Tyto Athene announced that its Mutual Telecom Services subsidiary has been awarded a contract to provide large-scale managed services to the Department of Energy community in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Mutual Telecom Services will support the Oak Ridge Federal-Integrated Communications Network under the terms of a five-year, $43.5 million contract, Tyto Athene said Tuesday. Jason Alexander, […]
Qualys has secured a contract to deploy its federally approved cloud platform in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense Group F program. The cloud platform, authorized under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, will provide over 70 non-cabinet level federal agencies with […]
The Diplomatic Security Contracts Division of the Department of State does not have enough integrated financial management and procurement information technology systems to support efficient contracting, according to a report from the agency’s Office of Inspector General. The unclassified report, released on July 22, states that staff members manually enter data on critical security services […]
The Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has launched a new economic development initiative to address challenges companies face when scouting talent to fill cybersecurity vacancies and other positions requiring digital skills. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the move responds to frequent complaints by companies about the lack of sufficiently skilled workers. Raimondo announced the […]
The Department of Energy will invest $73 million across 29 projects aimed at advancing quantum science and technology. Quantum information science could unlock new computing and information communication paradigms that researchers can use to address problems in climate change and national security, DOE said. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said that quantum information science is the […]
Dr. Carolyn Clancy, acting deputy secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, told lawmakers that the agency will likely resume deployments of its modernized electronic health record system in 2022. Speaking before members of the House VA Committee, Clancy said a new deployment schedule would not be ready until the end of the year. Rep. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services is thinking outside the box in what has been called “a multi-sector, complex approach” in a bid to fill the gaps in health care delivery, a department official said. Kristen Honey, chief data scientist and senior adviser at HHS, said data and interoperability can advance equity and bridge […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service wants to obtain a virtual reality system to train law enforcers on the proper use of force and de-escalation techniques when responding to hazardous scenarios. According to a request for information posted on SAM .gov, the FPS is only interested in partnering with vendors with readily available […]
Congressionally mandated reforms to the GI Bill are expected to be effective by Aug. 1, though they may not immediately be felt by the beneficiaries, a ranking Veterans Affairs official said. It was explained that most of the amendments introduced under the John Isakson and Phil Roe Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of […]
Another set of small businesses developing advanced scientific tools and clean, secure energy solutions have received contract awards from the Department of Energy amounting to $127 million. The department provided funding for 110 projects across 26 states with the goal of developing technological solutions that will support the clean energy goals of the Biden-Harris administration. […]
