GovCon & Trade
JANUARY 22, 2024
On December 20, 2023, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied an unsuccessful bidder’s protest, arguing, among other things, that the procurement was tainted by an appearance of impropriety after the agency appointed a senior executive from a competing firm, formerly responsible for their proposed technical approach, to be the agency’s new director.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 22, 2024
Allison Transmission has secured a one-year, $83.3 million contract to deliver upgraded and new X1100 transmissions for Abrams main battle tanks. Deliveries will run through December and cover enhancing the armored vehicles used by the U.S. Army and foreign military sales clients in Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe, the company said Thursday.
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GovCon Wire
JANUARY 22, 2024
Chris Haynes , formerly senior director of strategy and business development at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has assumed the position of vice president/general manager at General Dynamics ' (NYSE: GD) ordnance and tactical systems business. He will be responsible for overseeing the missile subsystems unit at General Dynamics OTS in his new role.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 22, 2024
Kiran Rathod , an experienced business and technology executive, has joined Connected Logistics and its joint venture, Canopy Health, to serve as chief technology officer , according to the business management consultant's LinkedIn post. As a member of the senior management team, Rathod will be responsible for providing both organizations with technical expertise to help ensure that tech offerings meet customer requirements.
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GovCon Wire
JANUARY 22, 2024
Leading experts in defense technology will come together to share their insights on the current defense research and development ecosystem at the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31. This year’s edition of the summit features an impressive lineup of keynote speakers and panelists. Click here to register for the event.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 22, 2024
Amy Gilliland , president of General Dynamics Information Technology , said GDIT is ramping up its investments in digital engineering in 2024 driven by the interest of the Department of Defense and military services in the field. Gilliland , a six-time Wash100 awardee, told the publication in an interview that GDIT has witnessed a “demand from customers … to design programs in a digital engineering environment.
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GovCon Wire
JANUARY 22, 2024
Conrad Moses , former executive director of business development at ManTech , has assumed the role of vice president of growth for the federal civilian sector at DMI. He is expected to use his knowledge and experience in the federal civilian market to help the company find a niche within the industry.
SmallGovCon
JANUARY 22, 2024
It’s been one year since the U.S. Small business Administration (SBA) took over the federal government’s veteran-owned small business contracting program from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and a lot has happened in that amount of time. Here, we discuss how SBA has handled the Veteran Small Business Certification Program in the first year and some of SBA’s achievments.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 22, 2024
Yuneeb Khan , a more than 25-year finance executive, has joined cybersecurity company Trellix as chief financial officer. He will directly report to Trellix CEO Bryan Palma as he oversees financial planning and analysis, enterprise controllership, investor relations, global compliance, treasury, tax and other finance-related functions to drive growth and innovation and deliver value to customers.
AWS Public Sector
JANUARY 22, 2024
Transit authorities across the globe want to monitor the driving habits of their fleet drivers to curtail unsafe driving, reduce safety-related incidents, and improve passenger experience. Transit agencies also want to provide meaningful feedback to their operators by providing them with relevant context for their unsafe driving. Fleet managers can use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to ingest and analyze fleet driver data.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 22, 2024
Conrad Moses , former executive director of business development at ManTech , has assumed the role of vice president of growth for the federal civilian sector at DMI. He is expected to use his knowledge and experience in the federal civilian market to help the company find a niche within the industry.
Federal News Network
JANUARY 22, 2024
A District of Columbia federal judge is granting the government's request to raise the fine, by $50 million, for Gen Digital's violation of the False Claims Act. The judge said Gen Digital, formerly known as Symantec, must now pay $16.1 million in rebate damages and $36.8 million in civil penalties. The decision comes after the federal court initially penalized Gen Digital about $1.5 million in total False Claims Act fines for violating the terms of its General Services Administration schedule c
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 22, 2024
The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) mission systems business a potential three-year, $335 million contract to develop, modernize and maintain the Strategic Weapon System Fire Control Subsystem. The services will support the U.S. and U.K. ballistic missile submarines as well as guided missile submarine fleets.
GovLoop
JANUARY 22, 2024
In today’s dynamic cybersecurity landscape, federal civilian agencies face persistent cyber threats. The traditional approach of establishing perimeter protections is no longer sufficient; the new standard for cybersecurity is synonymous with zero trust. According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), zero trust is an approach that restricts access to data, networks, and infrastructure to the bare minimum necessary, continuously verifying the legitimacy of such ac
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 22, 2024
A Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) subsidiary has received a three-year, $92.8 million contract to help the U.S. Army maintain virtual machine software. Dell Federal Systems will provide VMware software and software maintenance services to the service branch under the firm-fixed-price contract.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 22, 2024
A former senior official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's watchdog asked a D.C. federal judge to spare him prison time for stealing proprietary software he helped design for the government, saying he never profited from the theft.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 22, 2024
Private equity firm Arcline Investment Management has agreed to acquire Kaman (NYSE: KAMN), a Bloomfield, Connecticut-based aerospace and defense contractor, for approximately $1.8 billion, or $46 per share in cash.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 22, 2024
Recent reports that country singer Luke Combs won a judgment against a Florida woman who didn’t receive notice of the suit should serve as a reminder for attorneys on best practices for effectuating service by electronic means, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 22, 2024
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts worth more than $500 million each to four companies under the follow-on Public Assistance – Technical Assistance Contract vehicle, which calls for vendors to provide contractor personnel that could support FEMA’s public assistance activities across four geographic zones during presidentially declared disasters and emergencies.
