Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Photo: Korean Culture and Information Service (Jeon Han) Prof. Daein Kim Professor Daein Kim of Ewha Womans University’s School of Law (Seoul) is visiting Washington with a team of fellow researchers from South Korea to share lessons learned on humanitarian assistance in fragile states. Professor Kim previously visited George Washington University Law School as a Visiting Scholar, and he is a long-time friend of and fellow researcher with GW Law’s Government Procurement Law Program

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Department of Energy has awarded four companies spots on a potential 10-year, $2.7 billion contract to procure uranium enrichment services to help establish a domestic supply chain of high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU, used for deploying advanced nuclear reactors.

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Art of Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In 1932, Aldous Huxley published the book Brave New World. At the time, the actual world was perched between World. The post Tips for Surviving in a Brave New World appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is using artificial intelligence to mine tips about potential threats but is revealing little about how the system actually works. Specifically, the bureau is using a system it calls the “Complaint Lead Value Probability” to prioritize tips by conducting algorithm scores and triaging, according to two versions of an agency AI disclosure.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2024

For the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a tribe of nearly 40,000 in Shawnee, Okla., guarding against a potential loss of data related to its history, language and culture is a huge priority. That means protecting tribal history at CPN’s Cultural Heritage Center museum and data in the Tribal Rolls Department, which handles membership, including tribal enrollment, burial insurance and tribal ID cards.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Pentagon didn’t introduce any groundbreaking changes in the final Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification rule, but CMMC observers say the Defense Department made several key updates and definitions to help companies as they work to comply with the requirements. Meanwhile, industry groups are now turning their attention to potential challenges with implementing the CMMC requirements through the contracting process.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Department of Labor is spelling out how artificial intelligence can boost job quality without harming the rights of workers, releasing a roadmap this week that aims to empower workforces in underserved communities as use of the emerging technology proliferates. The 17-page document, titled “ Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-Being: Principles and Best Practices for Developers and Employers ,” details eight key priorities for AI companies and management to follow that are intended to ke

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Zach Whitman, the General Services Administration’s chief AI officer and data scientist, reminds his colleagues that the GSA was one of the first agencies to adopt email and internet access for the government workplace. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that GSA has fully embraced experimenting with generative AI, an emerging technology that has similar potential to transform the workplace, Whitman says.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

On October 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $12 million award to three joint whistleblowers who voluntarily provided the agency with original information that led to a successful enforcement action. Through the SEC Whistleblower Program , qualified whistleblowers are eligible to receive awards of 10-30% of the funds collected in an enforcement action aided by their disclosure.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Mike Moran, a seasoned space industry professional, has been named director of U.S. government business at Amazon subsidiary Kuiper Government Solutions, according to a LinkedIn post he shared Sunday. Moran previously served as senior vice president of defense and intelligence systems at Terran Orbital and chief operating officer and co-president of PredaSAR.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The way that longtime Customs and Border Protection tech leader Mark James describes the agency’s artificial intelligence work is almost too perfect for a department charged with patrolling 6,000 miles of international land and another 2,000 miles of coastal waters. “We’re sprawling in the entire AI space,” said James, CBP’s director of infrastructure and support services.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The advantages of parties settling their disputes are self-evident. While there are several settlement facilitation techniques that arbitral tribunals have developed (see Carrara , Sussman & Berger and Vysudilova & Kirtley ), arbitral institutions have remained in the background. At the 8th ICC European Conference in March 2024 , the message conveyed by the parties was loud and clear: arbitration rules should include language for settlement slots or windows.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

On October 11, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $399,990 settlement with Allstar Health Providers Inc., a California home health agency, and its owner, Maria Chua over allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) through Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud. According to the DOJ, “Chua submitted two PPP loan applications on behalf of Allstar Health Providers in May 2020, and in both applications, she certified that the company would not receive more than one

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has conducted in-flight trials of its Smart Adaptive Flight Control Environment system in partnership with the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The General Services Administration’s Login.gov, a single sign-on platform that recently made remote identity proofing generally available , needs to address technical challenges concerning the biometric validation pilot program, according to a new government watchdog report. The Government Accountability Office said that nine of the participating 21 Chief Financial Officers Act agencies reported issues with Login.gov, including lack of fraud controls and visibility into authentications as well

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

On October 10, U.S. authorities announced that TD Bank agreed to pay $3.1 billion in penalties and pled guilty to violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the nation’s primary anti-money laundering (AML) law. TD Bank will pay $1.8 billion in penalties to resolve the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation and $1.3 billion to the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Businesses should build up a comprehensive artificial intelligence intellectual property portfolio as part of a strategic IP management approach that aims to maximize exit valuations or funding opportunities, according to Keegan Caldwell, global managing partner at global law firm Caldwell.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2024

One of the country’s leading generative AI startups is urging congressional leadership to take action on a trio of safety, data and definitional priorities for the emerging technology before the end of the year. In a letter sent Thursday from Alexandr Wang to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the Scale AI founder and chief executive officer applauded the lawmakers f

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Data Quality Networking Leadership 121

Government Contracts

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Pentagon's stringent new cybersecurity rule for its contractors threatens to drive away companies that may struggle with the added costs of compliance, while exacerbating concerns about an already-shrinking defense industrial base.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

On October 16, U.S. authorities announced major settlements with defense contractor RTX (formerly known as Raytheon Technologies Corporation) over allegations that the company violated both the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and False Claims Act (FCA). The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $950 million settlement while the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a related $124 million settlement.

