Art of Procurement
JULY 18, 2024
Section 321 of the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930 contains a small provision known as ‘de minimis,’ a Latin phrase. The post De Minimis: Supply Chain Trifles the Law Should be Concerned With appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Federal News Network
JULY 18, 2024
Joy Sturm, partner, Hogan Lovells Joy Sturm, partner at Hogan Lovells , joins Off the Shelf for a briefing on the proposed BIOSECURE Act that would reshape biotechnology supply chains serving the federal government. The proposed legislation would prohibit the federal government from contracting with certain Chinese “companies of concern.” The prohibition would cover contracts, grants, and subcontractors.
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FedScoop
JULY 18, 2024
The White House this week announced almost $100 million in commitments from government, academia and civil society to support government access to a diverse pool of emerging tech talent. The Office of Science and Technology Policy said in its Tuesday announcement that the National Science Foundation, U.S. Digital Response, a handful of universities and other institutions have pledged funding support for furthering artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies’ talent.
FedTech Magazine
JULY 18, 2024
Before the advent of cloud computing and self-service tech, IT professionals often drowned customers in tech jargon. But the industry’s evolution has brought a new way to interface with technology. Today, tech is intuitive and a lot more user-friendly. A toddler can master a tablet in minutes without any instruction. If it’s on, most toddlers understand the tablet’s common features in about 30 minutes or less.
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GovCon Wire
JULY 18, 2024
Wagish Bhartiya’s career trajectory has included the best of both worlds: he has spent roughly half of his working life in government contracting and half in the commercial sector.
Federal News Network
JULY 18, 2024
Lockheed Martin recently won a settlement worth more than $130 million in a protest with the Air Force. The company completed a contract to update the big C5 transport places with new engines. But it also had to do thousands of repairs outside the scope of the contract, and that’s where the disagreements started. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin got details from Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish.
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Government Contracts
JULY 18, 2024
A Court of Federal Claims decision asserting jurisdiction over certain disputes stemming from the U.S. government's authority to mimic commercial purchasing practices could open the door for more novel protests challenging the use of that authority.
SmallGovCon
JULY 18, 2024
The Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Program has long held a sort of unheralded position in SBA and federal contracting. Unlike its much more expansive counterpart, the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program, the VOSB Program only allows for set asides for VOSBs for VA procurements (and even within VA SDVOSB companies are in a higher tier than VOSBs).
Government Contracts
JULY 18, 2024
A New York federal judge on Thursday delivered a heavy blow to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against software developer SolarWinds Corp. by dismissing substantial portions of the lawsuit, including claims that the company committed securities fraud by minimizing the severity of a state-sponsored attack on its flagship product.
USFCR
JULY 18, 2024
Securing federal contracts requires a solid understanding of various laws and regulations. Among these, the Trade Agreements Act (TAA) is a key regulation that can significantly impact your ability to win government contracts. This blog will explain TAA compliance, why it matters for federal contractors, and how to ensure your products meet the necessary standards.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 18, 2024
Lockheed Martin has delivered a C-130J-30 Super Hercules airlifter to the Ohio Youngstown Air Reserve Station.
GovCon Wire
JULY 18, 2024
Neovera, a portfolio company of private equity firm 424 Capital, has acquired Emagined Security to expand its cybersecurity capabilities in support of customers in the government, health care and financial markets. The McLean Group said Wednesday it served as Emagined Security‘s exclusive financial adviser in the transaction.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 18, 2024
IBM will provide the U.S. Agency for International Development with cybersecurity-related services under a five-year contract with initial funding of $26 million. The company said Wednesday its multidisciplinary team will support USAID’s Cybersecurity Protection and Response program in the Europe and Eurasia region by providing capacity building, incident response, program management, and other services.
GovCon Wire
JULY 18, 2024
Christophe Culine, former president of global sales and chief revenue officer at Dragos, was appointed CRO at Denodo. He will be responsible for strategy development and execution to accelerate Denodo’s global revenue growth and expand its market position, the company said Wednesday.
SmallGovCon
JULY 18, 2024
I am incredible honored by the shout-out I received in this recent, powerful Washington Post article, by the talented Julian Mark. Mark also wrote the prior article including my statements about the 8(a) Program litigation and changes that took place last summer, which you can read about here. This second article covers the incredible story of 8(a) Program graduate, Curtis Joachim, and my work with him in drafting a successful social disadvantage narrative to remain in the program for his final
GovCon Wire
JULY 18, 2024
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has named Troy Brunk, a three-decade aerospace and defense industry veteran, as president of its Collins Aerospace business. He succeeds the retiring Stephen Timm and will report to RTX President and CEO Christopher Calio, the company said Wednesday.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 18, 2024
Google Cloud Director of Product Rohan Grover and Google Public Sector Vice President of Delivery & Operations Leigh Palmer announced via a blog post the general availability of the Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped appliance.
