GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Digital consulting firm Raft has named Steve Morgan as vice president of data. Morgan, who announced his latest career development on a LinkedIn post on Sunday, most recently served as the company’s chief data engineer. According to the executive, Raft provided him the opportunity to work on the data architecture of the U.S.
USFCR
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The USFCR blog provides articles, news, videos, and training on government contracting, SAM.gov (System for Award Management) and SAM registrations.
FedTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The federal government relies on forms and other documents. Many important forms sit on the web, while others sit in storage boxes. The wealth of information available to government agencies is often locked in these forms due to a lack of manpower to process and analyze them for correlations and relationships. Unlocking this data requires significant work due to the requirements for data entry, validation, and proper routing and categorization of the information.
USFCR
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
GSA Schedules: Your Path to Federal Contracting Success The General Services Administration (GSA) plays a vital role in simplifying government procurement. Through GSA Schedules , also known as Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) or Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) , businesses can access a streamlined pathway to sell goods and services to federal, state, and local governments.
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Redstone Government Consulting
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Unanet provides a comprehensive suite of features tailored to help government contractors efficiently manage people and projects. These features are designed not only to enhance cost control and profitability but also to improve overall performance while ensuring compliance with complex government regulations. At Redstone GCI, weve seen firsthand how proper implementation of Unanet can streamline operations, significantly reducing processing costs compared to outdated or manual systems.
USFCR
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
GSA Schedules: Your Path to Federal Contracting Success The General Services Administration (GSA) plays a vital role in simplifying government procurement. Through GSA Schedules , also known as Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) or Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) , businesses can access a streamlined pathway to sell goods and services to federal, state, and local governments.
Public Procurement Central brings together the best content for public procurement professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Scottish Government Procurement
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
This year, we hosted a large number of workshops for all public sector buyers on the Single Procurement Document (SPD) module within Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). The SPD is a standard questionnaire that allows buyers to identify suitably qualified and experienced bidders. It contains questions on both exclusion and selection criteria. Bidders will use their SPD response to indicate whether their organisations meet the requirements to participate in the procurement exercise.
American City & Country
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Ensuring public safety at large-scale events, whether concerts, sports games, or community gatherings, comes with unique challenges. With the responsibility of protecting attendees, crowd control, and maintaining security, procurement teams play a critical role in making sure the staff has everything they need to execute the event. From acquiring security staff and surveillance technology to event-specific safety gear, having a well-coordinated procurement plan is essential for effective crowd a
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Science Applications International Corp. has named industry veteran Heath Starr as health market leader and chief innovation officer for its civilian business group.
American City & Country
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
When it comes to procurement, having a clear, strategic approach is key to delivering value to your organization. Whether you’re in education, government, nonprofit or the private sector, procurement can be a powerful tool for maximizing savings, streamlining operations, and ensuring compliance. Strategic procurement is more than just buying goods and services—it’s about creating value, optimizing resources, and aligning purchasing decisions with organizational goals.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
AECOM has pushed to end a False Claims Act suit alleging that it falsely billed the U.S. Army on a $1.9 billion support deal, saying the whistleblower who filed the suit hadn't shown that his remaining allegations were material to the government.
American City & Country
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
It’s no secret that procurement professionals nationwide are struggling with budgets, bandwidth and staffing shortages. These roadblocks reveal opportunity though, as teams look toward cooperative purchasing for relief. With the help of a cooperative purchasing organization, you can increase savings at your organization by leveraging pre-awarded cooperative contracts and streamlining your purchasing process, resulting in a stronger overall strategy.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday urged a Maryland federal court not to let a fringe benefits company's former attorney "abandon" the company ahead of a civil contempt hearing over $3.8 million in unpaid mismanaged funds meant for government contractor employees' benefits, citing potentially "severe" consequences for the company.
American City & Country
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
When ranking the most significant developments of the digital age, the evolution of data storage does not garner many glamour points. Yet few innovations have had such a profound impact on the ability to develop new technologies and perform tasks previously unimaginable. The ability to gather, store and analyze almost unlimited amounts of data has transformed almost every aspect of society, including law enforcement.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
A state appellate court handed dozens of Texas cities a clean-sweep victory in their fight against statewide bargains for telecommunications providers, finding Friday a state law dealing with the fees municipalities can charge telecom companies runs counter to the Texas Constitution.
