FedTech Magazine
MAY 9, 2024
Agencies continue to work toward the goal of connecting all employees through the same network, no matter their location, to boost efficiency and security. The Census Bureau envisions more than 600,000 enumerators for the 2030 census connecting to a private 5G network — whether from a regional office or at someone’s doorstep — in lieu of the cloud. However, the timing for that shift is likely six years away.
Open Contracting Partnership
MAY 6, 2024
Thanks to a small grant from Schmidt Futures , we had the opportunity to experiment with applying artificial intelligence technologies to green public procurement. With so many actors in our field talking about AI more generally, this blog post is meant as a gentle introduction to getting started on applying AI in practice. The goal is to increase the understanding of AI in public procurement – by discussing the key decisions we had to make about our approach.
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AWS Public Sector
MAY 7, 2024
Water is one of Earth’s most precious resources, yet a considerable amount goes missing worldwide every day. This lost water is typically referred to as nonrevenue water (NRW), and pipeline leaks are one of its main sources. Water pipeline leaks can damage critical infrastructure and put communities in danger, as well as lead to significant unplanned expenses and wasted resources.
Whistleblower Network News
MAY 8, 2024
The recently established Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Program has “received over 270 unique tips” and “many of the tips received have been highly relevant to many of Treasury’s top priorities” according to Andrea Gacki , Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). On May 6, Andrea Gacki gave prepared remarks at the SIFMA AML Conference where she spoke about the new whistleblower program, which was reformed into a best-practice whistleblower program by the passage
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FedTech Magazine
MAY 6, 2024
Hyperconverged infrastructure remains the gold standard for federal agencies looking for simpler ways to manage their data centers. About 80 percent of enterprises in general say they’ve expanded HCI deployments at the edge to help connect disparate tools and technologies. But is this approach a viable cloud alternative? Hyperconverged infrastructure is a software-defined approach that unifies key components, including storage, computing, networking and management.
FedScoop
MAY 8, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency would be required to update the legacy IT platform it uses to store air quality data systems under new legislation in the House. The “ Clean Air in the Cloud Act ,” introduced Tuesday by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., pushes the EPA to update the IT system for storing AirNow and the Air Quality System (AQS). The bill’s requirements come directly from recommendations in a September 2023 Government Accountability Office study that Connolly requested.
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Whistleblower Network News
MAY 10, 2024
As the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) continues on its 90-day policy sprint to develop a whistleblower award program , whistleblower advocates are pushing on the agency to implement proven best-practices found in other whistleblower programs. In a new piece for NYU Law’s Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement , leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M.
FedTech Magazine
MAY 7, 2024
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.
FedScoop
MAY 8, 2024
Three years ago, chief information security officers couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about zero trust. Today, artificial intelligence is the defensive measure du jour for those same government IT leaders. With a healthy dose of skepticism formed through years of protecting digital infrastructure from advanced threats, many federal cybersecurity practitioners have significant concerns about AI, viewing it as a technology that needs corralling.
GovCon Wire
MAY 9, 2024
The ever-increasing pace of technological advancement has put pressure on the Department of Defense to ramp up its exploration of 5G, a technology that plays a major role in today’s digitally-driven battlefield.
GovLoop
MAY 7, 2024
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
FedTech Magazine
MAY 10, 2024
Even within dedicated conference rooms, setting up a connection between a laptop or smartphone and a large display often proves tricky. Joining via an agency’s wireless network is also trouble-some, requiring a strong signal and an uncongested network, especially when streaming high-resolution content. AirServer Connect 2 simplifies those challenges while also strengthening security.
FedScoop
MAY 10, 2024
The National Science Foundation is piloting a public-facing AI chatbot for grant opportunities, while simultaneously using that process to shape future implementations of the technology, the agency’s top AI official said. The chatbot is aimed at making the process of looking for NSF grants easier, Dorothy Aronson, the agency’s chief AI officer told FedScoop.
USFCR
MAY 6, 2024
Explore grants prioritizing animal welfare, research, and community services. Support initiatives empowering animals, research, and community well-being. Learn more!
Whistleblower Network News
MAY 7, 2024
[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.
GovCon Wire
MAY 10, 2024
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has received a $515 million contract modification to continue providing the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency with research, development and engineering services.
FedScoop
MAY 10, 2024
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staffers identified 36 potential artificial intelligence use cases — including some involving generative AI — as part of a series of recommendations to the commissioners and an agency-wide enterprise strategy detailed in a report released Thursday. In the report, NRC staff recommended an AI framework for the agency to follow, which outlines approaches for AI governance, hiring new talent, upskilling existing workers, maturing the commission’s data management program
Art of Procurement
MAY 9, 2024
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday. The post Procurement 6 – May 10th, 2024 appeared first on Art of Procurement.
