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This week, we share some interesting federal government contracting stories with you including new contracting initiatives at the Departments of Energy and Health and Human Services, a few bad behaving contractors getting sentenced for fraud and bribery and where to find several June contracting conferences.

• Energy gets one step closer to a quantum leap. [fedscoop]
• HHS seeks accelerators to build ‘disruptive’ tech for national security. [fedscoop]
• McPherson Contractors owner pleads guilty in $346M fraud scheme. [cjonline]
• 5 of the Best Government Contracting Conferences in June. [lemonwire]
• This U.S. Veteran Is One Of The Most Successful Women In America. [Forbes]
• Contractor Sentenced for Bribes, Kickbacks. [wnep]
• Senate Defense Bill Seeks DoD Management Reforms. [FEDweek]
• Fair and open? Bulk of DoD dollars continue to filter to a few market giants. [DefenseNews]

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