Whistleblower Network News
JULY 11, 2024
On July 10, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), alongside 10 other senators, introduced the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act , which increases protections for federal employee whistleblowers who provide information to Congress. The Act is endorsed by major U.S. whistleblower organizations, who believe that the reforms contained in the bill are long overdue.
Art of Procurement
JULY 11, 2024
For over a decade, one public-private partnership has worked to make lifesaving medicines available in the most remote parts of. The post Chasing a Common Supply Chain Objective: Saving Lives appeared first on Art of Procurement.
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FedScoop
JULY 11, 2024
A new bill from two of the Senate’s most influential lawmakers on energy policy calls on the Department of Energy to leverage artificial intelligence to advance its science and security missions. The Department of Energy AI Act from Sens. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., and Lisa Murkowksi, R-Alaska, would require the DOE secretary to establish an R&D program centered on the aggregation and training of AI datasets, the deployment of advanced computing platforms and infrastructure, the development of sa
GovCon Wire
JULY 11, 2024
Anneke Christensen, a P&L and growth executive and project management professional, was appointed vice president of growth at General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology business, according to her LinkedIn announcement.
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FedScoop
JULY 11, 2024
A computing facility being built by the National Science Foundation in Texas aims to advance computational research and development through new hardware, software and other services that will be available to scientists across the country, the agency said. NSF on Thursday announced it had started construction on the Leadership-Class Computing Facility, which will be led by the University of Texas at Austin.
GovCon Wire
JULY 11, 2024
The White House Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the National Cyber Director have released a memorandum outlining the current administration’s cybersecurity investment priorities that federal agencies should focus on as they formulate their budget submissions for fiscal year 2026.
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Government Contracts
JULY 11, 2024
Despite growing buzz, normalized nonlawyer ownership of law firms is a distant prospect, so the legal community should focus first on liberalizing state restrictions on attorney and firm purchases of practices, which would bolster succession planning and improve access to justice, says Michael Di Gennaro at The Law Practice Exchange.
GovCon Wire
JULY 11, 2024
Chugach Government Solutions has appointed Dirk van der Vaart, a more than 25-year defense and security industry executive, as president and Michael Iacobucci, a more than 15-year government contracting industry veteran, as senior vice president and chief growth officer.
FedScoop
JULY 11, 2024
Federal government agencies would be prohibited from using certain products if they were purchased from an entity other than the original manufacturer or an authorized reseller under a new bipartisan Senate bill. The Securing America’s Federal Equipment (SAFE) in Supply Chains Act was introduced Thursday by Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Gary Peters, D-Mich., who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Federal News Network
JULY 11, 2024
The Army has a plan to no longer “fight the network.” Through the Unified Network Operations (UNO), initiative, the Army wants to create an agile, software-defined network that is easy to set up and use. This is the opposite of what soldiers currently must deal with then setting up a tactical network that requires on-premise hardware, cables and unique knowledge and skillsets.
Government Contracts
JULY 11, 2024
The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled its latest initiative to bolster domestic automotive production by offering nearly $2 billion in grants to convert 11 auto manufacturing and assembly facilities that have been shuttered or are at risk of closing to build electric vehicles and related components.
Federal News Network
JULY 11, 2024
Just as important as obtaining contracts with companies to help fulfill an agency’s mission, is the ability to end them properly. That’s the part the National Institutes of Health is apparently having some trouble with. The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently analyzed a handful of NIH contracts and found many of them were not properly closed out.
FedScoop
JULY 11, 2024
A new FedRAMP pilot will utilize a non-blocking process for reviewing significant changes to the governmentwide compliance program for cloud services, the General Services Administration announced Wednesday. GSA said it is inviting cloud service providers to apply to participate in the Agile Delivery pilot, part of an agency effort to replace the “significant change request” process with an approach that removes the requirement of advanced approval for each change.
AWS Public Sector
JULY 11, 2024
Leaders in education and state and local government know that technology is changing at a rapid pace. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies present more opportunities for institutions and agencies to make data-driven decisions, accelerate research, create personalized and convenient student and citizen services, automate processes, and more.
FedScoop
JULY 11, 2024
The post White House asks agencies for updated zero-trust implementation plan appeared first on FedScoop.
Scottish Government Procurement
JULY 11, 2024
We are seeking to contract with a host organisation for two years to incubate the Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland (AROS). The host organisation will be an independent organisation funded by the Scottish Government for improvement of public Scottish institutions and will deliver its mission and strategy through the governance of an external advisory group.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 11, 2024
Montreal-based NorthStar Earth & Space has announced the grant of a U.S. patent to its end-to-end concept of operations for a space-based imagery system following validation of its capability to improve space domain awareness.
Scottish Government Procurement
JULY 11, 2024
We have published a Construction Policy Note (CPN) to provide notification of new guidance which details an alternative method of determining the price score in tender assessments – the Graduated Pricing Mechanism (GPM). What is the GPM? The GPM is a method to calculate the price score of tender submissions which respects the principle of equal treatment but reduces the incentive to submit low bids.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 11, 2024
The U.S. Army Futures Command Futures and Concepts Center has awarded RTX business Raytheon a contract to help conduct experiments with the aim of analyzing and assessing concepts of operations for a multi-domain conflict.
