ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
L3Harris Technologies received a $182 million indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force. The IDIQ contract will allow for the delivery of video data link technologies like the ROVER 6S and Tactical Network ROVER 2 handheld transceivers, L3Harris said Monday.
American City & Country
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
When they buy technology, cities and counties will often face multiple issues, says Dean Cunningham , segment development manager, Public Safety at Axis Communications , a company that produces network cameras, access control systems, network audio devices and other IP networking solutions for physical security and video surveillance applications. The firm offers solutions for cities , other governments and corrections.
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GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is the Department of Defense’s latest effort to enforce cybersecurity requirements for contractors. While CMMC is not necessarily new — read below for more information about CMMC’s history — there are a few things contractors need to know about the program as it becomes a defense contract requirement.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Mike Pullen and Michael Zuromski of CGI Federal said oral presentations could help federal agencies streamline the proposal evaluation process, gain more insights into potential industry partners and make more informed decisions about government procurement.
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Public Procurement Intl
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
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ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Maria Hedden has joined Aalyria, a global networking and laser communications technologies company, as its new chief operating officer. She brings to the role over two decades of experience and expertise in operations and program management, gained while working across the technology, defense and telecommunications sectors, Aalyria said Tuesday.
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FedTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Addressing underrepresentation in the IT workforce is the first step toward developing a robust pipeline of Native American IT professionals, according to Monday’s multipanel session at TribalNet 2024. Justin Raisor, advisory board member of the Tribal Cyber Training League, cited Cisco’s estimate that Native Amercians make up less than 0.005% of the tech workforce in the United States, despite accounting for nearly 3% of the country’s population.
FedInsider
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE It has been one year since the issuance of the Executive Order on AI, and the landscape has been evolving rapidly, both in the public and private sectors. Federal agencies have successfully implemented pilot programs and gained insights into challenges, risks and opportunities for “making AI real.
Whistleblower Network News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
On September 18, the Washington Post reported that three anonymous whistleblowers were awarded $74 million by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for providing information about a large-scale tax evasion scheme which led to the IRS recovering $263 million from a single individual. Through the IRS Whistleblower Program , qualified whistleblowers, individuals who voluntarily provide original information that leads to a successful IRS action, are eligible to receive monetary awards of 15-30% of the
WashngtonExec
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
In the highly competitive and evolving world of government contracting, companies need to stay ahead of the game and on top of the trends to grow, succeed and achieve mission objectives internally and for customers. The teams leading these efforts set the company’s marketing and communications strategies with industry knowledge, strategic marketing techniques and expertise. [.
Whistleblower Network News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
On September 18, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Oak Street Health agreed to pay $60 million to settle allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to third-party insurance agents in exchange for referring seniors to Oak Street Health’s primary care clinics. The DOJ alleges that Oak Street Health developed a scheme in which insurance agents c”ontacted seniors eligible for or enrolled in Medicare Advantage” and “delivered marketing
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Quantum computing is just over the horizon for the federal government, and agencies are gearing up for a future in which post-quantum cryptography, or PQC, defines information security.
AWS Public Sector
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The rapidly changing IT landscape dictates the need to reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction, but companies face a number of challenges when creating and maintaining a company’s IT infrastructure. Using cloud technology helps alleviate the burden of undifferentiated work and maintenance compared to keeping environments on premises. By migrating to the cloud, customers are able to move away from having to buy, own, and maintain physical data centers and servers.
FedTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Indian Health Service announced plans to start rolling out pilots of its new electronic health record at three Oklahoma sites in 2025: Lawton Indian Hospital, Anadarko Indian Health Center and Carnegie Indian Health Center. PATH EHR is a cloud-based EHR from Oracle Health that will replace IHS’ 40-year-old Resource and Patient Management System.
FedScoop
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Two new artificial intelligence institutes announced by the National Science Foundation on Wednesday will focus on astronomy, with the aim of using the budding technology to advance humans’ understanding of the universe. The institutes, which will be funded by NSF and the Simons Foundation, add to the agency’s existing 26 AI institutes across the country.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence raises important questions across the defense sector, but one area of defense stands to gain from AI immediately: research and development. That’s according to Simon Porter, vice president of research futures with technology company Digital Science, who says “responsible AI” tools that help make R&D quicker and easier are already available.
