FedTech Magazine
JUNE 20, 2024
Many agencies are at a tipping point when it comes to technical debt. Vendors simply can’t support legacy hardware anymore, and agencies need a cloud alternative while planning the effort to modernize their applications. Where is technical debt bogging down federal IT, and how can agencies pivot? Many find it’s becoming harder to deal with outdated IT as the rate of technological innovation increases.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 20, 2024
The cyber threat landscape is ever changing, and businesses can’t afford for their cybersecurity posture to lag behind. According to cyber experts, there are a few key tips that can help organizations of any size improve their cyber hygiene and better protect themselves against growing threats.
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FedTech Magazine
JUNE 20, 2024
Agencies need to modernize their applications in order for their digital transformation efforts to progress. Yet 35 percent of federal IT leaders cited software as the biggest barrier to their tech modernization efforts, which only 43 percent said are a current priority for their agency, according to an EY survey of 300 such decision-makers in October.
AWS Public Sector
JUNE 20, 2024
In the intricate landscape of public sector procurement, the demand for innovation, efficiency, and reliability is paramount. As government agencies seek to modernize their operations and deliver enhanced services to citizens, the role of small businesses becomes increasingly pivotal. Yet, the journey from small business solution to impactful collaboration is a field with challenges and opportunities.
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FedScoop
JUNE 20, 2024
A new procurement tool launched by the White House and the General Services Administration will streamline market research for federal agencies and act as a “complement” to the current request for information process, an Office of Federal Procurement Policy official said in an interview Thursday. The Procurement Co-Pilot tool , an online platform for federal use unveiled last week, uses publicly available government data from platforms such as SAM.gov and the GSA’s Transactional Data Reporting p
GovCon Wire
JUNE 20, 2024
Peraton has won a position on the potential $1.4 billion Defense Enterprise HR Applications and Data Services blanket purchase agreement awarded by the Defense Manpower Data Center.
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GovSpend
JUNE 20, 2024
Were you aware that in FY 23, a substantial $6.23B, accounting for 8% of total federal contracts, was allocated to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIRs) and Small Business Technology Transfers (STTRs), benefiting 3,230 businesses ? Noteworthy companies like Qualcomm, Symantec, Sonicare, and Biogen have all been recipients of SBIR funding in the past Intrigued to delve deeper into these innovative programs?
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 20, 2024
GE Aerospace and NASA are working on a project that will embed electric generators or motors in a high-bypass turbofan to augment power during different flight phases as part of efforts to develop fuel-efficient aircraft engines with reduced emissions.
Whistleblower Network News
JUNE 20, 2024
On June 5, Bluestone Physician Services of Florida LLC, Bluestone Physician Services, P.A., and Bluestone National LLC agreed to pay $14.9 million to settle allegations of submitting false claims for certain Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes inconsistent with Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE requirements. E&M codes are used by healthcare professionals to indicate services provided and the condition of a patient.
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 20, 2024
Jason Motte has been appointed as strategic account manager of federal mission support at Rancher Government. In his new role, Motte will use his knowledge of cyber operations and strategic initiatives to help customers embrace digital transformation, the Reston, Virginia-based company announced Thursday. Previously, Motte served as a U.S. Air Force and U.S.
FedScoop
JUNE 20, 2024
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health will use Palantir’s AI and data software to support its data infrastructure and track the progress of its research programs under a $19 million contract being announced Thursday. Under the two-year contract, ARPA-H will deploy Palantir’s AI Platform (AIP) and Foundry software to “rapidly collect, synthesize, analyze, and make decisions from a range of data sources,” according to a release shared with FedScoop ahead of the announcement.
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 20, 2024
Honeywell will purchase CAES Systems Holdings from private equity firm Advent International for approximately $1.9 billion in an effort to enhance its defense technologies in air, land, sea and space domains.
Government Contracts
JUNE 20, 2024
As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.
Art of Procurement
JUNE 20, 2024
In 2019, Pioneer Natural Resources, an independent shale oil producer in West Texas, was worth $24 Billion. Their CEO, Scott. The post Former Pioneer Oil CEO Scott Sheffield – Colluder or Scapegoat? appeared first on Art of Procurement.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 20, 2024
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond Recently, we shed light on the intricacies of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 third-party assessments and their role in strengthening the cybersecurity framework for Department of Defense contractors. However, achieving initial compliance is just the beginning.
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 20, 2024
Rob Joyce, former director of the National Security Agency’s cybersecurity directorate, has joined Beacon Global Strategies as senior adviser.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 20, 2024
The State Department has cleared a potential $60.2 million foreign military sale transaction with Taiwan for the Switchblade 300 anti-personnel and anti-armor loitering missile system and related equipment.
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 20, 2024
The Transportation Security Administration is looking into contractors that can address the information technology enterprise infrastructure support services requirements of the agency’s Office of Information Technology and has issued a request for information for the effort.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 20, 2024
Danielle Smith, former vice president of application solutions at BAE Systems, was named the interim VP and BTO of space and mission systems at the U.S. business arm of the British defense contractor, according to her LinkedIn announcement.
