The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has turned to machine learning techniques to streamline the assignment of patent applications to examiners, according to a top official at the office. USPTO Chief Information Officer Jamie Holcombe said the agency asked Google to train its top engineers on machine learning and TensorFlow application programming interfaces, FedScoop reported […]
The Department of Energy has awarded $46 million in funding to 17 carbon-free geothermal projects with the potential to supply power to homes in the United States. The funding was awarded through the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy Initiative at the University of Utah, the Department of Energy said Wednesday. “There is enormous […]
The National Institutes of Health IT Acquisition and Assessment Center’s $40 billion Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4 contract is expected to be out by mid-to-late March, with contract spots slated to be awarded by early 2022. Speaking with Federal News Network, Brian Goodger, the program manager for CIO-SP4 and acting director of NITAAC, said […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have announced seven research and development awards estimated at nearly $10 million as part of the Secure and Resilient Mobile Network Infrastructure project. The newly launched SRMNI project supports CISA’s goal of securing the mobile supply chain and critical […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has published a set of ethical principles for accessing and using veteran data. The nine principles are aimed at upholding data privacy and protection standards in the national distribution of coronavirus vaccines and other critical health care services during the pandemic, VA said Monday. “VA’s principle-based ethics framework takes a […]
The General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services seeks state and local government partners to make full use of the services offered by login .gov, a single sign-on solution for U.S. government websites. In a blog post, the login .gov team at GSA said crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing natural disasters necessitate a fast […]
Dave Zvenyach has returned to the General Services Administration as deputy commissioner for the Federal Acquisition Service and director of Technology Transformation Services. TTS includes the GSA’s 18F technology consultancy office and programs such as the Centers of Excellence, Presidential Innovation Fellows and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, Nextgov said. Zvenyach held several […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking sources for network engineering, design, implementation and infrastructure support. VA is considering awarding the work under the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, SAM .gov said. Priority will be given to verified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and veteran-owned small businesses capable of providing the required […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has cleared AchieveIt Online’s integrated plan management and execution software for use by the Department of Veterans Affairs. FedRAMP granted the cloud-based software an agency authority to operate designation, meaning it is fully authorized for use across VA, AchieveIt said Thursday. In a statement, Bob Walton, chief operating […]
The General Services Administration will implement Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification standards at the order level, a top acquisition official said. Keith Nakasone, deputy assistant commissioner for acquisition in GSA’s Office of the Information Technology Category, said the specific language from the five CMMC levels will not be focused on at the contract level, FedScoop reported […]
