FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Many defense and civilian agencies still struggle to answer questions about where their assets live, if they’re in the correct environment and if they’re secure. Some of the most aggressive innovation happening at the federal level is centered on digital asset tracking and management, far beyond the supply chain environments you might expect to see in production facilities, warehouses and distribution centers.

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Public Procurement Intl

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

On November 10-12, 2024 academics and public procurement professionals from around the world gathered at Dublin City University for the inaugural International Conference for Advancing Public Procurement ( ICAPP 2024 ), coordinated by colleagues from Florida Atlantic University and launched with the kind support of NIGP, The Institute for Public Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

“The reason I like listening is I think, ‘If I’d have been CPO there or in other organizations, what would. The post Walking a Mile in Another Supply Chain’s Shoes appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a variety of options for building chat-based assistants with generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The goal of this post is to present in simple words some of these options and what to keep in mind to decide which to use and how to get started. To create a chat-based application, you need the following prerequisites.

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Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

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

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Intel has received up to $7.86 billion in CHIPS and Science Act direct funding from the Department of Commerce to support its semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging projects in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In this special episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner continues her talk with legendary Big Tobacco whistleblower Dr. Jeffrey Wigand. Dr. Wigand is the former Vice President of Research and Development at Brown and Williamson, a major tobacco company. He blew the whistle on Brown and Williamson’s deliberate misconduct, strategic cigarette engineering, and research manipulation that aimed to get, and keep, cigarette users addicted while concealing the truth of the pr

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Aleut Environmental Remediation, a subsidiary of Aleut Federal, has secured a $48 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, to support the Environmental Quality Program across Alaska and the Pacific Ocean Division Area of Responsibility, including Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Wake Island and the Northern Marianas Islands.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Moving company Suddath has disputed a $20 billion dollar contract to manage moving services for the U.S. Department of Defense, arguing U.S. Transportation Command significantly altered contractual terms after award and should have reopened the deal to competition.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The General Services Administration announced Wednesday that it has awarded IBM a 15-year, $903.5 million contract to provide a next-generation travel and expense management service for the federal government. A modernized version of the E-Gov Travel Service (ETS) called ETSNext, the system will provide a “more intuitive experience for booking federal travel” and improved access to commercially available features such as a mobile interface and charge card integration, according to the release.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

On November 19, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Dell Technologies Inc. and Dell Federal Systems L.P. (collectively Dell), located in Austin, Texas, agreed to pay $2,300,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting non-competitive bids to the U.S. Army. Iron Bow Technologies LLC (Iron Bow), located in Herndon, Virginia, also agreed to pay $2,051,000 for its role in the scheme.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

NASA has awarded Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory a $20.5 million contract to develop two Suprathermal Ion Sensor instruments for the Lagrange 1 Series project satellites under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Next Program.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The Romanian government, in an effort to bolster the capabilities of its air force, has agreed to purchase 32 stealth fighter jets for $7.2 billion from manufacturer Lockheed Martin, according to multiple statements.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

On behalf of our attorney-authors at SmallGovCon, I wanted to take this opportunity to express our gratitude for all of our loyal blog readers. We love that SmallGovCon is such a great resource for contractors and professions in the federal contracting space. We appreciate your feedback. Keep sending us your questions and we will keep improving SmallGovCon to make it useful for our readers!

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WashngtonExec

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

On Nov. 21, WashingtonExec announced the Pinnacle Awards winners, showcasing executives who notably spurred innovation for federal clients in the region. The event, in its seventh year and attended by over 525 individuals, took place at The Hilton in McLean, Virginia. The ceremony not only celebrated government and industry achievers but also paid tribute to [.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

BAE Systems has secured a potential $238.8 million contract to modernize, repair and maintain USS Green Bay, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet. The company’s San Diego Ship Repair unit in California will perform work on the vessel designated as LPD 20, the Department of Defense said Monday.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Law firms are increasingly embracing the use of artificial intelligence, wary of its limitations but enchanted by its potential to transform the practice of law through smaller headcounts and cheaper litigation.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

On November 20, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, business associate Cyril Cabanes, and other senior business executives in connection with an alleged $250 million bribery scheme. According to the U.S. authorities, Adani and his business associates orchestrated a bribery scheme to enable their two renewable energy companies, Adani Green Energy and Azure Power Global,

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin an $869.94 million fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract to procure long lead materials, parts, components and support services for the F-35 Lot 20 production aircraft. The products and services will support the manufacturing of fighter jets for the U.S.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

As Ret. Gen. John “Jay” Raymond tells it, among the initial motivations in the creation of the U.S. Space Force was to engender a “more fused relationship with commercial industry.” Gen.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Plans for a next-generation governmentwide travel and expense management platform are coming into focus, following a recent contract award central to its day-to-day operations. The General Services Administration awarded a 15-year contract to IBM to provide technology-managed services for ETSNext, the next generation of the agency’s E-Gov Travel Service (ETS).

