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Defense Hiring Managers Are Changing Their Ways in Search of Skills

FedTech Magazine

The militarys ongoing transition to skills-based hiring demands considerable changes to branch hiring manager practices. For instance, the Marines now require hiring managers to identify the skills pertaining to each job, revise job descriptions so necessary skills are highlighted and use skills assessment tools in their job applicant evaluations. Skills-based hiring isnt a new concept; industry already does it.

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Boeing, DOJ 737 Max Criminal Conspiracy Trial Set For June

Government Contracts

Boeing Co. will face a June trial in its 737 Max criminal conspiracy case, a Texas federal court said Tuesday, in a dramatic shift in the American aerospace giant's legal saga as the company continues to renegotiate its plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

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IBM Consulting’s Susan Wedge Accepts 2025 Wash100 Award

ExecutiveBiz

Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson personally presented the 2025 Wash100 Award to Susan Wedge, managing partner for the U.S. federal market at IBM Consulting, during a recent meeting. Since 2014, the Wash100 Award has been celebrating the most significant and impactful executives in the government contracting sector.

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Judge Won't Halt DQ Of Contractor From Marine Corps Award

Government Contracts

A Court of Federal Claims judge has rejected an autonomous military training company's attempt to block its disqualification from a more than $190 million Marine Corps small business contract, saying the agency had a rational basis for the disqualification decision.

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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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SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley Accepts Second Wash100 Award

GovCon Wire

SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley has received the 2025 Wash100 Award. Townes-Whitley received a visit from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson, who personally congratulated her on her win. This marks the SAIC CEO’s second consecutive Wash100 win.

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GAO Rejects Protest Over Army's $16M Waste Collection Deal

Government Contracts

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has rejected a protest over a $16.2 million U.S. Army waste collection contract, saying the Army reasonably decided the awardee met subcontracting limits for the deal.

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Contractor Drops $1.1M Bond Dispute Against Liberty Mutual

Government Contracts

A Delaware-based plumbing and HVAC company has withdrawnits federal suit claiming that a general contractor and Liberty Mutual improperly withheld $1.1 million in payments for work the company completed on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers elementary school project.

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Lockheed Books $238M Navy Contract for F-35 Production Support

GovCon Wire

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics landed a potential $238 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the purchase of long lead materials, parts, components and related support services for F-35 aircraft production.

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Doctor Defends Exam Saying Judge Newman Is Fit To Serve

Government Contracts

A neurosurgeon who examined Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman and declared her fit to serve on the bench pushed back Tuesday on criticism of his evaluation made by doctors retained by the appeals court's other judges, who have suspended the 97-year-old jurist.

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DOGE & GovCon: 10 Strategies From Industry Leaders

GovCon Wire

There’s one name that every person in government and industry alike can’t stop saying this year: the Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE. The newly formed agency, which is meant to reduce waste and excise programs and initiatives across the federal landscape that it deems unnecessary, has big implications for the GovCon market.

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Nelson Mullins Welcomes Alt Energy Transactions Atty In NY

Government Contracts

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is bringing a Clean Energy Counsel attorney to its New York office, touting his more than three decades of experience with distributed and utility-scale energy and infrastructure projects in the United States and Latin America, especially in renewable and alternative energy finance and development.

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Leading Attorneys, Whistleblowers, and Advocates Discuss International Solutions to Anti-Corruption Crisis at OECD Forum

Whistleblower Network News

On March 25, anti-corruption attorneys, whistleblowers, key researchers, and former DOJ officials gathered in Paris, France to present a side panel at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developments (OECD) 2025 Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum. The session, Empowering Whistleblowers: Strengthening Protections in the Fight Against Corruption, highlighted the developing global crisis in anti-corruption enforcement caused by recent changes to United Statess policy priorities

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Jurisdiction Argument In USAID Dissent Is Up For Debate

Government Contracts

A dissent refuting the U.S. Supreme Courts recent order directing the U.S. Agency for International Development to pay $2 billion in frozen foreign aid argued that claims relating to already-completed government contract work belong in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims answering an important question, but with a debatable conclusion, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.

