Verizon Public Sector has secured a 15-year, $2 billion contract for communications support for the Federal Aviation Administration. Under the FAA Enterprise Network Services contract, Verizon Public Sector will build a secure network platform with enhanced broadband capabilities to support the National Airspace System. The platform will support various missions, including air and ground safety, […]
The Department of Labor has awarded a recompete task order to Bethesda, Maryland-based DMI for information technology support to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a component responsible for tracking and disseminating various workforce metrics used to inform decision-making by the government and commercial firms. DMI is expected to deliver application development support to the Office […]
The General Services Administration has published the Acquisition Guidance for Procuring 5G Technology, a document for government agencies acquiring secure next-generation wireless technology solutions. The guidance is designed to give agencies basic information on 5G procurement and zeroes in on three main pillars: technology, cybersecurity and acquisition. The guidance’s goal is to ensure that agencies […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched a new artificial intelligence resource center to increase the accessibility of current AI federal guidance for public and private entities. NIST expects improving ease of access would allow the development and deployment of AI technologies in a responsible manner, Nextgov reported. The Trustworthy & Responsible Artificial […]
The Department of Energy has started setting up the first phase of Kestrel, a high-performance computing system meant to support research on large-scale simulation and planning, continuum mechanics and other areas. Kestrel is expected to perform over five times faster than Eagle, the HPC being used by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. […]
A Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 report found that cybersecurity experts are calling on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard to set up a testbed for maritime equipment. According to the report, experts want CISA to establish a testing capability similar to the Department of Energy’s Cyber Testing for Resilient Industrial […]
The Internal Revenue Service is working with the General Services Administration to expand the tax agency’s use of the Login.gov identity authentication platform. The move comes after the IRS decided to drop an ID.me commercial tool that employs third-party facial recognition technology to authenticate taxpayers. In a joint statement, the IRS and GSA said the […]
Reps. Randy Feenstra and Haley Stevens have put forward a bill that would apply quantum information science to government research on fertilizers, medication and other subject areas. The Quantum in Practice Act would enable federal agriculture scientists to utilize more advanced molecular simulation and modeling software, potentially facilitating the development of synthetic fertilizer production methods […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is set to publish the second version of its zero trust security architecture guidance in the coming days. Speaking at the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center’s Zero Trust Summit, CISA senior cybersecurity architect Sean Connelly shared that the CISA will review government agencies’ zero trust strategies and match them […]
The National Science Foundation has announced a $20 million program that will fund research projects aimed at building a prototype of a cloud-based open knowledge network comprising various sets of data repositories and associated knowledge graphs. The network would provide government agencies, businesses, nonprofits, researchers and other users with enhanced data insights and actionable information […]