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 20, 2024
OneWeb Technologies and Kymeta will work with the U.S. Navy to demonstrate satellite communication aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The sea trial will involve the delivery of broadband connectivity over the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit SATCOM network using u8 LEO terminals to be provided by Kymeta, OneWeb Technologies said Tuesday.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 20, 2024
Robert Cursio, formerly CEO of consulting firm Logstrateco, has been appointed subsidiary president of Wolf Creek Federal Services and Chugach Federal Services, the two wholly owned subsidiaries of Chugach Government Solutions.
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 20, 2024
Carahsoft Technology will serve as public sector distributor for New York-based technology firm Merkle Science under a new agreement between the two companies. Carahsoft said Wednesday that, under the agreement, it will offer Merkle Science’s crypto crime tracking and investigation tool to the government sector.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 20, 2024
Columbia, Maryland-based Synergy ECP has acquired SPYROS Information & Technology Consulting in a transaction that expands its cybersecurity service offerings for customer agencies within the intelligence community and Department of Defense.
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 20, 2024
Special Aerospace Services has started building its Huntsville, Alabama-located multiuse manufacturing facility with over 40,000 sq. ft. of space dedicated to meeting customer requirements. The provider of space and defense engineering, hardware, and communications technology said Tuesday SAS Campus, the upcoming facility at Cummings Research Park, will include 30,000 sq. ft.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 20, 2024
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a potential $211.9 million delivery order under a basic ordering agreement to repair flight control surfaces on F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G fighter aircraft. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the sole-source award covers the repair of 11 configurations of flight control surfaces used on the fighter jets.
Government Contracts Legal Forum
JUNE 20, 2024
In Portland Mint v. United States , Case No. 22-2154 , the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reinstated the Portland Mint’s claim that the government breached an implied-in-fact contract to pay the Portland Mint for coins tendered under the government’s Mutilated Coin Redemption Program. The Court’s decision is a reminder of the jurisdictional importance in pleading a contract as implied-in-fact rather than implied-in-law.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 20, 2024
Candice Ling, federal sector leader at Microsoft, received her 2024 Wash100 Award during a recent meeting with Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the recognition. Each year, Wash100 celebrates the triumphs of the most distinguished executives in the government contracting industry.
Government Contracts Legal Forum
JUNE 20, 2024
In Konecranes Nuclear Equip. Servs. LLC , ASBCA, Nos. 62797, 62827 (May 7, 2024), the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (Board) awarded approximately $4.9 million in delay-related breach damages to Konecranes Nuclear Equipment Services (Konecranes) due to the Navy’s breach of its implied duty to not interfere on a commercial-item contract for the provision of 25-ton general purpose portal cranes.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 20, 2024
Matthew Krynovich, a more than 20-year aerospace and defense industry veteran, has joined Maxar Technologies as vice president of business development. He announced his appointment at Maxar in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.
Kluwer Arbitration
JUNE 20, 2024
The Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center’s (SVAMC) Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Arbitration (“ Guidelines ”) strive to become the first set of rules governing artificial intelligence (“AI”) recognized within the international arbitration community. These have previously been briefly discussed here , here and here. After more than a year of preparation, including a six-month comment period, the Guidelines were published on 30 April 2024 and have been tailored to
Government Contracts
JUNE 20, 2024
The North Carolina Department of Transportation and one of its contractors subjected Black employees of a subcontractor to "flagrant racial discrimination," according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.
WashngtonExec
JUNE 20, 2024
Honeywell has agreed to acquire CAES Systems Holdings LLC from private equity firm Advent International, for approximately $1.9 billion in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition will enhance Honeywell’s defense technology solutions across land, sea, air and space, including new electromagnetic defense solutions for end-to-end radio frequency signal management.
Government Contracts
JUNE 20, 2024
A Court of Federal Claims judge has refused to stay his judgment rejecting a company's protest over the termination of a Navy task order, a ruling that prompted the Navy to propose debarring the company, saying a stay wouldn't affect the debarment process.
WashngtonExec
JUNE 20, 2024
Chugach Government Solutions, LLC announced that Robert Cursio is the new subsidiary president for Wolf Creek Federal Services, Inc., and Chugach Federal Services, Inc. Cursio is a U.S. Army veteran with over 17 years of executive leadership experience in the private sector. He served most recently as CEO for Logstrateco, LLC, a privately held consulting [.
Government Contracts
JUNE 20, 2024
An electrical contracting firm overdeducted fringe benefits from the pay of employees who worked on publicly funded projects, dragging down their prevailing wages, a former electrician said in a proposed class action in Pennsylvania state court.
WashngtonExec
JUNE 20, 2024
SpiderOak has appointed Kip Gering as chief revenue officer, reporting to the CEO and overseeing the sales, business development and marketing departments from SpiderOak’s headquarters in Reston, Virginia. Gering brings over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, defense and industrial IoT sectors. At SpiderOak, he will execute the corporate plan, identify new market opportunities and [.
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