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 […]
LEOcloud has partnered with high-performance computing firm Ramon.Space to develop a satellite-based cloud computing system. The satellite constellation will serve as a global service that will provide the computing resources needed to run a container operating environment, Ramon.Space said. “Our partnership with LEOcloud will unleash the expansion of data usage in space paving the way […]
Swish Data, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, has been awarded a five-year contract to provide an artificial intelligence operations solution to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Swish said it partnered with software vendor ScienceLogic to deliver the solution, which will be used to monitor all aspects of the VA Enterprise Cloud and automate the department’s […]
The Department of Defense’s technological progress and operational readiness could suffer from the cancellation of programs like the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, a lawmaker said. On July 6, the Pentagon said the JEDI contract was conceptualized at a time when the military had different needs, claiming that the program no longer meets the […]
The Department of Defense is looking to deploy computer infrastructure specifically designed for use on the battlefield to ensure cloud operations at the tactical edge in regions outside of the continental U.S. According to a DOD spokesperson, the OCONUS cloud strategy requires that computers meet several physical requirements. Hardware must be small, power efficient, mobile […]
The Air Force officially closed its data center after the completion of its service-wide cloud migration effort. All services, equipment, manpower and applications, including the Air Force Promotions System, Virtual Military Personnel Flight and AFPC Secure, are now hosted in a federally approved virtual cloud environment, AF .mil reported. Greg Parsons, Air Force A1 Plans […]
Thermo Fisher Scientific announced that its automated genetic analyzer may now be used by law enforcement booking stations to process DNA reference samples. The FBI approved the Applied Biosystems RapidHIT DNA Booking System for use in referencing arrestees against the U.S. National DNA Index System CODIS database, Thermo Fisher Scientific said. Joanie Brocato, department head […]
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service has released a Digital End-to-End Efficiency playbook to help agencies identify opportunities to pursue digital transformation. Craig Fischer, innovation program manager at the Department of the Treasury, said the Fiscal Service wants the DEEE playbook to benefit financial agencies across the government, Federal News Network reported. “We want to […]
Array, an application service provider, has been awarded a contract to help operate and maintain the Army’s Radio Frequency In-Transit Visibility worldwide infrastructure. Array said it will perform work in collaboration with Leidos, Onyx Government Services and Connected Logistics, the prime contractor for the 72-month RF-ITV task order. David Joslin, chief growth officer at Array, […]
The U.S. Army recently launched the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army, the service’s first app that allows soldiers to access personnel records without the need for a Common Access Card. The IPPS-A is available on Apple’s App Store and is expected to have roughly 1 million users among active-duty personnel and members of the Army […]
