The National Center for Health Statistics will begin operating its virtual data enclave in the fall to make it easier for researchers to access restricted-use data. The enclave will be tested internally, involving select pilot projects. At present, researchers need to travel to secure research data centers or federal statistical RDCs located in different states […]
Nucleus Security has achieved the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s in-process status. With the designation, the federal government has easier access to the company’s Nucleus for Government risk-based vulnerability management platform. NucleusGov incorporates Mandiant’s threat intelligence to automate the identification of vulnerabilities that should be addressed immediately, Nucleus Security said. The platform also integrates […]
A Senate bill will provide the Internal Revenue Service with $80 billion in funding from the $430 billion reconciliation package to upgrade its IT systems and digital asset monitoring capabilities. The proposed legislation, called the Inflation Reduction Act, stated that the modernization effort will improve taxpayer services, operations and cybersecurity. It allows IRS to invest […]
MakNuAx will provide enterprise service desk support services to the Department of Labor under a $115 million contract. The company is a joint venture between Makpar and NuAxis Innovations. Work includes modernizing systems to improve customer experience using innovative and emerging technologies, MakNuAx said. According to NuAxis CEO Raza Latif, a Potomac Officers Club member, […]
Senate appropriators introduced pieces of legislation in late July that seek to find alternative funding mechanisms for governmentwide initiatives. Lawmakers have expressed concerns about the Technology Modernization Fund‘s scope. A spokesperson for the Senate Appropriations Committee said in an email to FCW that current funding arrangements may not be adequate for financing certain initiatives. The […]
SolarWinds has launched new support services to help federal government agencies, state and local governments and education customers in implementing, maintaining and optimizing their SolarWinds IT management software. The new services are Federal Premium Support, Monalytic Federal Professional Services and Monalytic Federal Deployment Services – Fixed Scope, all of which offer tiered support and professional […]
The Government Accountability Office told the U.S. Coast Guard that failure to consistently apply the needed cybersecurity risk management processes puts it at a high risk of unauthorized access to its information technology and operational technology systems. The oversight agency issued the warning amid the service’s plan to spend $93 million to improve its IT […]
Federal agencies are expected to progress in achieving their data center optimization goals by the end of fiscal 2022 with the closure of 54 data centers. Agencies are reducing the number of their servers and focusing on increasing the utility of the remaining centers while advancing their use of energy metering tools and server virtualization […]
Three agencies have secured funding from the Technology Modernization Fund, a government-wide program created to finance select IT upgrades. TMF earmarked $7.2 million for the Department of Labor to modernize how its employees access permanent labor certification services and process visas, FedScoop reported Wednesday. AmeriCorps, an independent civic engagement agency, secured $14 million to replace […]
OwnBackup announced that its data protection platform has achieved an In Process designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. FedRAMP is a governmentwide program that provides security ratings for cloud-based products and services offered to government agencies. The milestone was achieved with the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, OwnBackup said Wednesday. […]
