Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Government Accountability Office’s annual report to Congress on the state of bid protests always is fascinating. No crystal ball needed OFPP’s second memo also is focused on helping small firms, but from a government perspective. gov” address, but have a non-government domain extension such as “.net”, org”, or “.com.”

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Redstone Government Consulting

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The FAR Council published an interim rule effective June 2, 2023, that bans TikTok on contractor and contractor employee electronic devices that are used in the performance of federal contracts.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 20, 2024

In a report made public Monday , the Government Accountability Office outlined 37 total priority recommendations to improve how the Office of Management and Budget encourages adequate technology-related practices across the federal landscape. GAO said that this does not require agencies to identify all legacy systems in need of modernization.

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FedScoop

JUNE 17, 2024

Allegations that top officials at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases sidestepped public records laws have revived attention on the complicated but consequential rules governing federal emails. The allegations against Morens raise questions about the extent to which he was complying with rules about government emails.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Sustainable government procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services that meet the government entity’s needs while minimizing environmental and social impacts. This report encouraged governments big and small to improve the “environment content” of their purchasing policies.

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Redstone Government Consulting

JUNE 17, 2024

The annual Incurred Cost Submission is a top priority for government contractors with cost-type contracts.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 17, 2024

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reiterated something it has been pointing out for years: The government wastes billions and billions of dollars on duplicative and overlapping activities. The government wastes billions and billions on duplicative and overlapping activities. Steve Goodrich I certainly have.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Army has completed preliminary testing of a portable electronic warfare system developed by CACI International 's Mastodon Design subsidiary. The manpack version of the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team underwent an operational demonstration at Fort Huachuca in Arizona in November.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 25, 2024

Driven by the need for convenience, real-time conversations, and anywhere, anytime access, electronic messaging has become a go-to means of communication. This blog post will explain why consumer messaging apps are a bad choice and why Amazon Web Services (AWS) Wickr is an appropriate solution for US government customers.

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FedScoop

MAY 7, 2024

Trade violation allegations about electronic products filed with Customs and Border Protection include references to “child surveillance video” associated with a national security issue and two claims regarding Apple and forced labor, according to a document obtained by FedScoop through a public records request.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 11, 2024

Satellite communications provider iDirect Government has opened a new facility that will serve as an engineering hub for advanced electronic warfare and other transmission security services at its headquarters in Herndon, Virginia.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The SPD module in PCS is available to all users who need to carry out electronic SPD requests. The module provides buyers and suppliers with an easy-to-use service that enables buyers to electronically create and issue SPD requests based on the SPD (Scotland) template, and to link them to their contract notices.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Mike McCalip , vice president of government programs and strategy at Carahsoft Technology , said in a blog post published Tuesday that the Department of Defense should continue to facilitate communication and collaboration with stakeholders to eliminate data silos as it fully implements MHS Genesis , its new electronic health record platform for the (..)

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FedScoop

JANUARY 24, 2024

The TMF’s targeted investments were awarded to the Department of Justice to improve antitrust enforcement through technology; the General Services Administration for the modernization of regulatory services; and the Armed Forces Retirement Home for upgraded digitization of electronic health record systems.

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GovCon Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Ibeos, formerly Cubic Aerospace, has appointed John Moberly as chief growth officer and general manager of government programs. In his new role, Moberly will oversee customer engagement and be involved in the Reston, Virginia-based spacecraft electronics provider’s product and strategy development, Ibeos said Wednesday.

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Redstone Government Consulting

DECEMBER 26, 2023

New Rule for Filing 1099s: The IRS rule TFA 23O1 reduces the electronic filing requirement from a threshold of 250 Information Returns down to 10. If you file more than 10 Information Returns after January 1, 2024, you are now required to submit those forms electronically. Yes, you read that correctly.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 25, 2024

would require paper returns that are prepared electronically to include a scannable 2D barcode that the tax agency could easily convert to digital form, simplifying the processing of returns. As government officials, we have a responsibility to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. Tom Carper, D-Del., and Todd Young, R-Ind.,

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Federal News Network

APRIL 10, 2024

He seeks employment, leaves the government, and joins the contractor. And he left and joined Raytheon and then began representing Raytheon back to the government as a concern. This guy VK was not actually negotiating for the government. And somebody from the government raised the issue internally. Tom Temin Yeah.

