FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2024

When more than 50 IT leaders gathered at Microsoft’s office in Reston, Va., to discuss a series of cybersecurity threats in June, the meeting came against a backdrop of rising concerns about attacks generated with the aid of artificial intelligence. The officials weren’t strangers. Many of them had met on an ad hoc basis in recent years, including Saturday mornings, following actual cyberattacks that worried government leaders.

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Art of Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Whenever I find out that a company – or a person – decided to do something new in 2020 or. The post Creating a B2C to B to C Improvement Cycle at Walmart Business appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Shelly Hartsook said she’s seen promising data on implementation of security protocols ahead of next week’s due date for agencies to submit updated plans.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Just days ago, the White House came out with a national security memorandum devoted to artificial intelligence. It’s a catch-all for trying to keep the United States ahead of A-I developments in what the memo calls the new frontier. For analysis, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with the Executive Vice President for Policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro.

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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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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, has secured a $1.2 billion contract modification from the U.S. Army for the procurement of UH-60M helicopters. The Department of Defense said Monday the award covers UH-60M aircraft for foreign military sales to Australia, Brazil, Greece, Sweden and Thailand in fiscal 2025.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Battelle has announced that it has selected Aliza Ali, a seasoned executive in federal government contracting, to lead government business development for its health business. In a press release Tuesday, Greg Kimmel, general manager of Battelle’s health business unit, said, “We’re pleased Aliza has joined the Battelle team.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

On October 29, the U.S. government and whistleblower Clarissa Zafirov filed notices of appeal following a landmark district court ruling that found the False Claims Act’s qui tam whistleblower provisions unconstitutional. On September 30, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled in United States ex rel. Clarissa Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC, that the FCA ’s qui tam provisions violate the Appointments Clause of the U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Kosovo Law No. 04/L-220 on Foreign Investment (hereinafter, the “2014 Law on Foreign Investment”), which safeguarded foreign investors as a key element in promoting international economic cooperation and attracting foreign capital, has now been replaced by Law No. 08/L-209 on Sustainable Investments (hereinafter, the “2024 Law on Sustainable Investments”).

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The Justice Department’s emerging criminal crackdown on corporate national security violations is putting increased pressure on white collar lawyers to be conversant, if not experts, on opaque, complex and swiftly evolving regulations.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Guidance from the Department of Commerce aimed at establishing a first-of-its-kind framework for using the agency’s public federal data with artificial intelligence tools could come in the next several months. Victoria Houed, director of AI policy and strategy to the undersecretary for economic affairs at the Department of Commerce, said the agency is aiming to publish that guidance by the end of the year or, if not, January 2025.

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The public and private sectors are both barrelling forward with regard to artificial intelligence in recent years, especially with the proliferation of generative AI. But the Transportation Security Administration is taking a more measured approach that puts people — their understanding, well-being and productivity — at the forefront, the agency’s Matt Gilkeson told Nextgov/FCW.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Battelle has announced that it has selected Aliza Ali, a seasoned executive in federal government contracting, to lead government business development for its health business. In a press release Tuesday, Greg Kimmel, general manager of Battelle’s health business unit, said, “We’re pleased Aliza has joined the Battelle team.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I recently returned from the 35th Annual Judicial Conference for the Court of Federal Claims. I wanted to send a hearty thanks to all of the organizers of the conference, especially Judge Tapp! It was a great opportunity presenting on the topic of Private Conflicts: How the New Private Sector OCI Rules Could Impact Federal Procurement. I also thoroughly enjoyed the other presentations at the conference.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 28, 2024

With the support of USAID, the Philippine Space Agency three years ago launched its Introducing Non-Geostationary Satellite Constellations Test Deployments to Improve Internet Service program, boosting the country’s collective connectivity. Since then, thousands of people in the Philippines have been connected to the internet because of INCENTIVISE — another example of the aid agency’s increasing interest in satellite technology.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

If a local government wants to re-do its IT setup, its leaders should collaborate with knowledgeable teammates, says Matt Sprague , industry strategy director, local government at Trimble , a U.S.-based software and hardware firm that provides services and a variety of technologies. “If a city or county is starting from scratch on their vision or plan for digital transformation , then we recommend identifying a trusted partner who can help guide the development of the vision.

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USFCR

OCTOBER 30, 2024

NEH offers $2.7M in funding for public humanities projects, from museum exhibits to historic tours. Apply by January 8, 2025, to bring humanities to diverse audiences.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Hello, Blog Readers and happy November! We hope you have had a productive month and are looking forward to finishing strong this year. It’s that time of year for looking at fall colors and going to the pumpkin patch, and handing out candy to trick or treaters. We hope you have a wonderful weekend and can get out a enjoy the fall weather in your neck of the woods.

