FedInsider
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
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How to Crack a Nut
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
On 13 November 2023, the UK Government published guidance setting out its ambitions for innovation procurement under the new Procurement Act 2023 (not yet in force, of which you can read a summary here). This further expands on the ambitions underpinning the Transforming Public Procurement project that started after Brexit. The Government’s expectation is that the ‘ the new legislation will allow public procurement to be done in more flexible and innovative ways ’, and that this will ‘ enable pu
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GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) aeronautics division has secured a 10-year, $238 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply and deliver F-16 initial spares to foreign military sale customers.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Cybersecurity and information technology services firm Electrosoft has named Gavin Greene as its first ever chief corporate development officer. Greene's two decades of professional experience includes holding business development and advisory roles at small and large government contractors, earning a reputation for, among other things, impacting growth through the plans he implements, Electrosoft said Monday.
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GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
StandardAero will continue to provide maintenance and repair support for P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft engines under a potential one-year, $209.5 million contract modification awarded by the U.S. Navy.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
An RTX business has received a $53.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to further provide support for the dual band radar systems installed aboard Gerald R. Ford and Zumwalt-class ships. The modification exercises the fiscal 2024 option for DBR design agent and technical engineering follow-on requirements on a previously awarded contract, the Department of Defense said Monday.
Public Procurement Central brings together the best content for public procurement professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded contracts to GE Aerospace subsidiary Innoveering and Hermeus to develop prototypes of hypersonic test systems for the Department of Defense under the Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities program. Through the HyCAT program, Innoveering will work with subcontractors Specter Aerospace and Starfighters International to build a prototype air-breathing hypersonic testbed, DIU said Monday.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
CGI has named Victor Foulk as permanent vice president of its emerging technologies business after six months of serving the role on the interim, he announced in a LinkedIn post on Monday. He has 25 years of experience in defense and IT, including seven years in the U.S.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Boeing is expanding its factory in Huntsville, Alabama, that manufactures the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile seeker. The company announced Monday that it is adding 35,000 square feet of production space to boost the site's capacity by more than 30 percent every year.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Julie Brewer, a veteran military and government official, was named deputy under secretary for science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security, G2Xchange FedCiv reported Tuesday. Brewer has been with DHS since October 2009, taking on roles of increasing responsibilities for over a decade.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Knute Olson , previously the executive director of program operations at ManTech , has been appointed as vice president at CACI , according to his LinkedIn post published Friday. In addition to his vice president role, he will concurrently serve as the manager of the company's systems engineering and technical assistance division.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Kimberly Pack, former CEO of Wolf Den Associates, has joined advanced analytics provider Applied Information Sciences as president of its federal unit. Pack said in a statement published Monday that she will work with the AIS Federal leadership team and board of directors to drive the company’s business growth strategy.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Stephen Townsend, a retired U.S. Army general and former commander of U.S. Africa Command, has been appointed to the board of directors at Phoenix Defense. The four-decade Army veteran brings extensive military leadership experience to the board, having served in and led combat units at platoon, corps and joint task force levels, Phoenix Defense said Monday.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Vishal Luthra, a more than 30-year technology industry veteran, has assumed the role of chief growth officer at Herndon, Virginia-based federal information technology services contractor TechSur Solutions.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Tetra Tech has won a task order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division for the creation of a new navigation lock on the Illinois River. Valued at $33 million, the contract covers architectural and engineering services associated with the navigation lock, Tetra Tech announced from its Pasadena, California headquarters on Tuesday.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Jason Proctor, advisory systems engineer for cyber recovery and compliance at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), said government agencies looking to better protect data from cyberattacks and take an all-encompassing approach to security should reduce the complexity of strategies and tools.
GovLoop
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The concept of digital twins, which has been around for years, is gaining traction as agencies gather better data and vendors develop better tools. The U.S. Government Accountability Office defines a digital twin as a virtual representation of a physical object, process or system. The idea is to use this simulated environment to test potential changes to the real-world environment.
Whistleblower Network News
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
During the 2023 Fiscal Year, the Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower programs of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) surpassed $2 billion in whistleblower awards, according to the whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto. The Dodd-Frank Act , which passed in 2010, established whistleblower award programs at the two agencies to incentivize insiders with knowledge of corporate fraud and misconduct to come forward to the authorities.
