Ninety-three scientists and researchers have been selected to receive $135 million combined funding from the Department of Energy to perform research on various topics, including artificial intelligence, astrophysics and fusion energy. Research work will be conducted within a five-year period under the Office of Science’s Early Career Research Program. The selected individuals are from universities […]
The top officials of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Communications Commission said in a blog post that both agencies are working to address shortages in Border Gateway Protocol cybersecurity measures. BGP is the protocol that manages how data packets get distributed across worldwide networks through routing and information exchange. It provides […]
The Federal Communications Commission has started an investigation to better understand non-federal radio spectrum usage and how its management can be improved by new data sources and technology such as artificial intelligence. In a notice of inquiry posted on Friday, the FCC said that AI could streamline spectrum use and lead to new spectrum-sharing techniques […]
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded woman-owned small business Dignari a one-year, $4.9 million task order for technical support to the Integrated Multi-Domain Enterprise Capability Analysis, Development and Integration Support program. The task order is part of a larger $15 million contract with a potential two-year period of performance. IMDE is a public-private information-sharing […]
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has added identity-first security solution provider Keyfactor to a consortium of technology companies promoting the adoption of post-quantum algorithms. As part of the Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography Building Block Consortium, Keyfactor will work with other members, including Microsoft, IBM and Amazon Web Services, in developing practices and strategies that […]
The Internal Revenue Service will process tax returns digitally beginning in the 2025 filing season, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. In addition to tax returns, the IRS plans to digitize half of its paper-based correspondence, non-tax forms and notice responses and over a billion historical documents. The move is expected to save $40 million […]
The Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime has awarded ICF a potential five-year, $14 million recompete contract for training and technical assistance to the Technical Assistance Collective. OVC delivers TTA to professionals and organizations that provide support services to crime victims in the United States. The office’s TAC program is responsible for delivering […]
A new audit of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s cloud environments showed that the agency failed to conduct a full inventory of its data assets. The audit by the FDIC’s Office of Inspector General also indicated that the agency lacks a fully developed data catalog, an organized cloud data assets inventory necessary for cybersecurity defense. […]
Granicus will work to provide the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of Communications with software services and solutions in support of CMS .gov, HealthCare .gov, Medicare .gov and Medicaid .gov. Granicus will serve as the subcontractor on a $49 million contract the CMS awarded to Carahsoft Technology. The latest award builds on a […]
Stephen Streiffer is set to join Oak Ridge National Laboratory as its new director in October. UT-Battelle, which operates ORNL for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, appointed Streiffer, who currently serves as interim director at DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. He took on the role as Stanford University’s vice president for SLAC in […]