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Two new AI tools help illuminate GSA’s future state

Federal News Network

The General Services Administration is leaning into artificial intelligence with a goal of easing the burden on its workforce and making data more accessible. One of the tools, released last week, is designed to support staff in their daily work, featuring a chat function and application programming interface (API), similar to commercially available AI capabilities.

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How Cross-Skilling Can Help Address IT Skills Gaps

GovLoop

For state and local agencies, the perpetual challenge of closing the IT skills gap is only growing more difficult. As always, agencies compete for a limited talent pool with the private sector, where companies can offer bigger salaries and more flexibility and hire more quickly. But now, technology is evolving faster, widening that skills gap and making it harder still to hire and retain talent.

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Air Force Soliciting Proposals for TENCAP Warfighter Capability Development Program

GovCon Wire

The Air Force Materiel Command is seeking a consortium manager to support the Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities, or AF TENCAP, a congressionally mandated, non-traditional, rapid-acquisition organization established to accelerate the delivery of new technologies to warfighters. According to a request for proposals posted on SAM.gov Monday.

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SpaceCom v Wateen: Towards a Principled Approach to the Pro-Enforcement Policy in Pakistan

Kluwer Arbitration

The Lahore High Courts recent judgment in SpaceCom International, LLC v Wateen Telecom Ltd 2024 LHC 5494 (SpaceCom) is a landmark pronouncement that seeks to establish a balanced and principled interpretation of the New York Convention (the Convention). In brief, the Lahore High Court refused recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award on an enumerated ground , i.e., Article V(1)(d), stated in the Convention.

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Unissant Appoints Laila Salguero as Chief People Officer

WashngtonExec

Laila Salguero, Unissant Unissant has appointed Laila Salguero as senior vice president and chief people officer, where she’ll expand Unissants corporate culture initiatives and align its people priorities with growth objectives. Salguero has years of experience in employee and team development, employee relations, talent attraction and retention, change management, conflict resolution, and employment law and compliance.

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The Role of Technology in Improving Healthcare Systems

FedInsider

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Inserting new technology into the U.S. healthcare system has the potential to remake every facet from personalized medicine to disease surveillance and response, fraud detection to operational efficiencies. It is a challenging process; legacy technologies that never were designed to be integrated into the larger system, data silos, compliance requirements such as HIPAA, and cybersecurity risks all need to be addressed and modernized.

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Rise8 Secures STRATFI Funding for Warp Core Initiative

ExecutiveBiz

Software developer Rise8 has been selected for the first cycle of program year 2025 of SpaceWERXs Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, along with seven other small businesses.

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Top Tips for Securing Your SBA Minority Owned Business Certification

Select GCR

Looking to boost your minority-owned small business ? SBA minority-owned business certification can help. This guide explains why the certification matters and how to apply. Key Takeaways SBA minority-owned business certification enhances visibility and access to contracts, grants, and resources for underrepresented entrepreneurs. Eligibility for certification requires businesses to be at least 51% owned and controlled by individuals from specific minority groups, with financial criteria related

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Raytheon Receives $100M Air Force Contract for C-130 Targeting System Support

ExecutiveBiz

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a $100 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to retrofit and repair the HC-130J aircrafts Multi-Spectral Targeting System, or MTS, and subsystems.

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How to Win Federal Infrastructure and Construction Contracts

USFCR

The U.S. government consistently funds large-scale infrastructure and construction projects, providing billions in contract opportunities for businesses of all sizes. While some agencies face budget adjustments, federal construction remains a priority, especially with projects tied to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and sustainability initiatives.

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Alison Engel Appointed Spire Global CFO

ExecutiveBiz

Spire Global has named Alison Engel, former chief financial officer of LeaseAccelerator, as its new CFO. In a statement Monday, Engel said, Spire has established a proven infrastructure in a dynamic industry with immense opportunities for innovation and growth.

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Joe Boeckx Named Cherokee Federal Chief Growth Officer

GovCon Wire

Cherokee Federal has appointed Joe Boeckx, a seasoned defense and intelligence industry executive, as chief growth officer to help advance the company’s strategic growth plans and support federal market expansion efforts.

