The Department of Energy has announced a $750 million funding opportunity to advance clean hydrogen production and use. The funding round is part of the Biden administration’s $1.5 billion effort to spur hydrogen energy adoption under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The opportunity will fund projects that address hydrogen energy cost reduction, technical barriers, the adoption […]
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s inspector general said in a report that the agency does not implement good cybersecurity practices for its systems and its users. According to the IG’s report, the FDIC had multiple issues, including account configuration, access management, privileged account management, Windows system maintenance, active directory policies and procedures, and audit logging […]
Irvine, California-based Earth observation data provider ICEYE has secured a NASA blanket purchase agreement to provide the agency with high-resolution synthetic aperture radar Earth observation data in support of the agency’s Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program. Under the deal, ICEYE will receive fixed-price BPA calls. Each will be worth up to $7 million and come […]
The U.S. Space Force is requesting $340 million in fiscal year 2024 funding to finance the development of operational test and training infrastructure that will help prepare guardians for future space conflicts, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Saltzman, a 2023 Wash100 winner and speaker at […]
The U.S. Navy’s USS Bataan Wasp-class amphibious assault ship was equipped with a hybrid metal 3D printer in October. The 3D printer was installed by engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, the Naval Surface Force Atlantic and the Naval Sea Systems Command Technology Office. The machine, which prints 316L stainless steel, can […]
Parsons has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IPKeys Power Partners for an expected $43 million. The acquisition would expand Parsons’ foothold in the grid modernization and critical infrastructure cyber resilience sectors. IPKeys offers cloud-based cybersecurity and enterprise software platform solutions that protect utility infrastructure across North America. IPKeys’ technologies also support clean energy […]
The Department of Education has awarded cybersecurity services provider ShorePoint a blanket purchase agreement for zero trust architecture services. ShorePoint will provide zero trust architecture implementation, integration and modernization; security development and operations; information systems security support; and program management office support. The single-award BPA has a base period and four optional ordering periods, ShorePoint […]
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded CGI Federal a potential five-year, $40 million contract for financial management systems support services. CGI Federal will continue offering its Momentum federal enterprise resource planning solution to the NRC Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Momentum is a cloud-based, agency-wide system that gives the CFO Office a holistic […]
The Department of the Navy has requested $192 million to fund Project Overmatch, an effort to connect sensors, personnel and vehicles. The proposal is part of the Navy’s fiscal year 2024 budget request, where $255.8 billion in total is being sought for both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. government enacted […]
The National Security Agency has released a new cybersecurity information sheet to mitigate cyber threats faced by identity, credential and access management capabilities through zero trust. The Advancing Zero Trust Maturity Throughout the User Pillar CSI defines capability and maturity levels for ICAM systems and highlights the role that zero trust would play in protecting […]
