FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many agencies suffer from unnecessary IT spending, unused licenses, Software as a Service (SaaS) sprawl and an incomplete picture of their technology posture due to a lack of software asset management visibility. NASA’s Office of Inspector General reported in January that the agency spent $15 million over five years on unused Oracle licenses because it failed to track use with its “basic” approach to software asset management.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Department of Homeland Security is leaning into the use of generative artificial intelligence by issuing new guidance on how its workforce should use commercial applications of the technology and experimenting with building its own models, the department’s top IT official told FedScoop. DHS is rolling out a set of policies around specific AI technologies — a process that started in September with the publication of guidance on the use of facial recognition and face capture technologies

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Secure collaboration platform developer Mattermost has joined the World Economic Forum's global community of growth-stage companies that facilitate innovation in their industries. As a member of the Global Innovation Community , Mattermost will collaborate with the WEF Centre for Cybersecurity to boost resiliency and address cybersecurity challenges across the critical infrastructure sector, the company said Tuesday.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Chantilly, Virginia-based government technology company Arcfield has finalized its purchase of Orion Space Solutions as part of efforts to expand its space exploration and hypersonic detection and tracking capabilities in support of intelligence community and Department of Defense agency customers.

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Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office plans to award multiple contract actions to RTX business Pratt & Whitney to continue the work started under the F135 Engine Enhancement Program, now called F135 Engine Core Upgrade. Pratt & Whitney had been working on the EEP as the sole-source awardee of the Engine Enhancement Preliminary Design contract, which was issued in 2022 and is set to conclude by February 2024, according to a notice posted Monday on SAM.gov.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Dan Wilbricht, former general manager for the public sector at Devo, has been named president of Optiv‘s cybersecurity and information technology arm focused on the U.S. federal sector, according to a recently published LinkedIn post.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Jason Galindo, a more than two-decade U.S. Army veteran, has been promoted to vice president of the aviation systems business unit at Axient‘s defense systems segment.

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Government and industry are working together to bring the capabilities of 5G connectivity to the federal space. The potential of 5G is expansive. For the Department of Defense, it could modernize the interoperability of the air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. In fact, the DOD created a cross-functional team to accelerate the adoption of 5G and future-generation wireless networking technologies in 2022, to prepare the department for new, innovative opportunities.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The healthcare sector is currently undergoing a revolution as it moves to implement new technologies and care strategies that have the potential to transform the ways these organizations operate. For the U.S. government, advancements in healthcare offer numerous opportunities to provide those who rely on public health offerings across the nation with top-notch care.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

On November 16, Roger B. Handberg, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced that 4 Corner’s Pharmacy has agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA). The case was initiated by a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit. The government alleges the pharmacy of knowingly overcharging the U.S.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Updates to the SBA’s Small Business Subcontracting Plan regulations in response to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020 Section 870 are changing the circumstances in which a prime contractor can receive credit for lower-tier subcontractors, effective November 13, 2023. Such changes make the inclusion of lower-tier subcontractors in certain situations optional and put the onus on the lower tier subcontractors to report such work to the SBA if the lower tier subcontractor wishes to recei

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

According to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), current practices and a proposed rule by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) “seek to unlawfully chill whistleblowers from making lawful disclosures” and “are a blatant attempt to discourage and silence whistleblowers from making legally protected disclosures of misconduct and wrongdoing.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Dave Levy, vice president of worldwide public sector at AWS, delivers his Innovation Talk. The 12 th annual Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent conference debuted Innovation Talks —deep dives hosted by AWS thought leaders. Dave Levy, vice president of AWS worldwide public sector, delivered his talk, “ Empowering citizens through digital innovation ,” on Monday, November 27.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A bipartisan bill to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative was unanimously approved Wednesday by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The 36-0 vote sent the bill ( H.R. 6213 ), co-sponsored by Science Committee Chairman Frank Lucas , R-Okla., and ranking member Zoe Lofgren , D-Calif., to the House floor. The National Quantum Initiative, which was aimed at bolstering quantum research, expired Sept. 30.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

NASA’s Johnson Space Center plans to release a request for proposals for the fourth iteration of a contract to procure services to facilitate analytical and physical processing activities in support of cargo requirements.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Social Security Administration has banned the use of generative artificial intelligence-based tools on agency devices, FedScoop has confirmed. The block, which is temporary, is meant to ensure the security of data and systems. The agency’s block of these third-party tools was disclosed earlier this month in a management advisory report for this fiscal year, published by the SSA’s inspector general office.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

ManTech has secured a five-year, $261 million contract to provide mission information technology, intelligent systems engineering and cyber support services to the U.S. Air Force.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, there’s no need to worry about GovLoop online training opportunities doing the same, as this month is jam-packed with dynamic speakers and chances to dive into the hot topics affecting agencies today. Let’s take a look at this month’s sessions, including a new Community of Practice group focused on the customer experience: Dec. 6 – Understanding the Digital Workplace What are the elements that make up a successful digital workspace?

