Technology and analytics company Dignari has signed a blanket purchase agreement with the Department of Homeland Security for the procurement of identity, credential and access management support services. Under the single-award $99 million contract, the company is tasked with providing a full range of services in support of the mission needs of the DHS. The […]
The Transportation Security Administration has upgraded technologies deployed for airport security amid reduced travel during the pandemic. Tech upgrades conducted by TSA cover computed tomography, advanced imaging technology and credential authentication technology systems, FedScoop reported. Stacey Fitzmaurice, executive assistant administrator for operations support at TSA, said in an interview that the agency is committed to […]
The Department of Energy has earmarked nearly $54 million in efforts to increase energy efficiency in microelectronics design and production. Advanced microelectronics are used in nearly all modern technology fields and hold the potential to drive solutions in clean energy, climate and national security, DOE said Wednesday. The funding will go to 10 new projects […]
Planck Aerosystems, a San Diego, California-headquartered startup, has received a $500,000 contract from the Department of Homeland Security. Under the deal, Planck will continue testing and deploying its autonomous small unmanned aircraft system in operational settings managed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The phase five award marks an ongoing partnership between the Silicon […]
Planet Federal announced that the company was awarded a contract to integrate Planet Basemaps into the National Agriculture Statistics Service’s robust data collection and analysis processes. The Planet Labs subsidiary said that with Basemaps, NASS can begin exploring higher spatial granularity and timely assessments of the 2021 growing season. Vince Hurley, federal civilian account executive […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is working with the University of Chicago to develop a secure cloud-based data resource for health and genomic data. VA Data Commons is envisioned as a software-as-a-service platform that will help researchers manage, analyze, synchronize and share clinical data from various VA data sources, GCN reported Tuesday. The SaaS offering […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to create a new center designed to accelerate public health data exchange interoperability to support public health forecasting. Once the construction is completed, the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics will bring together experts in public health data, disease modelers and public health emergency responders to […]
In response to a recent surge in scams, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it will allocate $240 million in grants to states to bolster fraud detection and prevention efforts. The funding includes $100 million in leftover CARES Act funding and $140 million from the American Rescue Plan. Fraudsters and other scam artists have […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has posted a request for information for technologies that can help law enforcement analyze crowds and their sizes. The technology solution should not rely on facial recognition capabilities. DHS said the RFI will inform the market research being conducted by S&T’s National Urban Security Technology Laboratory […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has selected DLH Holdings to provide data management and analysis, health informatics and research support for the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. Under a potential $35 million contract, DLH will support the CDC by conducting public health data management services for qualitative and quantitative scientific and non-scientific data. The […]
