Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council's recent proposal for updating organizational conflict of interest rules includes some welcome clarifications, but new representation and disclosure obligations would upend long-standing practices, likely increase contractors False Claims Act risks, and necessitate implementation of more complex OCI compliance programs, say attorneys at Wiley.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Lockheed Martins Rotary and Mission Systems division has booked a $114.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of hardware that supports sound navigation and ranging, or SONAR, systems. Contract Modification Details The Department of Defense said Tuesday that under the cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification, awarded on Feb.
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Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
A Virginia company has asked a federal judge to scrap a 978.6 million ($1.02 billion) contract the U.S. Army awarded for security for government installations and personnel in Germany, arguing the Army ignored a "late is late" rule to steer the deal back to the incumbent.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Oshkoshs defense business has received $214.8 million worth of orders from the U.S. Army for additional Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle A2, or FMTV A2, trucks and trailers.
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Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
A Court of Federal Claims judge rejected a contractor's attempt to block a $181.5 million Army Corps of Engineers construction contract, saying the company provided little evidence to back its claim the agency erred in choosing a more expensive proposal.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Frontier Technology Inc. announced the promotion of Jose Hidalgo to chief executive officer. In a company press release Tuesday, Ron Shroder, whom Hidalgo succeeds as CEO, said, Jose Hidalgo has done a tremendous job leading the company for the last several years.
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ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Raytheon, an RTX business, has completed a demonstration of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS, at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
More than two dozen U.S. Agency for International Development workers sued billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his Department of Governmental Efficiency on Thursday, arguing that their actions taking control of various federal agencies are unconstitutional.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The U.S. Space Force has released a draft request for proposals for the third iteration of the GPS Engineering, Analysis and Remote Site Sustainment, or GEARSS, program.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
A former executive for a masonry contractor involved in the multimillion-dollar restoration of Philadelphia's historic 30th Street Station has admitted to a scheme that involved bribing an Amtrak employee to overcharge the federal government $2 million for the project, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia said Thursday.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Raj Jayaraman, a 30-year veteran of the federal government contracting industry, has been appointed as senior vice president of competitive intelligence, PTW and strategic pricing at ASRC Federal, the company announced on LinkedIn Monday. Who Is Rai Jayaraman?
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The Second Circuit on Thursday undid part of the bribery conviction of a former Long Island county official accused of accepting kickbacks in return for helping a restaurateur secure a loan, saying his role as Nassau County executive did not make him an "agent" of a local municipality.
FedScoop
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency conducted a series of touch-base sessions at the General Services Administrations Technology Transformation Services leading up to the agencys move to cut staff , asking employees to share details about interagency projects that sometimes contained sensitive information and stirring privacy concerns among the workforce, according to documents shared with FedScoop.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.
USFCR
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The General Services Administration (GSA) is a huge component of federal procurement, managing billions in government spending across contracts, technology, and real estate. Recent leadership changes at GSA could significantly shift how the agency operates, affecting everything from acquisition strategies to contractor relationships. Understanding these changes is essential for businesses looking to maintain or expand their footprint in the federal marketplace.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice's Anti-Kickback Statute settlement with QOL Medical and a favorable advisory opinion from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provide a study in contrasts, but there are tips for biopharma manufacturers trying to navigate the vast compliance space between them, says Mary Kohler at Kohler Health Law.
SmallGovCon
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
It doesnt take too long to find a blog post where weve discussed SBAs Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) full-time devotion requirement. For a service-disabled veteran (SDV) to meet the SDVOSB control requirements, the SDV must control the management and daily business operations of the SDVOSB. This requires the SDV to be fully devoted to the SDVOSB.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Colorado on Wednesday terminated a contract with a company that provides transportation for state Medicaid members after the company sued to invalidate its suspension from the program, with the state citing a failure to complete driver background checks and other requirements on time.
AWS Public Sector
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Global leaders are convening in Germany this week at the annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) to discuss key foreign policy and security challenges. Amid these discussions, one thing is clear: global leadership increasingly hinges on technological progress. In particular, the rapid progress of artificial intelligence (AI) presents an extraordinary opportunity for transformative innovation.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Palo Alto Networks Senior Vice President of U.S. Public Sector Eric Trexler expects foreign adversaries in 2025 to continue using artificial intelligence to attack critical infrastructure, government systems and key industries, making it crucial, more than ever, for the U.S. and its allies to enhance cyber defenses to counteract state-sponsored cyber activities.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
House Budget Committee Republicans on Thursday passed a resolution that would allow for the passage of up to $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and the repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act.
