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May 24, 2024
SEWP VI and other NASA RFPs, Mobix Labs acquires RaGE Systems, 14 companies win spots on $2.4B FAA IT contract, USPS price hikes, Google Cloud is FedRAMP High certified
GovBrew
May 24, 2024
Good morning. We have some bittersweet news for you today. It’s bitter for those who look forward to our Monday news to kick off your week, but sweet because it involves BBQ, beach days, and an extra day of sleeping in. We’ll be taking a brief break on Monday, but we’ll be back in your email inbox on Wednesday!
—The GovBrew Crew
QUICK HITS
NASA’s SEWP VI Final RFP dropped.
Govology 101: Here’s what you need to know about “SDVOSB Sole Source Contracts.”
Google Cloud is FedRAMP High certified for 100+ services: Security controls are available to all customers, inside gov’t and out.
Federal agency morale bounced back in 2023: Last year also saw boosts in employee engagement and job satisfaction.
TRIVIA 🤔
By what percent do you think investments in AI applications for space operations have increased, from FY2019 to FY2025? |
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DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
Battlespace awareness is job #1, says top DOD officer.
DISA Director/DODIN Commdr: "I don't think you can overstate the threat that we live in, in the cyber domain today. All you have to do is go look at open-source reporting. "And you can see that the People's Republic of China is trying to get into our critical infrastructure … because they want to gain the strategic positional advantage," he continued. "It's our job to make sure that they don't do that." Read more
Army driving enterprise training across three dimensions, five warfighting domains.
Brig. Gen. Woodward provides insight into mastering multi-domain operations and the challenges of transforming in contact: “An example of transforming in contact is our work on the command and control networks and battle command systems that we have realized are not survivable on the modern battlefield. They’re too big, they put out too much of a signature, they’re hard to move around. How do we make them smaller, more agile, less seen in the electromagnetic spectrum? That’s a 12 to 24 month challenge.” Read more
Navy wants to piggyback on Army data analytics through new policy.
The Navy is looking to the Army for greater data analytics capabilities and is planning to release a new information strategy in July; a new policy would encourage secure information sharing. Read more
ICYMI:
RFP: AFRL has released the Ephemeral Paragon (E-Gon) RFP. Proposals are due June 7.
RFP: DTRA is seeking Counter-CBRN Threat proposals. The deal is worth $3.5B.
Forecast: USSF projects $1.7B in commercial satcom awards over next year
Memo from Army undersecretary sets stage for broader digital engineering adoption.
Defense agencies: It’s time for a multi-cloud strategy.
High-power patients get treated better in military hospitals.
Defense Contract Awards
BlueHalo secures $95M for Army energy tech prototype development
Raytheon won a $227M Navy contract for AIM-9X and AIM-9X Block II missile support services.
USSF awards six contracts study contracts for ASTRO-E.
Civileon Research & Tech won a $48M Marine Corps tactics training support contract.
Follow the Defense Leaders
Defense Job Openings
USPACFLT needs an Executive Director.
Army is seeking a Program Manager.
NAVSEA is hiring a Program Manager.
USPACFLT is looking for a Nuclear Director.
CHART
Progress in Creating an Innovation Friendly Acquisition Environment: A Government-wide Snapshot.
This table reflects agency progress as of September 30, 2023.
Asterisk* denotes agencies that have shared techniques (business flexibilities and automation (technologies) on the Periodic Table of Acquisition Innovations (PTAI).
Asterisk** Denotes agencies that have an acquisition innovation E-Platform that is either external facing and/or internal to the agency.
(Source)
INTEL COMMUNITY
NRO launches first proliferated system mission.
The National Reconnaissance Office has successfully launched its first proliferated systems featuring responsive collection and rapid data delivery; the mission represents the first launch of an operational system following demonstrations in recent years. Read more
ICYMI:
RFI: NATO seeks info on threat intelligence analytics platform.
BAA: IARPA soliciting solutions for the Video LINCS Program.
Guidehouse files another protest for the Classified ODNI contract.
