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Coca-Cola’s Project Last Mile

Art of Procurement

“Coke is everywhere. In fact, when I travel to the developing world, Coke feels ubiquitous. […] If we can understand. The post Coca-Cola’s Project Last Mile appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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DOJ Plans to Recognize National Whistleblower Day

Whistleblower Network News

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will “recognize and support” National Whistleblower Day on July 30 by pointing employees towards educational resources and programming on whistleblower rights according to a letter sent to National Whistleblower Center (NWC). In the letter, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael Williams highlighted a memo sent in April outlining available whistleblower protections for employees and contractors and listed other resources made available by the agency.

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Ransomware Attacks Require Improved Information Sharing

FedTech Magazine

Government needs broad visibility into the activity of bad actors to fight ransomware. A lack of robust information sharing can lead to “a murky information environment, making it difficult for governments and industry to work together to combat ransomware at scale,” according to a report from the Institute for Security and Technology released in April.

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Web filtering for education using AWS Network Firewall

AWS Public Sector

Managing access to websites and safeguarding users from harmful content is a critical component of a layered cybersecurity approach, especially in educational settings. Schools and institutions of higher learning have a responsibility to provide a secure online experience for their students and staff. Traditionally, this has been accomplished through on-site web filtering appliances.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

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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Biden administration says regional tech hub program will aid federal research targets

FedScoop

The Department of Commerce’s Tech Hubs program will serve federal research goals in addition to boosting innovation and emerging technology work outside of major cities, senior Biden administration officials said Monday. During a call announcing 12 new initiatives that would receive funding through the Tech Hubs effort, officials in response to a FedScoop question highlighted the importance of being able to manufacture technologies that would help fuel innovation and the country’s overall econom

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Defense Industry Veteran Tony DeSimone Named Enterprise Engineering VP at Lockheed Martin

GovCon Wire

Tony DeSimone has been appointed vice president of enterprise engineering at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). DeSimone announced his new role on LinkedIn, saying that, in this new position, he will be responsible for leading E&T execution across the company’s four business areas as well as its enterprise operations.

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CreatorUp harnesses AWS AI tools to scale digital content development

AWS Public Sector

After responding to the increased need for online learning during the pandemic, the market for educational and professional learning content has continued to expand. The global digital education content market is predicted to jump from today’s $60 billion market value to a $180 billion in the next decade, according to FactMR. A growing list of educational organizations, including Kaplan, McGraw Hill, New York University (NYU), and Coursera, have turned to CreatorUp to meet the rising demand.

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Air Force Awards $70M Air-Launched Cruise Missile Engineering Support Contract to Boeing

ExecutiveBiz

Boeing has secured a potential $70.6 million, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide system engineering and logistics analysis services to support the air-launched cruise missile, including its integration with the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress long-range, heavy bomber.

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Thoma Bravo Buys Public Warning Software Provider Everbridge for $1.8B

GovCon Wire

Thoma Bravo has acquired Everbridge, a Massachusetts-based critical event management and national public warning software provider, for approximately $1.8 billion, or $35.00 in cash per share. Everbridge will cease trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange as part of the deal, which secured approval from the company’s stockholders in late April, Thoma Bravo said Tuesday.

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Applying tech being used on the ISS towards a future mission to mars

Federal News Network

Voyager Space has entered into an agreement with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to help develop an airlock for the Mars Transit Vehicle, also referred to as Deep Space Transport. It’s a 12-month study that will look at the applying the concept of Voyager’s Bishop Airlock design, currently being utilized on the International Space Station, towards a future mission to Mars.

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GSA announces AI-themed hackathon

FedScoop

The General Services Administration is inviting the public to participate in a challenge to reimagine federal websites with artificial intelligence and cloud tools. This AI-themed hackathon , which is co-sponsored by OpenAI and Microsoft, will offer participants access to large language models, technologies to write code, features to increase the consistency of AI-made responses and more.

