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EU Defense Procurement and the European Court of Justice

Public Procurement Intl

Professor Andrea Sundstrand – Stockholm University Please feel free to join this interesting presentation on EU defense procurement and the decisions of the European Court of Justice. Professor Sundstrand of Stockholm University will discuss her article on the intersection of Member State autonomy over defense matters and the European Union’s authority to direct procurement rules.

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Register Now: 2023 Export Year in Review Webinar

GovCon & Trade

In 2023, U.S. export officials were busy bringing novel enforcement actions, introducing new and far-reaching rules, and issuing guidance (and warnings) to the exporting community. We can expect 2024 to be similar. Join us for an insightful webinar where Thad McBride and Faith Dibble – international trade attorneys at Bass, Berry & Sims – will delve into the noteworthy enforcement actions of 2023.

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WEST 2024: Artificial Intelligence Still Needs a Human Touch

FedTech Magazine

Artificial intelligence can be a valuable military tool, but several top military officials and industry experts said this week that they believe it will work best only if humans remain involved in its use. Speaking at WEST 2024 in San Diego, several officials talked about the coming use of AI in the Navy’s future hybrid fleet, a combination of manned and unmanned vessels.

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Bipartisan Senate proposal calls for AI workforce framework from NIST

FedScoop

A new bipartisan Senate bill seeks to improve the U.S. pipeline for jobs in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies through the development of a workforce framework from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The “ AI and Critical Technology Workforce Framework Act ,” introduced by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., would direct NIST to create a workforce framework for AI and assess whether other critical or emerging technology areas might also bene

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Transforming education globally through generative AI: Insights from AWS executive Valerie Singer

AWS Public Sector

Sarah Storelli, left, interviews Valerie Singer during the fifth episode of the AWS Behind the Cloud vodcast. The education industry witnessed rapid transformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by student-centric, flexible learning. The industry made great strides in the digital divide, but there are still challenges that education leaders seek to address.

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Congresswoman blasts GSA for purchasing Chinese tech

Federal News Network

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro had a few choice words for contractors. The Department of the Navy is putting its contractors on notice to deliver ships, aircraft and submarines on time and on budget. Del Toro said it is time for contractors to spend more money on the future. "You can't be asking for the American taxpayer to make even greater public investments while you continue, in some cases, to goose your stock prices through stock buybacks, deferring promised capital investments," Del Toro s

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CIO-SP4 protests in federal claims court prompt extension request for existing vehicle

FedScoop

New bid protests filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims over a $50 billion, governmentwide IT contract vehicle known as CIO-SP4 prompted the agency handling it to request for an extension of the existing vehicle, an official confirmed. “The CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business extension requests are currently being routed for approval,” Ricky Clark, deputy director of the National Institutes of Health’s Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center ( NITAAC ), said in an emailed stat

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Diversity of Thought & Agency Success

FedInsider

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Building a diverse workforce is about more than ensuring that different demographic groups are represented. There is increasing evidence in the global business community that companies with greater diversity in their employees significantly outperform those with little diversity. The same is true of federal agencies.

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Serco Inc. Books $525M Recompete Contract to Provide Technical Assistance for FEMA’s Public Assistance Program; Tom Watson Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

Serco Inc. has secured a potential five-year, $525 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to sustain its support for the public assistance efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency during presidentially declared disasters and emergencies. The company said Wednesday it will maintain its responsibility for recruiting and deploying staff, providing advisory and assistance services, conducting technical assessments and cost analysis as well as managing projects.

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Unlocking NGA’s $290M GEOINT Contract Opportunity

GovCon Wire

Complex intelligence missions, time-sensitive defense strategies and space operations are increasingly relying on geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT, and space imagery during an increasingly competitive moment in the space domain. A myriad of opportunities are now being unlocked as government agencies turn to commercial space companies to help them keep a watchful eye on space.

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announces $70 million contract for AI patent search tool

FedScoop

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said this week that it intends to award an estimated $70 million contract to Accenture Federal Services for its Patent Search Artificial Intelligence capabilities. The notice of intent described the need for a contractor to provide a “full system development effort” to continue maintenance for PSAI capabilities, and “provide new enhancements” for the component.

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Contractors say new Pentagon procurement rule could undermine people with disabilities

Federal News Network

A new rule is expected any time now that will overhaul how the Defense Department buys from the Ability One program. That is the vehicle for non-profit employers of people with disabilities to deliver goods and services to the government. Contractors under the Ability One program worry the new rule will hinder a chief program goal of helping those very employees.

