GovCon & Trade
MARCH 13, 2024
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GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2024
The State Department has approved Poland’s foreign military sales requests worth $3.68 billion combined to procure short-, medium- and extended-range air defense missiles from the U.S. government. Poland has requested 821 Lockheed Martin-manufactured (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range missiles and associated logistics and program support under a potential $1.
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GovCon & Trade
MARCH 13, 2024
We published an article titled “Department of Defense Publishes Long-Awaited CMMC Proposed Rule,” in the March 2024 edition of Cyber Defense Magazine. In the article, we discuss the function of the CMMC Proposed Rule to protect sensitive information being handled by government contractors and identify individuals and organizations that will be tasked with complying with the program.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2024
Tria Federal is a leading middle-market government contractor that is making its mark providing digital lifecycle information technology services for federal health, defense and public safety clients. Formed through the merger of three smaller companies, it’s about to celebrate its second year of business.
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Key Solutions
MARCH 13, 2024
Stepping into a Proposal Manager role for the first time can be overwhelming and intimidating. Many proposal professionals learn on the job or through a trial-by-fire scenario. The “this is fine” meme comes to mind.
GovLoop
MARCH 13, 2024
With greater observability, federal agencies can gain actionable insight into the performance of their IT systems and applications. And by adding AI to their IT operations (AIOps), they can supercharge their ability to apply intelligent incident detection and response in order to speed remediation and keep the mission on track, said Nathan Stacey, Senior Manager with Elastic.
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FedScoop
MARCH 13, 2024
House lawmakers across the aisle agreed during a Tuesday hearing on the need for a legislative framework for artificial intelligence-generated content that depicts child sexual abuse materials, or CSAM, while acknowledging that there are gaps to fill left by existing statutes that do not explicitly include AI stipulations. During a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing that featured testimony from a New Jersey mother whose high school-aged daughter was the victim of deepfake po
GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2024
At the 2023 AI Summit, from Potomac Officers Club, Central Intelligence Agency Director of Artificial Intelligence Lakshmi Raman discussed the importance of prioritizing AI in light of the mounting sophistication of near-peer adversaries like China and Iran’s autonomous arsenals.
USFCR
MARCH 13, 2024
Nick Kosmos joined the US Federal Contractor Registration (USFCR) team in August 2023 as a Registration & Contracting Specialist. Originally from Maryland and having grown up in Charleston, SC, Nick's move to Florida was driven by his love for the sun, beaches, and the vibrant outdoor lifestyle the state offers.
FedScoop
MARCH 13, 2024
Months after the discovery that several iPads used for training astronaut crews had been stolen, NASA is still investigating the incident amid ongoing federal security concerns, and specifically the space agency’s approach to device management. The theft was described as a “Houston SpaceX Unauthorized Access incident where 3 crew training ipads and 2 crew training IPads were stolen,” according to a personally identifiable information incident ticket document that FedScoop obtained via a public r
USFCR
MARCH 13, 2024
Applying for grants can be a rewarding endeavor for organizations seeking funding for their projects. However, there are pitfalls that many applicants fall into, jeopardizing their chances of success. In this guide, we'll explore five common yet critical, mistakes to avoid when navigating the grant application process.
Whistleblower Network News
MARCH 13, 2024
On February 29, the United States District Attorney of Colorado, Cole Finegan, announced that two Colorado farmers, Patrick Esch and Ed Dean Jagers, have reached a $6.5 million settlement to resolve claims brought under the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act (FCA). A qui tam whistleblower initiated a federal investigation that unveiled that the two defendants allegedly defrauded federal crop insurance programs by interfering with rain gauges.
AWS Public Sector
MARCH 13, 2024
Common Securitization Solutions (CSS), a joint Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae venture launched in 2013, supports a cornerstone of the American economy: home ownership. CSS built and now operates the largest and most advanced mortgage securitization platform in the US, supporting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae’s 70 percent market share of the industry with flexibility, scalability, and security at its core.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2024
IBM has teamed up with NASA to build a suite of transformer architecture-based language models designed to give the scientific and academic community access to vast amounts of scientific knowledge and information. The IBM-NASA models were trained on 60 billion tokens from a collection of astrophysics, earth science, planetary science, heliophysics and biological and physical sciences data.
AWS Public Sector
MARCH 13, 2024
Attendees network during IMAGINE: Nonprofit 2023. On March 20 , the Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference returns to the Washington, DC metropolitan area for our eighth year of learning with nonprofit leaders from around the world. This annual event inspires nonprofits to rethink what’s possible for their mission, through the latest innovations in the cloud.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2024
Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary has secured a $455 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce and deliver 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters to the government of Nigeria. The firm-fixed-price contract covers associated engineering, program management and logistics support services and non-recurring engineering to solve obsolescence issues, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.
FedTech Magazine
MARCH 13, 2024
Deadlines are never as far away as you think. A year and a half can pass by pretty quickly, and if your agency doesn’t begin planning for the transition to Windows 11 now, you could miss one. Oct. 14, 2025, is that deadline; that’s when support for Windows 10 ends. Granted, Microsoft will probably extend some support past that date, but it’s better, safer and cheaper to transition to Windows 11 as soon as possible — and this is the best time to start the nitty-gritty of planning.
