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 […]
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 […]
The General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Service has awarded TechFlow an $8.02 million follow-on contract to develop and sustain cloud .gov, a platform as a service designed to make the deployment of federal government applications to the cloud easy and secure. The platform also allows users to rapidly update websites, application programming interfaces and other […]
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed new rules that would give unmanned aerial systems access to the 5-gigahertz band. Jessica Rosenworcel, the chairwoman of the FCC, said the rule should meet current and future spectrum needs for evolving technologies and ensure that emergency responders and critical services would not have their allocations hampered. In addition […]
The Department of State’s Tron network modernization program has provided 100 facilities worldwide with secure and speedy Wi-Fi. According to Kelly Fletcher, the agency’s chief information officer, the upgrades improve the overall user experience and incorporate elements of zero trust, thereby enhancing cybersecurity. By integrating zero trust, Fletcher intends for access to be limited to […]
The Department of Commerce posted a request for information in December seeking providers of information technology research, database subscription and consulting services for a potential blanket purchase agreement. The agency is also looking to obtain executive program support with subject matter experts available at all times during work days. Specialists in IT, human resources, supply […]
