GovCon & Trade

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which aims to curb illicit financial activities like money laundering and other fraudulent activities, will go into effect on January 1, 2024. Consequentially, many types of businesses, known as “reporting companies,” will be required to provide certain identifying information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) related to the individuals who directly and indirectly own them.

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Transparency Influencing Utilities Demand 130

Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“My name is Reality Winner. I’m an airman, a veteran, and I was convicted under the Espionage Act.” With these opening lines, delivered straight to camera by Winner centered in close-up, the documentary Reality Winner establishes why it is being re-released in a revised form: Reality’s voice can now be centered in the telling of her story. Reality Winner , directed by Sonia Kennebecker, was previously released in 2021 in an earlier form and was then titled United States vs.

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Whistle-blowing Ethics Media Integration 143

GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has booked a 22-month, $180 million task order to upgrade the Defense Health Agency’s military virtual health platform. The company said Thursday it will work with Amwell (NYSE: AMWL) to install a replacement for the Military Health System Video Connect tool as part of the federal Digital First initiative.

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IT Contract 116

ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Amazon Web Services has developed and launched a new platform designed to help federal government customers integrate data across multiple systems, provide data access and facilitate the decision-making process in the cloud while building up security through the adoption of zero trust principles. According to an AWS Public Sector Blog post, Rob Nolen said the Data Fabric Security on AWS platform seeks to help customers streamline the process of integrating and sharing data across the enterprise.

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Data Integration Integrity Government 111

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Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

HII‘s (NYSE: HII) mission technologies division will help the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity develop live, virtual and constructive training software under a potential five-year, $134 million task order.

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Engineering Integration Integrity Contract 115

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Federal Bureau of Prisons officers are concerned about the ripple effects of an end to their pay bonuses. By January, hundreds of BOP officers will see the loss of pay-based retention incentives. The pay bonuses for officers at Thomson Federal Prison in Illinois helped improve staffing gaps, according to BOP officials. But with an expiration date of Dec. 31, the American Federation of Government Employees is concerned about a reversal: more staff attrition ahead and other big problems for the fe

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Contract Supply Chain Evaluation Warehouse 107

ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Isobar Public Sector and Google Cloud have teamed up to provide public sector customers with artificial intelligence/machine learning, data analytics and other cloud-based capabilities. As Google Cloud's authorized service partner, Isobar will bring cutting-edge offerings to federal, state and local government clients.

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Inomedic Health Applications has won a potential seven-year, $208.1 million contract from the Department of Energy to provide occupational medical services for federal and contractor employees at Hanford Site in Washington.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Software-as-a-service provider Hypori has released an update to Halo , which works to provide customers with a bring-your-own-device capability. The update to Halo improves its performance and makes it possible for users to receive notifications even when their virtual devices are offline, Hypori said Wednesday.

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IT 105

GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Tim Massey, formerly sector executive vice president at Radiance Technologies, has been promoted to chief growth officer at the Huntsville, Alabama-headquartered defense and intelligence technology developer. He will now facilitate collaboration among sectors and groups and help drive the company’s strategic growth initiatives, Radiance said Thursday.

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Collaboration 113

ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Department of Defense has authorized Idemia Identity and Security North America to provide training and job opportunities in engineering, information technology and other areas to transitioning U.S. military service members. Idemia said Thursday it will serve as an authorized organization under the Skillbridge Program and help U.S. military members find placement within the company based on their experience, availability and capacity to train during their final 180 days of active-duty servic

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Capacity Engineering IT 105

GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Kevin Phillips, chairman of the board of directors at federal technology services contractor ManTech and a six-time Wash100 awardee, has joined McLean, Virgina-based Bluestone Investment Partners as an executive partner.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Fortress Information Security has joined the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's public-private partnership initiative aimed at strengthening U.S. defenses against cyberattacks. The company said Monday it will share information on cyber risks to support the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative 's efforts to develop and implement joint cybersecurity planning and cyber defense initiatives.

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Collaboration Public Private Partnership IT 105

GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

James McConville, former chief of staff of the U.S. Army, has been appointed to the board of directors at unmanned aircraft vehicle manufacturer Edge Autonomy.

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Manufacturing Government Government IT 114

ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A Leidos -led team will help the Department of Defense develop and integrate climate resilience strategies into its core functions and reduce greenhouse gas emissions under a potential five-year, $100 million blanket purchase agreement. Leidos said Thursday it will work with McKinsey & Co. , ICF and Rocky Mountain Institute to assist DOD in meeting mission requirements and improving resource management processes under the Strategic Climate Sustainability and Resilience Services BPA.

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Purchasing Sustainability Integration Integrity 105

GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Hypersonic weapons are capable of traveling at five to 25 times the speed of sound. Generally the term refers to a specific class of missiles, which includes hypersonic glide vehicles, hypersonic cruise missiles and ballistic missiles.

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Engineering 105

ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Redhorse Corp. has secured a basic ordering agreement with the Department of Defense's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to deliver artificial intelligence-related support services to DOD agencies. The AI Talent 2.0 BOA has a five-year ordering period and includes individual task orders for program and technical management support services and products.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In the technology world, the term “segmentation” applied to network topology. Networks, after all, have been segmented since the days when subnets were devised in the early 80’s. Today, however, we also must consider the value of applying this strategy to applications as well. In this week’s episode of Feds At the Edge, we’ll dive into why we need both approaches to have a secure Federal System.

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Balance Networking Consulting Leadership 104

ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2023

L3Harris Technologies will modernize and sustain space surveillance systems under two Department of Defense contracts worth up to $134 million. The company said Thursday it was awarded the Ground Based Optical Sensor System and Space Fence Sustainment contracts to support the Maintenance of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities program of the U.S.

