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From AI to FedRAMP: 5 agency takeaways from Biden’s cyber executive order

FedScoop

The Biden White Houses last-minute flurry of tech policy activity continued Thursday with the release of the presidents long-awaited executive order on cybersecurity , a bookend to his 2021 EO that dictates agency action on everything from securing federal systems to addressing artificial intelligence-fueled risks. A CyberScoop story published Monday based on a draft of the order obtained by reporters broke down the broad strokes of the document, including sections on combatting cybercrime and f

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5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024

Government Contracts

B. Stephanie Siegmann at Hinckley Allen discusses 2024's largest and most destructive data breaches seen yet, ranging from ransomware disrupting U.S. healthcare systems on a massive scale, to tensions increasing between the U.S. and China over cyberespionage and the control of U.S. data.

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Fairbanks Morse Defense Opens Guam Naval Service Center

ExecutiveBiz

Fairbanks Morse Defense, a Beloit, Wisconsin-based marine technology supplier, has opened a service center in Guam to strengthen its support to the U.S. Navys Pacific fleet. George Whittier, FMDs CEO, said the Guam facility is aligned with the companys goal of serving customers anywhere and anytime. Guams strategic importance to U.S.

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Prescient Edge Announces Edge Analytic Solutions Acquisition

GovCon Wire

Prescient Edge Corp. has acquired Edge Analytic Solutions to strengthen its presence in the defense intelligence market and expand its capabilities in data sciences, C5ISR and systems integration and portfolio of intelligence analytics platforms for government customers. PEC said Thursday it will operate EAS as a wholly owned subsidiary.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

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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Teradyne Tells 9th Circ. Jury Should Weigh Copyright Row

Government Contracts

Teradyne urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to revive its allegations Astronics Test Systems lifted its copyrighted code to sell competing digital test instruments, arguing there are factual disputes a jury should have resolved, including whether Astronics' copying was fair use and the amount of code used.

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Helju Nommik Named Cisco Chief of Staff, Global Partner Sales Strategy Lead

GovCon Wire

Cisco has appointed Helju Nommik, a 10-year company veteran and a management consulting leader, as chief of staff and strategy lead for global partner sales. Nommik shared her new position in a LinkedIn post published Thursday.

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Sevenson Secures $132M EPA Task Order for Sediment Remediation Support

GovCon Wire

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Sevenson Environmental Services a $132.2 million task order to provide sediment remediation support for Cuyahoga Gorge Dam in Ohio. According to an award notice published Thursday, the task order was awarded under the Great Lakes National Program Office Remediation and Restoration Services, or GLNPO-RRS, contract.

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No 'Half Measures' On Tort Reform In 2025, Ga. Gov Pledges

Government Contracts

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp threw down the gauntlet in his annual State of the State address Thursday and promised to deliver on tort reform, for decades an intractable issue in Peach State politics.

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Intel to Turn Venture Arm Into Standalone Fund

ExecutiveBiz

Intel has announced plans to separate its venture capital arm into a standalone fund to provide the latter with greater autonomy and flexibility to attract capital.

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Fed. Circ. Calls Newman's Constitutional Challenge 'Meritless'

Government Contracts

The Federal Circuit Judicial Council urged the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to reject U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's argument that the suspension her colleagues have imposed on her for refusing to participate in an investigation into her fitness to serve on the bench is unconstitutional.

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Galorath’s Matt McDonald on Using SEER Suite for SWaP-C Optimization

ExecutiveBiz

Due to the complexity of modern defense systems, analyzing and making decisions about the tradeoffs between a system’s size, weight, power and cost, or SWaP-C, requires advanced analytics.

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L3Harris CEO Urges Musk, Ramaswamy To Limit Bid Protests

Government Contracts

L3Harris Technologies' CEO published an open letter Wednesday to leaders of the new U.S. Department of Government Efficiency billionaire Elon Musk and ex-presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calling on them to overhaul the defense contracting process and limit bid protests to three per year, per contractor, among other changes.

