The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate has announced that MITRE will continue operating the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute Federally Funded Research and Development Center. Under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, MITRE will handle the institute's system engineering and development with a focus on cybersecurity. The company has been contractually working on HSSEDI for […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an interim Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 guidance that outlines 18 universal security capabilities to ensure practical teleworking scenarios among federal agencies. As indicated in the guidance, CISA urges agencies to observe configuration management, incident response planning and situational awareness to support mission continuity amid the telework transition. […]
The Department of Defense has launched new cloud computing services to support the Air Force's telework-related requirements. DOD's Chief Information Officer Cloud Computing Program Office has begun deploying the Commercial Virtual Remote Environment, providing Microsoft Office 365 to employees. The coronavirus pandemic forced over 100K employees to telework, leading to slow connectivity and unreliable virtual […]
Dynatrace, a software intelligence company, has announced that it is working to secure Federal Risk Authorization Management Program authorization at a moderate impact level. Francisco Salguero, the Federal Communications Commission's chief information officer, said Dynatrace has been instrumental in the agency's cloud migration activities. FedRAMP authorization would allow the company to offer its artificial intelligence-powered […]
Stanford University's Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Initiative has proposed the creation of a government-led national research cloud to encourage collaboration among academia, the public sector and industry. In a letter to the White House and Congress, Stanford said such a cloud would facilitate the sharing of computer resources for AI development. Stanford said many next-generation AI […]
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency within the Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for information in search of sources capable of providing a software that would archive data outside of its relativity e-discovery software hosted in the Microsoft Azure cloud environment. ICE specified that it needs a middleman software that would enable deduplication, […]
Paul Dabbar, secretary of the Department of Energy, has confirmed that 15 of the United States' national laboratories are in talks with public and private stakeholders to use additive manufacturing, also known as three-dimensional printing, to expedite the production of face masks, face shields and ventilators for health care workers. Speaking with FCW, a spokesperson […]
The General Services Administration has awarded DLT Solutions a contract modification to increase the availability of its Oracle cloud services. GSA had previously awarded the contract through its Information Technology Solutions 70 contract vehicle. The modification calls for a better Oracle procurement process for federal, state and local agencies and education organizations. Under the contract, […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking feedback on its guidance regarding security challenges in cloud-based systems. Among other things, the General Access Control Guidance for Cloud Systems special publication will tackle three delivery models: infrastructure as a service, platform as a service and software as a service. The agency will be accepting […]
The Department of Defense is seeking proposals for a prototype that would facilitate mid-band spectrum sharing between the military and private companies. The request for prototype proposal is aimed at fielding a dynamic spectrum sharing testbed, as well as enhancement and applications, at Hill Air Force Base and the Test and Training Range in Utah. […]
