Kelly Fletcher, the Department of State’s chief information officer, recently shared that robotic process automation has sped up time-consuming internal processes such as the monthly creation of financial statements. Speaking at a FedScoop event Wednesday, she said that such documents can now be put together in a matter of days instead of months. Fletcher added […]
The Department of Education has awarded cybersecurity services provider ShorePoint a blanket purchase agreement for zero trust architecture services. ShorePoint will provide zero trust architecture implementation, integration and modernization; security development and operations; information systems security support; and program management office support. The single-award BPA has a base period and four optional ordering periods, ShorePoint […]
The Government Accountability Office has released a new report urging the government, businesses and other organizations to begin implementing advanced encryption methods that can withstand the threats posed by quantum computers. According to the report, such computers are expected to be ready to break traditional encryption methods used for public-key cryptography and digital signatures within […]
The Internal Revenue Service is preparing to integrate Login .gov on its website as a security measure for users looking to access tax documents and make payments. The General Services Administration-developed identity verification service is already used as a sign-on option for two IRS programs. The tax collection agency originally partnered with ID .me to […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has announced its strategy for procuring digital transformation support services. According to a CISA notice posted on SAM.gov, the DTSS requirement will be set aside for 100 percent women-owned small businesses. The agency plans to hold a virtual conference on March 23 to discuss the updated acquisition strategy and […]
The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory has devised an artificial intelligence system meant to spot defects in metal parts produced with additive manufacturing. Scientists from Argonne and the University of Virginia recently published a paper detailing how machine learning and imaging can be used to detect and predict pore formation in laser powder bed […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General said the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has yet to address lapses that prevented it to respond to the SolarWinds hack. According to the OIG’s report, CISA does not have backup communications systems, employees and other resources to respond to SolarWinds-like threats. The OIG also […]
The Department of the Treasury has named Nancy Sieger as chief technology officer. She is currently the chief information officer of the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury Department component, where she is responsible for all of the agency’s information technology systems. Sieger will be replaced in an acting capacity by Jeff King, the current Treasury […]
Sens. Mark Warner and John Thune introduced a bill Tuesday that would allow the Department of Commerce to ban technologies considered dangerous to U.S. national security. Under the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology Act, the secretary of commerce would be required to develop an evaluation process to determine […]
L3Harris Technologies will develop a multiband, multimission digital beamforming phased array antenna system for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to speed up the transmission of satellite data and prepare for an expected increase in data volume. The company will build and evaluate the antenna system under a cooperative research and development agreement with NOAA. […]
