Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Transportation Security Administration are taking a “federated approach” when moving data to the cloud, according to the agencies’ respective chief data officers. ICE CDO Ken Clark said his agency accounts for all aspects of policy issues, technology and security management across all product lines when working with cloud-bound data, […]
Reps. Nancy Mace and Mike Bost have introduced a new bill that would instruct the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to steer a communications campaign aimed at educating former military members on the modern digital dangers they could face. The Veterans’ Cyber Risk Awareness Act states that disinformation, identify theft, fraud and scams, […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been able to provide enhanced health care nationwide owing to improvements in telehealth and digital services that it invested in during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at an AFCEA Bethesda virtual event, Dr. Kevin Galpin, executive director for telehealth services at VA’s Office of Connected Care, said […]
The Department of Homeland Security is asking industry to submit proposals for collaborative projects aimed at developing advanced security technologies. On March 30, DHS announced the 2021 call for proposals for the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development Homeland Security program. The call for proposals seeks to stimulate, promote and support industrial research and development […]
Accenture Federal Services has won a $453 million prime contract to support the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Digital GI Bill delivery program. The contract calls for IT improvements to the process of claiming education-related benefits for veterans and their dependents, AFS said Monday. Shawn Roman, the company’s client account lead for VA, said the Digital […]
The Department of Energy is offering $43 billion through its Loan Programs Office to provide support for electric vehicle and energy projects. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm revived the LPO after years of dormancy under the Trump administration, starting with the appointment of Jigar Shah as office director. LPO finances U.S.-based projects through its three lending […]
President Joe Biden said he plans to nominate Maryanne Donaghy to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. Donaghy currently serves as an attorney general and senior adviser at the University of Delaware’s Biden Institute. She is credited with establishing an inspector general’s office for Philadelphia’s school district, Federal News […]
The Department of Energy said it will invest $128 million in lowering the cost, improving the performance, and accelerating the deployment of solar energy technologies. The federal government also plans to cut the cost of solar energy by 60 percent within the next 10 years, the Department of Energy announced. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm […]
The Department of Homeland Security has announced $20 million in funding for a program aimed at helping communities develop capabilities against terrorism and targeted violence. DHS said the TVTP grant program has four priorities for fiscal year 2021: preventing violent extremism, enhancing local threat management capabilities, implementing solutions for targeted violence and addressing online violence […]
The Department of Homeland Security is looking for sources that can perform administrative and information technology tasks for the Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Networks program. Established in 2005, the ICLN is an interoperable system of laboratory networks operating under the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, DHS said in a request for information posted on […]
