Art of Procurement
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
“Coke is everywhere. In fact, when I travel to the developing world, Coke feels ubiquitous. […] If we can understand. The post Coca-Cola’s Project Last Mile appeared first on Art of Procurement.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded 30 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $60.7 billion contract vehicle for information technology products and services.
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WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 2, 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 Anne Lord Bailey, executive director of the Strategic Initiatives Lab at the Department of Veterans Affairs, who’s the Government Healthcare Executive of the Year finalist.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
SpaceX and United Launch Alliance have been assigned 21 launch service missions for fiscal year 2024 under phase 2 of the U.S. Space Force national security space launch contract vehicle.
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Whistleblower Network News
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
On November 1, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York announced that Feast American Diners LLC and Dawood Beshay, the corporate owner and managing member of multiple Denny’s restaurants throughout Arizona and New York. agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations of violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). The settlement is the first FCA settlement relating to Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) grants issued during the COVID-19 pandemic.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Forcepoint Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure has appointed five cybersecurity industry veterans to its leadership team nearly a month after it was acquired by global alternative asset management firm TPG (Nasdaq: TPG).
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GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Shield AI, which is developing an artificial intelligence pilot for aircraft, has secured $200 million in a round of Series F financing led by U.S. Innovative Technology Fund and co-led by Riot Ventures. ARK Invest, Disruptive and Snowpoint participated in the oversubscribed funding round, which brings Shield AI’s valuation to $2.7 billion.
Government Contract Insights
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The Biden administration issued a widely anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence (“AI”) earlier this week. The Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (the “EO”) addresses a multitude of issues reflecting an emerging national policy on AI. This article focuses on those aspects of the EO most directly related to national security and federal procurement.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Kathryn Simpson, an 11-year Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) executive, has assumed the corporate vice president and general counsel role at the Falls Church, Virginia-headquartered aerospace and defense contractor, according to a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' proposed updates to its policies on research misconduct codify many well-known best practices, but also contain some potential surprises for the research community and counsel, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The shares of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) jumped nearly eight percent on the last trading day of October after the defense contractor presented its third quarter of fiscal year 2023 results. In the three months that ended Sept. 29, 2023, revenues rose nine percent to $3.9 billion versus Q3 2022.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
A Florida federal judge has granted a new trial to a business owner and one of his alleged patient recruiters convicted in a health care fraud scheme after last-minute evidence emerged about a cooperating defendant's previously undisclosed informant role with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business has booked a $712 million task order from the Department of Homeland Security for the continuation of its modernization of the agency’s St. Elizabeths Campus in Washington, D.C.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
A long-awaited update to federal cybersecurity standards for cloud computing providers is likely to attract new contractors to work with the government, but uncertainties about exactly how proposed changes will be implemented could limit the effectiveness of the overhaul.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Laura Wilde, an industry executive focused on advancing quality management across international organizations, has joined the maritime business unit of U.K.-based defense and security company Ultra Electronics as vice president of quality. She will be based in the U.S.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The chief judge of North Carolina's business court grappled Thursday with the outer limits of sovereign immunity in a contractor's $115 million lawsuit against the city of Charlotte, questioning both sides on whether the city waived that immunity by entering a valid contract.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 2, 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 Mahreen Rashid, executive vice president of people services at Excella, who’s the HR Executive of the Year, Private Company (Annual Revenue Less Than $250M) finalist.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees may be compromising the agency's operations and sensitive information through applications they've installed on their government-issued phones, according to a government watchdog report released Thursday.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 2, 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 Steven Sousa, senior vice president of Health and Social Services at CGI Federal, who’s the Healthcare Executive of the Year, Public Company, finalist. Here, he shares [.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The federal government has urged a Delaware federal judge not to block the Inflation Reduction Act's provision allowing it to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, arguing that AstraZeneca doesn't have standing to bring its claims, which, in any event, are meritless.