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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Earns 1st Wash100 Win for Spearheading Key Agency Missions & Fostering Partnerships

ExecutiveBiz

Executive Mosaic is excited to announce that NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has received a 2024 Wash100 Award for his commitment to empowering cooperative scientific exploration and technological progress through various agency missions. The esteemed Wash100 Award has honored the most influential leaders in the government contracting industry for 11 years.

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Cubic Chairman Mac Curtis Lands 8th Wash100 for Driving Digital Intelligence Tech, Analytics Adoption

GovCon Wire

Executive Mosaic is honored to recognize Mac Curtis, chairman of the board at defense and transportation company Cubic, as a 2024 Wash100 Award recipient for driving the adoption of digital intelligence business platforms and analytics to address near-pear challenges. Vote for Curtis as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition!

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VA has ‘unresolved’ patient safety issues with pharmacy software, OIG says

FedScoop

The Department of Veterans Affairs has corrected a series of issues connected to its troubled electronic health record modernization initiative with Oracle Cerner, but problems with legacy pharmacy software from the contractor remain, an agency watchdog said Thursday. Testifying at a House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization hearing , VA Deputy Inspector General David Case said an upcoming OIG report will highlight “unresolved, insufficiently communicated pharmacy-related

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Ape Farm Says Ga. Officials Monkeying With $300M Bond Deal

Government Contracts

The company behind a proposed — and highly controversial — 1.75 million square foot monkey rearing facility in southwest Georgia has taken its fight against local officials to federal court, accusing a development authority of trying amid public outcry to back out of a $300 million bond deal to finance the project.

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LMI Receives Air Force Contract for Data & Analysis Services; Jon Baba, Trish Csank Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

LMI has secured a potential five-year, $33.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide data and analysis services in support of the service branch’s Readiness-Based Sparing and Readiness-Spares Packages. Under the contract, the company said Tuesday it will help the Air Force Sustainment Center Logistics Directorate improve supply chain readiness, facilitate the decision-making process and provide optimization tools to help meet the goals of AFSC 2.0 and the Digital Depot Vision for Ind

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Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall Gets 2024 Wash100 Award for Advancing Rapid Acquisition, Modernization

GovCon Wire

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall as a winner of the 2024 Wash100 Award for driving rapid acquisition and artificial intelligence adoption and advancing modernization priorities. Vote for Frank Kendall as your favorite GovCon leader — visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.

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COVID-era contracting question continues to bedevil the government

Federal News Network

A recent argument a contractor made to the Contract Board of Appeals might lead companies to the wrong conclusion. It is another case of a company trying to recover unanticipated costs under a fixed price contract, costs incurred because of the COVID pandemic. The case is about jurisdiction, though, and not cost recovery. For details, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Haynes Boone procurement attorney Zach Prince.

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What's Left Of Judge Newman's DC Suit Likely Won't Go Far

Government Contracts

A D.C. federal judge may be allowing suspended U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman to pursue a handful of arguments over the constitutionality of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act, but attorneys told Law360 they aren't convinced those claims will fare any better than those already dismissed by the court.

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Fearless to Help CDC Modernize Enterprise Data Exchange Under PRIME Contract; Alka Bhave Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

Digital services integrator Fearless secured a three-year contract to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention further develop, maintain and modernize the Enterprise Data Exchange, or DEX, platform, which is designed to support data ingestion, routing, validation, provisioning and streaming. DEX works to receive data from clinics, hospitals, laboratories, nonprofit organizations and government agencies and deliver that data back to the same entities through portals and application pro

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How the DOD Is Transforming its Cloud Service Offerings Approval Process

GovCon Wire

The Federal Risk Authorization Management Program evaluates the security of Cloud Service Offerings, or CSOs, prior to their deployment in U.S. government organizations.

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Avenu Insights & Analytics Acquires Judicial Innovations

WashngtonExec

Avenu Insights & Analytics, which offers revenue recovery and administrative solutions for state and local governments, has bought Judicial Innovations. This is Avenu’s second purchase of a payment solution company in 2024, highlighting its dedication to improving government payment technologies and expanding its justice solution offerings.

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GAO Rejects Protests Against ICE Air Charter Deal

Government Contracts

The U.S. Government Accountability Office denied two protests related to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement solicitation for air charter services for transportation of noncitizens in federal custody, according to two decisions published Thursday.