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Digital transformation initiatives often struggle to achieve their intended goals, with McKinsey and Company reporting that up to 70 percent fail to fully meet objectives. Challenges like time delays, cost overruns, and incomplete functionality can undermine the success of these efforts. This post is the first in a four-part series that addresses how a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) can be a viable solution to address these common pitfalls.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Matthew Finney, former senior engagement manager at McKinsey & Co.’s QuantumBlack division, has been appointed vice president of generative artificial intelligence at LMI. The Virginia-based management consulting firm said on LinkedIn Tuesday that Finney will lead its generative AI practice, LIGER, as it continues to advance AI efforts.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Allocore has earned Amazon Web Services recognition as a Premier Tier Services Partner for its proven ability to assist government agencies in creating secure, scalable and efficient services on AWS platforms.

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This week on Feds-At-The Edge we explore AI used as a strategic tool, focused on risk mitigation, applications, and continuous user feedback. Risk Mitigation: Risks vary by application. Luke Keller, Chief Innovation Officer at US Census bureau, highlighted using NIST guidelines, including bias reduction frameworks, to ensure ethical and accurate AI deployment.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Hackathons are a mechanism for employee empowerment and innovation that have grown in popularity over the last 20 years. During hackathons, employees stop working on their regular tasks for two or more days to participate. Hackathon participants self-organize into teams, typically cross-organizational and cross-functional. Participants select their own projects, creating autonomy and ownership.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Amazon Web Services will provide the U.S. Army with cloud computer and storage services under a recently awarded four-year, $158.3 million firm-fixed-price contract. The Department of Defense said Monday services will be performed until Sept. 21, 2028, with work locations and funding depending on the award of each order.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

On the first day of Seoul Arbitration Festival 2024 , law firms Yoon&Yang, 39 Essex Chambers, and Al Tamimi & Company hosted a panel discussion titled ‘New and Renewable Energy Landscape in Korea and Beyond—Current Issues in Project Development and Dispute Resolution.’ The discussion was divided into two sessions. The first session focused on current new and renewable energy project developments in Korea, and the second session centered around developments in the new and renewable energy

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

As we look forward to fall traditions like turkey and mashed potatoes, pumpkin spice, and leaf peeping, don’t sleep on another fall tradition, the GAO bid protest report. This report is GAO’s summary of bid protests for the previous fiscal year. It contains some important insights for how GAO bid protest numbers have changed from prior years. Of course, many bid protests are filed at the Court of Federal Claims, so this is only one part of the picture.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Government procurement professionals are tasked with balancing the need for innovation while adhering to strict regulations. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies, such as generative AI, presents both opportunities and challenges in this delicate equilibrium. This post provides guidance on how procurement can play a pivotal role in enabling the responsible use of AI within the public sector.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in this week’s Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? We were thrilled to explore the key issues impacting the federal procurement landscape, including agency programs and initiatives, the budget and policy outlook post-election, and what lies ahead for 2025 and beyond.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Public procurement plays a significant role in economic and social growth by assuring that governments deliver vital services and infrastructure to their societies. Imagine a competent procurement officer surrounded by a myriad of daunting problems, including legislative procurement compliance solutions, inefficiency, and even the risk of fraudulent activity.

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 29, 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 – November 29th, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This is a guest post from Thoughtworks , a leading global technology consultancy and AWS Partner. In countries where demand for healthcare outweighs available resources, and populations are spread out in remote locations, open source technologies using Amazon Web Services (AWS) can transform providers’ and patients’ experience. Bahmni, an open source electronic medical records (EMR) system is one that we have pioneered.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The Court of Appeal of Amsterdam (the “Court”) recently granted leave to enforce a foreign ICC award in the Netherlands, despite fraud allegations and pending setting-aside proceedings in France. The Court (i) accepted territorial jurisdiction on the basis of the claimant’s plausible intent to enforce within the jurisdiction, (ii) examined the fraud allegations with a degree of restraint, as the enforcement of awards should not serve as a ‘do-over,’ and (iii) reiterated that the fact that the an

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

In his article “ The Future of Public Infrastructure is Digital “, Bill Gates envisions a world where infrastructure is smarter, more efficient, and digitally integrated. This vision aligns with the aspirations of many governments: leveraging technology to enhance public services , reduce costs, and promote sustainability. However, one critical element often overlooked in these discussions is public procurement.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The Department of Defense is exploring how it can employ a user-centric model to increase its IT capabilities, much like private enterprises pursue digital transformations to improve their employee and customer experiences. “There were times when I was a young captain working in the [Office of the DOD CIO], and I would think about interoperability,” said Leslie Beavers, acting CIO at the Department of Defense, at the AFCEA TechNet Cyber 2024 conference in June.

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