The Department of Labor launched a multi-phase information technology modernization effort aimed at improving the unemployment insurance claims process. Michele Evermore, deputy director of policy in the Office of Unemployment Insurance Modernization at the Labor Department, said in an interview with Federal News Network that agency officials saw a need to modernize systems even though […]
Nuclear Production One, a joint venture between Amentum and Fluor, has been awarded a potential $28 billion contract to manage two nuclear weapon production facilities for the National Nuclear Security Administration. NPOne will perform operational and management functions at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and at the Pantex Plant in Carson […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is accelerating its adoption of artificial intelligence with its enterprise-wide AI strategy. The strategy, released in September, outlines workforce improvement initiatives to help address a growing demand for AI expertise. It ensures that VA personnel are equipped with the knowledge and skills to take on various AI-related tasks, including acquisitions, […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has warned the health care sector about zero-day cyberattacks, which exploit system vulnerabilities that have not yet been discovered by the developer. HHS said that zero-day attacks can endanger patients and their data, as well as force health care organizations to heavily invest in patching vulnerabilities, Fierce Healthcare […]
The Government Accountability Office said the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has not assessed the effectiveness of its programs and services to support the communications sector. In a recent report, the GAO noted that CISA has not determined which types of infrastructure owners and operators may benefit most from its cybersecurity initiatives, and, as a […]
President Joe Biden has nominated Shalanda Young for the role of Office of Management and Budget director. If confirmed, Young, currently the deputy director of budget and the acting director of the OMB, will be responsible for some of the critical information technology management operations in the Office of E-Government and Information Technology. She will […]
Shipbuilding company Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors has awarded Siemens Energy a contract to help reduce emissions on two new government ships. Siemens Energy will provide power, propulsion, control systems and battery storage technology for the Oceanographer and Discoverer vessels being acquired by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Siemens Energy said Monday. NOAA intends to use […]
The Department of Energy has earmarked $70 million in funding for research in Earth system model development to advance its Energy Exascale Earth System Model project. E3SM is an ongoing project aimed at optimizing the DOE’s allocation of laboratory resources for Earth system modeling, simulation and prediction. The new Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing funding […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has issued a pre-solicitation for 11 Small Business Innovation Research topics. The topics in the pre-solicitation cover various homeland security needs, including public safety, rapid rescue, emergency response, non-lethal countermeasures, crowd control, chemical/biological detection, aviation security, passenger screening and terrorist attack protection. One of the areas […]
Montreal-based CGI Incorporated announced that its U.S. subsidiary, CGI Federal, won a U.S. General Services Administration task order to develop a modern Application Programming Interface-accessible, web-based application for managing catalog data, called the Common Catalog Platform. The task order features a phased approach that extends over a one-year base period and four, one-year option periods […]
