Whistleblower Network News
JULY 11, 2024
On July 10, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), alongside 10 other senators, introduced the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act , which increases protections for federal employee whistleblowers who provide information to Congress. The Act is endorsed by major U.S. whistleblower organizations, who believe that the reforms contained in the bill are long overdue.
Art of Procurement
JULY 11, 2024
For over a decade, one public-private partnership has worked to make lifesaving medicines available in the most remote parts of. The post Chasing a Common Supply Chain Objective: Saving Lives appeared first on Art of Procurement.
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GovCon Wire
JULY 10, 2024
By Kevin Plexico, Senior Vice President of Information Solutions at Deltek Government contracting isn’t getting any less challenging in 2024. With a more competitive environment at the U.S. federal, state and local levels, as well as in Canada, combined with uncertainty about budgets and questions about the upcoming election, there are more questions than answers.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 12, 2024
Raytheon has secured a U.S. Navy contract potentially worth $42.9 million to enhance the service branch’s radar signal processing capabilities. The cost-plus, fixed-fee contract has a three-year base period with options for two 27-month, one 18-month and 36-month periods, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
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FedTech Magazine
JULY 10, 2024
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has expanded its Shields Up initiative with the launch of the Shields Ready campaign to improve situational cyber resilience governmentwide. Shields Ready complements Shields Up by enabling both the public and private sectors with tools, resources, policies and guidelines for mitigating cybersecurity incidents when they happen.
Art of Procurement
JULY 12, 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 – July 12th, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.
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GovCon Wire
JULY 12, 2024
By Amy Hilbert, executive vice president of government solutions at Casepoint A compromised password can lead to identity theft, a phishing attack can disrupt a major corporation’s operations and a ransomware attack can paralyze an entire industry for days. The importance of cybersecurity and the consequences of a data breach are widely understood.
USFCR
JULY 12, 2024
Compliance in federal contracting is essential for businesses aiming to win and maintain government contracts. This article is for newcomers and those already familiar with federal contracting basics. Non-compliance can lead to severe consequences, including penalties, contract termination, exclusion from future bids, and reputational damage. Understanding and adhering to federal regulations is crucial for long-term success.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 10, 2024
The Military Sealift Command has awarded CACI a potential five-year, $69.2 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide worldwide logistics services. The services under the contract covers support lifecycle logistics, material handling equipment and ordnance handling equipment, ships acquisition, consolidated maintenance and logistics system, combat logistics force and ordnance management, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.
FedScoop
JULY 8, 2024
Securing federal funding for artificial intelligence research and establishing an executive task force to monitor the development and use of AI should be prioritized in the first year of the next presidential term, a new policy document from MITRE recommended. MITRE, the federally funded organization that operates research and development centers on behalf of agencies, said in the document — which is intended to advise the incoming administration on AI security, innovation, trust and ethics — th
GovCon Wire
JULY 12, 2024
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) company, has received a U.S. Army contract modification worth $251.5 million for UH-60M aircraft delivery. The Department of Defense said Thursday Sikorsky will perform contract work at its Stratford, Connecticut location until June 30, 2027, the award’s estimated completion date.
USFCR
JULY 8, 2024
Hurricane Beryl has caused extensive damage as it moved through the Caribbean and Texas, leaving communities devastated and in urgent need of assistance. This post will focus on the ongoing recovery efforts in Texas and highlight how federal contractors can contribute to rebuilding homes, businesses, and infrastructure. Current Status of Hurricane Beryl Hurricane Beryl made landfall along the Texas coast as a Category 1 storm early Monday, July 8, 2024.
WashngtonExec
JULY 7, 2024
Wes Anderson Vice President, Defense, Microsoft Federal In his role with Microsoft Federal, Wes Anderson supported the acceleration of the Defense Department’s technological transformation in a time of unprecedented near-peer competition. “My team has achieved this by delivering DOD mission needs through secure solutions and services powered by the cloud, expanding the use and capabilities [.
FedScoop
JULY 12, 2024
As the federal government awaits final guidance from the Office of Management and Budget meant to modernize and reform the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, one of Capitol Hill’s top federal IT modernization advocates believes that the program is “undeniably” in a state of limbo until that guidance is issued. In a statement to FedScoop, Rep.
GovCon Wire
JULY 11, 2024
Anneke Christensen, a P&L and growth executive and project management professional, was appointed vice president of growth at General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology business, according to her LinkedIn announcement.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 10, 2024
Deloitte and Amazon Web Services will help customers worldwide scale their generative artificial intelligence, analytics, quantum computing and data capabilities using AWS services under a multiyear collaboration agreement.
FedTech Magazine
JULY 12, 2024
Moving applications to the cloud doesn’t mean you can shut down your old data center. Agencies need basic computing services, such as on-premises print and directory servers. Applications that can’t be “lifted and shifted” will need a place to live in an onsite data center. With real estate at a premium, IT managers can save space by building new, smaller data centers to handle the few on-premises devices required.
