The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is performing an agency-wide upgrade on its logistics systems, covering software, business processes and the distribution network. In an interview with Federal News Network’s Tom Temin, Douglas Templeton, chief of the National Logistic Support Center for NOAA and the National Weather Service, said the modernization came after the current […]
Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle Cloud Federal Financials, enabling federal agencies to automate finance processes and use artificial intelligence to increase productivity, improve controls and enhance the quality of services. Rondy Ng, executive vice president of applications development at Oracle, said that the cloud-based application provides government customers access to a solution capable […]
The U.S. Navy is developing a new “structured piloting” framework to streamline its IT modernization efforts. According to a draft document, the new framework is designed to improve how the Navy identifies, pilots and integrates new technologies into its operations, DefenseScoop reported. The structured piloting framework builds upon two previously introduced Agile-centered design concepts: World […]
SciTec announced that it has secured a task order for Cloud-Based Command and Control Tracker Fusion from the Department of the Air Force Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management. Awarded under the Advanced Battle Management System indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract, the contractor will initially integrate a minimum viable product capability into the CBC2 […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has selected Stratom to develop an autonomous asset tracking system powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence. The AATS will feature camera systems to identify and track military logistics assets across various environments and transportation modes, Stratom said. Under the Small Business Innovation Research project, Stratom seeks to eliminate the […]
Robin Carnahan, the U.S. General Services Administration’s administrator, recently said that generative artificial intelligence tools will significantly enhance the quality of government services offered to citizens. Speaking at the AIScoop’s AITalks event, Carnahan emphasized two key points related to fully embracing AI: acquiring the best possible AI technologies and fostering strong collaboration with industry partners, […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has migrated about 60 percent of its applications and workloads to the cloud, with the transition expected to accelerate further in 2024, said Charlie Armstrong, FEMA chief information officer. In an interview on Federal News Network’s Ask the CIO podcast, Armstrong noted that the cloud migration of the remaining 40 […]
Redwood City, California-based MinIO has entered into a distribution agreement with Carahsoft Technology to make its software-defined object storage solution available to government customers, including users in the defense, intelligence and education sectors. As MinIO’s master government aggregator, Carahsoft will offer the company’s object storage system via its reseller partners, along with the NASA Solutions […]
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has deployed a new tool that eliminates the need for civil engineer field technicians to return to military installations to upload civil engineering data on the NexGen IT system. The custom-designed mobile tab within the system allows the technicians to record data from real property, facility space management, operations, […]
The Internal Revenue Service is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to enhance taxpayer services as part of its modernization efforts. Speaking at the UiPath public sector event on Wednesday, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said the technology can simplify how taxpayers seek answers to tax-related questions or challenges and enable automated operations to reduce mistakes […]
