FedScoop

APRIL 10, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs provided Congress with a “long overdue” update Tuesday on efforts to modernize its supply chain, fielding questions from lawmakers about the department’s transparency regarding the plan. The post Congress presses VA on modernization overhaul, supply chain system upgrade appeared first on FedScoop.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Jim Blastos , formerly vice president of global supply chain at Autocar Trucks, has been named VP of supply chain management at Austal USA. He will oversee procurement, strategic sourcing, warehousing, logistics, material management and production control, the shipbuilder said Monday.

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Art of Procurement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The post Getting a Kiss From a World Class Supply Chain appeared first on Art of Procurement. Founded in 1894 by Milton Hershey, The Hershey Company has seen their share of ups and downs. Not only have.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 12, 2024

The pandemic and its aftermath created a greater awareness of the fragility of global supply chains, and the federal government’s over reliance on adversaries in the supply chain. Two different supply chain supply regimes essentially govern supply acquisition: The Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA).

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Art of Procurement

JUNE 2, 2024

The post Meeting Supply Chain Volatility with Agility and Resilience appeared first on Art of Procurement. “You have to make investments in your supplier network if you want to be successful. The old days of ‘I.

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The post Supply Chain Post Mortem: Convoy appeared first on Art of Procurement. Convoy (2015 – 2023) was a freight brokerage that aimed to disrupt a high-volume, low-margin space by applying advanced automation.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

JULY 11, 2024

Many businesses choose to enter or expand their presence in the Federal market through subcontracts; however, there are many potential pitfalls for contractors that are not well versed in the unique requirements that arise when doing business in the US supply chain.

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ExecutiveBiz

JUNE 27, 2024

Interos has secured a five-year contract from the General Services Administration to enable the Department of Defense and civilian agencies to access its supply chain risk management platform.

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Art of Procurement

MAY 11, 2023

The post [Pod] Supply Chain Cyber Attack: Expeditors and iRobot appeared first on Art of Procurement. Cyber attacks have been on the rise since 2020, occurring with increasing frequency and having a more detrimental impact to.

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WashngtonExec

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For WashingtonExec’s Top Supply Chain Execs to Watch in 2023, we identified the leaders in GovCon helping federal customers with supply chain risk management, managing procurement processes, centralizing supply chain systems, ensuring technology is getting to where it needs to go, and helping the nation work through unprecedented supply chain challenges. (..)

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Art of Procurement

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The post Smucker’s + Hostess = Supply Chain Synergy appeared first on Art of Procurement. In mergers and acquisitions, synergies are the benefits of combining two organizations that go beyond their new larger size.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 26, 2024

Two weeks ago, FAR & Beyond focused on the “Competing Global Supply Chain Approaches” governing federal acquisition. This blog continues to explore the mixed supply chain messages the federal government is communicating to the industrial base. It is more a question of the unintended consequences in the supply chain.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 26, 2024

The pandemic and its aftermath only further exposed the fragility of our supply chains in all parts of the economy. Two prominent procurement laws address supply chains and the industrial base: the Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). Some believe a clarification may be affected via legislation.

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ExecutiveBiz

JULY 9, 2024

Exiger, a supply chain and third-party risk artificial intelligence company, has acquired University of Cambridge spin-out Versed AI in an effort to expand its AI-powered supply chain visibility, data and mapping capabilities.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 15, 2024

Bill Rubin , a nearly two-decade Northrop Grumman veteran, was named vice president of global supply chain at Booz Allen Hamilton. The executive was with Northrop for more than 19 years, joining the defense contractor in 2005 and most recently serving as senior director of global supply chain.

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Art of Procurement

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The post The Psychological Long Tail of Supply Chain Disruption appeared first on Art of Procurement. Traditionally, procurement has been measured on their ability to generate savings and bring spend under management. That has led to.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

MAY 24, 2024

Cara Wulf and Philip Lee identify how to ensure that good cybersecurity hygiene flows through a contractor’s supply chain. More information The post Supply Chain Management and Cybersecurity Updates appeared first on McCarter & English, LLP.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It has the authority to issue recommendations for removing or excluding products and services from federal supply chains. This rule will also help make government supply chains and information systems more resilient and less subject to disruptions that could impact government operations,” it adds.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

formerly vice president of operations and federal services at i-Link Solutions, has joined CACI International (NYSE: CACI) as senior vice president of supply chain management and purchasing, according to a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. Bob Busey, Jr.,

