FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Federal IT managers who move applications to cloud data centers gain a host of benefits, including cost savings — on real estate, utilities, equipment and more. But those savings can be offset by a huge unknown: the monthly bill for cloud services. If applications in cloud data centers are not right-sized and revamped for an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) or Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment, costs can quickly get out of control.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The cybersecurity landscape across the globe is changing as new technologies and threats emerge. Now, public and private sector leaders are looking to artificial intelligence tools and technologies to shore up their cyber capabilities and better protect their important data and assets.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 6, 2023

EmeSec, a cyber risk management company, will perform cyber-related services at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas; and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The U.S. Air Force awarded an approximately $83 million task order to the Reston, Virginia-based contractor under the General Services Administration's Veterans Technology Services 2 governmentwide acquisition contract for Defensive Cyber Realization, Integration and Operational Support II services.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Scott Rosebush, formerly vice president and general manager of secure systems at Cubic‘s mission and performance solutions segment, has been named president of Fuse Integration. He brings over two decades of aerospace and defense experience and will oversee the company’s day-to-day operations in his new role, Fuse Integration said Tuesday.

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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

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Jim Blastos , formerly vice president of global supply chain at Autocar Trucks, has been named VP of supply chain management at Austal USA. He will oversee procurement, strategic sourcing, warehousing, logistics, material management and production control, the shipbuilder said Monday.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Bindi Patel, a more than two-decade consulting industry veteran, has been appointed vice president of contracts and procurement and corporate risk officer at Springfield, Virginia-based defense and space manufacturing company Ensco.

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Key Solutions

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Writing templates are one of the first steps to complete once the draft and final solicitation are released. A writing template serves as the base of a successful proposal.

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Government Contracts

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is expanding its bench of employment and labor attorneys with the addition of a former Novack & Macey LLP and Armstrong Teasdale LLP partner in its Chicago office, the firm announced Wednesday.

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 6, 2023

WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh sits down with SMX CEO Peter LaMontagne to discuss the company’s recent acquisitions of Creoal Consulting and Outside Analytics. LaMontagne explains the significance of these acquisitions for SMX, provides insights into the integration process and highlights the new capabilities, talent and market opportunities they offer to the company.

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USFCR

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Susan, a devoted USFCR team member since August 2022, originally hails from Medway, Massachusetts. She relocated to sunny Florida in 1997, embracing the warmth and vibrancy of her new home.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For smaller suppliers, selling to DoD still isn’t a walk in the park – but things are getting a little simpler. Last month, the department enacted a long-awaited rule change that prohibits prime contractors from flowing unnecessary contract clauses down to their subcontractors. It is all a part of more changes that are meant to simplify commercial buying in DoD that are still in the rulemaking pipeline.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Office of Management and Budget is stepping up its oversight of Internet of Things usage throughout the federal government, calling on agencies to deliver an inventory of their “covered IoT assets” by the end of fiscal year 2024. In its FY2024 Federal Information Security and Privacy Management Requirements guidance, released Monday, OMB noted that the ubiquity and breadth of agency-used IoT devices underscores the federal government’s vulnerabilities to “new and more complex” cyber threats,

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s public procurement spending by value used green criteria that favor environmentally friendly products and services. The government wanted to shift that to 100% by 2023. Approach : Lithuania launched an ambitious public procurement reform in 2021 to reduce the country’s carbon footprint and ensure every public procurement decision considers its environmental impact.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected 14 companies for a seven-month capability study that seeks to develop technology concepts to advance an integrated, multiservice commercial lunar infrastructure. Under the 10-Year Lunar Architecture Capability Study, the companies will collaborate to design systems-level platforms spanning multiple lunar services, including lunar power; communications, navigation and timing; mining and commercial in-situ resource utilization; constructio

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The State Department has approved Saudi Arabia’s potential $582 million foreign military sale request to procure hardware and software from the U.S. government to replenish and modernize its RE-3A tactical airborne surveillance system aircraft fleet.

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

On December 5, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced a $2.5 million False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with ADCO Industries (aka Dallco Marketing, Inc.), a Dallas-based importer of industrial products, and two Chinese companies and two individuals. The settlement resolves charges that ADCO violated the FCA by failing to pay customs duties on imports from China.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed 425 military nominees after a nearly 10-month hold over Department of Defense nominations in the upper chamber, NBC News reported. The confirmation came after Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., decided to lift his hold on the majority of military promotions, particularly on nominees at three-star rank. “I’m releasing everybody.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Lockheed Martin has concluded a guided flight test of the medium-range version of its joint air-to-ground missile system at China Lake Test Range in California. During the test, the JAGM-MR demonstrated its tri-mode seeker capability for aiding the missile in tracking and neutralizing multiple targets, the defense and aerospace contractor said Tuesday.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Language and intelligence service provider Acclaim Technical Services has purchased network engineering and data management company Alder Technology. ATS said Monday the move is part of its strategy to expand and strengthen its mission-critical technology business. The Reston, Virginia-based company has been acquiring mission IT enterprises since 2019.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The National Reconnaissance Office awarded five companies contracts to provide commercial electro-optical capabilities to the agency. The Strategic Commercial Enhancements contracts were granted to Airbus' U.S. Space and Defense business, Albedo Space , Luxembourg-based Hydrosat , Muon Space and Turion Space , NRO announced Tuesday.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

