GovCon & Trade
JANUARY 12, 2024
I recently provided comments for an article in the Anti-Corruption Report examining recent Department of Justice (DOJ) settlements under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In two of the settlements, U.K.-based reinsurance brokers settled charges for more than $47 million in penalties and disgorgement; a third entity paid no fines and was only subject to disgorgement.
Art of Procurement
JANUARY 11, 2024
Effective today, Dial P for Procurement is the Art of Supply podcast. Building on the strength of the category-leading Art. The post Introducing Art of Supply appeared first on Art of Procurement.
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AWS Public Sector
JANUARY 10, 2024
Last year, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance to improve the employment gap by increasing tech skills globally. The initiative brings together a coalition of Fortune 500 companies and other employers, government agencies, workforce development organizations, and education leaders to better prepare learners for entry-level tech careers.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 10, 2024
NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement, or SEWP, contract is now in its sixth iteration, and it’s unlocking bigger opportunities for industry than ever before. In a new video interview , Executive Mosaic spoke with Deltek’s Vice President of Research, Carey Webster , to learn more about the contract and what contractors need to do to prepare for the upcoming RFP.
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GovCon & Trade
JANUARY 9, 2024
You are reading the December 2023 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox. To stay up to date, subscribe to our GovCon & Trade blog. If you have questions about any actions addressed in the Roundup, please contact the international trade team.
Federal News Network
JANUARY 11, 2024
The Pentagon on Thursday released a much-anticipated strategy to start remedying what officials say are serious shortfalls in the industrial base needed for national defense — so serious, they say, that even the combined industrial output of the U.S. and its closest allies currently can’t match that of China. The National Defense Industrial Strategy — the first DoD has even published — calls for “generational” changes in the way the U.S. government manages and fosters the defense industrial base
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GovCon Wire
JANUARY 11, 2024
Defense Innovation Unit Deputy Director Aditi Kumar has shared that the DOD tech hub is interested in branching outside the Pentagon’s usual collaborators for its Replicator initiative. Kumar will be bringing her expertise to offer more insight on Replicator opportunities at Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit. This Jan. 31st event will feature Kumar as a keynote speaker, alongside other notable participants, like Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
GovLoop
JANUARY 12, 2024
As the public increasingly expects government digital experiences to reflect the smooth service of the private sector, agencies need to learn how to modernize without sacrificing security or usability in their applications. Some challenges that agencies can face while prioritizing privacy and security without complicating data sharing include: • Protecting sensitive data in databases while still enabling analytics. • Analyzing financial records without revealing individual transaction details. •
Whistleblower Network News
JANUARY 9, 2024
[link] In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast , FBI whistleblower Jane Turner speaks with Ottawa police whistleblower Constable Kimberly Cadarette, who faced retaliation for reporting sexual harassment within the Ottawa Police Department. Turner and Cadarette discuss their shared experience as female law enforcement whistleblowers and the sinister way “Fitness for Duty” exams were leveraged against them in retaliation for whistleblowing.
FedScoop
JANUARY 11, 2024
The post White House moves to ease education requirements for federal cyber jobs appeared first on FedScoop.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 12, 2024
AI is only as useful as the underlying technology that enables it. That’s where a cloud-to-edge infrastructure comes in. The key is to successfully leverage the power of both the data center and the edge to ensure that the right intelligence is provided, wherever users reside. In his latest GovCon Expert column, Intel Vice President and General Manager and 2023 Wash100 Award winner Cameron Chehreh argues that cloud-to-edge technologies are the way forward to maximize the utility of AI.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 11, 2024
Executive Mosaic spoke with Tim Boltz , director of the healthcare business at Carahsoft , to learn more about the AI demand signals coming from the federal landscape and better understand how AI will work in tandem with other emerging technologies and concepts to support a myriad of missions in the public sector.
FedTech Magazine
JANUARY 10, 2024
Agencies want to know they’re getting maximum returns on their digital initiatives because IT spending represents a major portion of their budgets. Technology helps agencies save money in addition to boosting efficiencies these days. Strategic investments help agencies maximize their productivity when funding is readily available, and when it’s not, optimized spending can mean the difference between mission success and failure.
GovCon Chamber of Commerce
JANUARY 9, 2024
If you are a small businesses seeking federal contracts in 2024, you must prioritize your visibility and attractiveness to federal buyers. If they can't find you, they can't buy from you! The first step in the 7 Step Process for Federal Success is making your small business visible and easy to find. When federal buyers are looking for a partner to meet their program requirements, you want to be the first company they see.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 9, 2024
Zaki Saleh currently serves as senior vice president of the health and civilian market at LMI , where he leads profit and loss and growth efforts for the sector. Saleh recently participated in an Executive Spotlight interview with GovCon Wire, where he shared his insights on generative artificial intelligence and large language models and discussed the ways in which the public and private sectors can come together to equip federal organizations with the technologies necessary for mission succes
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 9, 2024
SandboxAQ has acquired computational chemistry company Good Chemistry for an undisclosed amount. Good Chemistry’s array of offerings includes artificial intelligence, quantum and additional technologies , which will deepen SandboxAQ’s computational chemistry and simulation portfolio, the Palo Alto, California-based organization announced on Tuesday.
Federal News Network
JANUARY 9, 2024
Industry and government alike have been pondering the new proposed rule on vendor cybersecurity that was published just a couple of weeks ago. The Defense Department wants to finally get its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program off the ground. It would impose new requirements on contractors. For one industry view, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with the Chief Technology Officer at Fortinet Federal, Felipe Fernandez.
