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Harvard Seeks To Move 'Swiftly' In $2B Fund Freeze Suit

Government Contracts

Harvard University is seeking to move as quickly as possible to get to the merits of its suit challenging the Trump administration's $2.2 billion funding freeze, asking a Massachusetts federal judge to expedite discovery and briefing.

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Bill to reauthorize Technology Modernization Fund would extend program to 2032

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A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers are pushing for the reauthorization of the law that launched the Technology Modernization Fund. Reps. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on Thursday reintroduced the Modernizing Government Technology Act , which largely mimics legislation introduced during the last Congress, just with an updated sunset date of 2032 instead of 2031.

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DOT Drops SDNY Attys Who Accidentally Exposed Case Flaws

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The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday it replaced its defense counsel after the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York's Southern District accidentally filed publicly a confidential memo advising the DOT it's "very unlikely" to win litigation challenging the DOT's bid to kill New York's congestion pricing.

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Exiger Deemed SRM Market Leader in New Gartner Magic Quadrant

ExecutiveBiz

Software development company Exiger has been named a leader in Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrant for supplier risk management solutions. This year marks the first time that Gartner has created a Magic Quadrant for the SRM market, Exiger said Tuesday.

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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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DC Circ. Fears Newman Atty Would Impeach Disabled Judges

Government Contracts

The attorney fighting Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's suspension alarmed the D.C. Circuit on Thursday when he argued that judges can only have their work taken from them if they voluntarily resign or are impeached.

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Red Hat VP Chris Smith Receives Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

GovCon Wire

Chris Smith, vice president and general manager of North America Public Sector at Red Hat, has been presented with the 2025 Wash100 Award during a recent visit by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Smith won his first Wash100 Award in recognition of his efforts in promoting the use of open-source software in the public sector.

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RTX Reports $20.3B in Sales for Q1

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RTX reported $20.3 billion in sales, a 5 percent year-over-year increase and 8 percent organic growth, in the first quarter of 2025. RTX President and CEO Chris Calio said in a press release published Tuesday that the company’s Q1 growth is driven largely by a strong commercial aftermarket.

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Judge Presses Feds To Explain Int'l Students' Data Removal

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A Georgia federal judge on Thursday considered extending an order to restore over 130 current and former international students to a U.S. Immigration and Customs database, but suggested it remains unclear whether the move would even guarantee the students' legal immigration status.

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Data Management Is Key to Efficient DOD Decision-Making

FedTech Magazine

Defense agencies must improve data management and security across the entire multidomain mission-partner environment, as their increasingly intelligence-rich networks become bigger targets for attackers. As threat actors are now employing smarter, faster tactics, data access should only be enabled when and how its needed. The Pentagon delivered its initial version of Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control, or CJADC2, last year, in an effort to increase information sharing across all aspec

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10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks

Government Contracts

The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.

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VA watchdog found improper sharing of sensitive information on cloud apps 

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The Department of Veterans Affairs has been improperly sharing sensitive information on collaborative, cloud-based applications, according to the agencys Office of Inspector General. In a Tuesday report , the VA OIG found that employees could access documents and emails from other staffers on internal networks, including communications that contained personally identifiable information for veterans getting surgery, reference checks, human resources paperwork and more.

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Tenn. Middle District Proposes Rule Change Amid Speech Suit

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The four district judges of the Middle District of Tennessee have proposed an update to the local rules of court, including clarifying limits on what lawyers may tell the press amid civil proceedings, while a Nashville lawyer's free speech suit against the district is on appeal before the Sixth Circuit.

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Ultra I&C Closes Expeditionary Engineering Acquisition

GovCon Wire

Ultra Intelligence & Communications has completed the acquisition of Expeditionary Engineering to bolster its advanced networking and communications systems processing capabilities.

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Feds Slam City's Challenge To ICE's Planned NJ Facility

Government Contracts

The federal government unleashed sharp criticism against the city of Newark, New Jersey, lambasting its lawsuit to block GEO Group Inc.'s plans for an immigration detention facility and calling it an "admitted, aggressive, and legally unjustified" maneuver.

