This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Federal IT leaders want to make it easier for agencies to incorporate artificial intelligence such as chatbots and image and code generators into daily workflows, as well as compliance tools that help protect sensitive data and users’ personal information. Both the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, and the Office of Management and Budget released guidance in recent weeks on steps the government can take, or has already taken, to accelerate adoption of these capabil
The U.S. Department of Justice is currently engaged in a “90-day policy sprint” to develop a whistleblower rewards program. During this sprint, the DOJ is connecting with whistleblower experts to understand the key features of successful whistleblower programs. According to leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn , the most important step the DOJ can take is to administer its whistleblower awards in a manner consistent with the United States’ other highly successful whistleblower award pr
A data breach that exposed Medicare information — including social security numbers — provided to consulting firm Greylock McKinnon Associates by the Justice Department doesn’t appear to have resulted in identity theft or fraud yet, according to a statement from the agency. “While the Justice Department is not aware of any specific reports of identity theft or other fraud resulting from this incident, the Department has ensured that those impacted have been offered fraud resolution services and
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,
Leidos has secured a one-year, $13.7 million contract from the U.S. Army National Guard to provide aviation institutional training and operations support. The award covers flight and simulation training, classroom instruction and information technology support, the Reston, Virginia-based company said Tuesday.
Login.gov, the General Services Administration-run platform that provides the American public with access to government benefits and services, will pilot biometric technology to verify identification starting in May, the agency announced Thursday. GSA said in a release that the pilot will offer users the ability to match a “live selfie” with a self-supplied form of photo identification like a driver’s license.
The State Department has approved the government of Saudi Arabia’s request to procure communications and navigation terminals and associated equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $101.1 million foreign military sales agreement.
The State Department has approved the government of Saudi Arabia’s request to procure communications and navigation terminals and associated equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $101.1 million foreign military sales agreement.
SBA’s Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) rules include one particular component dealing with the working hours of a service-disabled veteran owner of an SDVOSB business, often called the full-time devotion rule. SBA has recently reviewed its full-time devotion requirement in an SDVOSB protest, and found that the company in question did not establish that a service-disabled veteran met the requirement.
Garret Goldstein , vice president of North America Public Sector Partner Ecosystem at Red Hat , has an extensive background in the information technology market. He is a strong advocate for partnerships between companies with shared goals, something he views as highly beneficial for serving public sector clients. Goldstein recently participated in an Executive Spotlight interview in which he detailed Red Hat’s approach to partnerships and highlighted the ways the company is changing how it eng
David Kubicki, senior manager of solution architects for the public sector at Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW), said an ideal cloud security platform enables government agencies to address security requirements “while enabling them to expand for additional use cases as their cloud maturity increases.
Brian Conrad , a cloud computing and cybersecurity expert, has joined Zscaler as director of global compliance and authorizing authority liaison. He will bring to the role his extensive experience in the military, federal government and industry to help the company's clients meet compliance priorities and advance zero trust implementation in support of their digital transformation goals, Zscaler said in a news release published April 4.
The U.S. Air Force and Space Force are gearing up to face new global threats head-on but are encountering pitfalls regarding readiness. Compared to the 1990s, the combat Air force has halved, fighting pilots’ flying hours have significantly decreased, and operational readiness inspections are obsolete. The solution?
Back in 2016, the General Services Administration announced the launch of the U.S. Digital Registry, a database for tracking official government social media accounts, mobile websites, and apps. Part of the goal was to better track government social media efforts — and update an earlier federal social media registry meant to help people verify that government accounts were authentic.
On February 28th, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued JBS, the largest meat company in the world, under Executive. The post Net Zero in New York? JBS Accused of Greenwashing appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Salesforce has unveiled Public Sector Einstein 1 for Service , a software platform that hosts various artificial intelligence-powered capabilities that work to automate administrative tasks. Salesforce said Wednesday that the new product is based on its Einstein 1 platform and is meant for use by government workers.
Based on user feedback some changes have been made to improve Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). Changes have been made to improve the readability of SPD Module content and responses, remove duplication in the SPD Module, improve the Search Notices and Search Buyer pages and to allow Buyers to create copies of previous Quick Quotes (QQ). SPD Module The SPD or Single Procurement Document Module has been updated based on your feedback.
The General Services Administration has released a draft request for proposals for the unrestricted pool of the third iteration of its Alliant government governmentwide acquisition contract covering information technology products and services.
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards were announced March 28, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person May 10. Next is Sundhar Rajan, CIO/CISO at Casepoint, and finalist in the Public & Private Company Chief Information Security Officer category. Here, he shares key achievements, focus areas going [.
