The Defense Information Systems Agency is taking a cross-functional approach to implementing its zero trust cybersecurity solution, an official said. In January, DISA awarded a $6.8 million contract to Booz Allen Hamilton to develop a prototype of Thunderdome. The six-month project is aimed at creating a tool that would help DISA operationally test its Zero […]
Army. Gen. Michael Kurilla has succeeded U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr. as head of the U.S. Central Command. USCENTCOM is the field combatant command assigned to Central Asia and other parts of the continent. The transfer of authority comes at a potentially critical point for the command as the Department of Defense emphasizes […]
The National Nuclear Security Administration announced that it has broken ground on a new security project at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. NNSA’s new Security Infrastructure Revitalization Program is intended to partially replace a perimeter intrusion detection and assessment system installed in 1988. In addition to replacing PIDAS features, SIRP will […]
The General Services Administration has announced five senior executive shifts in its Federal Acquisition Service, an organization tasked with helping agencies procure products and services at the best possible value. FAS Commissioner Sonny Hashmi said that the leadership shakeup, effective April 24, is part of a new approach to improving customer experience, Federal News Network […]
TSRI, a software modernization company, announced that it has completed four mainframe modernization projects for a federal agency. The Kirkland, Washington-based company said it converted four aging Unisys COBOL applications to the Java programming language. The applications were modernized over three years and migrated to the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform, TSRI said. According to the […]
Lawmakers have proposed legislation that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to commission a third-party cybersecurity assessment of its information systems. The Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 would direct the department to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for a review of between three and 10 high-impact […]
Evolv Technology, a security technology company, announced that its artificial intelligence-enabled weapon detection system has met the Department of Homeland Security’s performance standards. The Evolv Express tool was granted the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act Designation as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology. DHS awards the SAFETY Act designation to technologies that pass certain bars […]
Consensus Cloud Solutions announced that it has been chosen as a subcontractor for a program to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs’ cloud faxing system. The company said that it will provide a cloud-based software-as-a-service solution to Cognosante, the prime contractor and program lead for the digital communications project. Cognosante is in charge of the […]
The Air Force and the General Services Administration have partnered to expand the bandwidth of a platform-as-a-service website that the government uses to deliver services to the public. Over the 10-day collaboration, the Air Force’s Kessel Run detachment and the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services worked to allow cloud .gov to host 100 million […]
The Internal Revenue Service has awarded digital transformation company Brillient a $70 million-ceiling blanket purchase agreement for robotic process automation and other technology services. Brillient said that the agreement includes a one-year base period of performance and four one-year option periods. The BPA’s scope includes the implementation of intelligent automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence and […]