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AWS demonstrates resilient and secure edge-to-cloud at Department of Defense exercise

AWS Public Sector

The US Department of Defense (DoD) increasingly relies on commercial efforts to adopt and integrate novel and emerging technologies that are critical for mission success. The modern defense landscape evolves rapidly, and industry collaboration is a key component of success. In his March 6, 2025 memorandum, Directing Modern Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality , Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Pete Hegseth, echoes this sentiment when he asserts that [the] DoD must maximize the use of i

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'Egregious' Delays Wipe Out Ga. Health Fraud Case

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A Georgia federal judge on Thursday dismissed an eight-year-old case over alleged Medicaid fraud, calling the government's delays in bringing three healthcare executives to trial "egregious" and noting that the alleged criminal conduct took place between 12 and 25 years ago.

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KMITL transforms prospective student guidance with Amazon Bedrock

AWS Public Sector

King Mongkuts Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) , one of Thailands leading research and educational institutions, has been at the forefront of technological innovation in higher education for over 60 years. Every year, KMITL hosts a major educational exhibition and several open houses featuring innovation and research from various sectors that attract thousands of prospective students seeking guidance about their academic future.

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Contract Disputes Recap: Q&As, Gov't Claims, Pleading

Government Contracts

Attorneys at Seyfarth examine decisions from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims covering matters including superior knowledge, government claims and pleading standards.

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How to use data from the AWS Open Data program in Amazon Bedrock

AWS Public Sector

The AWS Open Data Sponsorship Program eliminates data acquisition barriers by hosting high-value datasets in the cloud, enabling researchers and analysts to focus on discovery and innovation rather than data management. When data is shared on Amazon Web Services (AWS) , anyone can analyze it and build services on top of it using a broad range of compute and data analytics products, including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) , Amazon Athena , AWS Lambda , and Amazon EMR.

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4th Circ. Won't Rehear Health Data Access Order Challenge

Government Contracts

The Fourth Circuit has declined an electronic medical records firm's request for the appellate court to rethink a panel's decision to dismiss its appeal of an order forcing the company to let a nursing data business access its patient information.

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BlackBerry AtHoc Crisis Communication Software Secures FedRAMP High Authorization

ExecutiveBiz

BlackBerry has secured the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, High authorization from the Joint Authorization Board for its crisis communication software BlackBerry AtHoc. The Waterloo, Canada-based company said Tuesday the FedRAMP High authorization is part of its efforts to provide federal agencies and critical infrastructure with advanced data security and operational resilience.

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$78M Navy Repair Award Challenge Falls Short, GAO Says

Government Contracts

The U.S. Government Accountability Office said a BAE Systems unit protesting a $78 million Navy award for repairs and alterations to the USS Russell should have been clearer about its capacity to dry-dock the destroyer if it wanted to land the job.

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Ronald Thompson Jr. Joins Telesat Government Solutions as Growth VP

ExecutiveBiz

Telesat Government Solutions has appointed Ronald Thompson Jr. as vice president of growth, bringing nearly four decades of experience in military service and the private sector. In his new role, Thompson will spearhead the organizations growth strategies and business development team, Telesat said Tuesday.

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Simplifying the aim and goals of procurement law

How to Crack a Nut

Thanks to Prof Carina Risvig Hamer, I had the opportunity to participate in the conference EU Public Procurement anno 2025 - Are the rules fit for purpose? at the University of Copenhagen. This was an interesting couple of days with plenty food for thought but also worryingly reminiscent of discussions already had back in 2011 during the previous round of review of the EU directives ( plus a change ).

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Steve McMahon Appointed Chief Customer Officer at Dynatrace

ExecutiveBiz

Steve McMahon has been named chief customer officer at Dynatrace. The artificial intelligence-powered observability platform said Tuesday McMahon will replace Matthias Dollentz-Scharer, who is retiring after more than a decade at the company. McMahon will officially take over on May 12 while Dollentz-Scharer will remain in an advisory role until Sept. 30.

