Whistleblower Network News
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Samherji, Iceland’s largest fishing company, is suing Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson, an Icelandic art student known as Odee. The lawsuit concerns a spoof of the company’s website created by the artist. The fake webpage featured the heading We’re Sorry , with a made-up apology. This fake apology was directly related to a scandal involving Samherji and Namibian fishing quotas.
FedScoop
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Federal agencies across the government have posted their plans to comply with an Office of Management and Budget memo on artificial intelligence governance, providing a window into what risk management and reporting practices will look like in the executive branch. The compliance plans, which were due 180 days following the finalization of OMB’s M-24-10 memo , outline steps each covered agency plans to take when it comes to updating their internal policies, collecting information for their AI us
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ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention has selected digital services integrator Fearless and professional services company Deloitte to enhance how the agency tracks, analyzes and gains insight from data to help prevent the spread of human immunodeficiency virus.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
David Young, a strategy and business development leader, has joined Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) space business as vice president and deputy general manager for national security space. He disclosed his new position in a LinkedIn post published Monday.
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ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Travis Knutson has been promoted to senior vice president of operations at the combined Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies organization. In his new role, Knutson will promote operational excellence in the organization and ensure that customers will receive advanced communication solutions, EAC and OWT said.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
A court deadline to challenge liability limits over Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse shows an intense legal battle brewing as the U.S. government, Maryland and private plaintiffs sharpen their claims for damages against the owner and manager of the cargo ship that slammed into the bridge six months ago.
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Redstone Government Consulting
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Title 2 Subtitle A Chapter II of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) includes Part 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (i.e., grants and cooperative agreements). 2 CFR 200.405, Allocable costs , falls under Subpart E–Cost Principles applicable to all organizations that are not commercial for-profit organizations. 2 CFR 200.
USFCR
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Tropical Storm Helene continues to intensify, with forecasts predicting it could strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall. Areas along the Florida Panhandle and Gulf Coast are at risk, with storm surge warnings issued for Tampa Bay and evacuation orders in effect for several counties. Helene could bring up to 8 feet of storm surge and drop 4 to 8 inches of rain, causing flash flooding in vulnerable areas.
Whistleblower Network News
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
On August 30, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Barr v. SEC, that two whistleblowers are not eligible to receive whistleblower awards based on proceeds collected by the government in a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding. After two whistleblowers exposed what has been called “one of the biggest frauds in Texas history” the SEC sanctioned the fraud-committing company $38.7 million.
WashngtonExec
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Today’s supply chain challenges span nearly every industry and impact the public and private sector alike. Citizens have seen the result of supply chain issues in their daily lives since the pandemic disrupted processes more than three years ago. As a result, global supply chains are under intense pressure, and leading executives are working through [.
FedScoop
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The IRS has fallen short in meeting a critical governmentwide modernization priority, a new watchdog report found, potentially undercutting the agency’s ability to “meet evolving business needs” and bolster “the taxpayer experience.” According to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, the IRS has yet to complete a number of actions tied to the deployment of Internet Protocol version 6.
Open Contracting Partnership
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
South Korea has been a pioneer of green public procurement (GPP) since 2005 , when the Environment Ministry enacted legislation mandating government agencies to buy “green products” whenever possible. Initially, the reforms focused on two key actions: public institutions were required to create an annual GPP implementation plan with self-defined targets as well as a performance record of their green purchases.
