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The Federal Highway Administration has awarded Iteris a task order to identify architecture and standards-related roadblocks for multimodal and accessible travel. Iteris, a smart mobility technology company, received the task order through a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $19.5 million. FHWA has obligated $15.5 million of the IDIQ’s total funding, Iteris said Wednesday. Cliff […]

Massachusetts-headquartered Analogic Corporation announced that the Transportation Security Administration has placed two orders for the acquisition and maintenance of ConneCT airport checkpoint screening systems. The products will be used to screen carry-on items at TSA checkpoints and will form part of a larger effort to improve checkpoint security screening at United States airports, Analogic said […]

A joint report from the inspectors general of the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs found that the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Office does not have a plan to ensure that the VA’s EHR system will be interoperable between the two agencies. According to the audit, FEHRM program office officials only facilitate discussions […]

The Department of Energy has issued $3.16 billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve battery manufacturing and strengthen the United States’ battery supply chain. The Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing funding opportunity comes amid rising demand for lithium-ion batteries worldwide. The National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries executive summary from the Federal […]

The Department of Energy announced that it is offering up to $45 million in funding to support domestic organizations seeking to develop advanced batteries for electric vehicles. The financial support is being offered as part of launching the Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living program, the DOE said Tuesday. In a statement, the DOE said […]

The new electronic health record system of the Department of Veterans Affairs has gone live at the Central Ohio Health Care System in Columbus. Missouri-based information technology company Cerner is providing the EHR system, which is meant to replace software that is over three decades old. VA Central Ohio Health Care is the third site […]

The Small Business Administration‘s posture in most major cybersecurity domains was below what is required to be deemed effective, the agency’s auditor said in a new report. SBA’s Office of Inspector General looked at the agency’s performance in nine categories: risk management, supply chain risk management, configuration management, identity and access management, data protection and […]

The Office of Management and Budget has appointed Karin Orvis as chief statistician. She was also named branch chief for statistical and science policy at the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. As chief statistician, Orvis will oversee a decentralized network of federal statistical agencies and will be responsible for providing data that will […]

The Office of Management and Budget has designated the Office of Personnel Management as the government’s new quality services management office for civilian human resources transactions. QSMOs are responsible for managing a marketplace of competitive solutions for technology and services for customer agencies. The Trump administration established the QSMO program in April 2019 to reform […]