Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The New Jersey Supreme Court disbarred an attorney this week who orchestrated a sham lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles on behalf of plaintiffs suing the local water utility and who later made $24 million off contracts with the city reached through a number of bribery schemes.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The State Department has approved the request of Kuwait to purchase design and construction services and related equipment under the Foreign Military Sales program. The possible transaction is estimated to amount to $1 billion and will cover maritime and land facilities at the Mohammed Al Ahmed Naval Base, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday.
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Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Lockheed Martin Corp, one of the world's largest defense contractors, has agreed to pay $29.74 million to resolve a whistleblower's False Claims Act allegations of inflated pricing on contracts for F-35 military aircraft, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Cisco has completed its purchase of SnapAttack, a cybersecurity-focused spinoff of Booz Allen Hamilton. We spun out SnapAttack because we believe in the power of dual-use technology to speed outcomes, said Booz Allen Chief Financial Officer Matt Calderone said in a statement published Wednesday.
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Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice will consider bringing criminal and civil investigations against companies over theirdiversity, equity and inclusionpolicies, according to a new memorandum from Attorney General Pam Bondi.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Andrew Benson has joined General Dynamics Information Technology to serve as vice president of pricing, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post published Thursday. Benson, who returned to GDIT after stints at Booz Allen Hamilton and Astrion, most recently held the same role at the Brightstar Capital Partners company.
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ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Special Aerospace Services announced the appointment of Warren Kohm as chief executive officer, effective immediately.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has refused to reconsider its recommendation that the U.S. Air Force reevaluate proposals after the watchdog sustained a protest over a $180.2 million satellite terminal deal, saying the Air Force's request was untimely.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
GM Defense has secured a $44.8 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Army to deliver its infantry squad vehicles. The General Motors defense subsidiary was selected from three online bids. Under the contract, work locations and funding will be determined with each order. The Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal in Michigan is the contracting activity.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP played a major role in a successful bid protest of a $12 billion U.S. Air Force missile support contract for aerospace and defense giant BAE Systems, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Government Contracts Groups of the Year.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Craig Wills has been named senior vice president of defense programs at HTX Labs, transitioning from an advisory role with the Texas-based immersive training services provider.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
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ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
A confluence of economic uncertainty, global conflicts and a change in presidential administration are making 2025 a year of significant change for government agencies and how they carry out operations.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The U.S. Navy reasonably excluded a California company's proposal for a half-a-billion-dollar waterfront repair project at a naval base in Guam because the company did not include the use of marine concrete as called for, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The U.S. Navy has awarded risk management services provider Risk Mitigation Consulting a $95 million contract to provide mission assurance, or MA, assessments of installation infrastructure and facility-related control systems, or FRCS, globally. RMC said Tuesday the five-year contract has a base period of one year and four one-year options.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Todd Itami at Covington discusses how generative artificial intelligence will reshape the current e-discovery paradigm, replacing the blunt instrument of data handling with a laser scalpel of fully integrated enterprise solutions after first making e-discovery processes technically and legally harder.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
James Potter was appointed vice president of procurement at V2X, where the previously served as program manager. The executive, who has more than two decades of experience in government, aerospace and defense landscape, announced his promotion in a LinkedIn post published Thursday.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
A landscaping company has sued Harris County in Texas federal court, alleging the county's Minority- and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise, orMWBE,contracting program unconstitutionally discriminates against white-owned businesses.
FedTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
An October surprise occurred in 2024, but it had nothing to do with the presidential election. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI revealed that a group of Chinese cyber spies had infiltrated the telecommunications networks of nine U.S. providers. The advanced persistent threat actor, which Microsoft named Salt Typhoon, committed what lawmakers called the worst telecom security breach ever granting the Chinese the ability to sift through the emails, texts and phone
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Carahsoft Technology and EdgeRunner AI have partnered to provide the latters air-gapped and domain-specific generative artificial intelligence platform, Athena, to the public sector.
