GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 15, 2023
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) has chosen its cybersecurity division president, John Giamatteo, to serve as CEO and member of the board of directors. The announcement made on Monday comes as the company drops its plans to launch a subsidiary initial public offering of its Internet of Things business.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Nancy Ann Norton, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral who served as director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, will join the board of directors of Leidos on Jan. 1. Leidos CEO Thomas Bell said Norton will help the company have better customer challenge understanding and maintain its industry position.
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GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 15, 2023
In the dynamic world of aerospace, the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) technologies promise to unlock new levels of efficiency, safety, and performance. Witness the discussions and exchange of ideas at the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit which will happen on Jan. 31, 2024.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
HII has secured a $100 million cost-reimbursable modification to its contract with the U.S. Navy for the construction of the future USS Enterprise nuclear aircraft carrier. The Department of Defense said Thursday the company will establish a Nuclear Enterprise Workforce Special Incentive to facilitate the government's strategic co-investments in recruiting, training and retaining personnel involved in nuclear ship construction and repair activities.
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GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Christopher Calio, president and chief operating officer of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has been elected to the Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace and defense company’s board of directors and will assume the role of CEO in May. He will succeed Gregory Hayes, who will continue to serve as RTX’s executive chairman, the company said Thursday.
SmallGovCon
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Happy Friday! We are halfway through December already and oh my, how time does fly! 2024 is just around the corner and the holiday season is now in full swing. We hope you are enjoying all the season has to offer. There have been a lot of changes in federal government contracting this year, and here at SmallGovCon, we strive to include weekly, helpful content that explains what the impact of those changes are on federal government contractors.
Public Procurement Central brings together the best content for public procurement professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
FedScoop
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected David Nelson, the agency’s chief data officer and chief information officer, as its chief artificial intelligence officer, a spokesperson for the agency told FedScoop. President Joe Biden’s recent executive order on AI requires many federal agencies to name officials to the CAIO position. Several agencies, including the National Science Foundation and the Education Department , have already announced their picks.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
A new Splunk study has found that 83 percent of public sector organizations are using artificial intelligence and 48 percent of respondents in the public sector said they consider trust and reliability in AI-enabled platforms as top concerns for decision-makers. Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 and hear federal leaders and industry experts discuss the latest developments in the field.
FedScoop
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Artificial intelligence-driven algorithms can be used to better forecast models for natural disasters, saving lives and protecting property by rapidly analyzing massive data sets and identifying relevant patterns, a top government watchdog said in a report released Thursday. Natural disasters result in hundreds of U.S. deaths and billions of dollars in damage annually, and machine learning AI tools could automate processes and glean new insights into weather patterns to improve warning time and
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 15, 2023
NASA’s Johnson Space Center has started soliciting proposals for the fourth iteration of a contract to acquire services to perform analytical and physical processing activities in support of cargo requirements.
FedScoop
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The National Science Foundation released a memo Thursday that established guidelines for generative artificial intelligence concerning its merit review process, a procedure in which the agency will ensure that submitted proposals are reviewed fairly and competitively. NSF’s guidelines will limit agency reviewers from uploading any proposal content, related records and review information to non-approved generative AI tools, according to a news release.
The Coalition for Government Procurement
DECEMBER 15, 2023
As calendar year 2023 ends, the Coalition is looking ahead to 2024 and the policies, programs, and initiatives that will shape the federal procurement system and the delivery of customer agency mission support. Consistent with the thoughtful dialogue among government officials and industry partners that took place at the Coalition’s 2023 Fall Training Conference, our continued focus in 2024 will be on “what is fair and reasonable?
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
ASRC Federal will serve as a subcontractor to Space & Technology Solutions on the $719 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Omnibus Multidiscipline Engineering Services III contract it had received from NASA earlier this year. ASRC Federal said Thursday that under the deal, two of its subsidiaries will provide hardware and software engineering services to help develop and validate technologies that would enable future NASA space and science missions, including those for the Joint
GovLoop
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Collaborative technology has cleared away physical and operational barriers that once seemed immovable. We can meet face-to-face digitally with people across the globe, work on documents and whiteboards simultaneously, and exchange sensitive data securely. Audio is crisp and clear, and video is in HD. Most of us can participate in a webinar, for instance, with ease.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate is working to determine the availability of businesses interested in or are capable of providing technical, administrative and professional support services to the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
GovLoop
DECEMBER 15, 2023
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, federal agencies continually seek innovative ways to optimize existing tools. Enter the convergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT), a pairing that promises not just efficiency but revolutionary remote management capabilities for internet-connected devices. Let’s delve deeper into these terms.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Sikich, a provider of technology and professional services to the government sector, has agreed to acquire the federal government practice of accountancy firm CLA in a transaction aimed at expanding the former’s presence in the Washington, D.C. market.
