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 […]
Information technology services provider Leidos has won a $2.5 billion contract from NASA for Advanced Enterprise Global IT Solutions, according to a June 26 press release. Under the agency-wide IT agreement, Leidos is responsible for delivering telecommunications, cloud and data center services to all NASA centers and facilities. The 10-year AEGIS deal is aimed at […]
The Navy aims to migrate more sailors and Marines to its new Microsoft Office 365 virtual collaboration environment called Flank Speed. A select pool of 260,000 users began the transition on June 1. The goal is to have 472,000 users before the end of fiscal year 2021, FedScoop reported. Flank Speed is an improved version […]
Enterprise cloud data management company Informatica has been selected to be a manufacturer on the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 contract. The ITES-SW2 is held by Carahsoft Technology and supports the U.S. Army’s Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions. The deal runs through Aug. 30, 2025, Informatica said. Under the contract, Reston, Virginia-headquartered […]
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to obtain backing from the Technology Modernization Fund to finance its modernization projects. The agency sent applications for four initiatives aimed at improving the processing of immigrants at the southern border, facilitating airport experience, promoting better data utilization and furthering threat information sharing. Speaking at a Professional Services […]
Nellis Air Force Base has created a Shadow Operations Center as part of its contributions to the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control mission. Lt. Col. David Spitler, commander of the 805th Combat Training Squadron, described ShOC-N as a “virtual and physical playground” for collecting and analyzing data at the speed of relevance. […]
Leidos has been awarded a five-year firm-fixed-price contract to provide bioinformatics and scientific computing support services to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under the terms of the potential $13 million deal, Leidos will help the Office of Advanced Molecular Detection expand CDC’s capacity in various scientific tasks. Most of the work will be […]
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a request for proposals for application development support services. The RFP, which was originally published in July 2020, was amended to allow interested sources to resubmit technical and price proposals. The FCC is specifically soliciting program and project management support, extreme programming services, software and application development and document […]
The Department of Homeland Security wants to “cut through a lot of the hype” related to artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotic process automation, and work on determining their impact on the organization’s business, according to Deputy Chief Technology Officer Brian Campo. Speaking on Federal News Network’s Federal Monthly Insights – Cloud and Artificial Intelligence, […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Central Library is looking to replace its Integrated Library System with a cloud-powered solution offering flexibility and interoperability. In a recently posted sources sought notice, the NOAA said it is seeking a system that includes a library services platform, an electronic resources and license manager, a discovery interface that […]
