Metric5 has received a CIO-SP3 SB award to provide information technology modernization and data sciences services for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Predictive Lake Analytics Nextgen eXchange Services task order. The five-year task order will allow Metric5 to support the development and enhancement of capabilities for advanced analytics and data reporting as well […]
The Department of Defense is seeing at least a 15 percent increase every quarter in the number of tasks that use robotic process automation. RPA is the technique of using software robots to perform repetitive tasks such as filing forms and conducting routine analyses, according to RPA software company UiPath. The General Services Administration’s RPA […]
HomeSafe Alliance announced that it has been awarded the global household goods contract by the U.S. Transportation Command. The contract ceiling value is $20 billion with a potential nine-year term, inclusive of all options periods, KBR said Friday. The KBR-led joint venture will be the exclusive household goods move management service provider for the U.S. armed […]
Government technology funding vehicles are set to receive a combined $500 million in additional funding as part of the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act. As of Nov. 5, the trillion-dollar package includes $250 million in new investments for the Technology Modernization Fund, $200 million for the General Services Administration’s Federal Citizen Services Fund and […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has deployed Google Cloud’s Google Workspace to a portion of its team of scientists and engineers. Google Workspace is a suite of cloud computing, productivity and collaboration tools. The initial deployment of Google Workspace improved AFRL’s engagement with its international community of research partners, Google Cloud said Wednesday. Joshua Kennedy, […]
Google Workspace, formerly known as G-Suite, has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program High authorization. The federally approved product consists of a variety of cloud-based collaboration tools. According to the FedRAMP website, Google Workspace services such as Calendar, Docs, Drive, Forms and Gmail are now classified under FedRAMP High. The high authorization was granted […]
General Dynamics Information Technology announced that it has been awarded a five-year, $190 million contract by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to implement the agency’s enterprise cloud modernization objectives. The contract demands the delivery of a hybrid multi-cloud platform to modernize USPTO’s IT infrastructure, GDIT said Wednesday. In a statement, the General Dynamics […]
Applied Dynamics International announced the award of a contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to upgrade to contemporary standards the agency’s aging satellite systems. By applying new hardware and the ADEPT industrial computing platform, the technological overhaul will add cybersecurity hardening and extend the serviceable life of these systems by well over a […]
Lawmakers have proposed legislation seeking to update and 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 and continuously monitor cloud-based products and services, FedScoop reported […]
Major technology companies denied allegations that they intend to use the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource to advance their own commercial interests. The denial came after AI research groups appealed to the NAIRR Task Force to postpone work until alternative AI research investments are explored and controls ensuring accountable, ethical use of government data are […]
