ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Digital twins, or computerized renderings of real-life systems and objects, are now favored by private companies and the government alike to test and gain a deeper understanding without having to make physical modifications, which can be costly and time consuming.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Aeyon will help the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment integrate robotic process automation to facilitate data collection and management, automate business processes and analyze large volumes of procurement data across Department of Defense systems under a potential five-year, $108.9 million task order.
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ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
U.S. agencies are working together to fortify the cybersecurity posture of the transportation industry in compliance with the 2021 National Security Memorandum, said Carahsoft Sales Director Alex Whitworth. In a column published Wednesday, Whitworth discussed how the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is collaborating with the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Transportation to launch or fund initiatives to ensure IT defense resilience in the sector.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Julie Vida, a professional with an extensive career including U.S. Navy service and technology and defense industry leadership roles, has assumed the position of vice president of growth for the defense sector at ManTech, according to her LinkedIn post published Tuesday.
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FedScoop
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Leaders of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee introduced a bill Friday that would reauthorize legislation focused on the development of quantum research in the U.S. The introduction of the bill by Science Committee Chairman Frank Lucas , R-Okla., and ranking member Zoe Lofgren , D-Calif., comes after the 2018 law expired Sept. 30 and, according to a release from the bill sponsors, builds off those accomplishments in an effort to ensure U.S. competitiveness against China and Russi
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
HII (NYSE: HII) released its recent financial results and achieved several milestones in the third quarter of 2023. In the three months that ended Sept. 30, 2023, total revenues during the quarter increased 7.2 percent to $2.81 billion versus Q3 2022, a new third-quarter record, while new contract awards hit $5.4 billion.
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ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Steven Irish was appointed vice president and general manager of defense enterprise and health solutions at Peraton. The executive was VP and general manager of financial and regulatory agencies at Perspecta for nearly three years before the company was acquired by Veritas Capital and integrated into its portfolio company Peraton.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded seven companies spots on a potential five-year, $800 million contract to provide services in support of USAID’s regional and bilateral programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. USAID announced the awardees for the Central America Regional Support Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in a notice published Wednesday on SAM.gov.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The board of directors at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has undergone what the technology company describes as an " augmentation and refreshment process ," which saw the retirement of board members Samuel Liberatore and Jane Judd and the addition of Brad Boyd and Dan Hagen. The changes went into effect on Nov. 1, Kratos said Thursday.
USFCR
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Relief contracts offer businesses the chance to make a difference while growing their bottom line. Learn more about how your business can qualify and bid successfully on these lucrative contracts.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Peraton 's applied research arm will develop and demonstrate a new piece of technology designed to enable 5G dynamic spectrum sharing at the tactical edge to support military operations. The Flexible Spectrum Harvesting and Adaptive Reuse Enhancement tool will demonstrate bidirectional spectrum sharing between 5G radio access networks and military radars in the 3.1 to 3.55 GHz band, Peraton said Thursday.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy’s vice chief of naval operations since September 2022, was sworn in as chief of naval operations following her confirmation by the Senate.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Small business company Applied Technology has won a one-year, $90.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to conduct tactical electronic warfare research and development. The Naval Research Laboratory conducted an online procurement process for the award and received one bid, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has announced key leadership changes and realigned its operating groups into five sectors, effective Jan. 1, as part of efforts to execute its long-term strategy and drive innovation.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
An industry team led by Abt Associates has secured a contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help government agencies prepare and respond to a public health emergency. The company said Thursday it will partner with HealthVerity to provide disease surveillance data to be used to plan targeted interventions and countermeasures during public health emergencies.
Select GCR
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Select GCR’s done it again! With our business growth and dedication to developing our employees, we have created an innovative culture. Ever changing and evolving our methods, products, and strategies, we offer top of the line service unique to each business. Furthermore, we’ve been recognized again for being the best. 2023 Most Influential Company by CEO Views!
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Science Applications International Corp. has unveiled zero trust edge capabilities that have been tested on Amazon Web Services -built devices that offer on-board storage and enable users to perform edge computing and data transfer tasks. SAIC said Thursday it worked with AWS, Koverse , Okta , CrowdStrike , Splunk and Zscaler to deploy zero trust technologies that offer multilevel security from the edge and enable offline computing capabilities to help address network connectivity challenges.
GovLoop
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Good leaders are evangelists for making data-based decisions. They don’t need highly technical degrees: They need an appreciation of data’s ability to drive modernization efforts and successful outcomes for the organization and the people they serve. They “are not averse to trying new approaches that solve some big [societal] problems with data and [are] not waiting for a crisis to make this progress,” said Michael Anderson, Chief Strategist with Informatica Public Sector, an Enterprise Cloud Da
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Gerry Fasano, president of defense group at Leidos and a four-time Wash100 awardee, is slated to become chief growth officer as part of a recently announced key leadership changes and operating group realignment at the technology company. Leidos said Thursday Fasano will be responsible for overseeing strategy, communications, government affairs, sales and marketing operations.
