Ahead of shutdown, House and Senate Dems propose back pay for furloughed contractors

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Ahead of shutdown, House and Senate Dems propose back pay for furloughed contractors

A similar effort to legislate back pay for contractors failed during the 2018-2019 shutdown.

  • By Adam Mazmanian
  • September 28, 2023
Contracts

DIA looks to increase public info analysis

DIA needs a contractor to help it manage the licenses it uses to collect and analyze publicly available information.

  • By Nick Wakeman
Opinion

How soon will you feel the pain of a shutdown? Very soon.

A shutdown may be inevitable and so is the pain and chaos that will follow.

  • By Nick Wakeman
Opinion

How DOD can more effectively leverage venture-backed innovation

Shift5's co-founder and CEO Josh Lospinoso explains both how the venture capital ecosystem works and ways the Defense Department can lean into it for bringing in new technologies.

  • By Josh Lospinoso
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An everything-as-code approach to securing the software supply chain

How a secure development ecosystem supports zero trust principles.

  • Presented by Leidos
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NSF developing a tech-rich Antarctic research vessel

The construction and operation of this new National Science Foundation research vessel will offer plenty of technology opportunities.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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White House to issue 'broad' executive order addressing AI risks and standards

Top science advisor Arati Prabhakar said the forthcoming executive order will address a wide swath of potential AI dangers.

  • By Alexandra Kelley
Opinion

Are you ready for another government shutdown?

Attorney James Fontana shares tried and true advice for surviving a government now that we are about to hit another one.

  • By James Fontana
Companies

AOC Connect looks to make next big jump after acquisition

AOC Connect is now on the government's main telecommunications network modernization contract vehicle after closing an acquisition and sees runway ahead of it.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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GovTribe's top 20 contracts for September

GovTribe has analyzed its traffic to determine the top 20 contracts and opportunities in the federal market.

Agencies ramp up shutdown prep as Congress hurtles toward deadline

The White House has kicked off official shutdown planning efforts.

  • By Eric Katz
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Government AI: The New Data Frontier

Learn how AI is reshaping the IT landscape in government and its impact on data.

  • Presented by Cloudera
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L3Harris sees plenty of flaws in NASA's $500M weather satellite contract

L3Harris says NASA didn't follow the solicitation and didn't account for an alleged conflict-of-interst in awarding the contract to Ball Aerospace.

  • By Nick Wakeman
Opinion

Why the Amazon antitrust case is important to GovCon

The antitrust lawsuit against Amazon might seem like a million miles away from government contractors, but they need to be prepared for ripple affects across the market.

  • By Nick Wakeman
Contracts

Connolly releases new FITARA scores without usual committee hearing

“We could not allow a lapse in the scorecard,” Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said of the Tuesday roundtable discussion held without Republicans.

  • By Natalie Alms
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Deloitte gets second shot at FBI data contract

After Deloitte complained about how evaluations were conducted, the FBI said it will take a second look at how it made awards for a high-speed data transfer contract.

  • By Nick Wakeman
Contracts

What does it take to end a government shutdown?

The end of past budget impasses have often played out as calculations of policy goals versus the political pain needed to achieve them, but when the goal is unclear how do you know who wins? 

  • By Carten Cordell
Companies

Accenture's federal arm seeks to be all over the full tech lifecycle

Accenture Federal Services' acquisition of Novetta in 2021 brought in new technology and ideas for how to approach integration, a mindset that is arguably needed as cloud computing and artificial intelligence further take hold.

  • By Ross Wilkers
Opinion

Infrastructure law is a chance to get procurement right

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is more than just a lot of money. It is an opportunity to make lasting systemic changes to the economy, but procurement processes need to improve.

  • By Jarrod McAdoo
Companies

New board will help Navy ‘absorb’ new tech into real-world ops

Science and Technology Board will examine “issues posed by the development of generative artificial intelligence”—like ChatGPT—as well as a range of other technologies.

  • By Caitlin M. Kenney
Companies

Deal for Splunk brings new capabilities and competitors to Cisco

There is little to no overlap between the two but Cisco picks up more software based solutions that should strengthen its core.

  • By Nick Wakeman
Companies

DHS looks to harmonize cyber reporting for critical industry

In a new congressionally mandated report, DHS acknowledges the problems faced by critical industry sectors of overlap and duplication in cyber incident reporting.

  • By Alexandra Kelley