Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as the new secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch presided over the ceremony at the White House.
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Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
A Washington federal judge has partially certified a class of former detainees suing the Central Bank of Kansas City, alleging it charged them debit card fees to regain access to their money after they were released.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Iridium Communications reported fiscal 2024 fourth-quarter revenue of $213 million, up 9 percent from the prior-year period, and saw its total revenue for the full year increase 5 percent to $830.7 million. In an earnings release published Thursday, the McLean, Virginia-based satellite communications company said Q4 and full-year net income were $36.3 million and $112.
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Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
An associate of David Rivera has asked for sanctions against the former Florida congressman and his attorney, arguing that Rivera's suit accusing him of disclosing a confidential legal memorandum to law enforcement is "a complete sham" contrived to get discovery Rivera is not entitled to in the criminal proceeding in which he is accused of unlawfully lobbying on behalf of Venezuela.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
K2 Space, an aerospace and defense company focused on developing large satellites, announced completing its Series B funding round and raising $110 million to boost mass production of its multi-orbit, high-power satellite platform.
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ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Tim Ryan, a Citi executive, has been selected to serve on the board of directors of Battelle. The Columbus, Ohio-based company said Thursday Ryans appointment will take effect immediately. Tim Ryan’s Career Highlights Ryan joined Citi in June 2024 as the head of technology and business enablement and a member of the companys executive management team.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Fourteen state attorneys general Friday sought an emergency order in D.C. federal court to stop Elon Musk and hisU.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization from exercising "unprecedented" authority over federal agencies, arguing that as an unelected, unconfirmed official, Musk has "taken the helm" of the federal government in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Chugach Government Solutions has hired Christopher Buffoni as senior vice president and chief financial officer. The company said Thursday that he would oversee its financial activities, support the execution of its strategic growth plans and boost its financial performance.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
The Center for Investigative Reporting told the Ninth Circuit on Friday that federal contractors' workforce demographic reports were not protected by a commercial data exemption to the Freedom of Information Act, as there was no "intimate information" in those reports.
Whistleblower Network News
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
On February 14, Caroline D. Pham, the Acting Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Brian Young, formerly Director of the CFTC Whistleblower Office, has been named the CFTC’s Director of the Division of Enforcement. Young took over the lead role at the CFTC Whistleblower Program in February 2024 after many years at the U.S.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
A Ninth Circuit judge pressed the federal government Friday on its stance that a Washington state law goes too far in setting health and safety benchmarks for a privately run immigration detention center, drawing an "apples-to-apples" comparison with similar rules for contractor-run psychiatric hospitals.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
John Lau, a 15-year industry veteran, has been selected as vice president of defense and intel solutions at ECS. The information technology systems integrator said Thursday Lau will spearhead the delivery of its data, artificial intelligence, cloud, cybersecurity and digital services portfolio across the Department of Defense and Combatant Commands.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
By limiting competition from larger entities, the Small Business Administration's recently published final rule may help some small government contractors, but these restrictions on set-aside work following a merger, acquisition or sale may also deter small businesses' long-term growth, say attorneys at Akerman.
AWS Public Sector
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
For K12 teachers , grading open-ended assignments is often one of their most time-consuming tasks. The more hours a teacher spends meticulously reviewing an assignment, the less time they spend engaging with students directlythrough one-on-one support, tailored discussion, and other meaningful interactions. Still, assignment feedback is important, and delays can mean missed opportunities for students to improve their understanding and skills.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Two defendants nearing trial on medical device kickback claims say Boston federal prosecutors are begrudgingly sharing mountains of exculpatory materials they should have provided years ago.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Certain benefits of 5G networks have been well-discussed already: low latency, expansive bandwidth and high density. But less explored and no less important are the high-speed networks capacity for real-time analytics and secure data exchange. These utilities are of particular importance to the U.S.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP has signed a $10 million retainer agreement to represent the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in a series of lawsuits alleging it irresponsibly left a local reservoir empty ahead of last month's devastating Palisades Fire.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services subsidiary, has landed a three-year, $49 million task order from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Information Officer to deliver application development services in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency CLIP requirement and upcoming Salesforce development projects under the STRATUS Basic Ordering Agreement Pool 2.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
A challenge to the U.S. Department of Labor's final rule updating the math for Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wages needs to be paused while the department's top brass catches up on the litigation, the DOL and the groups suing told a Texas federal court Friday.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division is planning to award a contract potentially worth $401 million to Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, for the procurement of E-2D Hawkeye Integrated Training Systems, or E-2D HITS. According to the notice posted on SAM.
