FedTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Whether an organization is hybrid or fully remote, having a digital-first culture and strategy for collaboration is a wise move for ensuring employees are able to do their work in any setting, at any time. This means prioritizing tools and technology that enable an agency to create a digital experience that is scalable, secure, reliable and cost-effective. 1.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency plans to launch a competition for a blanket purchase agreement to provide program management and operations support services for its Stakeholder Engagement Division.
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ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of IBM’s new flagship office at One Madison Avenue in New York. The new 270,000-square-foot office, which will house over 2,000 New York-area employees, will feature a 22,000-square-foot Innovation Studio, where the latest technologies will be presented through immersive experiences, IBM said Friday.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A frustrated Florida federal judge on Monday pushed back the sentencing of Ecuador's ex-comptroller — who was convicted of laundering more than $12 million in bribes — after admonishing the government for an "inexplicably and undeniably late" forfeiture motion filed at 4 p.m. Friday.
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GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
By Warren Linscott, Senior Vice President & Chief Product Officer at Deltek In an era where data breaches can weaken national security and cripple major companies, securing cloud services is not just prudent—it’s imperative.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.
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FedScoop
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A bipartisan bill that aims to enhance the Congressional Research Service’s access to executive branch data was passed by the House of Representatives Monday via voice vote as lawmakers seek to assist their support agencies. The Modernizing the Congressional Research Service’s Access to Data Act ( H.R. 7593 ) would address issues the research arm faces when working to get data from federal agencies for its reports and other activities by codifying that authority.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
NASA has awarded eight companies positions on a potential $476 million multiple-award contract to acquire Earth observation data derived from small satellites operated by commercial entities. The agency said Friday the awardees were selected as part of the first on-ramping process for the firm-fixed-price Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program.
FedScoop
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Over the past five years, the Government Accountability Office’s inaugural Innovation Lab director, Taka Ariga, treated the component as something of a startup organization. That initially meant having “existential crises on a daily basis” about the identity of the unit, which is focused on modernizing the way the congressional watchdog audits, and eventually grew into winning “confidence on a bipartisan level” from stakeholders, Ariga told FedScoop in an interview.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Five companies have won spots on a potential $118 million contract to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention improve laboratory processing and data sharing between internal and external partners to support readiness and response activities during public health emergencies.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Oracle has launched a new version of the Oracle Cloud Native SCCA Landing Zone. The company said Friday that the Landing Zone works to automate the process of establishing a cloud security architecture compliant with the Department of Defense Secure Cloud Computing Architecture framework, enabling use for DOD Impact Level 2, 4 and 5 workloads.
GovTribe
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
GovTribe studied data from over 260,000 unique users and millions of interactions to find the top 20 opportunities in the federal market heading into September 2024. Let’s start by diving into the top three.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Jacobs has appointed CEO Bob Pragada as chair of the board of directors and named industry executives Louis Pinkham and Michael Collins as lead independent director and board member, respectively.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
This month, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is gearing up to launch the largest data labeling request for proposals in the U.S. government, according to NGA Director VADM Frank Whitworth.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The U.S. Navy has awarded Federal Connect a $72 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research and surveillance support of the Naval Health Research Center. Under the agreement, Federal Connect will support medical test and evaluation efforts by the NHRC’s Operation Infectious Diseases department to enhance the readiness of U.S.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index posted three losses out of four trading days during the week, resulting in a 4.08% week-on-week drop. It was the worst weekly loss since its launch in December 2023. The index tracking the stock performances of 30 major government contractors declined 1.71% Friday to close at $5,312.73.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index fell by 4.08% last week, marking the most significant drop recorded since its introduction in December 2023. This decline brought the average to $5,312.73 on Friday.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Jamie Landers, a former director at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been selected as the new president of Outpost. The veteran aerospace executive revealed her appointment at the space technology company in a LinkedIn post shared Thursday.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Rise8 has secured a Small Business Innovation Research Phase I contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop a Department of Defense analytics tool to measure user behavior on classified networks.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems Land and Armaments $121.4 million to produce M2A4 and M7A4 Bradley vehicles. The Department of Defense on Thursday said the York, Pennsylvania-based company secured a contract modification to procure more armored vehicles made from inducted legacy source variants.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Ken Masson, formerly senior director of strategy and business development for advanced weapons at Northrop Grumman, announced on LinkedIn Friday he has been appointed vice president of business development at Saab. He brings to the role 25 years of leadership experience including in business development, program management and capture management within the defense industry.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
HII (NYSE: HII) has appointed Amy Boyette, a former official of the Department of Energy, as vice president of strategy and integration of nuclear and environmental services. The Newport News, Virginia-based global all-domain defense provider said Friday Boyette will be responsible for establishing the company’s strategic direction in the domestic and international market space.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Honeywell has secured a $25.8 million contract for its Plymouth, Minnesota-based foundry to fabricate strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics in support of the 2024 National Defense Industrial Strategy.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The State Department has approved a potential $691 million foreign military sales request of the government of the Netherlands to buy 246 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical missiles, related equipment and support services from the U.S. government.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Keith Barclay, a longtime executive with more than 30 years of experience, has been selected as CEO and member of the board of directors at Stellant Systems. The aerospace company said Thursday Barclay will leverage his extensive experience in aerospace, defense, medical, industrial and optical networking industries in leading the Arlington Capital Partners portfolio company.
