The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is planning to host an industry day on June 6 to discuss with potential vendors the changes it made in a draft statement of work for a small business set-aside management consulting services contract expected to be awarded in September. According to the updated draft, the selected contractor will […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking feedback on regulatory considerations for potential low-altitude, beyond visual line-of-sight drone operations. David Boulter, acting associate administrator for aviation safety at the FAA, said in a request for comment that proposed regulations would address drone technology advancements, operational strategies and safe unmanned aerial systems BVLOS operations. The request stems […]
Peraton Enterprise Solutions has been awarded a spot on the U.S. Postal Service’s seven-year, $2.8 billion Information Technology Solutions indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. USPS seeks enterprise-wide IT support in areas such as strategy and reference architecture, artificial intelligence and machine learning, application development, data center and mainframe operations, multicloud operations, incident management and response and help desk […]
Ramin Toloui, assistant secretary for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the Department of State, said the agency is planning to use part of the $500 million funding provided under the CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen partnerships with allies and key partners manufacturing semiconductors overseas through policy dialogues. The United States aims […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has challenged developers to collaborate with the government in Track 2 of the Remote Identity Validation Technology Demonstration and come up with technologies that can detect the authenticity of photos in documents and identification cards and evaluate identity verification of images taken using smartphones and other devices. […]
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said the $150-million investment by the Biden administration into the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will provide the laboratory with the resources needed to develop game-changing technology to help the country tackle climate change and create a more resilient and secure power grid. The Department of Energy said the funding, […]
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 […]
