FedTech Magazine
JULY 30, 2024
Using digital signage to display public information in prime locations adds immense value to federal government services. Doing so effectively requires the use of scheduled or dynamically updated messaging via secure software that can handle keeping users and agency office staff aware of mission-critical data. Displays in office lobbies and other common areas can also provide scheduled, easily updated information for visitors.
FedScoop
JULY 30, 2024
The release last week of long-awaited FedRAMP modernization guidance for federal agencies began with “a novel approach” from a pair of Office of Management and Budget colleagues that included room to test out some of their ideas. Drew Myklegard, the deputy federal CIO, recalled that he and Eric Mill, now the General Services Administration’s executive director for cloud strategy, put their heads together when both were at OMB and began the process of drafting the memo , which aims to tighten the
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Whistleblower Network News
JULY 30, 2024
On July 30, whistleblowers, whistleblower advocates, and government officials will gather on Capitol Hill for the annual National Whistleblower Day celebration. The event, the year’s largest and most notable whistleblowing celebration, will be broadcast live on C-SPAN. The broadcast begins at 12:20pm EST. Notable speakers at the event include: 12:40 pm: Boeing whistleblower Ed Pierson 1:25 pm: U.S.
GovCon Wire
JULY 30, 2024
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has received a potential five-year, $823 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide sustainment and operations support services for the Department of Defense Network program. The company said Monday the task order was issued under the 10-year, $11.5 billion Defense Enclave Services contract awarded by DISA in 2022.
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ExecutiveBiz
JULY 30, 2024
Cherokee Federal has booked a $49 million firm-fixed-price task order from the U.S. Air Force for technical program support over a five-year period. The Department of Defense said Monday the award is for USAF’s Training Intelligence Plans and Exercise Support Cyber Readiness Operations Weapons and Tactics Network Defensive Operations II, or TRIPLECROWN.
Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
A divided D.C. Circuit panel ruled Tuesday that a lower court should have determined whether Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP had authority to represent Doraleh Container Terminal SA before deciding whether to enforce a $486 million arbitral award issued against Djibouti.
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Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
Prosecutors accusing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan of corruption said Monday night his case is unaffected by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling limiting the reach of a bribery statute that once criminalized gratuities, saying the government's allegations do not rely on gratuities, so "this dog will not hunt.
WashngtonExec
JULY 30, 2024
The health care industry is one of the most evolving, impactful and discussed sectors in government contracting and the nation. Throughout 2023 and into 2024, these companies have continued working with the government to strategically, efficiently and safely track the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and other viruses, spread health awareness and keep citizens and [.
AWS Public Sector
JULY 30, 2024
Efficient code review processes are vital across all customer segments, both commercial and public sector, where strict regulations, data security, and service excellence are paramount. Streamlined code reviews maintain software quality, mitigate security risks, and enhance operational efficiency. SoftwareOne , an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Tier Services Partner and a global provider of end-to-end software and cloud technology solutions, addresses these challenges with its automated solut
GovSpend
JULY 30, 2024
Last month, Senior Product Manager Kathryn Sanders hosted a webinar that highlighted significant enhancements made to the GovSpend platform during the first half of 2024. Below, we break down some of the key features discussed as well as other general search and functionality updates. Keep reading to learn how these changes improve the user experience and aim to help you efficiently win more government business.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 30, 2024
Ultra’s maritime business has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract worth $49 million for the low-rate initial production of AN/SSQ-62G Sonobuoys. The firm-fixed-price contract will support the Navy’s annual training, peacetime operations, testing expenditures and inventory maintenance for major combat operations, ultra Maritime said Monday. Ed Cook, vice president and general manager at Ultra Maritime U.S.
GovCon Wire
JULY 30, 2024
Calibre Systems has expanded its technology, tools and solutions, a.k.a TT&S, team with the appointment of information technology leaders Steve Septoff and Tom Johns as principals of enterprise solutions. The company said Septoff and Johns have extensive experience in enterprise sales and offerings that support U.S. federal customers.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 30, 2024
Jen Sovada, president of global public sector at SandboxAQ, said the company is using artificial intelligence to discover and develop new compounds and chemistries that could be combined to produce new materials that could support the U.S. Army and other defense and government customers, Federal News Network reported Monday.
Whistleblower Network News
JULY 30, 2024
On July 30, whistleblowers, whistleblower advocates, and government officials gathered on Capitol Hill for the annual National Whistleblower Day celebration. The event, the year’s largest and most notable whistleblowing celebration, was broadcast live on C-SPAN. Notable speakers at the event include: Boeing whistleblower Ed Pierson U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger ExxonMobil whistleblower: Dr.
Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
An international tribunal has rejected a multinational consortium's claim against the Georgian government for nixing a contract to construct a deep-water port on the eastern shore of the Black Sea.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 30, 2024
Regent Craft, a manufacturer of electric sea gliders, has opened a second office in Washington, D.C., to increase its collaboration with federal government stakeholders. Regent said the new office will feature a simulated environment that would allow users to experience operating a sea glider.
Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
ExxonMobil will not gain access to potentially millions of documents from wind energy company Avangrid as part of the Massachusetts attorney general's long-running climate change suit, after a state court judge found it "inconceivable" that the sought-after material could be relevant to the case.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 30, 2024
KBR was chosen as NASA’s Agency-Level Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year. The space agency’s Office of Small Business Programs presented the award in recognition of the company’s efforts in developing and implementing innovative practices to support NASA’s small business program. In a statement published Monday, Byron Bright, president of KBR Government Solutions U.S.
Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
A qui tam case in which the government alleges a North Carolina maker of bug-repellent clothing skimped on the amount of insect control chemicals it applied to combat uniforms will go to mediation, with a former federal magistrate judge serving as mediator, according to an order issued Tuesday.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 30, 2024
Redhorse Corp.‘s condition-based maintenance service designed for government cloud environments with full data rights has been deemed “Awardable” for Department of Defense work. The company said Monday it achieved the status through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace.
Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
A New York state judge has denied New York City's bid to bar charter bus companies from transporting migrants from Texas, saying the state law the city leaned on is "essentially identical" to one the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in 1941.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 30, 2024
Maryland-based technology firm DecisionPoint has secured a $9.9 million award to provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service with information security system management services, including cloud and security engineering and architecture support.
Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
A Florida county's commissioners on Tuesday approved $312.5 million in funding to go toward a new, $1.3 billion stadium for MLB's Tampa Bay Rays team.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 30, 2024
Case management systems, like those offered by cloud and software company Appian, are “critically important,” but also “expensive to maintain and expensive to implement,” according to Laura Parsons, vice president at Maximus’ federal business. Such interfaces are meant to assist with investigations and data organization; one example being the U.S.
Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has rejected a Washington state-based veteran-owned business's challenge of a herbicide order awarded to a rival vendor and its claim that the U.S. Department of the Interior should have sought a quote from it first.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 30, 2024
Edge Autonomy, an unmanned systems manufacturer, appointed Andy Ward as its new director of business development for the U.S. Army and the Americas. In a LinkedIn post shared Friday, Edge Autonomy said Ward, who was previously with System Dynamics International, will oversee the strategic pursuit and growth of the business development team.
Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.
ExecutiveBiz
JULY 30, 2024
Open source intelligence, or OSINT, refers to publicly or commercially available information, such as news stories, social media content, broadcast television and more. Rapid digitization and technological change has made this type of data more accessible than ever before, and the Intelligence Community intends to take full advantage of what OSINT has to offer.
Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
A recent advisory opinion from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, determining that a biopharma company's refund program for its cell therapy will not be penalized, indicates an encouraging willingness to engage, but the regulator's assumptions about the program's limited term warrant a closer look, says Mary Kohler at Kohler Health.
Extract Systems
JULY 30, 2024
Not every “redacted” document is as secure as its creators intended. In August of 2023, AP News reported a mishap in the legal battle over a proposed merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines (i). A JetBlue court filing incorrectly redacted information which seemed to imply that JetBlue Airways planned to increase fares after the merger—potentially problematic because they were arguing in court that the merger would benefit consumers (JetBlue argues the revealed information was misinterpreted w
Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
A pair of whistleblowers who claim that tourniquets and other medical equipment sold to the U.S. Department of Defense was mislabeled as "made in U.S.A." can continue with most of their False Claims Act suit against two contractors, a Pennsylvania federal judge said.
GovCon Wire
JULY 30, 2024
Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky subsidiary has secured a potential $120.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide additional long-lead time materials needed to produce Lot 9 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters. The Department of Defense said Monday the additional materials will support the production of 21 CH-53K aircraft.
Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
The Court of Appeals of Virginia on Tuesday reversed Appian Corp.'s $2 billion trade secrets judgment against competitor Pegasystems Inc., saying that the trial court made a series of errors that led to the biggest jury award in state history and that a new trial is warranted.
GovCon Wire
JULY 30, 2024
Government information technology services contractor REI Systems has appointed Gregory Garrett, a federal IT industry veteran, as chief operating officer. In a LinkedIn post published Monday, the Sterling, Virginia-based company said Garrett’s strategic vision and innovative approach will be key as REI continues its expansion efforts.
Government Contracts
JULY 30, 2024
Stephanie Magnell and Zachary Jacobson at Seyfarth examine three recent decisions that together illustrate the importance of keeping accurate records and adhering to contractual procedures to avoid inadvertently waiving contractual rights to cost reimbursements or nonroutine payments.
GovCon Wire
JULY 30, 2024
An ASRC Federal subsidiary has secured a $146 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for comprehensive base operations services in support of the 82nd Training Wing and 80th Flying Training Wing.
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