Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The fix is in for federal small business contracting. And this fix is actually a good one. Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chairman of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, are trying to correct a misunderstanding of congressional intent when it comes to how and when agencies should consider price when reviewing proposals for contracts.

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

By Kim Koster, VP of Industry Marketing at Unanet As the public sector navigates increasingly complex acquisition and inventory policies for handling government property, inventory and asset tracking has become a challenging area for government contractors to manage.

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GovSpend

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In a recent webinar hosted by GovSpend Relationship Manager and SLED expert Paige Mockler, procurement professionals were shown how to leverage GovSpend’s public sector intelligence to meet their procurement goals. The agenda promised insights into vendor verification, sourcing new vendors, validating pricing against historical purchase orders, market research, and tailoring bids and RFQs for success.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Tara Martin , formerly vice president of business development for the electro-optical sector at L3Harris Technologies , has transitioned to become VP of BD for the maritime sector at the company, she announced on LinkedIn Wednesday. Martin has been with L3Harris for over three years, initially joining as senior director of BD for the reconnaissance mission systems sector in October 2020.

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Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Boeing Co. will pay $51 million to resolve nearly 200 export violations that threatened U.S. national security when its foreign employees downloaded and transferred technical data in violation of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, with $24 million to go toward compliance efforts, the U.S. Department of State announced Thursday.

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Art of Procurement

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

“Wisdom is given equally to everybody. The point is whether one can exercise it.” – Taiichi Ohno, The “Ten Precepts”. The post Time to Return to Just-in-Time? appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security’s information-sharing efforts on domestic extremist threats with social media and gaming companies lack an overarching strategy, a Government Accountability Office report found , raising questions about the effectiveness of the agencies’ communications to address violent warnings online. In response to the proliferation in recent years of content on social media and gaming platforms that promote domestic violent extremism, the FBI and DHS have taken st

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The U.S. Space Force has announced its intention to erect a new field command: Space Futures Command. This wing of the service branch will scout, generate and assess cutting edge technologies and strategies that aid in the overall Space Force and Department of Defense missions.

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AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Many public sector organizations are seeking to integrate solutions deployed in their on-premises environments with new cloud applications and technologies as they modernize their organizations. A cloud marketplace provides broad access to these solutions. A cloud marketplace is operated by a cloud service provider (CSP) and serves as a place for customers to browse and subscribe to software applications and developer services that are built on, integrate with, or supplement the CSP’s main offer

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USFCR

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Understanding the ins and outs of insurance requirements is a cornerstone of success in federal contracting. The AGAR 452.228-71 and FAR clause 52.228-5 outline the necessity for contractors to hold sufficient insurance coverages, such as Workers' Compensation, Employer's Liability, General Liability, Automobile Liability, and, where applicable, Aircraft Public and Passenger Liability.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The 2024 NDAA is directing quite a change in past performance evaluations for offerors in Department of Defense acquisitions. Historically, an offeror’s affiliate’s past performance is not automatically considered along with the offeror’s proposal, although an agency could consider it. The 2024 NDAA, though, has actually mandated a change within the DFARS that will up-end this long-held tenet for Department of Defense contracts.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Zhenia Klevitsky is chief growth officer at the quickly evolving cBEYONData. She took time to sit down with ExecutiveBiz and walk us through the company’s immense offerings, enlighten us about some of its strategies and share her perspective from a quarter century in the business.

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FedScoop

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Department of Energy is seeking information on a variety of artificial intelligence-related topics regarding the White House’s AI executive order, which calls on the agency to leverage the technology’s potential on everything from mitigating climate change risks to securing electric power. In a document scheduled to post Friday on the Federal Register, the DOE said it is looking for information that will aid the agency in delivering its public report on AI, due within 180 days of the executi

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

McAleese and Associates is hosting its 15th Annual Defense Programs Conference on March 7 to convene renowned leaders from across the Department of Defense and Congress for a discussion on the top defense priorities and programs. Register here for the in-person event!

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Among the more arcane rules of federal contract protests, a company can’t make a money appeal on a protest decision unless that appeal contains a specific dollar amount. It is called the “sum certain rule.” But is it really a hard and fast rule? And if not, what does that mean for the government and for contractors? For more, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish.

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) has secured a $243.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to manufacture and deliver digital radio frequency memory units to the U.S. Navy for electronic warfare applications.

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FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Science Foundation already had a high percentage of teleworkers; in 2019, 94 percent of the agency’s 1,500 employees worked remotely, with nearly one-quarter of those taking three or more days per week. But even federal agencies already familiar with telework experienced some technological turmoil in spring 2020 and took lessons from that experience.

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Kamal Narang, a more than 25-year federal health industry leader, has taken on the role of senior vice president for federal health at General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business.