FedTech Magazine
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Key defense and intelligence officials working to create zero-trust environments are calling on industry partners to give them more information about interoperability as they search for the right cybersecurity solutions. “I don’t have any idea what you actually do,” said Ben Phelps, CISO for internal systems at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Thirteen companies have secured spots on a potential $249 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide military facility construction and demolition services to the U.S. Navy. Dawson Enterprises, Heffler Contracting Group, Herman Construction Group, HHI Corp. and R.A. Burch Construction Co.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The U.S. Air Force used predictive maintenance applications enabled by artificial intelligence and data analytics to lower maintenance costs and ensure mission readiness, wrote Liz Martin , Department of Defense director at Amazon Web Services. In an article published Thursday, Martin explained the Predictive Analytics and Decision Assistant, co-developed by the Air Force and C3 AI and launched in AWS GovCloud.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The U.S. arm of professional services provider Serco has secured a potential $84 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for organizational planning, program management and technical consulting support to the Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) and its air combat missions in Southwest Asia. Serco Inc.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Palantir has received a potential $115 million award from the U.S. Army to extend its work on the service branch’s Vantage platform. Under the one-year contract, Palantir will continue to support the Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems by operating and upgrading the open data and analytics platform , the Denver, Colorado-based company announced on Friday.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Chris Raymond, chief sustainability officer of Boeing (NYSE: BA) since October 2020, has been appointed president and CEO of the defense contractor’s global services business segment. He will assume his new role on Jan. 1 and succeed Stephanie Pope, who will transition to the chief operating officer post at Boeing, the company said Thursday.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has begun seeking information on potential industry sources capable of providing unbiased operational assessments of technologies and capabilities. A notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov said that the potential five-year contract will support the assessment of the comparative functionality and interoperability of platforms designed for explosive ordnance disposal and counter weapons of mass destruction missions.
Kluwer Arbitration
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Anti-suit injunctions (ASIs) are orders which a court or arbitral tribunal may issue to restrain a party from commencing or continuing a proceeding in another jurisdiction. Several recent decisions have considered whether English courts should grant ASIs pursuant to section 37(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 and/or section 44 of the Arbitration Act 1996 in support of foreign-seated arbitrations.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
ScienceLogic has introduced a major update to its artificial intelligence for information technology operations platform, SL1. The release of the Hollywood update will enable the integration of AI and automation capabilities into SL1’s user interface, accelerating the generation of actionable insights using data collected from hybrid cloud environments, ScienceLogic said Wednesday.
Government Contracts
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Idaho federal court criminal fraud and antitrust charges Friday against a pair of fuel truck operators accused of rigging bids for U.S. Forest Service firefighting service contracts, in an indictment full of wiretap-gleaned receipts of plans against competitors to "drown these b **s out.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Koniag Government Services has launched its Strategic Partner Program for small businesses and welcomed DecisionPoint and Leisnoi Government Services as the initiative's inaugural participants. The program is aimed at exposing small businesses to new customers and opportunities in the government contracting landscape.
Government Contracts
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The U.S. has intervened in a False Claims Act suit against a North Carolina maker of bug-repellent clothing, federal prosecutors announced Friday, alleging the company didn't apply enough repellent to combat uniforms but lied that it had.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
CACI has received a $64 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to provide hardware and systems engineering services for a ground-based system that supports the service branch’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. The company said Thursday it will enhance the shelter operations of the Distributed Common Ground System in support of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Command, Control and ISR Division.
Government Contracts
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The Texas Supreme Court declined to review whether the city of Midland, Texas, is immune from litigation seeking to recoup groundwater contamination cleanup costs, rejecting an oil and gas company's petition claiming the current ruling contradicts court precedent.
Government Contracts & Global Trade
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Omar Bareentto received the New Leaders Counsel New Jersey Chapter’s Progressive Change Maker Award. The award was presented at the NLC-NJ’s Holiday Party & Fundraiser on December 14th. The NLC New Jersey trains cross-sector leaders who are committed to moving the communities they serve and our state forward. READ MORE The post Omar Bareentto Receives New Leaders Counsel New Jersey Chapter’s Progressive Change Maker Award appeared first on McCarter & English, LLP.
GovLoop
DECEMBER 15, 2023
To ensure a seamless migration to the cloud and take advantage of the benefits it offers, agencies need to turn to virtualization , which allows their IT teams to conduct large-scale migrations to the cloud with minimal downtime. To better understand how government agencies can maximize their cloud investment by using virtualization, take a look at this real-life example from the U.S.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
ASRC Federal will serve as a subcontractor to Space & Technology Solutions on the $719 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Omnibus Multidiscipline Engineering Services III contract it had received from NASA earlier this year. ASRC Federal said Thursday that under the deal, two of its subsidiaries will provide hardware and software engineering services to help develop and validate technologies that would enable future NASA space and science missions, including those for the Joint
Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Konsumenci z większą precyzją przyglądają się markom produktów leczniczych. Z tego powodu, że produkty mają wpływ na zdrowie, ocena podobieństwa znaków towarowych przeznaczonych dla tych produktów nie zawsze jest taka jak w przypadku znaków przeznaczonych do oznaczania towarów i usług z innych branż. W odniesieniu do produktów leczniczych i farmaceutycznych nawet niewielkie różnice w nazwach marek mogą odrywać ważną rolę.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The U.S. Air Force used predictive maintenance applications enabled by artificial intelligence and data analytics to lower maintenance costs and ensure mission readiness, wrote Liz Martin , Department of Defense director at Amazon Web Services. In an article published Thursday, Martin explained the Predictive Analytics and Decision Assistant, co-developed by the Air Force and C3 AI and launched in AWS GovCloud.
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