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Redstone Government Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2024

CAS 411 provides criteria for accounting for the measurement and assignment of material costs to cost objectives and follows generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). What is the Purpose of CAS 411? If you don’t have contracts subject to full CAS, then FAR 31.205-26 Material costs requires contractors to implement GAAP when accounting for material.

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 29, 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 Robyn Gatens, director of the International Space Station and acting director of the Commercial Spaceflight Division within the Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA, and finalist [.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The undeniable fiscal constraints associated with local governance has challenged contemporary public administrators to achieve more with less. Budgets are stretched thin, and local government managers face increasingly complex service delivery demands from an electorate that loathes the idea of paying higher taxes. Traditionally solely a function of the police, contemporary public administrators are cognizant of the fact that community safety through effective emergency service delivery plays a

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In an era of increasing digital fraud, federal and state government agencies are ramping up efforts to strengthen identity verification and fraud prevention systems. Modern solutions integrating third-party consumer data and device intelligence are becoming essential to combat synthetic identities and safeguard public services, according to a new report produced by Scoop News Group for TransUnion.

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Redstone Government Consulting

OCTOBER 28, 2024

On October 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) published the final rule of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) requirements in Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations, effective December 16, 2024. The Final Rule updates DoD national security regulations to ensure contractors have implemented cyber security measures to safeguard Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 27, 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 Ryan Abbott, vice president of defense at MetroStar, and finalist in the DoD Executive of the Year, Private Company, category. Here, he talks about recent achievements, shares [.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A defense contractor this month agreed to pay nearly a billion dollars to settle criminal fraud and other federal charges. Not some fly-by-night, but rather the legacy contractor Raytheon. The company is under Justice Department investigations for defective pricing, foreign bribery and violations of the Arms Export Control Act. My next guest says these problems aren’t isolated to Raytheon.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are joining forces to accelerate geospatial data breakthroughs powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI). Through the Generative AI for Geospatial Challenge , they aim to inspire and nurture groundbreaking solutions coming from the convergence of geospatial data, cloud computing, and AI models.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Given the increasing fiscal constraints facing Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), it is imperative to adopt smarter, more strategic procurement approaches that reduce waste and enhance the efficiency of public funds, particularly with a focus on mid- and long-term developmental outcomes.Such strategy could go a long way in helping bridge the financing gap for development.

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

NASA’s Johnson Space Center is soliciting proposals for the contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems, or COSMOS, program valued at up to $1.8 billion. According to a notice posted on SAM.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Intelligence and defense agencies find they’re falling into a hybrid infrastructure model as they identify different compute solutions for the different missions they each have. For instance, the National Security Agency uses a mix of Commercial Cloud Enterprise (C2E) solutions, its own instances of a top-secret cloud, Hardware as a Service and on-premises offerings.

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WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 28, 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 Jessica Maloney, general manager of the civilian division at Sev1Tech, and finalist in the DHS Executive of the Year, Private Company, category. Here, she talks about [.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

On 24 September, the European Commission (“ Commission ”) announced that, as a general policy measure, it would start automatically registering imports of products subject to anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, including in ongoing investigations. Until now, complainants had to request the Commission to register imports based on evidence of stockpiling (i.e., of increased imports during the investigation).

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Alan Shark is an Associate Professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, an affiliate faculty member at GMU’s Center for the Advancement of Human-Machine Partnership, and Executive Director of the Public Technology Institute. He’s also the author of “ Artificial Intelligence: A Primer for State & Local Government.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2024

If there was ever any doubt that agencies are prime targets for cyberattacks, a June 2024 Government Accountability Office report certainly sets the record straight. “Urgent Action Needed,” the GAO’s dispatch to Congress begins. “Risks to our nation’s essential technology systems are increasing.” In fact, in fiscal 2023, agencies reported more than 32,000 cyber incidents to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a jump of almost 10 percent over th

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

By moving to digital contract lifecycle management and applying artificial intelligence and robotic process automation, federal agencies are indeed making their acquisitions better, faster and smarter. We talked to leaders in government and industry to learn how they are modernizing contract and acquisition processes to make procurement an all-around better experience for everyone involved: Mike Derrios, deputy assistant secretary for acquisition and senior procurement executive, State Departmen

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

General Dynamics Mission Systems announced Tuesday that it had been chosen by the U.S. Air Force to be the single developer for the Next Generation Survival Radio program via an early down-select process.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The artificial intelligence revolution has touched nearly every corner of the vast federal landscape in the last few years, even at agencies like the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 29, 2024

There is less than a week left to complete the supplier survey. This survey is aimed at suppliers to the Scottish public sector. It closes on Tuesday 5 November at 5 pm. The survey covers a range of issues related to public procurement and the tendering process. We are encouraging all suppliers to take part, as the feedback you provide will be invaluable in helping us to shape future thinking on the policy and delivery of public procurement in Scotland.

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