Cloud applications provider Workday has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Authorized status at the moderate security impact level for Workday Government Cloud. Workday Government Cloud is a solution that allows federal agencies to gain real-time workforce insights that can improve talent attraction and retention, make informed decisions regarding finances and resources and secure […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is continuing to pilot checklists to ensure that existing and future artificial intelligence projects are trustworthy. Gil Alterovitz, the director of the VA’s National AI Institute, said during the ATARC Health IT Virtual Summit that having checklists gave the department greater insights into the types of software that can be […]
Tarik Reyes is the president of the global health and financial solutions sector of government contractor Peraton. He has been holding this position since May 2021. Reyes is responsible for delivering technology solutions to clients that deal with public and global health, human services, finance and military services. The solutions that his sector delivers include […]
Lynn Goodrich is the director of CGI Federal‘s Healthcare Security and Privacy Advisory Services group and is a Potomac Officers Club member. She has been holding this position since June 2016. Goodrich oversees information security, privacy and compliance program activities for improper payment and recovery audit contacts at various health care organizations, including the Centers […]
The U.S. Air Force has conducted a second free flight of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon. The test was done off the coast of California and concludes the booster test phase of the AGM-183A program. It marks the 12th time that the ARRW hypersonic system had flown on a B-52 bomber and the second […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office plans to use artificial intelligence to improve its intellectual property classification system. According to Jamie Holcombe, the chief information officer of USPTO, AI will act as an extension of the examiner rather than as a replacement. He explained that training AI and machine learning to effectively make classifications will […]
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded Accenture Federal Services a 10-year, $199 million contract to provide IT services that will support the agency’s Secure Flight System. Under the Secure Flight Systems IT Services contract, AFS will work with TSA to engineer, test and sustain the program. The agency ultimately wants to move the passenger screening […]
The U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Analytic and Remediation Activity Mobile Expeditionary Laboratory has achieved ISO 17025 accreditation for air monitoring, chemical and biological mission requirements. ISO 17025 is issued to laboratories that have demonstrated their ability to operate and generate valid results at both the domestic and international levels. The laboratory is […]
Post-quantum cybersecurity company QuSecure is supporting the U.S. government’s efforts to perform the world’s first post-quantum encryption communication over a government network. The government is using QuProtect, an end-to-end, software-based PCQ solution that is designed to protect encrypted communications data through quantum secure channels. The solution is used on legacy systems at a combined U.S. […]
NASA has released the first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The high-resolution images were released during an event at the Goddard Space Flight Center. The images released include the Carina Nebula, a region that was previously observed by Hubble Telescope. Other observations snapped by Webb include part of the Southern Ring Nebula, […]
