ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Science Applications International Corp. has secured a five-year, $80.5 million task order from the U.S. Navy to design, produce and deliver MK 710 torpedo system test sets for the submarine force. The MK 710 TSTS will be used to verify the integrity and operational readiness of MK 48 torpedos before their delivery to the service branch, SAIC said Thursday.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
In order to catch up with competitors like the People’s Republic of China’s intelligence collection efforts, the U.S. intelligence community is looking to bring in new leadership and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
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ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Robert Johnson has been selected as president of Sedgwick ’s public sector arm. He brings over 30 years of experience in the claims and managed care industry to the company, Sedgwick Government Solutions announced From Bethesda, Maryland on Wednesday.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Technological innovation is the top priority for most leaders in the defense landscape, but technology is just one of many components that need to come together to enable our tech superiority. So what are the advancements we need to make in the next five to ten years to actually achieve overmatch and thwart global competitors?
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ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Executive Mosaic is pleased to include Julian Setian , president and CEO of SOS International , in the 2024 class of Wash100 Award recipients for spearheading the aerospace, defense and government services integrator as it continuously works to meet customers' mission requirements. The 2024 win marks the third time that Setian was named among Executive Mosaic's annual list of 100 esteemed leaders in the government and government contracting landscape.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The Biden administration is looking for contractors to provide clean electricity to civilian and defense agencies in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest states for what it says will be one of the federal government's "largest-ever clean electricity purchases.
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SmallGovCon
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
For our third entry in our “Why File” series, we will be covering one of the two big bid protest routes, a “pre-award” Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest. Most contractors are fairly familiar with GAO bid protests that occur after an agency makes their award decision (more on this in a later “Why File” post.
Whistleblower Network News
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
While National Whistleblower Center (NWC) is advocating for seven urgently needed whistleblowers in 2024 , the whistleblower advocacy organization has taken a moment to highlight their major accomplishments in 2023. On February 9, NWC released its annual report for 2023. “2023 was an incredible and whirlwind year for NWC,” wrote NWC Executive Director Siri Nelson.
FedTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The speed of technological development can often be faster than the pace of mission, and the military services are trying to close that gap, especially since the speed of world events can outpace both. Procurement and acquisition processes also need to catch up to the rate at which technology is moving, and that will be one of the focuses of the WEST 2024 conference, which begins Tuesday in San Diego.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The Department of Commerce has formed a consortium comprising more than 200 artificial intelligence developers and researchers from government, industry and academia to help create standards for the development and use of trustworthy AI technologies. The U.S.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded five companies research contracts under a potential four-year program that seeks to develop a technology designed to counter cyber attackers by exploiting their cognitive weaknesses through cyberpsychology combined with traditional cybersecurity practices. Join the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Cyber Summit on June 6 and hear cyber experts, government and industry leaders discuss the latest trends and the dynamic role of cyb
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Xcelerate, VMD Merge to Expand Federal IT, Security Capabilities; Andrew MacWilliams Named CINO at Precision Talent Solutions; Commerce Department Forms AI Safety Institute Consortium; CBRE to Acquire J&J Worldwide Services Click to Unmute
GovSpend
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Think about the best conversations you’ve had with a sales rep or as a sales rep. Aside from variables like a particularly strong cup of coffee, a sunny morning, or a general personality click, they likely have one thing in common: knowledge about the business at hand. It’s not surprising that a sales conversation is more productive and faster to show value when it’s clear that the sales rep has done their research and understands the business they’re selling to.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and code intelligence platforms provider Sourcegraph have teamed up to provide government customers with software development tools powered by generative artificial intelligence.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Voyager Space and a Palantir Technologies business will explore the integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning and edge processing technologies to further develop national security capabilities in the commercial space sector under a memorandum of understanding. 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.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business will provide training support services for the U.S. Army under a $160 million task order. Army Contracting Command-Orlando issued the task order to GDIT through the potential five-year, $975 million Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded in December, the company said Thursday.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
AE Industrial Partners recently announced the transition of Chris Emerson from operating partner to senior partner. The private equity firm specializing in aerospace, national security and industrial services also said Thursday that Emerson will head the new office in Washington, D.C., when it opens sometime in the third quarter of 2024.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Daniel Fenza, formerly president and CEO at MRO Innovators, said on LinkedIn Thursday he has joined a Chenega subsidiary as chief growth officer. He will spearhead growth initiatives at Chenega’s Environmental, Healthcare & Facilities Strategic Business Unit, which offers professional staffing and support services to federal agencies, including flexible and streamlined sole-source procurement options.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Tools that detect content generated by artificial intelligence should first be tested by faculty and students before being deployed, according to Tim Boltz , education and market program executive at Carahsoft. Such tools and the generative AI technologies they are meant to police are still undergoing maturation, and a testing phase may be needed to help end users learn how to use them or decide whether to use them at all, Boltz said in a column posted on the Carahsoft website on Wednesday, wher
