GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Private investment firm Washington Harbour Partners has made another platform investment in the federal information technology sector with its acquisition of cybersecurity company SIXGEN. Ethan Dietrich, founder and CEO of SIXGEN, will continue to lead the company, Washington Harbour said Wednesday.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Mitre has released a white paper identifying the challenges posed by legacy medical devices and outlining eight recommendations to address cybersecurity risks associated with such devices. The recommendations are classified into four areas: shared responsibility over the medical device life cycle; vulnerability management; workforce development; and mutual aid, Mitre said Wednesday.
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GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Government contracting mergers and acquisitions deals are on the upswing after a year and a half of slow progress. That was one of the resounding themes of the 6th Annual Government and Defense Conference, hosted by Robert W. Baird & Co., at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner on Wednesday.
Whistleblower Network News
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
[link] In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast , FBI whistleblower Jane Turner speaks with law enforcement whistleblower Austin Handle , a former police officer in Georgia and the Vice-Chair of the Board of the Lamplighter Project. Handle provides updates on his whistleblower retaliation case since Turner profiled him for Whistleblower of the Week back in 2020.
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FedScoop
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Senate lawmakers this week pressed a pair of State Department officials on how the agency is enforcing global standards for artificial intelligence use, questioning if the department’s actions are enough to deter foreign bad actors. During a Wednesday Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing about AI during a time of strategic competition, lawmakers questioned the department’s efforts to defend against AI and cybersecurity threats from foreign adversaries.
Art of Procurement
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Convoy (2015 – 2023) was a freight brokerage that aimed to disrupt a high-volume, low-margin space by applying advanced automation. The post Supply Chain Post Mortem: Convoy appeared first on Art of Procurement.
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Whistleblower Network News
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Leaked safety concerns around technology safety, vehicle production, and internal cybersecurity at Tesla have come forth via former employee Lukasz Krupski. Part of a crew established to prepare Teslas for delivery to Norwegian customers, Krupski was hailed a hero by CEO Elon Musk when he put out a fire catalyzed by an improperly modified charging device, severely burning his hands, at a motor show in Oslo in 2019.
SmallGovCon
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
In this webinar, Nicole Pottroff and I will cover some of the most important legal developments for federal contractors in 2023. Among other things, we will discuss Updates to the 8(a) rules and application procedures New small business rules Joint venture changes Updated SDVOSB certification requirements And more. Hope you can join us. Register here.
Open Contracting Partnership
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Challenge: Small and women-led businesses dominate the local economy of Ekiti, a small state in southwestern Nigeria. But these businesses rarely take part in public procurement due to long-standing cultural barriers, overly bureaucratic processes and the sense that to win public contracts, they must have the right connections. Open contracting approach: Supported by OCP’s Lift Impact accelerator program from 2021, Ekiti State’s public procurement agency created better opportunities for s
Whistleblower Network News
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Since it was introduced in March , whistleblower advocates have been calling for the passage of the bipartisan IRS Whistleblower Improvement Act which makes technical reforms to the struggling IRS Whistleblower Program. In a new op-ed a leading whistleblower attorney explains how key provisions in the bill would allow the IRS Whistleblower Program to once again thrive.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Axient has partnered with enterprise search platform maker Sinequa to develop an artificial intelligence-backed knowledge discovery and information retrieval solution for the defense and civilian markets. The new intelligent search tool will use AI, machine learning and natural language processing technology to assist digital transformation, mission engineering and advanced data analysis in support of land, air, space and cyber missions, Axient said Wednesday.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Client Solution Architects has received the 2023 HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the Department of Labor in recognition of the Virginia Beach, Virginia-based government technology services contractor’s commitment to employing and retaining former service members.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Computer hardware company Equus Compute Solutions has partnered with software company StratusCore, which does business as RAVEL , to deliver a workflow technology for generative artificial intelligence and generative design. Equus said Wednesday the tech features a virtualized user environment hosted on the Nvidia-powered Supermicro Liquid Cooled AI Workstation and managed by RAVEL Orchestrate.
Scottish Government Procurement
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
We recently caught up with our Director, Nick Ford, to hear his reflections on recent months, highlighting some key achievements and successes across the procurement community. Looking ahead, Nick also shares some of the events and publications you can look forward to seeing in the near future. Watch the video below, a transcript for this video is also available at the bottom of the page.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Stephen Angel , formerly the CEO of chemicals company Linde, will become the non-executive chairman of the board of GE Vernova, which is set to spin off as an independent public company from General Electric during the second quarter of 2024. The other members of GE Vernova's board of directors include former Shell Chief Financial Officer Jessica Uhl , incumbent GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik and current Lockheed Martin CFO Jesus Malave , GE said Tuesday.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Troutman Pepper has expanded its environment and natural resources practice with a litigator and former director of Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios LLP's environmental group, the firm has announced.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Northrop Grumman has concluded the design review of 16 satellites intended for an expansive network that will facilitate conventional and advanced missile tracking from low-Earth orbit. The company said Wednesday the critical design review is part of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer project, which seeks to use the satellites for identifying hypersonic weapons and advanced missiles from their initial launch phases to interception.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Nuclear power company NuScale Power Corp. and four of its current and former executives face a proposed investor class action alleging the company failed to disclose certain issues affecting two purportedly lucrative contracts it touted to shareholders.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Dave Levy , vice president of worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services , said there are four areas where generative artificial intelligence could benefit public sector organizations and the first is the capability of large language models and other generative AI tools to process and analyze large volumes of data, enabling agencies to glean insights and make informed decisions.
