AT&T Wins Four Contracts to Modernize FEMA’s Communications Capabilities

AT&T Communications has been awarded four separate contracts by the Department of Homeland Security for modernized communications capabilities to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency improve its ability to help people before, during and after disasters. The four task orders, which were awarded via the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract, are potentially worth approximately $167 million over five years if […]
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FEMA Awards Potential $300M Flood Resilience Contract to AECOM-Led Joint Venture

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a potential $300 million engineering and technical services contract to the Compass Production and Technical Services Joint Venture. Compass PTS JV, a joint venture led by AECOM, will support FEMA’s Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning program under the terms of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The deal has a one-year […]
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Energy Department Allocates Funding for Nuclear Physics Research

The Department of Energy has made available $18 million for nuclear physics research. Funding will be issued in two phases between the fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Interested organizations will research particle accelerator technology, particularly next-generation accelerators and updates to existing facilities that help scientists learn more about nuclear physics. The department is looking for […]
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Curtiss-Wright, Teledyne FLIR to Offer Unmanned Solutions to Nuclear Power Market

Curtiss-Wright and Teledyne FLIR Defense have entered into an agreement to offer unmanned and integrated technologies to the U.S. government. The partnership is specifically aimed at delivering drones, robotics, submersibles and other such systems to the Department of Energy and other nuclear power customers, Curtiss-Wright said. Lynn Bamford, CEO and president of Curtiss-Wright, said the […]
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DOE Creates Two Undersecretary Roles to Consolidate Clean Energy Offices

The Department of Energy has created two new undersecretary roles as part of its strategy to implement clean energy investments. DOE said the new undersecretary for infrastructure will focus on deploying clean energy solutions. The role will consolidate existing offices working on technology demonstrations and deployment, DOE said Wednesday. Some of the affected offices are […]
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VA Improving Electronic Health Record Modernization Effort After GAO Criticism

A senior Department of Veterans Affairs official on Thursday revealed that the vast majority of high-priority datasets that are being transferred to two platforms forming the backbone of the Electronic Health Record Modernization effort has already been standardized. The uniform transfer of data to the Cerner Millennium and HealtheIntent platforms has required the EHRM Integration […]
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Transportation, Energy Departments Invest $5B in Electric Vehicle Charging Network

The departments of Energy and Transportation have earmarked $5 billion for the buildout of a national electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including the necessary networks for data collection, access and reliability. DOE said the funding will be made available under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, which the Biden administration established through the Bipartisan Infrastructure […]
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DHS S&T Seeks Technologies for Detecting Survivors in Collapsed Buildings

The Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate is seeking sources of tools that can help first responders find people trapped in collapsed buildings. S&T is specifically interested in technologies that were developed as part of a previous Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer award from a federal agency. Offerors have […]
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