FedScoop

JULY 17, 2024

The Treasury Department and an industry-led nonprofit on Wednesday released secure cloud adoption guidance for financial institutions, the culmination of a year-long effort that the agency’s deputy secretary called “critically important to our work on cybersecurity.” The suite of resources released by Treasury and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council as part of the public-private Cloud Executive Steering Group is intended to address gaps called out in the department’s February 2023

Transparency 136

Transparency Participation Collaboration Import 136

GovCon Wire

JULY 17, 2024

The shifting global security landscape, emerging technologies and workforce trends are all shaping how the government and the GovCon industry operate. GovCon Wire sat down with Rich Sawchak, CEO of Systems Planning and Analysis, to get his perspective on the GovCon trends influencing the federal landscape today.

Influencing 110

Influencing Government Government 110

Whistleblower Network News

JULY 17, 2024

On July 10, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Strauss Ventures LLC, doing business as The Grand Health Care System, and 12 affiliated skilled nursing facilities (collectively, the Grand) agreed to pay $21.3 million to settle accusations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing federal health care programs for therapy treatments that were unreasonable, unnecessary, unskilled or that did not occur as billed.

Integration 108

Integration Integrity Quality Demand 108

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 17, 2024

When a party is not content with an arbitration award, a challenge in the domestic courts often ensues. The High Court of England and Wales (the ‘ High Court ’) often deals with this issue in challenges based on ‘serious irregularity’ in arbitration proceedings. How domestic courts approach challenges to arbitration awards is of increasing importance as foreign parties often decide to seat an arbitration in a jurisdiction that they believe will provide the greatest stability to governing the arb

Thresholds 98

Thresholds Import Contract IT 98

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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,

Logistics

Government Contracts

JULY 17, 2024

As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.

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GovLoop

JULY 17, 2024

Improving their employees’ cybersecurity awareness has been a longtime focus of government agencies. The changing cyber threat landscape, with attacks becoming ever-more frequent and sophisticated, has put a finer point on what employees need to know. The goal now is not just cyber awareness, but cyber literacy — the ability to function safely in online environments with a clear understanding of what constitutes safe behavior.

Education 96

Education Integration Integrity Data 96

Redstone Government Consulting

JULY 17, 2024

Probably now. Depending on the type and dollar amount of your subcontracts, FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts clause requires a contractor that does not have an approved purchasing system (never been reviewed or is disapproved) to obtain written consent from the Contracting Officer before subcontract award.

Purchasing 91

Purchasing Contract Government Government 91

Whistleblower Network News

JULY 17, 2024

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with Noel Engels. After spending over two decades working for the US government in intelligence, law enforcement, and military combat operations, Engels left his role as a Criminal Analyst at the Department of Homeland Security after filing a whistleblower complaint. Engels claims he was improperly removed from an investigation into human trafficking allegations against Utah County Attorney David O.

Networking 91

Networking Import Government Government 91

AWS Public Sector

JULY 17, 2024

For years, public health agencies have relied on paper-based case report forms to supplement the electronic laboratory reports (ELRs) they receive for reportable diseases. While ELRs provide positive test results, the accompanying case reports give public health agencies critical clinical, demographic, and risk factor data needed for effective disease investigation and response.

Electronics 80

Electronics Utilities Data End to End 80

FedScoop

JULY 17, 2024

The CIO-SP3 governmentwide acquisition contracts for IT services operated by the National Institutes of Health were again extended, this time for nine months, while bid protests over the embattled successor CIO-SP4 persist. In an update posted this week, NIH’s Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) said that CIO-SP3 and its small business counterpart would be extended through April 2025 to ensure there won’t be a break in service.

Bidding 85

Bidding Contract Accountability IT 85

Government Contract Insights

JULY 17, 2024

A recent decision, Independent Rough Terrain Center, LLC v. United States (“IRTC”),[1] confirms the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction over bid protests related to follow-on production contracts arising out of other transaction (“OTs”) for Department of Defense prototype projects.

