Gigamon, a network visibility solution provider, announced that it has joined Amazon Web Services’ co-selling program for software offerings. The AWS Independent Software Vendor Accelerate Program connects organizations with the cloud giant’s global reseller community. The partnership supports the enterprise information technology market and addresses demand for deep observability tools, Gigamon said Wednesday. On its […]
The General Services Administration is working to expand the user base of its new single sign-on solution for government websites. Developed by GSA’s Technology Transformation Services, Login .gov currently has 40 million users across 27 government agencies. GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan said the agency hopes to reach 100 million users before the end of 2022, […]
California-headquartered Radiant Logic announced that it has secured a Defense Information System Agency contract to deliver the identity data foundation to enable the creation of a Master User Record to enable the agency’s goal of producing an Enterprise Identity, Credential and Access Management solution, Radiant Logic said Monday. In a statement, the company said that […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate has demonstrated a remote screening infrastructure for airport security checkpoints. The solution, which was developed by Integrated Defense & Security Solutions, can send computed tomography X-ray images of baggage that are flagged for threats to remote locations for near real-time analysis. It can also identify which […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that its three main web portals now share a single sign-on solution. VA .gov, My HealthVet and the Health and Benefits mobile app are now using the Login .gov tool operated by the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services, VA said Tuesday. Chief Technology Officer Charles Worthington said the […]
Guidehouse, a consulting services company, has entered into a strategic joint venture with technical solutions provider TechSur. As part of the partnership, Guidehouse will provide mentorship to TechSur under the Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protege program. The SBA approves a mentor-protege agreement if it determines that it will promote real development gains for the protege, according […]
Catherine Marsh, the director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, said her office is currently working on multiple projects that explore the use of artificial intelligence to advance public safety capabilities. She said there are ongoing projects across quantum computing and neuroscience, cognitive psychology, sociology, power sources, and chemical and biological sensing, FedTech reported […]
President Joe Biden has signed the VA Electronic Health Transparency Act of 2021 into law. The new law requires the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to update Congress on the costs, performance metrics and outcomes of the agency’s Electronic Health Record Modernization program. The bill was introduced by Sens. Jerry Moran and John […]
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that General Dynamics Information Technology has officially inaugurated its new office within the University of New Orleans’ Research and Technology Park, locally known as “The Beach.” Upon its opening, the new facility will immediately support 50 jobs with more employment opportunities expected to open up soon, Edwards said Thursday. […]
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, a two-time Wash100 winner, has signed papers to operationalize the Department of Defense’s foundational tenets for responsible artificial intelligence development. In May 2021, Hicks published a memorandum outlining six tenets: RAI governance, warfighter trust, AI product and acquisition lifecycle, requirements validation, responsible AI ecosystem and AI workforce. The new […]