GovTribe
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
In government contracting, speed and efficiency often make the difference between winning and losing. But too often, your time is wasted on repetitive GovCon tasks like updating CRMs, tracking opportunities, and managing spreadsheets.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
A man who says he was "poached" for an assistant coaching position with the American Raptors professional rugby team near Denver has filed a breach of contract lawsuit alleging he was fired before he even began, without cause, and cheated out of his early termination payment.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2024 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 20, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 21. Next is Razwan Raja, chief innovation officer at Agile Defense, and finalist in the Cybersecurity Executive of the Year, Private Company, category. Here, he talks about recent achievements, [.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Train manufacturer Alstom has urged a D.C. federal judge to block a pending federal disbursement for a $12 billion high-speed rail project, saying the payment could "irrevocably" allow the project to use trainsets that violate federal "Buy America" requirements.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
ManTech has named Gavin Greene as vice president of business development and Joseph Schneider as VP of program operations. Together, Greene and Schneider have served the U.S. intelligence community for over 50 years. “Gavin Greene and Joseph Schneider bring extraordinary insight and depth in accelerating mission support for the Intelligence Community,” said Barbara Haines-Parmele, president [.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The Treasury Department on Monday finalized a rule sharpening its enforcement authority to stop or demand additional information regarding foreign-investment deals that the U.S. deems potential threats to national security.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Heath Starr has been named health market leader and chief innovation officer for SAIC’s Civilian Business Group. He is “a proven leader with an impressive track record of enabling technology transformation, driving forward-thinking solutions, and developing high-performing teams,” the company said. Starr most recently served as SAIC’s senior vice president of product, partnerships and ventures. [.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The New Jersey Supreme Court has decided to weigh in on whether state law provides municipalities with immunity from sanctions for frivolous litigation, as it takes up a long-running affordable housing case in Englewood Cliffs.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Block 3 LLC has made a strategic investment into Sphinx LLC, underscoring its commitment to innovation and delivering critical cyber intelligence and geospatial technologies to protect the nation. “We invest in founders who are passionate about outmaneuvering and dominating adversaries in the digital battlespace,” said Garrett Pagon, Block 3 co-founder. “Sphinx’s expertise will ensure our [.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
George McDonald was selected by the board of directors of Curtiss-Wright to serve as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. The company said Thursday McDonald has been with Curtiss-Wright since 1999, initially serving as an associate general counsel responsible for the legal matters of the flow control division.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Amy Hoang of Seyfarth Shaw LLP has successfully challenged the Small Business Administration's interpretation of its own regulations and protested and defended a $170 million contract award, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Government Contracts MVPs.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Don McMaster, a seasoned business development leader, announced on LinkedIn on Saturday that had been appointed federal health account executive at American Systems.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Lockheed Martin‘s Sippican business has received a $139 million contract modification from the U.S. Army for Stinger missile fuze/warhead body assemblies. The Department of Defense said Thursday that contract work is expected to run through Nov. 30, 2027, with work locations and funding to be determined with each order.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Tim Buckley, former chairman and CEO at The Vanguard Group, has been elected to the board of directors of Boeing. The global aerospace company said Friday Buckley will officially join the board on Jan. 1, 2025, and will serve on the finance and governance and public policy committees.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Textron Aviation has received a contract modification worth $276.8 million from the U.S. Navy for T-54A aircraft, equipment and other related items and services.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Commercial space company Sierra Space is working with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory on the development of new exterior spacecraft tiles that work to protect such vehicles from high temperatures during Earth re-entry.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The National Science Foundation seeks to inform industry regarding the upcoming Unified Network for Innovative Technology and Engineering, or UNITE, blanket purchase agreement procurement opportunity and has issued a draft solicitation for the strategic sourcing effort.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed at an average of $5,160.07 for the week after sustaining a significant 9.31% weekly loss. The index ended the period 1.78% lower than the previous record-setting week. GovCon Index allows site visitors to gain real-time insight into the stock market performance of 30 major government contracting organizations.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
DecisionPoint Corporation, a Gaithersburg, Maryland-based IT contractor, has appointed Daniel Yuly as its chief financial officer. In this role, Yuly will build on more than 20 years of experience in federal government dealings and lead the company’s finance, pricing, contracts and procurement departments, DecisionPoint said in a recent LinkedIn post.
Utrecht University
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
On Friday 13 December prof. Willem Janssen will deliver his inaugural lecture at the University of Groningen.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Rimas Guzulaitas and Christina Gandolfo, both former executives of RTX subsidiary Raytheon, have been named to vice president positions at V2X, the executives shared their appointments on LinkedIn Sunday. Guzulaitas has been elevated to VP of modernization, sustainment and engineering after serving as VP of enterprise integration and transformation at V2X.
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