Redstone Government Consulting
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
QuickBooks Online, while not specifically designed for government contractors, is still considered a compliant software for government contractors. It can also handle the setup of any type of contract that you may be awarded. The process is straightforward, but there are some key considerations that need to be made before diving in headfirst into your project setup.
Kluwer Arbitration
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Editorial Board of Kluwer Arbitration Blog announces the opening of the following position with Kluwer Arbitration Blog: Assistant Editor for Technology. Interest and expertise in technology-related issues in international arbitration are required. The Assistant Editor reports directly to the coordinating Associate Editor and is expected to (1) collect, edit and review guest submissions on technology-related issues for posting on the Blog, while actively being involved in the coverage of tec
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Washington State has dropped its original bid to force private prison operator The GEO Group to allow its health agency to conduct spot inspections at an immigrant detention facility, after it launched a new suit alleging officials had been blocked from entering.
WashngtonExec
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Serco has appointed Melissa Marousek as chief people officer and senior vice president to lead human resources strategy and oversee talent management, organizational development, and cultural transformation initiatives. Marousek will report directly to Serco in North America’s CEO Tom Watson and will serve on the executive management team. “Melissa’s deep understanding of the government contract [.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has urged the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to dismiss a suit alleging it gave an unfairly low performance rating to a border fence construction contractor on a $789 million deal, arguing the rating was fair and reasonable.
WashngtonExec
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
BlueHalo announced G. Maliek Ferebee has joined the company as chief human capital officer. Ferebee will oversee the company’s human resources operations, including talent development, diversity, equity and inclusion, performance management, compensation and benefits and more. “Maliek brings a strong perspective that emphasizes human capital as the foundation of our future success,” said Robert Richards, [.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A former official in New York City's education system was sentenced in federal court Monday to two years in prison, while three others accused of conspiring with him also got prison time, after being convicted of taking bribes to help the co-defendants sell substandard foods to city schools.
WashngtonExec
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
General Dynamics Information Technology has acquired Iron EagleX, Inc. EagleX provides artificial intelligence/machine learning, cyber, software development and cloud services to the Special Operations Forces and the intelligence community. The acquisition expands GDIT’s portfolio of differentiated technology capabilities, and adds hundreds of highly technical and cleared employees from 18 locations.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Executives and directors of biopharmaceutical company Ardelyx have been hit with a shareholder derivative suit in Massachusetts federal court alleging the company misled investors over its intentions and ability to apply for a Medicare reimbursement program for its kidney disease treatment.
WashngtonExec
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh sits down with Dennis Kelly, CEO of Tyto Athene, to discuss his priorities and the impact he’s had on the company since joining in March. Kelly shares about his leadership approach, the significance of recent acquisitions, the company’s place in the defense and intelligence contracting industry, his vision for Tyto going forward [.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Driven by concerns about U.S. genetic data being shared with the Chinese government, House lawmakers passed a bill on Monday to bar federal agencies from buying certain biotechnology linked to the Chinese government or from contracting with firms that use those products.
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