The Office of Personnel Management’s internal auditor has released its annual report on major challenges faced by top leadership at the agency, finding that more work needs to be done to upgrade its information technology posture. The document by OPM’s Office of the Inspector General highlighted issues such as aging infrastructure and processes as well […]
Orion Space Solutions will provide the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with an artificial intelligence-enabled system that can automate the processing, analysis and visualization of Earth observation data from ground-based and space-based sensors and uncrewed airborne and seaborne drones. The agency awarded Orion Space a grant to support the platform’s development. Partners Booz Allen Hamilton […]
Aquia has won a General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule contract for highly adaptive cybersecurity, cloud computing and information technology services, providing federal agencies direct access to its portfolio. The company is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Millsboro, Delaware. CEO David Maskeroni touted the award as critical, adding that it will aid in […]
The U.S. Army has published a new plan that would focus on cloud modernization and the integration of cloud environments across the military service. Army Cloud Plan 2022 focuses on cloud expansion, zero trust architecture implementation, secure and rapid software development, data-driven decision acceleration, cloud operations enhancement, cloud workforce development, and transparency and accountability. The […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded a three-year, $189 million contract to Accenture Federal Services for cloud migration and modernization support. The company is tasked with upgrading the CDC’s information technology systems and investigating functionality enhancement opportunities. Jill Olmstead, managing director and health consulting lead, emphasized the importance of public health experience, […]
Carahsoft Technology has announced that the FedRAMP-compliant, Okta-powered Adobe Acrobat Sign for Government will now be made available via its various contract vehicles, including its General Services Administration schedule and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V. Carahsoft is the Master Government Aggregator for Adobe and Okta. The Adobe Acrobat Sign for Government allows agencies to […]
Strategic Biofuels will develop a cloud-based system to help the U.S. Forest Service monitor the compliance of forestry feedstock with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard. Forest residuals were previously seen as waste but were given a new purpose by the RFS, which incentivized the renewable energy sector to convert feedstock into biofuel and […]
Qlik’s Cloud Government platform is now available on the FedRAMP Marketplace under authorized products. The company recently secured the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Authorized designation at the Moderate impact level and the Department of Defense IL2. The Cloud Government platform offers government agencies with artificial intelligence-enabled analytics, centralized data assets and catalog and […]
Software company Qualtrics has announced that the Government Web Experience solution is now available. Qualtrics Government Web Experience gives leaders in the federal, state and local governments a new tool to understand how their websites are performing and serving their customers. The tool helps build a cohesive digital customer experience and helps government organizations improve […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency has granted a Department of Defense Impact Level 6 Provisional Authorization to the federal cloud service offered by Palantir Technologies, which is the third company to receive the designation after Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. DOD requires the IL6 standard in the processing of Secret-level classified data for cloud-based workloads. […]
