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January 26, 2024
Arlington Capital fund at 3.8B, Iron Bow wins 2B CCIN, FTC investigating AI and cloud providers, DOJ using Amazon Rekognition, OV1 proposal diagrams
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January 26, 2024
QUICK HITS
WH announces help expanding small biz access to contractors: SBA assistance, multiple-award contracts, incubators, and more.
Lawmakers probing SSA IG over potential referral to DHS IG: A probe into the DHS IG has been reignited over a $1.17M settlement.
The science and art of an OV-1 Diagram: Enhance your proposal text with graphics that are meaningful and tell a story.
DISA planning to prototype an AI concierge for the agency: The agency is working through security challenges and plans to test it the first half of this year.
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TRIVIA
DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
The laser weapon ramp-up that industry's asking for is still years away.
Officials are calling for patience on laser weapons while industry begs for bigger buys, which don't appear to be on any near-term horizon: OSD research and acquisition officials warn there are complex tactical questions to work out before laser guns can be bought in bulk. Read more
USAF 'will have to find the money' for Sentinel as ICBM replacement costs balloon.
As costs for the Air Force’s nuclear-tipped Minuteman III ICBM replacement balloon and its schedule slides by as much as two years, officials clarified that the LGM-35A Sentinel program will move forward and that “we will have to find the money. Sentinel is going to be funded." Read more
Software delay will reduce F-35 deliveries for a second year.
Lockheed will deliver just 75 to 100 of the tri-service jets this year; that’s down from the 147-to-153 range announced just three weeks ago, and likely even less than the 96 or so delivered last year against the same target. The problem is with the Technology Rollout-3 software, part of the Block 4 improvements to the planes’ sensors and weapons. Jets equipped with TR-3 were originally to begin arriving in late 2023, a date that slipped to April or June. Read more
ICYMI:
Event: Army to host Rapid Access to Products in Development virtual industry day on February 16.
Budget disputes may cause delays to Pentagon's JADC2 accessibility.
Navy's rapid capabilities process can deploy new weapons faster.
US-Vietnam defense cooperation has never been stronger, but it's only one aspect of a relationship that's been maturing for decades.
Defense Contract Awards
CACI gets a $526M Network Modernization and Sustainment task order from the U.S. Army
The U.S. Air Force & AFWERX selected Qrypt for an STTR Phase 1 contract to enhance AF’s quantum-secure encryption.
Lockheed Martin and Boeing have been awarded a $66M AF contract for Mobile User Objective System Service Life Extension.
A $245.9M Undersea Defensive Family of Systems and Weapons contract was awarded to 13 companies.
Follow the Defense Leaders
Agile Defense names a new VP of Defense Growth and new CIO.
Cubic’s former VP & GM is now Ultra Intelligence & Communications’ VP & CTO.
DCS Corporation’s new President & COO was the former Army & Marine Corps Sector EVP.
Defense Job Openings
NAVAIR is looking for a Program Manager.
USACE needs a Program Manager.
The DCMA is seeking a Program Manager.
ARNG is hiring a Deputy Logistics Management Officer.
INTEL COMMUNITY
DOJ discloses FBI project with Amazon Rekognition tool.
The DOJ has revealed that the FBI is in the initial stages of utilizing Amazon Rekognition. Despite Amazon's previous announcement of a moratorium on police use of Rekognition, it remains unclear whether the FBI is employing facial recognition technology through this project, named "Amazon Rekognition – AWS – Project Tyr," which is focused on customizing the tool for reviewing and identifying items containing nudity, weapons, explosives, and other identifying information. Read more
NGA launches National GEOINT Operations Center.
NGA’s round-the clock “watch floor” has been in operation since the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, an NGA predecessor organization, was formed in 1996. Building on lessons learned from more than two decades of expertise and fusing multiple watch functions, the National GEOINT Operations Center delivers distinct visual products and geospatial information to military and national-level decision-makers. Read more
ICYMI:
RFI: DIA seeks R&D, O&M support for Tech South.
Enlightenment unveils its RealmOne intelligence platform.
30-year Federal government veteran departs CIA digital innovation post.
NGA seeks GEOINT Mission Manager for Targeting, Military Issues.
ODNI needs a Strategic Planning Deputy Director.
CIVILIAN
DHS testing 'liveness' detection tech to tamp down on fraudsters.
For vendors interested in testing tech that determines whether an image is legit or fraudulent and from a hacker, the DHS's Science and Technology Directorate is taking applications from developers to test ‘liveness’ detection technologies to weed out spoofs. Read more
FTC announces market inquiry between AI developers and cloud service providers.
The FTC will launch an inquiry into partnerships and investments made between AI developers. Chairwoman Khan said that the FTC will focus on assessing if agreements between major cloud providers — such as Amazon, Microsoft and others — are influencing the “competition across layers of the AI stack.” Read more
ICYMI:
Grant Opportunity: NSF seeks proposals for Algorithms for Threat Detection support. $3 million in funding.
IRS gears up to debut Direct File pilot program.
Listen: Industry leaders describe strategies to secure 5G networks.
GSA may be raising reimbursement caps if you're moving for work.
Don't miss HUD's FY24-25 contracting opportunities forecast.
Civilian Contracts Awards
The VA awarded Iron Bow Technologies a $2B CCIN contract.
2023 edition of NSF Materials Research Program to receive $73M in funding.
Parsons bags a spot on $200M GSA Construction Management contract.
Follow Civilian Leaders
The new TMF Deputy Executive Director was DOL’s former Director.
Former Microsoft CMO is now Booz Allen Hamilton’s VP of Health.
Bizzel promotes former DSA VP as SVP of Business Development.
Former BAE Sys Director is now SysNet Technologies’ VP of Corporate Growth.
Civilian Job Openings
The NSF is looking for an Assistant Director.
The Secret Service is hiring a Program Manager.
M&A CORNER
Arlington Capital Partners closes its latest fund at $3.8B.
Arlington Capital Partners has closed its latest oversubscribed fund at $3.8B, the largest in its history. Exceeding its $3.25B target, the firm anticipates that "Fund VI" will continue building market leaders in government-regulated industries. Read more
Saalex acquires Spalding Consulting for $75M.
In a recent move to expand its information technology and software capabilities in the Federal contracting sphere, Saalex has acquired Spalding Consulting for approximately $75M. Read more
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SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
Should Congress create an agency to monitor Big Tech platforms?
A group of senators is pushing for Congress to put together an agency that would oversee digital platforms; the proposed federal agency would be part of a larger bipartisan discussion around the regulation of AI tech. Read more
What standards should law enforcement adhere to when using AI?
The GAO's director of Science, Technology Assessment and analytics believes that challenges persist in use cases of law enforcement having used AI algorithms to sift through data to help with investigations — particularly related to biased training. Read more
Why should we furnish technical rationale to stamp a space program as 'special access'?
The DOD has completely rewritten its classification policy for secret space programs. But with the rewrite comes the added burden of furnishing technical rationale before a space program may be deemed 'special access'. Read more
TRIVIA ANSWER
B - FIVE
A flying ace, fighter ace, or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually considered to be five or more. (Source) Also, here are some stories about celebrity Air Aces from the first World War.
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