Microsoft and Amazon Web Services have entered into collaborative research and development agreements to help the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Cloud Computing Program Office accelerate cloud adoption across defense agencies. The agreements support the Department of Defense’s Cloud Infrastructure as Code project, which is aimed at speeding up the lengthy and repetitive process of designing, […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has posted a request for information for operations and maintenance support services. Work will support Homeland Security Investigations’ Division 4 Unit 4 Automation and Modernization program, ICE said in an RFI posted on SAM .gov. HSI serves as the principal investigative arm of DHS and […]
The Air Force utilized artificial intelligence and cloud capabilities during the latest field test for the Advanced Battle Management System. The test marked the first time the Air Force used AI in the so-called kill chain. It was also the first time that the service observed a swift flow of data between platforms through a […]
The Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse has received enhancements that go beyond other cloud offerings. Cloud data warehousing currently involves a complex ecosystem of products, tools and tasks that need broad technical expertise, a huge amount of time and money to perform data loading, data transformation and cleansing, machine learning and business modeling. The improved data […]
SOS International has won a spot on the Defense Intelligence Agency’s potential $12.6 billion contract vehicle for mission-critical information technology and technical support services. The Solutions for IT Enterprise III contract vehicle is a 10-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity deal that also provides support to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, SOSi said Wednesday. With its spot on SITE III, […]
The Biden administration will sign a cybersecurity-focused executive order affirming the federal government’s commitment to using commercial cloud technology, a senior White House official said. According to the official, commercial technology is still the government’s best choice despite its failure to prevent the SolarWinds hack, Nextgov reported Tuesday. The Russia-linked SolarWinds hack compromised the networks […]
Silvus Technologies has secured a $13.1 million contract to develop a beamforming/beam nulling solution to help actualize the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s vision for the future of Mosaic Warfare. DARPA’s Mosaic Warfare concept involves the use of multiple interconnected lower-cost systems, called tiles, to perform complex mission functions, including command and control, communications and […]
Hanscom Air Force Base plans to make improvements to the information technology user experience at various Air Force and Space Force locations starting in the summer. “Wave 1” of the project will be focused on implementing an enterprise IT-as-a-service upgrade, which is expected to serve as a consolidated service desk catalog for more than 700,000 […]
The General Services Administration has announced plans to release a final solicitation for Polaris, a new government-wide small business information technology services contract, by summer. Polaris will be divided into three pools: HUBZone business, women-owned small businesses and other small businesses, Bloomberg Government said. The new contract will replace the now-defunct Alliant 2 Small Business […]
Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, promoted the use of information technology as a service during his appearance at an AFCEA-hosted event. Skinner said the government should adopt IT as a service at a faster pace and recognize areas where commercial technologies can prove beneficial. He questioned the […]