FedScoop
JANUARY 22, 2024
Over sixty percent of IT decision-makers reported at least one data loss in the last 12 months due to a print-related breach. According to recent research from Quocira , although some breaches may be attributed to human errors, such as printouts left in the output tray, they are a stark reminder of the potential dangers of printer vulnerabilities. Read the report.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 22, 2024
Institute for Defense Analyses will continue providing a range of services in support of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, combatant commands and defense agencies under a $180 million contract modification from the Washington Headquarters Services. The award raised the contract's ceiling from $950.7 million to $1.13 billion and services include research, analyses, technical evaluation, as well as test and evaluation support.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 22, 2024
ManTech has established a new business unit dedicated to data and artificial intelligence. The Data Analytics and AI Solutions Practice will be headed by Vice President Brandy Durham and will provide federal agencies with consulting, engineering services and technology accelerators in these areas, the Herndon, Virginia-based company announced on Monday.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 22, 2024
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has appointed Cayley Rice as vice president of strategic research and development for defense solutions and named Catherine Bolger as senior VP and business area manager for defense and intelligence IT within the digital modernization sector. Before her appointment, Rice served as director of technology and integration at Leidos for more than three years.
GovLoop
JANUARY 22, 2024
Michael Mayta has been CIO of the City of Wichita, Kan., for 14 years. He oversees IT across 17 departments ranging from the police to the local airport — with widely varying degrees of internal technical savvy. He’s also seen a lot of change in how cities use technology. Here are some pearls of wisdom from his experience. What have you learned about keeping up with evolving technology?
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 22, 2024
Software manufacturer Permuta Technologies has released the software-as-a-service version of its DefenseReady human resources management solution on Microsoft 's Azure cloud service for federal agencies, including the Department of Defense. DefenseReady Cloud is an artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered platform authorized to operate in a DOD Impact Level 5 environment, Permuta said Thursday.
Redstone Government Consulting
JANUARY 22, 2024
The year 2023 was a great one for the Unanet Community. I ended the year attending the 4 th Quarter Huntsville Unanet Users Group (HUUG) Meeting, where there was an Ugly Christmas Sweater Competition that I didn’t win. HUUG is such a unique group of Unanet Users in the Huntsville Community. If you are a Unanet user in the Huntsville area and have not already joined, I recommend you do.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 22, 2024
Three companies were awarded spots on a commercial pathfinder project launched by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Space Commerce. Aerospace firms COMSPOC , LeoLabs and Slingshot Aerospace were chosen to provide space situational awareness data and services for the Traffic Coordination System for Space program, NOAA OSC said Friday.
Public Contracting Institute
JANUARY 22, 2024
Hello and thank you for joining us for Episode 2 of Fun with the FAR Season 11! On our next session we will cover: FAR Part 3 (Improper Business and Personal Conflicts of Interest)! As we prepare for our 2nd episode of Season 11, here are a few FAR Facts for us to think about: Simply requesting a gift, gratuity, or anything of monetary value from a contractor who has or is seeking “Government business” with the employee’s agency will constitute a violation of the FAR’s gift regulations.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 22, 2024
Electric vehicle supply equipment vendors Chargie and ChargePoint have received authorization from the General Services Administration to operate within government systems. The EVSE vendors will subsequently become authorized under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, ensuring federal agencies have access to secure electric vehicle charging stations, GSA said Friday.
Kluwer Arbitration
JANUARY 22, 2024
The Bahrain Court of Cassation (“Court of Cassation”) recently examined the relationship between arbitration and a pre-required mediation step in its decision of 19 June 2023 in Case No. 815 of 2022. The case concerned a multi-tiered dispute resolution clause providing for mediation then arbitration. The parties’ agreement in this case, however, was atypical, as they stipulated that the assessment, report and/or recommendation of the mediator would be final and binding.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 22, 2024
Peter Hall , a senior intelligence and cybersecurity executive, has joined Washington, D.C.-based strategic advisory firm Beacon Global Strategies as senior vice president. Hall, a U.S. Army veteran, announced the move in a LinkedIn post published Sunday.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 22, 2024
The D.C. Circuit spent the better part of an hour Monday morning trying to sort out the intricacies of a dispute between the Republic of Djibouti and a Dubai-based state-owned shipping coordinator over a $486 million arbitral award.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 22, 2024
U.S. Customs Border and Protection intends to award a small business set-aside indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to procure aircraft support services for the agency's fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft fleet. CBP Air and Marine Operations aims to conduct major and minor aircraft modifications, purchase aircraft parts and mission support equipment, perform out-of-cycle heavy aircraft maintenance and acquire specialty aircraft engineering services through the potential four-ye
Government Contracts
JANUARY 22, 2024
A federal judge has rejected a neurologist's claims that his former hospital in Delaware defrauded the federal government by transferring stroke patients to Philadelphia-based Jefferson Healthcare System via helicopter, finding the suit didn't provide the billing details necessary to make such transfers a violation of Medicare regulations.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 22, 2024
General Stephen Whiting stepped into his new role as the Commander of the U.S. Space Command in January 2024. He brings over three decades of experience, specializing in aerial and space operations and receiving merits as he ascends through the ranks.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 22, 2024
Four anesthesia practices are asking a federal court to expedite resolution of a complaint in which the providers say a merit-based methodology for calculating Medicare rates will cost them almost $4 million in reduced reimbursements in 2024.
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