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Pentagon releases final CMMC rule, paving way for implementation

Federal News Network

The Defense Department released the final rule for the long-awaited Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program today, further paving the way for CMMC requirements to show up in contracts starting next year. The final CMMC program rule was released for public inspection today. It’s expected to officially publish in the Federal Register on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

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Procurement purchasing card perils: Will you be the next headline?

American City & Country

In January, Local 10 news in Miami reported that a former Miami-Dade School Board member used district-issued credit cards to rack up more than $100,000 in personal purchases that included everything from refrigerators to a trip to Disney World. This story could be mistaken for several recent stories regarding the misuse of a procurement purchasing card (p-card).

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Serco Inc. to Continue Psychological Health Outreach With New Navy Contract; Tom Watson Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

Serco Inc. announced a re-compete contract award from the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. The $33 million, five-year contract with a 9-month base plus four one-year options will enable the continued delivery of psychological health outreach, the company said Thursday. Commenting on the contract, Serco Inc.

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Fla. Ruling May Undermine FCA Whistleblowers' Authority

Government Contracts

A Florida federal court's decision in Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates last month will deprive relators of their ability to bring suits under the False Claims Act, limiting their capability to expose and rectify wrongdoings and potentially affecting billions in FCA recoveries, say Matthew Nielsen and Lily Johnson at Bracewell.

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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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Revolutionizing Federal IT: The Power of AI-Assisted Software Development

FedInsider

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Federal leaders feel immense pressure to modernize legacy applications to improve user experiences and accelerate mission outcomes. As Americans’ expectations of government services continues to grow, harnessing generative AI (GenAI) provides leaders with opportunities to improve delivery through streamlined software development, enhanced workforce efficiency, and strategic decision-making.

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DOD Finalizes High-Profile Contractor Cybersecurity Rule

Government Contracts

The U.S. Department of Defense on Friday finalized a rule implementing its sweeping Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, which will attach a minimum cybersecurity requirement to nearly all DOD contracts.

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Metis Books $177M NASA Contract for Aerospace R&D Simulations

GovCon Wire

Metis Technology Solutions, a technical services company specializing in software engineering, aerospace engineering and systems development, has been awarded a potential $177 million contract by NASA to provide engineering services for the development and maintenance of software and hardware for aerospace research and development simulations.

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Owl Cyber Defense Partners With Federal Resources Corp. to Enhance Cybersecurity Offerings for Government

ExecutiveBiz

Owl Cyber Defense has designated Federal Resources Corporation as a value-added reseller of its cybersecurity products in a bid to enhance its presence in the public sector market.

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Tim Gramp Appointed EXPANSIA Chief Technology Officer; Adam Jarnagin Quoted

GovCon Wire

Tim Gramp, an information technology professional with 25 years of experience in technology services development and management, has been appointed chief technology officer at EXPANSIA.

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SentinelOne Appoints Melissa Smith as VP for Technology Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives

ExecutiveBiz

Melissa Smith, formerly part of Google subsidiary Mandiant, has joined cybersecurity firm SentinelOne as its vice president for technology partnerships and strategic initiatives.

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Astrion Unveils New Leadership Team After Axient Buy; Dave Zolet Quoted

GovCon Wire

Astrion has appointed seasoned industry leaders to its new executive leadership team to drive innovation and advance growth initiatives. The company said Thursday the announcement of the new leadership team came a month after it closed its acquisition of mission engineering services provider Axient.

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Anduril Bares Bolt VTOL Drone Family With Munition Variant for Marine Corps

ExecutiveBiz

Anduril Industries has launched Bolt, its new line of vertical takeoff and landing, or VTOL, drones. The Bolt base configuration for the autonomous air vehicle, or AAV, is man-portable and offers capabilities for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as search and rescue, Anduril said Thursday.

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Secret Docs May Delay Foreign Agent Case, Ex-Fla. Rep Says

Government Contracts

A former Florida congressman told a Miami federal judge on Friday that he's requested evidence from prosecutors that may exonerate him on criminal charges of failing to register as a foreign agent while lobbying for Venezuela, saying the discovery implicates classified information that may delay proceedings in his case.

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HII Mission Technologies to Lead CHIPS and Science Act Microelectronics Project

ExecutiveBiz

The Mission Technologies division of HII has been selected to lead a microelectronics project under the CHIPS and Science Act. HII said Wednesday the project, awarded in partnership with the Silicon Crossroads Microelectronics Commons Hub, under the Microelectronics Commons initiative, involves the development of the first broadband Digital Direct Waveform Synthesizer.

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Challenge To $60.7B Deal's Award Cap Is Late, Judge Says

Government Contracts

Protesters to a $60.7 billion IT deal couldn't convince the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs arbitrarily limited spots to 30 companies, with a judge saying that argument should have been raised earlier.

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Viasat Delivers VS3 F1 Satellite Broadband Connectivity to Marine Corps; Susan Miller Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

Viasat has started delivering satellite communications service to the U.S. Marine Corps through the ViaSat-3 satellite network. The company said Thursday the Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 and the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment have become the first military operational units to use the ViaSat-3 F1 satellite service.

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Quinn Emanuel Gets Trimmed $92M Fee In ACA Cases

Government Contracts

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP will get $92 million in fees from a $3.7 billion win in two class actions against the government over risk corridor payments under the Affordable Care Act, a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge ruled Thursday, trimming the firm's renewed $185 million request.