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Navy Eyes Competition for Consolidated Communications Center Construction Project

GovCon Wire

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific has announced plans to conduct a full and open competition for a project to establish a joint consolidated communications center at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. According to a presolicitation notice published Tuesday, the project is estimated to be between $100 million and $250 million.

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9th Circ. Affirms $23.2M Judgment In ICE Detainee Wage Trial

Government Contracts

A split Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday upheld a $23.2 million district court judgment in favor of a class of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees and Washington state, ruling that the GEO Group isn't immune from paying the detainees the state minimum wage for their involvement in a work program.

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Leidos Appoints Milton Yang, Sean Egger to VP Roles

GovCon Wire

Leidos has named Milton Yang as vice president and defense systems programs director and Sean Egger as vice president of growth for the civil solutions business, the executives announced in separate LinkedIn posts Wednesday.

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Madigan Racketeering Case Will Go To Jury

Government Contracts

The Illinois federal judge overseeing a criminal racketeering trial against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime friend and political ally made certain Thursday that the jury will deliberate and decide the case, rejecting severance and acquittal requests on the last day of evidence.

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ASRC Federal, Noble Awarded $4.9B in DLA Contracts for Facility Maintenance Support

GovCon Wire

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded $4.9 billion in contracts to ASRC Federal and Noble Supply and Logistics to provide maintenance, repair and operations support services at U.S. military facilities.

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Defense Fights Privilege Waiver In $250M COVID Fraud Case

Government Contracts

A Minnesota nonprofit director accused of orchestrating a $250 million fraud scheme using funds from a COVID-19 federal food program has told a federal judge that prosecutors are wrong to argue that her lawyer's testimony at her impending trial will waive her attorney-client privilege, since the lawyer would be discussing facts, not advice.

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3 Progress Areas as DOD’s CJADC2 Enters 2025

GovCon Wire

2024 was a banner year for the Department of Defense’s mission to erect and proliferate an interoperable information-sharing system throughout its services, in the many locations they operate and on the litany of tools they use.

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US-China Deal Considerations Amid Cross-Border Uncertainty

Government Contracts

With China seemingly set to respond to the incoming U.S. administration's call for strategic decoupling and tariffs, companies on both sides of the Pacific should explore deals and internal changes to mitigate risks and overcome hurdles to their strategic plans, say attorneys at Covington.

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OCP in 2025: our plans for impact, inclusion, innovation plus a significant birthday

Open Contracting Partnership

As 2025 unfolds, OCP’s work will be needed more than ever. Government accountability, climate resilience and supporting inclusive economies remain top priorities for leaders around the globe, and stronger public procurement will play a critical role in delivering on them. Fortunately, our team is already hard at work helping you make public procurement better for everyone: we kicked off the year supporting reforms in Thailand and sharing how New York City is increasing participation and ac

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Enviros Drop Fight Over DOE's $1.1B Diablo Canyon Award

Government Contracts

An environmental group has begrudgingly dismissed its challenge of a $1.1 billion U.S. Department of Energy award that aimed to help California's last nuclear power plant keep running after learning state officials have already given Pacific Gas & Electric Co. $1.3 billion for the same purpose.

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4 Principles to Help Federal Agencies Adopt AI Ethically and Securely

FedTech Magazine

Federal civilian agencies understand that artificial intelligence will be increasingly useful in streamlining and automating complex workloads. They hope to use data-driven insights to enhance decision-making and address thorny problems. The Government Accountability Office reported that 20 of 23 agencies surveyed have about 1,200 current and planned AI cases specific challenges or opportunities that AI may solve.

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Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Government Contracts

My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

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Whistleblower Petitions Supreme Court to Review Retaliation Case Involving Mandatory Arbitration

Whistleblower Network News

Daniel Peterson, a former sales representative at Minerva Surgical Inc. who blew the whistle on a defective surgical device sold by the company, is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his appeal of an arbitration award given to Minerva in whistleblower retaliation proceedings. According to Petersons cert petition, Minerva discovered safety defects in an endometrial ablation device it had developed and thus modified the device to address the issues.