Bidding 70

Bidding IT Contract 70

ExecutiveBiz

JULY 17, 2024

No technology has generated more buzz in the past year than artificial intelligence. According to McKinsey, generative AI has $1 trillion of improvement potential in the world of healthcare.

Government 69

Government Government IT 69

GovCon Wire

JULY 17, 2024

A Leonardo DRS business has won a five-year, $417.2 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy for hardware products. DRS Laurel Technologies will develop, integrate and manufacture hardware for the U.S. and Australian navies and the Foreign Military Sales program under the fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost reimbursable IDIQ, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

Contract 59

Contract Quantity Manufacturing Price 59

ExecutiveBiz

JULY 17, 2024

“For several decades, the Air Force has been operating with equipment born out of the 1960s and 1970s, which served its missions adequately,” said Lt. Col. Jon Van Nostrand, who serves as deputy division chief of support equipment and vehicles.

IT 64

IT Demand Contract 64

GovCon Wire

JULY 17, 2024

Lizy Paul, a defense industry leader who was a director at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has taken on the role of vice president of technology and solutions at CACI International (NYSE: CACI). She announced her move through a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 17, 2024

Parsons has received a two-year, $15.4 million contract from BAE Systems to prepare preliminary designs for the modernization of the alternate nitrate ester manufacturing facility at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Virginia. BAE said Tuesday that Parsons will enhance safety, increase operational efficiencies and prioritize environmental improvements under the award.

Contract 59

Contract Manufacturing Efficiency Engineering 59

GovCon Wire

JULY 17, 2024

Jacobs (NYSE: J) has filed a Form 10 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its plan to spin off and combine its critical mission solutions and cyber and intelligence businesses with Amentum to form a new publicly traded government technology services contractor.

Government 59

Government Government IT 59

ExecutiveBiz

JULY 17, 2024

SBG Technology Solutions, a subsidiary of health IT services provider Document Storage Systems, has named Larry Hunt as vice president of growth, bringing years of operations, management and business development experience to the post. In a LinkedIn post, Hunt announced that he has already started on the new job.

Management 59

Management IT 59

GovCon Wire

JULY 17, 2024

Digital services company Lithe Solutions has appointed Ravi Gourineni, an information technology executive, as chief operating officer. In a LinkedIn post published Tuesday, the company said Gourineni will oversee growth initiatives and help ensure the delivery of innovative platforms to clients.

Innovation 59

Innovation Data 59

ExecutiveBiz

JULY 17, 2024

Boeing has finished building the core stage of the Space Launch System rocket for NASA’s Artemis II mission, which aims to send four astronauts into lunar orbit by 2025 and test various deep space mission capabilities.

Engineering 59

Engineering 59

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JULY 17, 2024

To enhance our status and ensure that we are providing optimum value without reducing quality, we can work to a LEAN approach. This approach was first implemented in manufacturing in the 1950s after the Second World War. The logic behind LEAN is to reduce waste and make processes more efficient. LEAN can be used for tangible or intangible procurement and although widely associated with manufacturing, it does not have to be.

Inventory 59

Inventory Manufacturing Transportation Transportation 59

ExecutiveBiz

JULY 17, 2024

Radiance Technologies announced that Mark Tillman, former senior defense intelligence analyst in the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Directorate for Analysis, will join the company as vice president for simulation strategy.

Electronics 59

Electronics 59

GovCon Wire

JULY 17, 2024

KBR (NYSE: KBR) has agreed to acquire LinQuest for approximately $737 million to expand its digital integration and related technical capabilities for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies.

Integration 59

Integration Integrity IT 59

ExecutiveBiz

JULY 17, 2024

Q-Techn will provide the U.S. Air Force with system engineering and technical assistance support under a potential $81.3 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Work includes sustainment of infrastructure communications systems and equipment within the Air Force National Capital Region, the Department of Defense said Monday.

