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- December 27, 2023
December 27, 2023
ULA gets buyout bids, top OASIS and SB awards, 508 guidance, NSA Cybersecurity Year in Review, CMMC, Draft ASCEND BPA, 2023 Year of AI
Good morning. Here’s one thing you don’t need to return after the holidays: GovBrew. We’re back with our next-to-last newsletter to wrap up the year. We hope your holiday weekend was most excellent!
—The GovBrew Crew
QUICK HITS
Leveraging limited resources as a small biz: Three growth tactics: leveraging associations, differentiating your firm, using LinkedIn…
Beyond Biden’s executive order: An AI roadmap for agencies. And also, here’s how to evaluate AI use cases after the EO.
Draft ASCEND BPA dropped while you were OOO. Multi-Agency BPA seeks IaaS, Paas, SaaS, and IT prof. services. Responses due Jan 30.
DOD issues proposed CMMC rule: Get familiar, because you’ll be expected to be in compliance.
DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
Ethical Terminators; Or, how defense leaders learned to love AI.
A retrospective: Over the past year, the nation's defense leaders have come a long way in defining “Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence” — they've even convinced other nations to sign on to the idea. Read more
DOD emphasizes commitment to warfighter brain health.
The DOD intends to take action with its Warfighter Brain Health Initiative; the Initiative is a coordinated effort between operational and medical communities. Its critical focus is optimizing the brain health of the warfighter and actively leading the way forward. Read more
US destroyer, Super Hornet splash red Sea attack drones and missiles.
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer and fighters from aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) interdicted a dozen suicide drones and anti-ship missiles on Tuesday. Houthi forces fired the 12 attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles, and two land-attack cruise missiles from Yemen. Read more
ICYMI:
The military’s federal border mission set to continue in 2024.
In the Fourth Infantry Division, soldiers are cooking up homebrew data tools.
New in 2024: Who will win the Air Force’s next-gen fighter contract?
Air warfare in 2023: The year of the drone and the shadow of AI.
After a tough year, recruiting for the military is looking up.
Defense Contract Awards
Peraton beats out two to win $2.84B US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) SITEC 3 EOM contract.
BPMI receives $889M in Navy contracts for Nuclear Propulsion Component Production.
Strategic Alliance Business Group secures $115M Air Force task order for Advisory, Assistance Services.
Rocket Lab wins $515M contract to build 18 satellites for a secret gov’t agency (probably SDA).
RTX wins $407M mod for cruise missile experiments.
Follow the Defense Leaders
Former Senior Manager for Ballistic Missile Defense is now Lockheed Martin’s C6ISR Strategy, Business Development VP.
Former VP of Business Development is now CIS Secure’s CTO.
Lockheed Martin's VP elected as ForwardEdge ASIC’s Board Member.
Defense Job Openings
ODNI needs a Director of EEO Compliance.
USARC is seeking a Director of Plans, Training, and Security.
NAVAIR is looking for a Supervisory Program Manager.
Army CI Command is hiring a Program Manager.
END OF YEAR RECAP…
Top 3 Largest OASIS & OASIS-SB Awards in 2023.
This week, we continue exploring the largest contracts awarded in 2023. OASIS and OASIS-SB are governmentwide multiple award, IDIQ contracts that provide flexible and innovative solutions for complex professional services.
INTEL COMMUNITY
The Pentagon’s effort to get to zero trust in ‘23 made big strides.
The Pentagon this year became laser-focused on getting the implementation of the security concept right this year after the leak of hundreds of classified documents. Overall, it seems that the DOD is taking steps toward true zero trust, although there's still progress to be made. Read more
ICYMI:
NSA publishes 2023 Cybersecurity Year in Review.
DIA posts HF OTHR RFI.
Lockheed Martin hires C6ISR Strategy, Business Development VP.
CIVILIAN
Agencies off the hook for spending cuts - for a few months.
According to OMB, the requirement to reduce discretionary spending under the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) wouldn’t take effect until “after full-year appropriations are enacted, or April 30, whichever comes first,” meaning agencies don’t have to worry about a 1% sequestration on discretionary funds kicking in for a few more months. Read more
FDA, CISA must update cyber agreement to prevent medical device hacking.
The FDA and CISA need to update cyber agreements for medical devices, according to a GAO watchdog, which said that medical devices are not commonly hacked but still called them “a source of cybersecurity concern warranting significant attention.” Read more
VA plans facial recognition pilot for health care employees to speed service up.
VA Chief Information Security Officer Lynette Sherrill said the department plans on piloting facial recognition tools next year at VA hospitals, particularly for frontline clinicians working in ICUs. The pilot, if successful, would give VA healthcare employees an alternative to using their Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards to securely log onto the department’s network. Read more
ICYMI:
OMB releases ‘broad’ Section 508 accessibility guidance for gov’t tech.
IRS has compliance issues with government TikTok ban.
AI talent wanted: Federal government is searching far and wide to fill new cutting-edge positions. Apply now!
AI provides a net advantage to federal cyber defenders—if they can use it.
US Coast Guard keeps its C-27Js grounded after cracks found.
Civilian Contracts Awards
NIH awards 5 spots on $500M Strategic Technical ARPA-H Talent Support contract.
$45M HUD OCIO POG 7 Community Planning and Development.
Contract Award: $20M EPA Office of Planning, Analysis, and Accountability Mission Support BPA.
Follow Civilian Leaders
DHS Executive Director becomes CFPB’s Deputy CIO.
Former AMI EVP is now Nordic Federal’s President.
Former Proxicom CEO becomes DXC Technology’s Interim President and CEO.
Former Leidos VP appointed as Expansia’s CGO.
Civilian Job Openings
FCC is looking for an EEO Program Manager.
The FAA is seeking a Deputy Vice President.
VHA needs an Assistant Medical Center Director.
VHA is hiring a Program Manager.
M&A CORNER
Report: ULA gets buyout bids from Blue Origin, Cerberus.
Blue Origin and private equity firm Cerebus have made bids for United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Some biz gossip also says that Textron is also interested. Some estimates guess that ULA could be worth between $2-3 billion. Cha-ching! Read more
AAR announces agreement to acquire Triumph Group’s Product Support business.
AAR Corp., a provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, has entered into a definitive agreement with Triumph Group to purchase Triumph Product Support for $725M in cash. Read more.
SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
What do federal retirees have to say about their public service?
The government, in its effort to recruit the best and brightest against private sector jobs that may offer higher salaries and less red tape, has always leaned on its public-facing mission to attract workers, and according to one survey, retirees generally look back on their service favorably. Read more
What can 37 billion dollars do to improve at-home caregiving?
Over 7 million older and disabled Americans rely on home- and community-based services to support them in daily activities like eating, dressing, and bathing in their own homes, rather than in facilities like nursing homes or state institutions. Now, new data on American Rescue Plan funding for home and community-based service highlights successes and underscores the need for more. Read more
Who is considered an AI worker?
A GAO watchdog has said that if the DOD wants a future that relies on AI, it must first improve the way it thinks about its AI workforce and work on a better definition of an "AI worker.” Read more
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