ExecutiveBiz
MAY 21, 2024
Mike Fluharty currently serves as president and a managing partner at True Zero Technologies, a veteran-owned small business with a wide portfolio of cybersecurity offerings. His interest in technology began during his college years, and his first career position at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services solidified his passion for the field.
Government Contracts
MAY 21, 2024
The legal market expanded more tentatively in 2023 than in previous years amid a slowdown in demand for legal services, especially in transactions, an area that has been sluggish but is expected to quicken in the latter half of the coming year.
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ExecutiveBiz
MAY 21, 2024
Ericsson will invest an additional $50 million in its smart factory in Lewisville, Texas, to expand production and meet the increasing demand for U.S.-built 5G products.
GovCon Wire
MAY 21, 2024
Accenture Federal Services has closed its purchase of Cognosante and launched a federal health portfolio to bring specialized mission platforms and services to customers to help them deliver better health outcomes. Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) federal arm said Monday more than 1,500 Cognosante employees will join the company’s workforce as a result of the acquisition.
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ExecutiveBiz
MAY 21, 2024
CACI International‘s national security solutions business has secured a $54.2 million contract modification from the Space Systems Command to continue supporting the Satellite Control Network for another year.
Government Contracts
MAY 21, 2024
Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. has agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve U.S. Department of Labor allegations that it refused to hire qualified Black applicants for welding positions at an Illinois facility, the agency said Tuesday.
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WashngtonExec
MAY 21, 2024
BlueHalo won a $95.4 million contract with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command to help advance the Directed Energy prototype development as part of the Laser Technology Research Development and Optimization program, through the Aviation & Missile Technology Consortium. Under this contract, BlueHalo will continue to design and build laser weapon systems for [.
Government Contracts
MAY 21, 2024
The 400 largest law firms by headcount in the U.S. grew more slowly in 2023 than in the previous two years, while Kirkland & Ellis LLP surpassed the 3,000-attorney threshold, according to the latest Law360 ranking.
Whistleblower Network News
MAY 21, 2024
According to a new study , more than 80% of financial professionals who have witnessed or suspected financial crime have chosen to stay silent and not blow the whistle, with nearly half of those respondents citing a fear of retaliation as a key reason why. The results of the study, conducted by Censuswide, were announced in connection with a group of financial whistleblowers reclaiming derogatory terms used against whistleblowers.
FedScoop
MAY 21, 2024
Officials from the General Services Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services and other agencies will serve as inaugural members in a new advisory group to the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The Technical Advisory Group, part of a broader effort to engage stakeholders and support FedRAMP processes related to delivering emerging technology solutions to assist agencies, will inform decision-making on the technical, strat
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 21, 2024
Booz Allen Hamilton Executive Vice President and 2024 Wash100 awardee Steve Escaravage said at the recent 2024 Offset Symposium that the availability of better software testing infrastructure is making a difference in the Department of Defense’s adoption of commercial software, Breaking Defense reported Monday.
FedTech Magazine
MAY 21, 2024
Internet-connected medical devices represent a fast-growing segment of the care delivery system at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The Internet of Things — specifically, the Internet of Medical Things, described by Deloitte as “a connected infrastructure of medical devices, software applications and health systems and services” — enables healthcare organizations to collect patient data and streamline clinical operations, filling a critical care need and reducing the burden on providers.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 21, 2024
The joint venture of Nelson Enterprise Technology Services and VMD has secured a five-year, $23 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to provide advisory and subject matter expertise support for the service branch’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations.
GovCon Wire
MAY 21, 2024
CIA Deputy Chief Operating Officer Maura Burns was presented with her 2024 Wash100 Award during a recent meeting with Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the prestigious recognition.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 21, 2024
Starfish Space has secured a $37.5 million contract from Space Systems Command to further develop, launch and operate a satellite designed to provide augmented maneuver support for national security assets in orbit. SSC said Monday Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft is being designed to offer autonomous rendezvous, proximity operations and docking capabilities to enable the U.S.
GovCon Wire
MAY 21, 2024
Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary, has secured a potential 10-year, $196.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply the U.S. Army with various tactical airborne navigation systems spare parts.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 21, 2024
Renee Wynn, a seasoned government contracting leader with illustrious experience in the technology, cybersecurity, space and environment policy industries, has been selected to speak on the first panel at the 2024 Cyber Summit on June 6.
GovCon Wire
MAY 21, 2024
Identity security company CyberArk (Nasdaq: CYBR) will acquire machine identity management company Venafi from Thoma Bravo for an enterprise value of approximately $1 billion in cash and approximately $540 million in shares.
Government Contracts Legal Forum
MAY 21, 2024
In the Crowell & Moring case Parsons Government Services, Inc. v. Department of Energy , CBCA 7822, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (Board) denied the government’s motion to dismiss concerning Parsons’ claim for additional incentive fee in connection with its performance operating a salt waste processing facility at DOE’s Savannah River Site.