GovCon Wire
JULY 18, 2024
Some of the top U.S. Navy decision makers and naval experts will gather on Aug. 15 at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Navy Summit to discuss what’s on the horizon for the Navy. Among the esteemed speakers participating in the event is the Honorable Nickolas Guertin, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 18, 2024
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has manufactured the first batch of full-length silicon carbide composite tubes designed for pressurized water reactors, a significant milestone for its SiGA cladding technology.
GovCon Wire
JULY 18, 2024
Matt Topper, president of UberEther, said government agencies seeking to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access, data breaches and other cyberthreats should implement identity and access management systems, which he said act as a “gatekeeper.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 18, 2024
FDH Aero continues its major reorganization with the strategic integration of its hardware brands into the FDH Electronics division. The aerospace and defense industry supply chain technology provider said Tuesday the move will improve product delivery and support services.
GovCon Wire
JULY 18, 2024
The Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business governmentwide acquisition contracts will now run through April 29, 2025, following an extension announcement from the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 18, 2024
HawkEye 360 has won a Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, Phase II contract from AFWERX. In the contract, HawkEye 360 will work to design systems that improve homeland security and deliver radio frequency information for the Department of the Air Force, the defense technology company announced Thursday.
GovCon Wire
JULY 18, 2024
Amentum has secured a potential five-year, $145 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide system maintenance and modernization support services for the U.S. Marine Corps’ fleet of UC-35D aircraft.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 18, 2024
Bryon Kroger, founder and CEO of Rise8, said adopting the continuous authority to operate process could enable federal agencies to speed up digital transformation efforts by continuously delivering more secure and agile software while preventing bureaucratic delays and improving security. “Think of cATO as an ongoing authorization for continuous delivery after achieving the initial ATO.
GovCon Wire
JULY 18, 2024
Software company Cellebrite (Nasdaq: CLBT) has established a new unit called Cellebrite Federal Solutions, which will work to continue the company’s efforts in supporting various U.S. federal civilian agencies using the artificial intelligence-powered Case-to-Closure investigative cloud platform.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 18, 2024
The U.S. Navy has awarded Draper Laboratory a fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously-awarded sole-source contract for the design and manufacture of interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material. The modification is worth $111 million and exercises optional line items in the original deal, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
Government Contracts Legal Forum
JULY 18, 2024
GAO issued three sustain decisions in June, but the Sparksoft Corporation decision stands out for its discussion of prejudice. In Sparksoft , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sought to procure supplemental security testing for the agency’s Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ). CMS evaluated Sparksoft and the eventual awardee, TSG, as follows: Sparksoft protested, challenging numerous areas of the agency’s evaluation, including challenges under both o
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 18, 2024
An Airbus-built light utility and reconfigurable helicopter has logged over 1.5 million flight hours since its first delivery to the U.S. military in 2006. In a statement Wednesday, Rob Geckle, chairman and CEO of Airbus U.S.
Kluwer Arbitration
JULY 18, 2024
On 5 May 2024, the Civil and Commercial Court of the Qatar Financial Centre (“Court”), rendered its judgment in B v C on a setting aside application brought under the QFC Arbitration Regulations 2005 (“QFC Arbitration Regulations”). This is an important judgment because it is the first Court judgment commenting on the setting aside of an award in arbitrations seated in the Qatar Financial Centre (“QFC”), and touches upon other key principles under Article 41 of the QFC Arbitration Regulations.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 18, 2024
Akima’s logistics services unit has secured a $78.9 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide fire and emergency services for Fort Irwin in California’s Mojave Desert, where the Department of Emergency Services responds to emergencies such as wildfires.
Government Contracts
JULY 18, 2024
Dialysis company DaVita will pay more than $34 million to settle a Medicare fraud case over alleged kickbacks doctors received in exchange for patient referrals, after a whistleblower from the company's C-suite came forward, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announced Thursday.
Discussions & Clarifications
JULY 18, 2024
A recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) decision highlights the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) regulations relating to agency evaluations of a mentor-protégé joint venture’s past performance and experience, including under the SBA’s joint venture workshare rule. This decision demonstrates the ways that agencies continue to adapt their evaluation practices to comply with SBA’s complex regulatory regime for joint ventures
Government Contracts
JULY 18, 2024
The Federal Circuit denied Thursday a contractor's protest bids for U.S. Navy aircraft services contracts at two European bases, rejecting arguments that the lower court didn't properly consider the winning contractor's past labor violations and that the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of the so-called Chevron doctrine "upends" the underlying decision.
The Coalition for Government Procurement
JULY 18, 2024
Meet the Beneficiary: A Deep Dive with Paws for Purple Hearts The Coalition for Government Procurement is thrilled to support Paws for Purple Hearts (PPH) through the Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament once again. PPH assists and improves the lives of veterans and wounded service members by pairing service dogs with those in need. These canines help veterans with both mobility challenges and trauma-related conditions, supporting each veteran according to their needs.
Government Contracts
JULY 18, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday said it's conditionally committing to a loan guarantee of up to $861.3 million for two battery storage equipped solar farms and two standalone battery energy storage systems in Puerto Rico that will help the island meet its energy goals.
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