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Chris Jenkins, formerly chief administrative officer at Akima, has been named president of the construction and security solutions group at the Herndon, Virginia-based technology services contractor. He will drive efforts to grow and expand the company’s construction and security capabilities into new markets and customer base, Akima said Thursday.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
BlueHalo has expanded its national security offerings with the launch and demonstration of an integrated command and control system designed to support uncrewed airspace operations. The company said Thursday VigilantHalo is a software-driven tool that features integrated data processing, fusion tracker and communications system for air traffic control, BVLOS and counter-UAS activities as well as air and missile defense.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
In our everyday lives, we have seemingly unlimited computing capabilities at our very fingertips. But at the tactical edge — often in remote environments with limited or no connectivity — that’s not usually the case.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Parsons has secured a potential three-year, $48 million task order to provide software development life cycle services for the U.S. Army's command and control applications. The task order was awarded under the Army's Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and has a one-year base period with two option years, Parsons said Thursday.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Arvind Srinivasan, a technology industry veteran, has joined Maxar Technologies’ intelligence business as chief technology officer. In this capacity, he will oversee Maxar Intelligence’s technology strategy and help advance the development of digital and geospatial intelligence platforms, the company said Thursday.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected five companies to develop autonomous capabilities to enable military and commercial drones to carry out predefined operations without operator connection. DARPA said Thursday the Rapid Experimental Missionized Autonomy program is an 18-month, single-phase program that aims to develop drone autonomy adapter and mission-specific autonomy software.
GovSpend
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Think about the best conversations you’ve had with a sales rep or as a sales rep. Aside from variables like a particularly strong cup of coffee, a sunny morning, or a general personality click, they likely have one thing in common: knowledge about the business at hand. It’s not surprising that a sales conversation is more productive and faster to show value when it’s clear that the sales rep has done their research and understands the business they’re selling to.
Government Contracts Legal Forum
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Following a January 29, 2024 White House announcement and Fact Sheet , on January 30, 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( Proposed Rule ) on salary-history bans and pay transparency for applicants and employees of federal contractors and subcontractors. On the same day, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued some FAQs on the compensation history issue.
Kluwer Arbitration
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The imminent arrival of Riyadh International Disputes Week (“ RIDW “) is a natural opportunity to reflect on the Gulf/Middle East disputes market and the factors that will impact on the success of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (“ SCCA “) which will undoubtedly be at the heart of RIDW. As with all things in the Gulf/Middle East region, there has been a huge amount of change in the last 20 years, in the world of dispute resolution, and, if anything, the pace o
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
A four-year investigation sparked by allegations that the Connecticut Port Authority paid an improper "success fee" to a contractor has ended after a handful of referrals for ethical breaches and lobbying misconduct, but the fee itself was legal and no other action is forthcoming, the state's attorney general has announced.
Federal News Network
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
This year marks the 40 th anniversary of the codification of the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule program in the Competition in Contracting Act, CICA (it’s a ruby anniversary in case you were wondering). The MAS is the Federal Government’s primary contract vehicle to acquire commercial products and services, with streamlined ordering procedures saving the Government time and money.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The developer of the proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Project can intervene in litigation seeking to halt construction of its 550-mile powerline, a federal district court ruled, saying that disposing of the motion may impair the company's ability to protect its interests.
FedInsider
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Infrastructure Integrity – Ensuring Resilient Systems Administering elections falls on the shoulders of state and territorial governments. It is not surprising, then, that there are so many different approaches, technologies, and processes in place to handle election infrastructure. The problems that befall election infrastructure are many, varied, and often well publicized.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
In response to Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's filing alleging she has been cut from the circuit's judicial listserv, the other circuit judges on Friday told the court overseeing her lawsuit challenging her suspension that they "dispute both the accuracy and relevance of those legal and factual points" in her brief.
Discussions & Clarifications
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Today, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council ("FAR Council") – Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration – published its Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. As the document states, the agenda provides interested parties (e.g., government contractors, industry stakeholders, etc.) an opportunity to participate in the federal rulemaking process.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the Fair Credit Reporting Act waives federal agencies' immunity from lawsuits will not only open the door to more litigation against government lenders but may also trigger housecleaning to ensure that debts are correctly reported, experts told Law360.
GovLoop
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Zero trust security assumes that all traffic on your internal network is potentially malicious. That means there’s an urgent need to bring zero-trust architecture (ZTA) to the edge , where systems are subject to physical and network compromise to a much higher degree than non-edge-based systems. Here’s a potential use case to help demonstrate the potential power of ZTA in government edge deployments: The military increasingly relies on edge devices as a key part of its mission infrastructure.
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