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OSD ManTech Taps Beacon for Technology Transition Management Platform; Mike MacEwen Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

The Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology, or OSD ManTech, has awarded Beacon a five-year follow-on contract to use its technology transition management platform.

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'Minimum Contacts' Issues At Stake In High Court FSIA Case

Government Contracts

In CC/Devas v. Antrix, the U.S. Supreme Court must decide whether a "minimum contacts" requirement should be implied in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, with the potential to dramatically change the legislative landscape through the establishment of a new and significant barrier to U.S. suits against foreign states, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

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LMI Awarded VA Contract to Support Suicide Prevention Initiative; Zaki Saleh Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

LMI has received a potential $19.6 million contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to support the Office of Mental Health and Office of Suicide Prevention in enhancing research evaluation and clinical decision-making for veteran suicide prevention.

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DOJ Tells Judge Boeing Plea Is 'The Best The Gov't Could Do'

Government Contracts

The federal government told a Texas federal judge Friday that its proposed deal with The Boeing Co. over allegations that it lied to safety regulators about the 737 Max 8's development is "the best the government could do," pushing back against vehement objection from crash victims' families, who called the deal "rotten" and "morally reprehensible.

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Ask Sage Secures IL5 Provisional Authorization From DISA

ExecutiveBiz

The Defense Information Systems Agency has granted Impact Level 5 provisional authorization to generative artificial intelligence platform Ask Sage.

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2024 Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference

Import and Trade Remedies

In keeping with tradition, we are pleased to invite you to our annual Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference. The conference will provide valuable insights on the latest developments, challenges and opportunities in the ever-changing landscape of international trade. We are holding this conference in a split-hybrid format, with an in-person event in Santa Clara, CA, on November 12 and virtual panels on November 19-21.

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RTX Warned By Judge Over 'Troubling' Settlement Delay

Government Contracts

A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday chided RTX for slow-walking the finalization of a settlement the defense contractor struck with a Connecticut company just before trial in a trade secrets dispute.

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How to Respond to a Subpoena Duces Tecum from Federal Law Enforcement

Watson & Associates

In today’s environment, you can be a federal government contractor working on a federal contract or a healthcare provider managing a busy practice, when you receive subpoena duces tecum from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), or Office of Inspector General (OIG) lands on your desk. Read more » The post How to Respond to a Subpoena Duces Tecum from Federal Law Enforcement appeared first on Watson & Associates LLC Government Contracts Blog.

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Indicted NJ Power Broker Says Civil Suit Belongs In Biz Court 

Government Contracts

Indicted Garden State power broker George E. Norcross III has asked a New Jersey state judge to transfer the civil racketeering suit brought against him and his attorney brother by a Philadelphia developer to the state's complex business litigation program.

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Procurement 6 – October 11th, 2024

Art of Procurement

Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – October 11th, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Nippon To Sell JV Stake For $1 In Push To Close US Steel Deal

Government Contracts

Japan's Nippon Steel said Friday it has agreed to sell its stake in a 50-50 joint venture with ArcelorMittal to the European steelmaker for just $1, as Nippon seeks to address any antitrust concerns over its planned $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel.

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8 Companies Win Spots on $738M Army Contract for Medical Facilities Support

GovCon Wire

The U.S. Army has awarded eight companies positions on a potential $737.8 million contract to support the Defense Health Agency’s medical facility projects. According to award notices published in September on SAM.gov, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers competed the Medical Facilities Support Services IIIa contract as a total small business set-aside program.

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State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

Government Contracts

Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

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James Dawkins Named Savannah River Nuclear Solutions EVP & NNSA COO

GovCon Wire

James Dawkins has been appointed executive vice president and National Nuclear Security Administration chief operations officer at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, the executive shared on LinkedIn Saturday. In his new dual role, Dawkins will oversee the management and operating functions of NNSA missions and programs at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site.

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Hanwha Defense USA Chief Mike Smith Discusses Business Opportunities for Philly Shipyard

ExecutiveBiz

Hanwha Defense USA President and CEO Mike Smith said in a recent interview that while winning U.S.

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Casey Cowell Assumes Interim CEO Post at ATLAS Space Operations

GovCon Wire

Casey Cowell, executive chairman of ATLAS Space Operations, was named interim CEO of the software company that provides satellite ground communications and antenna network services for commercial and government agencies.

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Register for Our MAS Basic Training and GSA and VA Schedule Contract Training for In-House Counsel Courses!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The Coalition is excited to announce that we are once again hosting our Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Basic Training and Schedule Contracting Training for In-House Counsel courses at the end of October! These two trainings, which are offered both in-person and virtually, are designed to equip attendees with essential knowledge and tools for navigating the complexities in government procurement.

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KluwerArbitration ITA Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXII, Issue No. 8 (August 2024)

Kluwer Arbitration

The Institute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA), in collaboration with the ITA Board of Reporters , is happy to inform you that the latest ITA Arbitration Report was published: a free email subscription service available at KluwerArbitration.com delivering timely reports on awards, cases, legislation and current developments from over 60 countries and 12 institutions.

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House Republicans probe NIST on facial recognition for federal digital identity verification

FedScoop

Three House Republicans are asking the National Institute of Standards and Technology to provide information about how it’s alleviating concerns with facial recognition when it comes to using it as a method of identity verification for accessing online federal services. In a letter to NIST Director Laurie Locascio this week, the leaders of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology asked the agency to share findings from its digital identity and facial recognition work related to its