Government Contracts & Global Trade
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The Honorable Eduardo C. Robreno is moderating the Judges Panel on MDL and Complex Litigation at the 8th annual Miami Law Class Action & Complex Litigation Forum on January 26th, 2024. Judge Robreno, who is a Distinguished Jurist in Residence at the University of Miami Law School, is facilitating a dialogue between a panel of experienced federal judges regarding the complexities of MDL cases in the federal courts.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Guidehouse has received a contract from the FBI to provide its Human Resources Division with organizational assessments, strategic planning and other support services. The consulting firm's work with the bureau also includes change management and data analytics support over a five-year period.
Art of Procurement
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – November 17th, 2023 appeared first on Art of Procurement.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Stephen Angel , formerly the CEO of chemicals company Linde, will become the non-executive chairman of the board of GE Vernova, which is set to spin off as an independent public company from General Electric during the second quarter of 2024. The other members of GE Vernova's board of directors include former Shell Chief Financial Officer Jessica Uhl , incumbent GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik and current Lockheed Martin CFO Jesus Malave , GE said Tuesday.
GovLoop
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Many agencies’ hiring and onboarding processes are still paper-based and manual, making duplication, data loss and inefficiency more likely, not to mention opening them up to legal and operational risk because of incorrect paperwork. Making the switch to digital onboarding is crucial for addressing these problems. Here are a few reasons why: The use of digital processes like e-signatures reduces the complexity and delays associated with employee onboarding by potentially up to 70 percent.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Nick Weiser , former senior director of human resources at L3Harris Technologies ' space systems arm, was promoted to the role of HR vice president at the company's maritime sector. He is responsible for leading HR strategy development, driving the execution of segment and enterprise efforts and overseeing other workforce-related initiatives.
Art of Procurement
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
In this four-part special series, host Philip Ideson speaks with members of the LavenirAI team about the current and future. The post AI-Empowered Procurement – Part 4: The Future of AI-Empowered Procurement appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Federal News Network
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
This week on Amtower Off Center , host Mark Amtower is joined by ACT-IAC CEO Dave Wennergren for a lively and wide-ranging discussion about ACT-IAC.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Nick Weiser , former senior director of human resources at L3Harris Technologies ' space systems arm, was promoted to the role of HR vice president at the company's maritime sector. He is responsible for leading HR strategy development, driving the execution of segment and enterprise efforts and overseeing other workforce-related initiatives.
Scottish Government Procurement
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
We recently caught up with our Director, Nick Ford, to hear his reflections on recent months, highlighting some key achievements and successes across the procurement community. Looking ahead, Nick also shares some of the events and publications you can look forward to seeing in the near future. Watch the video below, a transcript for this video is also available at the bottom of the page.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Continuing the exodus of partners from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP after the law firm announced last month it would dissolve, a litigator and government contracts attorney from Stroock has found a new home with Dentons, according to a statement issued Thursday.
Government Contracts & Global Trade
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
After considerable anticipation and speculation, President Biden recently issued an Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. While the EO focuses primarily on federal agency directives, its impact on the private sector will be profound, as forthcoming requirements for federal contractors and standards and guidance for employers, landlords, health care providers, the criminal justice system, and education will ensure its effects are
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
A deep dive into the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals annual report for the 2023 fiscal year reveals increases in the number of cases filed, pending motions and expedited or accelerated cases, while the board disposed of fewer cases than in prior fiscal years, say Scott Flesch and Alexandra Prime at Miller & Chevalier.
FedScoop
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Evolving from a “list of bad guys” approach to cybersecurity to one that takes into account more sophisticated threats is a best practice that Ann Lewis , director of the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services, said “doesn’t get enough air time.” Lewis, speaking on a panel at Scoop News Group’s CyberTalks event Thursday, said “the way in which agencies make risk-based decisions has a significant impact on how cybersecurity work can be done.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has refused to block the U.S. Department of State from awarding deals worth $100 million for technical, administrative and staffing support, rejecting an incumbent company's claim that the awards were made via a flawed price evaluation.
Kluwer Arbitration
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Readers with antennas tuned to the happenings of the reform process for investor-State dispute settlement at UNCITRAL will know that the topics of damages and causation are on the agenda. Indeed, at the last sessional meeting of Working Group III, draft provisions on damages and causation were discussed. These provisions might find their way into the treaty that (possibly) emerges from the reform process.
Government Contracts
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
A Georgia federal judge partially froze a city's claims that 3M and DuPont polluted local water sources with toxic "forever chemicals" while the companies work toward finalizing a separate settlement resolving nationwide pollution claims.
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