GovCon Wire
JANUARY 14, 2025
Quantum computing is no longer just a theoretical pursuit or the domain of research labs. It has rapidly emerged as a transformative technology poised to revolutionize industries around the globe. Within the defense sector, its potential is both astounding and imperative. Quantum’s applications in national security promise to reshape operations, decision-making and strategies.
Public Procurement Intl
JANUARY 14, 2025
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Whistleblower Network News
JANUARY 14, 2025
The U.S. federal government is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a district court ruling which held that the False Claims Acts qui tam whistleblower provisions are unconstitutional. In a brief filed on January 6 in the qui tam case U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates , the government states that other than the district court here, every court to have addressed the constitutionality of the False Claims Acts qui tam provisions has upheld them.
Select GCR
JANUARY 14, 2025
Small business enterprise certification, particularly MWBE certification, helps minority and women-owned businesses secure government contracts and receive valuable support. This article covers what MWBE certification is, how to obtain it, and the benefits it brings. Key Takeaways MWBE certification enhances business opportunities for minority and women-owned enterprises by prioritizing them in government contract procurement.
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USFCR
JANUARY 14, 2025
Wildfires have become an increasingly destructive force, with recent years marking some of the most catastrophic events in U.S. history. California alone has experienced millions of acres burned , billions of dollars in damages, and untold devastation to communities. These disasters demand swift and effective recovery efforts, but federal agencies cant do it alone.
Scottish Government Procurement
JANUARY 14, 2025
Were pleased to announce that updated Biosecurity guidance is now live on the Sustainable Procurement Tools website. Biosecurity is protection from biological risks which could affect human, animal and plant health, or the wider environment. This guidance has been updated with the help of subject matter experts from NatureScot and Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), and we thank them for their help.
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Government Contracts
JANUARY 14, 2025
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council on Tuesday issued a pair of long-awaited proposed regulations, seeking to define and protect controlled unclassified information across the government and to update rules related to conflicts of interest involving contractors.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 14, 2025
HII christened USS Harrisburg, the 14th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, on Jan. 11 at the companys Ingalls Shipbuilding division. LPD 30, the first Flight II in the class, is expected to provide support for expeditionary warfare and humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions, HII said Saturday.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 14, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday defended a judge's decision to award a software developer $12.7 million after a federal contractor made unauthorized copies of its software, telling the Federal Circuit the award was correctly calculated.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 14, 2025
Toby Hess, a seasoned business development executive with 25 years of industry experience, has been named vice president of radar and electronic warfare at Antenna Research Associates. The company said Monday Hess will spearhead its growth in the field of EW technology while leading efforts to address the demands of the defense sector.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 14, 2025
The justices have been asked by a defense contractor to wade into a split among circuit courts over "whether questions of copyrightability" should be decided by judges or juries.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 14, 2025
Timothy Grayson has assumed new responsibilities as senior vice president and chief architect of the defense systems sector at Leidos. He confirmed his role in a LinkedIn post Monday. In his new post, he will support the defense systems sector leadership and help the company ensure that it can meet customers’ needs.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 14, 2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regularly faced cost increases and delays on four military construction projects and should take steps to learn from and mitigate such problems, a federal watchdog said in a new report.
WashngtonExec
JANUARY 14, 2025
Sigma Defense is selected for the General Services Administrations One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus contract. This 10-year multi-agency contract is a government-wide, multiple-award IDIQ program. Sigma Defense will deliver services in management and advisory, technical and engineering, and intelligence services domains. OASIS+ offers a streamlined procurement framework for federal agencies, supporting mission-critical, service-based [.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 14, 2025
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
Oxford College of Procurement and Supply
JANUARY 14, 2025
Procurement is all about achieving value for money. In order to evaluate whether suppliers offers are giving a business the optimum value, benchmarking is required. The definition of benchmarking according to the Oxford English Dictionary is: Evaluating (something) by comparison with a standard Benchmarking in procurement can take many forms, the most basic being, simply comparing quotes or bids from incumbent suppliers to ascertain the best value.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 14, 2025
A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Tuesday she will allow transportation service provider Wynne Transportation to borrow $2 million in initial debtor-in-possession financing on an interim basis, clearing the way to fund a Chapter 11 case the company launched in the wake of a nearly $33 million arbitration judgment.
WashngtonExec
JANUARY 14, 2025
NewSpring Holdings Platform company Xpect Solutions has acquired GovDefender, a provider of digital transformation, systems modernization, and enterprise IT web, mobile and application development. GovDefender was founded by Josh Baze and develops secure digital media intake solutions that enable the processing of public-submitted digital content, allowing federal agencies to solve crimes faster.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 14, 2025
The Massachusetts Appeals Court on Tuesday ruled that the state's anti-SLAPP statute could not stop a suit brought by the former head of an MIT-affiliated biomedical research lab who stepped down amid a finding that he harassed a subordinate, though several of his claims were axed nonetheless.
Great Government Through Technology
JANUARY 14, 2025
The General Services Administration plays a pivotal role in streamlining the federal government’s acquisition of cutting-edge earth observation solutions. These systems provide a wealth of data and insights for tackling environmental challenges, driving scientific discovery, and supporting informed decision-making across numerous sectors. What are earth observation solutions?
