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Public Corruption Enforcement In 2024 Has Clues For 2025

Government Contracts

If 2024 activity is any indication, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely continue to rein in expansive prosecutorial theories of fraud in the year to come, but its harder to predict what the new administration will mean for public corruption prosecutions in 2025, says Cathy Fleming at Offit Kurman.

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Microsoft and GSA enter agreement to address federal IT acquisition

FedScoop

The General Services Administration and Microsoft reached an agreement under the Governmentwide Microsoft Acquisition Strategy (GMAS) to streamline IT acquisition processes and enhance cybersecurity standards for agencies procuring the companys services, the GSA announced Wednesday. The GMAS initiative seeks to establish improved standardized conditions through governmentwide engagement and enhanced cybersecurity measures to address critical risks in government IT systems, according to the press

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Tennessee, BlackRock Settle Suit Over ESG Goals

Government Contracts

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Friday that his office has dismissed its lawsuit accusing BlackRock of misleading customers about its environmental, social and corporate governance investment strategies, with the asset manager committing to certain transparency and compliance measures.

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Anduril Selects Ohio as Site of Arsenal-1 Hyperscale Manufacturing Facility

ExecutiveBiz

Anduril Industries announced that it would build Arsenal-1, its first hyperscale manufacturing facility, in Columbus, Ohio. In a press release Thursday, Brian Schimpf, CEO of Anduril, said, Arsenal-1 represents a step forward in how we manufacture the autonomous systems and weapons that our nation and our allies need to remain secure.

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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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Bayer, J&J Minimized Drug Reaction Data, 3rd Circ. Told

Government Contracts

A doctor urged the Third Circuit on Friday to revive his whistleblower suit against Bayer Corp. and Johnson & Johnson, arguing that the drugmakers' regulatory approval applications played down the side effects of the antibiotics Cipro and Levaquin.

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Davidson Names James Parys as Growth SVP, Walter Hough as Software VP

GovCon Wire

Davidson, a provider of technologies designed to protect national security information systems, has added James Parys and Walter Hough to its leadership team. The Huntsville, Alabama-based company said Tuesday Parys will serve as senior vice president of growth and strategy while Hough will hold the position of vice president of software solutions. Who is James Parys?

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SmallGovCon Week in Review: January 13-17, 2025

SmallGovCon

Happy Friday! We hope you had a great week. We are already halfway through January and looking forward to see if the Chiefs can finish the three-peat! The federal landscape has been busy, with updates spanning Buy America, small business dollars, and procurement complications, including Polaris protests. You can read more about these topics in the articles below.

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Contractor Asks Justices To Axe Iraqi Immunity In $120M Suit

Government Contracts

A Pennsylvania defense contractor is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to unravel a D.C. Circuit decision to throw out a $120 million judgment against Iraq, arguing that review is needed to ensure a uniform interpretation of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

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The Roles of Edge Computing, AI & 5G in DOD Tactical Ops

GovCon Wire

The Department of Defense continues to pursue technological innovation to maintain a competitive edge in an evolving landscape. Integrating edge computing, artificial intelligence and advanced 5G networks into tactical operations represents a strategic move toward enhancing operational capabilities. These advancements aim to enable real-time decision-making, seamless interconnectivity and data-driven efficienciescrucial factors in modern warfare.

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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

Government Contracts

Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

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The Evolution of Federal Contracting: From CCR and ORCA to the Unified SAM.gov

USFCR

Federal contracting has transformed dramatically since we began helping businesses navigate registrations in 2010. One of the most impactful changes was the integration of the Central Contractor Registration ( CCR ) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application ( ORCA ) into the System for Award Management ( SAM.gov ). While CCR and ORCA were foundational in their time, SAM.gov has streamlined the contracting process, making it more efficient and accessible for contractors and ag

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Ex-Conn. State Employee Accused In $1.9M Medicaid Scam

Government Contracts

A former employee of Connecticut's Office of Policy and Management is one of two people charged by federal authorities with defrauding the state Medicaid program out of nearly $1.9 million by submitting false claims for services for children with autism, the U.S. attorney's office said Friday.