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 30, 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 – December 1st, 2023 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Leidos has awarded a subcontract to Stratolaunch to conduct flight tests in support of the Multiservice Advanced Capability Test Bed program of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division. The contract award covers five flights involving Stratolaunch's reusable, autonomous Talon-A hypersonic vehicles and optional payloads, prime contractor Leidos said Tuesday.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners have bought T2S Solutions, a provider of research and development, prototyping, engineering, integration and technology products in support of defense, intelligence and government programs.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Robert Moore of Carahsoft Technology said state and local government agencies in Ohio have started integrating innovative technologies to drive modernization , improve the decision-making process, streamline operations and reduce costs. In a blog post published Nov. 3, the state and local government market executive wrote about a local agency in Westerville, Ohio, and its efforts to customize citizen experiences and utilize data to advance applied analytics.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

LightRidge Solutions has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of technology leaders Skip Williams and Jim Congdon as chief technology officer and chief software officer, respectively.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Defense Innovation Unit has begun seeking proposals from industry sources capable of developing a hybrid architecture designed to integrate government and commercial networks to enable space-based communication capabilities. DIU said the second iteration of the Hybrid Space Architecture project will focus on four areas of interest: persistent sensing, resilient data transport, high-performance edge computing and data fusion.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

When we talk about traffic, curbs aren’t the first thing that come to mind, but they play a big role in how city streets function. Delivery vehicle drop-offs are crucial, and the logistics of parking in busy areas can be more than tricky. Seattle has 500 loading zones for package, food and supply deliveries, but what happens when a truck pulls up and every zone is full?

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

KPMG has received a potential $53 million labor-hour contract modification from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to provide auditing services. Under the award, the company will conduct audits on the financial statements of the U.S. Army's general and working capital funds over a one-year period until Nov. 30, 2024, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Cybersecurity firm BlueVoyant purchased Conquest Cyber, a company specializing in software-as-a-service, to expand its product and service portfolio. The consolidation of the two companies is expected to address a shortfall in products for comprehensive information technology risk assessment, validation and mitigation, BlueVoyant CEO James Rosenthal said in a statement published Wednesday.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

BAE Systems has introduced an integrated virtual environment designed to simulate real-world combined joint all domain command and control scenarios using its high-fidelity platform. The advanced digital analysis and prototyping testbed, or ADAPT, is intended to provide decision makers with comprehensive analysis of multiple warfighting domains.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The U.S. Army has awarded nine companies positions on a potential five-year, $245 million contract for environmental remediation services. The Army Corps of Engineers conducted an online solicitation and received 10 offers for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Kurt Kuntzelman , a more than three-decade satellite operations and business development executive, has joined data science company RS21 as chief defense and space officer , he announced in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday. He came to RS21 from Parsons , where he served as vice president of business development and capture with a focus on space and geospatial platforms, according to his LinkedIn profile.

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Spend Network

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As advocates for their respective industries, trade associations are uniquely positioned to guide business growth opportunities. In our previous article, " Export Strategy: Harnessing Government Procurement Data ", we explored how government procurement data can seamlessly integrate into export strategy. Today, we will discover how incorporating government procurement data insights can elevate a trade association's leadership, empower members, and drive collective success.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

General Motors’ defense subsidiary has secured a potential 10-year, $300 million award to supply the U.S. Department of State with secure vehicles. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity full-rate production contract, GM Defense will provide original equipment manufacturer integrated Heavy-Duty armored Sport Utility Vehicles in support of the department’s Diplomatic Security Service, the company announced from Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, host Christian Curran highlights a recent GAO decision with analysis on key personnel and discussions issues. Listen : Crowell.com | PodBean | SoundCloud | Apple Podcasts The post All Things Protest: GAO’s Decision in Global Alliant – Highlighting Pitfalls Surrounding Key

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Naomi Clews Consultancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Naomi Clews Consultancy As 2023 comes to end what has this year taught me and how can I use this learning to grow, develop and thrive in 2024? “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” Oscar Wilde ​ The quote by Oscar Wilde - "be yourself; everyone else is already taken" is a mantra I live my life by. ​ I recognise, my writing style is not for everyone.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of a Surface Transportation Board opinion that found the rail giant lacks authority to control a Virginia railway and, therefore, has no immunity against antitrust claims, telling the justices a D.C. Circuit panel concocted its own reasoning for upholding the federal agency's "prior authorization" rule.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Brian Conrad, acting FedRAMP director This week Brian Conrad, acting FedRAMP director and program manager for Cybersecurity, joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf , to give an update on The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Conrad outlines the cloud cybersecurity mission and structure of FedRAMP, and addresses the impact and changes reflected in the FY 2023 statutory authorization (the FedRAMP Act) and what it means for stakeholders across governm

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