The Department of Energy has awarded Edgewater Federal Solutions a prime spot on a $50 million contract for mission support services. Edgewater, a provider of mission-critical information technology services, said it will perform work such as operational support, software systems development, cybersecurity and information science in support of DOE’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information. […]
Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee want to amend legislation that authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to share information with foreign law enforcement agencies. Enacted in 2006, the Undertaking Spam, Spyware and Fraud Enforcement with Enforcers Beyond Borders—or U.S. SAFE WEB—Act allows the FTC to support foreign proceedings involving the violation of a […]
Michael Chesney has been sworn in as deputy regional administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region 5. Chesney, who officially took office on June 21, will help lead FEMA’s mission in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and 34 federally recognized tribal nations. He is now also part of the government’s Senior Executive Service, a […]
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, a two-time Wash100 winner, has signed papers to operationalize the Department of Defense’s foundational tenets for responsible artificial intelligence development. In May 2021, Hicks published a memorandum outlining six tenets: RAI governance, warfighter trust, AI product and acquisition lifecycle, requirements validation, responsible AI ecosystem and AI workforce. The new […]
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has appointed four new persons to the NASA Advisory Council, a team tasked with advising agency leadership on programs and issues of importance. According to NASA’s website, the council has committees for aeronautics, audit and finance, exploration, human capital, sciences and space operations. Each committee conducts fact-finding missions in support of […]
NASA has awarded $103.4 million in contracts, including options, to four companies tasked with supporting the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Science Applications International Corporation, Rothe Development, ASRC Federal Aerospace Services and Mathematical Research were selected to provide specialized spaceflight and aircraft management support to the center’s Flight Operations Directorate, NASA said Wednesday. The […]
The effects of a disruption in a single economic sector can trickle down across the entire supply chain, possibly resulting in shortages, inflation and stalled ports. Global policy think tank RAND Corp. said that supply chain failures can threaten a country’s national security—referring not just to a nation’s defense industry but to its ability to […]
Andras Szakal serves as vice president and chief technology officer at The Open Group, a global consortium focused on technology standardization. According to its website, The Open Group has nearly 790 member organizations, including customers, vendors , integrators and consultants across multiple industries. The consortium’s work has made an impact in standardizing data exchange services, […]
Maj. Gen. Michael Schmidt, the outgoing program executive officer for command, control, communications, intelligence and networks, has highlighted his team’s role in sustaining the U.S. Air Force’s enterprise networks. Schmidt, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, said that C3I&N’s work in connecting service members supports the Air Force’s buildout of the Advanced […]
The Technology Modernization Fund program has earmarked $94.8 million for three new projects focused on improving agencies’ network security. Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana, chair of the TMF Board and a 2022 Wash100 winner, said that the government is heavily investing in transitioning agencies away from outdated security architectures toward zero trust. Zero trust […]
