GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Tria Federal, an information technology and advisory services provider, has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of technology leader John Cho as its first chief technology officer and Brian Wagner, a public affairs officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, as vice president of marketing and communications.
USFCR
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Curavetti Medical Staffing, in significant collaboration with Prometheus Federal Services, has been entrusted with a vital role in the Veterans Health Administration's $23 billion staffing program. This initiative, aimed at addressing staffing shortages, will directly benefit over 9 million veterans nationwide.
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GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Five companies secured spots on a potential $375 million contract to deliver environmental restoration and compliance services to NASA. AECOM‘s (NYSE: ACM) Technical Services division, Tetra Tech (Nasdaq: TTEK), HydroGeoLogic, ISMS-Navarro and the joint venture between Jacobs Solutions (NYSE: J) and Geosyntec won positions on the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, NASA said Wednesday.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Venice Goodwine , chief information officer of the Department of the Air Force, as a first-time Wash100 Award recipient. Goodwine is included in the 2024 Wash100 roster for her outstanding leadership in spearheading the service branch's information technology investment strategy and fostering innovation in emerging technologies across the enterprise.
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GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Julie Clark, a business development executive, has joined IPT Associates as vice president of business development and capture. She announced the move in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. Clark previously served as senior VP of business development at BTAS, a woman-owned information technology services provider supporting defense and federal civilian agencies.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The U.S. Air Force awarded Serco Inc. a $90 million follow-on contract to continue implementing IBM's TRIRIGA software at the maintenance and installation systems division of the U.S. Air Force Program Executive Office for Business Enterprise Systems. The potential five-year contract includes a base performance period of one year and four one-year option periods, the company said Wednesday.
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ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Artificial intelligence and satellite innovations are driving advancements within the communications industry, and we’re just beginning to see how far these technologies can take us. In an Executive Spotlight with Executive Mosaic, MetTel Vice President of Public Sector Sales and Solution Architecture Don Parente spoke about how low earth orbit satellites, global networks and AI tools can help close the digital divide for government agencies.
FedScoop
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Congress and federal agencies have legislative and regulatory work to do on the use of artificial intelligence in the housing and rental markets, lawmakers and experts said during a congenial Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs subcommittee hearing Wednesday. Members of the Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development were largely in agreement on the need for regulations in these mostly uncharted waters.
FedInsider
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Friday, February 9, 2024 | 2:00PM – 3:30PM EST | 90 Minutes | 1.5 CPE Cybersecurity has always contended with evolving threats. As the internet has become more embedded into social and economic life and smart phones, tablets and other handheld devices become ubiquitous, bad actors have devised new attacks to capitalize on new vulnerabilities. And just as agencies are implementing zero trust architecture to help with this wave, other IT developments are threatening to upend cybersecurity even mor
USFCR
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Get ready! Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries worldwide, marking a significant shift in technological capability. AI is about machines doing tasks that usually need human intelligence, like learning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. AI's game-changing aspect? Its ability to analyze vast data, learn, and make predictions or decisions.
Art of Procurement
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
In 2005, Amazon revolutionized eCommerce delivery expectations with their 2-day Prime delivery service. All of a sudden, every other retailer. The post The Drone Final Mile Becomes Reality appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
As law firms face ever-increasing risks of cyberattacks and ransomware incidents, the legal industry must implement robust cybersecurity measures and privacy-centric practices to preserve attorney-client privilege, safeguard client trust and uphold the profession’s integrity, says Ryan Paterson at Unplugged.
Whistleblower Network News
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
[link] In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast , FBI whistleblower Jane Turner speaks with online disinformation specialist Dr. Joan Donovan, the former Technology and Social Change Research Project Director at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center. Donovan blew the whistle on alleged improper donor influence at the Kennedy School.
Scottish Government Procurement
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Background “Scottish Government’s vision for public participation is that people can be involved in the decisions that affect them, making Scotland a more inclusive, sustainable and successful place” – George Adam MSP, Minister for Parliamentary Business, 2023. Since the Christie Commission on the future of public services concluded that services must be designed and built through collaboration, the Scottish Government has committed to increasing the use of participatory approaches. ‘Parti
Whistleblower Network News
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Dr. Tommie (“Toni”) Savage’s federal employee whistleblower case has stretched on for nearly a decade and a half since she began to experience retaliation for blowing the whistle on systemic contracting fraud within the Army Corps of Engineers. Her case before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) established the right for federal whistleblowers to pursue hostile work environment claims.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Nicholas Waguespack , a technology executive with over two decades of combined defense and industry experience, has been appointed vice president of artificial intelligence at CACI International. Waguespack announced his new post on LinkedIn and shared that he would support the integration of AI and machine learning technologies into the various aspects of CACI's business operations.
Whistleblower Network News
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Online disinformation specialist Dr. Joan Donovan appears as this week’s guest on the Whistleblower of the Week podcast hosted by Jane Turner. Donovan is the former Technology and Social Change Research Project director at Harvard Kennedy’s Shorenstein Center. After the leak of the Facebook papers in 2021 and Frances Haugen’s testimony to Congress, Donovan set out to make the documents publicly available in a database.
