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Cost Accounting for The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)

Redstone Government Consulting

If you want to provide cloud-based services to Federal Agencies, you will need to get your service approved through the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) managed by the FedRAMP Program Management Office.

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SPECIAL ALERT: Stephen Kohn on the New DOJ Whistleblower Program

Whistleblower Network News

[link] In this special episode of of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast , host Jane Turner speaks with leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn , founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and Chairman of the Board of National Whistleblower Center , about the Department of Justice’s ongoing development of a new whistleblower award program.

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Chief Officer Awards Finalist Dave Young: ‘Build Your Network and Step Outside Your Comfort Zone’

WashngtonExec

The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards were announced March 28, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person May 10. Next is Dave Young, chief operating officer at CAES, and finalist in the Private Company Chief Operating Officer category. Here, he shares key achievements, focus areas going forward, [.

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Mastering How to Get Government Contracts

Select GCR

Trying to figure out how to get a government contract? You’re in the right place! This no-nonsense guide walks you through the contracting process, from initial eligibility to bidding, and ultimately enables your small business to win contracts available every fiscal year. With insights on registration, opportunity discovery, and bid preparation, you’ll find the straightforward advice your company needs for small, disadvantaged businesses to win contracts confidently.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Pentagon’s Replicator Program Moves Forward With Army Drones

GovCon Wire

The Department of Defense’s effort to field thousands of autonomous drones has reached a major execution milestone. The Army’s Switchblade-600 loitering munition, built by AeroVironment, has been selected for accelerated fielding under the first tranche of the Replicator program, the DOD said in a release on Monday.

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MITRE announces AI sandbox for federal agency use

FedScoop

By the end of the year, an artificial intelligence sandbox built by MITRE is expected to be operational for federal agency use, according to a Tuesday announcement from the nonprofit. MITRE, which operates federally funded R&D centers on behalf of agencies, announced during the AI Expo for National Competitiveness that it anticipates applying the sandbox to “national security, healthcare, transportation and climate” according to the press release.

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For contractors, the next few months are all about numbers.

Federal News Network

It is that most magical time of the year. Appropriations arriving six months late for the current fiscal year and Congress futzing over next year’s budget, which will also arrive late. For an expert’s take on what contractors need to do, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. Interview Transcript: Tom Temin And this is becoming routine.

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AML Whistleblowers Can Play a Key Role in Exposing the Illicit Side of Sports

Whistleblower Network News

Without the hurdle of centralized legislation governing the industry, the sports domain has attracted sophisticated money laundering schemes to achieve lucrative business transactions. The need to effectively police economic misconduct has become imperative for sports enterprises and online sports gambling platforms as there remains no regulatory federal oversight within this industry.

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CBP document of alleged trade violations reveals claims about forced labor, national security issues

FedScoop

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. The document from CBP’s online portal also references smuggling and the use of electronics alleged to have broken rules on intellectual property rights, among other instances of trade vi

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Ash Thankey of AWS Reveals Defense & Intel Trends

ExecutiveBiz

In his role as director of the U.S. national security team for Amazon Web Services, Ash Thankey fosters a close relationship between AWS and the intelligence community. Thankey sat down with Executive Mosaic recently to discuss some of the trends, emerging technologies, threats and opportunities shaping the defense and intelligence landscapes today.

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Uncover New Cybersecurity Solutions by Looking for the Hidden Patterns

FedTech Magazine

My son loves abstract paintings. He explained to me once how much I was missing by just seeing black paint on a white canvas. I hadn’t seen the energy, chaos or frustration that my son saw instantly, and which the artist later confirmed was there. My children, as I suspect is true for most children, see things differently. They can see things that my overly educated and highly biased mind may have missed or may have simply been trained to overlook as unimportant.