Kluwer Arbitration
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
In recent years, arbitration in India has continued to take significant strides as covered in our previous posts here , here and here. In this post, we look back on the important developments in the Indian arbitration legislation and landscape over the last two years, and discuss the key takeaways looking ahead. Proposed Statutory Amendments to the Indian Arbitration & Conciliation Act Since mid-2023, the Indian government has been mulling amendments to the [Indian] Arbitration & Concil
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Box, a cloud storage and management company, has received new certifications for its e-signature tool designed to support government workflows, Wyn Elder, the companys managing director for global and U.S. public sector, announced in a blog Thursday.
Kluwer Arbitration
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
We are happy to inform you that the latest issue of the journal is now available and includes the following contributions: Zongyao (Eric) Li, Revisiting the Arbitrability of Corporate Disputes: Proposing a Unified Approach The concept of arbitrability is dynamic, and its applicability to corporate disputes such as shareholder disputes can vary among jurisdictions and change over time.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Defense technology company AeroVironment is opening a new manufacturing facility for next-generation autonomous systems in Salt Lake City, Utah. Called FreedomWerx, the facility is expected to start operations in the second half of 2025, AV said Thursday.
Kluwer Arbitration
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
In recent years, arbitration in India has continued to take significant strides as covered in our previous posts here , here and here. In this post, we look back on the important developments in the Indian arbitration legislation and landscape over the last two years, and discuss the key takeaways looking ahead. Proposed Statutory Amendments to the Indian Arbitration & Conciliation Act Since mid-2023, the Indian government has been mulling amendments to the [Indian] Arbitration & Concil
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Peraton has secured a $28 million fixed-price contract for support of the Defense Health Agencys healthcare delivery program.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Booz Allen Hamilton has appointed Mujtaba Hamid, a technology industry leader, as executive vice president of product. The technology consulting firm said Thursday Hamid will scale a portfolio of tech offerings and lead the conceptualization, development, production and delivery of emerging products and related platforms to support the missions of U.S. federal government customers.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a $21.8 million contract by the Space Systems Command to provide launch service for the U.S. Space Forces latest space mission. Launch Service Contract to Boost Rapid Launch Capabilities The SSC said Thursday the company was selected to launch the VICTUS SOL, USSFs newest Tactically Responsive Space, or TacRS, mission.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Artificial intelligence platform provider Virtualitics has promoted Rob Bocek, a defense technology industry veteran, to chief revenue officer. The Pasadena, California-based company said Thursday Bocek will drive AI innovation across federal and global markets, strengthen partnerships and help scale platforms that support customers’ missions.
Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
9 kwietnia 2024 r. weszo w ycie Rozporzdzenie Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) 2024/900 z dnia 13 marca 2024 r. w sprawie przejrzystoci i targetowania reklamy politycznej (dalej: Rozporzdzenie 2024/900 1 ). Znaczna wikszo obowizkw zacznie mie jednak zastosowanie od 10 padziernika 2025 r. Oznacza to, e firmy, planujc kampani reklamow w zakresie przekazw politycznych, musz dostosowa swoje dziaania do nowych wymogw prawnych.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
A D.C. federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore foreign funding in connection with any grants or programs in place before the inauguration, saying aid organizations have made a sufficient showing that the pause threatens their very existence.
Federal News Network
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
In the spirit of procurement reform, efficiency and economy, and to be consistent with our blogs in the prior weeks, the Coalition and its members have undertaken an effort to review the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), to identify opportunities for reform, revision or recission to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement system, lower administrative and compliance costs, and reduce barriers to entry for commercial firms seeking to enter the federal market.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Facing dozens of lawsuits looking to check the power of his administration, President Donald Trump has fired back recently with suits targeting so-called sanctuary cities, setting up a legal battle over the federal government's ability to induce state and local cooperation on immigration enforcement.
The Coalition for Government Procurement
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
In the spirit of procurement reform, efficiency and economy, and to be consistent with our blogs in the prior weeks, the Coalition and its members have undertaken an effort to review the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), to identify opportunities for reform, revision, or recission to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement system, lower administrative and compliance costs, and reduce barriers to entry for commercial firms seeking to enter the federal market.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
President Donald Trump has his sights set ontaking down a 90-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling that protects certain government officials from being fired, a U.S. Department of Justice letter confirms, and he plans to leverage his prior legal victories to deliver the precedent's death knell and expand presidential power.
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