Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
In this month's bid protest roundup, Krista Nunez at MoFo looks at three recent decisions that consider the timing of System for Award Management registration, agencies increasing reliance on technology in procurement-related decision-making, and when small businesses can lawfully rely on a subcontractor's past-performance experience.
USFCR
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
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GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The U.S. Air Force has awarded RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney a potential three-year, $1.5 billion contract to sustain F119 engines for the military branch’s F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft. RTX said Thursday the engine sustainment contract will enhance readiness and reduce costs for more than 400 F199 engines that have logged over 900,000 flight hours.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The city of Boston and 44 other cities, counties and elected officials around the country and, separately, the life sciences industry group Massachusetts Biotechnology Council asked a Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday to extend a temporary restraining order blocking steep cuts to National Institutes of Health reimbursement for research projects.
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GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Jennifer Swanson has been a dedicated U.S. Army civilian for over three decades but she’s far from sitting back on her heels or letting a new guard of technologists outpace her.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Federal officials said that the record-setting number of whistleblower False Claims Act cases filed in 2024 was likely driven by COVID-19-related fraud, with the use of data mining having an outsized role in those cases.
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Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
A Michigan state judge on Thursday denied a Wayne County landfill's bid to dismiss claims from communities attempting to prevent the disposal site from accepting radioactive waste from the development of the first atomic bomb, finding that the court can hear the case rather than deferring to the state's environmental agency.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
IBM has appointed Alice Fakir, a cybersecurity industry leader, as senior partner and vice president of federal cybersecurity services. Fakir announced her new position at the technology company in a LinkedIn post published Thursday.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
A D.C. federal court said it lacked jurisdiction to enforce a $22 million arbitration award against the Republic of Guinea stemming from a system enabling the country to tax international telecommunications traffic, saying the nation wasn't a party to the underlying arbitration agreement.
Capital Edge Consulting
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The post Navigating the Shift from Significant Deficiency to Material Weakness in DFARS Business Systems appeared first on Capital Edge Consulting.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
AFederal Circuit panel has directed the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to decide if the government flouted a construction contract after officials took nearly seven months to sign an agreement to relocate utilities and four months to obtain right of way for crews on a $38.7 million bypass relocation project in Maui.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Leidos has named Jason Albanese its new chief growth officer and corporate executive vice president. He will replace Gerry Fasano, who will retire on April 4. The company said Wednesday Albanese, who will officially assume the roles on March 3, will be key to implementing the new NorthStar 2030 strategy.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
RTX unit Pratt & Whitney was given a three-year contract worth up to $1.5 billion with the U.S. Air Force to maintain engines for F-22 fighter jets, while the government mulls when the next generation of jets will be rolled out to replace them.
Capital Edge Consulting
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Learn how executive order EO 14192 effects Gov Contractors, mandates a 10-for-1 regulation repeal policy, reshaping government contracting.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Helicopter manufacturer Bell Textron Inc. has sued the Islamic Republic of Iran in Texas federal court, claiming it is owed $1.67 million for its continued storage of equipment once owned by the pre-revolutionary Iranian government.
FedTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Two days before Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida in late September, the National Hurricane Center began issuing dire warnings that torrential rainfall and gusty winds from the Category 4 storm could cause catastrophic, life-threatening flooding and widespread power outages in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Forecasters used hurricane models, primarily relying on the next-generation Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS), to accurately predict the hurricanes path, intensity and st
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Federal agents arrested a Massachusetts man Thursday for allegedly billing Medicare to provide orthotic braces to patients he'd never met who didn't need the devices, a multimillion-dollar scheme that allowed him to purchase two Ferraris, a Mercedes-Benz and multiple luxury watches.
FedScoop
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Emails sent by employees of what remains of USAID now come with new language that could be meant to keep agency communications from public view. Two sources at the international development agency confirmed to FedScoop that emails sent from agency staff now contain the language Sensitive But Unclassified. The designation is used by federal agencies to denote a heightened responsibility to safeguard information.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Politically charged prosecutions have captured the headlines in recent years, providing lessons for defense counsel on how to navigate the distinct challenges, and seize the unique opportunities, such cases present, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.