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Negotiation Price Corruption E-procurement 99

GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Activity is constantly moving across and into the theater of the Middle East and central Asia, with sizable impacts for global security and global commerce. There are countless “ripple effects” from this area, such as Iranian drones that have appeared on battlefields in Ukraine.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security wants to transition its massive biometric identity management system to more cloud-focused technology. Now, it’s seeking more information from vendors about their biometric capabilities as it tries to pursue that goal. The request for information was published by the agency’s Office of Procurement Operations on behalf of the Office of Biometric Identity Management, which manages biometric identity profiles — including iris and facial data — for DHS components.

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IT Data Management Engineering 112

Government Contracts

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Solicitor General's Office will defend private citizens' ability to sue for E-rate fraud on behalf of the government under the False Claims Act, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the solicitor general's request to participate in oral arguments in an AT&T subsidiary's challenge to the law's application.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Friday, November 15, 2024 | 2:00PM EST | 90 Minutes | 1.5 CPE The premise of Moore’s law is that the speed and capability of computers can be expected to double every two years. Unspoken but implied is that new technologies will be introduced at a similar clip – along with new, sometimes unforeseen, challenges. Cybersecurity professionals know all about Moore’s law.

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Holland & Knight: Government Contracts

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Fifteen Takeaways from Holland & Knight on the publication of the final Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program rule by the U.S. Department of Defense.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of the Chief Technology Officer is piloting two internal generative artificial intelligence chat interfaces, according to an agency official. Kaeli Yuen, the data and AI product lead in the VA’s OCTO, said in an interview with FedScoop that the two pilots use generative AI interfaces to assist with administrative tasks, such as summarizing documents, writing emails, drafting talking points and helping write performance reviews.

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Inventory Collaboration IT Data 119

Redstone Government Consulting

OCTOBER 16, 2024

So, the title is maybe a little misleading, and don’t worry – DCMA won’t let you forget the Government property during contract closure. Government property closeouts are only a singular piece to the contract closeout process. And like with all things Government property, the closeout process takes teamwork from both the contractor side and the Government side to be successful.

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Government Government Contract Management 94

WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 13, 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 Christopher Bogdan, executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton and finalist in the Space Executive of the Year, Public Company, category. Here, he talks about recent [.

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Federal prosecutors are seeking more than 11 years in prison for Leonard Francis, the Malaysian defense contractor and ex-fugitive known as "Fat Leonard" who led a sprawling bribery and corruption scheme that allegedly caused over $20 million in losses for the U.S. Navy.

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Corruption 94

FedScoop

OCTOBER 15, 2024

After deciding on a rocky mountain pass near Mt. Hood in Oregon earlier this year that he would join the General Services Administration as the agency’s new FedRAMP director , Pete Waterman has wasted no time in pursuing a slew of changes for the cloud services compliance program. In an interview with FedScoop, Waterman said he’s planning to dedicate the next several years of his career to ushering in those changes, including with an updated FedRAMP roadmap coming in the next two months and the

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As many in federal contracting know, the SBA had its certification portal (certify.sba.gov) closed for upgrades for a few months. The SBA is replacing it with a new portal called MySBA Certifications which as of the writing of this blog post is now live. While it hasn’t been widely published, SBA released screenshots of this new portal, which indicate SBA is making some large changes to applications, especially for applications to the 8(a) Program.

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Utilities Government Contracts Efficiency Contract 91

GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The U.S. Space Force has begun soliciting offers for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide radar, computer and communications support for the service branch’s missile warning, missile defense and space domain awareness efforts worldwide.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 American City & County Crown Communities and Exemplary Public Servants awards. Since 2004, the Crown Communities awards have recognized government projects with long-term implications for a city/county/municipality and its constituents. Nominees can cover the gamut of government projects from water supply to streets and highways, parks and recreation to wastewater collection and treatment, public finance, public transportation, stormwater and f

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Social Security Administration is off track on recouping the costs it took to create and maintain a database aimed at helping banks catch a form of identity fraud, a new watchdog report found. Launched in June 2020 to comply with the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, the SSA’s electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification (eCBSV) service was pitched to financial institutions as a way to combat synthetic identity fraud, a practice in which

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The cyberthreat landscape is constantly evolving, introducing new challenges, expanding vulnerabilities and leading to more sophisticated hacks and breaches. Since the COVID-19 pandemic shifted much of the workforce to remote and hybrid environments, government and industry found ways to secure home workspaces while continuing to fulfill critical missions.

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