GovCon Wire
JULY 11, 2024
James Allred, a more than three-decade government contracting industry professional, was named vice president of programs at Freedom Technology Solutions Group, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Prior to joining the Columbia, Maryland-based information technology company, Allred served as a program management director at Science Applications International Corp.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 11, 2024
Garland Garris of Accenture Federal Services said in a recent column that his company is already working with multiple federal government agencies to help bolster their defenses against cryptographic threats posed by quantum computing.
FedTech Magazine
JULY 11, 2024
The General Services Administration is currently testing the use of facial recognition technology to access Login.gov, the platform that allows the public to sign on to participating government agencies’ websites. In the pilot, a handful of agencies are implementing a commercial solution that has been part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) initiative, says former GSA Acting Deputy Associate Administrator Rachel Davis.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 11, 2024
X-Bow Systems announced raising over $70 million at the close of its Series B funding round. Multi-stage venture capital firm Razor’s Edge was the lead investor with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures, Boeing Ventures, Crosslink Capital and Balerion Space Ventures, X-Bow said Wednesday.
Kluwer Arbitration
JULY 11, 2024
Ms. Bayzakova, it’s a pleasure to have you back, and Dr. Islambek Rustambekov, welcome to our interview series! Ms. Bayzakova is the Director of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (“TIAC”) and also serves as an arbitrator. Prof. Dr. Rustambekov is a member of the panel of arbitrators at the TIAC , an Acting Rector and Professor in the International Commercial Law Department at Tashkent State University of Law, and also serves as an arbitrator.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 11, 2024
Business consulting firm Guidehouse has continued its compliance with the information technology service management system standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization. The Virginia-based company said Tuesday the ISO 20000 recertification acknowledges its implementation of a robust IT service management system including comprehensive policies and procedures for problem, change, service level and service continuity management processes.
Government Contracts
JULY 11, 2024
A Colorado law criminalizing attempts to influence public servants doesn't require an offender to personally influence the official "by means of deceit," a state appellate panel ruled Thursday, holding for the first time that a person can be liable for engaging in a plan of deception with a third party.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 11, 2024
Austal USA has started building new infrastructure to the south of its waterfront facility in Mobile, Alabama. The expansion work includes an assembly building, waterfront improvements and a shiplift system, the company said Tuesday. The construction project is scheduled to be completed and become fully operational by the summer of 2026.
Government Contracts
JULY 11, 2024
An contractor has asked a D.C. federal court to enforce a $91 million arbitral award that it won against the Republic of Peru over a terminated contract to build and operate an airport in the town of Chinchero.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 11, 2024
Booz Allen Hamilton has strategically invested in an up and coming space technology company to aid its space manufacturing and domain awareness efforts.
Government Contracts
JULY 11, 2024
Express Scripts and Caremark PCSHealth urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to reverse a lower court's order sending California's antitrust suit over skyrocketing insulin prices back to state court, with both appellants' counsel arguing the state's claims involve disputes over federal contracts and regulations that must be resolved in federal court.
WashngtonExec
JULY 11, 2024
Roger Mason has joined Parsons Corp. as senior vice president. Mason’s experience in the national security sector includes leadership in the intelligence community. He was the first assistant director of national intelligence for Systems and Resource Analyses, and most recently served as the president of Peraton’s Space and Intelligence sector. His 30 years of experience [.
Government Contracts
JULY 11, 2024
Counsel for the Louisiana Public Service Commission told the Fifth Circuit on Thursday the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is "waiting for me to die" as it delays issuing a compliance order to System Energy Resources Inc., saying the agency was doing irreparable harm to consumers.
WashngtonExec
JULY 11, 2024
General Dynamics Information Technology has appointed Bo Reese as senior director for state and local government to provide strategic direction and program delivery to agency customers. Reese served for over 30 years in state and city government roles, most recently as city manager for Miami, Oklahoma, where he oversaw the delivery of critical electric and [.
Government Contracts
JULY 11, 2024
Government contractors increasingly exposed to criminal liability risks should establish programs that enable detection and remediation of employee misconduct, consider voluntary disclosure, and be aware of the potentially disastrous consequences of failing to make a mandatory disclosure where the government concludes it was required, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
WashngtonExec
JULY 11, 2024
Stephen Ondra has been named MITRE’s vice president of the Center for Transforming Health and director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Alliance to Modernize Health Care. Ondra joined MITRE in 2022 and previously served as chief medical adviser and acting managing director of the Health FFRDC. He has also served in leadership [.
Government Contracts
JULY 11, 2024
A logistics company's suit seeking $41 million in coverage after one of its warehouses in Afghanistan was seized by the Taliban will be tossed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction unless the company can cure the deficiency, which "does not appear feasible," a New York federal court ruled.
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