The Professional Services Council sent a letter to Congressional leadership requesting the inclusion of cybersecurity and information technology funding in the upcoming infrastructure package for the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan. The letter, written by David Broome, PSC’s executive vice president for government relations, was addressed to Sens. Charles Schumer and Mitch McConnell, and Reps. […]
The Army Contracting Command in Rock Island, Illinois, has posted a request for information about contractor support options for command, control, communications, computers and information management mission services. The ACC issued the RFI on behalf of the Army Sustainment Command. The Army needs services including technical support, network support, system administration, cybersecurity and support for […]
Fidelis Cybersecurity is now a manufacturer on Carahsoft’s potential $13 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 contract with the Army. ITES-SW2 is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract managed by the Army Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions acquisition authority. The contract is effective until Aug. 30, 2025. Carahsoft may now resell Fidelis software, software […]
Tech company Altair is hosting a three-day virtual event called Future .AI to showcase advances in analytics and artificial intelligence that solve challenges faced by government agencies and companies in manufacturing, banking, financial services and health care. Future .AI is scheduled for June 15 to 17 and will feature keynote presentations, fireside chats, industry case […]
Alion Science and Technology has received a Navy task order worth $285 million for engineering, integration, model and simulation and cybersecurity services for leading-edge training. The contract will support the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Corona division for a total of four years. The deal will provide research, development, test and evaluation of new software, technologies […]
Ball Aerospace has teamed up with Microsoft to prove the viability of using commercial cloud computing to deliver actionable information quickly to warfighters. The demonstration was conducted in support of the Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Commercially Augmented Space Inter-Networked Operations Program Office, which specializes in proliferated low Earth Orbit technology and prototyping, […]
Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana has announced that a new information technology modernization plan is being drafted to provide a holistic vision for IT delivery across the government. The effort is being led by the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer and the Federal CIO Council, Martorana said during a keynote hosted by […]
Sens. Ron Wyden and Patty Murray have introduced a bill that would provide $120 million annually for seven years to state, local and tribal governments to fund programs aimed at modernizing information technology systems. Under the State and Local Digital Service Act, Congress would also authorize between $200,000 to $3 million per year for tech-planning […]
Raft, a digital consulting firm, will create automated software development and hardware-in-the-loop pipelines for the Air Force. Work will be done under two Air Force Small Business Innovation Research direct-to-Phase II contracts as part of the AFWERX program, Raft said Monday. AFWERX is an initiative aimed at fostering innovation within the Air Force technology community. […]
Perspecta is set to begin the production of its background check management system under a $474 million contract awarded by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The award, which was made under an other transaction agreement, has a one-year base period and four one-year options. DCSA entered into a contract with Perspecta to build the […]