How to Crack a Nut
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The UK Government hosted an AI Safety Summit on 1-2 November 2023. A summary of the targeted discussions in a set of 8 roundtables has been published for Day 1 , as well as a set of Chair’s statements for Day 2, including considerations around safety testing , the state of the science , and a general summary of discussions. There is also, of course, the (flagship?
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Boeing has delivered to the U.S. Army the 100th unit of the Next Generation Automatic Test System , a mobile platform designed to quickly detect and isolate defects in electronic line replaceable units on M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley combat vehicles. The company said Thursday it partnered with Teradyne and Logisys to hand over the NGATS platform to the Army.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced that he's working to bring sports betting to the Sooner State, saying many states already offer it, and he plans to allow gamblers to place in-person bets at gaming sites operated by federally recognized tribes.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Executive Mosaic Opens Nominations for 2024 Wash100 Award; Redhorse Expands Cyber Capabilities With A2I Buy; VA Names 30 Contractors for $61B T4NG2 IT Services Work; Industry, Military Announce Several Leadership Moves Click to Unmute
Federal News Network
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
This column was originally published on Roger Waldron’s blog at The Coalition for Government Procurement and was republished here with permission from the author. Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary will possibly provide aircraft maintenance and logistics support services to the Iraqi government under a potential $300 million foreign military sales agreement approved by the State Department.
FedTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The General Services Administration’s program for improving digital public service has altered its investment profile to increasingly fund projects citizens will use and benefit from. 10x’s move to improve customer experience with human-centered design products and modern interfaces led to the recent creation of beta.notify.gov, a digital notifications service that allows agencies to send custom text messages about federal benefits to recipients at low cost.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
As the world embraces artificial intelligence, more and more federal agencies are looking at areas in which the technology could make operations more efficient and effective. The Defense Contract Management Agency, which provides contract administration services for the Department of Defense, is one such organization moving toward AI adoption.
How to Crack a Nut
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The European Commission recently published its 2023 State of the Digital Decade report. One of its key takeaways is that the Commission recommends Member States to s tep up innovation procurement investments in digital sector. The Commission has identified that ‘ While the roll-out of digital public services is progressing steadily, investment in public procurement of innovative digital solutions (e.g. based on AI or big data) is insufficient and would need to increase substantially from EUR 188
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
After 10 years of operation, the Defense Health Agency has reorganized its internal structure with the aim of better serving the internationally stationed joint forces of the U.S. On Oct.
FedScoop
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Report highlights challenges when enrolling in government benefit programs and proposes solutions for improving CX—ensuring equitable access.
Kluwer Arbitration
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
On 16 June 2023, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”) resolved the Appeal in Special Appeal n. 1,905,505/SP (“ Appeal ”), reported by Justice Francisco Falcão. The decision was appealed, so that the case will still be judged by the STJ’s second chamber. Nonetheless, the decision is a relevant development concerning arbitration with public entities in Brazil, which has been a hot topic of domestic arbitration in the country for decades.
VWV
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
We cover the latest and upcoming changes in legislation surrounding procurement and how to ensure you are ready for the changes Just under 3 years ago the Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement was published. 18 months since the Procurement Bill was introduced into Parliament, it received Royal Assent and has now been passed into law as the Procurement Act 2023 (The Act).
Federal News Network
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
This week on Off the Shelf , host Roger Waldron interviews Deloitte Managing Director Roger Sion, leader of the Enterprise Contract Vehicle G0-to-Market team in Deloitte’s Government & Public Services Sales Excellence organization. Roger Sion, managing director, Deloitte Sion shares his insights regarding the state of the interagency contracting market.
Government Contracts & Investigations
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
In Securities & Exchange Commission v. Govil , No. 22-1658, 2023 WL 7137291 (2d Cir. Oct. 31, 2023), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dealt a setback to the enforcement agenda of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) by limiting its ability to seek disgorgement under 15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(5) and (7) to situations in which the regulator can demonstrate investors have suffered pecuniary harm.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
J&J Worldwide Services has successfully transitioned operations and maintenance services supporting Ireland Army Health Clinic in Ft. Knox, Kentucky. J&J was awarded the 4-year contract through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District on Aug. 31. “J&J is excited to add Ireland Army Health Clinic to our project portfolio and honored to have the [.
The Coalition for Government Procurement
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Federal Acquisition Policy and Procedure (PAP) 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing , sets forth “comprehensive guidance regarding the evaluation of pricing throughout the life of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program contract.” This “internal” guidance outlines a host of evaluation and negotiation directives, standards, and considerations for FSS contracting officers.
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