Government Contracts Navigator
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Anthony Rapa, Alan G. Kashdan, and Brendan S. Saslow ● The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) imposing licensing requirements for exports to all destinations worldwide of certain gate all-around field effect transistor (“GAAFET”) technology, quantum computing items, advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment (“SME”), additive … Continue reading "BIS Issue
Federal News Network
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Jeff Koses, senior procurement executive at the General Services Administration (GSA) joins Off the Shelf for a focused discussion on GSA’s current procurement policy priorities. Jeff Koses, senior procurement executive, GSA Koses talks about the implementation and expansion of Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) across the Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) program.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
OSIbeyond, a managed service provider, is fully compliant with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s security requirements for protecting controlled unclassified information in nonfederal systems and organizations, according to Edwards Performance Solutions, a CMMC third-party assessor organization. Edwards Performance Solutions’ NIST 800-171 Rev.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Government technology company Raft has appointed business development executive William “Bill” Bal as senior vice president of growth and human resources executive Danielle McCoy as chief people officer.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Mattermost has integrated its self-hosted collaboration platform for critical infrastructure into Microsoft Teams and the entire Microsoft 365 software suite. The San Francisco, California-headquartered technology company said Tuesday that Mattermost for Microsoft Teams is available to users via an update.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq: LUNR) has received a potential 10-year, $4.82 billion contract from NASA to provide support for the agency’s lunar relay systems as part of the Near Space Network. NASA said Tuesday the Subcategory 2.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Amentum’s unmanned aerial systems business and TB2 Aerospace, an aeronautical innovation company, are collaborating to bolster the operational capabilities of military UAS. The strategic partnership aims to utilize TB2’s Drone Recharging Operational Payload System to enhance the autonomous systems, Amentum said Monday.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Katie Webb has joined Tria Federal to serve as executive vice president for public health at the middle-market technology and advisory services provider. In a statement published Tuesday, Tria Chief Operating Officer Mike Cosgrave said Webb will spearhead the company’s efforts in the public health market and ensure its expansion cover health-focused civilian government agencies.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Information technology services company ECS Federal has been awarded a $1.2 million delivery order by the U.S. Army for the initial development of the Information Collection Management application. The service branch said Tuesday the award from the Army Contracting Command is the first under a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum value of $23 million.
FedScoop
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Federal Acquisition Security Council would be empowered to better protect the federal supply chain from adversarial technology companies and products under a new bipartisan bill from a quartet of House lawmakers. The Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2024 — from Reps. James Comer, R-Ky. and Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Reps.
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Texas Department of Transportation, or TxDOT, has granted recompete contracts worth a total of $70M for Serco Inc. to stay as safety service support provider to its Highway Emergency Response Operator program in the Austin, El Paso and San Antonio districts.
Scottish Government Procurement
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, tools and products are part of a rapidly growing and evolving technology market. New guidance, developed to assist buyers and suppliers has now been published on both the Procurement Journey and Supplier Journey websites: Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Procurement Journey What do Buyers Need to Know About AI? | Procurement Journey Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Supplier Journey What Do Bidders Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
ExecutiveBiz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Leidos, in partnership with the U.S. Army, demonstrated a ground-based mobile system designed to intercept unmanned aircraft systems and cruise missile threats.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security plans to solicit support services to operate Tier 1 of a multi-level Contact Center Operation.
Public Contracting Institute
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
A recent decision at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit explains the timeliness requirement for appeal from a Board of Contract Appeals decision, and how it may be affected by Ransomware preventing email notification. Jemison & Partners, Inc. v. Secretary of the Army. Fed Cir. No. 2023-1773 (April 16, 2024). Although the claim was for $53.000, the Court ultimately held that it had jurisdiction over the case, and affirmed the Board’s decision denying the claim.
GovCon Wire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Constellis has promoted Andy Hartsog, most recently vice president of special projects for national security programs, to the position of executive VP of mission support services.
Redstone Government Consulting
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
FAR 31.205-20 makes interest unallowable, however, cost of money is not interest based on the CAS Board and is allowable (see our article Interest is Unallowable – How is That Possible ). Cost of money is an imputed cost that is provided to contractors to recover the time value of money invested in facilities and equipment that benefit government contracts.
Kluwer Arbitration
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
On 12 July 2024, more than 25 years after adopting its current arbitration law, the German government agreed on a draft reform law (“Draft Law”). It is based on a White Paper issued in April 2023 (reported here ), including comments received thereon (see here ). The now adopted version (dated 26 June 2024, to be submitted to parliament) is a further revised version of the draft law presented by the German Ministry of Justice in February 2024.
Government Contracts
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
A Seventh Circuit judge seemed unsure Wednesday whether to disturb a $183 million verdict against Eli Lilly in a false claims case targeting more than a decade of drug rebate miscalculations, questioning whether the company skipped checking legal guidance before calling its price reporting requirements unclear.
FedInsider
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Fast, reliable, and secure communications is essential to success in the battlespace. The advent of the telegraph was a central part of Civil War strategy and tactics. Introduction of the radio was just as important in World War I, while radar and sonar – other forms of conveying crucial information – played an important role in World War II.
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