GovCon Wire
AUGUST 20, 2024
Every year, the U.S. Intelligence Community publishes a collection of the most alarming threats to the country’s national security. The information included provides a structure and framing for the fight against that which is seen to contest American freedoms and the rights of citizens.
FedScoop
AUGUST 20, 2024
The White House has a new slew of recommendations to consider that the congressional watchdog believes will contribute to the saving of federal funds, improved modernization efforts and better cybersecurity coordination. In a report made public Monday , the Government Accountability Office outlined 37 total priority recommendations to improve how the Office of Management and Budget encourages adequate technology-related practices across the federal landscape.
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Whistleblower Network News
AUGUST 20, 2024
On August 8, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that West Coast Dental Administrative Services LLC and its former owners agreed to pay $6.3 million to resolve allegations of knowingly violating the False Claims Act in connection with improper loans received under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). According to the DOJ, “West Coast Dental and six of its affiliated dental practices received seven improper second draw PPP loans and subsequent forgiveness of these loans based on fals
Federal News Network
AUGUST 20, 2024
The Department of the Navy’s third attempt to modernize its contract writing system and overall electronic procurement system is on shaky ground. The latest bid, which followed at least two previous failures, is facing similar troubles as earlier projects: incomplete planning, a technology platform with questionable maturity and, maybe most striking, the hubris of the leadership that their current plan will be successful no matter what evidence emerges that tells a different story.
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ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 20, 2024
In today’s intelligence landscape, data is the key to decision advantage. That’s why the U.S. Intelligence Community is placing a heavy emphasis on getting its data strategies and processes right.
FedInsider
AUGUST 20, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE In 2023, 725 data breaches were reported to the Department of Health and Human Services, according to HIPAA Journal. More than 133 million records were exposed or impermissibly disclosed. That’s just one risk in healthcare ecosystems. The dangers extend beyond that: every hospital bed is connected to the internet.
Public Procurement Central brings together the best content for public procurement professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
FedInsider
AUGUST 20, 2024
Monday, September 16, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Federal agencies’ systems are targeted by hostile interests all the time, whether it’s through a vulnerability in their networks or through a third-party product. The complexity and dynamism of the digital glass houses built on cloud platforms require significant time and effort to rebuild after a breach or a ransomware attack.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 20, 2024
The legal industry continues to see incremental gains for female lawyers in private practice in the U.S., according to a Law360 Pulse analysis, with women now representing 40.6% of all attorneys and 51% of all associates.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 20, 2024
The General Services Administration has awarded Clark Construction a potential $524 million contract to build the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s new headquarters at the St. Elizabeths West Campus in Washington, D.C. GSA said Monday the construction contract includes an Inflation Reduction Act investment worth $115.9 million.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 20, 2024
A BigLaw associates’ union could address a number of issues that have the potential to meaningfully improve working conditions, diversity and attorney well-being — from restructured billable hour requirements to origination credit allocation, return-to-office mandates and more, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.
Kluwer Arbitration
AUGUST 20, 2024
On 12 July 2024, the Dutch Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) rendered its much anticipated decision on whether clauses providing for mediation as a procedural step before arbitration (or court litigation) are binding upon the parties, requiring an arbitral tribunal (or court) to decline jurisdiction to hear the case or, at least, requiring a stay of the proceedings until mediation has been attempted.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 20, 2024
The legal industry still has a long way to go before it can achieve gender parity at its upper levels. But these law firms are performing better than others in breaking the proverbial glass ceiling that prevents women from attaining leadership roles.
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 20, 2024
Jennifer Sample has joined Empower AI as chief technology officer to drive technology vision, strategy and execution for federal government customers. Sample will also oversee that emerging technology deployments deliver strategic value, support digital transformation goals and meet agency missions, the company said. “Federal agencies know the importance of emerging technology when it comes to [.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 20, 2024
Artificial intelligence and machine learning technology company Primer has appointed Matthew Macnak as senior vice president of customer solutions engineering. Macnak’s prior employers include software companies Instabase and DataRobot, aerospace and defense company Elbit Systems of America and Amazon Web Services, Primer said on LinkedIn.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 20, 2024
The State Department has approved South Korea’s request to purchase up to 36 AH-64E Apache helicopters from the U.S. government. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday the proposed foreign military sale is valued at around $3.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 20, 2024
Concurrent Technologies Corp. has secured accreditation demonstrating that its calibration and testing laboratory complies with the international standard for mechanical testing of metals for various components, characteristics and parameters.
