The Army is pursuing digital transformation, a move which, according to the service’s top information technology official, will be fraught with complex technological problems and require an enterprise-wide change in culture and mindset. Published Wednesday, the Army’s Digital Transformation Strategy proposes the establishment of a digital force by 2028 capable of delivering overmatch through multi-domain […]
Carahsoft Technology announced a partnership with Washington-based software company Icertis to offer new contract lifecycle management solutions to the public sector. As part of the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as a “Master Government Aggregator,” making the Icertis’ Contract Intelligence platform available to its government customers. Virginia-based Carahsoft said it will offer Icertis’ platform through the […]
ICF, a global consultancy organization, has been awarded $35 million in recompete contracts to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s public health programs. The contracts cover digital transformation, health surveillance, data management, technical assistance and communications services, ICF said Thursday. Mark Lee, executive vice president and public sector lead at ICF, said the […]
The Government Accountability Office said the Internal Revenue Service may take up to 2030 to replace its 60-year-old Individual Master File. The system serves as the source for individual tax data. According to a GAO report, the Customer Account Data Engine 2 experienced multiple delays and cost changes that affected modernization efforts. CADE 2 is […]
Virginia-based Fierce Software announced that Cloudera products are now available on the government’s electronic ordering system, GSA Advantage. The addition is in recognition of the growth in federal spending through the General Services Administration, Fierce Software said. Fierce Software provides government and commercial organizations with information technology and business process solutions designed to function productively […]
Arizona-based GlobalMed announced that its virtual health platform has received a Defense Health Agency authority to operate on the Department of Defense’s DHA Medical Community of Interest network. The certification allows the company to integrate its virtual health platform, including carts, medical devices, software and applications directly with the COI network, GlobalMed said Tuesday. With this […]
Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana expects the next round of Technology Modernization Fund awards to be made within a couple of weeks. “We are working every single week on the portfolio. Right now we are looking at the backlog of projects, some of them less complete than others in their submissions,” Martorana told Bloomberg. […]
The General Services Administration plans to reduce barriers for Login .gov adoption through more partnerships, infrastructure and methodologies for high-impact servers. The announcement comes after the Technology Modernization Fund Board awarded almost $187 million in awards to the GSA for the sign-on shared service. According to a GSA spokesperson, partnerships would entice larger agencies like […]
The Defense Digital Service is modifying its automated background investigation tool to be focused more on identifying insider threats. DDS, a Department of Defense team of software and data professionals, began developing the System for Automated Background Evaluation and Review in 2019 as part of the government’s Trusted Workforce 2.0 program, Nextgov reported. SABER was […]
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit recently learned how a secure approach to using commercial cloud services could work outside of the agency’s traditional methodology. Rick Simon, program manager for the Secure Cloud Management project, said three prototypes out of the 29 respondents to the office’s request for white papers yielded promising solutions to the Department […]
