ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

IBM has launched its first modular quantum computer, IBM Quantum System Two , and a new utility-scale quantum processor called IBM Quantum Heron. IBM Quantum System Two comes with three IBM Heron processors and serves as the foundation of the company’s quantum-centric supercomputing architecture, the company said Monday.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 24, 2024

Nearly three months after Danish energy company Orsted backed out of its project to build a wind farm off the New Jersey coast, the state's utility regulator has approved two new offshore wind projects expected to bring over 3,700 megawatts of wind energy to power almost 2 million homes.

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Government Contracts

MARCH 4, 2024

Puerto Rico's fiscal oversight board told a federal judge on Monday that it had the only plan to save the island's troubled electric utility, while bondholders claimed the board had created the plan specifically to shortchange them.

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ExecutiveBiz

MAY 20, 2024

General Motors‘ defense business arm has collaborated with Mistral to equip GM Defense’s light tactical utility vehicle with the latter’s Hero-120 loitering munition, a system co-developed with UVision to engage targets without exposing warfighters to direct enemy fire.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 4, 2024

The board overseeing Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority's reorganization is urging a federal judge to allow the utility to ditch its collective bargaining agreements with workers as well as pension obligations, saying the company has no way of making up the purported $1 billion payment shortfall in the current retirement plan.

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Government Contracts

APRIL 24, 2024

3M, a Georgia utilities provider and carpet and chemical manufacturers told a Georgia federal judge Wednesday they shouldn't have to face an $850 million remediation plan to clean up alleged waterway contamination from forever chemicals.

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Government Contracts

MARCH 1, 2024

A California public water utility hit the U.S. Department of the Interior with a complaint accusing the agency of preventing the utility from using an easement to access its supply pipeline located near the Parker Dam on Lake Havasu and distribute water to nearby residents.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Alex Whitworth , sales director at Carahsoft Technology , said the White House and other federal agencies launched several efforts to improve cybersecurity in the electric and utilities sector.

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 21, 2024

An Avangrid Inc. unit's responsibility or lack thereof for cleaning up contaminated former power plant hinges on whether a partial consent order from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, or DEEP, is legally a contract, a state court judge signaled Monday.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A pair of Puerto Rican electric utility bondholders have filed a suit against the island's government, claiming it has cost them millions of dollars by improperly interfering with the bankrupt utility's ability to pay back its bonds.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 24, 2024

A Colorado state judge has scrapped a natural gas utility's lawsuit accusing state energy regulators of improperly putting off a decision on its proposal for recovering gas storage costs, after the company said it would walk away from the litigation.

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 23, 2024

An Avangrid Inc. unit hasn't sufficiently rebutted the Connecticut government's claims that it's taking too long to clean up the long-defunct English Station power plant site in New Haven under a partial consent order, a state court judge has ruled.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 2, 2024

The plaintiffs behind a lawsuit that initially succeeded in challenging the allegedly discriminatory method for electing Georgia's Public Service Commission on Thursday asked a federal judge for permission to amend their complaint after the Eleventh Circuit refused to revisit an earlier panel decision upholding the electoral system.

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Government Contracts

MARCH 7, 2024

The city of Sammamish, Washington, has quietly dropped CenturyLink from a state court lawsuit accusing it, Comcast and other companies of causing millions of dollars in roadwork delays by failing to move their infrastructure in a timely manner.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

US federal civilian agencies essentially impact every citizen and have tremendous opportunity to leverage the latest technologies, including generative artificial intelligence (AI) , to fulfill various missions.

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Government Contracts

JULY 11, 2024

Counsel for the Louisiana Public Service Commission told the Fifth Circuit on Thursday the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is "waiting for me to die" as it delays issuing a compliance order to System Energy Resources Inc., saying the agency was doing irreparable harm to consumers.

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

According to the notice published on Sam.gov Thursday, the department is seeking industry input on how to utilize AI to manage, operationalize and implement a safe governance process without overstepping the rights of

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

According to its business summary, Allocore utilizes a secured and unified platform to support government loans, grants and fraud prevention Summit Technology Group has rebranded to Allocore, Bill Webner, CEO of STG’s public sector business, told GovCon Wire.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The additional space will be utilized as a briefing and […] Bell Textron, an aerospace and defense company specializing in aircraft for medical, rescue and military services, has completed the expansion of its facility in Huntsville, Alabama.

