GovCon Wire
JULY 24, 2024
The State Department has approved Saudi Arabia’s potential $2.8 billion foreign military sales request to purchase from the U.S. government follow-on logistics and sustainment support services for its air force’s aircraft fleets and existing platforms.
FedTech Magazine
JULY 24, 2024
Only 53 percent of IT leaders said their agency uses hybrid cloud with a “well-established” strategy, according to a joint MeriTalk and Hitachi Vantara Federal survey released earlier this year. Of the 150 decisionmakers surveyed between March and April, 91 percent cited operational challenges — data compatibility and downtime issues, in particular — with hindering strategic hybrid cloud adoption.
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GovCon Wire
JULY 24, 2024
The Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Navy Summit presents an exciting opportunity to gain exclusive knowledge about one of the service branch’s top priorities: 5G. During this event, you will have the chance to hear from a variety of keynote speakers and panelists from across the Navy and industry.
FedScoop
JULY 24, 2024
The U.S. Agency for International Development, an independent federal agency that distributes foreign aid across the world, has seen more than 1,300 electronic devices go missing over the past three years, according to a document viewed by FedScoop. The document shows that the devices lost by the agency include multiple generations of Apple iPhones and iPads, and Iridium satellite phones, as well as hundreds of computers, primarily Dell and Lenovo products.
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Federal News Network
JULY 24, 2024
Other transaction agreements are not as protest proof as once thought. A recent decision by the Court of Federal Claims gives contractors a more specific path to file complaints over these non-typical federal buying efforts. While federal procurement lawyers say the court’s decision isn’t earth shattering or a significant change in legal precedence, the judge’s ruling cements the path for contractors to file protests of OTAs.
Redstone Government Consulting
JULY 24, 2024
Employers generally strive to create an environment that is fair, safe, and pro-employee. So, when employers hear that their employees want to unionize, it truly puzzles and frustrates them, leaving them wondering - why is this happening? Employees often see unionizing as a way to negotiate from a position of strength over wages, safety, benefits, and other job-related issues that individuals acting alone cannot normally solve.
Public Procurement Central brings together the best content for public procurement professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
FedScoop
JULY 24, 2024
TikTok, WeChat, Grammarly, and Microsoft Yammer are just some of the tools that NASA employees are barred from using on agency devices, according to a document obtained by FedScoop that provides insight into software denials on the space agency’s networks. The list is a reminder of the myriad reasons why federal employees might not be able to access certain tools on their workstations, including agency policy directives, chief information officer decisions, and federal law.
Government Contracts
JULY 24, 2024
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a former pharmaceutical executive from South Carolina to three months in prison Wednesday for taking over $500,000 of illegal trading profit based on his advance knowledge that Kodak would get a massive pandemic-era government loan.
GovCon Wire
JULY 24, 2024
Ron Ash, chief operating officer of Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) government-focused business arm, will succeed John Goodman as Accenture Federal Services CEO on Sept. 1. The company said Tuesday Ash will also take over the chairmanship of Accenture Federal Services’ board of managers from Goodman, who is set to step down from his roles on Aug.
Government Contracts
JULY 24, 2024
A panel of Federal Circuit judges on Wednesday recommended U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman remain suspended for another year based on her ongoing refusal to cooperate with an investigation into her health, or even acknowledge the court's concerns.
AWS Public Sector
JULY 24, 2024
Messaging applications are becoming increasingly core to the way Australians communicate. Research by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found that nearly four out of five Australians use a messaging application for personal purposes. These apps are particularly prevalent among younger Australians; 92 percent of those aged 18–24 and 89 percent of those aged 25–34 report using them to connect and interact.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 24, 2024
Clearspeed, a company that specializes in assessing risk in speech, is joining forces with Deloitte to bolster the risk assessment capabilities for federal agencies. The risk assessment company said Tuesday the partnership between Clearspeed and Deloitte’s U.S.
AWS Public Sector
JULY 24, 2024
From July 23–24 in Austin, Texas, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE conference for education, state, and local leaders brought together hundreds of technologists, innovators, and learners to discover how technology, paired with human ingenuity, can change the world. The no-cost conference featured some of the nation’s top thought leaders in education and state and local government.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 24, 2024
Draper Laboratory is working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on an initiative that seeks to produce sensor devices using engineered microbes to complement conventional sensors for environmental monitoring.
AWS Public Sector
JULY 24, 2024
Government organizations face challenges that include tight budgets and rapidly evolving citizen demands. They can address these challenges when they collaborate and share resources to accelerate digital transformation. In the UK, 44 local government bodies—called councils—use an open approach to share expertise and pool resources to transform their web publishing platforms using LocalGov Drupal.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 24, 2024
Burns & McDonnell has entered into an agreement with BWX Technologies to continue helping with the development of the BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor, or BANR. Burns & McDonnell said Monday that its contributions to the effort will include development of the power cycle architecture, identification of critical components and site integration design.
GovCon Wire
JULY 24, 2024
Client Solution Architects has appointed Jeremy Ross, a business development and capture management leader, as chief growth officer. “I look forward to leveraging the power of technology in providing cutting edge IT modernization, cyber security, training and digital solutions,” Ross said in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 24, 2024
Constellium Muscle Shoals was awarded a $23 million contract by the Department of Defense to boost the domestic aluminum casting supply chain. The DOD said Monday the Muscle Shoals, Alabama-based aluminum sheet supplier is tasked with increasing the annual production capacity of aluminum casting and enhancing the mill supply capability.
