ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Government agencies can enhance their efficiency through hybrid work but only if they adopt cloud-based voice communications platforms such as unified-communications-as-a-service and contact-center-as-a-service, according to Doug Buffkin, regional vice president of public sector business development at RingCentral.
SmallGovCon
DECEMBER 11, 2024
When a contractor believes an agency assigned the wrong North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code to a solicitation, it can file an appeal with the SBAs Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA). However, for OHA to correct the NAICS code, the contractor must show the contracting officers assignment was clearly erroneous. As we’ve discussed, counting just those NAICS code appeals decided on the merits, about 45% were granted , per a GAO report.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2024
RTX BBN Technologies, an advanced technology research and development provider, has secured an award under an other transaction agreement to develop technologies that enhance medical chatbots for more reliable and accurate healthcare responses.
Scottish Government Procurement
DECEMBER 11, 2024
We have published a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) on changes to Scottish procurement legislation and minor system updates to Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). The changes to Scottish procurement legislation reflect updates to various International Trade Agreements and fulfil international obligations. The minor changes to PCS are a result of the UKs accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
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ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Ask Sage, the developer of a multi-modal generative artificial intelligence platform for government, the defense industrial base and commercial clients, completed its Series A funding round and raised $17 million from an investor group led by Sapphire Ventures, with the participation of Mucker Capital.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The State Department has approved the government of Kuwaits request to purchase maintenance, repair and sustainment services and military equipment for an estimated cost of $300 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday BAE Systems, U.S.
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GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Jennifer Childs was appointed vice president of quality and engineering at HII‘s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, where she has worked for in nearly two decades. HII said Childs will manage and oversee quality programs and ship design, engineering, integrated logistics support and planning yard engineering in her new role, effective Jan. 6. The former U.S.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Guidehouse will provide planning, evaluation and analytics support to the Homeland Security Investigations Office of Administrative Operations. The McLean, Virginia-based consulting company said Tuesday that it secured a contract to support the mission of the Department of Homeland Securitys investigative arm.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Altamira Technologies has appointed Theodore Glusko, a defense industry veteran, as president. The McLean, Virginia-based technology company said Tuesday Glusko will report directly to Altamira CEO Jane Chappell. Ted has worked his entire career across Altamiras key Customers including both Intel and DoD as well as across both operations and development.
AWS Public Sector
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The US Federal Government has a massive opportunity to adopt the latest assistive technologies, including generative artificial intelligence (AI) to help assist with complex problems and fulfill their missions. Im curious, like many of you, in todays climate about the opportunities technology provides for national security so warfighters and intelligence analysts alike can focus on the work that matters most.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 11, 2024
By Maryam Emdadi, Vice President of Sales at Carahsoft Technology disruption and rising cloud costs are forcing public sector agencies to rethink their digital transformation roadmaps. Artificial intelligence and 5G promise revolutionary capabilities, but they also demand unprecedented computing power and many agencies are discovering their current infrastructure isn’t ready.
Whistleblower Network News
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Nick Ephgrave, the Director of the United Kingdoms Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is continuing to call for the implementation of a whistleblower award program in the UK. In recent days, Ephgrave has made a number of comments about the need for financial incentives for whistleblowers and the impact it would have on efforts to combat white collar crime. Ephgrave first called for the implementation of whistleblower awards in February , when in his first public speech after taking over the SFO, he stat
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security plans to launch a competition for a governmentwide acquisition contract to provide tactical communications and technical investigative surveillance operations equipment and services for DHS and other federal government agencies operating in the U.S. and foreign locations.
FedScoop
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Over the past year, employees at the State Department have gotten something of an artificial intelligence upgrade. At this very moment, State Department workers stationed across the globe could use the internal AI chatbot, StateChat, to help them draft an email, translate a document or brainstorm policy. They can turn to Northstar to summarize and analyze news stories from multiple countries.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The Department of Energy has awarded five companies positions on a potential 10-year, $3.4 billion contract to procure low-enriched uranium, or LEU, from domestic commercial sources. According to award notices published Tuesday on SAM.gov, the selected vendors are American Centrifuge Operating, General Matter, Global Laser Enrichment, LIS Technologies and Louisiana Energy Services.
Whistleblower Network News
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The American Conference Institute (ACI) hosted its 41 st annual International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in Washington, D.C., on December 4 and 5. The premier conference featured speakers from the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ), in-house counsel, defense attorneys, and other federal regulatory agencies such as the Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
USFCR
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The date December 16, 2024 , marks a pivotal milestone for defense contractors. By this deadline, all entities within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) are required to meet Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 requirements to maintain eligibility for Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. This milestone represents the culmination of years of policy refinement aimed at fortifying national security by safeguarding sensitive defense information.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services is hugely optimistic about artificial intelligences application in the daily processes of providers and clinicians, including in potential uses like patient monitoring, health journey predictions, note-taking and even guiding surgical procedures.