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Kristen Summers Appointed ManTech VP & AI Technical Fellow

ExecutiveBiz

Kristen Summers, former operating unit chief technology officer at Microsoft‘s federal business, has joined ManTech to serve as vice president and artificial intelligence technical fellow. ManTech said Tuesday Summers will drive the creation of a team of advanced technical practitioners tasked to support customer mission requirements through their deep experience in analytics and AI areas.

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Make Mental Health Awareness a Priority

GovLoop

In May, we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month. The observance began in — hold onto your hats — 1949! While that makes it 75 years old, many people and organizations might just be recognizing it for the first time. That’s an important step to take, because healthy employees are productive and happy, and mental health matters. The National Alliance on Mental Illness ( NAMI ) reports that one in five adults will experience a mental health challenge each year, but only half of that group will r

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KBR Secures Spot on Potential $2B Contract to Provide Global Contingency Services for Navy Facilities; Byron Bright Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

KBR has landed a position on a potential $2 billion multiple-award contract from the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command to deliver contingency services for U.S. Navy facilities globally.

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Accenture Federal Services Books $127M Army Cloud Modernization, Migration Contract

GovCon Wire

Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal services subsidiary has secured a potential three-year, $127 million contract to help the U.S. Army modernize and migrate the service branch’s large-scale applications to the cloud.

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Updated Procurement Policy Handbook

Scottish Government Procurement

Today marks the publication of the updated Procurement Policy Handbook, which replaces the previous Handbook published in 2008. The refresh reflects changes to the procurement policy landscape in Scotland. The Handbook has been developed in collaboration with stakeholders from across the Scottish public procurement landscape as well as policy experts within the Scottish Government.

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Indra Wins $198M Air Force IDIQ for Tactical Air Navigation System Replacement

GovCon Wire

Indra‘s air traffic business has secured a $198.4 million fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force for the man-portable Tactical Air Navigation system replacement program. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, Indra Air Traffic will provide MP TACAN systems, spares and support equipment, the Department of Defense said Monday.

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Microsoft Announces AI For Top Secret Gov't Cloud

Government Contracts

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it will make generative artificial intelligence tools available for federal defense and intelligence agencies as part of its cloud system for classified information, using a private network not connected to the public internet.

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Northrop Lands $170M Navy MQ-4C Sustainment Engineering, Logistics Support Contract

GovCon Wire

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a $169.7 million contract to provide sustainment engineering and logistics support services for the MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft systems of the U.S. Navy and Australian air force.

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Judge Bars Prominent Expert From Vets' Contract FCA Trial

Government Contracts

A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday refused to allow a former senior Small Business Administration official to testify in a pending False Claims Act trial over an alleged scheme to defraud a veterans' contracting program, saying the proposed testimony covered an irrelevant issue.

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Chief Officer Awards Finalist Shawn Mural: ‘Communicate With Clarity’

WashngtonExec

The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards were announced March 28, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person May 10. Next is Shawn Mural, senior vice president and chief financial officer at V2X, and finalist in the Chief Financial Officer Public Company category. Here, he shares key achievements, [.

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Probe Sought On Border Wall Fraud Juror's Tie To Prosecution

Government Contracts

A Colorado man convicted of scheming to defraud donors to a campaign to build a southern border wall told the Second Circuit on Tuesday that his trial was tainted by a juror's family connection to the prosecution team.

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Chief Officer Awards Finalist Myles Weber: ‘Be Focused on Where You Spend Your Time’

WashngtonExec

The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards were announced March 28, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person May 10. Next is Myles Weber, chief information officer at Appian, and finalist in the Private and Public Chief Information Officer category. Here, he shares key achievements, focus areas going [.

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10th Circ. Finds 'Religious Animus' In School's Vaccine Rules

Government Contracts

The Tenth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the University of Colorado System's policies regarding COVID-19 vaccine exemptions violated constitutional religious liberty protections, saying its rules were motivated by "religious animus" and should have been blocked by a trial court.

