General Dynamics’ information technology unit announced on Thursday that it received a potential seven-year, $450 million contract to continue managing and upgrading the accounting system for all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services programs. The Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System improves CMS’ financial oversight and ability to maintain accurate and timely program records, GDIT […]
Online chat service provider Mattermost has introduced new solutions designed to support workloads using artificial intelligence and large language models. The solutions are built on the Mattermost OpenOps AI platform and are connected with Microsoft Azure AI, Microsoft Teams and other core Microsoft services. The offerings also offer a customizable and interoperable collaboration experience deployed […]
A National Science Foundation-backed research effort has completed an initial assessment of key technology areas using new data and analytics approaches to inform the NSF’s future investment plans. Thought leaders from 13 universities in the United States were awarded nearly $4 million in funding to perform the yearlong study, which focused on the maturity, trajectories […]
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate is seeking to require companies to declare whether digital materials such as images, video and audio are artificial intelligence-generated products. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the AI Labeling Act of 2023 with Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. Under the bill, AI-made content should be marked with a label that […]
The Technology Modernization Fund’s executive director will step down after two years at the helm. Robin Carnahan, the administrator of the General Services Administration, said Raylene Yung was instrumental in building the TMF into one of the main resources for federal IT systems modernization. The agency said in a statement that Yung developed the TMF’s […]
Isobar Public Sector has announced that it will serve as an authorized service partner in North America for Google Cloud as part of a new collaboration. The move reflects a commitment to providing federal, state and local government with advanced solutions, Isobar Public Sector said Thursday. Larry Gillespie, Isobar Public Sector president and board chairman, […]
The Department of Defense is rolling out a classified version of Microsoft Office 365 in October across the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s 17 components, including users in the Pentagon compound and the Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia. Danielle Metz, OSD’s chief information officer, said the move to roll out DOD365-Secret is one of […]
Carahsoft Technology announced on Thursday that it will distribute Ripcord’s intelligent document processing solutions to the government through reseller partners and contract vehicles such as NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2. Ripcord’s products utilize artificial intelligence and robotics to digitize and extract data from physical and digital […]
A Leidos-led consortium will replace the Military Health System’s Video Connect solution with a hybrid care platform from Amwell. Work will be performed under a potential 22-month, $180 million contract from the Defense Health Agency in support of the Digital First MHS transformation project. According to Amwell’s website, the Converge platform offers a comprehensive care […]
The General Services Administration Federal Systems Integration and Management Center has awarded CGI Federal a potential seven-year, $522.6 million contract to provide systems and technology modernization support services to the Environmental Protection Agency. Under the Information Technology Enterprise Development contract, CGI will work with the EPA in developing and implementing technologies supporting various missions, including […]
