FedTech Magazine
JULY 30, 2024
Using digital signage to display public information in prime locations adds immense value to federal government services. Doing so effectively requires the use of scheduled or dynamically updated messaging via secure software that can handle keeping users and agency office staff aware of mission-critical data. Displays in office lobbies and other common areas can also provide scheduled, easily updated information for visitors.
Whistleblower Network News
AUGUST 1, 2024
On July 31, just a day after this year’s National Whistleblower Day celebration , a resolution designating July 30 as “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day” was unanimously agreed to by the Senate. The resolution encourages each federal agency to recognize the day by sharing the stories of the agency’s own whistleblowers and informing their employees about their right to blow the whistle.
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FedScoop
AUGUST 2, 2024
The bill to update the Technology Modernization Fund passed out of a Senate committee this week, teeing it up for a full vote soon. The Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act passed out of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Wednesday by a 10-1 vote, a win for House lawmakers and TMF advocates across the government. The bill left the House floor in May via voice note under suspension of rules after the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability marked it up in September
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 2, 2024
Booz Allen Hamilton has deployed a generative artificial intelligence tool onboard the International Space Station National Lab. The company said Thursday its large language model application uses Hewlett Packard Enterprise‘s Spaceborne Computer-2 platform to help ISS astronauts address complex issues by retrieving and analyzing information without relying on Earth-bound internet.
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FedTech Magazine
JULY 31, 2024
Federal IT teams must weigh the latest zero-trust tools to ensure safety while also allowing for mobility in where and how employees work. IT experts continue to refine best practices around squeezing the most out of mobile devices while adhering to zero-trust principles, according to those on a June 27 webinar hosted by the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center.
Whistleblower Network News
JULY 31, 2024
July 30 was National Whistleblower Day and whistleblowers, advocates and government officials gathered on Capitol Hill to celebrate. The National Whistleblower Day event ( available to rewatch on C-SPAN ) highlighted the contributions and sacrifices of whistleblowers and underscored the importance of continuing the deep American tradition of supporting whistleblowers.
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Art of Procurement
AUGUST 1, 2024
When you read news that a company is thinking about spinning off a division, it is usually because that division. The post Will FedEx Freight hit the open road? appeared first on Art of Procurement.
FedTech Magazine
JULY 31, 2024
Docking stations have been around for a very long time. Over the years, they have found a lot of success in government use, particularly where workers are likely to be out in the field part of the time and then back in an office for paperwork or other duties. Early docking stations generally allowed laptops to connect to a desktop monitor or computer, though users sometimes had to use thumbscrews and serial ports to connect everything.
SmallGovCon
AUGUST 1, 2024
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 144 S. Ct. 2244 (2024). It was a pretty notable news story as the case overturned the 1984 case of Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council , ending what has been called “Chevron deference.” This actually has many implications for federal contractors and how they interact with the federal government.
Whistleblower Network News
JULY 31, 2024
July 30 was National Whistleblower Day and a number of federal agencies celebrated the day by highlighting the importance of whistleblowers and educating employees about their whistleblower rights. In April, National Whistleblower Center (NWC) sent letters to federal agencies calling for the celebration of National Whistleblower Day 2024 on July 30.
Federal News Network
JULY 31, 2024
Replicating the WeWork model for sensitive compartmented information facilities, known as SCIFs, could increase small businesses participation in defense contracting, Moshe Schwartz, senior fellow of acquisition policy at the National Defense Industrial Association, told members of the House Oversight Committee’s national security subcommittee last week.
GovCon Wire
JULY 31, 2024
The General Services Administration has released the list of 1,383 awardees under the small business set-aside track of the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus contract program. GSA said Tuesday it plans to issue formal awards and notices to proceed for the OASIS+ Small Business contract by mid-August.
ExecutiveBiz
AUGUST 2, 2024
Brett Surbey, a senior contract manager with over 20 years of experience, has joined Empower AI as director of contracts, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Most recently, Surbey worked as vice president of contracts and compliance at VSE. He initially served as the contracts director at the engineering services company.
Whistleblower Network News
JULY 30, 2024
On July 30, whistleblowers, whistleblower advocates, and government officials will gather on Capitol Hill for the annual National Whistleblower Day celebration. The event, the year’s largest and most notable whistleblowing celebration, will be broadcast live on C-SPAN. The broadcast begins at 12:20pm EST. Notable speakers at the event include: 12:40 pm: Boeing whistleblower Ed Pierson 1:25 pm: U.S.
USFCR
JULY 29, 2024
Did you know the average time to secure a federal contract can take up to 12 months? Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) can significantly reduce this timeframe, offering a streamlined path to success. By leveraging GWACs, businesses can gain access to a broader market while government agencies benefit from efficient and cost-effective purchasing.
GovCon Wire
JULY 31, 2024
5G is transforming communications around the world. But is the U.S. keeping up with adversaries in this critical technology area? Are we adopting 5G in the battlespace quickly enough to outpace threats? What’s next for 5G? We sat down with General Rob Spalding to find out. Hear Gen.