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Maximus, Salesforce Partner to Enhance Government Services Customer Experience

ExecutiveBiz

Maximus has integrated Salesforces Agentforce digital platform into its Total Experience Management, or TXM, tool to enhance customer experience for government services. TXM offers cloud-based technologies and services that meet the mission requirements of government customers, Maximus said Monday. The technology enables agencies to achieve operational efficiency and implement continuous process improvement.

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GDIT Taps Theresa Urban to Lead Assisted Acquisition COE

GovCon Wire

General Dynamics Information Technology has named veteran industry executive Theresa Urban vice president of the company’s Assisted Acquisition Center of Excellence. In a LinkedIn post announcing her appointment, Urban said she will lead a team that supports all four of GDIT’s divisions. “I welcome the challenge.

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Cubic Digital Intelligence Introduces New Vector Tile Delivery System

ExecutiveBiz

Cubic Digital Intelligence has launched a vector tile delivery system for the Tactical Assault Kit ecosystem, designed to enable fast, interactive and data-rich mapping for real-time mission intelligence.

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Top Cloud Executives to Watch in 2025: Amazon Web Services’ Renzo Rodriguez

WashngtonExec

Renzo Rodriguez, AWS Renzo Rodriguez Director Federal Technology & Innovation, Amazon Web Services Renzo Rodriguez’s biggest recent achievement is leading the development and launch of Mission Innovation powered by AWS, a transformative program that positions AWS as a trusted mission partner for government agencies. His team successfully established critical mission solutions including the Tactical Edge Mission Framework for austere environment operations, Supply Chain Command Center

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Derek Green Named SAIC VP of Execution Excellence

ExecutiveBiz

Derek Green shared on LinkedIn Monday that he has been appointed vice president of execution excellence at SAIC. The executive will lead the development and implementation of the companys enterprise transition framework, tools and templates for a seamless phase-in and phase-out process.

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Top Cloud Executives to Watch in 2025: ECS’ Ross Serino

WashngtonExec

Ross Serino, ECS Ross Serino Vice President, Cloud Operations, ECS One of Ross Serino and his teams biggest recent achievements has been helping drive the adoption of emerging technology at ECS to ensure it operates securely and efficiently in a production environment. For example, Serino and his team developed and integrated ECS Atlas an innovative solution using a visual search interface and generative AI features.

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Honeybee to Provide Rover for Firefly Lunar Mission

ExecutiveBiz

Firefly Aerospace has partnered with Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin company, to build the lunar rover for an upcoming lunar mission.

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Top Cloud Executives to Watch in 2025: Microsoft’s Kent Cunningham

WashngtonExec

Kent Cunningham, Microsoft Kent Cunningham Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft US Civilian Government Kent Cunningham’s biggest recent achievement, “outside of my amazing family,” he said, is the opportunity to drive meaningful impact across multiple industries by leveraging the world’s most advanced cloud and AI technologies to solve real-world challenges.

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How AI & Tech Modernization Are Remaking the Government, According to Allocore’s Kathryn Kienast

ExecutiveBiz

Kathryn Kienast is a recognizable name in government contracting, having proved her public sector bona fides in executive roles at Booz Allen Hamilton, IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers and EY. Her expertise lies in modernization initiatives that have produced demonstrable financial, technology and mission outcomes for federal agencies across the spectrum.

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Judge Likely To Reinstate $30M Housing Grants Cut By HUD

Government Contracts

A Massachusetts federal judge said Tuesday he expects to temporarily revive $30 million in housing anti-discrimination grants slashed by the Trump administration, explaining that his hands are essentially tied by a First Circuit ruling in a separate case reinstating teacher training grants.

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Contractors face new setback in getting paid for their work

Federal News Network

Among the latest White House executive orders, one is holding up payments to contractors. EO 14-222 tells agencies to build tracking systems. It requires written justifications for each payout. And a 30-day review of all contracts and grants. For the implications, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turn to the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro.