Art of Procurement
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
In July of 2024, the USDA suspended production at a Boar’s Head meat processing plant in Jarratt, Virginia and the. The post Liverwurst, Listeria, and Liability: Food Safety at Boar’s Head appeared first on Art of Procurement.
Public Procurement Intl
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Spurred by the report on The Future of European Competitiveness led by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, institutions across Europe are examining how to promote innovation through public procurement. On November 13-14, 2024, GW Law’s Christopher Yukins met with his colleagues in Europe about these ongoing initiatives. Photo : C. Yukins, N.
FedScoop
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
A letter signed by 12 senators urges DHS to investigate the TSA's use of facial recognition before it expands the technology's use to many additional airports.
AWS Public Sector
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Across industries, generative artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is revolutionizing the way we work, from enabling new capabilities to streamlining inefficient processes and improving service delivery. Successful adoption of generative AI, especially within the public sector, requires organizations to enable systematic experimentation and exploration, with their own data, for their workforce and constituents.
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GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Leidos subsidiary Dynetics, a company specializing in hypersonics, has received a $670.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to supply the U.S. Army with the common-hypersonic glide body and thermal protection system. Dynetics Contract Scope Dynetics will perform work at its headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama. The project is expected to run until Oct.
Federal News Network
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
A long-standing rule concerning small business preference is about to get a major expansion, courtesy of the Small Business Administration. The rule, which applied to open market competitions, will, once the rule is finalized, also apply to multiple award contract vehicles. That’s a big change. Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to provide more details.
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AWS Public Sector
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) , in partnership with Market Connections , is excited to announce the results of a recent study on how public sector leaders are approaching the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI). The survey asked 839 IT decision-makers in US government, education, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations about how their organizations envision incorporating generative AI into their unique missions.
The Procurement ClassRoom
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
Throughout the evolution of project and public procurement management, terms and expressions in the field have increasingly been used interchangeably. Yet, these terms—such as Request for Quotations (RFQ), Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI), and Invitation for Bids (IFB)—are technically indicative of distinct concepts.
SmallGovCon
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
We at SmallGovCon are excited to announce this first in a new line of blogs we call GovCon FAQs. Our firm handles a wide variety of federal procurement and contract matters, from bid protests, size protests, joint ventures, socio-economic certifications, to everything in between. Often, when talking to blog readers and contracts we hear the same sort of questions pop up.
FedScoop
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Congressional efforts to extend the Chief Data Officer Council past the end of the year got a boost Monday when a bipartisan House bill was introduced as the companion to earlier Senate legislation. The Modernizing Data Practices to Improve Government Act ( H.R. 10151 ), introduced by Reps. Summer Lee, D-Pa., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., calls for an extension to the council’s lifespan until 2031, while also requiring the CDO Council to report to Congress about data governance challenges that prevent
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Bryon Kroger, Rise8 founder and CEO, is a U.S. Air Force veteran turned bureaucracy hacker who is relentless in his pursuit of making the world work better—a future where fewer bad things happen because of bad software. Rise8 enables large enterprises with critical missions to continuously deliver valuable software that users love.
FedTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
CDW is working with agency components of varying sizes to upgrade to Wi-Fi 6E and even Wi-Fi 7 depending on bandwidth requirements. Those components currently prioritizing the increased bandwidth that comes with the transition generally have high device density on their networks. The Federal Communications Commission decided in 2020 to open 1.2 gigahertz of spectrum covering the 6GHz band for unlicensed use to enable Wi-Fi 6E to deliver performance increases.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Daniel Gizinski has transitioned to the role of president of the Satellite & Space Communications segment at Comtech Telecommunications, where he previously served as chief strategy officer and president of the Comtech Satellite Network Technologies division.
USFCR
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The USFCR blog provides articles, news, videos, and training on government contracting, SAM.gov (System for Award Management) and SAM registrations.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Pacific Defense, an innovative service provider specializing in Modular Open Systems Approach, has completed the expansion of its Sunnyvale, California, facility to enable the company to meet increasing demands.
FedTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The federal government relies on forms and other documents. Many important forms sit on the web, while others sit in storage boxes. The wealth of information available to government agencies is often locked in these forms due to a lack of manpower to process and analyze them for correlations and relationships. Unlocking this data requires significant work due to the requirements for data entry, validation, and proper routing and categorization of the information.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Lockheed Martin has appointed Robert Toth as vice president of air mobility and maritime missions and Brian Dunn as vice president and deputy for strategy and business development at the missiles and fire control business. The executives announced their appointments via separate LinkedIn posts. Toth joined Lockheed in 2016 after years-long service in the U.S.
USFCR
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
GSA Schedules: Your Path to Federal Contracting Success The General Services Administration (GSA) plays a vital role in simplifying government procurement. Through GSA Schedules , also known as Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) or Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) , businesses can access a streamlined pathway to sell goods and services to federal, state, and local governments.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Okta has received the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s High Authority to Operate designation for its cloud-based no-code automation and orchestration platform used for complex identity processes. In a blog post Thursday, Katy Mann, senior vice president of public sector at Okta, said Okta Workflows is now available for FedRAMP’s high customers and eligible moderate customers.