GovLoop
JANUARY 9, 2024
When developing new applications, you want to include the end user in the process. But when it comes to using open data to tackle local problems, who counts as the end user? Is it just the government employee, or is it also the local constituent? A recent report from the Centre for Public Impact suggests that agencies should consider residents as end users, not just beneficiaries.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 12, 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded eight companies positions on a potential 10-year, $23 billion contract vehicle to provide health care staffing support for Veterans Health Administration program offices, VA medical centers, veterans integrated service networks and related organizations.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 12, 2024
Digital transformation services provider DMI has secured a $27 million contract to provide on-site application hosting and monitoring services at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's data centers in Atlanta, Georgia. DMI said Thursday the contract encompasses software and data management enhancements to CDC applications to boost the delivery of health services to the public.
FedInsider
JANUARY 9, 2024
As the DOD works with industry to adopt 5G networks, prototyping and sandboxing 5G capabilities can bolster adoption and innovation. The Department of Defense is eager to build 5G capabilities to create secure private networks accessible in any battlespace, anywhere the department is deployed. These capabilities can also help with real-time data collection from all sources and devices – like drones, satellites, weapons systems, sensors and more.
Whistleblower Network News
JANUARY 9, 2024
For years, Boeing whistleblower Ed Pierson has been raising concerns about the safety of Boeing’s 737 Max planes. A former at a Washington Boeing factory, Pierson blew the whistle to his supervisors back in 2018 about the alleged rushed production of the 737 MAX aircraft. Since then, he has continued to highlight alleged shortcomings of Boeing in regards to safety oversight of 737 MAXs.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 12, 2024
Jennifer Damewood , a more than 15-year ERC veteran, was appointed vice president of business development operations at Astrion , an Oasis Systems-ERC combination focused on delivering services to defense, space and civilian government agencies. She most recently served as director of business development at ERC.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 12, 2024
Gregory Price has been selected as chief operating officer of Akira Technologies , bringing more than 25 years of career experience to the company. In his new position, Price will help drive expansion and optimize operations for Akira, the Washington, D.C.-headquartered small business shared with ExecutiveBiz in an email sent Thursday.
Kluwer Arbitration
JANUARY 11, 2024
Svetlana Vasileva-Stratenwerth is the Secretary General of the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) International. She manages the AFSA International Secretariat, where she oversees the administration of international arbitrations. Her professional journey spans over two decades, specialising in international trade, investment, and commercial disputes.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 12, 2024
The legal and technical issues of e-discovery now affect virtually every lawsuit, and in the year to come, practitioners can expect practices and policies to evolve in a number of ways, from the expanded use of relevancy redactions to mandated information security provisions in protective orders, say attorneys at Littler.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 9, 2024
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential $311.9 million contract modification to design, test and produce electronic warfare systems for the U.S. Navy’s submarines.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 11, 2024
Leonardo DRS has landed contracts potentially worth over $3 billion from the U.S. Navy and General Dynamics ' electric boat subsidiary for integrated electric propulsion components for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. The awarded contracts will involve the design and manufacturing of products for the Columbia Electric Drive Propulsion System, DRS said Wednesday.
WashngtonExec
JANUARY 11, 2024
ManTech is one of the winners of a 10-year blanket purchase agreement with the Department of Justice valued at $500 million. Under the BPA, ManTech will provide high-tech, high-end engineering services and support that include network engineering and management, cybersecurity, application services, service desk, deskside support, and special operations/special projects.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 10, 2024
Washington's health department has alleged in a complaint moved to federal court that private prison operator GEO Group is refusing to let the state investigate hundreds of detainee complaints concerning health and safety issues like unsafe food and solitary confinement misuse.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 8, 2024
HII (NYSE: HII) has secured a $284 million contract modification to continue helping the U.S. Navy maintain and upgrade a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine.
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 11, 2024
SAIC has booked a $156 million award from the U.S. Army Reserve Command for system support services. Under the contract, SAIC and its collaborators will deliver a cost-effective service model that centers mission imperatives and user experience with secure, resilient IT services, the Reston, Virginia-based company announced on Thursday. SAIC is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club’s Achieving Transformative Cooperation for National Defense Forum on March 14.
WashngtonExec
JANUARY 11, 2024
Drew Schnabel General Manager of US Government Solutions, Zscaler Drew Schnabel cites a top public sector challenge for 2024 as monitoring the continually evolving threat landscape, and adding even more security to the cloud-based systems that will support the 2024 elections. Shifting security to the cloud is another top challenge, he said. Some agencies are [.
Government Contracts
JANUARY 12, 2024
Will the U.S. Supreme Court overturn 40 years of doctrine telling courts to defer to federal agencies when interpreting laws? That's what is at stake Wednesday when the justices hear two cases, both from fishing companies that have asked the court to turn its back or limit the impact of the 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council.
GovCon Wire
JANUARY 10, 2024
“Information is often the thread that weaves together disparate technologies,” stated Dr. Mark Linderman , chief scientist of the Air Force Research Lab’s Information Directorate. He also shared that his cohort is increasingly collaborating on work for the contested space domain. Dr. Linderman will be the opening keynote speaker at the Potomac Officers Club’s Workloads at the Tactical Edge Forum , where he will illuminate some of AFRL’s recent activities in this area and point to partnership o
ExecutiveBiz
JANUARY 10, 2024
SAIC will deliver information technology services for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs through a potential 10-year, $60.7 billion award. IT services provided under the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation Two contract, or T4NG2, will span 11 functional areas and support both the VA and additional agencies, SAIC announced from its Reston, Virginia headquarters on Wednesday.
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