Art of Procurement
AUGUST 15, 2024
Oceana is a marine conservation nonprofit that has focused on seafood mislabeling for years, or “fish fraud” as it is. The post Fishing for Truth in the Seafood Supply Chain appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Federal News Network
AUGUST 14, 2024
The Defense Department today released a proposed rule that will inject Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, requirements into the contracting process. The proposed amendment to the Defense Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register Aug. 15. It would incorporate CMMC requirements into the Pentagon’s solicitations and contracts.
FedTech Magazine
AUGUST 13, 2024
Money is starting to flow to help agencies implement President Biden’s October 2023 executive order on artificial intelligence. In May, the U.S. General Services Administration’s Technology Modernization Fund Board awarded $18.2 million to help the State Department deploy generative AI that helps employees derive insights and make data-driven decisions quickly.
USFCR
AUGUST 15, 2024
Feeling lost in the maze of government procurement? Government contract vehicles can be your map to success. These pre-negotiated agreements streamline the purchasing process, allowing businesses to secure federal contracts more efficiently and effectively.
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GovCon Wire
AUGUST 12, 2024
Peter Weilbach has been promoted to vice president of capture management at SAIC (NASDAQ: SAIC). According to a LinkedIn post shared Friday, Weilbach will be responsible for securing new business opportunities while working under SAIC’s space and intelligence business group. Weilbach has been part of SAIC for more than two years.
FedScoop
AUGUST 13, 2024
The IRS should consider resurrecting an office it shuttered last year to better manage the decommissioning of its legacy IT systems, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration recommended in a report last week. In January 2023, the tax agency sunsetted its Technology Retirement Office, which was established in August 2021 to “strategically reduce the information technology footprint across the enterprise,” according to the report.
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USFCR
AUGUST 12, 2024
The United States’ tradition of higher education is rooted in the earliest days of North American settlement. Harvard College, founded in 1636 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was followed by numerous state and private colleges that comprised the educational system of colonial America. These institutions were funded through various sources, including state taxes and donations, and primarily trained ministers through religious instruction.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 16, 2024
In today’s digital world, a strong information technology ecosystem is critical to protecting sensitive data and uncovering key insights hidden within large datasets. To take advantage of these opportunities, the Intelligence Community has brought IT modernization to the forefront of its transformation goals. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Intel Summit on Sept.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 16, 2024
Boeing has secured a U.S. Navy delivery order with a ceiling amount of $248.1 million to repair the landing gear on the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet aircraft. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the award was made under a previous basic ordering agreement for the sole-source requirement.
FedTech Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2024
Generative AI, chatbots, large language models and machine learning have taken the world by storm. The federal government is no exception. As chief artificial intelligence officers take the helm to advance the many AI/ML initiatives now taking shape in every agency, new ideas and innovation — which only two or three years ago wouldn’t have seemed possible — are more welcome than ever.
Government Contracts & Global Trade
AUGUST 16, 2024
We are proud that 179 of our attorneys are named to the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Six McCarter attorneys have also been named “Lawyer of the Year” in their practice area and region. Those lawyers include: Alan F. Kornstein – Tax Law, Newark David R. Kott – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Newark Michael A. Guariglia – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Newark Michael M.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 14, 2024
Boeing has secured a $264.1 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy to provide services for F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G aircraft. The Department of Defense said Monday the aerospace company is tasked with providing inspections, modifications and repairs to the Boeing F/A-18 E and F/A-18 F Super Hornet fighters and the EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 15, 2024
An Akima business has secured a potential $685.5 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security for services in support of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Miami, Florida. According to a SAM.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 16, 2024
In its recent Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jakesy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the Administrative Procedure Act in ways that undermine Congress and the executive branch, shift power to the judiciary, curtail public and business input, and create great uncertainty, say Alene Taber and Beth Hummer at Hanson Bridgett.
FedTech Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency continues to ramp up in-office work while simultaneously standing up multiple digitization centers, transitioning to a cloud-based telephony system and training employees on being inclusive of remote workers. The end result is a well-oiled hybrid work machine capable of quickly pushing out software updates and provisioning and deprovisioning devices on- and off-site.
Whistleblower Network News
AUGUST 13, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a False Claims Act (FCA) case which, according to one leading whistleblower attorney, could limit the scope of the law and restrict the ability of the government and whistleblowers to crack down on fraud in industry-funded federal programs that are mandated by Congress. The FCA is America’s number one anti-fraud law.
USFCR
AUGUST 15, 2024
Did you know the average time to secure a federal contract is 12 months? The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) can significantly reduce this timeframe, offering a streamlined path to success. By leveraging MAS, businesses can increase revenue and streamline the sales process, while government agencies enjoy cost savings and a simplified procurement process.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 15, 2024
The Fourth Circuit declined Thursday to reinstate a lawsuit two Nepalese-English interpreters brought against a government contractor accusing it of failing to pay them overtime wages, saying the Maryland laws they sued under don't apply to their case because they worked in Afghanistan.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 15, 2024
Summit Technology Group has appointed Marc Tate, a federal technology industry executive, as executive vice president of federal sales for the company’s public sector business. STG announced Tate’s appointment in a LinkedIn post.
