ExecutiveBiz
APRIL 29, 2024
The U.S. Air Force has increased the ceiling value of a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covering worldwide contingency and humanitarian support services from $6.4 billion to $15 billion.
Government Contracts
APRIL 29, 2024
Texas and Missouri again urged a federal judge Monday to vacate the Biden administration's plan to redirect congressional funding for a southern U.S. border wall as the White House pushed back, saying it would be an overreach to eliminate its directive.
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GovCon Wire
APRIL 29, 2024
Wash100 has been around for over a decade. It recognizes 100 government contracting executives and leaders who have made profound contributions to the industry. But what makes one worthy of the Wash100 recognition? Who is the awarding body behind this elite accolade? How does one get nominated?
Government Contracts
APRIL 29, 2024
A split Seventh Circuit affirmed Monday a finding that the Chicago O'Hare International Airport canopy's general contractor can't recoup more than $37.5 million in costs from its insurer over cracked welds in the canopy, finding that the defects in the welds and columns don't constitute property damage under its insurance policies.
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ExecutiveBiz
APRIL 29, 2024
Omni Federal looks to further support its business operations, Omni Labs and satellite missions with a new office space in the northern part of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Scottish Government Procurement
APRIL 29, 2024
We have published the Scottish Government ‘SME and Third Sector Procurement Action Plan’. This strengthens and reiterates our commitment to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and third sector organisations as well as setting out how we continue collaborating with industry and the wider public sector in Scotland. SMEs and third sector organisations are crucial to the economic, social and environmental health of Scotland through supporting local areas, creating jobs and building strong comm
Public Procurement Central brings together the best content for public procurement professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
FedScoop
APRIL 29, 2024
The General Services Administration on Monday released a resource guide for federal purchasers looking to buy generative artificial intelligence solutions and related computing infrastructure, completing a requirement in the White House’s October AI executive order. The GSA’s Generative AI and Specialized Computing Infrastructure Acquisition Resource Guide details how contracting officers can approach gen AI procurement decisions through suggested questions and considerations, per an agency pres
ExecutiveBiz
APRIL 29, 2024
SAP NS2 CEO Harish Luthra accepted his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent 4×24 leadership series event. There’s just ONE DAY left of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Visit Wash100.com to cast your vote for Harish Luthra today. The Wash100 Award is the government contracting sector’s highest honor.
FedScoop
APRIL 29, 2024
The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced a new program to evaluate generative AI and released several draft documents on the use of the technology Monday, as the government hit a milestone on President Joe Biden’s AI executive order. The Department of Commerce’s NIST was among multiple agencies on Monday that announced actions they’ve taken that correspond with the October order at the 180-day mark since its issuance.
GovLoop
APRIL 29, 2024
At GovLoop, we’re always excited to offer meaningful online training to government employees who need to stay up to date on the latest technology and trends in order to serve constituents effectively. The month of May is one of our favorites, though, as it’s when we host the spring edition of the NextGen Government Training Virtual Summit.
ExecutiveBiz
APRIL 29, 2024
Second Front Systems has deployed training software provider Learn to Win’s platform to the Department of Defense’s Impact Level 6 designation under a partnership agreement. 2F said Friday the IL6 status, which is designated for classified information up to and including information classified as Secret, will help warfighters perform at the highest level.
GovCon Wire
APRIL 29, 2024
Sierra Nevada Corp. has won a potential $13.1 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and produce a new aircraft to replace the service branch’s fleet of E-4B National Airborne Operations Center planes, also known as Nightwatch.
ExecutiveBiz
APRIL 29, 2024
The recent Elastic Public Sector Summit offered several key takeaways into how government agencies could better handle data in order to improve citizen engagement and deliver public service more efficiently, according to Chris Townsend, vice president of public sector at search analytics company Elastic.
FedScoop
APRIL 29, 2024
America’s more than 32 million small businesses play an indispensable role in driving the U.S. economy. Small businesses account for 43.5% of gross domestic product, employ 61.7 million workers and generate payrolls topping $2.9 trillion, according to government data. In March 2020, as COVID-19 emerged as a global threat, it became apparent that millions of small businesses were headed into economic peril.
ExecutiveBiz
APRIL 29, 2024
Last week, GovCon Index reached an average of $4,879.91, an increase of 1.90% from the previous week. GovCon Index is an aggregate index that compiles stock market data from 30 of the most influential government contracting organizations and presents it in real time.
Redstone Government Consulting
APRIL 29, 2024
The Costpoint team at Redstone GCI recently concluded a great event with Deltek, during which DCAA representatives gave a great keynote session on Accounting System Requirements (or SF1408) , which was followed by another informative session by our group on how Costpoint meets those requirements. With this article, I wanted to review some of the key points from both presentations for those who missed the event.
The Softly Spark
APRIL 29, 2024
Steering Clear of Legal Consequences The road to sustainability is laden with regulatory complexities, especially when it comes to green marketing claims. In part one of this series , we examined several lawsuits stemming from marketing a product as Recyclable. In this second part of our recyclable series, we will dive into the additional risks this marketing claim poses.