Redstone Government Consulting
JULY 29, 2024
Looking to streamline your procurement process? Now is the perfect time to begin reviewing your complete source to pay process to increase efficiency, productivity, integration, and revenue.
SmallGovCon
JULY 31, 2024
SAM.gov is like the home base of federal government contracting. Everything in federal government contracting seems to either start there, or require using SAM in some fashion. As a consequence, contractors are expected to register on SAM to work in federal contracting. However, it can be easy to overlook registering a joint venture entity on SAM, when contractors making up the joint venture are already registered on SAM.
FedScoop
JULY 30, 2024
Staffing up and establishing policies to support departmentwide use of artificial intelligence are among the first steps for the Department of Health and Human Services’ new assistant secretary for technology policy following a reshuffle that put Micky Tripathi at the helm, overseeing the agency’s technology, data and AI portfolios. The department announced the reorganization last week, primarily moving responsibilities from the Assistant Secretary of Administration to other components of the de
GovCon Wire
JULY 30, 2024
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has received a potential five-year, $823 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide sustainment and operations support services for the Department of Defense Network program. The company said Monday the task order was issued under the 10-year, $11.5 billion Defense Enclave Services contract awarded by DISA in 2022.
Government Contracts
JULY 31, 2024
Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 30, 2024
Cherokee Federal has booked a $49 million firm-fixed-price task order from the U.S. Air Force for technical program support over a five-year period. The Department of Defense said Monday the award is for USAF’s Training Intelligence Plans and Exercise Support Cyber Readiness Operations Weapons and Tactics Network Defensive Operations II, or TRIPLECROWN.
FedInsider
JULY 29, 2024
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5 CPE As the use of artificial intelligence has exploded throughout both the public and private sectors, much of the attention has been focused on its risks, because the technology is still developing and has the potential to cause harm. Less attention has been paid to how AI can be utilized to improve cybersecurity.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 2, 2024
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has appointed Lisa Einstein, most recently senior adviser for artificial intelligence at CISA, as its first chief AI officer.
Government Contracts
AUGUST 2, 2024
A Delaware Superior Court judge refused to enforce a "no-action" clause in a suit brought by real estate holding companies seeking directors and officers coverage for an underlying False Claims Act qui tam action, according to a document obtained by Law360 on Friday.
WashngtonExec
JULY 30, 2024
The health care industry is one of the most evolving, impactful and discussed sectors in government contracting and the nation. Throughout 2023 and into 2024, these companies have continued working with the government to strategically, efficiently and safely track the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and other viruses, spread health awareness and keep citizens and [.
FedInsider
JULY 31, 2024
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The compute environment is getting more and more complicated for government agencies. Public cloud and private cloud, on-premises data centers, edge locations, government-owned assets and BYO devices – and now with the integration of AI and advanced cloud services – agencies face the critical task of orchestrating a vast array of data, applications, networks, and systems across increasingly intricate control planes.
GovCon Wire
JULY 29, 2024
RTX (NYSE: RTX) posted $19.7 billion in fiscal 2024 second-quarter sales, up 8 percent from the prior-year period, and saw its adjusted earnings per share for the period rise 9 percent to $1.41.
Government Contracts
JULY 29, 2024
A Maryland federal judge on Monday enjoined electronic medical records company PointClickCare from blocking nursing home analytics company Real Time Medical Systems from accessing patient data with automated bots, saying PCC's firewall wasn't justified by concerns over security or system speed.
AWS Public Sector
AUGUST 1, 2024
A large language model (LLM) is a general-purpose language model that can understand and respond to human input in a conversational manner. It’s trained on a massive dataset of text from the internet and can generate humanlike responses to a wide range of topics and questions. There are two primary approaches to adapting a model to a specific task or domain: the in-context approach and fine-tuning the foundation model (FM).
Open Contracting Partnership
AUGUST 1, 2024
Newark, Boston and Portland (OR) are three very different cities in the United States, but they share one common goal: they want to align their spending with the goal of greater economic inclusion, especially for local and historically underserved businesses and neighborhoods. We want to share four takeaways from a recent trip during which we met and worked with our partners as part of our support under our Lift impact accelerator program and other engagements.
GovCon Wire
AUGUST 2, 2024
Mark Rayha, senior vice president and chief operating officer of General Dynamics‘ (NYSE:GD) Electric Boat, will take over Kevin Graney as president of the subsidiary, effective Dec. 1. Kevin Graney General Dynamics said Thursday Graney will retire at the end of the year.
Government Contracts
JULY 29, 2024
From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
AWS Public Sector
JULY 31, 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) advanced technologies can help reimagine the way healthcare entities deliver person-centered care. Technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the ability to manage petabytes (PB) of data help companies achieve actionable insights that improve care. They can drive the ability to build new care models, improve the human experience in their health and care process, and enable clinical professionals to practice at the top of their licenses.
Art of Procurement
AUGUST 2, 2024
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – August 2nd, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.
GovCon Wire
JULY 31, 2024
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has agreed to buy BlackSignal Technologies for approximately $200 million to broaden its cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and electronic warfare capabilities and its client base across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.
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