Carahsoft Technology will serve as the government vendor for New York-based data encryption firm Qrypt as part of a new partnership. Qrypt offers Quantum Security Suite, a solution targeted at attacks that take a “harvest now, decrypt later” approach, which involves malicious actors collecting secure data to be processed by a capable computer at a […]
The Government Accountability Office says in a report released on May 10 that the Department of Transportation and the Office of Personnel Management have yet to implement prior recommendations regarding the modernization of their legacy IT systems. In 2019, the GAO flagged eight government agencies either for having incomplete plans to modernize the critical legacy […]
The Department of Energy has allocated around $40 million to 15 projects designed to develop high-performance cooling solutions for data centers located at national laboratories, universities and businesses. Seven companies, seven universities and one national laboratory secured millions in funding to pursue their projects. The largest slice of funding was awarded to computer hardware company […]
A new bot will automate customer and vendor invoice payments and budget line item updates at all 56 field offices of the FBI. The technology is meant to save time and reduce manual labor for the roughly 250 workers handling such financial processes. Peter Sursi, the head of finance modernization, accounts payable and relocation services, […]
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center has extended the Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partnerships 3‘s task order performance period by six months to allow more time to process 119 complaints against CIO-SP4, a 10-year follow-on worth $50 billion. CIO-SP3 is a government-wide acquisition contract for commercial and non-commercial […]
The General Services Administration gathered industry representatives, academics and senior government leaders in a virtual summit to discuss opportunities that high-performance computing brings to various industries. Over 400 individuals participated in the April 20 event co-hosted with the CIO Council and the Information Technology Industry Council to share and learn how HPC benefits federal organizations […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency plans to post a draft request for quotations for its Digital Transformation Support Services solicitation on May 8. According to a special notice CISA posted on SAM .gov, the DTSS opportunity is for women-owned small businesses only and is set aside for companies that hold Special Item Numbers for […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has signed an agreement with Proteus Ocean Group to advance marine science, research and education and create a better understanding of the ocean’s environment. NOAA will use the PROTEUS underwater station, a facility that will be built off Curacao island to allow scientists, innovators and other individuals to study […]
The Biden administration is paving the way for the critical and responsible use of artificial intelligence within the federal government by releasing, through the Office of Management and Budget, specific policies that will govern the implementation, development and procurement of AI systems. The OMB guidance is part of several AI initiatives that include a public […]
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy has partnered with the California Energy Commission, a renewable energy service provider that offers solar power purchase agreements to non-profit organizations with zero upfront costs, to fast track the development of clean energy technologies with potential long-term social and economic benefits for California and the United States. […]
