The General Services Administration has renewed Xenex’s contract to provide its xenon ultraviolet light disinfection technology for government health care facilities, including ones managed by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Under the five-year renewal, the company will continue providing access to its LightStrike robots, designed to kill viruses, bacteria and spores on surfaces. […]
The Department of Energy said it will invest up to $165 million in efforts to address gaps in the deployment of geothermal energy. DOE earmarked an initial $10 million for a funding opportunity titled Geothermal Energy from Oil and gas Demonstrated Engineering. The money will be used to convene experts who will develop a technology […]
The Defense Health Agency has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology a prime spot on the potential 10-year, $10 billion Omnibus IV Medical Research and Development contract. Under the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, GDIT will be able to compete for task orders in the research and development, R&D support services, regulatory processes and translational science support and […]
ICF International has secured a potential five-year, $14 million contract from the Department of Labor to provide technical assistance and coaching support to apprenticeship programs. ICF will deliver workforce development, technical assistance and training and human capital expertise to the Labor Department. The company will support the Apprenticeship Building America grant program and Regional Apprenticeship […]
The Senate commerce committee has advanced Arati Prabhakar‘s nomination for the role of director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. If confirmed by the full Senate, Prabhakar would lead an office in charge of advising the president on all matters related to science and technology. The director may also serve as the […]
Customs and Border Protection is not sufficiently informing travelers at airports about its use of facial recognition technology, a government watchdog said. In a new report, the Government Accountability Office said the CBP uses facial recognition at 32 airports for travelers leaving the United States and at all airports for persons entering. Similar privacy concerns […]
Lumen Technologies has secured an 11-year, $137 million task order from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for mission-critical communications support. Lumen will provide secure and resilient communications services that will support CBP’s missions at ports of entry and borders within and outside the U.S.; enhance the design, engineering, management and maintenance of the agency’s communications […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate recently hosted Urban OpEx 2022, an operational experimentation event where first responders got to evaluate new and emerging technology solutions in realistic urban settings. The tests were conducted between July 18 to 22 in select locations throughout the New York Metropolitan area, the S&T Directorate said […]
The General Services Administration has announced several leadership and personnel changes. Jetta Wong, an expert in energy and environment policy, joined GSA as a senior climate adviser to the administrator. Wong most recently served as a senior fellow at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation, GSA said Monday. From 2012 […]
The U.S. Congress is attempting to pass a piece of legislation that would limit what kinds of data federal government agencies can purchase from third-party providers. The push comes after the American Civil Liberties Union published previously unreleased reports about how Department of Homeland Security components bought cellphone location information and other personal data from […]
