The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it will invest almost $3 million in small business research and development projects related to advanced manufacturing, drug development and other priority areas. NIST said it will grant 10 companies up to $100,000 each in Small Business Innovation Research Phase I funds to establish the […]
Management consulting and information technology solutions provider Sierra7 secured a Light Electronic Action Framework contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information and Technology Operations and Services to help advance digital modernization in the federal agency. The LEAF program is designed to allow non-technical users to digitize business processes, allowing them to generate […]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has awarded Amentum a $282.5 million contract to deliver biometric technologies supporting immigration application streamlining efforts at applicant support centers. Amentum will provide biometric solutions designed to improve applicant services at the point of need. It will also deliver proprietary training across the USCIS workforce to ensure a modernized, […]
The Federal Communications Commission now requires telecommunications carriers to alert their customers of data breaches. Amended for the first time in 16 years, the FCC’s data breach rules give providers a 30-day deadline to notify consumers unless law enforcement requests a delay, The Record reported Thursday. Carriers also need to inform the commission in addition […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a cybersecurity advisory highlighting risks and vulnerabilities that faced the health care and public health sector in early 2023. According to the CSA, HPH organizations were open to vulnerabilities that could compromise data confidentiality, integrity and availability. CISA offered several recommendations to HPH and critical infrastructure organizations […]
The Department of Commerce is ensuring its workforce has the necessary technology to do their job in a hybrid work environment. In a recent discussion with FedScoop, Andre Mendes, chief information officer at the Commerce Department, said the department has been lucky to have invested significantly in cloud computing and it continues to make it […]
The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will deploy artificial intelligence in its daily operations through its newly created Center for AI @PNNL, which is tasked to coordinate scientific research on science, security and energy resilience. According to PNNL, the center’s focus areas include AI use in autonomous experimentation, enabling robotic activity in analyzing […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has released its data strategy with a focus on innovation and improved outcomes. According to the HHS, the data strategy has five main priorities: data talent cultivation, data sharing, data integration, human services data connectivity and artificial intelligence usage. The strategy also expands the Office of the National […]
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it will reduce its number of deputy commissioners from two to one and establish four new chief roles to lead information technology, operations, tax compliance and taxpayer service. Doug O’Donnell, the current deputy commissioner for services and enforcement, will serve as the new single deputy commissioner, the IRS […]
The Department of Commerce is helping upgrade a New Hampshire microelectronics facility through the CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen the American semiconductor sector. To support the objective, the Commerce Department has awarded $35 million in funding to BAE Systems to modernize the Microelectronics Center in Nashua, New Hampshire. The funds will be used to […]