Whistleblower Network News
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with Poornima Ramarao, the mother of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, who tragically passed away in November. Balaji blew the whistle to the New York Times on alleged copyright violations by OpenAI. He was found dead in his apartment months later. In this episode, Turner and Ramarao discuss Balajis upbringing and courageous whistleblowing, the questions Ramarao has surrounding his death and the related police in
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.
Whistleblower Network News
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
In December, Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher who blew the whistle on alleged copyright violations by the company, was found dead in his apartment. His death was ruled a suicide, but family members and others raised the possibility of foul play. Balaji’s parents, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamruthy, publicly called on further investigations into his death, hired their own investigators and filed a lawsuit against the San Francisco police demanding its full report.
FedScoop
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The Department of Transportation has tapped the chief technology officer of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to be its new chief information officer, according to an update to the agencys site. Pavan Pidugu started as DOTs new CIO this week, replacing Cordell Schachter, who left the role last month. Pidugu spent nearly five years as CTO at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which focuses on preventing injuries and deaths in the trucking industry.
SmallGovCon
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Winning a government contract requires more than just submitting the best proposalyour company must also be deemed responsible by the federal government. Responsibility in government contracting goes beyond technical capabilities and pricing; it encompasses financial stability, past performance, ethics, compliance with laws, security clearances, and overall business integrity.
Open Contracting Partnership
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Civic participation can play an important role in monitoring risks in government procurement projects that may lead to uncompetitive practices, wasteful spending and project delays. In Indonesia, members of the public can file official complaints about suspicious procurement practices. But in order for authorities to investigate the claims, there is a very high burden of proof on the complainant and submissions must include substantive leads or evidence.
FedInsider
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Within our energy agencies, the integration of AI, data, and cybersecurity is essential for advancing the technology modernization required for a stronger future. The federal government supports the use of AI for streamlining operations, increasing productivity, improving program output quality, and containing costs by integrating interactive dashboards and visualizations for program transparency and efficiency.
Kluwer Arbitration
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The new bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) entered into force on 31 August 2024 (replacing an earlier 2013 treaty between the two nations). Aside from generating optimism for future trade, it heralds good news in relation to concerns around enforcing investor-State awards in Indiaat least for this BIT.
FedInsider
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Federal agencies are at a crossroads in their talent acquisition efforts. Approximately 30% of employees are over 55, another third is eligible for retirement in less than two years, and less than 8% are under 30. Our government faces the threat of a massive knowledge drain and loss of institutional knowledge if more members of Generation Z (Gen Z) arent attracted to public service positions now.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
PagerDuty, a cloud computing company and digital operations performance platform, has announced the appointment of David Williams as senior vice president of product to lead all products and core elements of the PagerDuty Operations Cloud platform to meet evolving customers needs and drive business growth.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has begun soliciting industry input for a potential $3.5 billion Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis, or RMADA, 3 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. RMADA 3 IDIQ Details According to the request for information posted on SAM.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Raytheon, an RTX company, has completed 10 subsystem demonstrations for the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor, or NGSRI. The subsystem tests were conducted and concluded over the past several months, RTX said Tuesday, adding that the entire process verified that NGSRI aligns with the Army’s system performance requirements.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Parsons reported record fourth-quarter revenue of $1.7 billion, reflecting a 16 percent year-over-year growth, and noted that its full-year revenue for fiscal year 2024 jumped 24 percent to $6.8 billion, up 22 percent on an organic basis.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Voyager Technologies, a defense and space technology company, has appointed Matt Magaa and Marshall Smith to key executive positions in two of its business segments. The Denver-based company said Tuesday Magaa will serve as president of defense and national security, which delivers mission-ready defense systems across all domains.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Unanet, a company offering project-based enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management services, has completed the acquisition of software firm Contraqer. The Dulles, Virginia-headquartered company said Wednesday the acquisition of the market intelligence and procurement software provider aims to enhance Unanet’s ability to provide government contractors support in identifying and winning new business.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Lockheed Martin has appointed Tim Lynch as vice president of space security, mission strategies and advanced capabilities and Todd Morar as VP of air and commercial solutions within the rotary and mission systems division. Lynch announced his appointment on LinkedIn Wednesday, stating he will assume the role on March 3.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
BWX Technologies, a manufacturing and engineering firm specializing in nuclear services, has been awarded a $2.1 billion contract by the U.S. Navy for the procurement of nuclear reactor components for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
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