SmallGovCon
MAY 8, 2024
When a government employee moves from a federal agency to a private contractor, this sort of revolving door can lead to concerns that contractor hiring the ex-agency employee is getting special treatment. To avoid this concern, the ex-agency will sometimes bar the contractor from competing. In a recent case, the Navy did just that and a court had to review if the Navy made a reasonable decision.
Whistleblower Network News
MAY 7, 2024
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.
FedScoop
MAY 7, 2024
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
Redstone Government Consulting
MAY 7, 2024
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.
GovCon Wire
MAY 9, 2024
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured an $861.3 million contract modification to produce and deliver additional high mobility artillery rocket system launchers and provide support services for the U.S. Army.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 9, 2024
Hector Collazo, former Sev1Tech and Agile Defense executive, has assumed the newly created chief technology officer post at IPTA, a federal information technology and professional services firm.
SmallGovCon
MAY 10, 2024
In a recent size appeal, the SBA OHA made it clear that the nonmanufacturer rule has it limits, and will not apply depending on the dollar value of the acquisition. OHA reminded contractors that the nonmanufacturer rule applies only to acquisitions over the simplified acquisition threshold. As avid readers of our blog know, some things that can be quite confusing in small business federal contracting are the limitations on subcontracting, and its counterpart, the nonmanufacturer rule.
WashngtonExec
MAY 5, 2024
Richard Montoni’s life, both at home and in the office, is built on hard work, education and family. These values shaped his upbringing and early decisions, leading to his C-suite success. Montoni is a director on Maximus’ board of directors and was the company’s CEO from 2006-2018, and chief financial officer and treasurer from 2002-2006. [.
Federal News Network
MAY 10, 2024
It’s been four years since the Defense Department created six new acquisition pathways — including one specifically intended to speed up software acquisition. But as often happens with policy reforms, implementation is off to a slow start, so officials are building a cadre of software experts at the Pentagon to help speed up adoption. DoD created the software acquisition pathway as part of a broader overhaul to make its acquisition system more “adaptive” to the particular products or services th
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 9, 2024
VTG has booked a five-year, $130 million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command’s Integrated Warfare Systems Engineering Group to deliver a range of warfare systems engineering services. The prime contract covers end-to-end engineering services, spectrum management and test and evaluation support for Navy warfare, control and C5I systems, VTG said Tuesday.
Whistleblower Network News
MAY 10, 2024
On May 7, the Department of Justice announced it filed a complaint under the False Claims Act (FCA), against Study Across the Pond LLC (SATP) and its principal, John Borhaug. SATP is an organization that recruits American students to attend foreign schools in the U.K. and other countries. The government claims that SATP and Borhaug intentionally caused UK schools to make false claims to the Department of Education for federal student aid.
GovCon Wire
MAY 6, 2024
The U.S. Navy has awarded seven companies spots on a potential 10-year, $2.67 billion recompete contract to provide wireless mobility devices and related services for military personnel and federal civilian employees stationed within the country and U.S. territories.
Government Contracts
MAY 10, 2024
Electronically stored information on cellphones, and in particular text messages, can present unique litigation challenges, and recent court decisions demonstrate that counsel must carefully balance what data should be preserved, collected, reviewed and produced, say attorneys at Sidley.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 6, 2024
Rebellion Defense has received a contract from the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems X unit to equip sailors with its proprietary software designed to better recognize and track targets during missions.
Whistleblower Network News
MAY 9, 2024
On May 1, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Insight Global LLC, a company hired by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to provide staffing for COVID-19 contact tracing, agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to institute adequate cybersecurity measures. The case stems from a qui tam lawsuit filed against Insight Global by Terralyn Williams Seilkop, a former staff member who worked on contact tracing initiative.
GovCon Wire
MAY 9, 2024
Vivek Malhotra, co-founder and most recently president of Fairfax, Virginia-based cybersecurity firm VMD, has joined Xcelerate Solutions as president. Xcelerate said Wednesday Malhotra’s appointment came three months after the company merged with VMD to expand its portfolio of information technology and security capabilities for federal government clients.
WashngtonExec
MAY 7, 2024
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, [.
ExecutiveBiz
MAY 6, 2024
Stored energy technologies provider EnerSys has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire for $208 million Bren-Tronics, a manufacturer of portable power products for defense customers. EnerSys said Thursday it expects to close the all-cash transaction by the second quarter of 2024. Following the acquisition, Bren-Tronics will be integrated into EnerSys’ Specialty business.
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