ICF has won a spot under the Scalable Ways to Implement Flexible Tasks indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to modernize technology delivery in the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The award gives ICF the opportunity to compete in the platform-as-a-service domain. The contract has a period of performance of five years and a maximum […]
Carahsoft has partnered with Skuid to deliver digital transformation services under the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-Software 2 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. ITES-SW2, awarded to Carahsoft, allows the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, federal agencies and authorized systems integrators to procure commercial off-the-shelf software products and related services and hardware. The ITES-SW2 contract has an ordering […]
The Technology Modernization Fund has announced a $1.78 million investment that would update the U.S. AbilityOne Commission’s Procurement List Information Management System software. The funds will be used to improve PLIMS’ core software, which connects employers of individuals with disabilities with federal agency customers. Specifically, the funding will be used to improve the software that […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the private sector, has developed a facial recognition program that cross-references photos from government IDs with existing photographs of passengers taken upon arrival. The Traveler Verification Service system is intended to streamline customer experience at entry and exit points, superseding fingerprint […]
The General Services Administration‘s Technology Transformation Services has awarded information services provider Amivero a $9.5 million task order for cloud and data technology modernization for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Amivero will help CDC improve its public health mission by providing modern technology solutions that enable efficiency and security. The contractor will also […]
Amazon Web Services said government organizations can now combine Amazon Connect with other AWS services within the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program High boundary. The company made the announcement after the omnichannel cloud contact center service achieved FedRAMP Authorized status at the high-impact level, which covers sensitive data, including controlled unclassified information such as […]
Orca Security has announced that its Cloud Security Platform has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Ready designation. The Cloud Security Platform allows government organizations and their contractors and software-as-a-service providers to gain insights into cloud workloads, configurations and identities while adhering to FedRAMP security requirements. It also features the company’s SideScanning technology and […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is setting up a new office responsible for growing the CMS open-source software community and facilitating data sharing between different states and government programs. Andrea Fletcher, executive director of digital service at CMS, said open-source software is the key to system interoperability, which will enable improved service delivery […]
The National Archives and Records Administration has copied 205 million pages of government records into the cloud, approaching the halfway mark of the 500 million it aims to digitize by 2026. According to NARA, it accelerated its pace by upgrading its upload process. A roadmap published by the agency in May details planned enhancements to […]
The Food and Drug Administration has awarded Palantir Technologies a $22 million contract under the 21 Forward initiative to implement a modernized, data-driven approach to monitoring disruption in the food supply chain and help the FDA avoid food shortages. Under the contract, Palantir will serve as the central operating platform that gathers data from different […]
