The Department of Energy is set to begin the design and construction of the Grid Storage Launchpad at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The $75 million GSL facility will serve as a research hub for boosting clean energy adaptation and grid resilience. Its primary focus is on accelerating the development and deployment of grid energy […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has set up a new commission that will be tasked with recommending the next VA undersecretary for health. Members of the commission will select the new leader of the Veterans Health Administration, the country’s largest healthcare system with an approximate annual budget of $61 billion. VA said in a statement […]
Envistacom has secured a prime position under the $2 billion Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 3 Small Business Government-Wide Acquisition Contract. The two-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity CIO-SP3 contract supports federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Health and Human Services. Task orders under the $2 billion deal will support […]
The Department of Homeland Security has announced two awards under the Secure and Resilient Mobile Network Infrastructure project, a joint effort between the DHS Science and Technology Directorate and the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency. SRMNI is aimed at helping CISA secure the information and communications technology supply chain as well as critical mobile network infrastructure. […]
The Department of Transportation has awarded Ensco a potential $571 million contract to provide research and development, testing, engineering and training services at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado. The contract supports the Federal Railroad Administration in its goal of making the TTC a center for rail and ground transportation innovation, Ensco said. Under […]
The Department of Homeland Security seeks to issue a single award contract to support the development of a cybersecurity compensation system. DHS said in a solicitation that the system will comprise a set of business rules, processes and policies for administering compensation in order to recruit and retain cybersecurity talent. The selected contractor will provide […]
The General Services Administration is working to reduce institutional barriers that have hindered interagency data and cloud collaboration amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Dan Pomeroy, head of the Office of Information Integrity and Access within GSA’s Office of Government-wide Policy, making interagency collaboration easier suddenly became a priority during the pandemic as some agencies […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is using predictive analytics to identify veterans who are at the most risk of committing suicide. Speaking at a recent ACT-IAC summit, Matt Miller, VA’s national director of suicide prevention, touted the agency’s REACH VET system, which helps identify patients who might be approaching a crisis point. According to Miller, […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has announced a new routing and navigation app for first responders. QuickRoute was designed to provide first responders with more pertinent information than what is given by in-vehicle terminals and popular navigation apps, DHS said. “First responders now have a commercially-available navigational tool which takes into […]
The Department of Energy has unveiled $115 million in funding dedicated to clean energy research and development projects. The money allocated for the projects, which include grid modernization, carbon removal, and renewable energy and energy storage initiatives, is in line with the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to rebuilding the economy. The program is designed for small […]