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GAO Rejects Notion of a Pre-FPR “Continuous Registration Requirement” for SAM

Government Contracts Navigator

Luke W. Meier and Amanda C. DeLaPerriere The last week saw GAO sustain two protests that should put the nail in the SAM continuous registration coffin. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council recently revised the standard System for Award Management (SAM) registration clause (FAR 52.204-7) to make clear there is no continuous registration requirementcontractors need … Continue reading "GAO Rejects Notion of a Pre-FPR Continuous Registration Requirement for SAM" The post GAO Rejec

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Ga. Judge Shoots Down Bias Deal Between Feds, Fire Dept.

Government Contracts

A Georgia federal judge has shot down a deal that would have resolved allegations of racial bias in hiring against a metro Atlanta county's fire department, ruling that the proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice lacked a basis to justify prioritizing future Black applicants.

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Strengthen foundation model queries through Amazon Bedrock-Amazon Alexa integration

AWS Public Sector

Today, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is at the core of many of the decisions and technologies businesses across the globe are implementing. The linchpin to ensuring that generative AI is effective depends on the foundation models (FMs) storing the data. To make sure that those FMs are pulling the correct data, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has developed a solution through Amazon Bedrock to generate SQL to answer user questions about the data.

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Anticipating How GAO Pleading Standards May Shift

Government Contracts

The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act's mandate to create an enhanced pleading standard at the U.S. Government Accountability Office may change the calculus for where to file when challenging a U.S. Department of Defense procurement, say attorneys at Rogers Joseph.

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Dynamo AI, Carahsoft Bring Advanced GenAI to Government Sector

ExecutiveBiz

Dynamo AI, a company offering compliant-ready artificial intelligence, has partnered with information technology services provider Carahsoft Technology to give the public sector access to the formers security and compliance platforms for generative AI.

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Ga. Law Firm Beats DQ Bid In FCA Suit Against Tool Co.

Government Contracts

A Georgia federal judge has rejected a former tool company employee's bid to have a Smith Gilliam Williams & Miles PA attorney disqualified from representing the business in a False Claims Act suit, saying he failed to show that the attorney violated ethical rules to warrant his removal.

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Stuart Brown to Lead Guidehouse’s Digital Business

GovCon Wire

Stuart Brown, a growth strategist and technologist with more than 25 years of leadership experience, was named to lead the digital business of Guidehouse. The global consultancy said Thursday Brown will have oversight of Guidehouse’s digital services portfolio and will focus on driving innovation and digital transformation.

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BREAKING: Recalled Ex-Oakland Mayor Indicted On Bribery Charges

Government Contracts

Federal prosecutors announced criminal bribery charges Friday against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao along with her partner and two others following a years-long FBI corruption investigation, alleging she and her partner accepted cash payments of $95,000 payments disguised as no-show jobs, among other allegations.

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2024 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

Latin America continues to be a hotspot for investment arbitration. In 2024, investment arbitration in Latin America saw significant activity and notable developments. In addition to seeing a steady increment in arbitration cases, 2024 witnessed important legal reforms and evolving trends that are reshaping the regions approach to investment and investor-State dispute settlement (“ISDS”).

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Leveraging a Data-Driven Talent Strategy

GovLoop

A data-driven talent strategy can help agencies looking to address skills gaps in their workforce. In the latest Management Minutes With Mika video, workplace transformation strategist Mika Cross sat down with Kris Saling, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, U.S. Army, to discuss ways data and automation can be used to help your team better themselves, as well as how it can assist you in utilizing your current resources more effectively.

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María José Romero

BLP

Mara Jos Romero Associate El Salvador +503 2505 9700 +503 6200 7228 mromero@blplegal.com Contact Card Resume Profile Mara Jos Romero is an Associate at BLP’s office in El Salvador. Her specialties include Business Law, Labor & Employment, Advertising, Marketing & Consumer Protection, and Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation.

