Reps. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Darrell Issa, R-Calif., have launched a bipartisan caucus dedicated to promoting the use of modern technologies in delivering services to the public. The information technology modernization caucus will serve as an informal group of representatives working to educate their fellow lawmakers on technology-related topics, particularly on federal IT, FCW reported […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a data dashboard that can keep the organization up-to-date on its $21 billion health record modernization project. According to a request for information issued by the Office of Electronic Health Records Modernization, the dashboard must facilitate communications and convey information about scheduling, tasks and deadlines related to the […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded software developer PTC a potential $95 million contract to expand its support of the service’s supply chain modernization program. The definitive contract includes a one-year base period of performance and four one-year option periods, PTC said Tuesday. PTC said that USAF will increase its use of the company’s Servigistics […]
The White House has launched a website that Americans can use to order up to four free rapid coronavirus tests per residential address. Covidtests .gov, which began accepting orders on Jan. 19, offers test kits that can be used at home. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health experts recommend that […]
Information technology company Aveshka has received a subcontracting opportunity for the U.S. Marshals Service‘s Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System. As a subcontractor, Aveshka will provide a biometric identification software development kit to support Rank One Computing‘s facial recognition technology. Rank One is the prime contractor for JPATS. The SDK that Rank One and Aveshka […]
The Internal Revenue Services is looking for a company capable of operating and maintaining the platform that taxpayers and tax professionals use to connect to the agency’s systems. Known as the Integrated Enterprise Portal, the platform serves as a virtualized infrastructure that provides information technology, operations, security, application, integration and program management services for the […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Google Cloud a multi-year contract to provide developer tools to improve veterans’ access to VA services and data. Under the term of the $13 million deal, Google Cloud will deploy its Apigee application programming interface management platform to support VA’s own suite of developer tools. Apigee will assist […]
The Air Force has awarded business process automation company VISIMO a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer contract to develop an artificial intelligence-powered assistant tool for Judge Advocate General Corps members. JAG Corps members are tasked with providing legal advice to soldiers during combat, offering recommendations on matters such as use-of-force decision-making, VISIMO said Tuesday. […]
The Department of the Navy has moved 472,000 users to DOD365, a collaboration platform that is based on the Microsoft Office 365 offering. According to a Navy spokesperson, all enabled accounts that were originally intended to have access to the “Flank Speed” collaboration capabilities in the fiscal year 2021 can now use the DOD365 platform. […]
The Department of the Interior has awarded CGI Federal a 36-month task order to modernize the data management practice of its Office of National Resources Revenue. ONRR is responsible for ensuring the full payment of revenues owed for the development of energy and natural resources on the Outer Continental Shelf and onshore federal and Indian […]