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Biden Makes Final Push To Fortify US Cybersecurity Posture

Government Contracts

President Joe Biden took the latest step toward boosting the nation's cybersecurity Thursday, issuing an executive order that requires software vendors that work with the government to prove they're meeting certain security standards and promote the use of artificial intelligence for cyberdefense.

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Commerce guidance aims to improve how generative AI uses its data

FedScoop

The Department of Commerce published guidance Thursday to ensure public data is ready for use with generative artificial intelligence tools, providing actionable steps for the agency responsible for the census, as well as climate and economic data. The publication of the guidance is an effort by the department to both improve accuracy of AI responses and increase the prioritization of its authoritative data in AI tools over nonauthoritative sources and potentially inaccurate information, the doc

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NGA Awards $200M Luno B Commercial Data Contract to 13 Companies

GovCon Wire

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded a $200 million contract to 13 companies for commercial geospatial intelligence data and services. The agency said Wednesday the vendors selected for the Luno B commercial data indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract are as follows: Airbus U.S.

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OpenAI’s GPT-4o gets green light for top secret use in Microsoft’s Azure cloud

FedScoop

Federal agencies with top-secret workloads can now use OpenAIs GPT-4o through Microsofts Azure for U.S. Government Top Secret cloud. Microsoft announced Thursday it received authorization for 26 additional products in its top-secret cloud environment, meeting Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503 standards and allowing agencies particularly those in the intelligence community and Defense Department to use them for the governments most classified information.

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Carahsoft, D-Wave to Provide Government Clients With Quantum Computing Tech

ExecutiveBiz

Carahsoft is collaborating with D-Wave Quantum to make the latters quantum computing technologies accessible to government users. Under the partnership, the two parties will offer D-Waves quantum capabilities to various public sector customers, Carahsoft said Wednesday.

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FedRAMP looks to tighten necessary authorizations in policy draft

FedScoop

The FedRAMP program is looking to narrow the scope of what cloud service providers need for authorization, according to a policy draft published Wednesday on GitHub. The document from the General Services Administrations FedRAMP office establishes that cloud service offerings that handle federal information and directly impact the confidentiality, integrity or availability of federal information fall within the FedRAMP boundary.

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Swiss Arbitration Summit – Shaping the Future of Arbitration Together: Extension of Arbitration Clauses to Non-signatories and AI in Practice

Kluwer Arbitration

The Swiss Arbitration Summit is back! Following the resounding success from its first edition in Geneva last year, the second edition of the Summit is scheduled to take place this year in Zurich from January 29, 2025 to February 2, 2025. The Summit is more than just a conference. It is an immersive experience that brings together arbitration practitioners, in-house legal counsel and representatives from arbitration institutions from around the world.

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Guidehouse Taps Stuart Brown to Lead Digital Business

WashngtonExec

Guidehouse has appointed Stuart Brown as the new leader of its digital business. Brown brings over 25 years of leadership experience across diverse industries to Guidehouse. He has delivered complex and large-scale business transformation initiatives; implemented advanced customer service technology platforms; navigatid organizational transitions in deregulated industries; drove major divestitures; and orchestrated pioneering cloud transformations, [.

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Building in Accessibility for All

FedInsider

Thursday, March 6, 2025 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE New DOJ Rule Applies Across Federal, State, and Local Governments The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990, with a fleet of regulations implementing its provisions over the past 30 years, all aimed at providing individuals with disabilities the same access to employment opportunities, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications services.

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WATCH: LMI’s Team is Fostering a Culture of Innovation

WashngtonExec

In WashingtonExec’s Meet the Management Team video series, we introduce some of the executives in GovCon, their roles and how they work together on a shared mission to achieve companywide goals. In this segment, WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh is joined by members of LMI’s leadership team: Ellen Rice Chever, Inclusive Culture Lead Christine Cocrane, Senior Vice [.

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GSA, Microsoft Sign Agreement to Streamline Federal IT Acquisition

ExecutiveBiz

The General Services Administrations IT Vendor Management Office, or ITVMO, and Microsoft have finalized an agreement to streamline IT acquisition processes and improve cybersecurity standards across federal agencies.