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August 19, 2024
Lockheed to buy Terran Orbital, $1.6B CHIPS deal for Texas Instruments, Navy CIO info superiority report, biodefense supercomputer, SSA has plan but needs money
GovBrew
August 19, 2024
QUICK HITS
What’s at the bottom of the ICEberg? How the ICE Pact helped the US recruit allies in its race for Arctic icebreakers.
Federal stakeholders agree they want civil service reform: But the range of their perspectives on implementation is unsurprisingly vast.
The SSA has a plan to improve operations: But it needs more funding to tackle its 170+ to-do items.
Feds on official travel look forward to reimbursable costs bump: The increase marks the third consecutive year of rising lodging rates.
DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
F-35 Joint Program Office wants initial inventory by next December.
In an email sent earlier this month, The F-35 JPO said it is "actively collaborating with OSD and our industry partners to enhance inventory control procedures and data automation processes" and that "these efforts are preparing the JPO to have an initial trial balance by December 2025, ultimately working in support of a clean audit opinion for DOD by 2028.” Read more
INDOPACOM is "underinvested" in special ops in the Pacific.
According to the command’s leader, "the time is now to get the SOF enterprise focused on the Indo-Pacific to the extent that we can.” On the strategic importance of Taiwan: “It is important to all of the nations that matters not be settled by force.” Read more
Meet the DOD's new supercomputer for national biodefense.
The DOD and NNSA have launched a new supercomputing system at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; the DOD says the supercomputer is designed to strengthen the nation’s biological defense programs by enhancing their computing capabilities. Read more
ICYMI:
DARPA to host quantum benchmarking initiative proposers day.
USAF released a special mission display processor for C-130Js Super Hercules aircraft.
Space Force deploys EPS-R payloads in historic launch.
BAH’s VoLT corporate strategy: Here’s how it’s playing out after it acquired PAR Government Systems.
Defense Contract Awards
23 companies were awarded spots on a $12.5B DOD IDIQ contract base infrastructure modernizations.
Two companies to develop gamma prototype satellites for SDA under $424M agreement.
Navy awards 3 spots on $146M contract for software, IT support.
TekPro Support Services won a $100M WHS contract for acquisition support services.
Follow the Defense Leaders
USMC assistant deputy commandant of resources named Navy deputy assistant secretary.
Clear Ridge Defense has tapped its new Head of Growth.
Defense Job Openings
USAF looking for a Deputy Assistant Secretary, Financial Operations.
USAF seeks Director of the Air Force Enterprise Management.
FUNNY
INTEL COMMUNITY
FBI & CISA assert ransomware poses little risk to vote counts.
The FBI and CISA have released an announcement reminding the general public that ransomware will only cause delays and not pose threats to counting votes. They assure the public that integrity of our elections remains secure. Read more
DCSA enrolling more employees in continuous vetting.
The DCSA is starting to enroll more federal employees in continuous vetting; the agency has begun offering continuous vetting services for non-sensitive public trust positions — these include jobs in law enforcement, public safety, and cybersecurity. Read more
ICYMI:
BAA Call: Office of Naval Research seeks ISR & electronic warfare proposals.
Navy Department CIO issues information superiority vision 2.0.
Keysight Technologies joins the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative.
CACI wins $239M US Army intelligence analysis task order.
Booz Allen Hamilton recruits proven leader in ISR as Vice President.
CIVILIAN
VA taking "cautious" approach when it comes to veteran-facing AI.
VA’s OCTO and AI Health Product Lead Kaeli Yuen said that despite not offering AI tech directly to vets, “everything we’re doing is ultimately veteran-focused, and even things we do for employee productivity, it’s so we can more quickly serve veterans.” Yuen highlighted that VA health clinics have been leveraging AI tools for decades – particularly when it comes to risk prediction for suicide – but with the rise of generative AI in the past few years, the department has been able to accomplish even more. Read more
Lawmakers turn up the heat on USPS to adopt stricter heat protections.
77 House lawmakers have pressed the Postal Service to adopt stricter extreme heat protections for employees, calling on the agency to “immediately implement” the standards in the workplace heat rule the OSHA proposed last month. Read more
White House advisory board wants GPS governance to expand beyond DOD.
The White House National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing advisory board says the U.S. needs the "locus of authority and accountability for PNT decision-making beyond DOD GPS program management." Read more
ICYMI:
RFP: Postal Service OIG seeks contractors for tech support.
Treasury unveils updated Committee on Foreign Investment website.
IG report highlights a lack of plans for replacing IRS' legacy systems.
CBP Office of IT releases strategy for FY 2024-2028.
Civilian Contracts Awards
Commerce signs $1.6B CHIPS deal with Texas Instruments.
Akima wins $685M DHS contract for immigration detention support.
Four Points awarded $9.9M cloud infrastructure hosting support task for ICE.
Follow Civilian Leaders
Federal tech exec named federal sales EVP at Summit Technology.
Health informatics expert assumes Leidos health & civil CDO role.
Civilian Job Openings
DOE seeks Deputy Director (Procurement) at its Golden Field Office.
Become the next Airplane Pilot with the NNSA.
M&A CORNER
Lockheed Martin to acquire Terran Orbital.
Lockheed Martin has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire satellite-based solutions firm Terran Orbital. Lockheed believes the transaction will pave a path for further advancement as the company continues to expand its capabilities. Read more
SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
Why does a modular approach work so well for Army command posts? A major priority for the Army is rethinking command posts and command and control applications. SOURCE↗︎
Is NASA’s supersonic X-59 about to take its maiden flight? The superonic plane has a few more tests to undergo first. SOURCE↗︎
Is the Pentagon getting better at buying tech? Two programs suggest that it's indeed making real progress. SOURCE↗︎
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