Tue.Nov 28, 2023

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Upcoming workshop on sustainable procurement this Thursday

Telles.eu

This coming Thursday I will be doing a workshop at the Lisbon Environmental Law cluster from the University of Lisbon. It will be a homecoming of sorts for me as it is the first time I will be delivering a session in person at my alma mater exactly 20 years after leaving. The session will be composed of two parts: my talk and then a discussion with my good friend Miguel Assis Raimundo, sure to be lively and an opportunity for all to learn, including myself.

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Cyber Incident Reporting May Be “Material” for Federal Contractors

GovCon & Trade

Last month, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council proposed new cybersecurity and incident reporting regulations for federal contractors on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The proposed regulations include data incident reporting requirements the government explicitly designated as material to government contractors – meaning a failure to follow the reporting requirements could

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Technology Is Turning Conference Rooms into Hubs for Seamless Collaboration

FedTech Magazine

With the opening of its Workplace Innovation Lab, the General Services Administration seeks to better understand how hybrid work and the deployment of communication technologies will impact its employees. Located in Washington, D.C., the WIL takes up 25,000 square feet inside GSA headquarters and is equipped with access control and onsite security personnel.

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System One Buys KeyLogic to Expand Government Support Offerings

GovCon Wire

Staffing and outsourcing services provider System One has acquired KeyLogic, a Morgantown, West Virginia-based consulting and data management company, for an undisclosed sum.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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BAE, Red Hat, The Weather Company Collaborate to Transform Military Simulation Environments; Peder Jungck Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

BAE Systems has entered into a strategic collaboration with Red Hat and The Weather Company , an IBM business, to incorporate weather data and related insights into synthetic training environments to enhance decision-making capabilities during military operations. BAE said Monday its military simulation environments leverage the Red Hat OpenShift container platform and The Weather Company's experience in integrating weather data with the Department of Defense's frameworks.

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Lockheed Books $199M Army Contract for MLRS Munitions Engineering Services

GovCon Wire

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential five-year, $199.1 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide industrial engineering support services for the family of munitions used on the service branch’s Multiple Launch Rocket Systems. Army Contracting Command will obligate $6.

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EmpowerAI’s Jeff Bohling on AI Landscape Shifts & ChatGPT’s Impact

GovCon Wire

The world of artificial intelligence was dramatically revolutionized a year ago when OpenAI released the large language model ChatGPT for public use. Executive Mosaic sat down with EmpowerAI CEO Jeff Bohling to talk about how AI has evolved, and how it has impacted government missions over the past year.

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Health Resources and Services Administration Posts Solicitation for Evidence-Building, Evaluation Support Services IDIQ

ExecutiveBiz

The Health Resources and Services Administration has launched a full and open competition for the procurement of evaluation and evidence-building services to support its bureaus and offices. The resulting indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will support evaluations, descriptive research studies, policy analyses, capacity assessment and program performance monitoring, according to a solicitation posted Monday on SAM.gov.

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Godspeed Creates New AI-Focused Entity to Support IC Customers, Names Ross O’Rourke as Crimson Phoenix CEO

GovCon Wire

Technology private equity firm Godspeed Capital Management founded a new entity that will provide differentiated artificial intelligence and data analytics to the U.S. Special Operations Command and the intelligence community in general. Godspeed on Monday unveiled Crimson Phoenix, an intelligence services platform to be led by Ross O’Rourke as CEO.

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Northrop Secures $265M Contract Modification for Marine Corps G/ATOR Radar Tech Engineering Support

ExecutiveBiz

Northrop Grumman has received a potential $265 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue providing engineering and logistics support services for a U.S. Marine Corps multimission radar system designed to detect and track remotely piloted vehicles, cruise missiles and other airborne threats. The modification increases the ceiling value of a previously awarded basic ordering agreement to $514.3 million, the Department of Defense said Monday.

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Eqlipse Technologies Completes SR Technologies Acquisition

GovCon Wire

Eqlipse Technologies has wrapped up its acquisition of SR Technologies in a move that aims to expand its portfolio of products and engineering offerings for key national security customers within the Department of Defense and the intelligence community.

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Sigma Defense’s Matt Jones is Working Towards a Unified, Collaborative GovCon Industry

WashngtonExec

At Sigma Defense, President and CEO Matt Jones has a vision for how GovCons should be working. In a word: Together. The GovCon world “is not reflecting the agile development and iterative processes required to incorporate and leverage modern technologies,” he said. Government contracts tend to be siloed and fragmented, and industry solutions end up [.

