A General Services Administration contract vehicle currently in development would make it easier for the government to access capabilities funded by Small Business Innovation Research Phase III grants. The agency posted a request for information on Tuesday to collect award documents and related files from recipients of SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer grants as […]
The General Services Administration has awarded Parsons a one-year, $21 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide the U.S. Cyber Command with command, control, communications, computers and capabilities development support. Specific tasks include professional services; information technology lifecycle management; systems engineering; cybersecurity; and research, development, testing and evaluation. The award extends efforts that began in 2016, Parsons […]
The Federal Chief Information Officers Council’s innovation committee organized the Fraud Detection and Prevention Symposium, which ran Tuesday at the General Services Administration headquarters in Washington, D.C. Ann Dunkin, Department of Energy CIO and a leader on the innovation committee, explained that the event was meant to serve as a venue for sharing best practices […]
Finvi has attained moderate-level authorization to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, an effort to establish a common security and risk assessment framework for cloud-based technologies used by federal agencies. An ATO is achieved by having cloud service providers such as Finvi work with partner government agencies to comply with certain requirements. […]
The White House National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee has released a working draft report containing recommendations aimed at improving the cybersecurity posture of the communications industry. The report will be the last in a four-part series and is intended to call attention to obstacles faced by federal agencies as they work to comply with cyber […]
Jacobs Technology has received a potential eight-year, $3.2 billion NASA contract to support the Artemis mission’s Space Launch System, Orion spacecraft and exploration ground systems. The Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering and Test contract has an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity mechanism for awarding task orders, which are capped at $500 million each. Specific tasks include engineering, ground system development, […]
Bill Webner has been named the next CEO of Capgemini Government Solutions. He will succeed Doug Lane who recently announced his retirement. Webner, a 4×24 member, joined the Capgemini subsidiary in 2014 as vice president and has since served in various leadership roles, supporting the expansion of business with federal customers. According to Jim Bailey, […]
The U.S. Space Force plans to tap the private sector for satellite refueling and servicing technologies. Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, Space Systems Command program executive officer for assured access to space, said Tuesday at the Space Mobility conference that the service wants such capabilities to be available in orbit and is preparing to build the […]
The U.S. National Science Foundation and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization have announced a total of $4.1 million in grants to support three research projects on ethical artificial intelligence solutions to pandemic response and resilience to droughts and diseases. NSF will contribute $1.8 million while CSIRO will provide $2.3 million to the effort, […]
A draft executive order obtained by FCW contains language that would mandate the nationwide implementation of Login.gov, a digital identity verification shared service developed by the General Services Administration. The White House aims to push Login .gov across federal, state and local programs, providing each user with a single, reusable account across government institutions. The […]