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV), Anduril Industries and Teledyne FLIR positions on a potential eight-year, $249 million contract to build, test, support and deliver a non-developmental item loitering munition system designed to provide dismounted Marines in the infantry rifle squad with precision strike capability against adversaries beyond the line of sight.
The Department of Energy demands “the latest technologies to address some of today’s most pressing challenges,” said DOE CIO Ann Dunkin. Ahead of her keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual CIO Summit on April 17, Dunkin spoke with ExecutiveBiz to share some of the topics she’ll touch on during her remarks. Don’t miss Dunkin’s speech, along with appearances from the most robust assembly of federal CIOs you’ll find, at this essential GovCon networking event.
A BAE Systems business arm has secured a $459.8 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide hardware components for a multi-mode radio designed to provide line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight communications on aviation platforms.
Trellix has achieved authorization to deliver its cybersecurity offering to Google Cloud 's customers as part of the Google Cloud Partner Advantage program's Build Engagement Model category. Under the partnership program, Trellix will offer its Helix threat detection and response platform and Email Security tool to protect Google Workplace-based emails against phishing, ransomware and attachment-based attacks, the company said Tuesday.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Young Bang received his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent 4×24 executive leadership series event. Vote for Young Bang to win the Wash100 popular vote competition at Wash100.com!
Lumen Technologies has booked a task order valued at over $73.6 million from the Government Accountability Office. Under the award, Lumen will support the office’s goal to help Congress and the public by upgrading its network, data and voice connectivity , the company announced from Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
Blue Delta Capital Partners, a federal government market-focused venture capital firm, has invested in Herrick Technology Laboratories, a provider of software-defined radio, electronic warfare and signals intelligence products for the Department of Defense.
The U.S. Navy has awarded CACI International a potential five-year, $59.9 million contract to operate and integrate information operations payloads into unmanned aerial vehicles supplied to joint forces. The sole-source, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a three-year base term valued at approximately $37.5 million and a two-year option period that could bring the ceiling amount to $59.9 million, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
Mark D’Alessandro, a strategic information technology executive who previously served as a Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) vice president, was named chief technology officer at Four Points Technology, according to his LinkedIn announcement.
BAE Systems Inc. has partnered with simulation software developer Ansys to streamline the adoption of digital engineering and model-based systems engineering approaches for security and defense applications within the Department of Defense. Ansys said Tuesday it will assist the customers of BAE in phasing out manual processes and implementing simulation methods and data management for DOD programs through the latter's Mission Advantage technology partnership program.
The U.S. Space Force has unveiled a new strategy detailing how the service branch will enhance its capability development processes and foster commercial partnerships to improve the country’s competitive advantage.
Raft , a software engineering firm, received over $60 million in strategic growth investment from Washington Harbour Partners , a private investment firm. Raft said Wednesday that the growth capital will help with its research and development efforts and enhance its command and control product offerings for the tactical edge.
Now a hot topic among both experts and casual users alike, generative artificial intelligence has made its mark on the world. Its recent explosion in popularity came along with the rise of ChatGPT, an OpenAI-developed chatbot that can generate text and images based on user prompts.
MetTel was awarded a potential five-year, $60 million contract under the General Services Administration Schedule 70 acquisition vehicle to provide the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with mobility services , ExecutiveBiz has learned. The initial award via GSA Schedule 70’s small business set aside provision is worth $14.6 million.
During the California International Arbitration Week, held in San Francisco, California, on March 11-14, 2024 ( full schedule ), the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA) presented a panel on U.S.-China commercial dispute resolution. The panelists included Dr. Liu Xiaochun (President, SCIA), Guoyong Huang (Director of the International Cooperation and Development Department, SCIA), Peter Neumann (Arbitrator; Adjunct Professor, Straus Institute, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law), and
Pharmaceutical company Sandoz Inc. sued the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Washington, D.C., federal court on Wednesday, alleging the agency ignored the company's objection to classifying two of its generics as "innovator drugs," which could impact Sandoz's rebate obligations under Medicaid.
Where a contract imposes an obligation on the government, and that obligation is a condition that ensures the contractor can perform its duties, but the government breaches that obligation, an exculpatory clause in the contract does not relieve the government of liability. Manitou Island Transit, LLC v. United States, No. 21-953, (Fed. Cl. Oct. 26, 2023).
China on Thursday hit General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems with sanctions for selling arms to Taiwan, a move that bans the defense companies' senior management and freezes the companies' assets in the country.
Mathew Soltis Vice President of Cloud Solutions & Services, GDIT Over the past three years, Mathew Soltis and his team built GDIT’s cloud solutions, supporting over 90 public sector cloud programs that improve the efficiency and security of government operations. Soltis is passionate about leveraging new cloud technology and business models to achieve mission outcomes [.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
207 
Let's personalize your content