Public Procurement Intl
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Around the world, governments are embracing “green procurement” – environmentally sustainable strategies to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution. A number of webinars we have held at GW Law School, including a July 2024 series on emerging international best practices, confirmed that there are many parallels between these “green procurement” strategies.
FedTech Magazine
OCTOBER 21, 2024
With the most recent Federal Information Security Modernization Act report cataloging 11 major incidents among government agencies in fiscal 2023, there is a clear need to continue improving overall cybersecurity. A key component is the federal identity credential and access management program created in 2009. FICAM supports modernized security policies and solutions, allowing risk-based decision-making, automating identity and access management processes and moving access protections closer to
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GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The Department of Energy has awarded four companies spots on a potential 10-year, $2.7 billion contract to procure uranium enrichment services to help establish a domestic supply chain of high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU, used for deploying advanced nuclear reactors.
Art of Procurement
OCTOBER 17, 2024
In 1932, Aldous Huxley published the book Brave New World. At the time, the actual world was perched between World. The post Tips for Surviving in a Brave New World appeared first on Art of Procurement.
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FedTech Magazine
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Zach Whitman, the General Services Administration’s chief AI officer and data scientist, reminds his colleagues that the GSA was one of the first agencies to adopt email and internet access for the government workplace. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that GSA has fully embraced experimenting with generative AI, an emerging technology that has similar potential to transform the workplace, Whitman says.
FedScoop
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security wants to transition its massive biometric identity management system to more cloud-focused technology. Now, it’s seeking more information from vendors about their biometric capabilities as it tries to pursue that goal. The request for information was published by the agency’s Office of Procurement Operations on behalf of the Office of Biometric Identity Management, which manages biometric identity profiles — including iris and facial data — for DHS components.
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Federal News Network
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The Pentagon didn’t introduce any groundbreaking changes in the final Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification rule, but CMMC observers say the Defense Department made several key updates and definitions to help companies as they work to comply with the requirements. Meanwhile, industry groups are now turning their attention to potential challenges with implementing the CMMC requirements through the contracting process.
Art of Procurement
OCTOBER 20, 2024
There are two weeks to go until the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Interest, speculation, and tension have been building all. The post 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Special Series appeared first on Art of Procurement.
FedTech Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2024
For the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a tribe of nearly 40,000 in Shawnee, Okla., guarding against a potential loss of data related to its history, language and culture is a huge priority. That means protecting tribal history at CPN’s Cultural Heritage Center museum and data in the Tribal Rolls Department, which handles membership, including tribal enrollment, burial insurance and tribal ID cards.
FedScoop
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is using artificial intelligence to mine tips about potential threats but is revealing little about how the system actually works. Specifically, the bureau is using a system it calls the “Complaint Lead Value Probability” to prioritize tips by conducting algorithm scores and triaging, according to two versions of an agency AI disclosure.
Kluwer Arbitration
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The advantages of parties settling their disputes are self-evident. While there are several settlement facilitation techniques that arbitral tribunals have developed (see Carrara , Sussman & Berger and Vysudilova & Kirtley ), arbitral institutions have remained in the background. At the 8th ICC European Conference in March 2024 , the message conveyed by the parties was loud and clear: arbitration rules should include language for settlement slots or windows.
Whistleblower Network News
OCTOBER 18, 2024
On October 11, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $399,990 settlement with Allstar Health Providers Inc., a California home health agency, and its owner, Maria Chua over allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) through Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud. According to the DOJ, “Chua submitted two PPP loan applications on behalf of Allstar Health Providers in May 2020, and in both applications, she certified that the company would not receive more than one
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.
FedScoop
OCTOBER 18, 2024
One of the country’s leading generative AI startups is urging congressional leadership to take action on a trio of safety, data and definitional priorities for the emerging technology before the end of the year. In a letter sent Thursday from Alexandr Wang to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the Scale AI founder and chief executive officer applauded the lawmakers f
Holland & Knight: Government Contracts
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Fifteen Takeaways from Holland & Knight on the publication of the final Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program rule by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Whistleblower Network News
OCTOBER 16, 2024
On October 10, U.S. authorities announced that TD Bank agreed to pay $3.1 billion in penalties and pled guilty to violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the nation’s primary anti-money laundering (AML) law. TD Bank will pay $1.8 billion in penalties to resolve the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation and $1.3 billion to the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The Pentagon's stringent new cybersecurity rule for its contractors threatens to drive away companies that may struggle with the added costs of compliance, while exacerbating concerns about an already-shrinking defense industrial base.
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The U.S. Army is set to migrate its Integrated Personnel and Pay System to the Oracle US Defense Cloud with the support of Accenture Federal Services and Red River, in line with efforts to adopt cloud services to boost efficiency, lower expenditures and provide its clients access to cloud capabilities.
FedScoop
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration component responsible for publicly sharing environmental and weather data and information said it has resumed ingesting data into a majority of its streams after an outage caused by Hurricane Helene. NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, which is located in Asheville, N.C. reiterated on Thursday that its staff and the data it holds, including paper and film records, were not harmed by the storm.
SmallGovCon
OCTOBER 21, 2024
We are excited to announce that Nicole Pottroff will be attending the Fall NAPEX conference in Washington DC and will be presenting on legal updates on October 30. The conference gives agencies and primes the opportunity to promote supplier diversity programs and learn how the APEX Accelerators can partner and assist in meeting contracting goals. The Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) is the professional organization of and for the DoD APEX Accelerators nationwide.
