Public Procurement Intl

APRIL 26, 2024

Stockholm City Hall photo: Julian Herzog Andrea Sundstrand David Drabkin, Daniel Schoeni and Christopher Yukins spoke at the “Upphandlings-Konferensen” (“Public Procurement Conference”) held in Stockholm on April 25-26, 2024. The conference was very kindly hosted by Professor Andrea Sundstrand of Stockholm University. David Drabkin Dave Drabkin and Chris Yukins’ presentation , drawing on their report on debarment for the Acquisition Innovation Research Center, addre

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 26, 2024

Parsons has secured a $63 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to supply additional Recovery of Airbase Denied by Ordnance platforms. The company said Thursday the new award increases the total number of RADBO unit orders for the service branch to 29.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has received a $344 million contract to build and deliver two Standard Missile variants with a common guidance section to U.S. and international military customers.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 26, 2024

CACI International has released its financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2024, during which the company demonstrated what President and CEO and 2024 Wash100 winner John Mengucci described as "outstanding performance." CACI reported Wednesday that it had generated $1.9 billion in revenue during the period, an 11.1 percent improvement year-over-year, and $115.4 million in net income, a 14.5 percent improvement year-over-year.

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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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FedScoop

APRIL 26, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced the creation of its new Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board. The formation of the group comes as the department ramps up its focus on AI and as concern grows about the technology’s impacts on critical services. The board includes representatives of major technology companies, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, as well as experts focused on artificial intelligence and civil rights.

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Select GCR

APRIL 26, 2024

Introducing the Client Success Government Marketing Program (CSGMP) – the ultimate solution in government marketing! CSGMP stands out as the premier marketing program designed specifically to drive success in the government sphere. By leveraging the Client Success Government Marketing Program, companies gain access to a comprehensive suite of strategic resources tailored for government contracting.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Griffon Aerospace and a Textron (NYSE: TXT) business will further develop their unmanned vertical takeoff and landing system offerings after the U.S. Army exercised the third and fourth options in its other transaction agreements with the two vendors, DVIDS reported Thursday.

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 26, 2024

On April 4, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, wrote a letter to Gary Gensler , the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressing concerns about delays and lack of transparency in the agency’s whistleblower compensation. Since it was established in 2010, the SEC Whistleblower Program has achieved tremendous success.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Kristen McLeod, most recently senior vice president of finance and accounting and controller at Calibre Systems, has assumed the roles of executive VP and chief financial officer at the Alexandria, Virginia-based management consulting and digital transformation company.

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FedScoop

APRIL 26, 2024

A handful of security deficiencies in IRS information systems elevate the tax agency’s risk of inaccuracies in financial statements, the Government Accountability Office said Thursday. In its report , the congressional watchdog highlighted “new and continuing” shortcomings with information systems and the safeguarding of assets, issues that increase the likelihood of unauthorized access to sensitive IRS data.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 26, 2024

Good day and happy Friday! We hope you had a very productive week and are looking forward to the weekend. We have been, and will be, receiving some much-needed rain, so outdoor weekend activities might be a bit hit or miss here. It’s wonderful weather for all those recently planted gardens, however, as long as the storms aren’t bad! In federal government contracting news this week, be sure to check out the stories about the new sustainability rules (and our recent blog ), as well as

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FedScoop

APRIL 26, 2024

The General Services Administration said Friday that it is soliciting nominations across the private and public sectors for an Open Government Federal Advisory Committee that will work to create, implement and monitor the Open Government National Action Plan and other relevant commitments. In addition to work on the action plan, which centers on transparency and public access to information and research pertaining to the federal government, the committee will advise the GSA’s administrator on op

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 26, 2024

Contracting agencies, and contractors, must always be aware of potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs). An OCI can result in a contractor being kicked off a federal procurement. One type of OCI is an impaired objectivity OCI, typically resulting from a contractor evaluating its own offer or its own performance. In a recent decision, the United States Court of Federal Claims (COFC) said that an agency was overly cautious in rejecting an offeror based on a perceived OCI.

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FedScoop

APRIL 26, 2024

More than 140,000 taxpayers across 12 states used the IRS’s Direct File system this filing season, claiming more than $90 million in refunds and reporting $35 million in balances due, the tax agency said Friday. The future of the program, however, hasn’t yet been determined. The IRS said that the pilot — which allowed for taxpayers in Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming to electronically file their f

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 26, 2024

Fusion Technology has secured a five-year, $159.8 million contract to help the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division adopt Scaled Agile Framework practices and methodologies to support the development of its mission-critical systems.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 26, 2024

As May draws closer, anticipation builds for the annual Spring Training Conference taking place in less than two weeks on May 8 – 9 at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, VA! We are thrilled to provide a forum for Federal acquisition leaders and our members to continue to explore the theme of “What is Fair and Reasonable” when it comes to government market conditions, contract terms, procurement policies and regulations.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 26, 2024

Oracle is now offering NVIDIA‘s end-to-end, cloud-based artificial intelligence software platform to government customers looking to build and deploy secure deep learning workloads.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 26, 2024

That new White House guidance on agency use of artificial intelligence: It embodies guardrails, but also a few opt-out scenarios that give agencies plenty of discretion. One analyst thinks it gives them too much discretion. For more on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin , Federal News Network’s Eric White spoke to the senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, Amos Toh.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 26, 2024

Carahsoft Technology has entered into an agreement with Quantum to market the latter’s suite of end-to-end data management offerings to government clients. Federal agencies can acquire the Quantum products through reseller partners and various government contract vehicles, Carahsoft said Thursday.

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Government Contracts

APRIL 26, 2024

Mineral producer Compass Minerals International Inc. has been hit with a putative investor class action alleging the company failed to properly apprise investors about the likelihood that it would not secure a fire retardant supplier contract with the U.S. Forest Service ahead of 2024's fire season.

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Public Contracting Institute

APRIL 26, 2024

Hello and thank you for joining us for Episode 8 of Fun with the FAR Season 11! In our next session, we will cover FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation) As we prepare for our 9th episode of Season 11, here are a few FAR Facts for us to think about: A contract awarded using other than sealed bidding procedures is a “negotiated ” FAR 15.000. Contracting officers are required to take detailed notes during oral presentations to document what the Government relied upon for purposes of source selec

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Government Contracts

APRIL 26, 2024

An unsealed filing shows the U.S. Court of Federal Claims backed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's decision to award a $554 million deal to an official's former employer based on the official's firewall from the deal.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

It’s red alert hours here at Executive Mosaic headquarters — less than one week remains in the 2024 Wash100 popular vote contest. When the clock strikes midnight on May 1, you will no longer be able to foist your support behind your favorite executives in government contracting.

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Government Contracts

APRIL 26, 2024

A joint venture awarded a $45 billion nuclear waste management contract is urging the Court of Federal Claims to reject a rival's allegation that a U.S. Department of Energy policy change enabling the contract award was improper, saying the claims court lacked jurisdiction.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Julie Van Leunen, formerly chief human resources officer at Serco, has been named senior vice president of talent and workforce strategy at ASRC Federal, according to her LinkedIn post. She brings to the role over a decade of experience in HR compliance, talent acquisition and management, HR operations and transformation and employee benefits and experience.

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Government Contracts

APRIL 26, 2024

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday issued a rule restricting exports of firearms and ammunition to "high-risk" countries, a move it said is intended to avoid U.S. national security and foreign policy interests being undermined by misuse of those weapons.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) gained $10.1 billion in sales during the first quarter of 2024, up 9 percent from the $9.3 billion it posted in the same period last year, and reported net earnings of $944 million, or $6.32 per diluted share.

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Government Contracts

APRIL 26, 2024

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is urging the U.S. Department of Defense to speed up the implementation of a new policy to boost domestic processing of rare earth elements, which are critical for military equipment, and will make the United States less reliant on China.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Tara Martin, former vice president at L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), was appointed senior VP of business development at the national security and innovative solutions business of CACI International (NYSE: CACI), according to her LinkedIn announcement.

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Government Contracts

APRIL 26, 2024

Four Georgia residents have asked a federal judge to let them intervene in a dispute over the construction of a sprawling primate-rearing farm in Bainbridge, alleging the local development authority that approved a $300 million bond deal for the project is colluding with the farm's backers to advance the project.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

VTG has moved to expand its portfolio of digital transformation platforms and cloud services for defense and intelligence community customers through its acquisition of Vana Solutions.

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Government Contracts

APRIL 26, 2024

The Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and American Samoa are exempt from Buy America requirements for certain federally funded infrastructure projects until March 2025, according to a policy the U.S. Department of Transportation released Friday to reduce the far-flung territories' infrastructure costs.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 26, 2024

In 2023, the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) announced the preliminary list of CIO-SP4 awardees. Handpicked for their expertise and capabilities, the selected small businesses lead a range of IT solutions for the federal government.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Potomac Officers Club is the premier government contracting events organization in the Capital region. It connects executives from across the industry, from big-name prestige brands to small, up-and-coming outfits.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 26, 2024

Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – April 26th, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 26, 2024

Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, a non-profit research and development organization, announced the opening of a new engineering and operations campus in Clearfield, Utah.

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