The Internal Revenue Service has established a task force that would determine if the agency should create an electronic tax return submission platform. According to a statement issued by the IRS on Feb. 8, it selected the think tank New America and Loyola Law School associate professor Ariel Jurow-Kleiman to serve on the task force. […]
The Office of Management and Budget has required all federal agencies to use government-only domains. According to a memorandum issued on Feb. 8, OMB Director Shalanda Young said agencies must use either the “.gov” or “.mil” domains within six months, as mandated by the DOTGOV Online Trust in Government Act. Agencies must also report any […]
NASA has used artificial intelligence to design mission-specific hardware. NASA research engineer Ryan McClelland designed what he called “evolved structures,” specialized, one-off parts. Their production involves work by computer-assisted design specialists as well as artificial intelligence. McClelland underscored the need for human intuition, noting that “algorithms do need a human eye.” Manufacturing the parts could […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded technology solutions provider Parsons a position on its $675 million Electronic Security Systems Program indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award task order contract. The MATOC award allows Parsons to support the Army Engineering and Support Center’s efforts to meet ESS needs. Under the MATOC, Parsons will compete for task orders to […]
Blue Origin has secured a task order to launch NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers mission. Blue Origin will launch ESCAPADE on its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. New Glenn, named after the late astronaut and Marine Corps aviator John Herschel Glenn, is a reusable orbital launch […]
Cloud and IT services and solutions provider Strategic Communications has partnered with the cybersecurity company XQ to provide zero trust solutions to federal and state agencies. Under the partnership, Strategic Communications will look to deliver XQ’s Virtual Private Network Upgrade and Quantum-Safe Vault products. Both solutions are meant to help users maintain compliance with the […]
Laser communications products provider Mynaric has delivered multiple Condor Mk2 optical communications terminals to Telesat Government Solutions. The terminal delivery is part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Blackjack Track B program, a joint technology demonstration project with the U.S. Space Force to evaluate the viability of a large-scale, proliferated low-Earth orbit satellite constellation. […]
The General Services Administration has launched a competition to look for practical solutions that would improve medical care delivery. The Applied AI Healthcare Challenge will see participants apply artificial intelligence to address five key areas: mental health, opioid addiction, health care equity, medical supply chain and safety, and cancer treatment. The GSA is encouraging large […]
The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office is testing an artificial intelligence tool that can help officials write contracts. CDAO’s AcqBot prototyping effort is part of its Tradewind initiative for sourcing, funding and developing AI and machine learning solutions. Bonnie Evangelista, the execution lead official of the Tradewind initiative, said during the […]
The National Security Agency, in partnership with other government agencies from the United States and South Korea, has released a joint cybersecurity advisory about a ransomware threat from North Korea. The advisory contains known tactics, techniques and procedures used by Pyongyang-sponsored cyber actors whenever they target American and South Korean health care systems and other […]
