The Department of Energy will supply $2.3 million in investments to 10 projects by industry scientists under a public-private initiative aimed at researching fusion power technologies. With funding provided as part of the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy program, commercial firms will work with Energy Department-sponsored national laboratories to advance scientific knowledge and come up […]
Security services provider Cloudflare has received a $7.2 million Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency contract for registry and authoritative domain name system services for the .gov top-level domain. Cloudflare will provide managed DNS services and DNS hosting for .gov domains. The company will also support CISA’s efforts in reducing the attack surface for .gov infrastructure […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Science Applications International Corp. a prime position on the $2.6 billion Systems Engineering and Technical Innovative Solutions indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Fourteen other companies have secured a prime position on the IDIQ contract, including Booz Allen Hamilton, LS Technologies, Noblis and Oasis Systems. Each SETIS contract has a three-year base period […]
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 Homeland Security is creating a chief technology officer council to define the roles and responsibilities of CTOs within the agency. During a recent webinar sponsored by the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council, DHS CTO David Larrimore said the envisioned council will focus on the technology big picture, which includes […]
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 […]
