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July 1, 2024
DZYNE buys High Point Aerotech, Lockheed wins two $billion contracts, DOS “goes” AI, DHS tests AI for intel, GovCon J&A, DIU supercomputing cloud
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July 01, 2024
QUICK HITS
Supreme Court hamstrings agencies' administrative powers: The court has ended judicial deference to federal agency expertise.
FedRAMP publishes final emerging tech prioritization framework: It aims to hasten new tech’s inclusion in the FedRAMP Marketplace.
Preparing a great business plan for government contracting: Here are some of the biggest basics to keep in mind.
Here’s the unwritten truth about conferences: If you’re new or have never been on the GovCon end of conferences, this is a must-read.
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DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
NAVSEA in its ‘survey era,’ writes top civilian in Taylor Swift lyric-loaded email.
“This survey will take you less time than listening to “All Too Well” (Taylor's Version) 10 min edition," promised Chris Miller, executive director of US Naval Sea Systems Command, in an email to employees. Read more
DIU gives green light to supercomputer cloud services.
Supercomputer cloud services have been greenlit by the Pentagon's innovation office after 18 months of work, meaning troops in the field may soon have supercomputers at their fingertips on the battlefield's frontlines. Read more
Photo story: Team Air Force participates in DOD's Warrior Games.
Team Air Force from the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program participated in the 2024 Department of Defense Warrior Games; the 10-day event is composed of more than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. Read more
ICYMI:
GAO issues recommendations to help MDA meet missile defense deadline.
Army eyes July release for upcoming AI industry partnerships RFI.
Learn about USAF's current events and issues at the upcoming 2024 Air Defense Summit. (See also “Unwritten Truth about Conferences” in Quick Hits, above.)
USAF establishes research center to advance hypersonic development: ARCH.
Leaked documents: China is turning to private firms for offensive cyber operations.
Defense Contract Awards
Lockheed won a $5.3B Army contract for Phased Array Tracking Radar work.
Lockheed also booked a $1.6B Navy contract for F-35 logistics support services.
General Dynamics to continue combat vehicle production for Army under $323M award.
Cruz Associates Inc. awarded $103M contractor support services task for USSOCOM.
Direct Viz Solutions awarded $10M IT support services mod for Army.
Follow the Defense Leaders
DISA taps its director of enterprise engineering and innovation as new CXO.
Saildrone welcomes 22-year executive leader as VP of BD.
Defense Job Openings
NAVAIR seeks Deputy Program Executive Officer for Strike Weapons Programs.
Secretary of the Navy Offices seeks new CISO.
Coast Guard searching for new Chief, Family Services Division.
Fleet Forces Command on the lookout for Director for C5ISR and CIO.
FUNNY
INTEL COMMUNITY
DOD research project sees success with AI-driven declassification.
A DOD study has seen a 'big breakthrough' in using AI/ML to manage and declassify records; the study comes as Congress presses the Biden administration for progress on efforts to streamline classification and declassification. Read more
DHS tests AI waters with tools for intel analysts.
Cloud-based AI tools for sensitive but unclassified data help make DHS’s jobs easier—but there will always be a human in the loop. Avery Alpha, principal deputy undersecretary for intelligence and analysis, said, “We're in a bit of a hybrid information environment, my piece of the intel community specifically, because…DHS Intel was created after 9/11 to plug that gap that became very obvious between the state and local partners, and the more highly classified intel community.” Read more
ICYMI:
RFI: DOD looking for cyber threat intelligence support.
RFI: ACC-INSCOM seeks info on network operations support services.
Former Cubic director joins Ultra Intelligence & Communications as CISO.
Tyto Athene subsidiary Qbase LLC wins spot on FBI's ITSSS-2 BPA.
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CIVILIAN
CDO Council still awaits White House guidance critical to its advisory mission.
The federal organization charged with helping agencies establish best practices for the use, protection and dissemination of data is a year away from sunsetting and still waiting on the release of White House guidance on how agencies should implement an open government data law. Read more
For EEOC employees, workloads are much higher than they should be.
Current Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Burrows says the ongoing challenge of balancing agency staffing levels with the number of incoming cases hasn’t gone away, despite the EEOC's investigations into workplace discrimination cases beginning as early as 1965. Read more
Homeland Security is returning its personnel to the frontlines.
DHS says they are returning more of its personnel to the front lines as it implements the White House’s new, restrictive border policies. DHS says that encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border have decreased by 40% to less than 2,400 per week since the new policy was implemented, which immediately rejects most migrants seeking entry into the county. Read more
ICYMI:
State Department encourages employees to experiment with AI.
NSF unveils investment program to advance privacy-enhancing technologies.
FDA requests comments on strategies to improve technological advancement, CX.
DHS CIO aims to expand cybersecurity hiring program.
Optimizing retirement savings strategies for feds starts with putting a drop in the 'Bucket Strategy'.
Civilian Contracts Awards
Aptim Federal Services snags $630M DOE order for facility decommissioning support.
Leidos wins $476M NASA cargo mission support contract.
Entegris set to receive up to $75M in CHIPS and Science Act funding
Follow Civilian Leaders
National energy laboratory executive to become MITRE president, CEO.
Fornax Advanced Materials names its new director of materials science.
Core4ce announces three new leadership appointments.
Former senior director at Paradyme promoted to DOJ practice VP.
Civilian Job Openings
USDA Ag Research Service seeks Director, Nat’l Agricultural Library.
DOE is still on the lookout for a new Chief Technology Officer.
TSA is looking for a new Senior Liaison Officer.
M&A CORNER
DZYNE Technologies acquires High Point Aerotechnologies.
DZYNE Technologies has acquired High Point Aerotechnologies for an undisclosed sum to expand its portfolio of air defense technology platforms with the addition of counter-uncrewed autonomous system capabilities. Read more
SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
What does J&A mean in GovCon?
Commonly referred to as J&A, justification and approval is a critical document used when a contract is awarded to a contractor without the usual competitive process. Learn more about J&A in government contracting, as well as its contents and requirements. Read more
Why are ICE detainees suffering preventable deaths?
In this Q&A, an emergency physician and clinical fellow in health policy and social emergency medicine at the Harvard Kennedy School discusses her research into ICE’s track record on detainee medical care and what needs to be done to improve medical care for people in ICE custody. Read more
How is cutting edge tech at Euro 2024 changing the face of soccer?
From smart-enabled match balls and AI to cryogenic recovery chambers, soccer is being transformed by the cutting-edge technology available to players, coaches and officials. That much has been evident at Euro 2024, where advancements in areas such as equipment and sports science have been deployed on and off the field, designed to improve the game, the fan experience and player welfare. Read more
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