GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a request for information to determine possible artificial intelligence programs and governance support to enhance services for veterans. According to the notice published on Sam.
FedTech Magazine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Cloud security posture management offers a lifeline to agencies struggling to implement cyber best practices, such as continuous monitoring, when going multicloud. The Senate’s consideration of the Multi-Cloud Innovation and Advancement Act of 2023, which would help agencies modernize and streamline their IT environments, also underscores these conflicting priorities amid increased multicloud adoption.
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American City & Country
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Teamwork is essential when cities and counties plan to buy new systems and equipment, says Gary Mitchell , director of SLED (state, local and education) business development at Iron Mountain Government Solutions , a company that provides secure management of data and assets; it works to protect, connect and activate high-value customer data. “The single most important factor for any organization to consider when buying technology is collaboration, both internally and with potential solution prov
Federal News Network
OCTOBER 8, 2024
With Congress passing a very short term continuing resolution to keep the government running, there just isn’t going to be that much new business right now. So what can companies do to make sure they get a good start to fiscal year 2025? To help with that answer, Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
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ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 8, 2024
American Systems, an employee-owned company specializing in information engineering services, has secured a spot on a potential $33 billion multiple award contract to provide research and development services for the Defense Technical Information Services’ Information Analysis Center. The company said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which runs through Sept.
USFCR
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Simplified Acquisition Procedure: A Guide for Federal Contractors The Simplified Acquisition Procedures , detailed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 , provide a more streamlined approach to federal purchasing. These procedures are designed to make the acquisition of supplies and services quicker and less burdensome for the government.
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FedScoop
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking expertise from the public regarding the implementation of a framework for artificial intelligence governance and mitigating the technology’s risks. The request for information , published last week, is part of an overarching goal to implement AI across the VA. The RFI notes that the agency seeks to minimize safety risks that involve privacy while leveraging the technology to enhance services and care to veterans.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Mary Martinez, formerly senior director of sales for federal civilian agencies at Cisco, announced via LinkedIn her appointment as senior vice president of sales at Presidio Federal. She will lead the federal sales organization, develop and execute sales strategies, drive growth, manage key government relationships and ensure alignment with Presidio’s broader business objectives.
Whistleblower Network News
OCTOBER 8, 2024
In recent years, the IRS Whistleblower Program has faced criticism for falling award payouts and lengthy processing times. While meager annual award payouts hovered around $37 million throughout 2021 and 2022 , the average time to process an award soared to over 11 years. In 2022, John Hinman became the Director of the Whistleblower Office and began implementing measures to improve the program.
SmallGovCon
OCTOBER 8, 2024
One of the perks of being certified in any of the SBA’s small business socioeconomic contracting programs is the fact that there is potential for a sole source award. What is a sole source award? Well, it’s a non-competitive award used when there is no expectation that two or more offerors will submit proposals, or using a dollar cap in the 8(a) program.
Scottish Government Procurement
OCTOBER 8, 2024
There are now only four weeks left to complete the survey of suppliers to the Scottish public sector. It covers a range of issues related to public procurement and the tendering process. We are encouraging all suppliers to take part, as the feedback you provide will be invaluable in helping us to shape future thinking on the policy and delivery of public procurement in Scotland.
FedInsider
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5 CPE Executives in the healthcare industry know they have a problem protecting the identity information of all the moving parts in the U.S. health system – a problem driven home by the $65 million settlement a Pennsylvania provider will pay after it refused to pay more than $5 million to end a ransomware attack, In response, the hackers posted nude photos of patients taken as they underwent treatment.
WashngtonExec
OCTOBER 8, 2024
George Mason University’s Jerry McGinn and the Army’s Douglas Bush discussed the role of small businesses in defense innovation and efforts to improve contracting and collaboration between the Army and the private sector in a Sept. 10 fireside chat at George Mason University. McGinn serves as executive director of the Greg and Camille Baroni Center [.
FedInsider
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Managing identities and access across Microsoft Entra ID, Google Cloud, and AWS is a growing challenge for government agencies at all levels. Distributing agencies’ application infrastructure and workloads among different clouds has benefits, such as greater resilience, targeted cost management, and greater flexibility in the future by avoiding lock-in with one provider.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 8, 2024
NASA has awarded Rocket Lab a contract to study how it can deliver rock samples from the Martian surface to scientists on Earth. The company said Monday that findings from the study will inform NASA’s Mars Sample Return Program and may result in further industry partnerships in the future.