Kluwer Arbitration
DECEMBER 11, 2024
In the recent Singapore High Court (Court) case of DJA v DJB [2024] SGHCR 10 ( DJA v DJB ), the Court was tasked with determining the novel question of whether the general legal principles for an application for a case management stay apply when an applicant seeks a case management stay of its own application to set aside an arbitral award in favour of a pending arbitration.
Public Contracting Institute
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The Contract Disputes Act (CDA) includes a six year statute of limitations for submittal of claims. 41 U.S.C. 7103(a)(4)(A). This section had been interpreted as a jurisdictional bar that caused many cases at the Boards and in the Court of Federal Claims to be dismissed immediately without further development of the case. See, e.g., Sys. Dev. Corp. v.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Lynetta Cheatham, vice president of talent acquisition and diversity, equity and inclusion at Acentra Health, has won WashingtonExecs Pinnacle Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Executive of the Year (Private & Public Companies). On Nov. 21, WashingtonExec announced the Pinnacle Awards winners during an annual event showcasing government and industry executives who notably spurred innovation [.
GovLoop
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Its that time: GovLoop is now accepting applications for its 2025 Featured Contributor program! Current and former govies, and industry representatives, write on topics they care about and are recognized by GovLoops community of more than 300,000 public-sector employees, industry partners, and knowledge experts. The program is an excellent opportunity for professionals at any stage of their career.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Lisa DeRaymond, business operations specialist at Koniag Government Services, has won WashingtonExecs Pinnacle Award for Executive Assistant of the Year (Private & Public Companies). Alana Perkins, executive operations director at Two Six Technologies, was also named a winner in the same category. On Nov. 21, WashingtonExec announced the Pinnacle Awards winners during an annual event [.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Intelligent Waves has received a $23.5 million contract to provide comprehensive cybersecurity support services for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Under the five-year agreement, adversarial assessments will be carried out to simulate and evaluate worst-case cyber breach scenarios, helping the AOUSC to identify and mitigate potential threats, Intelligent Waves said Tuesday.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Amentum has won a $105 million contract to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Airborne Electronic Attack Systems Division. The contract is awarded under the Defense Department’s Information Analysis Centers multiple-award contract vehicle, which are awarded by the U.S. Air Forces 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron. Under the contract, Amentum will develop the next generation [.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2024
DTEX Systems, a company offering insider risk management, has named Sue Gordon and Mike Studeman to its newly established advisory board. The company said Tuesday the industry veterans will leverage their extensive experience in cybersecurity and intelligence in driving DTEXs strategy with a focus on growth, impact and enterprise security transformation.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Viasat, Inc. has won a 5-year, sole-source indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract through the General Services Administration with a $568 million ceiling. This contract is a follow-on GSA award extending a previous IDIQ issued in 2019. Under this award, Viasat will support the rapid migration of command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and [.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and Aerostar have finished testing hardened communications systems designed to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors in the stratosphere. The test flight, conducted from Nov. 8 to Dec.
FedInsider
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Thursday, January 23, 2025 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE If a picture is worth a thousand words, turning data into graphical images that show relationships must be just as valuable. Agencies across the country, looking for ways to better leverage the value of the data they already gather, are wrestling with how to implement data modeling to make use of the information.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2024
C3 AI has teamed up with IT systems integrator ECS to carry out a task order calling for the modernization of the U.S. Army’s intelligence information collection and management systems.
Government Contracts & Global Trade
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is raising many fees for trademark filings effective January 18, 2025. Many fees will increase by $50$100 per class of goods and/or services. The USPTO will also impose surcharges on many applications filed under the Trademark Act Sections 1 (these are national applications, mostly filed by US entities) and 44 (these are applications based on foreign applications and registrations, mostly filed by foreign entities).
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2024
ManTech has achieved a perfect score in the Joint Verification Security Assessment under the second iteration of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC 2.0, program. “Achieving a perfect 110/110 in the CMMC Level 2.
AWS Public Sector
DECEMBER 11, 2024
We introduced Amazon Bedrock to the world in April 2023, delivering an entirely new way to build generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Its exciting to experiment with and test the various capabilities of Amazon Bedrock in the AWS Management Console. However, integrating these new generative AI capabilities in your application requires understanding various aspects of AWS serverless services.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Rick Hanson, who has over three decades of leadership experience, has assumed the newly created role of president of go-to-market at Forcepoint. The company said Tuesday Hanson will be responsible for unifying the sales and customer success teams to scale global go-to-market operations.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Brett Camet, a seasoned federal IT sector professional, has been named chief growth officer at Swingtech, the company announced on LinkedIn Monday. The new CGO will oversee Swingtechs strategic growth initiatives, maintain key partnerships and determine new opportunities to drive innovation.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Sarah Kim Chief Marketing Officer, Iron Bow Sarah Kim is especially proud of the role marketing played in Iron Bows remarkable growth trajectory, culminating in a record-breaking revenue of $1.5 billion. This milestone reflected a strategic transformation that laid the groundwork for sustained innovation and market leadership. She and her team focused on elevating the [.
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