The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to modernize its Where’s My Refund online tool following a Government Accountability Office report. The IRS said in response to GAO’s findings that while it will revamp the application, it will only be able to do so after its annual appropriations are enacted. The agency added that budget resolutions, […]
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for information for a cloud-based portal that could replace its existing information-sharing system. As part of a project titled HSIN Phoenix, DHS wants to build a series of minimally viable products leading to a complete replacement of the Homeland Security Information Network, according to the RFI […]
SparkCognition Government Systems has won a spot on a potential $241.6 million basic ordering agreement to support the Department of Defense’s artificial intelligence data readiness needs. The DOD Joint Artificial Intelligence Center awarded the contract through its Data Readiness AI Development program. On its website, JAIC said that having “AI-ready” data is a key determinant […]
The Trusted Internet Connections program could release its cloud use case in months to complete the TIC 3.0 architecture for government agencies. According to Sean Connelly, program manager of TIC 3.0 at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the cloud use case is more focused on the application side whereas the earlier use cases were […]
Reston-headquartered Maximus announced that it has been awarded a basic order agreement on Data Readiness for Artificial Intelligence Development services by the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. The JAIC DRAID program is intended to ensure that the DOD will have ready access to artificial intelligence data preparation tools, capabilities and services, Maximus said […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it is currently investigating a disruption in its electronic health records that hit all Cerner Corporation-supplied systems across the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard on Wednesday. The executive director of the VA’s EHR Modernization Integration Office said the outage was traced to an Oracle server but the […]
Mobile security company Zimperium announced that Carahsoft Technology will serve as its master government aggregator under a recently-signed partnership agreement. The partnership will see the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-authorized mobile threat defense solution available to the public sector through Carahsoft’s reseller partners, Zimperium said Wednesday. In a statement, Zimperium said its partnership with […]
Artificial intelligence solutions provider CalypsoAI has entered into a partnership with government IT solutions provider Carahsoft to deliver AI and machine learning validation technologies to the public sector. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as the public sector distributor for CalypsoAI. The arrangement would allow CapypsoAI to offer its AI and ML solutions through various […]
The General Services Administration plans to create a new blanket purchase agreement that will make it easier for government agencies to acquire commercial cloud products and services. Sonny Hashmi, commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said that the forthcoming Ascend BPA is intended to reduce procurement complexities for agencies and administrative burdens for cloud service […]
The Internal Revenue Service has selected Ripcord, an intelligent digitization company, to modernize the government’s tax filing process. As part of the Pilot IRS Solution Challenge, Ripcord will help the agency reduce its reliance on paper and manual processes through digitalization. The challenge is managed by the IRS’ Enterprise Digitalization and Case Management Office, Ripcord […]
