Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a potential $200 million single-award contract to provide laboratory operations services to the Defense Intelligence Agency. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a completion date of March 29, 2031. Work will be done in Huntsville, Alabama, SAIC said. Michael LaRouche, president of SAIC’s national security and space business unit and […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency announced that it has finished the Department of Defense’s zero trust reference architecture. Zero trust security models restrict access by default even to users already inside the security perimeter, helping prevent malicious actors from accessing critical assets, DISA said. “The intent and focus of zero trust frameworks is to design […]
The National Security Agency and Morgan State University have partnered to accelerate the transportation sector’s adoption of a cybersecurity tool for internet-connected vehicles. The NSA said its Research Directorate’s vehicle systems software analysis team partnered with Morgan State University‘s Cybersecurity Assurance and Policy Center to broaden the adoption of the government-made Ghidra cybersecurity tool. “The […]
NASA has awarded an information technology solutions contract to a joint venture formed by Banner Quality Management Inc. and Peerless Technologies. Work will be done under the cost-plus-fixed-fee Professional, Administrative, Computational and Engineering Services contract, which has a maximum value of $233.2 million, NASA said. The contract has a two-year base period of performance, a […]
Lockheed Martin said it helped the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center establish a software development factory designed to fulfill the mission needs of the U.S. Strategic Command. Created under the Global Strike and Product Support contract, the Rogue Blue Software Factory supports the delivery of nuclear command, control and communications planning capabilities, Lockheed Martin […]
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has approved temporary and targeted Jones Act waivers for two companies in response to the Colonial Pipeline disruption. The Jones Act is a federal law that requires goods shipped between U.S. ports to be transported by American-made ships operated by U.S. citizens or permanent residents. DHS said Wednesday that it is […]
The General Services Administration is asking industry for feedback on a proposed strategy to release a cloud-focused blanket purchase agreement. The government intends to create a multi-award BPA for commercial software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service and infrastructure-as-a-service offerings on a pay-as-you-go basis, GSA said Thursday. Keith Nakasone, GSA’s deputy assistant commissioner for the information technology category, said advancements […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has released a statement on Andrea Palm’s confirmation as the department’s deputy secretary, a role responsible for seeing day-to-day operations. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, a 2021 Wash100 winner, swore Palm in after the Senate voted 61-37 on Tuesday to appoint her to the role. She passed a Senate […]
Airmen at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada have participated in a developmental test of a new chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear flight gear. The Uniform Integrated Protective Ensemble Air system includes gloves, a respirator, undergarments and more. The system was built to protect aircrews operating in toxic environments, the Air Force said Wednesday. 1st […]
NASA announced that it has awarded $105 million in Phase II awards under its Small Business Innovation Research program. A total of 140 awards were handed to 127 small businesses to help transition their experimental technologies from the laboratory to the market, NASA said Friday. “These small businesses received Phase I awards towards the onset […]