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L3Harris Strikes $800M Deal to Divest Commercial Aviation Business; Christopher Kubasik Quoted

GovCon Wire

An affiliate of private equity firm TJC has agreed to acquire the commercial aviation solutions business of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for approximately $800 million. L3Harris said Monday it expects the transaction to conclude in the first half of 2024, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

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IRS seeks information as it plans to scale up its robotic processing automation program

FedScoop

The IRS is looking to shore up the staffing of its robotic processing automation arm, as the program aims to develop and deploy 35 to 50 automations annually for the tax agency. The RPA program, which sits within the IRS’s IT branch, is in project-planning mode and will be in need of software engineers, architects, business analysts and technical document specialists tasked with supporting the agency’s Center of Excellence/Program Management Office, Software Development and Technical Platform Su

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Elbit Systems Wins $500M USMC Night Vision Goggles Supply Contract

GovCon Wire

Elbit Systems‘ (Nasdaq: ESLT) U.S. subsidiary will deliver helmet-mounted night vision goggle systems to the U.S. Marine Corps under a five-year, $500 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.

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OHA: Respond to SBA Size Determination Questions, or Risk an Adverse Inference

SmallGovCon

SBA’s size protest rules contain a stick to force companies to respond to SBA as part of size determination. That stick is called the adverse inference rule. The adverse inference rule says that, if SBA requests specific information and a protested company refuses to provide it, SBA may assume that the missing information would show that the company is not a small business.

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Gary Goodwin Takes on CEO Role at American Rheinmetall Munitions

GovCon Wire

Gary Goodwin, formerly president and CEO at Nammo Defense Systems, has been named chief executive of the U.S.-based munitions division of German defense company Rheinmetall, according to a LinkedIn post published Monday.

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The 2023 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard

Government Contracts

Check out the Law360 Pulse Leaderboard to see which first-in-class firms made the list this year.

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Workloads at the Tactical Edge: Military Leaders Reveal Major Defense Landscape Shifts

GovCon Wire

The United States government is working to enhance operational capabilities to mitigate risk spanning our complex infrastructure — particularly in remote locations at the tactical edge — as cyber-physical risks and geopolitical tensions rise. On Feb.

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Qui Tam Suit Leads to $45.6 Million False Claims Act Settlement

Whistleblower Network News

On November 15, the Department of Justice announced that Paksn Inc. and six skilled nursing facilities in California have entered into a $45.6 million consent judgment to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare. According to the government’s allegations, the defendants entered into medical directorship agreements with specific physicians, under the pretense of offering compensation for administrative services.

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NASA Releases Draft Solicitation for Safety & Mission Assurance III Contract

GovCon Wire

NASA has issued a draft request for proposals for the third iteration of the Safety and Mission Assurance Services contract.

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Introducing the CX Community of Practice

GovLoop

Government agencies are on a mission to deliver superior experiences to the public, but the ways they can meet that mission are always evolving – how can you make sure you’re staying on top of the latest techniques? Our newest Community of Practice (CoP) was created to offer a supportive environment for employees who are delivering CX services or who want to learn more about CX, showcasing how to improve the public’s experience with government services, organizations, and agenc

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Advocates Seek to Educate AI Employees About Whistleblower Rights

Whistleblower Network News

In light of recent developments at OpenAI, whistleblower advocates are highlighting the whistleblower rights afforded to employees of AI technology companies. In particular, advocates point to the ability of individuals to anonymously report corporate fraud under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) Whistleblower Program. Between November 17 and November 21, OpenAI dismissed and then reinstated Sam Altman as CEO.

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Is an earthquake ahead for a mainstay of federal procurement?

Federal News Network

Seismologists often study fault lines, or what are called transform boundaries, where friction builds between tectonic plates horizontally sliding past each other. When that friction is released, the result is an earthquake. Earthquakes strike suddenly, but they are a long time in the making. We may be approaching such a moment in the federal procurement landscape, when changes that were in the works for years converge and create significant shifts in what seems like the blink of an eye.

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Millennium Space Systems Wraps Up Critical Design Review of Missile Track Custody Space Vehicle

ExecutiveBiz

Boeing 's subsidiary, Millennium Space Systems , has concluded the critical design review of a space vehicle that is part of a Space Systems Command program intended to enhance America’s missile warning and defense architecture. The CDR of the Missile Track Custody space vehicle , completed in less than a year, builds upon the preceding CDR of the MTC mission payload, Millennium said Monday.