ODNI wants a Space Threat Analysis Cell Director.
CIVILIAN
Lawmakers want to block the postmaster general's price hikes.
The USPS is pursuing its largest rate increase since the current postmaster general's appointment, and lawmakers want the agency's regulator to stand up to its latest proposed price hike by blocking it; they believe another price hike would threaten USPS's long-term future. Read more
Agencies accelerate efforts to ‘clean up’ insecure internet routing.
WH National Cyber Director Coker expects that more than half of all advertised federal IP space will adopt more secure routing agreements by the end of this year. The goal is to get to Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), which provides security for internet routing to help prevent traffic from being hijacked by hackers. Read more
NASA thought long and hard about ChatGPT before it ever entered the public lexicon.
In the months after ChatGPT’s public release, leaders inside NASA debated the merits and flaws of generative AI tools according to more than 300 pages of documents; these pages provide insight into how the space agency thought about generative AI and its cautious approach to emergent tech. Read more
ICYMI:
RFI: NASA has released the Evalautions, Assessments, Studies, Services, and Support (EASSS) 4 RFP. Due date is June 7.
RFI: NASA has also released the Simulation and Advanced Software Services II (SASS II) RFI. Submissions are due June 7.
New bill proposes millions for CISA cyber workforce outreach efforts.
HHS: $50M for Healthcare Cybersecurity Tools.
Civilian Contracts Awards
BAE was selected by NASA to develop NOAA’s $450M Ocean Color Instrument.
FAA awards 14 companies spots on $2.4B IT services contract
SEC awards $2.1M HR professional support task to KnowledgeBank.
Follow Civilian Leaders
22nd Century Technologies has selected a new CGO.
PSI’s Strategic Advisor is now its EVP.
Seven tech experts were appointed by the GSA to be a part of the FedRAMP Advisory Group.
Enterprise strategy leader joins Red River as head of data analytics and AI.
Civilian Job Openings
DOL is seeking a Field Operations Director.
HHS is hiring a Logistics Director.
NCUA is looking for a Regional Director.
Peace Corps needs a Country Director.
M&A CORNER
Mobix Labs has acquired RaGE Systems.
The semiconductor company Mobix Labs, Inc. has acquired RaGE Systems, Inc. The completion of the acquisition is an achievement in the growth of Mobix and it solidifies the strength of its global acquisition strategy. Read more
Nokia acquires Phoenix Group.
Nokia has completed the acquisition of Fenix Group. This strategic move will help Nokia expand its business into the defense sector. The company added two Fenix radios to its portfolio: Banshee and Talon MANET. Read more
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SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
Neuralink wants a second chance to get it right. What went wrong with the first implantable BCI?
Noland Arbaugh is the first human to receive "The Link." This implantable brain-computer interface gave him the ability to control computers with his thoughts. All seemed well at first, but problems arose soon after. Neuralink is now looking for its second patient. What went wrong with the cybernetic brain implant of the first recipient? Read more
A machine that can read our minds? How accurate is it?
"Machines reading minds." It may feel like something that can only happen in science fiction, but scientists from Caltech claim the one they developed can transform thoughts into text in real-time. What is the percentage of its accuracy? Read more
What’s the real reason why concert tickets have gotten so expensive? Is it all Ticketmaster’s fault?
With the rising cost of concert tickets, it's no wonder fans are disheartened and furious. The fact that one giant company controls much of the ticket market doesn't help. The DOJ is set to file an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, accusing it of using exclusive contracts to maintain a monopoly. However, the blame can't rest on one party alone; the reality is a complex mix of reasons making ticket acquisition so dire. Millions of fans want to attend a Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, or Harry Styles concert…who should get to go? Read more
TRIVIA ANSWER ⭐️
Investments in AI in space operations have quadrupled (300%) from FY2019 to FY2025. — Back in FY2019, just $500M was spent on AI investments, compared to $2.2B, increasing from 3% to almost 9% of AI-enabled investments. (source, Page 80)
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