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Iron Bow’s Henry Tragle on Helping Defense Agencies Meet Technology Needs

WashngtonExec

As vice president of sales for the Army, Defense Information Systems Agency and intel at Iron Bow, Henry Tragle is helping the military meet its technology needs. That’s no small lift these days. Defense organizations are trying to figure out how best to apply artificial intelligence to elevate mission outcomes. They’re working to implement Zero [.

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SpaceX Lands $69M NASA Deal to Provide Launch Services for COSI Mission

ExecutiveBiz

SpaceX has received a $69 million contract to provide launch services for NASA’s Compton Spectrometer and Imager space mission. The COSI mission is scheduled to lift off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in August 2027, NASA said Tuesday.

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Time to Start Fighting Quantum Threats

GovLoop

One thing is certain: The day will come when quantum computers are powerful and reliable enough to render traditional encryption obsolete. What’s less certain is when it will arrive. But it’s imperative that agencies prepare today. Wait too long, said Keyfactor’s Chris Hickman, and “you won’t have enough runway to keep your organization safe while you go through all the planning steps.

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What Is Cluster Computing, and How Can It Help Federal IT?

FedTech Magazine

As data volumes continue to increase, federal IT leaders are considering cluster computing as a way to avoid spending money on maintaining storage infrastructure or public cloud. Proponents of the emerging alternative argue the technology improves scalability and availability for agencies while reducing environmental and monetary waste from unused storage space.

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GSA Report: Be Truthful about Small Business Certifications

SmallGovCon

The federal small business representation system relies in some part on self-certification and in some part on review by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and protests by competitors. The System for Award Management (SAM) is one key part of the federal procurement apparatus. Small businesses looking to take advantage of SBA’s socioeconomic programs must be registered in SAM, and crucially, must maintain up-to-date information in the system.

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Robert Waldo Succeeds Frank Willis as Intellisense Systems President and CEO

ExecutiveBiz

Robert Waldo has joined defense and space manufacturing company Intellisense Systems as president and CEO, succeeding Frank Willis, who served in the position for six years. Before working as CEO, Willis was vice president at Physical Optics Corporation before the spin-off of Intellisense.

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Data tracking, AI and modernization: How SSA has ditched its paper-based past

FedScoop

For more than two decades, the Social Security Administration has worked to shed its well-earned image as a “paper-based agency,” doing everything from shifting away from hard copy signatures to embarking on a large-scale modernization plan. Now armed with a robust artificial intelligence use case inventory and a splashy new data-tracking tool , SSA’s technology leaders feel especially bullish about where they stand in their digital journey.

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5 Moments That Shaped The Supreme Court's Jan. 6 Decision

Government Contracts

When the high court limited the scope of a federal obstruction statute used to charge hundreds of rioters who stormed the Capitol, the justices did not vote along ideological lines. In a year marked by 6-3 splits, what accounts for the departure? Here are some moments from oral arguments that may have swayed the justices.

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SBA Is Upgrading Its Certification System: What Small Business Government Contractors Need to Know

Holland & Knight: Government Contracts

New applications to six U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) socioeconomic set-aside program certifications will not be accepted during a system upgrade beginning August 1.

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Kent Selby Named KBR VP of Air Force, Marine Corps & Strategic Programs

ExecutiveBiz

Kent Selby announced on LinkedIn on Tuesday that he has been appointed vice president for the Air Force, Marine Corps and strategic programs at KBR. Selby previously served as a director at the company, overseeing operations for KBR’s government solutions division for more than three years.

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Max Montague Named Parsons VP of Defense & Intelligence

GovCon Wire

Max Montague, formerly a senior director at Parsons, has been appointed vice president of defense and intelligence for cyber and national operations at the Virginia-based information technology provider, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Montague was elevated to the role after serving as a senior director at Parsons since 2022.

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After Chevron Deference: What Lawyers Need To Know

Government Contracts

This term, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference, a precedent established 40 years ago that said when judges could defer to federal agencies' interpretations of law in rulemaking. Here, catch up with Law360's coverage of what is likely to happen next.

