Federal News Network

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Over the past four and a half years, the Defense Department has faced at least four separate rounds of bid protest litigation challenging its multi-billion dollar overhaul of the militarys household goods moving system. Its now gearing up for a fifth. The latest legal challenge is highly unusual in that it comes more than two years after DoD made the award the protesters are challenging.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The General Services Administration has awarded its Polaris small business governmentwide acquisition contract for IT services to 102 vendors, with awards for other types of vendors on the way. Polaris focuses on securing IT services including artificial intelligence, automation and immersive technology for agencies across the federal government and replaces GSAs $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business Contract.

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GovCon Chamber of Commerce

DECEMBER 30, 2024

How to Get your Expert Content in Front of the Right Audiences Are you a genuine expertise in your field? if you can establish yourself as a subject matter expert (SME), you become instantly more valuable to federal buyers. Key Takeaways Engage with online content to helps demonstrate your expertise to your audience. Maintain consistency in your online presence and ensure that your Sam.gov and LinkedIn profiles showcase the same expertise and keywords.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Blue Origin has completed a series of tests for its New Glenn rocket, whose objectives included the demonstration of day-of-launch operations and the validation of vehicle and ground systems.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded contract modifications worth $219 million combined to SupplyCore, I-Solutions Direct and TW Metals to continue delivering commercial metal products to U.S. military branches. The Department of Defense said the modifications exercise the second 18-month option term in the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Department of Health and Human Services Program Support Center has started seeking information for the procurement of subject matter expertise directly supporting the director of the PSC. According to the request for information posted on SAM.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics, as successor-in-interest to SAIC, has secured a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity bridge contract worth $60 million from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide supplies for the maintenance, repair and operations of facilities.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Markets are the killer app for efficiently organizing unfathomably complex human activities to deliver innovation and prosperity. They can also shift suddenly, creating winners and losers, even as broad measures of economic health rise. We have some recent experience with this dichotomy. Turn-of-the-century automation breakthroughs and a globalized trade regime increased general prosperity but they also left lasting and concentrated negative consequences for some workers and communities, especi

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

2024 was a hugely consequential year for the whistleblowing landscape, with major developments including the creation of a new whistleblower program, historic enforcement actions protecting whistleblower rights, and the release of a landmark report calling for the expansion of whistleblower awards. Here are five major whistleblower stories from 2024: DOJ Launches Whistleblower Award Program In August, the U.S.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Robert Geckle, chairman and CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, said that with the incoming administration, he predicts that there will be “continued momentum” in unmanned systems like the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, hypersonics and effectors as the U.S. military pursues manned-unmanned teaming and other force multipliers in denied environments.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

American Rheinmetall has named Rob Selle, a nearly three-decade product development executive, as vice president of program management and product support. Selle announced his new position in a LinkedIn post published Sunday. Rob Selle’s Industry Background According to his LinkedIn profile, he joined American Rheinmetall from U.S.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Leidos QTC Health Services has appointed Eric Gardner as its new vice president of operations, effective Monday. The executive announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post shared Saturday. In his new role, Gardner will leverage his experience in telemedicine adoption, personalized and comprehensive care and other health care-related innovations and services.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Brian Nunes has been appointed vice president of security products at General Dynamics Mission Systems, the executive announced on LinkedIn Sunday. The new VP brings over 17 years of experience in emerging network technologies, technical leadership and customer relations to his new role. Nunes is knowledgeable in designing and managing joint, strategic and tactical mobile communications networks.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

V2X has secured a $170 million contract from the Drug Enforcement Administration to continue supporting the agencys aircraft fleet. Under the five-year contract, V2X aims to maintain operational readiness throughout the DEAs fleet of more than 100 aircraft, the Reston, Virginia-based company announced Monday.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Honeywell has secured a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $92 million from the U.S. Navy for F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet spare parts. The contract includes foreign military sales to Canada, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain and Switzerland, the Department of Defense said. Only Honeywell was solicited to provide the sole-source requirement.

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