FedScoop

APRIL 11, 2024

CyberScoop first reported on the existence of the directive, which calls the pilfered emails “a grave and unacceptable risk to agencies.

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APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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FedScoop

APRIL 11, 2024

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

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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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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 11, 2024

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

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

Bill Introduced to Extend Skills-Based Hiring to Federal Contractors Federal News Network reports that Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill) have introduced the Allowing Contractors to Choose Employees for Select Skills (ACCESS) Act that would prohibit minimum experience or educational requirements for Federal contractors. If passed, the legislation would ban contract solicitations from including these requirements, unless a written justification is provided by the contracting

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

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?

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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FedScoop

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 11, 2024

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

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

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

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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FedScoop

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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WashngtonExec

APRIL 11, 2024

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 [.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 11, 2024

Sometimes you’ve got to remember the basics. There are some best practices you can implement in the world of government contracting to make sure you don’t get caught out in the open. For some tips on how to stay ahead of the game, Federal News Network’s Eric White talked with Larry Allen, President of Allen Federal Business Partners on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

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!

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

AI remains a critical focus of both the federal government and industry, with multiple efforts in recent weeks to address governance of the development and use of AI in the United States. On February 26, 2024, a U.S. Department of State-commissioned report, titled “Defense in Depth: An Action Plan to Increase the Safety and Security of Advanced AI” (Action Plan), proposed multiple U.S.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 11, 2024

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

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Government Contracts

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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