GovLoop
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
As we know, professional development is tremendously important. It strengthens individuals, and it strengthens agencies. Trainings, workshops, certifications and conferences are all valuable, but there’s another part of professional development that is less discussed yet may be one of the most important for employee growth: mentorship. It’s unlikely that years down the road, an employee will remember the one technical training that really pointed the way for their career path.
Open Contracting Partnership
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
We love hearing from our partners and allies on what we are doing well and what we could do better. Your feedback keeps us honest and accountable. In 2023, our annual community survey became even more critical for us as we shaped our new organizational strategy, which we are very excited to share with you next month. Here are our key insights from over 250 reformers in 71 countries, especially around the four community targets that help us measure the inclusiveness and effectiveness of our suppo
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
V2X emerged as a new government services provider in the summer of 2022 after a merger between Vectrus and Vertex. Now, V2X is looking toward the future with a focus on expanding into new areas and strengthening its presence in its existing markets and capability areas.
Kluwer Arbitration
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
On 6 November 2023, the United States (“ US “) District Court of New Orleans, Louisiana (“ Louisiana Court “) rendered a decision on the enforceability of a DIFC-LCIA arbitration clause. The Louisiana Court ruled that the DIFC-LCIA arbitration clause was unenforceable because it referred to an arbitral institution that had been abolished.
GovLoop
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Keeping your work and home life in balance is essential to remain a healthy and effective employee, but as a supervisor, it can be hard to make sure you’re properly modeling the right behavior for your subordinates. Carolyn Mooney, Owner and Coach, Enough LLC, had a few tips to share on maintaining that balance during January’s New Supervisors in Government Community of Practice online training session.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
RTX 's Collins Aerospace subsidiary and partners ILC Dover and Oceaneering have completed the crew capability assessment test on next-generation spacesuits developed for NASA astronauts on the International Space Station. During the test, the spacesuits went through a series of demonstrations in a manufactured zero-gravity environment onboard an aircraft, RTX said Wednesday.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Michael Millett, formerly senior vice president of business development at ReefPoint Group, has joined Falls Church, Virginia-based management consulting firm Sierra7 as VP of capture and solutions.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Carahsoft Technolog will act as a master government aggregator for SparkCognition Government System’s artificial intelligence-based visual security tool to the public sector, including schools. The Visual AI Advisor will be made accessible via reseller partners, NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V, Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2, National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance and OMNIA Partners contracts, Carahsoft said Wednesday.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu has previewed an upcoming request for proposals from the Pentagon, in support of the creation of a sustainable, safe and secure bioeconomy.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Northrop Grumman and the Missile Defense Agency completed a preliminary design review of the Next Generation Interceptor capability one year ahead of schedule. As part of PDR, the Northrop NGI team provided MDA with a full-scale solid rocket motor, avionics, test hardware and other on-site interactive demonstrators for assessment as well as a digital model of the all-up round design in a virtual reality environment, the company said Wednesday.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Register for the Workloads at the Tactical Edge Forum and catch the most esteemed leaders discussing how to reshape the modern military landscape through data-driven decision-making in a zero-trust environment. The government relies on robust IT and digital solutions to enhance its capabilities in defending the homeland and civilians from cyber threats.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
BAE Systems has concluded the critical design review of an advanced global positioning system receiver and next-generation semiconductor for the U.S. Space Force. The CDR is part of the $247 million contract that BAE received in 2020 from the agency to design and manufacture new technologies in support of the Military GPS User Equipment Increment 2 Miniature Serial Interface program, the company said Wednesday.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The U.S. Government Accountability Office freed the U.S. Army Materiel Command from claims it unreasonably snubbed two contractors for an installation support deal in favor of a company with a more expensive bid, saying the command justified the price differential.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Ardent has appointed Ryan Jennings as its first chief ventures officer. Ardent said Tuesday that in his new role, Jennings' responsibilities include working to ensure that future mergers and acquisitions, technological innovations and new business ventures align with the objectives of the digital transformation and data analytics firm.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
As attempts to integrate artificial intelligence into products and processes speed up, Congress wants a close look at how the technology's electricity use, water needs and waste consequences are affecting the environment.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The Department of Defense has issued an Impact Level 5 provisional authorization for the cybersecurity testing offering from technology company Rebellion Defense. Rebellion Nova works to validate the security of a client's systems -- including zero trust architectures and software development environments -- and identify vulnerabilities by emulating the latest attacks used by adversaries, Rebellion Defense said Wednesday.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The U.S. Government Accountability Office backed Deloitte Consulting's protest over a $225.3 million U.S. Department of Homeland Security order for support services, saying DHS wrongly failed to take into account the awardee removing a proposed teaming partner from its bid.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
SpaceX will research and develop an automated collision avoidance technology under a cooperative research and development agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Space Commerce. OSC said Wednesday it will conduct an astrodynamics assessment of SpaceX’s software under the CRADA, which includes satellite conjunction evaluation screenings.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s foreign bribery-related resolutions with 3M and Clear Channel offer important takeaways on compliance risks for companies with operations in China, from the role of traditionally low-risk vendors to gaps in internal accounting controls, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.
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