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 6, 2024

Deloitte has partnered with Amazon Web Services in utilizing generative artificial intelligence to provide health and human services to communities.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A former Massachusetts police officer and his electrician brother pled guilty Wednesday to paying off employees of a utility ratepayer-funded energy savings program administrator who steered $36 million in contracts their way, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

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GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As Amentum SVP, Clavon will supervise a team of analysts, developers and engineers tasked with protecting strategic partners by utilizing machine learning, big data analytics and other emerging technologies to safeguard data, enhance operational agility and

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AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

The key to ensuring security and compliance is ensuring proper documentation and securing the baseline template utilized. AWS recommends customers develop a document as a part of their overall Authority to Operate (ATO) package that addresses the following topics regarding utilizing Auto Scaling groups.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Defense attorneys got their chance Tuesday to grill an ex-Commonwealth Edison executive who testified the utility hired people who did little to no work at the behest of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, asking if it truly traded those jobs for Madigan's action on ComEd legislation or if the company was just building goodwill with a key (..)

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

A former Commonwealth Edison executive testified Wednesday that several subcontractors the utility kept on the payroll for years did little to no work and were hired as a favor for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, bolstered by a series of recordings he captured while cooperating with the government.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Contractors who are ultimately selected for awards must “be able to build secure applications, platforms, IT development services and products by utilizing human centered design … thinking.” GSA is also looking for contractors who can deliver custom code development and “utilization of existing marketplace products.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2024

GM Defense unveiled the first production vehicle for the Diplomatic Security Service’s Heavy-Duty armored Sport Utility Vehicle program during an event held at the company’s Concord, North Carolina-based Manufacturing and Customer Innovation Center.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The company said Wednesday it will utilize its innovative AI/ML and data offerings to enhance the Space RCO’s space operations and develop […]

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Knexus will utilize AI, machine learning and data science to develop customized services for specific needs […] Knexus has secured a five-year contract from the Defense Logistics Agency for the delivery of generative AI services built on Google Cloud AI models. The company said on Oct.

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ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The team will utilize Antaris’ TrueTwin simulation environment to test simulations involving […] Under the collaboration, Antaris said Monday SEAKR hardware components will be integrated into its cloud-based software platform to enable remote hardware-in-the-loop testing and certification.

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Circuit is set to decide whether or not utility giant Entergy will be allowed to challenge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's rejection of a plan that would change capacity market rules, after finding that it would give Entergy too much market power.

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Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Our Utilities team in the Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate won the ‘Best Procurement Delivery Award’ for our Water and Wastewater Framework. “The The Utilities team Find out more about the wide range of benefits this framework provides: [link].

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 17, 2024

SAIC said Tuesday the collaboration will combine various innovations, accelerate the development process and enhance system capabilities to deliver advanced technologies that the Army, government entities and independent agencies can utilize for […]

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2024

GM Defense unveiled the first production vehicle for the Diplomatic Security Service’s Heavy-Duty armored Sport Utility Vehicle program during an event held at the company’s Concord, North Carolina-based Manufacturing and Customer Innovation Center.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

You can rest easy knowing other agencies, just like yourself, are utilizing cooperative purchasing in their procurement strategy. Contact OMNIA Partners: Reach out for guidance and support in utilizing cooperative agreements. Explore Contracts: Review available cooperative contracts that meet your needs.

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 29, 2024

A Jenner & Block LLP attorney and former Commonwealth Edison general counsel testified Tuesday that he found it "strange" to read ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was interested in the granular details of the utility's negotiations with Chicago law firm Reyes Kurson.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

The survey drew feedback from 32,833 customers using water produced from 92 water utilities delivering water to populations of at least 400,000. Customers were asked to rate their drinking water based on taste, color, odor and hardness on a scale of 1–10. Washington ranked the highest in the survey, with 84.5%

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