SmallGovCon
AUGUST 15, 2024
One of the most popular programs in small business federal contracting seems to be the SBA’s Mentor-Protege Program. It is generally a great program for small businesses to utilize the resources and knowledge of a larger or more experienced business to grow. In turn, it also gives large businesses the ability to work on small business contracting opportunities, and the Government the ability to contract with more robust teams.
FedScoop
AUGUST 12, 2024
Microsoft’s increasingly ubiquitous artificial intelligence model has gotten the green light for FedRAMP High authorization, the tech giant announced Monday, making the popular AI product available for some of the federal government’s most sensitive datasets. Azure OpenAI Service’s approval as a service within the FedRAMP High authorization for Azure Government also includes the availability of GPT-4o, an OpenAI model that can be used for natural language understanding and processing, text summa
Government Contracts
AUGUST 15, 2024
The recent guidance by the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance is helpful to any company facing a cybersecurity threat, but just as instructive are the warnings raised by the SEC's recent enforcement actions against SolarWinds, R.R. Donnelley and Intercontinental Exchange, say attorneys at O'Melveny.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 13, 2024
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a U.S. Navy contract modification worth $611.3 million to develop infrared and radar detection capabilities for the F-35 program.
Whistleblower Network News
AUGUST 14, 2024
On August 8, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it ordered FTX Trading Ltd. and Alameda Research LLC (together, FTX) to pay $12.7 billion in monetary relief to FTX customers and victims of FTX’s fraud. This is one of the largest CFTC enforcement actions to date. The order charged FTX with violating the Commodities Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations.
FedScoop
AUGUST 14, 2024
Few agency workers across the federal government are more closely and publicly associated with their area of expertise than Ted Kaouk is with data. A Naval Academy grad with a PhD in English from Maryland, Kaouk carved out that association during lengthy chief data officer stints with the Department of Agriculture and Office of Personnel Management, plus a three-and-a-half-year term as chair of the Federal CDO Council.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 15, 2024
The recent Ninth Circuit ruling in Okonowsky v. Garland, holding an employer could be liable for a co-worker's harassing social media posts, highlights new challenges in technology-centered and remote workplaces, and underscores an employer's obligation to prevent hostile environments wherever their employees clock in, say Jennifer Lada and Phillip Schreiber at Holland & Knight.
SmallGovCon
AUGUST 16, 2024
The SBA ostensible subcontractor affiliation rule has long confused contractors and their attorneys alike because its standards were not very clear. It was based on whether, in a small business contract, a subcontractor performs the “primary and vital requirements of a contract” or the prime contractor was “unusually reliant” on the subcontractor. SBA’s Office of Hearings and Appeals filled in the gaps on these terms.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 12, 2024
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has implemented changes throughout its internal programs and growth offices as the company aims to continue developing “mission-critical software” while collaborating with key industry partners.
FedScoop
AUGUST 12, 2024
Nearly two years after launching its bureau chief data officer program, the Department of State is seeing success and aiming to almost quadruple the size of its current cohort, Farakh Khan, director of communications, culture and training at the agency’s Center for Analytics, told FedScoop in a recent interview. The bureau CDO, or BCDO, program officially began in September 2022 as a way to improve its use, governance, and management of data throughout the department.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 13, 2024
Playing Dungeons & Dragons – a tabletop role-playing game – helped pave the way for my legal career by providing me with foundational skills such as persuasion and team building, says Derrick Carman at Robins Kaplan.
USFCR
AUGUST 12, 2024
In federal procurement, the ability to manage complex, multi-phase projects is essential. Task Order Contracts (TOCs) offer the flexibility needed to handle these projects efficiently. These contracts allow government agencies to issue specific task orders under a broader contract, ensuring that each phase of the project is clearly defined and effectively managed.
Whistleblower Network News
AUGUST 13, 2024
On August 8, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a $1 million whistleblower award issued to an individual who voluntarily provided original information which led to a successful enforcement action connected to digital asset markets. According to the CFTC , the whistleblower provided information “about improper trading that was unknown to the CFTC” and their disclosure was “sufficiently specific, credible, and timely” to cause the agency to open an investigation.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 13, 2024
Cloud-based software company Workday has appointed Willie Coleman Jr. as vice president of global services for U.S. federal business, according to the executive’s LinkedIn post Monday. In his new VP role, Coleman will lead Workday’s federal services business, handle government client relations and ensure the delivery of products and services to customers.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 12, 2024
The deadline for U.S. Marine Corps servicemembers and their families to file administrative claims with the federal government over illnesses contracted by contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune passed on Saturday, with more than 320,000 claims that have been filed with the U.S. Navy.
USFCR
AUGUST 13, 2024
In federal procurement, not every purchase requires a complex contract. Purchase Orders (POs) offer a simple, efficient solution for small, one-time purchases of goods or services. Understanding how POs work and their role in government contracting can help agencies and contractors streamline their procurement processes.
Redstone Government Consulting
AUGUST 14, 2024
QuickBooks Online is one of the most used accounting software for small to medium-sized businesses. The same is true for small businesses in the government contracting sector. QuickBooks Online does not label itself as a DCAA-compliant software to the extent that other software does (Costpoint, Unanet, etc.). However, it is a DCAA-compliant software, and it has the reporting capabilities needed to be considered as such.
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