Kathleen Benson, a Potomac Officers Club member, is the CEO and co-founder of the data asset management company ORI. ORI is a certified women-owned small business that offers technologies and services that support the data analytics supply chain across the government. The company performs data collection, data access, data analysis, predictive modeling and artificial intelligence- […]
Government agencies need up-to-date and accurate data to support their daily missions. According to a 2021 report from Ernst & Young, governments collect more amounts of data than in the past and can extract insights more effectively thanks to improved computer processing power. The report said that data analytics allows governments to improve resource allocations, […]
The Department of Defense plans to use additive manufacturing to design and build hypersonic systems. The Pentagon, in a request for proposals issued on Friday, asked companies and academia to submit prototype solutions for developing hypersonic components using 3D printing technology. The solicitation is part of the Growing Additive Manufacturing Maturity for Airbreathing Hypersonics initiative. […]
The General Services Administration‘s Technology Transformation Services has awarded information services provider Amivero a $9.5 million task order for cloud and data technology modernization for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Amivero will help CDC improve its public health mission by providing modern technology solutions that enable efficiency and security. The contractor will also […]
The U.S. government is finalizing a deal with its allies to limit China’s access to advanced semiconductors and related equipment. Alan Estevez, the undersecretary of commerce for industry and security, said during a Center for a New American Security-hosted event on Oct. 27 that officials are working to ensure that China-focused export controls announced by […]
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding organization has secured a $2.4 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to work on the ninth landing helicopter assault-type ship under the sea service’s America class of amphibious assault vessels. Under the contract, HII Ingalls Shipbuilding will provide the design and construction of LHA 9. The contract also includes options that would […]
The Department of Defense needs to find a way to bring foreign vendors into the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program as the agency looks to implement the requirement in all contracts by 2023. Stacy Bostjanick, chief of defense industrial base cybersecurity and deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity at the DOD, said during a PreVeil […]
NASA has announced that it will move forward with the Psyche asteroid mission after missing its initial 2022 planned launch due to mission development issues. The space agency had an internal review, commissioned by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, that investigated the cause of the delay and sought to determine if the issues identified would affect […]
Advanced technology solutions provider GovCIO has secured a five-year, $478 million task order to continue providing manual and automated centralized mail management services and solutions to the Veterans Benefits Administration. GovCIO will handle source material intake, handling and preparation; data extraction; and document indexing, conversion and imaging for paper and electronic mail. The provider will […]
Orca Security has announced that its Cloud Security Platform has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Ready designation. The Cloud Security Platform allows government organizations and their contractors and software-as-a-service providers to gain insights into cloud workloads, configurations and identities while adhering to FedRAMP security requirements. It also features the company’s SideScanning technology and […]