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GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Michelle Styczynski-Hamblin, a two-decade veteran of RTX (NYSE: RTX) and its former iterations, has been named vice president of APS operations and supply chain at the company’s Raytheon business arm, according to a LinkedIn post published Friday.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 2, 2024

Rob Carey , president of Cloudera Government Solutions , stressed the importance of data integrity in protecting the artificial intelligence supply chain from malicious actors and ensuring the security of warfighters relying on AI capabilities.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Reports of large-scale cyberattacks such as the Russian breach of SolarWinds, the passage of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and the signing of President Joe Biden’s cybersecurity executive order have kept cyber supply chain risks top of mind for policymakers and federal agencies.

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ivalua

JANUARY 8, 2023

The German Supply Chain Act, or Lieferkettengesetz, is a new piece of legislation that came into effect January 2023 with an extended remit from January 1, 2024. In Germany, this figure amounts to approximately 3,000 companies and requires them to conduct due diligence to identify and address potential risks in their supply chain.

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Art of Procurement

JANUARY 25, 2024

In June 2023, the Journal of Economic Perspectives published a paper titled “How Far Goods Travel: Global Transport and Supply. The post Weight and Value x Distance: Studying Global Supply Chain Use and Cost appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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GovCon Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

Robert Hill, founder and CEO of Cyturus, highlighted the importance of complying with regulatory requirements like the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in order to ensure the security of every link in the supply chain and protect tiny subsystems in U.S.

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Redstone Government Consulting

JANUARY 10, 2024

The FAR Council issued an interim rule , effective December 4, 2023, which implements the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA). This included three new FAR clauses which prohibit the delivery or use of “covered articles” subject to a FASCSA order in the performance of a government contract.

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Government Contracts

MAY 23, 2024

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council's recent proposed rulemaking clarifies plans to ban government purchases of semiconductors from certain Chinese companies, creating uncertainty around how contractors will be able to adjust supply chains that are already burdened and contracted to capacity, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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GovLoop

JULY 17, 2024

Enter the SBOM After some dramatic supply-chain breaches in which hackers exploited vulnerabilities in commonly used software to attack all users of those applications, the government has emphasized the SBOM — software bill of materials.

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Import and Trade Remedies

JULY 22, 2024

On 27 June 2024, the UK Court of Appeal (“CA”) notably overturned a High Court decision by finding in favour of the World Uyghur Congress (“WUC”) in a case on forced labour and human rights abuses in overseas supply chains.

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The post Is it the most wonderful time of the supply chain year? According to the National Retail Federation, 43 percent of people started doing their holiday shopping in October, leading the NRF. appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 17, 2024

On April 1, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued a final rule updating the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add Part 40 on information security and supply chain security. View the full article

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ExecutiveBiz

MAY 8, 2024

ASRC Federal and the Defense Logistics Agency have signed a partnership agreement to push the implementation of joint strategies and process improvements to strengthen supply chain support to U.S. warfighters.

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ivalua

JULY 14, 2022

Ivalua study finds 97% of procurement leaders see significant disruption in direct materials supply chain; 67% not confident in existing technology; 84% consider modernization a ‘strategic priority’. Nearly all executives surveyed (97%) point to significant disruption today in their direct materials supply chain.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

Global alternative asset firm TPG (Nasdaq: TPG) has agreed to place up to $228 million strategic majority investment in supply chain risk intelligence provider Sayari to support the latter's new platform launch and global expansion efforts.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JUNE 24, 2024

Effective January 1, 2027, COTS items will be exempt from the updated prohibition unless they are 50% or more covered material (not just tungsten) by weight. Key Takeaways Now that the final rule has clarified requirements, companies should consider: Reviewing their supply chains for prohibited covered materials and products.

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WashngtonExec

MAY 15, 2024

A former SAIC executive, he became senior vice president of supply chain and logistics at ASRC Federal last spring, when the smaller firm acquired SAIC’s logistics and supply chain business. “I I ran our logistics and supply chain business at SAIC for the [.]

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The software supply chain includes frameworks, user-interface components, logging tools, and a range of other nuts-and-bolts elements, all shared via repositories. With all these components under the hood, “we need to be talking about the software supply chain.” How are they getting into your final build?”

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