The Internal Revenue Service is asking industry to submit proposals for ways to digitize and digitalize paper files within the organization as part of the Pilot IRS program. The initiative is used to develop innovative technologies without a dedicated research and development arm. In a draft request for proposals posted on SAM .gov, the IRS […]
The U.S. Marine Corps is looking to build a secure, centralized and easily accessible digital repository that can host 3D printing plans for spare parts. Speaking at a virtual event co-hosted by AFCEA and the U.S. Naval Institute, Kristin Holzworth, chief scientist of the Marine Corps Systems Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell, said the long-term […]
The Department of Defense has scrapped the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud program in favor of a new multi-cloud, multi-vendor contract. The DOD will issue a presolicitation for the planned Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability contract to be followed by the release of a formal solicitation in October, with awards slated to be made by June […]
Rep. Stephanie Bice criticized the slow migration process of defense agencies and field activities to the MilCloud 2.0 environment, an on-premise cloud-based infrastructure services offering managed by the Department of Defense. Speaking at a House subcommittee hearing, the lawmaker expressed frustration about how only a small percentage of DAFAs have migrated to MilCloud 2.0 since […]
Draper, a defense engineering company, said it is developing modeling and simulation software for assessing the security of positioning, navigation and timing technology. The Multi-Domain Quantitative Decision Aid will help address the vulnerabilities associated with the military’s dependence on the Global Positioning System, Draper said. “GPS is highly accurate, but your ability to get a […]
New secure cloud management tools from Google Cloud, Zscaler and McAfee Public Sector have been approved by the Defense Innovation Unit for use within the Department of Defense. The three non-traditional defense companies received success memos after one year of initial testing. The DIU is now running its pilot with the three cloud solution providers […]
Aunalytics, a business analytics service provider, announced that its cloud solution has been granted Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Ready status. FedRAMP was created to standardize the government’s approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. A FedRAMP Ready status entails that the company has shared information on its […]
The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has kicked off initial testing of a new mobile application designed to make it easier for military families to find short-term child care. The app, called Kinderspot, allows for the temporary subletting of slots at military child development centers to eligible families with short-term child care needs. […]
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific has created a new DevSecOps environment called the Overmatch Software Armory using the Amazon Web Services Secret Region. The Overmatch Software Armory will be used in support of Project Overmatch, which is aimed at facilitating synchronized swarming attacks at sea. The project is the Navy’s contribution to the military’s Joint […]
Organizations might better address ransomware using a combination of basic cyber hygiene and zero trust security, health care executives said. Rob Wood, chief information security officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said that limiting resource access can slow the spread of malware in a compromised network, GovernmentCIO Media & Research reported. He […]
