AWS Public Sector
AUGUST 30, 2024
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GovCon Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
A joint venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and RTX‘s (NYSE: RTX) Raytheon business has received a potential $1.3 billion follow-on contract from the U.S. Army to produce Javelin missiles and supply related equipment and services for the military branch.
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Government Contracts
AUGUST 30, 2024
An Illinois federal judge appeared skeptical Friday that a warehouse developer could unravel a municipal contract with several real estate companies accused of violating antitrust laws, questioning if the plaintiff was truly harmed by the deal or a related judgment its rivals later won in state court.
FedInsider
AUGUST 30, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Zero Trust (ZT) is a cybersecurity framework that automates an organization’s security architecture and orchestrates a response as soon as systems are attacked. This is why ZT is the core of “ Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity ,” the Executive Order issued in May 2021 requiring agencies to implement a zero trust architecture for their IT systems.
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American City & Country
AUGUST 30, 2024
Sustainability has been a talking point for cities and counties for decades, and the increasing impacts of climate change have added a sense of urgency to “going green” initiatives. Many cities, through policy and infrastructure, have made sustainability efforts a part of their backbones, and a new study by CoworkingCafe , a listing service for flexible workspaces, named the top 10 most sustainable cities in the U.S. in 2024.
FedInsider
AUGUST 30, 2024
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The federal government is doing everything it can to encourage agencies to adopt artificial intelligence tools to improve all aspects of their performance, while simultaneously paying close attention to potential risks of this exciting new technology. Currently, few agencies have adequate access to supercomputers and the deep expertise needed to operate the technology and test potential applications on secure infrastructure.
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FedInsider
AUGUST 30, 2024
Monday, September 30, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE In today’s rapidly evolving public sector landscape, the ability to make informed, data-driven decisions is more critical than ever. For instance, using data gathered on water quality can be used for planning and designing environmental interventions to keep pollutants out of groundwater.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 30, 2024
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded CGI Federal a pair of modernization contracts with a total potential value of $119 million to provide operational, maintenance and security services and expertise for the USPTO’s global innovation community. Under a potential five-year, $84 million blanket purchase agreement, the financial management, budget and acquisition software Momentum, tailored to federal agencies, will provide the USPTO with secure financial management services to boost op
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
NASA has selected Intuitive Machines, a Houston, Texas-based space exploration company, to deliver payloads to the moon’s south pole region. The space agency said Thursday it awarded Intuitive Machines a $116.9 million task order through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, which aims to study the moon as part of the Artemis campaign.
Open Contracting Partnership
AUGUST 30, 2024
Government procurement is estimated to be responsible for 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions , according to a report by Boston Consulting Group and the World Economic Forum. The same study found that about 40% of all emissions related to government procurement could be mitigated for less than US$15 per ton of CO 2 emissions. If we want to tackle climate change, and if we want to have greener, cleaner, and more resilient supply chains, governments will need to buy things in a fundamentally diffe
FedInsider
AUGUST 30, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The rise of artificial intelligence has led agencies to seek out hybrid cloud infrastructure that accelerates AI application development and delivers faster time to value. AI solutions also have varying storage requirements based on their design – another reason that hybrid cloud solutions can optimize AI applications.
GovSpend
AUGUST 30, 2024
In today’s competitive landscape, managing and fueling a strong sales pipeline is crucial for success. You’ve likely encountered obstacles such as perfectly timing your approach or establishing and maintaining relationships with key decision-makers. Other market dynamics like competitor influence, budget constraints, and contractual obligations can all affect your pipeline.
SmallGovCon
AUGUST 30, 2024
Happy Friday! In this week in review, we have included some noteworthy articles including the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) proposed rule with significant updates to the HUBZone program and other SBA rules. We dive into this proposal here. Other updates include the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) enhancing its mentor-protégé program and dealing with the end of the fiscal year.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Jordan Burris, former head of public sector strategy at Socure, has been elevated to vice president and general manager of public sector solutions at the artificial intelligence company. In his new role, Burris will oversee Socure’s team that collaborates with agencies to expedite taxpayer fraud losses and enlist inclusive access to government services, Socure said Thursday.
FedTech Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2024
Tribal communities often face significant challenges accessing healthcare due to their remote locations and limited IT infrastructure. Improving internet connectivity in these communities opens the door to both virtual doctor visits and remote patient monitoring, but that costs money. Fortunately, the Federal Communications Commission runs a program offering a 65% rebate on eligible broadband connectivity expenses for rural healthcare providers.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Marc Allen, a nearly two-decade Boeing (NYSE: BA) veteran, has joined aerospace company Electra as CEO. Allen will succeed John Langford, founder and former Electra CEO who will remain as chairman of the company, Electra said Thursday. Previously, Allen served as chief strategy officer and senior vice president for strategy and corporate development at Boeing.