Kluwer Arbitration
JULY 24, 2024
While Pakistan is heading towards promulgating a new arbitration law , developments continue to take place under the extant Arbitration Act, 1940 (“the Act”). Section 34 is one of the most availed provisions of the Act, which provides for the stay of court proceedings where an arbitration agreement exists between the parties. This provision can be invoked subject to two conditions: the applicant should have not filed a written statement; and the applicant should have not taken any steps in the
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 24, 2024
Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received a first option year contract from the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Force Safety and Occupational Health for support services. CTC said Monday the contract entails continued management, analytical and technical support for a comprehensive safety and occupational health program.
Government Contracts
JULY 24, 2024
The Boeing Co. has finalized its agreement to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud safety regulators about the 737 Max 8's development, avoiding a criminal trial over a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019, according to a U.S. Department of Justice court filing Wednesday evening.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 24, 2024
Andre Maciel, a finance executive with years-long industry experience, has been elected to the board of directors of Iron Mountain, effective July 22. The Boston, Massachusetts-based information management services company said Monday Maciel is the global chief financial officer at The Kraft Heinz Company.
Government Contracts
JULY 24, 2024
A former U.S. Army civilian employee will spend 15 years in prison for stealing nearly $109 million from a grant program meant for military dependents and their families to buy a fleet of luxury vehicles, jewelry and houses, federal prosecutors announced.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 24, 2024
LMI was selected by the U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command, 17th Training Group, 312th Training Squadron to support its mission of training and developing fire emergency services at the Department of Defense.
Government Contracts
JULY 24, 2024
A pair of former naval engineers have urged the Fourth Circuit to revive their proposed class action accusing military shipbuilding contractors and related firms of using secret "no-poach" agreements, saying their suit was wrongly ruled untimely amid a cover-up of the alleged scheme.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 24, 2024
Kevin Houley has been named vice president and defense portfolio lead of Jefferson Consulting Group. In his new role, Houley will spearhead Jefferson Consulting Group’s advanced growth in the defense sector, the Washington, D.C.-based company announced Wednesday.
Government Contracts
JULY 24, 2024
A contractor for the U.S. Air Force has urged the Court of Federal Claims to sanction the government after allegedly providing documents late and destroying other documents related to the company's suit alleging the Air Force wrongly terminated a support contract.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 24, 2024
The mission technologies division of HII has been awarded a contract to provide specialized research and analysis to the deputy director for Joint Force Development, J7. The U.S. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron awarded the $65 million task order under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center multiple award contract vehicle, the company said.
Government Contracts
JULY 24, 2024
A former Atlanta city commissioner sentenced to 4½ years in prison for taking bribes from a local contractor in exchange for steering millions of dollars to the contractor's company told the Eleventh Circuit Wednesday that her conviction must be reversed given the U.S. Supreme Court's recent holding in Snyder v. U.S.
WashngtonExec
JULY 24, 2024
Climate change executives are helping shape not only today’s world but also the future. From now through Sept. 5, WashingtonExec is accepting nominations for this year’s Pinnacle Awards, which will honor the best of the best in several categories — including climate change leaders. The Pinnacle Awards is an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec [.
Government Contracts
JULY 24, 2024
RTX Corp.'s subsidiary Pratt & Whitney urged a Pennsylvania federal court to toss a $450 million antitrust lawsuit from a "middleman" for used aircraft engine parts, arguing that Pratt & Whitney's decision to deal directly with numerous shops that break down old engines did not harm consumers or freeze the plaintiff out of the market.
WashngtonExec
JULY 24, 2024
Cloud executives provide the leadership for implementing, rolling out and effectively leveraging the technologies that can help their organizations unlock their potential. The deadline to submit nominations for the Pinnacle Awards is Sept. 5, and we want your help finding the most impactful cloud executives. The Pinnacle Awards is an annual program that embodies the [.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 24, 2024
SandboxAQ has signed two agreements with the U.S. Army to help the military branch advance the development of battery chemistries for next-generation power systems and alloy materials for armored vehicles using the company’s artificial intelligence-based platform.
WashngtonExec
JULY 24, 2024
HII’s Mission Technologies division won a $65 million task order for high-quality, specialized research and analysis for the Joint Staff J7, Deputy Director, Joint Warfighting Development. “HII’s live, virtual, constructive solutions prepare warfighters for cross-domain battle,” said Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Mission Technologies division.
GovCon Wire
JULY 24, 2024
Matthew Hollandsworth, former director at AMERICAN SYSTEMS, has joined BAE Systems to serve as vice president of security, intelligence and security sector, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Hollandsworth brings to BAE experience in developing strategies for protecting personnel, information and assets.
WashngtonExec
JULY 24, 2024
Acentra Health has named Brett Barton senior vice president of client experience, a newly created role. Barton will represent clients’ voices across multiple touchpoints to support continued growth for the company and elevate its brand, the company said. “Acentra Health’s vision is to be the vital partner for health solutions in the public sector,” said [.
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