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Fornax-AM CEO John Havermann Chats About Shaping a Start-Up at the Forefront of National Defense

ExecutiveBiz

As of July 2023, RTX and SAIC veteran John Havermann is president and CEO of Fornax Advanced Materials. In this role, Havermann is deeply committed to securing Fornax as a go-to name in aerospace, defense and energy advanced materials manufacturing. The busy leader recently sat down with ExecutiveBiz to give us a peek behind the curtain at his new company, explain how it’s responding to the national security threats of the day and more.

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A Look Into Task Force Lima, the DOD’s Dedicated Generative AI Team

GovCon Wire

The advent of easy-to-use tools like ChatGPT has entrenched generative artificial intelligence into the public consciousness. With its vast array of potential applications, generative AI holds immense potential for a wide variety of domains. Like many other organizations, the Department of Defense is evaluating the effectiveness of this technology across a diverse set of use cases.

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Better Visibility and Control Through Zero Trust

GovLoop

For the Defense Department (DoD), implementing zero-trust cybersecurity principles are an absolute must to protect against vulnerabilities and to continuously monitor evolving threats. The DoD needs to ensure that their personnel are properly trained, since about a third of cyber-related threats come from the inside. Controlling access and privileges for users and devices on its networks is another must, ensuring that devices are secured and that network identities don’t have unnecessary privile

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Library Of Congress Must Revisit $450M Software Deal

Government Contracts

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has backed protests by Deloitte and another company over $450 million in Library of Congress software development contracts, saying the agency made several errors in how it assessed and compared bids.

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Veritas Capital, KKR to Invest in Health Care Data Analytics Company Cotiviti; Ramzi Musallam Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

Investment firms Veritas Capital and KKR have agreed to invest in Cotiviti , a provider of data analytics services to health care organizations, to support the latter's commercial expansion and product development efforts. Veritas Capital and KKR will own equal ownership stakes in Cotiviti and allocate capital through their venture capital funds to help accelerate the company's fund growth and technology innovation investments, Cotiviti said Wednesday.

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Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden Wins 9th Wash100 Award for Spearheading Strategic Company Expansion

GovCon Wire

Executive Mosaic is proud to name Northrop Grumman Chairman, CEO and President Kathy Warden to its 2024 Wash100 list for her strategic, growth-oriented leadership strategy and her keen attention to military innovation. This is Warden’s ninth year appearing on the Wash100 list, placing her in the top echelon of all-time Wash100 recipients.

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ICF Wins $24M in SAMHSA Contracts

WashngtonExec

ICF recently secured five new subcontracts with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration to bolster support for mental health programs, focusing on evaluation and communications, especially for the agency’s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. These contracts are valued at $24 million collectively. “For over 30 years, ICF’s deep expertise in behavioral health and our [.

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Killer App: The UK Post Office Scandal

Art of Procurement

In today’s digital age, jokes are often made at technology’s expense. I have multiple calls each week where someone apologizes. The post Killer App: The UK Post Office Scandal appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Lockheed Martin, Red 6 Announce Milestone in TF-50 AR Pilot Training Tech Integration

ExecutiveBiz

Lockheed Martin released a video of a novel augmented reality training technology meant for integration with a TF-50 trainer jet simulator. The AR technology was provided by Red 6 , one of Lockheed's venture capital investments, the parent company said Monday.

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Avenu Insights & Analytics Buys Case Management Software Provider Judicial Innovations

GovCon Wire

Avenu Insights & Analytics, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired Judicial Innovations, a provider of cloud-based payment and case management software to government and private sector customers.

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A Plan for Access in Arkansas

GovLoop

An interview with Marty Sullivan, Director of the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts, and Tim Holthoff, Director of the Arkansas Court Information Systems Division Arkansas has long been a national leader in providing public access to court information. Now, the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts is making good use of American Rescue Plan funds to create a better, more user-friendly case management system that will allow for easier public access to court records.

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Whistleblower Tips Are “Critically Important” Says New CFTC Whistleblower Director

Whistleblower Network News

On February 15, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Brian Young has been named as the new director of the CFTC Whistleblower Office. Since it was established in 2010, the CFTC Whistleblower Program has emerged as an essential part of the CFTC’s enforcement efforts, including in the area of crypto fraud. “Leads generated from insiders are critically important to any financial enforcement program,” said Young.

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