The Department of Defense is in the final stages of producing its first digital technical reference architecture for purchases of satellite communication terminals. The TRA is currently undergoing an internal approval process and is anticipated to be finalized by the start of 2022. According to Michael Dean, head of the SATCOM team for the DOD’s […]
Microsoft has announced plans to move its U.S. federal team under the umbrella of its Azure engineering organization. In an email announcing the internal shakeup, Judson Althoff, Microsoft’s executive vice president and chief commercial officer, said the U.S. Federal team will begin operating as its own subsidiary starting Oct. 1. The move is part of […]
Sandia National Laboratories, together with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, has come up with a new design for radiation portal monitors in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s initiative to replace aging radiation detection systems at ports across the country. The plan is to retire over 1,400 monitors deployed at land crossings, rail crossings, […]
A centralized resource for COVID-19 data initiated by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences has played a key role in advancing research to combat the ongoing global pandemic. The National COVID Cohort Collaborative Data Enclave consolidates patient electronic health records and other clinical information related to COVID-19 from various institutions, […]
Col. Luis Lara, the Marine Corps Systems Command’s program manager for training systems, has made developing Force-on-Force Training Systems-Next one of his top priorities. The Marine Corps awarded the $128 million, single-award FoFTS-Next contract in June to Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab. According to the Marine Corps, the new capability will immerse trainees in […]
The Department of Health and Human Services’ cybersecurity arm has warned the health and public health sector to be on high alert because of the emergence of the BlackMatter ransomware group. In a detailed threat brief, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center said BlackMatter operates by incorporating the best features of ransomware strains such as […]
Tenable’s cyber risk reduction solutions have been added to Carahsoft’s product offerings under the General Services Administration’s IT Schedule 70 contract. With the addition of the Tenable portfolio to the GSA IT Schedule 70 contract, organizations across the federal, state, local and education markets now have broader access to products designed to provide holistic visibility, […]
SpaceX has secured a launch services contract for NASA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U mission. The GOES-U satellite is designed to provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s weather, oceans and environment. It also comes equipped with real-time mapping tools for lightning activity and advanced monitoring capabilities for solar activity and space weather. The satellite […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is utilizing a federally approved cloud-based speech recognition platform developed by Nuance Communications for improved and personalized documentation of patient care. Nuance Dragon Medical One has been authorized for government use under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program since Aug. 16. It is listed in the FedRAMP marketplace as […]
REI Systems has secured a five-year, $250 million contract to enhance the Electronic Handbooks system used by the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. The HRSA’s existing EHB system is used by officials to manage annual grants of more than $12 billion. With EHBs, users are able to efficiently carry […]