FedScoop
MARCH 13, 2024
Like many agencies across the federal government , the National Science Foundation is taking a measured and risk-based approach to the adoption of generative AI, its newly appointed CIO said Wednesday. “It takes a lifetime to build a reputation; it takes a moment to lose it,” Terry Carpenter, who was announced as NSF’s CIO in January , said of generative AI and its risks at the Elastic Public Sector Summit, produced by FedScoop.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2024
Metron and Cellula Robotics will develop long-duration uncrewed underwater vehicle platforms for U.S. defense, offshore energy, marine scientific exploration and subsea telecommunications markets under a strategic partnership agreement. Metron said Tuesday it will integrate its Resilient Mission Autonomy portfolio with Cellula's Solus and Imotus families of vehicles to provide artificial intelligence-powered situational awareness and real-time mission adaption capabilities.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service has released a draft solicitation for a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for acquisition support and professional services. The IDIQ contract is a total small business set-aside program featuring three tracks or functional categories: optimization, acquisition lifecycle planning and support services and information technology, according to the draft request for proposals published Friday.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2024
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Baird Managing Director Jean Stack as an inductee into the Wash100 Award. This year marks Stack's fourth Wash100 win, reflecting her contributions to the government contracting industry through her efforts advising companies on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising initiatives and other corporate strategies.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2024
Donna Settle, formerly vice president of business development at Global InfoTek, has been appointed VP of business development for defense at Maximus (NYSE: MMS), according to her LinkedIn post. In her new role, Settle will support the company’s defense market growth initiatives with a focus on the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2024
Cloudera has been designated as “In Process” by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. This status recognizes the security of the hybrid data platform , and once it is fully authorized, Cloudera will be available to additional government organizations, the Santa Clara, California-based company said on Wednesday. Cloudera is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club's 5th Annual CIO Summit on April 17, where public and private sector information technology experts will explore t
GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2024
Paul Sartorius, solution integration director at Leidos’ (NYSE: LDOS) national security space business, announced via LinkedIn that he has taken the role of vice president and general manager of Cubic’s digital intelligence group.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2024
Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and 2024 Wash100 awardee William LaPlante on March 12 signed an acquisition decision memorandum approving the Milestone C / Full Rate Production of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The milestone serves to validate the capabilities of the aircraft and positions the F-35 program for efficient production and delivery, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2024
Missile Defense Agency Director Lt. Gen. Heath Collins accepted his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson last week. You have the opportunity to vote for Collins in this year’s Wash100 popular vote contest! Visit Wash100.com to choose Collins as your favorite winner before the competition comes to a close on April 30.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2024
Science Applications International Corp. has acquired a satellite kit from the North America subsidiary of aerospace company GomSpace Group for integration into a specialized satellite. Components are in the process of being delivered to SAIC, with integration set for the second quarter of the current calendar year, GomSpace North America said Tuesday.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 13, 2024
William Brown, former chairman of the board and CEO of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), will take on the role of chief executive of multinational conglomerate 3M (NYSE: MMM) on May 1.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2024
Jerry Ambrosh , formerly vice president of business development at Science Applications International Corp. , has assumed the role of chief growth officer at Planned Systems International , an information technology services provider. He will lead the integration efforts of the company’s consulting, digital and managed services units, Virginia-based PSI said Tuesday.
Redstone Government Consulting
MARCH 13, 2024
Government regulations can be complex and perhaps even confusing. For those of you experienced in Government contracts and even contract audits, you have heard of the Federal Acquisition Regulation or FAR and, FAR Part 31, Contract Cost Principles and Procedures. The scope of this part describes the applicability of the cost principles and procedures in pricing and accounting for costs on contracts, subcontracts, and modifications whenever cost analysis is needed.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2024
GE Aerospace intends to invest $650 million this year to upgrade its manufacturing facilities and strengthen its supply chain. The General Electric operating unit said Tuesday that, of that total, $450 million will be allocated for the enhancement of 22 facilities across the U.S., an effort that includes the acquisition of additive manufacturing equipment and other machines and tools that will be used to assemble, test and produce engines for military and commercial aircraft.
FedInsider
MARCH 13, 2024
In the realm of cybersecurity, Multifactor Authentication (MFA) has long been seen as a safeguard against cyber threats, but malicious actors are adapting to every blockade put in their path. Research has revealed that even when performing flawlessly, MFA can still leave opportunities for attackers. This week on Feds At the Edge we take a look at current threats and best practices for reducing the attack surface for federal technology.
Kluwer Arbitration
MARCH 13, 2024
In the beginning of 2023, a diplomat told the Economi st that the Middle East was tired of conflict and that de -escalation and diplomacy would be the order s of the day. While this did not hold true on the political side, it did hold true for the arbitration world. The MENA region witnessed the coming together of pro-arbitration decisions, revamped arbitration rules and the opening of arbitral centres across the region in 2023, save for a few exceptions.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 13, 2024
Michaela Mesquite is the Acting Group Chief for Augmenting Intelligence using Machines at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Her duties encompass propelling the progress of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the Intelligence Community (IC) by synchronizing investments, facilitating expert alliances, and developing policies.
Kluwer Arbitration
MARCH 13, 2024
In February 2024, a new arbitration centre was inaugurated in Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre, known as arbitrateAD (“ Centre ”) launched as an independent and neutral forum for dispute resolution. Aligning with established domestic, regional, and global best practices, the Centre aims to position Abu Dhabi as a pivotal hub for international arbitration.
Government Contracts
MARCH 13, 2024
A California federal judge handed CoreCivic Inc. a win Tuesday in a negligence lawsuit filed by an El Salvadorian asylum-seeker who alleged she miscarried while detained at the prison giant's immigration detention center near the U.S.-Mexico border, finding there to be no triable factual dispute over whether she miscarried in custody.
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