The U.S. Army has awarded contracts with a combined worth of $17 million to Camgian for the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to enhance warfighter situational awareness. Camgian is a software development company headquartered in Starkville, Mississippi, that offers automation capabilities aimed at enhancing military decision-making. CEO and founder Gary Butler said […]
A report on the Internal Revenue Service‘s legacy systems found that the agency is lagging in its technology modernization efforts partly because of funding constraints. According to a report by the Government Accountability Office, the IRS seems poised to update its legacy systems, including the 60-year-old Customer Account Data Engine 2, thanks to $80 billion […]
The Alliance for Digital Innovation, a software technology trade group, has urged the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration to make policy changes to reduce the barriers preventing commercial cloud providers from entering the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Marketplace. In a letter to OMB Director Shalanda Young and GSA […]
The Department of Defense is using a newly developed dashboard to gain insights into its own activities. According to DOD officials, the Pulse analytics program gives senior defense leaders a standardized way of determining if the department is achieving its goals and performance metrics. The program was created by the DOD Chief Digital and Artificial […]
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are expected to provide recommendations on the proper use of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms tailored to each sector that employs AI and ML in their technologies. The recommendations would be included in future editions of the recently released Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework. Speaking […]
The Department of Defense expects to complete the deployment of the Military Health System Genesis in the National Capital Region in 2023. MHS Genesis is designed as a replacement for the Tricare patient portal, which has been in use since 1993. The electronic health record platform is expected to improve and simplify the online processes […]
House lawmakers are working on plans to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record modernization program. Democrats from the House Veterans Affairs Committee are expected to introduce a new bill that would focus on the Oracle Cerner EHR system, which has been causing problems for the VA in recent years. According to two […]
Rackspace Technology’s managed security and compliance solution for government has achieved authorization to operate on Amazon Web Services, opening access to new computing, storage and networking capabilities. The Government Solutions platform has attained 23 Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authorizations and is available on a variety of contract vehicles. It comprises tools meant to […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency has selected Lumen Technologies to provide the Department of Defense with secure voice communications services under a $223 million contract. Lumen offers a cloud-based voice and audio-conferencing system designed to provide warfighters with modern communications tools that allow them to be connected at any location. Contract work supports the DOD’s […]
Computer software company Oracle has announced that its construction and engineering project management and collaboration solution has earned an impact level 4 provisional authorization from the Defense Information Systems Agency. Oracle Aconex for Defense is a cloud-enabled solution for project-wide collaboration in a common data environment. It provides secure project information management and workflow automation, […]