FedInsider
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Monday, October 28, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The goal of digital transformation is to streamline agency operations while increasing customer satisfaction. Achieving that goal requires planning up front, however – if there isn’t a clear objective it is easy to get off track, and cutting corners on execution to make up time can be tempting. For instance, the third-party contractors often used by agencies want to set themselves up for success, so they should receive guidance on considerin
Kluwer Arbitration
OCTOBER 8, 2024
In a recent ruling of 20 June 20214 ( ARB 009/2024 Narcisco v. Nash ), the Dubai International Financial Centre (“ DIFC ”) Court of First Instance (“ DIFC CFI ”) was asked, as part of a wider investigation to grant an anti-suit injunction, in order to consider the validity of an arbitration agreement that provided for arbitration under the DIFC-London Court of International Arbitration (“ LCIA ”) Rules (“ DIFC-LCIA Rules ”) in arbitral proceedings commenced after the enactment of Decree No. 34/2
Federal News Network
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Ross Wilkers, senior reporter, Washington Technology This week on Amtower Off Center , Ross Wilkers, senior reporter with Washington Technology , joins host Mark Amtower for a wide-ranging discussion regarding current events in the government market. Topics discussed include: Market trends M&A activity across the market VC activity becoming even more strategic Trends in the Top 100 contractors The upcoming Fast 50 contractors The post Current trends in the GovCon market first appeared on Fed
WashngtonExec
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Intelligent Waves has appointed Ingrid Peterson as vice president of client delivery, where she will oversee cybersecurity and national security-focused programs. Peterson brings over 20 years of experience in the military and consulting sectors. Her previous roles in the Defense Department, intelligence community and Guidehouse have equipped her with the skills to navigate complex challenges [.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions and Radisys have partnered to build cloud-native 5G non-terrestrial network capabilities to deliver 5G mobile broadband connectivity over satellites. Kratos said Monday the companies will make the 5G-NTN offerings available through its software-defined satellite ground system called Kratos OpenSpace Platform.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The U.S. Forest Service has selected 38 offerors for a potential 10-year, $3.5 billion contract to provide helicopter support services. According to an award notice published Monday, USFS conducted a full and open competition for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract requiring vendors to provide Type 1 helicopters.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, has completed its preliminary design review of the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter program just four months after securing the authorization to proceed. FOO Fighter intends to showcase advanced missile defense capability by integrating fire control-quality sensors into a prototype constellation, the company said Monday.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The last major development for AUKUS — the technology innovation alliance between the U.S., the U.K. and Australia — a month ago saw the U.S. State Department lifting the need for these two American partners to obtain licenses to buy the majority of weapons from the States, the largest global armaments producer.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Northrop Grumman has completed two tests on the new artificial intelligence capabilities of its Forward Area Air Defense, or FAAD, an advanced battle manager system designed for counter-drone operations.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton on Friday officially assumed the role of director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, or JFHQ-DODIN, DISA reported. He succeeded Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, who took the helm at DISA and JFHQ-DODIN in 2021.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded Electrosoft a new task order under the Cybersecurity and Privacy Support Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the finalization of the fourth NIST Special Publication 800-63 Digital Identity Guidelines revision.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The Department of the Air Force has awarded Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) a potential five-year, $303 million contract to provide planning, analysis and operations support for a core DAF Battle Network component. Leidos said Monday it will perform a wide range of management support to help the department develop the Advanced Battle Management System-Digital Infrastructure network.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Intellectual property needs are not static and the approach to IP portfolio development, management and monetization must change depending on what stage a company is in its lifecycle, according to Keegan Caldwell, global managing partner at global law firm Caldwell.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Executive Mosaic has selected Bobby New, vice president of public sector solutions engineering at Trellix, as chairman of the Cyber Group for the 4×24 Executive Leadership Series.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The State Department has cleared Romania’s request to purchase AN/MPQ-64 F1 Sentinel radar systems as part of a $110 million foreign military sales agreement.
FedInsider
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE As the upcoming elections approach, the integrity of our electoral systems is under greater scrutiny than ever before. Election security professionals are on the front lines, tasked with the critical mission of safeguarding the technology that underpins our democracy. But trust in elections continues to decline.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 8, 2024
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday struck a summary judgment motion penned by Ropes & Gray LLP lawyers representing Vertex Pharmaceuticals in a challenge to the government's interpretation of the Anti-Kickback Statute, finding that the filing improperly employed "excessive" footnotes to circumvent page limitations.
WashngtonExec
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Leidos has appointed Leslie Fautsch as chief human resources officer, where she’ll support 48,000 Leidos employees worldwide and help shape the company’s differentiated workforce strategy. “I am thrilled to promote Leslie as our new chief human resources officer,” said Leidos CEO Tom Bell. “Leslie and our human resources team’s efforts to attract and develop the [.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Five military healthcare plan providers have asked the Maine federal court to dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice's claims that they were overpaid for healthcare services, arguing they were paid exactly what they were owed under their fixed-price contracts.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Navigating the landscape of U.S. government contracting is no small feat. With billions of dollars at stake, understanding which companies are leading the charge can provide invaluable insights. For government agencies, contractors and GovCon executives alike, knowing the top players in this space isn’t just informative — it’s essential for strategic planning and decision-making.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Texas officials have asked a federal court to toss claims brought against them over a law restricting state investments with financial firms and businesses that want to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, arguing they have sovereign immunity and the law doesn't violate the First Amendment.
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