The Internal Revenue Service has awarded five contracts under an experimental procurement vehicle in support of a multiple solution challenge to digitize paper files. According to a request for proposals issued in July, the IRS wanted to use the Pilot IRS program for testing innovative solutions that can “receive, prepare, reproduce, sort, validate, store, return […]
Workday has announced that its government cloud solution has been granted Ready status at a moderate impact level under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. FedRAMP is a government-wide program that standardizes the approach to security assessment authorization and continuous monitoring of cloud-based services. The milestone puts the enterprise cloud application provider one step […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services only considers cloud migration as a jumping-off point for future modernization efforts, according to officials from the agency. Bobby Saxon, deputy director of CMS’ Office of Information Technology, said the agency thinks of modernization as a constant process and not as a one-time project, GovernmentCIO Media & Research […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the impending launch of a new information technology system that will help in the management of civil rights and discrimination complaints directed at agency programs and partners. The new system also contains a set of apps to help officials manage the complaint and review process, Nextgov reported Monday. In […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs said its Office of Research and Development has transitioned its work to a new unified research platform. ORD moved 105 VA medical centers with research programs and its Central Institutional Review Board to the new commercially available IRBNet platform to streamline research efforts, VA said Monday. Molly Klote, director of […]
Federal agencies’ widespread acceptance of the cloud has not only resulted in improvements in data management but has also caused many senior leaders to reassess the value of data available to them, an official close to the matter said. Brian Merrick, head of cloud programs at the Department of State, said the cloud push has […]
Palo Alto Networks, a global provider of cybersecurity solutions, has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program moderate authorization for its Prisma Access solution. The FedRAMP moderate authorization comes as government agencies require “consistent, secure connectivity” to support remote workers and branch offices amid the coronavirus pandemic. With the certification, the Prima Access technology can […]
Novetta, a data analytics company, announced it was selected to deploy an internet of things platform to Air Force bases over the next five years. The Platform for Integrated C3 and Responsive Defense was designed to provide help Air Force personnel access intelligent systems for defense operations, Novetta said. “PICARD begins to deliver on the […]
The Indian Health Service, the health care system for U.S.-based American Indian and Alaska natives, is looking for companies focused on providing electronic health records to replace the agency’s outdated health information system. In a draft statement of objectives, the IHS, which is part of the Department of the Interior, announced its plan to award […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has exceeded its cloud migration target for fiscal year 2021 by 13 percent with more than 45 days still remaining. Speaking at FCW’s Digital Transformation Workshop, CBP Chief Information Officer Sonny Bhagowalia said 45 percent of the agency’s 270 applications have been moved to the cloud so far. However, he […]
