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 […]
Fortinet, a provider of integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, has been selected to support the enterprise infrastructure goals of the U.S. Army. Under a new agreement, Fortinet will serve as a manufacturer on the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 contract for the Army Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions. Currently, the contract work […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has selected content cloud firm Box to support the organization’s secure collaboration and critical processes for health services delivery and to promote new ways to work in the cloud. Box did not disclose the value of its contract with the HHS but said the department chose its cloud […]
ClearDATA, a cloud security provider, has added an automation capability to its ClearDATA Healthcare Security and Compliance Platform. With the new update, health care organizations and their associates may now use the platform to automatically detect protected health information in multi-cloud storage, ClearDATA said. Suhas Kelkar, chief product officer at ClearDATA, said the health care […]
Carahsoft Technology has announced the availability of Splunk’s cloud-based data analytics platform on Microsoft Azure. Splunk Enterprise Transformation with Azure is a scalable platform that government agencies can use to improve and accelerate their data collection functions, Carahsoft said. Jeremy Rissi, public sector group vice president at Splunk, said the platform offers capabilities in data […]
The General Services Administration is asking industry for feedback on a proposed strategy to release a cloud-focused blanket purchase agreement. The government intends to create a multi-award BPA for commercial software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service and infrastructure-as-a-service offerings on a pay-as-you-go basis, GSA said Thursday. Keith Nakasone, GSA’s deputy assistant commissioner for the information technology category, said advancements […]
The U.S. Army has selected advanced analytics company Novetta to support the Cloud Account Management Optimization effort, an initiative that includes eliminating excess service spending in its goals. Under the effort led by the Enterprise Cloud Management Agency, the company will use its sourcing solution for an enterprise consumption model of cloud offerings. The platform […]