Open Contracting Partnership
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
[ First up, huge compassion and sympathy for everyone impacted by USAIDs current freeze and the vast carelessness with which it has been implemented. ] Its a challenging backdrop to us sharing our annual partners survey but we are here to support you. Your feedback is important to shape how we can work together to navigate the coming months. In these uncertain times both in the US and the world, making government work better is more important than ever. 2024 was particularly relevant for us as
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
SAS, a data and artificial intelligence company, has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, authorization for SAS AI and Analytics for Government. The North Carolina-based company said Tuesday the authorization allows federal agencies to access the SAS software platform, unlocking the potential of open source flexibility and reliable AI.
FedInsider
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
When the cloud was first introduced to the Federal Government, their implementation had a lift and shift approach, essentially moving servers from one location to another. But cloud technology has matured into a complex ecosystem spanning public, private, and hybrid environments creating distinct management challenges. This week on Feds At the Edge , federal leaders offer their suggestions on managing this ever-evolving and complex landscape, with a focus on training, understanding data and lev
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Protecting sensitive private data in large language models, or LLMs, is increasingly important amid the growing adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, according to Gina Scinta, deputy chief technology officer at Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Digital services provider DMI has divested a business segment to digital engineering services firm Encora to strengthen its focus on delivering innovative technology platforms to federal, state and local government agencies and providing managed services for public sector and commercial customers.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Technology provider Procentrix has released Metis, an artificial intelligence-powered tool designed to accelerate research work and streamline document preparation. Metis can be integrated with authoritative data repositories to automate research and analysis processes when preparing context-aware drafts for review and refinement, Procentrix said Wednesday.
Kluwer Arbitration
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Can an arbitral tribunal revisit issues of liability after rendering an interim award in bifurcated proceedings? This was the question put to the High Court of Australia (the Court) in CBI Constructors Pty Ltd & Anor v Chevron Australia Pty Ltd [2024] HCA 28. In a judgment considering the concepts of finality and functus officio in arbitration, the majority of the Court sent an unambiguous message to arbitrators: don’t look back (in anger or otherwise) after an award is delivered.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
MITRE has built a prototype that would allow industry partners to develop autonomous platforms that comply with the U.S. Navys Unmanned Maritime Autonomy Architecture, or UMAA, standard. The UMAA-compliant technology was created by combining commercial hardware with an open-source software package, MITRE said Wednesday.
GovLoop
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The intense competition for talent, combined with shrinking budgets, makes it increasingly difficult for state and local agencies to attract and retain employees while maintaining high-quality public services. One often-overlooked challenge that complicates workforce management even further is the issue of employees being overworked and disengaged. However, this is a problem agencies can address.
ExecutiveBiz
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
ThinKom Solutions, a company offering ultra-low-profile broadband antenna services, and Boeing have conducted a test showcasing the integration of the ThinAir GT 2517 antenna with advanced modem hardware. The companies combined ThinKom’s flagship special mission antenna hardware with Boeings WC-5000RU and Newtec MDM5010 modems using configurations tailored to customers requirements, ThinKom said Wednesday.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Mark McMullan has been elevated to the role of chief solutions architect at EXPANSIA. The company said Wednesday McMullan will be responsible for developing and implementing enterprise-wide services aligned with the companys long-term vision. He has extensive knowledge of emerging technologies, coupled with a proven track record in turning complex business requirements into technical offerings.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday put on hold the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" program for federal employees, delaying the deadline for workers to accept the offer until Monday while the court weighs the legality of the move.
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Lockheed Martin has received a Missile Defense Agency recompete contract worth $2.8 billion to develop the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, weapon system.
FedScoop
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
A federal judge Thursday limited access to a Treasury Department payments system that various Department of Government Efficiency surrogates had burrowed into at the behest of Elon Musk. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, in response to a lawsuit from a coalition of labor unions against the Treasury Department and Secretary Scott Bessent, wrote in her ruling that the defendants cannot provide access to any payment record or payment system of rec
GovCon Wire
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a scheme by the Trump administration to whittle down the size of the federal workforce by encouraging federal employees to resign by accepting a buyout package, Reuters reported. Under the buyout offer, federal workers will receive their regular salaries and benefits until October without being required to work.
Government Contracts
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
With a host of executive orders addressing climate and emissions policies, expanded energy development, offshore and onshore projects, liquefied natural gas and more, the second Trump administration has already given energy companies much to consider, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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