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2024 Chief Officer Awards Winner: Amentum’s John Heller

WashngtonExec

John Heller, CEO of Amentum, has won WashingtonExec’s 2024 Chief Officer Award for CEO in the Private and Public Company (annual revenue greater than $500 million) category. WashingtonExec on May 10 unveiled the winners of the Chief Officer Awards, an annual program that celebrates influential and innovative executives in government and industry in the C-suite. [.

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Hector Pelayo Named President and General Manager of Space, Air & Sea at Tyto Athene

ExecutiveBiz

Hector Pelayo, an aerospace and defense industry executive with more than two decades of experience, was appointed president and general manager of space, air and sea group at Tyto Athene, according to his LinkedIn post. In his new role, he is responsible for leading Tyto Athene’s portfolio across the U.S.

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Lockheed Awarded $5.3B Army PAC-3 Missile Production Contract

GovCon Wire

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential three-year, $5.3 billion contract from the U.S. Army to produce Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target or PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 missiles.

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HHS Scores Early Win In Boehringer's Medicare Pricing Suit

Government Contracts

A Connecticut federal judge on Wednesday sided with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Boehringer Ingelheim's challenge to a new Medicare drug price negotiation program, rejecting the pharmaceutical company's claim that the program is unconstitutional.

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Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2024: Intel’s Greg Clifton

WashngtonExec

Greg Clifton General Manager of the Defense & National Security Group, Intel In 2023, Greg Clifton and his team at Intel successfully developed and delivered new multi-chip package prototypes to the Defense Department six quarters ahead of schedule under the SHIP program, advancing the objective of reestablishing the United States as a leader in microelectronics [.

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Sarah Bedsaul Hiza Named Engineering and Technology VP at Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems

ExecutiveBiz

Sarah Bedsaul Hiza has assumed the role of vice president of engineering and technology for Lockheed Martin’s rotary and mission systems business, transitioning from her previous position as VP and general manager of strategic and missile defense systems at the company.

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Air Force CIO Venice Goodwine to Headline 2024 Air Defense Summit

GovCon Wire

Venice Goodwine, the Department of the Air Force’s chief information officer, is slated to give a keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Air Defense Summit on July 23. Learn more about the DAF CIO, her career history and her accomplishments below. Who Is Venice Goodwine?

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Boxing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Government Contracts

Boxing has influenced my legal work by enabling me to confidently hone the skills I've learned from the sport, like the ability to remain calm under pressure, evaluate an opponent's weaknesses and recognize when to seize an important opportunity, says Kirsten Soto at Clyde & Co.

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Maximus Wins $87M IRS Modernization Contract

WashngtonExec

Maximus has won a 5-year, $87 million task order from the Internal Revenue Service to deliver end-to-end development and modernization services. IRS awarded Maximus the task order through the blanket purchase agreement for the Enterprise Development, Operations Services contract, which supports the agency’s modernization plans.

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Black & Veatch-Jacobs JV Wins $249M IDIQ to Support Navy’s Missile Defense Construction Projects

ExecutiveBiz

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific has awarded a joint venture between Jacobs and Black & Veatch a potential $249 million contract to provide architectural and engineering services for the construction of a missile defense system and related infrastructure projects.

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Succeed in GovCon With Executive Mosaic’s 4×24 Leadership Program

GovCon Wire

In the competitive government contracting landscape, your professional network can be your key to success. But not every networking opportunity is worth your while. Service providers and the professional networking crowd can get in the way of meaningful and productive connections with actual senior-level executives and industry leaders.

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Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron

Government Contracts

The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.

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WATCH: Astrion’s Fog Hahn on the Value of Mid-Tier Companies in GovCon

WashngtonExec

WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh sits down with Ronald “Fog” Hahn, chief growth officer of Astrion, to discuss the value of mid-tier companies in GovCon and recent contract wins. Astrion was formed following the integration of two flagship government services firms, Oasis Systems and ERC, putting the company in the mid-tier market.