FedScoop

JUNE 25, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security has announced the first members of its AI Corps, a group of technology experts hired as part of an agency hiring sprint. The agency ultimately hopes to bring in 50 people as part of the initiative, and the White House has previously said that it wants to hire 500 AI experts throughout the federal government.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology division will help U.S. Central Command modernize its enterprise IT infrastructure under a potential six-year, $922 million contract.

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FedInsider

AUGUST 20, 2024

Jane’s private sector career also includes on-air work with multiple radio and television stations, most recently as a daily drive-time host on Federal News Radio/WTOP in Washington DC. Close Contributing Editor , FedInsider REGISTER The post IT Disaster Recovery – It’s More Than Rebooting Servers first appeared on FedInsider.

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USFCR

APRIL 24, 2024

INavigating the swiftly evolving realm of IT and cybersecurity, the federal government earmarks substantial investments to bolster its technological defenses and capabilities. This proactive stance unveils expansive avenues for tech firms ready to lead the charge in securing and advancing federal IT infrastructure.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

government agencies have embraced the digital space, and public sector officials are now exploring numerous technologies that could revolutionize federal IT. The Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual CIO Summit on April 17 will feature six notable IT

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ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 16, 2024

In today’s digital world, a strong information technology ecosystem is critical to protecting sensitive data and uncovering key insights hidden within large datasets. To take advantage of these opportunities, the Intelligence Community has brought IT modernization to the forefront of its transformation goals. 19, you will […]

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ExecutiveBiz

JUNE 27, 2024

CGI Federal has been chosen to help the FBI modernize its IT system. Under the second iteration of the FBI’s potential $8 billion Information Technology Supplies and Support Services blanket purchase agreement, CGI will bid on task orders provided by the agency, the Fairfax, Virginia-based company announced Thursday.

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Federal News Network

JULY 11, 2024

Keith Jordan is the product manager for Tactical Cyber and NetOps, in the Army’s Program Executive Office Command Control Communications-Tactical (PEO-C3T). There’s a time component of how long it takes to make the network operate. That’s a concern. But also, it’s a manpower issue.

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Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A government contractor sued the U.S. for a nearly $3.6 million tax refund in Maryland federal court, claiming the Internal Revenue Service hasn't responded to its request for pandemic-era employee retention credits for the first three quarters of 2021.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Army is expanding its approach to network modernization. It realized it needs to make investments at higher echelons at the division level. Over the last 18 months, Army leaders saw how this lack of focus has created haves and have nots across the entire service. How will our network when a division employs? I have an organization at Ft.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Pentagon’s massive contract to overhaul the military’s system for moving military members’ belongings from one duty station to another has cleared its latest technical hurdle and is finally ready to start being used for moves, company officials involved with the multibillion dollar contract told investors Tuesday.

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Federal News Network

MAY 16, 2024

Sometimes federal procurements don’t go according to the rules. Sometimes its worse, when bribes and kickbacks come into play. That’s what the Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force tries to discover and prosecute. Now the strike force is expanding, with four new members. Dan Glad Sure. Is it mostly whistleblowers?

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

Bridging the digital divide: Implementing open procurement for effective digital transformation Digital transformation is arguably the most important administrative undertaking of governments around the world. This involves breaking down larger projects into smaller, more manageable components and using iterative development processes.

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FedScoop

MAY 8, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency would be required to update the legacy IT platform it uses to store air quality data systems under new legislation in the House. The “ Clean Air in the Cloud Act ,” introduced Tuesday by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., pushes the EPA to update the IT system for storing AirNow and the Air Quality System (AQS).

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GovLoop

MAY 23, 2023

But that approach has proven costly and insufficient as cyber criminals devise new schemes to invade our networks and traditional on-premises systems become more scattered and diffuse. So, the federal government , some local governments and much of the private sector now are transitioning to a zero-trust architecture. But it’s critical.