WashngtonExec
OCTOBER 20, 2024
As quantum computing advancements threaten to break the encryption methods widely used to protect our most sensitive data, 50% of federal IT leaders are actively developing strategies to accelerate the transition to post-quantum cryptography, according to a new research study released by General Dynamics Information Technology with input from IBM. The finding underscores the need [.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The Solicitor General's Office will defend private citizens' ability to sue for E-rate fraud on behalf of the government under the False Claims Act, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the solicitor general's request to participate in oral arguments in an AT&T subsidiary's challenge to the law's application.
Federal News Network
OCTOBER 21, 2024
The Army is putting a lot of focus on fixing its housing this year. The service has allocated $2.1 million for various barracks projects. The plan includes constructing six new barracks, undertaking 20 renovation and modernization efforts and funding full sustainment of all barracks. The Army has also contracted third-party organizations to inspect barracks to provide an unbiased assessment of the state of the barracks.
FedScoop
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of the Chief Technology Officer is piloting two internal generative artificial intelligence chat interfaces, according to an agency official. Kaeli Yuen, the data and AI product lead in the VA’s OCTO, said in an interview with FedScoop that the two pilots use generative AI interfaces to assist with administrative tasks, such as summarizing documents, writing emails, drafting talking points and helping write performance reviews.
SmallGovCon
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Hello, SmallGovCon readers. We hope you are enjoying some nice fall weather wherever you are, here in Kansas our temperatures are finally down in the 70s, which has been a welcome relief. Some articles we’ve highlighted this week include multiple takes on the new CMMC rule finalized by the Pentagon, and a updates on DoD spending. You can read more about these topics and news from this week in the links below.
WashngtonExec
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The cyberthreat landscape is constantly evolving, introducing new challenges, expanding vulnerabilities and leading to more sophisticated hacks and breaches. Since the COVID-19 pandemic shifted much of the workforce to remote and hybrid environments, government and industry found ways to secure home workspaces while continuing to fulfill critical missions.
Government Contracts
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Federal prosecutors are seeking more than 11 years in prison for Leonard Francis, the Malaysian defense contractor and ex-fugitive known as "Fat Leonard" who led a sprawling bribery and corruption scheme that allegedly caused over $20 million in losses for the U.S. Navy.
Federal News Network
OCTOBER 21, 2024
The Army wants to create a huge new ID/IQ contract to modernize the way it buys and builds software — and it’s not wasting any time. Just a few months after the idea was first announced, the service has already issued a request for information and two draft requests for proposals. It’s going to be a tight turnaround for potential bidders to submit their comments on the Army’s latest draft, issued on Oct. 11; the deadline is this Friday.
FedScoop
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The Department of Labor is spelling out how artificial intelligence can boost job quality without harming the rights of workers, releasing a roadmap this week that aims to empower workforces in underserved communities as use of the emerging technology proliferates. The 17-page document, titled “ Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-Being: Principles and Best Practices for Developers and Employers ,” details eight key priorities for AI companies and management to follow that are intended to ke
SmallGovCon
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Check out my podcast recording with Eric Coffie of Govcon Giants. In this podcast, we talk about about key strategies that can help small businesses succeed. From the importance of understanding the Small Business Administration (SBA) rules to forming effective joint ventures and teaming agreements. Check out this recording and a lot of other great recordings from Govcon Giants.
American City & Country
OCTOBER 21, 2024
The 2024 presidential election is in two weeks, and early and absentee voting is already well under way for many states in an election that, by all accounts, promises to be a close race. This past week, TargetSmart, a Washington D.C.-based data firm, launched a dashboard to track 2024 absentee and early voting across states and counties. Using data generated by the new tool, American City & County pinpointed which 10 counties across the U.S. have cast the largest number of early and absentee
ExecutiveBiz
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Andy Makridis, for chief operating officer at the CIA, has joined DXC Technology as the top adviser for the public sector. Reporting to Chris Drumgoole, managing director of global infrastructure services, Makridis will use his expertise and leadership experience to strengthen collaboration with public sector clients, DXC said Thursday.
Federal News Network
OCTOBER 21, 2024
The Spacecraft Cybersecurity Act was recently introduced in the House this past summer. The legislation would require NASA to secure a cybersecurity protection plan from manufacturers applying to use federal dollars to build NASA spacecrafts. The introduction comes after thousands of cyberattacks from malicious actors, including China and Russia, have been launched against NASA, threatening the safety of Americans, including our astronauts.
GovCon Wire
OCTOBER 20, 2024
BAE Systems has won two U.S. Navy contracts worth about $222.6 million combined to provide maintenance, repair and modernization support services for an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and a multipurpose amphibious assault ship. The Department of Defense said Friday work on the firm-fixed-price contracts will occur in Norfolk, Virginia, through February 2026.
Whistleblower Network News
OCTOBER 17, 2024
On October 16, U.S. authorities announced major settlements with defense contractor RTX (formerly known as Raytheon Technologies Corporation) over allegations that the company violated both the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and False Claims Act (FCA). The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $950 million settlement while the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a related $124 million settlement.
FedTech Magazine
OCTOBER 21, 2024
While private sector organizations are racing to implement use cases for artificial intelligence, federal agencies are carefully weighing the opportunities they can leverage to take advantage of the emerging technology. The federal government is a bit more hamstrung when it comes to AI. Limited budgets and underskilled staffs are challenges that private organizations must contend with, but not at quite the same level as federal agencies do.
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