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 […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has posted a notice of intent to award a two-year contract to BigBear .ai to build a composable collaborative planning prototype. Columbia, Maryland-based BigBear provides solutions focused on machine learning, cloud-based data analytics and cyber engineering. Under an effort called Project AURORA, the planned contract seeks to accelerate the […]
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 […]
