and informative content, make sure to subscribe to our blog and keep up to date!

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Bethesda, Maryland-based Clark Construction Group will design and construct a new health care center for the Department of Veterans Affairs under a four-year, $599.1 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Robert Gordon, a military and health care industry leader, has joined federal health information technology platforms provider Document Storage Systems as senior strategic leader for artificial intelligence and digital innovation. Gordon will help expand the development of AI-enabled platforms for the Department of Veterans Affairs, DSS said Tuesday.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business will provide file conversion services for the Veterans Benefits Administration under a potential three-year, $355.9 million task order from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Bill Rowan , vice president of public sector at Splunk , discussed some of the key takeaways from the company’s annual summit for public sector leaders and the first is that it is imperative for government agencies to build up digital resilience amid the evolving cyberthreat landscape to quickly respond to cyber risks. “ With a strong foundation of digital resilience, agencies can prepare and respond rapidly to whatever comes their way,” Rowan , a four-time Wash100 awardee, wrote in a blog post

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Judy Lewis has assumed the role of vice president of business winning at BAE Systems, she announced on LinkedIn Friday, moving from a VP position at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC). In her new capacity, she will oversee BAE’s business development, growth and capture efforts in the United States.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Operations has awarded LMI a contract to help enhance research and development methods and improve purchase order lead time estimates for new systems. The Potomac Officers Club will host the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31 to discuss the latest developments in the defense technology sector. Register here and save a seat at the highly anticipated event.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Rob Carey, president of Cloudera Government Solutions, said the Department of Defense seeking to advance adoption of trusted artificial intelligence tools needs to have a proper data management platform to better coordinate and facilitate sharing of data in motion between DOD leaders and warfighters.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Leidos has completed a demonstration of its Enduring Shield Weapon System as a launcher for the AIM-9X missile interceptor. The Risk Reduction Flight Demonstration sets the stage for the developmental test phase of Enduring Shield launchers, which will begin in January, Leidos said Tuesday.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Year-End Trends and a Look Ahead to 2024 Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, host Rob Sneckenberg highlights three protest trends in 2023—the Federal Circuit revisiting jurisdictional issues; the success and significance of protests in multiple-award procurements; and the potentially increasing importance of

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