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 14, 2025
Alpha Omega has won a spot on the unrestricted category of the General Services Administration’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus, or OASIS+, contract. The company said Monday it secured positions in the management and advisory and technical and engineering domains.
AWS Public Sector
JANUARY 14, 2025
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance (Tech Alliance) is a global coalition that brings together AWS customers, AWS Partners , government bodies, workforce development organizations, and educational institutions to address skills gaps and prepare learners for in-demand tech jobs. Each year, employers look for talent with the most relevant technical skills so they can benefit from the advancements enabled by cloud computing.
FedTech Magazine
JANUARY 14, 2025
In a previous role as a federal cyber warfare training systems director, CDW Government Federal CTO Peter Dunn used to dissect malicious code and determine how to manipulate and work with it. Thanks to that experience, Dunn sees significant opportunities for federal agencies to deploy artificial intelligence to detect malicious threats and alert operations to respond to them.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 14, 2025
Hexagon US Federal, an independent subsidiary of global sensor and software technology provider Hexagon, has appointed Elliott Ferguson as chief operating officer. Hexagon said Monday that the new COO will join Chris Reichert and Becky Harris, president and CEO and chief financial officer, respectively, as a member of the senior leadership team.
FedScoop
JANUARY 14, 2025
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at shoring up the nations AI infrastructure, including through the operation of data centers, in an effort to ensure that the growing technology will be built and operated in the U.S. Specifically, the order outlines requirements for federal agencies including the departments of Defense and Energy to identify sites that the government could lease to the private sector for the construction and operation of frontier AI data centers, as
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 14, 2025
Amazon Web Services has announced that U.S. government customers can now generally access the machine learning service Amazon Bedrock from its Top Secret cloud. The classified AWS environment provides users with secure access to Bedrocks generative artificial intelligence and foundation models, including the Claude 3.
SmallGovCon
JANUARY 14, 2025
If youre interested in winning more B2G business through the bid process, but need some answers, join this live forum and talk about this market with people who have helped hundreds of companies win government contracts. This months co-hosts are Koprince McCall Pottroffs own Nicole Pottroff and Stephanie Ellis. The event host, Nick Bernardo, President & Founder of MyGovWatch.com , has over 20 years of experience helping companies of all sizes figure out how to find, compete for, and actually
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 14, 2025
For Garland Garris of Accenture Federal Services, quantum computing holds tremendous promise, but of all the emerging technology’s various potential applications, three in particular excite him the most.
FedScoop
JANUARY 14, 2025
The Office of Personnel Management has a new top IT official: Melvin Brown is now the agencys chief information officer following Guy Cavallo’s retirement from federal service. Before his promotion, Brown was the deputy CIO at the agency and served in that role since January 2021. In a written statement, an OPM spokesperson said Brown has been an integral leader in delivering many of OPMs accomplishments in modernizing IT.
USFCR
JANUARY 14, 2025
Californias 2025 wildfire season has already inflicted wide-ranging devastation, with Los Angeles County experiencing major blazes like the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst. Together, these fires have consumed over 40,000 acres, destroyed thousands of structures, and pushed the estimated damage to $250 billion. The Federal VIPR Program is now open for the 2025 season, running from January 1, 2025, to March 10, 2025 , to help rebuild and bring in skilled professionals.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 14, 2025
Crimson Phoenix has acquired Blackspoke to expand its capabilities in artificial intelligence-powered data labeling and geospatial intelligence. The Godspeed Capital Management-backed company said Tuesday the acquisition will enable it to drive innovation in critical areas and add to its portfolio prime contracts with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and National Reconnaissance Office.
Kluwer Arbitration
JANUARY 14, 2025
2024 has been another fruitful year for arbitration developments in the British Isles. As part of the 2024 Year in Review series, this post considers the key judicial, legislative and institutional developments in England and Wales in the past year, as well as highlights from Ireland’s arbitration landscape. Judicial Developments in England and Wales As usual, the English courts have been active with their arbitration-related caseload this year, providing guidance on issues at the intersec
WashngtonExec
JANUARY 14, 2025
ManTech has named retired Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy vice president of defense strategy & warfighting integration. Kennedy will lead ManTechs campaign on providing cybersecurity, electronic warfare and C5ISR services to the Defense Department. With more than 30 years of experience across a broad national security portfolio, Kevin brings deep knowledge of Cyber, intelligence, reconnaissance, information [.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 14, 2025
Jason Goodfriend, formerly interim group president and chief operating officer at CAE, announced on LinkedIn Monday that he joined General Dynamics Information Technology as vice president and general manager of U.S. Army and defense agencies in December.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 14, 2025
Data Machines has acquired Goforth Scientific to strengthen its commitment to delivering innovative platforms to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. In a statement published Tuesday, Data Machines CEO Matt Quinn said the acquisition marks a pivotal step in the company’s growth strategy.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 14, 2025
Space systems and software company Auria has announced the integration of a network detection and response, or NDR, capability to its cybersecurity platform CAASI, short for Cognitive Autonomous Artificial System Intelligence.
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