The Air Force has awarded coaching company BetterUp a sole-source contract to enroll more than 1,500 personnel in its professional coaching program. BetterUp said that it offers individual coaching and group coaching as part of a program approved by the International Coaching Federation. The services will be available to airmen and guardians across multiple U.S. […]
The Senate has confirmed former Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene as the Department of Veterans Affairs’ new chief information officer and assistant secretary for information and technology. In his new role, DelBene will be responsible for managing VA’s technology portfolio and the cybersecurity of the department’s major divisions. President Joe Biden nominated him for the role […]
Epirus, a company specializing in high-powered microwave technology, has been awarded a multimillion-dollar defense contract to enable more accurate predictions of electromagnetic waveforms. The company will help develop software for rapid computation of electromagnetic propagation effects in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Radio-frequency Directed Energy Rapid Assessment and Numerical Generation of Electromagnetic […]
The Department of Energy has earmarked $100 million in funding for the deployment of clean energy technologies in communities, industries and businesses. The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy will administer the funding as part of an effort to reduce emissions, promote energy efficiency and drive grid modernization, DOE said Thursday. DOE added that the Seeding Critical […]
The Senate Homeland Security Committee has approved legislation seeking to codify the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, a government-wide regime for assessing the security of cloud-based products and services. The Federal Secure Cloud Improvement and Jobs Act would direct the General Services Administration to automate FedRAMP assessments within a year, in addition to the […]
The Department of Education has awarded SkyePoint Decisions a cybersecurity task order worth $52 million. The task has a five-year period of performance. SkyePoint said it will work with the Enterprise Cybersecurity Group within the department’s Office of Federal Student Aid in evaluating cybersecurity risks for enterprise information systems. FSA is responsible for awarding grants, […]
PARC, a Xerox company, has been awarded a defense contract to help develop an artificial intelligence tool that can guide users through complex physical tasks. Under the terms of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s $5.8 million contract, PARC will create a system capable of translating text and video manuals into a format that can […]
Bonnie Cook, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, serves as the executive vice president of business services at ManTech International, a technology company that does business with federal managers and military leaders. ManTech offers capabilities in cyber, enterprise information technology, advanced data analytics, software systems development, intelligent systems engineering, intelligence mission support and mission […]
Sigma Defense Systems has appointed Ken Falke, the founder and former CEO of A-T Solutions, to its board of directors. A-T Solutions was a provider of specialized counter-threat services that is now part of PAE, Sigma Defense said Wednesday. Sigma Defense CEO Matt Jones, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, said that the company’s […]
Zenoss, a company specializing in information technology monitoring, has been awarded an expanded contract to support a military intelligence tool used by multiple military branches. The company will support the Distributed Common Ground System program under the terms of the deal awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory. The new contract expands a previous multi-site, […]