SmallGovCon
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Please join us on December 3, 2024, 9:30-11:30am CST for this webinar event. Touted as a game-changer when it was first introduced in 2016, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s All Small Mentor-Protege Program isn’t new anymore. Known now as simply the SBA Mentor-Protege Program, it is still extremely useful for large and small contractors alike.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The South Korean government has secured approval from the U.S. Department of State to purchase F-15K aircraft upgrade and logistics support for an estimated cost of $6.2 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday Boeing, BAE Systems and Raytheon Technologies will serve as primary contractors for the proposed foreign military sale.
USFCR
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
GSA Schedules: Your Path to Federal Contracting Success The General Services Administration (GSA) plays a vital role in simplifying government procurement. Through GSA Schedules , also known as Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) or Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) , businesses can access a streamlined pathway to sell goods and services to federal, state, and local governments.
FedTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Agencies must prepare for potential breaches with a cyber resilience plan to leverage robust data backup and recovery strategies, which enable speedy restoration of systems and data. These strategies reduce the impact of breaches when they include immutable snapshots that allow agencies to restore clean versions of their systems, minimize disruption and ensure continued mission effectiveness.
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The U.S. Air Force has awarded ELB Services a $600 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide mission planning support services. Under the single-award IDIQ, which will run for 10 years, the Georgia-based company will support the service’s joint mission planning, portable flight planning and joint precision airdrop systems, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Digital consulting firm Raft has named Steve Morgan as vice president of data. Morgan, who announced his latest career development on a LinkedIn post on Sunday, most recently served as the company’s chief data engineer. According to the executive, Raft provided him the opportunity to work on the data architecture of the U.S.
USFCR
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The USFCR blog provides articles, news, videos, and training on government contracting, SAM.gov (System for Award Management) and SAM registrations.
SmallGovCon
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
SBA’s recently proposed rule seeks to officially broaden the reach of its “Rule of Two”–a government contracting requirement fundamental to supporting our nation’s small business infrastructure, policies, and goals. I emphasize “officially” because, even though this is technically a proposed change to SBA’s rules, it is really more of a “regulatory implementation” of judicial law than anything (don’t worry, we will go into more de
Redstone Government Consulting
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Unanet provides a comprehensive suite of features tailored to help government contractors efficiently manage people and projects. These features are designed not only to enhance cost control and profitability but also to improve overall performance while ensuring compliance with complex government regulations. At Redstone GCI, weve seen firsthand how proper implementation of Unanet can streamline operations, significantly reducing processing costs compared to outdated or manual systems.
GovCon Wire
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The Department of Defense has started seeking industry feedback on a draft request for proposal to develop a sustainable Advancing Artificial Intelligence Multiple Award Contract, or AAMAC. According to the special notice posted on SAM.gov Wednesday the multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract aims to enhance the development of AI-based technologies.
Whistleblower Network News
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
On November 12, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act through fraudulent billing for emergency department visits. The settlement stems from a qui tam lawsuit filed by a whistleblower. According to the DOJ, UCHealth “violated the False Claims Act in seeking and receiving payment from federal health care programs for visits to its emergency departments, by f
American City & Country
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
In today’s fast-paced and budget-conscious public sector environment, efficient procurement practices are more crucial than ever. Cooperative purchasing , by combining the needs of many agencies, not only lowers costs but also improves access to quality products and services, simplifies procurement processes, and ensures compliance with regulations.
WashngtonExec
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2024 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 20, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 21. Next is Katie Rose, director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General, and finalist in the Government Healthcare Project of the Year category [.
AWS Public Sector
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
The National Healthcare Group (NHG) is a leader in public healthcare in Singapore and is recognized for delivering high-value patient care. Its clinical services are provided through an integrated system of polyclinics, acute care tertiary hospitals, community hospitals, national specialty centers, and community-based care centers. As the regional health manager for 1.5 million residents in central and north Singapore, NHG collaborates with private general practices, public and community health,
Scottish Government Procurement
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The latest addition to the Sustainable Procurement Tools website is a case study from NHS National Services Scotland (NHSS). NHSS is aiming to accelerate sustainability within its frameworks in collaboration with suppliers. Describing the approach to the procurement of Haemodialysis Machines and Consumables, this case study provides a range of useful lessons learned for NHSS and others to help with this evolution.
American City & Country
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Ensuring public safety at large-scale events, whether concerts, sports games, or community gatherings, comes with unique challenges. With the responsibility of protecting attendees, crowd control, and maintaining security, procurement teams play a critical role in making sure the staff has everything they need to execute the event. From acquiring security staff and surveillance technology to event-specific safety gear, having a well-coordinated procurement plan is essential for effective crowd a
ExecutiveBiz
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
A new field of forensics aimed at uncovering unscrupulous actors in research could be used to help discover and prevent cases of foreign influence and interference in defense research.
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