The Federal Aviation Administration has appointed Billy Nolen to the role of acting administrator. Nolen will assume the responsibilities of Administrator Steve Dickinson, who will step down from his role by the end of March. Dickinson has been leading the agency for more than two and a half years. Nolen is a seasoned aviation safety […]
The General Services Administration has raised the number of contract awards that it intends to set aside for small disadvantaged businesses. GSA said that its goal for fiscal year 2022 is to allocate 21 percent of its prime contracts to small disadvantaged businesses, a significant increase compared to the 5 percent required by law in […]
The Department of Homeland Security wants to use artificial intelligence to automate video surveillance systems watching over soft targets, according to an expert from the American Civil Liberties Union. Jay Stanley, an ACLU senior policy analyst, said that DHS has already forayed into the use of AI to detect suspicious individuals, FedScoop reported Wednesday. But […]
The Department of Homeland Security has released a solicitation for capabilities that can improve its preparedness for and ability to respond to floods. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate is seeking real-time flood data in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration. FIMA is responsible for managing the agency’s National […]
The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded technical and engineering services provider GRSi a four-year contract for program management, end-user information technology support services and business intelligence and reporting development services. GRSi will deploy subject matter experts who will enhance NIMH’s customer experience and IT service delivery. The experts will also support the agency’s […]
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services announced that it has been awarded a five-year, $118 million contract by the Department of State to deliver data management support for the Bureau of Consular Affairs. The deal calls for supporting the bureau with fraud reduction and data replication services associated with passports and visas, AFS said Monday. In a […]
Virginia-headquartered General Dynamics Information Technology announced that it was awarded the $45 million Enterprise Security Architecture contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The deal calls for support to the VA’s business and IT modernization initiatives by integrating new and emerging cybersecurity technologies, GDIT said Monday. In a statement, the General Dynamics business unit said […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs will push ahead with the deployment of its Cerner electronic health record software at Veterans Health Administration facilities in Washington state and Ohio despite issues highlighted by the VA inspector general. According to three reports issued by the IG office, the VA’s $21 billion EHR modernization effort has flaws in […]
The Department of Energy has announced that Christopher Davis, currently a senior adviser to the energy secretary, will succeed Tarak Shah as chief of staff. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said that Davis has been advising her since she took office and has demonstrated his drive to solve the climate crisis. Davis served throughout the […]
Virginia-headquartered VMD Corporation announced that it has been awarded a prime, five-year task under the Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 contract to provide the Department of State’s Bureau of Information Resource Management with information technology security services. This deal represents the second prime contract received from the State Department since 2020, VMD said Friday. […]