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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Spring is just around the corner, and so are more opportunities to take part in professional development. This March, we’re offering six free online training sessions, where you can dive further into topics like artificial intelligence, human-centered design, and cultivating curiousity on your team. Let’s explore what this month has to offer: How to Use Data to Advance Agency Innovation Data-fueled innovation means you’re using data to make smarter decisions around service deli

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Guidehouse has won a potential $12 billion follow-on contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide systems engineering and integration support services for intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Air Force Nuclear Weapon Center at Hill Air Force Base in Utah received five offers for the Integration Support Contract 2.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Space Systems Command has selected BAE Systems for a prototyping effort intended to enhance the U.S. Space Force’s capacity to facilitate the rapid integration of next-generation assets as they come online. As part of the first phase of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Command and Control project, BAE said Wednesday it will develop a prototype ground system.

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Executive Mosaic is proud to announce the selection of Lt. Gen. Heath Collins for the 2024 class of Wash100 Award winners. The Wash100 recognition is conferred annually to the 100 most influential and impactful leaders within the government contracting space. Vote for Lt. Gen.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Software developer DeepSig has publicly launched the Gen 1 OmniPHY artificial intelligence-powered platform for boosting 5G networks. The company on Wednesday announced the general availability of the product, a carrier-grade neural receiver for virtualized radio access networks.

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Beacon Global Strategies has appointed Peter Hall, senior director for growth at Peraton, as senior vice president within the intelligence practice and named Jonathan Green, a former congressional committee staff member, as associate VP within the defense practice.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Lockheed Martin has completed the first knowledge point of the Missile Defense Agency's Next Generation Interceptor program, marking an acquisition milestone for the modernized missile defense system. The KP1 stage involved the assessment of the program's design review milestones, technology maturation, manufacturing readiness and use of the NGI Software Factory, Northrop said Wednesday.

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Emil Dzuray, former government and public services specialist leader at Deloitte, has been appointed as vice president of civilian solutions at LMI, he announced in a LinkedIn post. He previously worked at LMI as a research fellow, and then returned in 1996 in what would be a 12-year term serving management roles.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Executive Mosaic is excited to recognize Empower AI CEO Jeff Bohling as a 2024 Wash100 Award winner for his leadership of the Reston, Virginia-based company as it delivers information technology and professional services to public sector customers. This is the first time that Bohling is named among the recipients of the Wash100 Award. Show support and vote for Bohling as your favorite GovCon leader at Wash100.com.

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) is kicking off a proposed underwritten public offering of $300 million of shares of its common stock and expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to buy up to an additional $45 million of shares of its common stock.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

World View has opened its Series D round and secured initial funding from Sierra Nevada Corporation and other investors, old and new. The investment will specifically support growing demand for high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, World View said Tuesday.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today, concurrent with the 75 th anniversary of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (“NAI”), the new 2024 NAI Arbitration Rules (the “NAI Rules”) will enter into force and be applicable to NAI arbitrations filed on or after 1 March 2024. The new NAI Rules, which had been last revised in 2015 , introduce a number of innovative features and aim to provide for more efficient and expeditious dispute resolution, thereby responding to the needs and increased sophistication of

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Department of Defense’s artificial intelligence office has put out a call for three new opportunities for industry collaboration. The requests for proposals were posted to Tradewinds earlier this month and all center upon responsible AI usage, said Dr. Matthew Johnson , senior technical advisor at the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.

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Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Federal prosecutors indicated Thursday that a former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman will change his not guilty plea to charges he posted hundreds of top-secret military intelligence documents online, asking a Massachusetts federal judge to schedule a change of plea hearing for next week.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Christine Halvorsen , a more than 20-year federal government veteran, has joined San Francisco-based cloud-based identity management platforms provider Okta as the company’s first chief technology officer for public sector. In this capacity, she will help federal, state and local agency customers modernize their services to streamline processes and advance zero trust adoption to secure their information technology infrastructure in support of their missions, Okta said Wednesday.

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Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Construction at Savannah, Georgia's federal courthouse means that three men accused of conspiring to rig bids for millions of dollars' worth of ready-mix concrete contracts will have to be tried in a college town a couple of counties over, according to the DOJ.

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ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Carahsoft Technology will serve as a public sector distributor for SAS , offering the North Carolina-based company's suite of analytics, artificial intelligence and data management products. Under the collaboration, Carahsoft said Tuesday it will offer SAS Viya, SAS’ cloud-based, responsible data and AI platforms to government agencies. The Potomac Officers Club will host the 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 to discuss the transformative power of AI.

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Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Ecuador attorney general's office has reported that Worley International Services Inc. fully paid a $6 million award to reimburse the country for fees and costs it incurred in an international arbitration over bribes the engineering firm made to secure oil refinery contracts.

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