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SandboxAQ Unveils Cyber Platform to Help Address AI Agent-Related Threats

GovCon Wire

SandboxAQ has launched AQtive Guard, a cyber platform designed to address threats posed by the rise of non-human identities, or NHIs, and other cryptographic assets used by artificial intelligence agents. What Is AQtive Guard?

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US Approves Ireland’s Request to Acquire Javelin Missiles

ExecutiveBiz

The Department of State has approved a proposed $46 million deal to sell FGM-148 Javelin missiles and Lightweight Command Launch Units, or LwCLUs, to Ireland. Congress was notified about the potential foreign military sale that aims to bolster Irelands security, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday.

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Air Force Issues RFI for Potential $20B TETRAS Contract Recompete

GovCon Wire

The U.S. Air Force has begun seeking industry input on a recompete of the Test & Evaluation Technologies for Ranges, Armaments & Spectrum II contract vehicle. TETRAS Contract Recompete Details According to the solicitation posted on SAM.gov Monday, the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year base period with five-year option periods.

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Carahsoft Named Master Government Aggregator for ClearML

ExecutiveBiz

Carahsoft Technology has partnered with ClearML to serve as the master government aggregator for ClearMLs Graphics Processing Unit-as-a-Service offering. The platform allows agencies to grant direct GPU access to internal and external users with minimal configuration and robust monitoring capabilities, Carahsoft said Wednesday.

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Defense Contractors’ Restrictions When Contracting with Chinese Companies

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Merle M. DeLancey, Jr. and Oliver E. Jury In the current economic climate, the obvious focus of many companies is on the administrations imposition of tariffs. However, government contractors, especially those contracting with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), must not lose sight of their current and potential future direct and indirect relationships with certain Chinese entities. … Continue reading "Defense Contractors Restrictions When Contracting with Chinese Companies" The post De

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Steve Azzara Named VP of Business Development at cBEYONData + SMX

ExecutiveBiz

Steve Azzara, formerly director of business development for the Department of Homeland Security practice at Changeis, has joined cBEYONData + SMX as vice president of business development.

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HumanTouch Taps IT Strategy Veteran Shawn Matheny as Account Exec

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Shawn Matheny, HumanTouch HumanTouch has named Shawn Matheny account executive. He brings over 20 years of experience in enterprise IT strategy, finance, budgeting and acquisitions across the federal and private sector, with a strong record of solving problems, delivering results and supporting mission success, the company said. Shawns strategic vision, budget acumen, technical depth, and ability to foster trusted partnerships across government agencies make him an exceptional fit for our team,

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D-Wave, Davidson Complete Advantage2 Quantum System Physical Assembly

ExecutiveBiz

D-Wave Quantum and Davidson Technologies have completed the physical assembly of the Advantage2 annealing quantum system at Davidsons facility in Huntsville, Alabama. Developing Quantum Computing for National Security D-Wave said Wednesday the recent development brings them closer to advancing quantum research for national security applications.

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Top General Counsels & Compliance Execs to Watch in 2025: Ultra Intelligence & Communications’ Dana Bono

WashngtonExec

Dana Bono,Ultra I&C Dana Bono General Counsel, Ultra Intelligence & Communications Dana Bono is focused on supporting and enabling strategic activity and growth that will continue to differentiate the company in the defense technology landscape. Ultra I&C has become known for its ability and its agility solving incredibly tough challenges at a rapid pace. “We continue to build upon that reputation as we grow in ways that enhance our technological edge while maintaining our res

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Marine Corps Marks 1,000 Flight Hours With GA-ASI’s MQ-9A

ExecutiveBiz

The U.S. Marine Corps has surpassed 1,000 flight hours with the MQ-9A unmanned aircraft, which it has been using to support service-level training exercises and weapons and tactics instructor courses.

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Top General Counsels & Compliance Execs to Watch in 2025: Siemens Government Technologies’ Matthew Madalo

WashngtonExec

Matthew Madalo, SGT Matthew Madalo Senior Vice President General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary, Siemens Government Technologies Matthew Madalo leads all legal, contracts, compliance and industrial security and facilities teams at Siemens Government Technologies, navigating all elements of government reporting requirements and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.