ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 21, 2024
Researchers working on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Quantum Benchmarking program have released pre-prints of the initial results of their effort to develop scientifically rigorous metrics that can be used to measure the impact of quantum computers on key computational challenges.
FedScoop
JUNE 21, 2024
A new bill from Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, would have the Commerce secretary take on a slew of new responsibilities related to raising public awareness about artificial intelligence. As part of the legislation , Commerce would have a role in conducting outreach for AI jobs available in the government — addressing an ongoing struggle for the public sector as it competes with private industry and their much higher salaries.
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ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 21, 2024
Counter-drone technology provider D-Fend Solutions has expanded its U.S. leadership team with the appointment of Gordon Kesting as vice president of U.S. sales and business development and Glenn McArthur as business development manager. Both executives bring extensive industry experience and will help the company dominate the counter-unmanned aerial system sector through its U.S.
USFCR
JUNE 21, 2024
Did you know that according to a recent study, businesses lose millions each year due to preventable mistakes in federal contracting? Navigating the federal contracting process can be complex, especially for newcomers. By understanding these common pitfalls, you can avoid costly missteps and significantly increase your chances of winning contracts. This article is especially beneficial for small businesses new to federal contracting.
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ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 21, 2024
BAE Systems has entered into a strategic agreement with GlobalFoundries to collaborate on research and development in advanced chip technologies to enhance the supply of critical semiconductors for national security.
Government Contracts
JUNE 21, 2024
I never expected that glassblowing would strongly influence my work as an attorney, but it has taught me the importance of building a solid foundation for your work, learning from others and committing to a lifetime of practice, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.
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GovCon Wire
JUNE 21, 2024
As one of the Department of Defense’s 14 critical technology areas, artificial intelligence has taken center stage in the organization’s research and development endeavors. According to Matt Turek, deputy director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Information Innovation Office, approximately 70 percent of the agency’s programs now use AI and machine learning.
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 21, 2024
The Washington Post has named cBEYONData as one of the top workplaces in the Washington, D.C., area for 2024. A ceremony took place on June 20 to recognize the awardees, cBEYONData said in a Friday press release received by Executive Mosaic.
FedTech Magazine
JUNE 21, 2024
Managing security effectively across a vast landscape of legacy technologies at some point feels like a losing proposition for federal cybersecurity and IT teams. There are too many updates, patches and critical fixes to tackle — all to maintain systems that likely don’t offer the power or agility required to run more innovative solutions. Enter the “greenfield” approach, which allows agencies to regain control and build new environments free of legacy code while dramatically reducing their atta
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 21, 2024
Broadcom has secured authorization for its Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway offering from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management program. The California-based software developer said Thursday that Symantec Cloud SWG allows U.S. federal agencies to safely migrate security services from on-premises data centers to cloud-native services.
Art of Procurement
JUNE 21, 2024
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – June 21st, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 21, 2024
Carahsoft Technology will use its reseller network and positions on several government contracts to make Pryon‘s generative AI offerings available to the public sector. The companies said Thursday the Retrieval-Augmented Generation-based GenAI product suite could help agencies extract information from content repositories to streamline access to policies, manuals and other needed contents.
SmallGovCon
JUNE 21, 2024
When it comes to SBA’s many small business socioeconomic certification programs, the 8(a) Business Development Program is often considered SBA’s “golden child”–as its potential benefits are nearly endless. But it certainly wouldn’t be a “golden child” at all if just anyone could get into it. The 8(a) Program has some of the most extensive and strict requirements out there.
The Coalition for Government Procurement
JUNE 21, 2024
Data management tools, like pricing algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI), are playing an ever-larger role in Federal procurement as agencies look to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and improve contract outcomes. Just last month, at the Coalition’s Spring Training Conference, a panel of government and industry practitioners engaged in a fascinating discussion on how AI supports agency procurement operations.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 21, 2024
Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) has agreed to buy CAES from private equity firm Advent International in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $1.9 billion to expand its portfolio of defense technology platforms across ground, maritime, air and space domains.
Kluwer Arbitration
JUNE 21, 2024
The Ecuadorian government held a referendum and a public consultation on 21 April 2024. Question D of the referendum asked citizens: “Do you agree that the Ecuadorian State recognizes international arbitration as a method to resolve disputes related to investment, contractual, or commercial matters?” (free translation). The substantive proposal of the question was merely based on a proposed reform of Article 422 of the Ecuadorian Constitution (“Article 422”), as explained further below.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 21, 2024
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a potential two-year, $189 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Combat Air Forces Distributed Mission Operations services.
