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The National Institutes of Health has appointed Brian Goodger as the director of the NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center. According to a NITAAC press release, Goodger will oversee the agency’s employees and in-house contractor staff and provide strategic oversight for governmentwide acquisition contracts, assisted acquisitions, governmentwide strategic services and other initiatives associated with […]

The Federal Communications Commission has voted to establish the Space Bureau, which would be responsible for setting policies for the satellite industry. The new rulemaking body will emerge from a proposed overhaul of the International Bureau, an entity that handles telecommunications and satellite programs, moderates spectrum usage and promotes the U.S.’ related interests globally. The […]

The Department of the Interior has awarded Everlaw a five-year, $10.6 million task order to modernize data ingestion and Freedom of Information Act request processing. Through the contract, the agency aims to enhance its response to document production requests. The Oakland, California-based software developer is tasked with providing DOI with artificial intelligence-powered electronic discovery, workflow […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking industry input for a governance framework for the National Semiconductor Technology Center. According to a sources sought notice posted on SAM .gov, NIST needs qualified contractors that would work on policy, technical and analytical support necessary to create the NSTC framework. The contractors would also establish […]

The inspector general of the Department of Justice found that the agency has yet to fully implement 745 recommendations as of Nov. 30, 2022, including proposed actions addressing issues with the management of shared information technology costs and its cyber supply chain risk. According to the latest IG report, 90 of the proposed actions were […]

The National Labor Relations Board seeks to modernize its legal case management system and is seeking industry input regarding the matter. According to a request for information posted on SAM .gov, NLRB will use the industry feedback to develop an acquisition strategy. The RFI also stated that key systems will be in an operations and […]

The Federal Communications Commission will move forward with changes to Section 222 of the Communications Act that would impose stricter and more specific reporting requirements regarding breaches to service providers who store their customers’ personal information. According to the agency, a seven-day deadline for telecommunications carriers to disclose potential data leaks could be abolished in […]