American City & Country
AUGUST 20, 2024
Unearth Hidden Safety Issues, Enhance Public Trust, and Save with Expert Insights In the realm of fleet safety, knowledge truly empowers. Geotab’s ebook is your ultimate guide to building an unparalleled fleet safety program using telematics. Dive into solutions that go beyond the surface to reveal hidden safety issues, transforming your agency’s operations.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 20, 2024
CyberCore Technologies has appointed intelligence community executive Keith Moore as vice president of growth and business development. In a LinkedIn post published Monday, the Elkridge, Maryland-based information technology services company said Moore will oversee CyberCore’s business development, capture management and strategic growth initiatives.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 20, 2024
A National Marine Fisheries Service review of the effects of oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico violates federal law, a Maryland federal judge ruled, agreeing with the Sierra Club and other environmental groups that the agency underestimated the risks to endangered and threatened marine species.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 20, 2024
Summit Technology Group, a company engaged in cloud-based lending and grant platforms, made two major annnouncements in its efforts to drive the company to its next growth phase. STG said Monday it is introducing new artificial intelligence features to revolutionize its federal loans and grants platforms.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 20, 2024
A company alleging a $1 billion Defense Logistics Agency African fuel supply contract effectively requires bribery to secure has told the Court of Federal Claims it can protest the deal despite lacking a local license, saying the license wasn't necessary for the contracted work.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 20, 2024
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Modern Technology Solutions Inc. a $73.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide a digital engineering ecosystem for testing and assessing missile defeat kill webs.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 20, 2024
A group of San Francisco police officers cannot pursue their suit alleging the U.S. Navy misled the city into leasing a former naval shipyard that was not properly decontaminated following its use during the Cold War, which led to the officers suffering health problems, the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 20, 2024
cBEYONData has received a $97 million contract to support the U.S. Army’s Enterprise Business Systems – Convergence, or EBS-C, program. Under the three-year blanket purchase agreement, cBEYONData aims to improve the Army’s EBS-C operations by restructuring the program’s business processes, instilling functional requirements and aligning data architectures, the Arlington, Virginia-based company told ExecutiveBiz Tuesday.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 20, 2024
Aetna Life Insurance Co. is withholding more than $1 million in pharmacy rebates from a Colorado county under an inapplicable early termination clause after local leaders switched to United Healthcare for health insurance services in 2023, according to a federal lawsuit.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 20, 2024
Mark DeMerse, Carahsoft’s 5G vertical executive, spends his time building relationships with emerging and established telecommunications companies to help government agencies deploy secure private networks wherever they are needed. Telecom and 5G technologies are inherently complex, with a wide web of manufacturers, software and hardware to sort through.
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 20, 2024
Bindi Patel Vice President of Contracts and Procurement & Corporate Risk Officer, ENSCO Bindi Patel successfully led the integration of ENSCO’s contracts and procurement teams. The convergence inspired more innovative solutions for both internal and external customers, as well as increased efficiency and cost savings companywide. She also facilitated an overhaul of ENSCO’s contractual and [.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 20, 2024
Twenty-five years after they first met at Boston's Suffolk Law School as professor and student, Bill Kennedy and Dan Mulhern are teaming up to lead an expanded government affairs and public policy practice at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP.
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 20, 2024
Summit Technology Group is launching new artificial intelligence capabilities for its federal loans and grants platforms, and adding industry experts Bill Webner, Kathryn Kienast and Marc Tate to guide next stages of growth. STG experienced notable growth over the past five years. In the past quarter, it added three new executives: Bill Webner, CEO of [.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 20, 2024
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals has tossed as untimely a moving company's appeals over unpaid invoices, saying that although the U.S. Army caused the payment delays, the contractor could and should have filed its claims earlier.
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 20, 2024
Auterion Government Solutions appointed retired Air Force Col. Ted Davis as president and general manager of government solutions. Davis will replace Errol Farr as he transitions to an executive advisor to the Auterion GS Board of Directors. “Ted’s extensive background in areas critical to national defense positions him perfectly to drive our government solutions forward. [.
Government Contracts & Global Trade
AUGUST 20, 2024
As federal agencies and states grapple with regulating artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance its safety profile, and as businesses race to adopt AI for myriad purposes, it is important to recognize a general safety framework already exists in the form of product liability laws. Notably, many industry experts have opined that AI systems are “black boxes” and not even their own creators are sure how they work insofar as decision logic traceability is concerned. [1] As manufacturers and sales dis
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 20, 2024
JoAnne Dukeshire Senior Vice President of Business Enablement, Arcfield According to Arcfield CEO Kevin Kelly, behind every winning government contracting business is a dedicated team of contracts, pricing and supply chain professionals that ensure operations run smoothly and strategies are legally and financially sound. So, it was a no-brainer that to maximize the synergies between [.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 20, 2024
Three separate decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court's most recent term — Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy — will likely strengthen healthcare organizations' ability to affirmatively sue executive agencies to challenge regulations governing operations and enforcement actions, say attorneys at McDermott.
WashngtonExec
AUGUST 20, 2024
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council have announced the finalists for the annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards, honoring the exceptional work of leaders and businesses in the region’s government contracting sector. The awards include Contractor of the Year in four revenue categories, Executive of the Year in three revenue categories.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 20, 2024
Telos has opened enrollment and renewal centers for the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck expedited airport screening service at eight new locations across the U.S. As part of its ongoing expansion, the company said Monday it added sites in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas, with enrollment operations starting on Aug. 19.
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