Government Contracts
JUNE 21, 2024
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP told the Federal Circuit on Friday that Columbia University's bid to introduce a former Norton Lifelock computer scientist's declaration claiming the company's former lawyers at the firm are lying about his refusal to testify in the school's decade-long $600 million patent case is "utterly meritless.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 21, 2024
Virtual Technologies Group has purchased information technology services provider Quotient to expand its suite of IT managed services for its client base and broaden its presence in the government contracting market. VTG said Thursday it made the acquisition using strategic capital from private investment firm Jacmel Partners.
Government Contracts
JUNE 21, 2024
Sikorsky Support Services Inc. and Derco Aerospace Inc. have agreed to pay $70 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that they overcharged the U.S. Navy for spare parts and materials for training aircraft through an illegal subcontracting arrangement, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 21, 2024
The Army’s 100-day investigation of risks tied to artificial intelligence implementation is coming to a close, and now, the service branch is exploring what the findings mean for the next phase of its AI journey.
Government Contracts
JUNE 21, 2024
A federal watchdog rejected a Science Applications International Corp.'s efforts to rejoin competition for a $2 billion National Aeronautics and Space Administration deal, saying in a decision released Friday that NASA sufficiently explained why it found SAIC's bid noncompetitive.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 21, 2024
The Defense Innovation Unit has begun the strategic allocation of its fiscal year 2024 budget worth approximately $983 million to advance its DIU 3.0 strategy aimed at accelerating and expanding the delivery of commercial technology platforms to warfighters.
Government Contracts
JUNE 21, 2024
The Federal Circuit on Friday revived a dispute alleging that the U.S. Forest Service underpaid for a property, saying the U.S. Court of Federal Claims wrongly rejected the agency's arguments that the seller shouldn't have relied on a disputed appraisal when selling.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 21, 2024
Jon Hill, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and former director of the Missile Defense Agency, has been named vice president and general manager of the air dominance and strike weapons portfolio at Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) missiles and fire control division.
Government Contracts
JUNE 21, 2024
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has backed a protest over a $30.65 million Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services analytics task order, saying CMS failed to properly account for a conflict of interest involving a proposed subcontractor for the awardee.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 21, 2024
Data Link Solutions, a joint venture between BAE Systems and RTX (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary Collins Aerospace, has received a potential five-year, $999 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce, retrofit and sustain Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems terminals.
Government Contracts
JUNE 21, 2024
The U.S. Census Bureau failed to properly explain why it canceled a contract award to an information technology firm after two of the company's competitors challenged the award, a federal claims court judge has determined.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 21, 2024
Jason Lee, former director of growth at Fearless, was elevated to the role of vice president of sales at the Baltimore, Maryland-based digital services integrator.
Government Contracts
JUNE 21, 2024
As atmospheric rivers pummel California with intense rainfall, flooding and landslides, agencies and contractors in the state struggling to manage projects may invoke force majeure — but as with all construction risk issues, the terms of the agreement govern, and relief may not always be available, say Kyle Hamilton and Corey Boock at Nossaman.
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 21, 2024
Lockheed Martin integrated its digital command and control system with the first prototype of the Department of Defense’s Joint Fires Network as part of the JFN demonstration during the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Valiant Shield 2024 exercise.
GovCon Wire
JUNE 21, 2024
Material Security is the synergistic brainchild of three entrepreneurial technologists: Chairman Ryan Noon, Vice President of Engineering Chris Park and CEO Abhishek Agrawal. The unfortunate milestone of government cyber attacks in 2016 prompted the trio to found the organization and develop no-nonsense, effective security products and services.
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 21, 2024
Palantir Technologies has secured a two-year, $19 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop an enterprise data infrastructure that will boost the agency’s operations for improved health outcomes.
GovLoop
JUNE 21, 2024
An interview with Avesta Hojjati, Vice President of Engineering, DigiCert For almost half a century, encryption algorithms have kept data safe. No matter how powerful today’s classical computers get, that encryption would still take thousands — or even millions — of years to break. The advent of quantum computing has changed all that. Put simply, some problems that are arduous for classical binary computers to solve, including the mathematical problems behind today’s encryption methods, are easy
ExecutiveBiz
JUNE 21, 2024
Semperis, a developer of identity threat detection and response offerings, recently announced the expansion of its executive team with the onboarding of a new chief financial officer, chief revenue officer and chief legal officer.
SmallGovCon
JUNE 21, 2024
Happy Friday and we hope you had an enjoyable Juneteenth. Yesterday was the first day of summer and our humidity was a balmy 96% on the first official day! Whew…so hot. I think that everyone here would agree that we hope that won’t be the norm. We hope you have a great weekend and find a nice cool place to read the articles we have included below.
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