Tracker Intelligence
AUGUST 30, 2024
The public sector is a massive consumer of energy, water, and various other consumables, and therefore should be able to make a substantial contribution to reducing carbon emissions. Public procurement regulations is absolutely front and centre to this, both in terms of buying more sustainable products and services, but also incentivising its supply chain to adopt environmentally friendly practices.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
BAE Systems‘ San Diego Ship Repair business has received a potential $225.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to repair, maintain and upgrade an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. Work on the USS Halsey (DDG 97) Fiscal 2024 Depot Modernization Period will be conducted in San Diego, California, until April 2026.
American City & Country
AUGUST 30, 2024
For most fleets, fuel is the No. 1 cost center, and its fluctuating nature can make managing it tricky. According to a recent benchmarking report , fuel costs made up 50 percent of fleets’ budgets on average. With the right tools and techniques, however, fleets can reduce fuel waste, optimize the fuel economy of their assets and reduce fuel expenses.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Justin Swearingen was elevated to the role of vice president of Navy surface and aviation solutions at Science Applications International Corp. (Nasdaq: SAIC), according to the executive’s LinkedIn announcement. He previously served as director of business development for naval aviation at SAIC.
American City & Country
AUGUST 30, 2024
Seize the Perfect Storm with High-Performance Procurement: Read the Profiles of Innovative Local Leadership All roads to a high-performance government start with procurement. Your team ensures the purchasing of everything from infrastructure projects to healthcare services, defense equipment, and supplies for public schools. By procuring goods and services more efficiently, your organization can better fulfill its responsibilities to other departments, ultimately improving the quality of public
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has secured a potential $1.2 billion task order from the Department of Homeland Security to provide cybersecurity tools and related services for 13 government agencies.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 30, 2024
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has denied a protest over an $86.3 million laboratory support deal, saying the U.S. Army hadn't improperly ignored a high-profile recent False Claims Act settlement when awarding the deal to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Jason Kim, a more than 20-year aerospace and defense industry veteran, will take on the position of CEO of Firefly Aerospace, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, on Oct. 1.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 30, 2024
One of the last remaining defendants in Flint water crisis litigation urged a Michigan federal judge to exclude from an upcoming bellwether trial evidence about its public relations efforts, which included an alleged smear campaign against the lawyer for Flint children that led to another attorney getting referred to the California bar.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Although elaborate technological demands are certainly one hurdle to the Department of Defense achieving Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, the quieter but no less pressing challenge is government bureaucracy, Breaking Defense reported earlier this month. “It’s a very complex political problem, I think the tech is the easy part.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 30, 2024
A Washington federal judge will not force arbitration in a proposed class action accusing a bank of charging former jail detainees debit card fees to regain access to their own money postrelease, saying the plaintiff never consented to an arbitration clause because the card was issued to him already activated.
GovLoop
AUGUST 30, 2024
Agencies often transition to the cloud to close security gaps, but the cloud itself poses unique risks. In fact, in the last five years, some of the largest cybersecurity breaches were tied to cloud permission issues that allowed anyone to access protected data. “ There’s been a tendency to mistake the operational resiliency and uptime capabilities of cloud environments, the ability to fail services over from one region to another …, for data protection,” said Jeff Reichard, Vice President, Solu
Government Contracts
AUGUST 30, 2024
RTX Corp. has reached a $200 million settlement with the U.S. Department of State to resolve violations of export control rules, including sending controlled defense items and data to China, the agency announced Friday.
GovLoop
AUGUST 30, 2024
Not long ago, good customer experience (CX) revolved around easy-to-use online application forms and similar conveniences. But private industry has raised our expectations — think about all the status updates we receive after ordering an online product — and government must catch up. “Expectations have really changed and increased, and agencies need to use these [new] paradigms … when providing services,” said Bob Ainsbury, Chief Product Officer at Granicus.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 30, 2024
A Court of Federal Claims judge has tossed a challenge over the U.S. Navy modifying a $50 billion professional services contract, despite the protester saying the changes gave an unfair advantage to mentor-protégé joint ventures and their members.
GovLoop
AUGUST 30, 2024
To be efficient and effective, government agencies need interoperable systems that securely connect employees, constituents and partners to the resources they need across the enterprise. But many agencies rely on a patchwork of legacy Identity Credential and Access Management (ICAM) systems, and that creates security gaps and provides an uneven user experience.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 30, 2024
A Garden State appellate panel on Friday declined to revive a police training company's civil rights suit against the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller, reasoning that the firm's claim that it was targeted for political reasons is not a cause of action.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 30, 2024
Vistra Communications and IT Data Solutions jointly announced combining their capabilities and forming ITDV Solutions, an 8(a) joint venture, with the aim of supporting federal agencies with customized IT solutions designed for the federal sector.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 30, 2024
My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 30, 2024
Cadmus, a provider of technical and strategic expertise to governments, energy utilities and private sector companies, has relocated its headquarters from Massachusetts to Virginia, where the company operates a new office that brings together staff from its Rosslyn and Clarendon workplaces.
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