The Department of Commerce has appointed Lynelle McKay as chief portfolio management officer of the CHIPS Program Office. McKay, a semiconductor industry veteran with over two decades of leadership experience, most recently served as a senior relationship director in the said office. Before joining the agency, she supported girls in science, technology, engineering and math […]
The Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has named Kim Sawyer as its next director, effective Aug. 2. Jefferson Science Associates, which manages and operates the laboratory for the agency, announced the appointment. Sawyer previously served as deputy laboratory director and chief operating officer at Argonne National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories. Before […]
Six companies are joining the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s effort to develop privacy-focused solutions that would be integrated into equipment that validate digital versions of identification cards used for travel and immigration. On Monday, DHS announced that Credence ID is among the vendors working on the Privacy Preserving Digital Credential Wallets […]
CGI Federal has announced the availability of its cloud-based asset management offering, Sunflower, on the Department of Treasury’s Financial Management Quality Service Management Office marketplace. The software-as-a-service solution, which received the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authorization in January, is designed to enhance the management of personal and real property for federal agencies, CGI […]
The National Science Foundation has opened a new funding program for research studies on privacy-enhancing technologies and their uses to address real-life problems. Dubbed Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing in Practice, the NSF project seeks to improve data sharing and analysis for various uses and applications, including important cases for federal agencies. PDaSP is aligned with one […]
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Shield AI a $198 million contract for the deployment of the latter’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft system on Coast Guard cutters. Under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, the V-BAT system will provide contractor-owned, contractor-operated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaisance services to support Coast Guard missions, Shield AI said. According to the […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Changeis a $103 million contract to deliver technical analysis and management support to the Air Traffic Organization. The ATO Technical Analysis and Program Support II contract entails a comprehensive suite of managerial and administrative services, including program analysis, data analytics and strategic support, Changeis said. Under the contract, Changeis […]
The Department of State is conducting market research to identify contractors that can provide secure portable storage devices, software and licenses for the agency’s identity, credential and access management program. The devices should support multiple operating systems, including Windows, Linux and Mac; offer a storage capacity of at least 64 GB; and have the capability […]
The Department of Energy has announced the seventh tranche of grant recipients to support efforts to enhance energy efficiency and help achieve the federal government’s climate conservation goals. Under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, the DOE allocated $18.5 million provided by the bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grant aligns with the Biden-Harris administration’s […]
Xcelerate Solutions announced that the company, in partnership with Socure, has secured a spot in the General Services Administration’s NextGen Login .gov Identity Proofing blanket purchase agreement. The initiative will enhance identity verification for Login .gov, the online portal for accessing government services, and address historical barriers to online services experienced by underserved communities, Xcelerate […]