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FedScoop

JUNE 10, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs has work to do in assessing its software licenses, the Government Accountability Office said in a report that included four other new priority recommendations to the VA.

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FedScoop

APRIL 22, 2024

Generative AI may introduce new questions related to the Freedom of Information Act, according to Enid Zhou, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a digital rights group.

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Government Contracts

MAY 10, 2024

Electronically stored information on cellphones, and in particular text messages, can present unique litigation challenges, and recent court decisions demonstrate that counsel must carefully balance what data should be preserved, collected, reviewed and produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 8, 2024

Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.

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Government Contracts

JULY 29, 2024

A Maryland federal judge on Monday enjoined electronic medical records company PointClickCare from blocking nursing home analytics company Real Time Medical Systems from accessing patient data with automated bots, saying PCC's firewall wasn't justified by concerns over security or system speed.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Those documents also show the involvement of MITRE, a nonprofit organization that develops technologies and operates R&D centers for the government, and references mistakes that the system can make. At one point, at least one person from “OGA,” which possibly references “other government agency,” was also involved.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This is a good checklist for prospective SDVOSB companies to review prior to submitting a VetCert application (or have your friendly government contracts attorney go through a similar checklist with you). Signatures on documents are valid electronic signatures, and SBA rules allow for such signatures. Need legal assistance?

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VWV

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In the accompanying official written statement on the NPPS, local governments will be pleased to note the long promised measures allowing them to reserve competitions for low value contracts for local small businesses and social enterprises. For more detailed information, you can refer to the NPPS here and the official written statement here.

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WashngtonExec

APRIL 3, 2025

government. Probert brings deep experience in signals intelligence, space operations, AI and electronic warfare. Todd Probert, HawkEye 360 HawkEye 360 has appointed Todd Probert as president of U.S.

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AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Add the challenge of retaining existing talent and government agencies face a perfect storm. What does IDP look like in practice for government agencies? See how more than 7,500 government agencies around the world use AWS at the AWS for Government hub. The new generation of IDP is here.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The government workforce tends to get a bad rap, which makes it hard for agencies to recruit and retain employees. Making government work appealing to job seekers today takes new tactics and flexibilities. The workforce that’s now coming up – Gen Z and post-Millennials – they’re very savvy when it comes to electronics,” she said.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Department of the Navy’s third attempt to modernize its contract writing system and overall electronic procurement system is on shaky ground. That hubris reared its ugly head most recently in June when the Navy retracted a technical assessment that found shortcomings in the Navy’s electronic procurement system (ePS) program.

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WashngtonExec

MARCH 31, 2025

Daryle’s three decades of experience across the defense and government technology market makes her ideal to guide NorthStar 2030 implementation, Albanese said. Earlier, she oversaw those efforts for BAEs Electronic Systems and Support Solutions businesses. Before joining Leidos, Lademan spent 15 years at BAE Systems, Inc.,

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

It is built on free and open-source software meaning the technology can be adopted and adapted by other governments. The transparent and inclusive consultation process used for that contract allowed the city government to expand the bike network and improve the service’s technology and design, at half the operating costs of the old service.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Almost half of the SMEs obtaining government contracts have experienced significant business growth, far exceeding the initial contract amount. We bring open data and open government together to make public contracting fair and effective. The value awarded to SMEs in 2022 was 16 billion Colombian pesos (around 28%).

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We should pay credit to the remarkable tenacity and leadership from the French government who proposed the resolution and who pushed for the most ambitious and inclusive set of norms possible, even in a very challenging geopolitical environment.

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WashngtonExec

APRIL 15, 2024

Siemens Government Technologies has appointed Elizabeth “Liz” Larson as chief financial officer. where she served most recently as head of finance for the Apparatus Segment of Electronic Products since 2019. Larson joins SGT from Siemens Industry Inc.,

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 6, 2025

After completion of the program, Precise achieved Advanced tier partner status and was selected by a federal government agency to create a machine learning as a service (MLaaS) platform on AWS. The federal government agency Precise worked with needed to automate manual processes for document intake and image processing.

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FedScoop

JANUARY 22, 2025

Most vehicles are generations behind the electronics in our pockets when released, then rapidly outdated as time progresses. Public sector as a case study Government organizations are heavily siloed, and as a result their IT landscapes are too.

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