SmallGovCon
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Most of SBA’s socioeconomic programs (woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, HUBZone) have a requirement for the contractor to go through a recertification process, or program examination, every three years. 8(a) Participants have an annual review process, so they are reviewed even more frequently. But between these routine program recertifications, there is a possibility that the SBA will choose to perform an additional program examination to “verify the accuracy” of ce
FedScoop
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Delays and errors were among the “troubling” issues identified with the Department of Education’s new system for its Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, the Government Accountability Office said this week. In a report and congressional testimony released Tuesday, the GAO said the education agency’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) pinpointed and addressed defects in the FAFSA Processing System (FPS) before deployment, but continued to find “numerous defects” after its launc
FedTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The federal CAIO Council is prioritizing artificial intelligence-capable infrastructure, with an emphasis on computing power and resilience, as agencies increasingly look to leverage the technology. Agencies will likely need some major technology enhancements to operationalize their AI efforts, and given the government’s intense interest in this area, it’s worth taking a deeper look into what those entail.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Krista McKendree, former vice president at Cask Government Services, has joined cBEYONData as VP of business development. In a LinkedIn post Tuesday, cBEYONData said McKendree has two decades of experience in Department of Defense business development and will focus on the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps markets in her new role.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Guidehouse, a global consultancy firm specializing in advisory, digital and managed services, has launched TrueGuide Spend, a customizable platform designed to streamline the administration of large grant programs. The end-to-end platform was unveiled at the ongoing Climate Week NYC, a global event hosted by the Climate Group from Sept. 22 to 29, Guidehouse said Tuesday.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, received her 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent meeting. Garrettson founded the annual Wash100 Award in 2014 to honor notable executives shaping the government contracting landscape.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Forum Systems, a company specializing in generative artificial intelligence and application programming interface technologies, has partnered with IT capabilities provider Carahsoft Technology to bring scalable and secure GenAI services to the public sector. Carahsoft said Tuesday it will provide government agencies access to Forum Systems’ QuantumSim platform, QS SecureGPT and QS Contracts.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Tria Federal has appointed Gina Gallagher, a more than 30-year federal government sector veteran, as senior vice president for business development. The company said Tuesday Gallagher will oversee the company’s market expansion efforts and strategic initiatives.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Saab Inc. plans to establish a new facility in the city of Grayling in Michigan, with groundbreaking set for the fourth quarter of 2024. Saab said Tuesday that the facility, its 10th in the U.S., will be dedicated to the production of munitions, with initial manufacturing set to begin by early 2026.
Scottish Government Procurement
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Our Director, Nick Ford, returns with his second vlog of 2024! In his latest vlog, Nick provides an update highlighting what we’ve achieved over the last quarter, including exciting events and recent publications, as well as what’s coming up over the next few months across the Scottish procurement community. You can watch the video below.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
DCS Corp. has elevated Chris White to the role of vice president and division manager of the modeling, simulation and analysis division within the company’s air and space technology sector.
FedInsider
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The 2021 Colonial Pipeline incident has stood in history as a prime example of the importance of cyber resilience for critical infrastructure. This week on Feds At the Edge, we delve into the call-to-action events like this have created for agencies everywhere and the resources available for even the smallest entities. Cheri Caddy, Senior Technical Advisor for Cybersecurity at the US Department of Energy, talks about resources like CISA & NIST, but suggests that private companies should also
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Northrop Grumman has completed a demonstration of its hybrid satellite communication terminal for an Air Force Research Laboratory program that aims to connect air and ground military platforms to commercial satcom.
Kluwer Arbitration
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
On 11 April 2024, the Permanent Court of Arbitration published the award in Mason Capital L.P. and Mason Management LLC v. Republic of Korea (PCA Case No. 2018-55) (“Mason”), reaching the same substantive result as last year’s award in Elliott Associates L.P. v. Republic of Korea (PCA Case No. 2018-51) (“Elliott”), while disagreeing on the attribution to the State of Korea’s National Pension Service’s (the “NPS”) conduct.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Booz Allen Hamilton is taking a comprehensive view of the threat landscape and emerging technology platforms to counter cyberthreats across domains, missions and sectors through its “One Battlespace” approach.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
A controversial demand from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for prospective contractors to recognize union organizing may stretch the limits of the government's required neutrality in contactors' labor disputes, and a ruling supporting it is likely to attract close scrutiny from courts.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Defense technology company Parry Labs has appointed Raanan Horowitz, former president and CEO of Elbit Systems of America, as a member of its board of directors.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday held that a lower court should've admitted prosecutors' evidence of alleged co-conspirators in a $400 million health insurance fraud case, finding that an exclusion to the hearsay rule was misapplied by the district court in the closely watched Anti-Kickback Statute litigation.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The U.S. Army awarded five companies spots on a $249 million contract for professional architect-engineer services. The Department of Defense said Monday the contractors will compete for orders of the seven-year, firm-fixed-price contract.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
A developer and its Muslim founders claimed in federal court that Islamophobia motivated Lino Lakes, Minnesota, and several of its lawmakers to approve a moratorium that blocked the construction of a mixed-use development project that featured a mosque.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Egypt has secured approval from the U.S. State Department to acquire 720 Stringer missiles and other equipment and services under the Foreign Military Sales program. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday the potential deal is estimated to cost $740 million, citing RTX (NYSE: RTX) as the principal contractor.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
A California federal judge issued a $2.25 million fine to a defense company for its role in a bribery scheme through which a former executive bribed an ex-Navy contracting official in exchange for lucrative contracts.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
KBR (NYSE: KBR) will conduct research, development, test and evaluation of aeronautical systems in support of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Mobility Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims refused to throw out a suit filed by California property owners who claimed that the federal government owed them compensation after it abandoned a U.S.-Mexico border fence project on the owners' leased properties, leaving behind construction debris and causing environmental damage.
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