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Pandemic Fraud Suit Dismissed After Chinese Companies’ Trial Win

A whistleblower’s False Claims Act suit alleging that XLD Century LLC and XLD Group LLC submitted a false certification to receive pandemic relief loans worth $4 million is dismissed.

By Daniel Seiden

Defense Agency Must Reconsider Bids in $12 Billion Procurement

The Defense Logistics Agency must reconsider two bids to provide IT services under the agency’s $12 billion information technology procurement called DLA J6 Enterprise Technology Services 2.0, also known as JETS 2, a federal court said.

Vertex’s $795 Million Navy Logistics Award Withstands Protest

Vertex Aerospace LLC can move forward with a $795 million contract to provide the US Navy with logistics services to support F-5N/F aircraft at various US installations, the Government Accountability Office said in a decision released Thursday.

Sierra Space Executives Depart Amid Rocket Plane Delays

Sierra Space Corp. is losing some key engineering and financial executives as the NASA and defense contractor grapples with delays on its signature Dream Chaser vehicle.

BAE Systems’ $20.8 Million Air Force Costs Claim Denied by Board

The US Air Force doesn’t owe BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. $20.8 million in additional costs under a radar system support contract, an armed services contract appeals board said in a decision released Thursday.

Olympic Museum Forces SBA to Reconsider Pandemic Funds Request

The Small Business Administration must reconsider the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum’s request for funding under a federal grant program enacted to help businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Microsoft, Palantir Aim to Sell AI to US Defense, Spy Agencies

Microsoft Corp. and Palantir Technologies Inc. are combining their government cloud-computing and artificial intelligence tools in a bid to sell software, including OpenAI’s GPT-4, to US defense and intelligence agencies for top-secret tasks.

Medicare Finalizes Pathway for Speedy Medical Device Coverage

Manufacturers of certain breakthrough medical devices may start notifying the Medicare program of their interest in a new voluntary program aimed at providing earlier coverage for devices used to support the treatment or diagnosis of certain diseases.

Classified Intelligence Services Procurement Survives Challenge

Inteliteams Inc.'s protest arguing that the US Department of Energy’s intelligence and counterintelligence services solicitation shouldn’t be classified must be dismissed, the Government Accountability Office said in a decision released Wednesday.

Democrats Seek to Ban Ammunition Sales That Benefit the Pentagon

Declaring that “there should never be a government label on ammunition used in a mass shooting,” congressional Democrats are sponsoring legislation that would forbid the Pentagon from allowing bullets made at an Army-owned munitions plant to be sold to civilians.