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Power Cos. Urge Claims Court To Revisit Offset Decision

Government Contracts

Two power companies have asked the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to reconsider its ruling in two consolidated cases over the government's failure to dispose of spent nuclear fuel, saying the decision wrongly counted revenue from ratepayers as additional company profits.

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Lockheed On Track to Deploy Electronically Steerable Antenna to Space; Maria Demaree Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

Lockheed Martin's space business conducted a demonstration of its wideband electronically steerable antenna payload that is capable of performing missions on orbit faster than traditional sensors. The Tantrum payload demonstrator is expected to be onboard Firefly Aerospace's Alpha launch vehicle when it lifts off in December, Lockheed announced Monday.

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Former SOCOM Operations Director Chris Pateras Joins SOSi

WashngtonExec

SOSi announced that retired U.S. Army Col. Chris Pateras joined the company as account executive of Special Operations Command. With more than three decades of special operations experience, Pateras is tasked with strengthening SOSi’s intelligence, information operations, training and logistics services delivered within SOCOM and its subordinate commands, the company said.

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Viasat Introduces GX LITE Communications Terminal to Support Land Forces

ExecutiveBiz

Viasat has launched GX LITE , a flat panel user terminal designed to provide land expeditionary forces with global network connectivity to support their various missions. The GX LITE terminal serves Global Xpress network, the company’s high-throughput commercial Ka-band network available worldwide.

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2nd Circ. Revives Timed-Out Siemens False Claims Act Suit

Government Contracts

EDITING//Q TO R--The Second Circuit on Tuesday revived a whistleblower's years-old lawsuit against Siemens that alleged the manufacturing company had provided false certifications to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, finding that a lower court improperly tossed the suit for procedural reasons surrounding service of his complaint.

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Rachel De Geyndt Joins RIVA Solutions as Growth VP

ExecutiveBiz

Rachel De Geyndt , formerly vice president of growth at Savan Group, has taken on a similar role at information technology government contractor RIVA Solutions , according to her LinkedIn post. In her new position, she is responsible for overseeing the business development and capture management team of the McLean, Virginia-based company.

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Top Supply Chain Execs to Watch in 2023: Ingram Micro Public Sector’s Tony Celeste

WashngtonExec

Tony Celeste Executive Director & General Manager of Public Sector, Ingram Micro Public Sector Tony Celeste’s biggest recent achievement was leading Ingram Micro’s go-to-market transformation within the public sector, which has been a significant milestone in his career. His team successfully launched a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to securing mission-focused technology solutions for the federal, [.

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A Look Inside How AI Is Impacting the GovCon Workforce

ExecutiveBiz

Amidst talent wars and tightening budgets, public and private sector companies alike are turning to artificial intelligence technologies and tools to help them process exponentially increasing amounts of data without breaking the bank. But does this mean machines are replacing human talent? EmpowerAI CEO Jeff Bohling answers in a new video interview.

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Top Supply Chain Execs to Watch in 2023: Leidos’ Bob Gemmill

WashngtonExec

Bob Gemmill Senior Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer, Leidos Bob Gemmill and his team recently executed a transformational strategy propelling the organization from a strong sourcing organization to one delivering full spectrum supply chain capabilities contributing to new business wins, cash optimization and supply chain resiliency. This transformation provides capabilities necessary to address the [.

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CGI Introduces Tech & Consulting-Focused Joint Venture With All In Solutions; Alisa Bearfield Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

CGI Federal has teamed with Service-Disabled Veteran and Woman-Owned Small Business All In Solutions to form a new joint venture. Launched under a mentor-protege agreement, Adcredo IT Solutions is designed to integrate the companies’ experience in providing defense and civilian agencies with mission-focused information technology offerings and consulting services, CGI announced from Fairfax, Virginia on Tuesday.

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CGI Federal, All In Solutions form Adcredo IT Solutions

WashngtonExec

CGI Federal Inc., has partnered with All In Solutions LLC, a service-disabled veteran and woman-owned small business, in a mentor-protégé agreement to form Adcredo IT Solutions. Combining federal experience and system application expertise, the joint venture leverages the organizations’ know-how to deliver mission-focused IT solutions on application and business consulting services that support federal civilian [.

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