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Sustainability Contract Integration Integrity 105

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With future wars being fought in cyberspace, our national security goals are highly reliant on effective and timely acquisitions of advanced information technology capabilities, especially within the command and control and secure information sharing domains. Unfortunately, few defense IT programs deliver on time nor on budget in spite of over half of the budget going to consultants and system engineering and technical analysis (SETA) contractors.

Public Private Partnership 94

Public Private Partnership IT Influencing Corruption 94

FedScoop

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Technology Modernization Fund Executive Director Raylene Yung is stepping down after more than two years leading the program, the General Services Administration said Friday. “Raylene has been instrumental in building the Technology Modernization Fund into the in-demand resource it is for federal agencies looking to modernize their IT systems,” GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan said in a statement.

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Leadership Demand Efficiency Management 88

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With the start of the new fiscal year (FY24), the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) launched its much-anticipated organizational realignment. The realignment breaks down regional stovepipes across FAS, creating a more customer focused structure to support federal agencies and industry partners serving those agencies. As FAS Commissioner Sonny Hashmi stated in a recent post, “Our regional based employees aren’t going away, but this shift in our structure will meet the growing demand from our cust

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Happy Friday! The Autumn trees are really showing off their colors this past week here in Lawrence, Kansas. We are grateful for some nice fall temperatures after the heat of summer. The city is bustling with activity and there seems to be some sort of fall festival every weekend. Also, our attorney-author John Holtz had a good time at the Meet the Buyers Fall 2023 Conference.

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Buyers Government Contracts Management Procurement 84

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Alex Canizares, partner at Perkins Coie , joins Off the Shelf for a discussion of the evolving cybersecurity framework and what it means for government contractors. Cybersecurity has become a foundational performance requirement for government contractors. In a wide-ranging discussion Canizares first addresses the cybersecurity basics starting with what is controlled unclassified information and moving on to discuss the basics of NIST 800-171, the standard FAR based safeguarding clause, and the

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Government Contracts Government Government Contract 81

Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

On October 17, the United States’ Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced a False Claims Act settlement with Exagen Inc., a life sciences company that makes diagnostic tests for the treatment of autoimmune conditions. Exagen agreed to pay $653,143 to settle allegations of a kickback scheme used to induce physicians to use Exagen’s laboratory tests.

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Networking Government Government IT 75

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Disclaimer: The content and opinions in this post are in-part those of the third-party authors and AWS is not responsible for the content or accuracy of this post. The Alberta Motor Association ( AMA ) is a multi-service member-run organization that provides driving education, rewards, roadside assistance, travel, insurance, banking, and many other member-focused services.

Insurance 71

Insurance Education Demand Accountability 71

Government Contracts

OCTOBER 20, 2023

An Illinois federal judge ended a bid from housing advocates Friday to stop the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from transferring 23 acres of dedicated public housing land to the Chicago Fire Football Club, ruling the advocates lacked standing.

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Bidding 75

GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A joint venture led by Aptim and Amentum has received a potential six-year, $95.5 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Baltimore District to decommission and dismantle the SM-1A Reactor Facility at Fort Greely in Alaska.

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Contract Engineering Logistics 64

GovLoop

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Power dynamics are real. However good your relationship with your boss might be, the inherent power balance weighs heavily when you need to bring up an issue or challenge a decision. “Approaching someone above you in the professional hierarchy requires a delicate balance and a deep understanding of both the person and the situation,” writes Benjamin Laker in a recent article in MIT Sloan Management Review.

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Balance Leadership Import Management 64

ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Northrop Grumman and L3Harris Technologies completed a critical design review of a relay ground station for missile warning and tracking, which will be used by the U.S. Space Systems Command in the Pacific. Northrop said Thursday that it is developing Relay Ground Station-Asia under a contract with the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, which plans to replace its missile warning system by 2025.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Governments are facing a data explosion. “The proliferation of data is immense. We’re seeing multiple new data sources, and with large language models like ChatGPT, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is creating immense amounts of data,” said Seth Kindley, Principal Technologist at Pure Storage, a leading innovator in all-flash storage. Not that that’s a bad thing.

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Data Efficiency IT Innovation 59

ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Aeyon has booked a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to provide the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing with financial management, logistics, internal controls and digital transformation services. Work under the award is expected to drive the efficient allocation and distribution of critical resources and improve the unit’s communication, information sharing and decision making processes, Aeyon shared with ExecutiveBiz in an email sent Friday.

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Internal Control Logistics Distribution Contract 59

GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

LMI Forms Advisory Council to Guide Government Sector Expansion Goals; Ryan Moore Named CISO at Serco Inc.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2023

On October 2-4, 2023, the Atlanta International Arbitration Society (“AtlAS”) hosted its 12 th Annual Conference, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Attendees from around the nation were treated to engaging, collaborative discussions and panels organized by AtlAS, the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (“ITA”), and the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”).

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Ethics Insurance Participation Import 52

Government Contracts

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Law firm lobbying revenue remained strong in the third quarter, but could be showing signs of slowing as legislative and government relations efforts begin to be impacted by a leaderless House of Representatives and political dysfunction.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With the start of the new fiscal year (FY24), the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) launched its much-anticipated organizational realignment. The realignment breaks down regional stovepipes across FAS, creating a more customer focused structure to support federal agencies and industry partners serving those agencies. As FAS Commissioner Sonny Hashmi stated in a recent post, “Our regional based employees aren’t going away, but this shift in our structure will meet the growing demand from our cust

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