CACI NSS, a subsidiary of CACI International, has secured a $5.7 billion blanket purchase agreement for the first wave of Enterprise Information Technology as a Service, a Department of the Air Force program aimed at enabling airmen to prioritize network defense and mission assurance tasks by delegating basic IT services to commercial firms. CACI NSS […]
The Department of Energy is accepting applications for a $25 million competitive grant program aimed at developing new weatherization technologies and methods for low-income homes. Through the Enhancement and Innovation initiative, the agency aims to demonstrate best practices that other weatherization projects can adopt. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said E&I grants will support projects […]
A House Armed Services Committee proposal for the fiscal year 2024 defense budget would direct the Department of Defense to submit a progress report on data and technology integration efforts for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, a plan to connect sensors across all domains to facilitate decision-making. Introduced by Rep. Pat Ryan, the amendment […]
DRS Global Enterprise Solutions, a part of SES Space and Defense, has secured a five-year, $134 million blanket purchase agreement from the U.S. Space Force to deliver X-band satellite capacity, teleport and network services in collaboration with a team of operator and integrator companies. The award was made through the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Defense […]
Leonel Garciga, the U.S. Army G2’s director of information management, will serve as the Department of the Army’s new chief information officer. He will succeed Chief Data and Analytics Officer David Markowitz, the acting CIO since Feb. 10. Before Markowitz, the last person to hold the position was past Potomac Officers Club speaker Raj Iyer, […]
General Dynamics Land Systems and American Rheinmetall Vehicles have secured U.S. Army contracts worth a total of $1.6 billion to participate in the third and fourth phases of development for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, redesignated as the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle. Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, […]
George Chambers, the Department of Health and Human Services executive director of application and platform solutions, recently explained how the COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracked the adoption and maturation of cloud capabilities. In an interview with Federal News Network, Chambers said the pandemic reinforced an existing need for cloud services by creating a need for real-time systems […]
Eric Hysen, the Department of Homeland Security’s chief information officer, has shared plans to use unobligated cash reserves for information technology modernization projects. He told Federal News Network that money from the nonrecurring expenses fund would be split evenly on technology and facility upgrades. According to Hysen, DHS is preparing to issue a solicitation for […]
The Department of the Treasury has cleared $195.7 million in American Rescue Plan funds to deliver affordable, fast internet to 33,000 homes in the state of Washington. The money will be sourced from the ARP’s Capital Projects Fund, an initiative aimed at spending a total of $10 billion to ensure that underserved communities have access […]
Industry representatives told members of the House Homeland Security Committee’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee during a Thursday hearing that the private sector should do more to integrate unconventional cyber workforce prospects such as veterans and those without college degrees. Tara Wisniewski, executive vice president for advocacy, global markets and member engagement at the nonprofit […]