FedScoop
JULY 11, 2024
A computing facility being built by the National Science Foundation in Texas aims to advance computational research and development through new hardware, software and other services that will be available to scientists across the country, the agency said. NSF on Thursday announced it had started construction on the Leadership-Class Computing Facility, which will be led by the University of Texas at Austin.
GovCon Wire
JULY 11, 2024
The White House Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the National Cyber Director have released a memorandum outlining the current administration’s cybersecurity investment priorities that federal agencies should focus on as they formulate their budget submissions for fiscal year 2026.
Public Procurement Intl
JULY 11, 2024
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Government Contracts
JULY 11, 2024
Despite growing buzz, normalized nonlawyer ownership of law firms is a distant prospect, so the legal community should focus first on liberalizing state restrictions on attorney and firm purchases of practices, which would bolster succession planning and improve access to justice, says Michael Di Gennaro at The Law Practice Exchange.
FedScoop
JULY 8, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate announced on Monday that six technology companies had been offered contracts to develop digital wallet services, part of an agency goal to advance digital technology used in the context of immigration and travel. Three U.S.-based companies — Credence ID, Hushmesh, and SpruceID — won awards, according to the DHS ress release , as did the European companies Ubiqu, Procivis, and Netis d.o.o.
GovCon Wire
JULY 8, 2024
Leslie Beavers, a 2024 Wash100 awardee, announced on LinkedIn that she has been named acting chief information officer at the Department of Defense. Beavers previously held the position of principal deputy CIO at the Pentagon.
SmallGovCon
JULY 12, 2024
If you have ever looked into socio-economic certifications through the SBA or “set-asides” as some call them, you undoubtedly have run into SBA’s certify portal. It certainly is a big part of the small business federal contracting landscape, with likely massive numbers of site visitors a day. However, it will soon be updated, causing a pause on new applications very soon.
Government Contracts
JULY 12, 2024
The Delaware Chancery Court on Friday dismissed a Centene stockholder derivative lawsuit seeking damages from company directors and officers over allegations of a multistate Medicaid pharmacy benefit billing fraud scheme that the investors said could result in a $1.25 billion liability for the healthcare giant.
FedScoop
JULY 9, 2024
The Transportation Department is doubling down on GPS technology, announcing a series of new investments last week that are meant to help boost the reliability of positioning, navigation and timing services. Companies focused on terrestrial radio frequency, map matching, time over fiber, and low-Earth orbit technologies were awarded contracts — which totaled more than $7.2 million — following a DOT request for information last year to identify alternatives to GPS technologies.
GovCon Wire
JULY 12, 2024
Cognosante has won a potential five-year, $582.9 million contract from the General Services Administration to support a program designed to provide service members and their families with a wide array of information and referrals to military and civilian resources and counseling support services through a centralized source.
WashngtonExec
JULY 9, 2024
Nominations are now open for WashingtonExec’s annual Pinnacle Awards, and we want to know which executives had the biggest impact implementing and executing on business development strategies. The Pinnacle Awards embody the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal clients across the region.
Government Contracts
JULY 8, 2024
Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud safety regulators about the 737 Max 8's development, avoiding a criminal trial over a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019, according to a U.S. Department of Justice court filing late Sunday.
Federal News Network
JULY 8, 2024
The Office Of Management and Budget and General Services Administration have been fielding a data integration tool to help contracting officers. Dubbed Co-Pilot, it gathers data from various governmentwide procurement systems, and presents buyers with pricing histories, vendor information and other data to help their decisions. How’s the first month been going?
GovCon Wire
JULY 10, 2024
Jack Fletcher was appointed vice president of business development for Navy and maritime programs at Leonardo DRS (Nasdaq: DRS), according to his LinkedIn announcement on Tuesday. Fletcher joined the Arlington, Virginia-based defense contractor from DRS RADA Technologies, another Leonardo subsidiary, where he most recently served as director of business development.
Holland & Knight: Government Contracts
JULY 10, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo upended decades of precedent that required courts to defer to agencies' interpretations of statutes.
FedScoop
JULY 11, 2024
Federal government agencies would be prohibited from using certain products if they were purchased from an entity other than the original manufacturer or an authorized reseller under a new bipartisan Senate bill. The Securing America’s Federal Equipment (SAFE) in Supply Chains Act was introduced Thursday by Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Gary Peters, D-Mich., who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Government Contracts
JULY 10, 2024
Tackling daily puzzles — like Wordle, KenKen and Connections — has bolstered my intellectual property litigation practice by helping me to exercise different mental skills, acknowledge minor but important details, and build and reinforce good habits, says Roy Wepner at Kaplan Breyer.
GovCon Wire
JULY 9, 2024
By Joe Paiva, Chief Operating Officer at Fearless The digital divide of the 1990s exacerbated long-standing inequities in our society. As broadband internet and personal computers proliferated, they reached affluent neighborhoods and households first. This left economically disadvantaged communities, disproportionately communities of color, on the wrong side of the divide.
FedInsider
JULY 12, 2024
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE As agencies face unprecedented data volumes and velocity, managing the speed and size of the data flow efficiently becomes a significant challenge , especially with the growing use of AI-based analytics. Over 80% of government employees use AI regularly, expanding the expectations and complexities in trusted data management.
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