The Department of Veterans Affairs has postponed the deployment of a modernized electronic health record at additional sites to prioritize fixing EHR issues at five locations where the system is already in use. Oracle Cerner, which developed the EHR, already deployed the system at Spokane VA Health Care System, VA Walla Walla Health Care, Roseburg […]
Carahsoft Technology has started selling software from identity management firms Okta and Socure to the public sector. Craig Abod, Carahsoft president and 2023 Wash100 awardee, highlighted his company’s existing relationships with both Okta and Socure and noted that putting such products together could offset costs incurred from modern cyberattacks. One of the solutions on offer […]
VMware’s vRealize Suite Cloud for U.S. Public Sector has received high authorization from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Joint Authorization Board. VRealize Suite Cloud, a management solution for heterogeneous data centers and hybrid cloud environments, provides agencies with tools for managing cloud workloads in a manner that complies with federal security requirements. The […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is spearheading the government’s implementation of secure-by-design, an approach to software development aimed at incorporating safety measures in the early stages. CISA had been involved with the recent publication of secure-by-design and secure-by-default guidance for software makers and vendors. Formed in collaboration with other agencies and organizations from allied […]
Paul Courtney, the Department of Homeland Security’s chief procurement officer, recently talked about ways internal operations are being streamlined using robotic process automation. In an interview with Federal News Network, he highlighted an electronic contract filing system as one of several initiatives his office has undertaken to simplify processes. It uses RPA to upload certain […]
SAP National Security Services announced that the SAP Integrated Business Planning cloud solution has received provisional authorization from the Defense Information Systems Agency. The SAP IBP solution offers machine learning-enabled supply chain planning capabilities that meet Department of Defense requirements. It can be used for sales and operations planning, forecasting and demand planning, response and […]
Ryan McArthur, manager of the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability program, recently discussed how the ability to interact directly with contractors Google, Microsoft, Oracle and Amazon has benefited the Department of Defense. JWCC, a $9 billion effort to procure cloud capabilities at all security classification levels, is overseen by the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Hosting and […]
BAE Systems has partnered with Microsoft to accelerate the development, deployment and management of digital defense systems using the Azure Cloud platform, which offers digital engineering capabilities, including data analysis and simulation. As part of a strategic agreement, open architecture tools will be used in developing new technologies, allowing BAE Systems to engage with small […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded GovernmentCIO a 10-year, $141 million modernization support services contract with the Veterans Benefits Administration. GovCIO will work with the Veteran Readiness & Employment Service to develop and support an automated case management system that would help veterans prepare for, find and maintain employment. GovCIO has partnered with case […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to introduce Stratus, a cloud basic ordering agreement that would streamline information technology operations so that officials could concentrate on deploying and sustaining business applications. Stratus will be divided into hyperscale cloud infrastructure, software-as-a-service and integration and development. Each category is expected to have its own contractor pool. For […]