FedInsider
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The opportunities in AI are vast, from enhancing citizen services to bolstering national cybersecurity. In fact, there are over 1,200 active and planned AI use cases across the public sector supporting a wide array of missions. For AI to be successful, agencies need trusted data as its foundation.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The Department of Veteran Affairs has awarded FalconTek a $130 million contract to provide critical support to the Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy, or CMOP, facility in Hines, Illinois. The service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or SDVOB, said Tuesday that the CMOP facility is crucial to the VA’s processing and distribution of prescription medicines to U.S. veterans.
Kluwer Arbitration
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
2024 proved to be a pivotal year for the development of arbitration in Pakistan, driven by the governments concerted efforts to reform Pakistans arbitration framework. Legislative developments therefore took the centre stage. Key developments also included important judicial decisions under the existing regime. Legislative Reform The most significant development was the unveiling of the Draft Arbitration Act 2024 (Draft Act), which was presented to the Federal Minister for Law and Justice in May
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Virginia-based Empower AI has been awarded a spot on the General Services Administrations One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus, or OASIS+, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Under the multiple-award IDIQ, the selected companies will compete for task orders to provide federal agencies with design, development and operational expertise for systems and processes, Empower AI said Tuesday.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Government technology provider Aretum has appointed Michael Gayle as its director of business development and DOD, bringing over two decades of experience in operations, sales, marketing and engineering. In his new role, Gayle will spearhead efforts to deliver advanced tech capabilities to Department of Defense customers, Aretum said in a Thursday post on LinkedIn.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies, or EACOWT, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Group, has entered into a partnership with EchoStar subsidiary Hughes Network Systems to enhance low Earth orbit connectivity to the L3Harris Multi-Mission Rapidly Adaptable Standards-compliant Open Radio, or RASOR, Ecosystem.
Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Walentynki to nie tylko czas mioci i romantycznych gestw, ale take okres wzmoonej aktywnoci marketingowej. Przedsibiorcy i agencje reklamowe przecigaj si w kreatywnych kampaniach od konkursw i rozda po limitowane edycje produktw. Wspprace z influencerami zalewaj media spoecznociowe rekomendacjami idealnych prezentw, a przekaz reklamowy buduje atmosfer pen emocji i zaangaowania.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Mattermost is integrating into its security-focused collaboration platform the quantum entropy-based encryption of security solutions company Qrypt under a partnership to provide defense and intelligence customers with quantum-secure communication services. Bill Anderson, Mattermost principal product manager, said the two companies collaboration addresses the cybersecurity threat of harvest now, decrypt later posed by adversarial quantum computing.
Import and Trade Remedies
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The number of import permits has been increasing significantly over the past few years due to the expansion of cross-border electronic commerce. In the midst of this trend, many cases of smuggling of illicit drugs and intellectual property infringing goods have been detected, and cases of inappropriate importation of FS-used cargo (*) by impersonation and tax evasion by low value declarations have become apparent.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
ServiceNow has unveiled a new suite of products to increase visibility, accelerate return on investment and drive efficiency for U.S. federal agencies. The Government Transformation Suite will help federal agencies manage assets, save time, transform the government worker experience and optimize software investments, ServiceNow said Wednesday.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The scope of federal antitrust enforcement under the second Trump administration remains uncertain, but the Procurement Collusion Strike Force, which collaborates with federal and state agencies to enforce antitrust laws in the government procurement space, is likely to remain active so contractors must stay vigilant, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.
FedScoop
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Unions challenging the Trump administrations deferred resignation offer to government workers lack the standing to do so, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Wednesday. The decision eliminated the temporary pause on the deadline for workers to accept the offer and denied the unions attempt to seek a longer-term hold on the deadline through a preliminary injunction.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The Trump administration is going to get argument time in front of the justices when the corporate arm of India's space agency faces off against a satellite telecom over the enforcement of a $1.3 billion arbitration award at the nation's highest court.
Whistleblower Network News
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Late on February 12, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Trumps firing of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger , who as the head of Office of Special Counsel (OSC) oversees the agency responsible for protecting federal employee whistleblowers and investigating their concerns. Dellinger was terminated by the White House late on February 7.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The Boston-based First Circuit will play an outsize role in litigation challenging the aggressive start to President Donald Trump's second administration, but the liberal stronghold's philosophic divergence with the U.S. Supreme Court may make any victories fleeting.
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