The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology a $51 million contract in support of the Energy Star program. Under the new agreement, GDIT is tasked to work on the program for five years, providing IT infrastructure, systems and application support. The EPA selected GDIT after evaluating five bidders for the project […]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is conducting market research to gauge industry’s ability to support requirements under its Enterprise Gateway and Integration Services II contract. USCIS wants to identify businesses that can provide information technology services in support of its Distributed Service Architecture Branch portfolio. Work under the EGIS II spans the areas of […]
Officials from federal health agencies have touted the benefits of emerging technologies for extracting value out of data. The National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are using cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning and wearables to enhance decision-making, GovernmentCIO Media & Research reported. NIH Chief Information Officer […]
The General Services Administration has released a request for information about companies that can support the ongoing maintenance and enhancements to its app that helps agencies manage their lease agreements. The GSA Real Estate Exchange is an app that enables leasing officers to digitally manage a lease and ensures compliance with laws and regulations. The […]
The Food and Drug Administration is asking for a $6.5 billion fiscal year 2022 budget from Congress. The request is $477 million higher than the agency’s enacted funding in FY2021 and prioritizes increased investments in critical public health infrastructure, core food safety and medical product safety programs, GovernmentCIO Media & Research reported. Acting FDA Commissioner […]
The Department of Labor has expanded its pilot program on robotic process automation and is now reaping the benefits across various mission areas. The agency started in 2020 with just one RPA bot, which was deployed in the procurement space. Since then, additional bots have been created for human resources, automated regression testing, automated performance […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking to procure 260 user licenses for a software-as-a-service facilities management system. The provider will also perform migration services in support of NIST’s Office of Facilities and Property Management, which is responsible for modernizing the agency’s sites. According to an NIST notice posted on SAM .gov, deliverables […]
The Air Force Materiel Command has launched a 12-member office focused on growing the Air Force’s digital governance and digital acquisition activities. Operating under the AFMC Engineering and Technical Management Directorate, the new Digital Transformation Office has broader and less specialized responsibilities than other digital-focused divisions in the command, AFMC said in a press release. […]
The FBI needs a contractor that can provide information technology services at various data centers and key technical sites. The contractor will support FBI and Department of Justice sites in Pocatello, Idaho; Clarksburg, West Virginia; Huntsville, Alabama; Vienna, Virginia; and Washington, D.C. The Pocatello site will be the central hub of the contractor’s IT work. […]
The Government Accountability Office has been reaping the benefits of artificial intelligence and cloud technology that resulted from its partnership with the General Services Administration, according to one official. Tim Persons, chief scientist at GAO, said the agency now uses cloud and AI to automate oversight processes. The technologies were born out of GAO’s Innovation […]
