Businesses are forced to invest in enhancing their resilience as the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt global supply chains. Companies are also doubling down on their technology investment by automating key parts of their supply chains, including warehouses and manufacturing facilities, according to global accounting consultancy KPMG. KPMG added that the success of some businesses […]
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy has awarded fission power technology developer Oklo a $4.5 million cost-share project to develop sensor technologies for high-fidelity material counting. In collaboration with the Argonne National Laboratory, Oklo will pair its solution with artificial intelligence to improve the detection of anomalies at power facilities. DOE awarded the […]
Cyara, a developer of customer experience solutions, has entered into a distribution partnership with Carahsoft Technology. Cyara offers an automated platform that, according to the company’s website, is designed to support a broad range of customer experience needs, including regression testing, performance testing and production monitoring. The company also offers services in customer experience training, […]
The Postal Regulatory Commission, a government body that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, has appointed Russell Rappel-Schmid as its first chief data officer. Rappel-Schmid will lead the commission’s data governance functions. He will also oversee efforts to comply with the OPEN Government Data Act, PRC said. The OPEN Government Data Act requires federal agencies to […]
Cerner, a health care technology company, has partnered with the Social Security Administration to streamline the process of claiming patient disability benefits. The partnership is aimed at leveraging electronic health records to speed up the transfer of medical records from the health system to the SSA. The more modern health information technology is expected to […]
The Department of Energy has launched the third part of its Grid Optimization Competition. Managed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Challenge 3 of the GO Competition is focused on developing software management solutions that can help address challenges in the power grid. The competition supports the Biden administration’s vision of improving the reliability and […]
RegScale, a provider of regulatory compliance solutions, has partnered with cybersecurity consultancy Volpe Information Technology Group to help organizations accelerate their compliance with Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program regulations. FedRAMP is a government-wide program that offers a standard method for evaluating the cybersecurity of cloud-based products and services. RegScale said it plans to combine […]
Space Force officials expect the service’s main acquisition branch to achieve “maximum operational capability” in 2026. Joy White, the executive director of the Space Systems Command, said the organization will come out with new resilient space systems within the given timeline. White said that SSC’s bid to rapidly build out resilient constellations is in line […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Agency and the FBI have issued a joint warning about Russian state-sponsored hackers targeting U.S. defense contractors cleared to receive classified information from the Department of Defense. Both large and small cleared defense contractors have been targeted for unclassified proprietary information, CISA said Wednesday. Cyber actors […]
The Senate has confirmed Celeste Wallander to the role of assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs. She is a former CEO and president of the U.S. Russia Foundation, a nonprofit American organization seeking to strengthen relations between the two nations. In her new role, Wallander will advise Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a […]
