Spire Global, a space data analytics company, has announced a contract to deliver commercial radio occultation weather data to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Spire said the data will be used to support NOAA’s numerical weather prediction models, which are used to forecast the weather based on current weather conditions. Peter Platzer, CEO of […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI has advised organizations to remain alert to ransomware during holidays, including the forthcoming Labor Day. CISA said organizations should perform preemptive threat hunting on their networks and other mitigation steps during the days leading up to holidays and weekends. While the agencies do not have cyberthreat […]
FileCloud has announced a new enterprise file sync, sharing and data governance platform designed to guide organizations through cybersecurity compliance processes. The new Compliance Center includes a user-friendly interface that includes a checklist of compliance items that have not yet been met based on the selected configuration, FireCloud said Tuesday. The platform also allows users […]
Guidehouse, a consultancy services provider, announced that it now serves as the fiscal transfer agent for the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Program and Secondary Market. The SBA said that Guidehouse is now the central registry for all guaranteed individual loans and SBA pool certificate interests. The company is also the agency’s paying agent for […]
Professional service providers exist in many industries, offering expertise and specialized knowledge from qualified professionals backed up by degrees and licenses. Catherine Lynch, SAP’s industry marketing director for professional services, said the global pandemic prompted the professional sector to embrace digitization and modern technology. While the global situation may have accelerated the shift, a Salesforce survey showed […]
Robert McCashin serves as the president of Chenega’s professional services strategic business unit, which is focused on providing operations and technology-related services. The business unit offers information technology solutions, program management support and other professional services to customers in the federal civilian and federal health care sectors, McCashin said in his LinkedIn profile. PS SBU […]
Paul Knopp serves as the CEO and chairman of the U.S. board of directors of KPMG, a network of firms providing audit, tax and advisory professional services. Knopp is also the chair for the Americas region and is a member of both the company’s global board and executive committee. He leads 33,000 partners and professionals […]
The Department of Defense is on schedule with the roll-out of its replacement for the scrapped Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract, a top information technology official said. John Sherman, the Pentagon’s acting chief information officer, said at a FedScoop event that the department is on track to release a solicitation for the Joint Warfighting Cloud […]
The Department of Energy has named Tracey LeBeau administrator and CEO of Western Area Power Administration, effective Aug. 29. As one of DOE’s four power marketing administrations, WAPA is responsible for marketing and transmitting wholesale electricity from multi-use water projects across 15 states in the central and western United States. WAPA markets an average of 25,000 […]
The Government Accountability Office has released a report on how government agencies used facial recognition technology in fiscal year 2020. GAO said a comprehensive understanding of facial recognition’s use in government is important as the technology’s adoption continues to expand. The agencies included in the survey were the U.S. Agency for International Development, Environmental Protection […]