Engineering 59

Engineering Contract Quantity Sustainability 59

Art of Procurement

JULY 17, 2024

Procurement intake processes are often misunderstood by other areas of the business, and having to constantly guide distributed buyers through. The post AOP Introducing… Tonkean Enterprise Copilot appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Buyers 59

Buyers Distribution Procurement 59

ExecutiveBiz

JULY 17, 2024

Imtiaz Uddin has been promoted to chief executive officer from chief operating officer of ND Defense – formally Navistar Defense – succeeding Ted Wright, who served as CEO for five years.

Innovation 59

Innovation 59

GovCon Wire

JULY 17, 2024

Dataminr has appointed Matthew Harrell as its new chief partner officer, who brings to the position more than 25 years of sales and channel leadership experience.

Leadership 59

Leadership IT 59

ExecutiveBiz

JULY 17, 2024

Gary Grimes, former vice president of portfolio operations at Platinum Equity, has been appointed vice president and chief acceleration officer at ManTech. In his new role, Grimes will spearhead ManTech’s Value Creation Plan, or VCP, a strategic program to advance growth and functional production, the Herndon, Virginia-based company announced Wednesday.

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Public Contracting Institute

JULY 17, 2024

One popular way of soliciting for agency needs is the use of Brand Name Or Equal Purchase Descriptions. Agencies, however, sometimes run afoul of a relatively straightforward procurement method, as shown in American Mat’l Handling, Inc., B-422171, Jan. 22, 2024, a recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) case, where the GAO sustained the protest.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Evaluation Purchasing Sustainability 52

Government Contracts

JULY 17, 2024

Defense contractor CAE was hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging it misrepresented major incurred costs related to contracts the company entered into before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contract 52

Contract IT 52

GovLoop

JULY 17, 2024

Zero-trust strategies involve more than just verifying user identities and controlling access. Successful zero trust also means securing applications across the agency. “The intent of zero trust is [that] you have two things that are each trusted, communicating over an untrusted channel,” explained Josh Bressers, Vice President of Security at Anchore, whose software composition analysis platform helps secure public-sector applications and automate compliance with government security standards.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Utilities Data IT 52

Government Contracts

JULY 17, 2024

A small Alabama company that claims to have invented a new way of "processing returned mail" is the latest to complain to the U.S. Supreme Court about the state of patent eligibility law after the company was unable to enforce its patent against the U.S. Postal Service.

IT 52

IT 52

GovLoop

JULY 17, 2024

Quantum computing promises to disrupt cybersecurity. In the coming years, adversaries will use this evolutionary shift in compute capability to crack the cryptography that today is the bedrock of data security. “The threat from cryptographically relevant quantum computers — computers with enough horsepower to break cryptography as we know it today — is just around the corner,” said Philip Kwan, Director and Product Line Manager at Palo Alto Networks.

Government 52

Government Government Inventory End to End 52

Government Contracts

JULY 17, 2024

The U.S. Department of Energy is urging a California federal judge to throw out a suit challenging its award of $1.1 billion of credits to help Pacific Gas & Electric Co. keep two generation units running for now at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

IT 52

IT 52

WashngtonExec

JULY 17, 2024

V2X Inc. has won a $141 million cost-plus-fixed-fee task order to continue providing comprehensive engineering support for Command, Control, Communications, Computer, and Intelligence systems. This work is part of the Navy’s Fleet Systems Engineering Team program, which V2X has supported for 25 years. “V2X provides a full range of assured communications services that are integral [.

Engineering 52

Engineering Integration Integrity Contract 52

Government Contracts

JULY 17, 2024

Though the substantive holding of Loper Bright is unlikely to affect bid protests because questions of statutory interpretation are rare, the spirit of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision may signal a general trend away from agency deference even on the complex technical issues that often arise, say Kayleigh Scalzo and Andrew Guy at Covington.

Bidding 52

Bidding 52