The Department of Veterans Affairs’ new product-oriented approach to software development has improved customer experience and developer accountability, an official said. Daniel McCune, acting associate deputy assistant secretary of VA’s Enterprise Program Management Office, explained that the department previously passed products from one team to another, leading to a disconnect between the product and its […]
The General Services Administration has issued a request for information for the upcoming Governmentwide IT Transparency Professional Support Services contract, with responses due Aug. 31. Work under GITPSS would support the need for more information about how the federal government spends and manages its information technology budget, Nextgov reported. One of the main services required […]
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service wants to simplify its data footprint to allow for the easier application of security, a key official said. In doing so, however, the bureau must still make sure data remains transparent and accessible to the public, Federal News Network reported Thursday. Justin Marsico, the Fiscal Service’s chief data officer, […]
The Department of State has failed to comply with longstanding recommendations from its inspector general’s office regarding how it can better manage its information technology portfolio. The issues date back to 2016 when the IG called out the State Department, particularly the Bureau of Information Resource Management, for not aligning IT investments with the defined […]
Funding from the Department of Energy amounting to $45 million is going toward projects aimed at integrating clean energy sources onto the U.S. electric grid. The projects support the Biden administration’s goal of decarbonizing the country’s electricity sector by 2035. The funding, which will create a new $25 million consortium, will help advance the development […]
The Department of Commerce plans to launch an enterprise-wide information technology contract to accelerate tech procurement, minimize the cost of infrastructure upgrades and establish the agency as a federal leader in IT. The Commerce Acquisition for Transformational Technology Services contract covers six task areas: chief information officer support, digital document and records management, managed service […]
The Canton Group, a provider of innovative technology solutions, has received a contract to provide the Department of Transportation‘s Office of Inspector General website with information technology operations support and maintenance services. The recent award marks the second contract that the firm won from the DOT OIG. Canton created the DOT OIG’s public-facing Drupal website […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been ramping up its efforts to adopt zero trust cybersecurity principles, according to a top department official. Royce Allen, director of enterprise security architecture at VA, said the department needs to review what areas it needs to protect amid a changing cyber threat landscape, GovernmentCIO Media and Research reported […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is using facial biometric comparison technology to verify the identities of arriving passengers at seaports amid the resumption of cruise ship travel. The technology, estimated to be more than 98 percent accurate, is available at 12 seaports across the country and has mostly been used to clear cruise passengers in […]
The U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Procurement Executive is poised to make major policy changes in a bid to efficiently and effectively meet current and future mission support challenges. The agency is transitioning to a new strategic framework, an official close to the program said. Senior procurement executive Mike Derrios told Homeland Security […]
