GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 2, 2024

On December 26, the Department of Defense (DoD) published its long-awaited Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program proposed rule , which places comprehensive cybersecurity and information security requirements on DoD contractors and subcontractors. Currently, the DoD has a patchwork of security requirements implemented through various Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 2, 2024

Libraries are where we explore, wade into the unknown, and seek answers. With that mission at the forefront, the technologists and librarians at Northwestern University Libraries (NUL) continually strive to improve their online libraries to enable user discovery and innovation. When they found a technology standard that could make research more efficient and open, they acted.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 2, 2024

I am looking forward to discussing the Build America Buy America Act during a Tennessee Apex Accelerator webinar on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. This legislation mandates that federally-funded infrastructure projects prioritize American-made products, fostering a competitive advantage for domestic manufacturers. Our upcoming webinar aims to equip manufacturers with the knowledge and insights needed to navigate the intricacies of the Act, ensuring they can effectively position themselves in the m

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2024

The security of the electoral process has become a paramount concern for cybersecurity experts in recent years. From foreign meddling to disinformation campaigns, election officials and their cyber teams have security top of mind. While states and local communities are in charge of the technology and data needed to run an election, federal agencies play a key role in helping to ensure the integrity of a process that is fundamental to democracy.

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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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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

A unit within General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) mission systems business has secured a potential five-year, $108.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide information assurance and reliability monitoring system software builds for the service branch’s submarines.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 2, 2024

Matthew Ford , chief operating officer at iNovex , has assumed additional role as president of the Columbia, Maryland-based portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital. iNovex said Tuesday that with his dual hat, Ford has oversight of the company's operational execution, total team alignment and products and services delivery.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 2, 2024

Rob Carey , president of Cloudera Government Solutions , stressed the importance of data integrity in protecting the artificial intelligence supply chain from malicious actors and ensuring the security of warfighters relying on AI capabilities. Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 and hear federal leaders and industry experts discuss the latest developments in the field.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Steve Froelich has been appointed vice president for advanced concepts at the rotary and mission systems business segment of defense and aerospace company Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT).

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 2, 2024

CACI has received a one-year, $32.7 million bridge contract from the U.S. Navy to maintain the Military Sealift Command’s lifecycle support platform for critical MSC software-intensive systems. The Department of Defense said Friday that he company's enterprise solutions business will be responsible for supporting the command's Integrated Business Systems.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW) has closed its acquisition of Talon Cyber Security for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to further extend the capability of its secure access service edge platform in safeguarding managed and unmanaged devices.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

Acquisition is an eternal function to keep the government running. It is also constantly changing. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin next guest knows the ins and outs, having just left the General Services Administration as commissioner of its Federal Acquisition Service. For what buyers and sellers can expect in the year ahead, we hear from Sonny Hashmi.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

J&J Worldwide Services has concluded the transition phase of a four-year contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help the Defense Health Agency operate and maintain a military medical education and training campus in San Antonio, Texas.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 2, 2024

The General Services Administration announced Tuesday that Eric Mill, a former White House adviser, will now serve as the executive director for cloud strategy in the agency’s Technology Transformation Services division. Mill will be responsible for managing the GSA’s cloud security strategy and “help lead the implementation of government-wide technology initiatives,” according to a news release from the agency.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 2, 2024

Florida has once again urged a federal judge to hand it a win in a tribe's lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's approval of the state's effort to take over a Clean Water Act permitting program, arguing that the tribe's theory of "Indian lands" is wrong.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 2, 2024

NASA plans to award Jacobs a six-month contract extension to continue providing maintenance, operations and engineering support services at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The Center Maintenance, Operations and Engineering contract extension will support research facilities operations for wind tunnels, laboratories and test stands; central utilities operations; technology development and administration; facility engineering; and research and institutional facility maintenance, acco

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

RTX (NYSE: RTX) has secured a $344.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to produce guided, gliding precision munition with multimode seeker technology for domestic and international military customers.

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Government Contracts Navigator

JANUARY 2, 2024

Michael Joseph Montalbano ● On December 26, 2023, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued the long-awaited proposed rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program. In our previous post, we discussed how the CMMC program comprises three levels with increasing cybersecurity requirements. Contractors will be required to either conduct a self-assessment or undergo a third-party … Continue reading "The Department of Defense Issues Proposed Timeline for CMMC Implementa

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Government Contracts & Investigations

JANUARY 2, 2024

Well, the wait is over. Just as 2023 came to a close, on December 26, 2023, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) published the much-anticipated Proposed Rule for the DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program (the “Proposed Rule”). It has been just over two years since “CMMC 2.0” was announced in November 2021 (which we previously discussed here ).