Spend Network
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Government procurement data encompasses valuable information - supplier details, contract values, and spending patterns. However, navigating this complex data landscape has traditionally been arduous for citizens, businesses, and even procurement professionals. Artificial intelligence (AI) integration is transforming accessibility with the emergence of AI-powered chatbots that deliver instantaneous, personalised data retrieval.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
A Georgia federal judge on Thursday tossed most of the counterclaims medical equipment maker Ermi LLC lodged in its former chief compliance officer's whistleblower lawsuit, saying Ermi didn't adequately claim its former employee breached her fiduciary duty or unlawfully practiced law.
Federal News Network
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
In cost-plus contracts, exactly how much of a contractor’s records can the government see? And who in particular can see them? Those questions are at the heart of a recent dispute among the Energy Department, HPM Corporation, and the Defense Contract Audit Agency. To shed light on the dispute, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked with Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The federal government asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to review Florida nursing home mogul Philip Esformes' health care fraud conviction, arguing prosecutors' violations of his attorney-client privilege didn't provide an advantage in court and isn't a circuit split.
Scottish Government Procurement
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
On 31 October 2023, the GO Awards 2023/24 took place at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow. Procurement and supply professionals from across the country came together to celebrate the very best procurement achievements from across Scotland’s public, private and third sector organisations! View the winners of the 2023-24 GO Awards Scotland We’d like to wish all of the winners a huge congratulations.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The city of Oakland breached its contract with a shipping terminal developer by ending a lease over the developer's plans to bring coal through the site, a California state judge found, rejecting the city's position that construction delays sank the deal.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 2, 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 Ann Tiller, executive assistant at Leidos, who’s Executive Assistant of the Year, Private & Public Companies, finalist. Here, she shares what has made her successful in [.
LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Fox’s Fourth Annual Federal Contracts Symposium Washington, D.C.| Willard InterContinental Thank you for those who were able to join us at our fourth annual Federal Contracts Symposium. We invite you to review the materials from our presentations that covered key issues facing government contractors. The topics include: Year in Review – Federal Contracts Case Law Update Cost Accounting Compliance How the IIJA and IRA will Impact Federal Contractors in 2023 and Beyond Everything You T
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 2, 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 Tifani O’Brien, vice president and AI/ML accelerator lead at Leidos, who’s the Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year, Public Company, finalist. Here, O’Brien shares proud Leidos [.
Fox Rothschild: Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Fox’s Fourth Annual Federal Contracts Symposium Washington, D.C.| Willard InterContinental Thank you for those who were able to join us at our fourth annual Federal Contracts Symposium. We invite you to review the materials from our presentations that covered key issues facing government contractors. The topics include: Year in Review – Federal Contracts Case Law Update Cost Accounting Compliance How the IIJA and IRA will Impact Federal Contractors in 2023 and Beyond Everything You Thought Yo
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 2, 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 Jonathan Pettus, senior vice president of aerospace, defense and civil operations at Dynetics, Inc., a Leidos company, who’s the National Security/DHS Executive of the Year, Private [.
Art of Procurement
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – November 3rd, 2023 appeared first on Art of Procurement.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 2, 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 Roman, vice president of contracts and procurement at ECS, who’s Contracts Executive of the Year, Private & Public Companies finalist. Here, he shares what has [.
GovLoop
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
How often have you forgotten about a doctor’s appointment until you received a text message reminder? For people who rely on social services benefits — e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); SNAP for Women, Infants & Children (WIC); Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); and Medicaid — reminders about appointments and deadlines aren’t just a convenience.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Potomac Officers Club will kick off its exciting slate of monthly summits next year with the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31, 2024. To celebrate its first decade, the event will feature none other than Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu as the opening keynote speaker.
Government Contracts & Global Trade
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
McCarter & English partner Cathy Mohan co-presents “Climate Change: Hot Topics in Ethics” at the 2023 DRI Asbestos Medicine Seminar in Austin, TX. Cathy provides updates on how courts, clients, and law firms have responded to recent ethics issues involving overzealousness, candor, the use of artificial intelligence, conflicts of interest, sanctions, and conduct unbecoming.
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