The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has granted licenses for two internally developed cybersecurity tools to U2opia Technology, a group of executives from the military and private sectors that offers software- and hardware-as-a-service threat detection solutions. U2opia has acquired a licensing package containing Situ, a real-time cybersecurity data monitoring program, and Heartbeat, a […]
Various military services and combatant commands participated in the sixth iteration of Scarlet Dragon Oasis, a joint operation meant to synchronize artificial intelligence and data capabilities to locate and address adversaries. The U.S. Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps participated in the exercise with the U.S. Central Command and other organizations across multiple states, enabling predictive models […]
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has posted a draft solicitation for a five-year, $500 million multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract meant to serve as a vendor pool for technical support needs. Task orders awarded under the Strategic Technical ARPA-H Talent Support deal will have a maximum value of $250 […]
Eight historically black colleges and universities are set to receive a total of $11.7 million from NASA to facilitate research in support of various missions under the Data Science Equity, Access and Priority for Research and Education opportunity. Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy said the funding is aimed at cultivating a future workforce in science, technology, […]
Rackspace Technology’s managed security and compliance solution for government has achieved authorization to operate on Amazon Web Services, opening access to new computing, storage and networking capabilities. The Government Solutions platform has attained 23 Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authorizations and is available on a variety of contract vehicles. It comprises tools meant to […]
The U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation has awarded Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions a firm-fixed-price contract to modernize a combat training center owned by a foreign military sales customer. The deal extends Cubic’s 25-year history of providing live training system capabilities to the FMS customer. Specific tasks include life cycle […]
The Government Accountability Office has published a new report outlining actions to enhance the security of information systems at the Department of Defense, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, National Institutes of Health and Office of Management and Budget. According to GAO, almost 150 recommendations issued to federal agencies since 2010 have gone unaddressed. The watchdog […]
Darren Ash, chief information officer of the Department of the Interior, said that modernization efforts on the federal level are held back by “antiquated” practices and information systems. He told audiences at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Digital Transformation Summit on Thursday that agencies tend to buy technologies tailored to follow old policies and processes, […]
Joe Acaba will serve as chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where he will be in charge of resource and operational management. His responsibilities include formulating flight crew procedures and assigning personnel to upcoming missions such as Artemis. He will succeed Drew Feustel, who has served as acting chief […]
Marshall Denney has assumed the position of vice president of the Navy business unit at Client Solution Architects, where he is responsible for operational execution and meeting business and financial goals. In a press release about his appointment to the role, he said that his task is to continue growing cyber and information technology, training […]