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Defense Intelligence Agency is soliciting white papers through the NeedipeDIA broad agency announcement for possible innovative ideas from industry and academia to help address mission critical requirements. According to a SAM.gov notice for the follow-on solicitation, the agency is in need of capabilities that could assist in advancing the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Danielle Cox, a 14-year federal information technology industry veteran, has been named vice president of delivery at RIVA Solutions, a provider of digital transformation services to the public sector, according to her LinkedIn post published Tuesday.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 2, 2024

Vanquish Worldwide has secured a five and a half year, $35 million prime contract to provide personnel support services for the U.S. Army’s Fort Leonard Wood Logistics Readiness Center in Missouri. The small business firm said Friday it will deliver field and sustainment level maintenance support to tactical and installation units as well as supply and services support teams.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 2, 2024

In this issue, Romesh Weeramantry considers whether the rules of interpretation in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) remain fully fit for purpose, particularly in investment treaty disputes. It is both a topical and complex question to ask. In practice, the VCLT is often of limited use in giving guidance to a tribunal in its interpretive task.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Sierra7 a contract to help the Office of Information Technology Privacy Services conduct privacy impact assessments for data within the VA's electronic information systems. Sierra7 said Wednesday the PIA tracking contract will support Privacy Services in assessing privacy risks in information systems that collect and store personally identifiable information and protected health information data.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 2, 2024

Security for costs can be an effective tool to protect the respondent from an arbitration in which a potential costs claim against the claimant is irrecoverable. While the specific requirements for a security for costs order are determined by the applicable institutional rules or arbitration laws, the respondent applying for security for costs will generally have to prove the existence of a risk of irrecoverable costs.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 2, 2024

Jacob Sapp , an experienced financial leader, has been selected as chief financial officer of cloud and cyber-focused company NetCentrics. He will also join the organization's board of directors , the Herndon, Virginia-headquartered enterprise announced on Tuesday.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 2, 2024

Ecuador has tapped a federal court in Houston to enforce a $6 million arbitral award against Worley after an international tribunal found that the engineering firm had paid bribes to secure lucrative contracts relating to several oil refinery projects with the country's state-owned oil company.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 2, 2024

The U.S. Coast Guard plans to award a five-year recompete through the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract vehicle to continue to provide engineering and management support services for the service branch's electronic equipment. USCG expects to release a solicitation by Jan. 22 and award the follow-on Electronics Integrated Logistics and Maintenance Support Services Contract by the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to a notice published Wednesday on the Acqui

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WashngtonExec

JANUARY 2, 2024

AE Industrial Partners, LP announced the promotions of Jeff Hart and Bryan McElwee to partner, Tyler Letarte and Andrew McElhinney to principal and Taylor Casey to vice president. “We’re proud to recognize the contributions of these outstanding investment professionals for the role they have played in the growth of the firm and the success of [.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 2, 2024

The government of Australia has signed a new facility services deed with the Australian subsidiary of BAE Systems worth $74.9 million for the construction of maintenance bays for F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. The Australian defense ministry said that the latest deal expands a prior commitment signed in November 2022 worth $67.9 million.

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WashngtonExec

JANUARY 2, 2024

Jim Gwiazda Vice President of Public Sector, Equinix “Our deep understanding of this landscape equips us with the insights needed to address the broader spectrum of agency IT needs to better enable the mission,” said Jim Gwiazda. The digital transformation taking place in the public sector is not only redefining how we think about data [.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 2, 2024

A Massachusetts demolition company that recently found a forgotten $150,000 check issued a quarter-century ago is heading to court in an effort to force the city of Boston to cut the firm a replacement.

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WashngtonExec

JANUARY 2, 2024

iNovex, a portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital, has promoted Matthew Ford to president and chief operating officer. Ford has led iNovex operations since joining the company in 2018 and brings over 15 years of experience with the intelligence community. As president and COO, he will oversee iNovex’s delivery, operational execution and total team alignment.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 2, 2024

UnitedHealth, Cigna and other health insurers owe over $10 million to a medical laboratory for COVID-19 testing services, according to several suits filed in New York federal court by the lab.

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WashngtonExec

JANUARY 2, 2024

Bill Rowan Vice President of Public Sector, Splunk Public sector customers are deeply involved in digital transformation, adding systems like SaaS, PaaS and IaaS, while focusing on their resilience. Integrating AI into government operations, they face challenges like modernizing old systems and ensuring compatibility. Rising cybersecurity threats and budget constraints further complicate these efforts.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 2, 2024

NASA's half-billion dollar contract with Ball Aerospace will move forward unhindered despite an attempt by rival defense contractor L3Harris to cancel out the award, which it said was unfairly given, after the U.S. Government Accountability Office sided with the agency.

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WashngtonExec

JANUARY 2, 2024

J&J Worldwide Services successfully transitioned Operations and Maintenance Services supporting the Defense Health Agency program for the Medical Education Training Campus in San Antonio, Texas. J&J was awarded the 4-year contract through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District on Dec. 21. The base period of performance started on Jan. 1, and supports the [.

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