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MITRE Unveils Expanded D3FEND Cybersecurity Ontology

ExecutiveBiz

The non-profit national security advisory firm MITRE is inviting cyber engineers and other industry professionals to test the capabilities of D3FEND 1.0, its newly launched cybersecurity ontology providing ways to create a common language and defense concepts in the cyber domain.

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The government procurement efficiency list

Federal News Network

On Monday, the new administration begins with a focus on operational reform as represented by the Department of Government Efficiency (the DOGE). Importantly, the DOGE has already begun its efforts to review government operations and identify measures, actions and reforms that will increase operational efficiency, reduce costs and deliver improved government services.

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Voyager Space Rebrands to Voyager Technologies

ExecutiveBiz

Voyager Space, a defense and space technology company, has rebranded as Voyager Technologies Inc., in line with its commitment to providing national security and space innovation.

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Making Good Macro-Fiscal Forecasts for Medium-Term Fiscal Sustainability: Lessons from International Practice

Inter-American Development Bank

A Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) is an institutional framework designed to guide and inform the public about the achievement of multi-year fiscal policy objectives. It uses medium-term macro-fiscal projections and analyses national or subnational public finances. At the core of an MTFF is a medium-term economic and fiscal outlook report, which forecasts the key government revenue and expenditure lines over the coming fiscal years.

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Sierra Space Completes Systems Requirements Review of R-GPS Program

ExecutiveBiz

Sierra Space has completed the systems requirements review for the U.S. Space Forces Resilient Global Positioning System program, which aims to enhance GPS resilience against threats like jamming and spoofing by integrating proliferated small satellites into the existing GPS network.

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Ray Fitzgerald Named SVP of Strategy for IAS Business at SNC

GovCon Wire

Ray Fitzgerald has been appointed senior vice president of strategy for the intelligence, surveillance reconnaissance, aviation and security, or IAS, business area at SNC. The global aerospace and national security company said Thursday Fitzgerald will lead the business development, strategic planning, capture management and technology development initiatives of the IAS.

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Dave DeWalt, HR McMaster Named Cohesity Security Advisers

ExecutiveBiz

Cohesity has added Dave DeWalt, founder and CEO of the investment and advisory firm NightDragon, and H.R. McMaster, a U.S. Army veteran, to its security advisory council. The company said Thursday that DeWalt will chair the council, which includes seven other experts in security, technology and IT from enterprise and government sectors.

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AFRL Issues RFP for SSHINE Program Support Services

GovCon Wire

The Air Force Research Laboratory has issued a request for proposal for the procurement of research, engineering and technical management services for the Space Systems and Hardware Integration for Novel Experiments, or SSHINE, program. SSHINE Contract Details According to the notice published on SAM.

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Electronic Warfare Associates Receives CMMI Level 3 Maturity Designation

ExecutiveBiz

Sigma Defense Systems has announced that its Electronic Warfare Associates business unit has received Level 3 Capability Maturity Model Integration from the global professional and learning organization the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, or ISACA. Sigma said in a LinkedIn post Thursday that achieving maturity level 3 reflects EWAs well-characterized and well-understood processes.

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Casey Coleman Appointed Global Public Sector VP at ServiceNow

GovCon Wire

Casey Coleman, former senior vice president at Salesforce, was appointed VP of global public sector at ServiceNow, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post published Thursday.

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EXPANSIA Says Air Force AGORA Digital Ecosystem Now Live on Cloud One

ExecutiveBiz

Government technology services firm EXPANSIA has announced the deployment of the U.S. Air Force’s digital ecosystem for advanced engineering on Cloud One, enabling the military branchs program offices and chief engineers to address their digital materiel management, or DMM, requirements.

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IBM to Buy Applications Software Technology

GovCon Wire

IBM has agreed to acquire Applications Software Technology for an undisclosed sum to broaden its capabilities in supporting public sector customers’ digital transformation efforts with Oracle Cloud Applications.

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Former Salesforce Exec Casey Coleman Joins ServiceNow as Global Public Sector VP

ExecutiveBiz

Casey Coleman announced on LinkedIn on Thursday that she had been appointed vice president of global public sector at ServiceNow.

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