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Joshua Duvall
- Aug 31, 2022
- 1 min
Joshua Duvall to Present on Bid Protests at the National HUBZone Conference
On Thursday, September 1, 2022, Joshua Duvall will present Debriefings and Bid Protests at the 2022 National HUBZone Conference in Chantilly, VA. In this session, Josh will explore the nuts and bolts of debriefings and GAO bid protests, and he will provide a pragmatic best practices approach for incorporating them into your procurement playbook. Attendees will learn the basics of GAO bid protests, including the types of protests, timeliness issues, spotting viable bid protest

Joshua Duvall
- Apr 29, 2022
- 2 min
GovConJudicata Weekly Debrief (4/25–29)
This week's Weekly Debrief covers news out of the Space Force, NASA, NOAA, NASA, LOC, and NSA. Space BreakingDefense – Space Force team asks warfighters: What do you need from space ISR? "Space Force is in the midst of an effort to assess warfighter needs for, and capability gaps in, space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman said on Wednesday. The service has “kicked off an ISR integrated process team, IPT, to focus and drive th

Joshua Duvall
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
GovConJudicata Weekly Debrief (4/18–22)
The week's Weekly Debrief covers DoD's winding road to enterprise cloud, CMMC, DIU opens in Chicago, intel weighing role of OSINT in light of Russia conflict, defense contractor's cyber trial could be DoJ bellwether, and GSA's busy 2022. Defense NextGov – DOD’s Long and Winding Road to (Hopefully) Deploying an Enterprise Cloud "The award date for the Pentagon’s latest multibillion-dollar pursuit to provide departmentwide commercial cloud services was recently delayed, pushing

Joshua Duvall
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
GovConJudicata Weekly Debrief (4/11–15)
This week's Weekly Debrief covers threats to space-based systems, NASA's continued embrace of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, moon mining and satellite collisions, VA soft-testing AI, and equity action plans. Space NextGov – U.S. Space Systems See 'Dramatic' Spike in Risks Amid Global Competition "Threats to space-based systems, from navigation to communications, are increasing, defense intelligence officials warn. Officials from the Defense Intelligence Agency said there's been a

Joshua Duvall
- Apr 12, 2022
- 1 min
Joshua Duvall to Speak on Commerce Acquisition Regulations
On Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 12:00pm ET, Joshua Duvall will be presenting a webinar on the Commerce Acquisition Regulations ("CAR"). For government contractors doing business with the Department of Commerce ("DoC"), the CAR is an important regulation because it implements and supplements the Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR"). In this webinar, Josh will provide a high-level overview of the CAR and government contracting and will explain why contractors should be mindf

Joshua Duvall
- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
GovConJudicata Weekly Debrief (3/28–4/1)
This week's Weekly Debrief covers health data interoperability, SSA seeking $2.4B for IT modernization, $27M PPP fraud scheme, SAM.gov's outage this weekend, MDA and Guam, and Space Force contract for simulation and war gaming. Health NextGov – Public Health Agencies Seek More Data Interoperability "Data integration is a top priority for the National Institutes of Health’s modernization efforts, with an emphasis on interoperability. Susan Gregurick, the associate director for

Joshua Duvall
- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
SBA Final (Four) Rules: Receipts-Based Size Standards for 229 Industries to Increase
The NCAA Men's Final Four will take place on Saturday and the Women's Final Four will take place tonight. Perhaps in feeling the excitement of March Madness, yesterday, the U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA") published its final (four) rules to increase the receipts-based size standards for over two hundred North American Industry Classification System ("NAICS") codes. Small businesses in the NAICS Sectors below should check these rules to see if your size standard i

Joshua Duvall
- Mar 18, 2022
- 2 min
GovConJudicata Weekly Debrief (3/14–18)
This week's Weekly Debrief covers cybersecurity deterrence policy, satellite hacking warning from CISA and FBI, White House executive order on pay equity, FOIA guidance from Garland, and IRS seeking 200 technologists to help with modernization. Cyber NextGov – Cybersecurity Leader: Deterrence Policy for Hacks Can’t Mirror That for Nukes "The possibility of a Russian cyberattack getting beyond Ukraine into the territory of North Atlantic Treaty Organization members is forcing

Joshua Duvall
- Mar 11, 2022
- 2 min
GovConJudicata Weekly Debrief (3/7–11)
This week's Weekly Debrief covers DARPA taps OTAs for quantum supercomputers, Pentagon's next budget focus on space and AI, Congress' spending bill for FY22, and 5 steps for cyber, and DoJ's first settlement under its Civil Cyber-Fraud initiative. Defense NextGov – DARPA Taps OTAs to Accelerate the Making of a Useful Quantum Supercomputer "U.S. defense researchers recently moved to partner with the private sector to strategically explore building the world’s first practical q

Joshua Duvall
- Feb 25, 2022
- 2 min
GovConJudicata Weekly Debrief (2/21–25)
This week's Weekly Debrief covers NOAA's request regarding space-based objects, voluntary CMMC assessments, record settlement for small business fraud, US and NATO air forces mobilize, malware targeting defense contractors, and updates to the FAR for small business issues. NOAA NextGov – Spotting Space-Based Objects Could Require Commercial Help, Per NOAA Request "The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants details on existing or impending commercial sensors and