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Chief Officer Awards Finalist Laura Braksator: ‘As a Leader, Trust in Yourself and Your Teams’

WashngtonExec

The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards were announced March 28, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person May 10. Next is Laura Braksator, chief growth officer at SMX Technologies, and finalist in the Private Company Chief Growth Officer (Annual Revenue greater than $500M) category. Here, she shares key [.

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Feds Say Student Recruiter Charged UK Schools Illicit Fees

Government Contracts

A Massachusetts company that recruits American students to attend British universities unlawfully demanded that foreign schools participating in U.S. student aid programs pay it an incentive fee and then hide the payments from the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

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Godspeed Capital Backed SAS Buys Quintron Systems

WashngtonExec

SAS, a Godspeed Capital Management company, has acquired Quintron Systems. SAS is a recently launched space engineering, defense and communications technology solutions platform, and this transaction is its second addition following its acquisition of Willbrook. Quintron Systems adds capabilities in communications systems technology for NASA, defense and commercial space clients.

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Alaska Tribes Say USDA Didn't Consult On Broadband Grants

Government Contracts

Two Alaskan tribes are taking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to federal court after they say the agency gave away $70 million in funds meant to help connect them to the internet after falsely declaring them "served" without checking with the tribes, as they were legally obligated to do.

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ManTech Taps Kristen Summers as VP, AI Technical Fellow

WashngtonExec

ManTech has appointed Kristen Summers as vice president and artificial intelligence technical fellow, marking the latest expansion of ManTech’s Global Data Analytics and AI Solutions Practice led by Vice President Brandy Durham. Summers will report to Durham and is tasked with developing a team of advanced technical practitioners with experience in analytics and AI, the [.

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Swiss Co. Says $8M Equatorial Guinea Award Is Valid

Government Contracts

A Swiss clinic operator ousted from a hospital contract in Equatorial Guinea has asked the D.C. Circuit to affirm the enforcement of an $8 million arbitral award against the country, rebutting its argument that the company was required to litigate in the local courts first.

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Bindi Patel on ENSCO’s Support of the Nation’s Safety and Security Critical Missions

WashngtonExec

When it comes to systems engineering and integration, ENSCO works in some of the most highly specialized spaces. For the defense community, the company delivers an array of technology-driven services supporting satellite control networks, space trainers and defensive cyber operations. On the transportation side, the ENSCO team develops safety technologies for the railway and aviation [.

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What 100 Federal Cases Suggest About Changes To Chevron

Government Contracts

With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to overturn or narrow its 40-year-old doctrine of Chevron deference, a review of 100 recent federal district court decisions confirm that changes to the Chevron framework will have broad ramifications — but the magnitude of the impact will depend on the details of the high court's ruling, say Kali Schellenberg and Jon Cochran at LeVan Stapleton.

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How Small Businesses Win Big with GovTribe

GovTribe

Is your small business struggling to break into the world of government contracts? You're not alone. Navigating the complex government procurement process is tough for everyone and uniquely challenging for small businesses.

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Lockheed Accused Of Causing $8.25M Damages In Ship Tests

Government Contracts

A marine transportation company took Lockheed Martin Corp. to Michigan federal court, accusing the defense contractor of negligently causing $8.25 million worth of damages to its dock while testing a naval combat vessel.

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GSA Seeks Feedback on Draft Solicitation for Pool 1 of Ascend Cloud Services BPA

ExecutiveBiz

The General Services Administration has released a draft solicitation for the first pool of the potential eight-year Ascend blanket purchase agreement to meet the U.S. federal government’s needs for cloud services and related information technology professional services.

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Bringing Digital Transformation to Federal Government

FedInsider

Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 12:00PM – 5:00PM EDT | 3 CPE | Reston, VA OIGs Look to AI, Other Tech to Improve Operations The Office of Inspector General (OIG) serves as the internal watchdog for all federal departments and agencies. The 75 inspectors general are broadly responsible for preventing and detecting fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, and mismanagement in their domains, and promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in operations and programs.