Interos has entered into a five-year contract with the General Services Administration, under which the Arlington, Virginia-based company becomes a pre-qualified vendor of supply chain risk management services to all Department of Defense units and civilian agencies. The new contracting vehicle will enable federal agencies ready access to its SCRM platform with the capability to […]
The FBI has ensured its critical mission information technology needs are met in the next eight years under a new $8 billion contract given to ECS. On Thursday, ECS announced that it had been selected by the FBI as the prime contractor for the Information Technology Supplies and Support Services 2nd Generation blanket purchase agreement. […]
Ideal Innovations has secured a patent for its system designed to take out drones and other unmanned aerial systems with increased accuracy. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the patent for the Handheld Integrated Targeting System amid the rise of drone-based warfare, which brings increasing UAS threat levels, according to Bob Kocher, CEO of […]
Technology services provider Tyto Athene, through its subsidiary Qbase, has secured a spot on the FBI’s Information Technology Supplies and Support Services 2nd Generation blanket purchase agreement. The ITSS-2 contract, worth an estimated $8 billion over eight years, is the FBI’s largest IT contract vehicle and will be used by all Department of Justice components […]
An Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program-funded project led by internet service provider Zayo Group broke ground in Reno, Nevada, on Monday, a step toward expanding the reach of high-speed internet connectivity in the state. Alan Davidson, assistant secretary of Commerce for communications and information, said that the groundbreaking of the “middle mile” internet infrastructure […]
The Department of the Treasury is seeking comments on its proposed regulations that would address potential national security issues posed by U.S. investments in locations deemed as countries of concern under an executive order on national security technologies and products. The agency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in compliance with Executive Order 14105, under […]
Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, have introduced bipartisan legislation tasking the Department of Commerce with developing a public education campaign on artificial intelligence. The campaign will cover a range of topics, including the benefits and potential risks of AI technology, identifying AI-generated content and the rights individuals possess concerning AI use, Nextgov/FCW […]
The FBI has selected several contractors to fulfill its information technology needs in a deal worth $8 billion over the next eight years. On Sunday, Peraton announced that it had received an Information Technology Supplies and Support Services second generation blanket purchase agreement from the FBI. It is among the 31 full-and-open businesses that secured […]
The Utah Department of Transportation has received a grant from the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration to spearhead the Connected West Project. Supported by the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment program, the project aims to become a national model for deploying vehicle-to-everything technologies and will span Utah, Colorado and Wyoming, the DOT […]
The National Science Foundation has announced an investment of nearly $20 million to build a nanoscale fabrication facility at the University of Colorado Boulder. The National Quantum Nanofab will serve as an open-access national resource designed to advance research and development in quantum science and engineering, the NSF said. The NQN’s primary goal is to […]