Kluwer Arbitration
APRIL 29, 2024
On April 9, 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (“Court” or “ECtHR”) delivered its highly anticipated ruling in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland (“ KlimaSeniorinnen ”), holding that Switzerland had breached the European Convention on Human Rights (“Convention” or “ECHR”) by taking inadequate action on climate change. Two other climate-related cases that were decided the same day— Duarte and Others v.
Government Contracts
APRIL 29, 2024
ReNew Health Group LLC has agreed to pay the federal government and California $7 million to settle whistleblower allegations that the healthcare provider misused a COVID-19 waiver intended to free up hospital beds by submitting fraudulent claims for nursing home residents, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
WashngtonExec
APRIL 29, 2024
CRDF Global has added Chris Fall, current vice president for applied science at MITRE, to its board of directors. “Chris’s background in the interconnected domains of science, technology and energy and his experience with managing the emerging opportunities, threats, and strategies associated with these fields brings enormous insight and value to our board,” said CRDF [.
Government Contracts
APRIL 29, 2024
The Ninth Circuit refused to revive a lawsuit alleging Raytheon Technologies Corp. unlawfully harassed and forced out employees who received religious exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccination policy, finding Monday that companywide reminders about inoculation and other preventative measures weren't based on religion.
WashngtonExec
APRIL 29, 2024
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards were announced March 28, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person May 10. Next is Aileen Abragan, director of security at Valiant Integrated Services, and finalist in the Public & Private Company Chief Security Officer category. Here, she shares key achievements, [.
Government Contracts
APRIL 29, 2024
The former chief operating officer of a Missouri-based healthcare charity was sentenced to three years in prison Monday after admitting she and her husband, the charity's ex-chief financial officer, conspired to bribe elected officials in Arkansas, according to Missouri federal court documents.
WashngtonExec
APRIL 29, 2024
CASE announced it has merged with CyberKinetics. CyberKinetics, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, has over two decades of experience providing innovative and secure IT solutions, including cybersecurity engineering, DevOps, data engineering, cloud migration and infrastructure planning, to the national security community. “CyberKinetics’ team of highly skilled app developers, data scientists and engineers understand the unique challenges [.
Government Contracts
APRIL 29, 2024
The U.S. General Services Administration on Monday issued guidance to federal agencies for buying generative artificial intelligence services and related hardware, intended to ensure that emerging technology is used "responsibly and effectively.
WashngtonExec
APRIL 29, 2024
SAIC has appointed Amira Hossain as corporate development officer. In her new role, Hossain will be responsible for SAIC’s mergers and acquisitions, inorganic strategy development and the execution of acquisitions and divestitures. “Amira brings a wealth of Corporate Development leadership to SAIC and is well poised to help lead us into the next phase of [.
Government Contracts
APRIL 29, 2024
The Federal Circuit on Monday revived a debate about whether FullView Inc.'s panoramic camera system patent should be invalidated as obvious, while affirming a California federal judge's decision that HP unit Polycom Inc. infringed that patent.
WashngtonExec
APRIL 29, 2024
Michelle Lambiasi CSO, SAIC Michelle Lambiasi leads a team of devoted security professionals who work in intense crises and solve complex issues while functioning together without missing a beat. “I try to lead by giving my team room to do their jobs, monitor at all times to ensure risk is mitigated as much as possible [.
Government Contracts
APRIL 29, 2024
Local officials in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, have urged a federal judge to punish Dominion Voting Systems Inc. for its motion filed last month calling for sanctions against two county commissioners for filing an amended complaint in a breach of contract suit.
WashngtonExec
APRIL 29, 2024
Dan Payne CSO, ManTech The latest major accomplishment for the ManTech Security program is the development and expansion of data analytics. Dan Payne attributes this success to his talented team, who excel in security, operational processes and data analytics. Together, they identified key organizational information to improve understanding of security operations.
Government Contracts
APRIL 29, 2024
Government contractors that intend to bid for service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside contracts should immediately consider the potential impacts of a recently issued rule that specifies how contracting officers will verify that they have certified their status, say Derek Mullins and Beth Gotthelf at Butzel.
WashngtonExec
APRIL 29, 2024
Patrick Thompson has been named DXC Technology’s senior vice president of enterprise transformation, reporting to DXC Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jim Brady. Thompson brings expertise in global enterprise business transformations, turnarounds and integration execution, operational improvement, and global business services integration, the company said.
Government Contracts
APRIL 29, 2024
The nonprofit owner of a retirement community in a suburb of Pittsburgh has filed a lawsuit against the local school board claiming that the board violated a soon-to-expire payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, agreement that was brokered almost 15 years ago.
WashngtonExec
APRIL 29, 2024
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards were announced March 28, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person May 10. Next is Adam Estrada, chief technology officer at Royce Geo, finalist in the Private and Public Chief Technology Officer category. Here, he shares key achievements, focus areas going [.
Government Contracts
APRIL 29, 2024
The U.S. arm of a Japanese space company and its former CEO told a Colorado federal court they have agreed to end the executive's suit alleging he witnessed frequent "anti-foreigner" bias at the company and was ultimately fired because he's white.
Great Government Through Technology
APRIL 29, 2024
Goal: Help agencies buy Generative AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most profound technological shifts in a generation or more. If we learn how to harness its power correctly, AI tools could significantly strengthen how the federal government serves the public. Seeing AI’s potential – and its risks – the president signed Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI EO) on October 30, 2023.
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