Sens. Michael Bennet and Peter Welch have introduced the Digital Platform Commission Act, which seeks to create a Federal Digital Platform Commission to oversee artificial intelligence companies and digital platform service providers. The proposal comes a few days after the congressional testimony of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Bennet said that while the Department of Justice […]
The Government Accountability Office has urged the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a user satisfaction assessment of its new electronic health record management system deployed to a few locations. According to a GAO report, users were not satisfied with the new tool’s performance, with 79 percent of 2,066 users saying that they disagree or […]
Energy, water and health care experts spoke at a House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing about cybersecurity measures being taken by agencies within those sectors. Each of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors in the United States has a corresponding sector risk management agency tasked with handling their respective threats. In health care, the assigned […]
The Internal Revenue Service has awarded Maximus a seven-year, $2.6 billion blanket purchase agreement for infrastructure modernization support services. Under the Enterprise Development, Operations Services BPA, Maximus will compete for task orders and provide development, modernization and enhancement services in support of the IRS’ efforts to deliver improved customer service to taxpayers. The end goal […]
ProFound AI Breast Suite, a breast cancer detection tool built by iCAD using deep-learning artificial intelligence that rapidly analyzes 3D mammography images and detects both malignant soft tissue densities and calcifications, was one of the four grand prize winners in the U.S. General Services Administration’s AI Healthcare Challenge. The competition was launched early in 2023 […]
The Office of Personnel and Management is slated to release its IT strategy for fiscal years 2023 to 2026. OPM Chief Information Officer Guy Cavallo said the focus areas in the upcoming strategy build on OPM’s strategic plan released in 2022 and the data strategy released in March. He added that one of the focus […]
Oracle Cerner and the Department of Veterans Affairs have renegotiated a $10 billion contract for the agency’s electronic health record modernization program. The restructured contract changes the option period to five one-year terms and adds a provision that allows the VA to receive larger monetary credits if Oracle Cerner fails to meet requirements. The original […]
New Jersey-based joint venture Softek FEDITC has finished recruitment for a 30-month, $40 million contract to provide network architecture and engineering support to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Chief Information Officer. SOFITC won an 8(a) competition to receive the Homeland Security Enterprise Network Tier III Architecture/Engineering and Security Architecture/Engineering Support deal, which […]
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded Alvarez and Carahsoft a contract to purchase subscriptions to SecurityScorecard’s automated cyber ratings platform. Carahsoft is a distributor of the cybersecurity risk management solution. SecurityScorecard will provide pipeline and rail operators with access to the platform for automated monitoring and assessment of their public-facing internet applications and services and […]
Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told participants of the SelectUSA Investment Summit early this month that the implementation of the $500 million Regional Technology and Innovation Hub program in various regions in the country will pave the way for public-private partnerships that will lead to an influx of capital and entrepreneurship opportunities. The department […]
