The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to award a firm-fixed-price task order to IronArch Technology for cloud support services and CloudKey sustainment support. The task order will be awarded to the federal consulting firm, according to a recently posted notice. The notice states that the VA’s Enterprise Cloud Solutions Office needs CSS and CloudKey support […]
Paris-based Cycloid announced it is expanding its operations into the United States and United Kingdom. The regional presence addresses a demand from enterprises headed towards cloud and microservices but are having difficulty navigating the complex ecosystem of tools and the accompanying “lack of available talent” in the industry, the French company said. Benjamin Brial, founder […]
Alpha Omega Integration and Dynamo Technologies have been awarded a contract to modernize the U.S. Forest Service’s Research Information Tracking System. The Forest Service is responsible for administering the United States’ national forests and grasslands. Gautam Ijoor, president and CEO of Alpha Omega Integration, said work will be focused on enhancing the agency’s research and […]
The federal government has automated some processes of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, a governmentwide program that standardizes the approach to security assessment authorization and continuous monitoring of cloud-based services. The effort prompted agencies to reuse authorized cloud products at a much higher rate compared to levels before the coronavirus pandemic, FedScoop reported […]
The U.S. Intelligence Community faces the challenging task of convincing the five cloud providers involved in its Commercial Cloud Enterprise to work harmoniously together towards their shared objective. The companies are more likely to compete for task orders under the multi-billion dollar contract rather than work as a team, an official close to the project […]
Science Applications International Corporation has launched an automated solution designed to help government agencies migrate large-scale workloads to the cloud. Called CloudSend, the solution was built to allow agencies to map out their cloud migration requirements for a clear view of their digital modernization journey, Homeland Security Today reported. SAIC said the solution will help […]
The Department of Energy will invest $28 million across five research projects aimed at helping national laboratories make the most out of their high-performance computers. DOE said it expects investments in supercomputing technologies to result in breakthroughs in fields like quantum information science and chemical reactions, which the department claimed could have applications in clean […]
Project proposals submitted for Technology Modernization Fund consideration should be direct to the point in order to stand out in the evaluation process, according to Deputy Federal CIO Maria Roat, one of the TMF Board’s alternate board members. Roat, a one-time Wash100 winner, noted the importance of keying in on a solid business case when […]
Samsung and GBL Systems deployed the first of three 5G testbeds for augmented and virtual reality training requested by the Pentagon at a Florida-based Army lab. The AR/VR initiative is expected to support military training exercises by enabling tech-boosted simulated scenarios. The testbeds are powered by Samsung’s cloud-native 5G Standalone Core and Galaxy 5G mobile […]
CGI, an IT consulting and systems integration firm based in Montreal, Canada, announced that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary has been awarded a seat on the Library of Congress‘ IT services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, worth $150 million over a five-year period. As part of the deal, CGI will be providing end-to-end services for the full range of IT lifecycle […]