New York-based construction and development company Skanska has secured a $146.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to design and build a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration facility on Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Gecko Robotics , a developer of software and robotic technologies that work to build and maintain physical assets, announced raising $100 million from the extension of its Series C funding round in addition to the $73 million it had already received. Gecko Robotics said Tuesday that part of the Series C extension involves the expansion of its corporate board with the addition of U.S.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Oasis Systems-ERC combination has officially adopted the name Astrion with a focus on helping defense, space and civilian government agencies address cybersecurity, mission support, systems engineering and digital challenges.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Defense contractor AeroVironment has added retired four-star U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel to its board of directors. Votel served in the Army for almost four decades, holding a variety of leadership positions, most notably head of the U.S. Special Operations Command and, prior to his retirement in 2019, head of U.S. Central Command, AeroVironment said Monday.

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Public Contracting Institute

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This blog has frequently stressed the importance of responding to any solicitation by the due date/time, fully, and in complete accord with the solicitation. In Better Direct, LLC, B-419893.27, July 5, 2023, an offeror’s proposal was eliminated from consideration because it included only an incomplete attachment that was required by the solicitation.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 6, 2023

LeoLabs and Aalyria will combine their technology platforms to address space awareness challenges facing government and commercial communications networks across ground, air, sea and space under a partnership agreement. Through the partnership, the two companies will collaborate on contract opportunities, including those with the Department of Defense, according to a joint release published Monday.

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Government Contracts

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A Tenth Circuit panel on Wednesday concluded BP America Production Co. can't escape almost $700,000 in royalty underpayments for federal natural gas leases in Wyoming, affirming a U.S. Department of the Interior order requiring the oil and gas producer to pay up.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Bechtel has poured molten test glass into the first stainless steel storage container designed to hold vitrified radioactive and chemical waste at a nuclear waste treatment facility at the Hanford site in Washington. The stainless steel container is 7.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide and contains initial pours of clean test glass from the Bechtel-designed Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant , marking a significant milestone for the cleanup project, the company said Monday.

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Government Contracts

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A highway contractor's pursuit of roughly $190 million in arbitration awards against Lima closed in on victory on Wednesday, but a D.C. federal judge first wants attorneys for the Peruvian capital to explain the municipality's criminal complaint against three arbitrators weighing the latest chapter in the toll road dispute.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 6, 2023

With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Brian C. Lein is a seasoned leader in the government medical industry. His contributions have significantly impacted not only the success of the COVID-19 response but also the healthcare we have today. Watch and learn more from Dr. Lein’s speech at the 2023 Healthcare Summit on Dec.

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Ultra Intelligence & Communications has appointed Amanda Rudolph as vice president of marketing and communications. In this role, Rudolph will oversee the company’s marketing communications strategy, including brand messaging, content development, digital marketing and public relations. “Having Amanda Rudolph join us as the new Vice President of Marketing and Communications is a testament to our [.

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Government Contracts

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In this month's bid protest roundup, James Tucker at MoFo offers takeaways from three bid protests in the U.S. Government Accountability Office relating to the high standard for protests that allege agency bias, seeking revised proposals from just one offeror, and untimely objections to solicitation terms.

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 6, 2023

James Hannah Senior Vice President, Information Technology and Supply Chain & CIO, GDIT James Hannah and his team have grown the data analytics and AI capabilities within GDIT’s CIO organization and are on a path of continued success. “We have expanded the use of our branded Minerva analytics and visualization capabilities across our programs, financial [.

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Government Contracts

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Three companies from Texas and China and two individuals will pay $2.5 million as part of a settlement reached in late October to resolve claims that they fraudulently underpaid customs duties owed on goods imported from China, federal prosecutors announced.

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 6, 2023

John George CIO, ICF John George and his team have made ICF’s IT systems secure and effective, while also making the company a leader in responding to the changing needs of clients and employees. They use advanced technologies to stay ahead and meet the changing demands of citizens, workforce trends and mission goals. “I am [.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2024, the Government Accountability Office has published 35 decisions, but only two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the challenge. As contracting activities are busy awarding new contracts, it is important to follow the trends related to successful and effective protests as you consider filing your own bid protest, or as you defend your award as an intervenor.

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