The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded AT&T a $725 million task order for a data communications platform that will provide technology capabilities aimed at driving mission outcomes. Under the contract, AT&T will work to transform the VA’s IP-based data network. The network modernization initiative seeks to exceed the department’s goals of having a “secure, […]
Hundreds of small businesses from 42 states are set to receive seed funding to support projects focused on developing and deploying proof-of-concept prototypes for technological solutions that will help the Department of Energy achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The awardees will initially receive $54 million to finance 266 projects. The 235 selected small businesses are […]
Richard Stone, acting undersecretary of the Veterans Health Administration, will step down from his post in mid-July. Stone will wrap up a four-year stint with the Department of Veterans Affairs, during which he held the roles of principal deputy undersecretary for health and executive in charge at the VHA. The VA said in an announcement […]
The Department of Energy has announced efforts to strengthen U.S. production of advanced batteries and reduce reliance on imports. The United States exposes itself to supply chain vulnerabilities by heavily relying on imports of advanced lithium-based batteries, which the government expects to play a role in advancing the Biden administration’s decarbonization goals. DOE added that […]
J29, an information technology company, has been awarded a prime contract on the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule. MAS is a long-term government-wide contract vehicle that connects federal, state and local government customers with commercial supplies and services at volume discount pricing. J29 said it received a five-year base awarding period and three additional […]
The National Science Foundation is partnering with the Department of Defense and big tech companies to build robust post-5G wireless systems. The collaboration falls under NSF’s Resilient and Intelligent NextG Systems program. RINGS offers up to $40 million in funding to promote the development of secure, resilient and intelligent next-generation networks, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Thyaga […]
The Department of Homeland Security has launched efforts to increase the collective bargaining power of the Transportation Security Administration‘s screening officer workforce. DHS said it will also ensure that TSA’s internal policies are guided by the principles of the Merit Systems Protection Board, an executive agency responsible for performing employee appeals functions and merit system […]
The Department of Energy has invested $9.5 million in innovation-accelerating organizations working to commercialize clean energy technology. Ten technology incubators and accelerators were awarded funding from the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters, a program by the Office of Technology Transition, DOE said. OTT was established in 2015 to find ways to maximize the benefit of […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has unveiled a new hands-free communications technology for first responders called Direct Artificial Intelligence System Interface. DAISI is powered by automated speech recognition technology, which the DHS S&T developed with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and ASR specialist Think-A-Move. The tech outperforms current speech recognition […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program has not improved the cybersecurity posture of its parent organization, according to a report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General. CDM is an information security continuous monitoring program designed to help organizations maintain awareness of information security risks, vulnerabilities […]
