Tue.Dec 26, 2023

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Biden Signs $886B FY24 NDAA Into Law

GovCon Wire

President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act that seeks to authorize $886 billion in military spending for fiscal year 2024, Reuters reported. The Senate voted 87-13 to pass the FY 2024 NDAA, which cleared the House in a 310-118 vote.

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FDA cybersecurity agreement on medical devices needs updating, watchdog finds

FedScoop

Medical devices like heart monitors, which are under the purview of the Food and Drug Administration, have cybersecurity vulnerabilities that aren’t frequently exploited but nevertheless pose risks to hospital networks and patients, according to a recent watchdog report. The Government Accountability Office highlighted that the FDA’s medical device cybersecurity formal agreement is five years old and needs to be updated with the help of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security

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Joe Ferrara Named C6ISR Strategy, Business Development VP at Lockheed

GovCon Wire

Joe Ferrara, a more than 25-year defense and aerospace industry executive, has taken on a new role as vice president of C6ISR strategy and business development at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), he announced in a LinkedIn post.

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Austal USA to Build 3 Expeditionary Medical Ships Under $868M Navy Contract

ExecutiveBiz

Austal USA will design and build three units of a medical ship variant of its Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel under an $867.6 million undefinitized contract from the U.S. Navy. The company said Thursday the Expeditionary Medical Ships will be delivered to the service branch in support of its distributed maritime operations.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Risk Management: Identifying and Mitigating Risks in Federal Contracts

GovCon Wire

Federal contracts present lucrative opportunities, but they are tied to inherent risks like missed renewals and cybersecurity. However, don’t be discouraged as there are many practices and solutions to navigate these challenges. All it takes is diligence, attention to detail, and a streamlined process.

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Lockheed VP Mark Maybury Named Board Member at Subsidiary ForwardEdge ASIC

ExecutiveBiz

Lockheed Martin subsidiary ForwardEdge ASIC has elected Mark Maybury as a member of its board of directors. Maybury, who is currently the vice president for commercialization, engineering and technology at Lockheed and serves on the board of Internet Sciences Inc. as chair of the science and technology committee, announced his new role on LinkedIn.

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SDA Seeks Industry Input on Draft Solicitation for PWSA Futures Program Ground Segment Acquisition

ExecutiveBiz

The Space Development Agency is giving industry partners the opportunity to comment on the draft solicitation for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Futures Program Ground Segment Integration acquisition. The acquisition aims to provide infrastructure and services that would support the Emerging Capabilities mission, minimizing the cost of demonstrations and experimentations of PFP space vehicles, the SDA said Wednesday.

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Army Futures Command to focus more on rapid acquisition, with an eye toward potential pitfalls

Federal News Network

Contrary to popular belief, the Pentagon really can buy and field things quickly when it needs to – including very complicated things. But doing so can come with some downsides that Army Futures Command believes it can avoid as it pivots toward more rapid acquisition. There are some big examples of the U.S. military conducting complicated acquisition projects very quickly.

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Day & Zimmerman’s Doug Magee: Commitment to Customer Intimacy Key to Supporting Government Mission

ExecutiveBiz

Doug Magee , president of government services group at Day & Zimmermann , stated that commitment to customer intimacy, focusing on "high probability-win" opportunities and investment in talent and technologies are the three strategic actions the company is advancing as it works to provide mission support services for government customers.

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Are You Filing 2023 1099s? You Will Need a Transmitter Control Code (TCC).

Redstone Government Consulting

New Rule for Filing 1099s: The IRS rule TFA 23O1 reduces the electronic filing requirement from a threshold of 250 Information Returns down to 10. Yes, you read that correctly. If you file more than 10 Information Returns after January 1, 2024, you are now required to submit those forms electronically. Employers must calculate the total number of Information Returns to determine if they meet the threshold, including 1099s, W-2s, 1098s, etc.

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Strategic Alliance Business Group Secures $115M Air Force Task Order for Advisory, Assistance Services

GovCon Wire

Strategic Alliance Business Group has booked a $114.5 million task order from the U.S. Air Force for advisory and assistance services in support of the Chief Operations Office of the Space Force.

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Meeting Intelligence: December 2023

GovSpend

This was a very exciting year for us at GovSpend as we introduced a unique but very powerful new module, Meeting Intelligence. While Govspend excels at providing actionable opportunities and insightful competitive intelligence to customers, it’s been a challenge to help customers get ahead of planned government spending. Meeting Intelligence is a step in that direction.

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NIH Awards 5 Spots on $500M Strategic Technical ARPA-H Talent Support Contract

GovCon Wire

The National Institutes of Health has awarded five companies positions on a potential $500 million contract vehicle to provide professional support services for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.

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Department of Defense Releases Long-Awaited CMMC Proposed Rule

Holland & Knight: Government Contracts

Two years after announcing the second iteration of the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, the DoD released its proposed rule that, if adopted, will implement the program.

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Cybersecurity Mandates: Keeping Up with the Federal Government’s Standards

ExecutiveBiz

Want to know what esteemed cybersecurity visionaries have to say about its ever-changing role in the government? Click here to register for the upcoming Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Cyber Summit.

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A review of the key procurement events in 2023

Federal News Network

Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners , joins Off the Shelf for a review of some of the key procurement events of 2023. Larry Allen, president, Allen Federal Business Partners Allen highlights the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) reorganization and its impact on FAS operations and explains the potential positive impact on customer agencies and contractors through the restructuring of the management structure to eliminate regional stovepipes and enhance customer focus.

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Austal to Build 3 Expeditionary Medical Ships Under $$868M Navy Contract

ExecutiveBiz

Austal USA will design and build three units of a medical ship variant of its Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel under an $867.6 million undefinitized contract from the U.S. Navy. The company said Thursday the Expeditionary Medical Ships will be delivered to the service branch in support of its distributed maritime operations.

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AB1466, Extract Systems, and the Path to Responsible Governance

Extract Systems

Earlier this month we shared a blog, Managing Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants in All 50 States , that highlights the increasing number of states have opened pathways to eliminate discriminatory restrictive covenants from land records documents. Approaches range from searching through millions of documents to redact the language to declarations that the covenants are void.

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Department of Defense Releases Long-Awaited CMMC Proposed Rule

WIFCON: Government Contracts

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