GovCon Wire
MAY 21, 2024
Robert Nichols, a partner at law firm Nichols Liu, has joined CRDF Global as general counsel. He brings to the role his years of experience, relationships and expertise in the international government services sector and not-for-profit organizations supporting public missions, CRDF Global said Monday.
WashngtonExec
MAY 21, 2024
WashingtonExec has awarded Presidio Federal General Manager Thad Anderson with the Longevity Award, which recognizes executives who made outstanding contributions to their companies throughout the years. Anderson has been with Presidio for 21 years. Below, he shares how he got started with the company, the impact he’s made, mentorship moments and more.
GovCon Wire
MAY 21, 2024
BAE Systems has secured a $450 million contract from NASA to design and develop an ocean-color instrument for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s next-generation geostationary satellite program. The company will manufacture two flight instruments to monitor and analyze ocean data for the Geostationary Extended Observations satellite program, NASA said Monday.
Kluwer Arbitration
MAY 21, 2024
On March 11, 2024, in Swinerton Builders, Inc. v. Argonaut Insurance Company , a district court in the Ninth Circuit found a valid arbitration agreement between the contractor, Swinerton Builders, Inc. (“Swinerton”), and the non-signatory insurer, Argonaut Insurance Co. (“Argonaut”), of its subcontractor, Northern Services, Inc. (“Northern”).
GovCon Wire
MAY 21, 2024
Darron Makrokanis, formerly chief revenue officer at Xage Security, has assumed the same position at Summit 7, a provider of managed security services to defense contractors, according to his LinkedIn post. He will manage the company’s overall go-to-market functions, including marketing, sales, business development, partnerships and product management.
Government Contracts
MAY 21, 2024
New York's highest court on Tuesday upheld a state law requiring employee health plans to cover medically necessary abortions, finding a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision didn't change the state court's determination that an exemption process in the law was constitutional.
GovCon Wire
MAY 21, 2024
Dirk Wiker, chief cyber/zero trust architect for the federal business segment at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), said federal agencies should leverage artificial intelligence tools to modernize threat detection and response and improve their cybersecurity posture. In an article published on Carahsoft.
Government Contracts
MAY 21, 2024
Nearly three dozen left-leaning groups are urging North American trade officials to issue an official interpretation of a disputed provision in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which they say could help nix claims seeking billions of dollars that are pending against all three countries.
GovCon Wire
MAY 21, 2024
Joe Levy was named CEO of Sophos, where he has been working for nearly a decade– most recently as acting chief executive of the cybersecurity software company.
Government Contracts
MAY 21, 2024
A pair of naval engineers are challenging a Virginia federal judge's decision to toss their proposed class action accusing a collection of shipbuilding military contractors of entering into secret "no-poach" agreements, asking the Fourth Circuit to take up their appeal in a new filing.
WashngtonExec
MAY 21, 2024
Aileen Abragan, director of security at Valiant Integrated Services, has won WashingtonExec’s 2024 Chief Officer Award for Chief Security Officer in the Public and Private Company category. WashingtonExec on May 10 unveiled the winners of the Chief Officer Awards, an annual program that celebrates influential and innovative executives in government and industry in the C-suite. [.
Government Contracts
MAY 21, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied allegations made by the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority that building a new port on the Delaware River southwest of Philadelphia would cut off shipping business to the latter city in favor of the First State.
WashngtonExec
MAY 21, 2024
Aaron Bishop, chief information security officer, Air Force, won WashingtonExec’s 2024 Chief Officer Award for Chief Information Security Officer in the Government category. WashingtonExec on May 10 unveiled the winners of the Chief Officer Awards, an annual program that celebrates influential and innovative executives in government and industry in the C-suite.
Government Contracts
MAY 21, 2024
Chicago's contracted towing company says it is not the "moving force" behind a policy at the center of a proposed class action by Windy City residents whose vehicles were scrapped because they failed to pay tickets.
WashngtonExec
MAY 21, 2024
Ashutosh Gokhale, chief financial officer and senior vice president of business management for HII Mission Technologies, has won WashingtonExec’s 2024 Chief Officer Award for Chief Financial Officer in the Public Company category. WashingtonExec on May 10 unveiled the winners of the Chief Officer Awards, an annual program that celebrates influential and innovative executives in government and [.
Government Contracts
MAY 21, 2024
A Court of Federal Claims judge has ruled that a geospatial technology firm's copyright infringement claims against defense agencies must go to trial, citing disputed facts about whether related software was effectively created on the government's time and dime.
Great Government Through Technology
MAY 21, 2024
Last year, the governmentwide IT Vendor Management Office (ITVMO) worked with the American Council for Technology (ACT) and Industry Advisory Council (IAC) to host the first annual government-industry ITVMO Summit. Back by popular demand, this premier in-person event is the gathering place for anyone involved in the Federal IT Marketplace. From government procurement officials, to industry IT solution providers, to small businesses and more, this is where we come together to review best practice
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