Scottish Government Procurement
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
It’s Scot Careers Week! We are delighted to share a blog post from Rebecca Bell, a student who has recently completed a two-week placement in the Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate using the Procurement People of Tomorrow (PPoT) Placement Pack. One of the key strategic objectives for the PPoT programme is to increase the opportunity and uptake of work placements for young people in their latter stages of school.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
A former Colorado nurse accused an addiction treatment facility of terminating her after she expressed concern to a state health auditor that it improperly stored controlled substance medications.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or CJADC2, is a highly important part of the Department of Defense’s strategy for the future. It envisions a state of unification where all military communications and technology systems are interconnected and operate seamlessly.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
With the rise of accessible and powerful generative artificial intelligence solutions, it is imperative for general counsel to understand the use and application of data for myriad important activities, from evaluating the e-discovery process to monitoring compliance analytics and more, says Colin Levy at Malbek.
Federal News Network
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Just over a month into fiscal 2024 and there is no shortage of excitement and intrigue across the federal acquisition community. The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, which reported a record 2023 with over $100 billion in sales , is once again, at the center of a lot of the activity. Planning for version 2 of its COMET vehicle kicked off with an industry day in September, attracting 400 companies and more than 750 registrants.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Ben Cushing, chief architect of health & life sciences at Red Hat, and a finalist for Healthcare Exec of the Year, Public Company category. Here, he [.
Spend Network
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Government procurement always involves navigating complex regulations, but few areas are more intricate than defence acquisitions. In our previous article, " EU's First Joint Defence Procurement Deal ", we describe details about the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through Common Procurement Agreement (EDIRPA). EDIRPA seeks to address the longstanding fragmentation of demand among EU member states and aims to boost the competitiveness and efficiency of the EU's industrial defence base.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Michael Jung, executive director of ICF’s climate center and finalist in the “Humble Beginnings” Podcast Episode category. Here, he shares career turning points and career advice. [.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The only constant in the government contracting landscape is change, and that change has been accelerating significantly in recent years. Executive Mosaic spoke with CGI Federal President Stephanie Mango in a new video interview to learn more about the major trends and changes shaping today’s GovCon market. For more expertise on the government R&D landscape, join the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is David Ray, senior vice president of space at SAIC, and a finalist for the Space Executive of the Year, Private & Public category. Here, he shares [.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Dr. Mark Linderman is an esteemed Scientific and Professional Cadre of Senior Executives member from the Air Force Research Laboratory. As the Chief Scientist of the Information Directorate, he leads, advises, and authorizes all technical initiatives in the science and technology portfolio.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Ravi Raghava, vice president of cloud solutions at SAIC, who’s a finalist for the Cloud Executive of the Year, Private & Public Companies category. Here, he [.
Extract Systems
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The Recorder of Deeds has been an important part of American history dating back to its inception, creating a centralized location for information regarding real property rights. More than just recording who has purchased a particular property, land records offices and their recorders also keep track of other documents with an impact on a property like liens or plat maps.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is John Polowczyk, a managing director at Ernst & Young and a finalist for Supply Chain Executive of the Year. Here, he shares his 2023 key accomplishments, [.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Tetra Tech has won a task order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division for the creation of a new navigation lock on the Illinois River. Valued at $33 million, the contract covers architectural and engineering services associated with the navigation lock, Tetra Tech announced from its Pasadena, California headquarters on Tuesday.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Dan Rolph, senior vice president of cyber warfare at Parsons Corp., and finalist in the Cybersecurity Executive of the Year, Public Company category. Here, he shares [.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Dr. Mark Linderman has laid out deep foundations for transformative discoveries, development, and integration of the warfighting capabilities of the Air Force. Equipped with diverse competencies in science, technology, research, and development, he serves as the Chief Scientist of the Information Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory–Rome, New York.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 25, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 16. Next is Shawn Kingsberry, vice president of cyber security at SAIC, and a finalist for the Cybersecurity Executive of the Year, Public Company category. Here, he shares a [.
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