The Department of Defense has transferred medical users across Texas to the MHS GENESIS electronic health record system. Leidos, the contractor for MHS GENESIS, said the Pentagon has transferred over 19,000 clinicians to the new EHR system. U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeannine Ryder, commander of the 59th Medical Wing, shared in a press release […]
The Department of Energy is seeking information about opportunities and challenges regarding U.S. industrial sector decarbonization. According to a request for information, the DOE wants to know about technologies and practices that would allow American manufacturers to reduce emissions while increasing competitiveness globally. The key technology pathways for decarbonization are energy efficiency; electrification; low-carbon fuels […]
NASA’s Heliophysics Environmental and Radiation Measurement Experiment Suite has passed the Key Decision Point C mission review. The milestone evaluated the HERMES mission’s preliminary design and program plan to meet a launch date of no earlier than November 2024. HERMES will proceed to Phase C, which includes the development of the final mission design. HERMES […]
ManTech International has secured a five-year, $88 million task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center-Dahlgren Division for test and evaluation support for the Navy’s weapons and combat systems. ManTech will work on various software programs and safety certifications for Navy weapons and combat systems, including the Aegis Combat System and the Ship Self-Defense Systems […]
Ashlee Delventhal is the senior director of preparedness, resiliency and emergency management at Tidal Basin Group. She has been with the disaster preparedness company for over two years. Delventhal is experienced in catastrophic planning, mass evacuation and sheltering, mass casualty and large-scale special event planning. She was the director of preparedness, resiliency and emergency management […]
Technology solutions provider Anduril Industries has secured a $1 billion contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command for counter-drone systems integration work. According to a contract announcement, Anduril will deliver, advance and sustain counter-unmanned systems capabilities for special operations forces deployed in different locations. Anduril’s counter-drone system includes the Sentry tower and the Anvil unmanned […]
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board and the Department of the Interior’s Interior Business Center said three integrated systems went live on Jan. 14. The independent government agency manages the Thrift Savings Plan. The three systems – Oracle Federal Financials, PRISM and E2 – are designed to replace four legacy solutions that handled financial management, […]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services aims to improve data management in the fiscal year 2022 to reduce the time it takes for individuals to obtain their green cards, visas and employment authorizations. According to USCIS Chief Data Officer Beth Puchek, her office has already created a process that allows the agency’s data analysts to […]
The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its final destination around 1.5 million kilometers from Earth after nearly a month since its launch. To reach its target, a thruster onboard JWST fired for five minutes to change its velocity to around 1.5 meters per second. The maneuver placed the spacecraft into a halo orbit […]
The Department of Homeland Security warned against possible Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. as tensions grow at the Russia-Ukraine border. According to a DHS bulletin, Moscow could execute a cyberattack if it believes that a U.S. or NATO response would threaten its national security. The announcement also noted that the Kremlin has several cyber offensive […]