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FedScoop

JULY 5, 2024

For more than two decades, the Social Security Administration has worked to shed its well-earned image as a “paper-based agency,” doing everything from shifting away from hard copy signatures to embarking on a large-scale modernization plan. We’re already seeing pretty impressive improvements based on the SecurityStat approach.”

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Great Government Through Technology

AUGUST 19, 2024

As part of our ongoing efforts to modernize government IT procurement and management, the Better Contracting Initiative (BCI) has been a cornerstone of our strategy at the Governmentwide IT Program Management Office. We’ve embarked on a journey to streamline how our federal government procures and manages its software assets.

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GovCon Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

NexTech Solutions has acquired Nomad Solutions, an information technology company specializing in government data and communication services, in an effort to boost its capacity to support critical government infrastructure. In a LinkedIn post Tuesday, NTS said the acquisition will help ramp up its support for federal civilian executive agencies.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Department of State is looking into off-the-shelf large language models that could be customized for its use cases and be used with an array of government data, according to a recent disclosure from the agency. The publication isn’t a solicitation or indication that the agency will commit to a contract award.

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ExecutiveBiz

MARCH 14, 2024

Juan Navarro , an experienced information technology professional who previously served as CEO of HDT Global , has been appointed as the new president and CEO of Advanced IT Concepts. He will assume responsibility for guiding the company through its upcoming phase of growth, the Florida-based company said Wednesday.

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GovCon Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Fourteen companies have secured spots on a $2.4 billion multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to deliver information technology products and services to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Information and Technology Services.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is looking for feedback on its “secure by design” white paper, which pushes software manufacturers to follow more stringent security principles in the design and development of all products shipped to customers. The deadline for comment submissions to CISA’s RFI is Feb.

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FedScoop

MAY 28, 2024

The FBI announced awards for the second iteration of a blanket purchase agreement for IT services and supplies Friday, estimating the spend will be $8 billion. The new agreement will serve as the primary vehicle for the agency’s IT services for the next eight years. Investments for the previous ITSSS totaled over $2 billion.

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FedScoop

MARCH 22, 2024

Tasked with managing federal use of spectrum, the NTIA has already identified the IT systems that it aims to modernize and submitted a contract order for acquisition planning support, the GAO notes. The GAO report pushes NTIA to follow the watchdog’s cost estimating and assessment guide and pursue independent cost estimates as it moves forward.

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 31, 2024

Census Bureau needed new devices for their workers to survey residents across the country, the organization’s IT leaders wanted to ensure the process of getting those tablets was seamless for tens of thousands of employees. They needed enumerators to have the devices in their hands so they could hit the streets.

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FedScoop

APRIL 25, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security has named Michael Boyce as the new director of its AI Corps, an initiative to hire 50 artificial intelligence experts for the agency throughout the year. He also worked as the chief of innovation and design for the Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate at U.S. Digital Service.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 27, 2024

A bank is seeking to permanently dismiss a suit accusing it of misleading an investor about its oversight of a U.S. Department of Treasury contract, saying despite amending its case three times, the investor hasn't connected any sustained stock loss to contract issues.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 9, 2024

Principi highlighted the advances in medical technologies, treatments, and protocols that have reduced the need for hospital beds and resulted in a VA medical infrastructure that is a mismatch due to its surplus number of hospitals and facilities. Finally, Principi highlights the noble mission of the VA in delivering critical healthcare to veterans.

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GovCon Wire

JUNE 25, 2024

Five companies have secured spots on a $1.5 billion contract to provide information technology, cybersecurity and administrative support services to the Washington Headquarters Services.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | Training Certificate Agencies today are faced with the challenge of modernizing legacy IT solutions to streamline workflows and increase the speed and quality of their services.

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Government Contracts

JUNE 3, 2024

An Ohio information technology company urged the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to have the U.S. Army reinstate its eligibility for a pending $10 billion U.S. Army procurement, saying it shouldn't have been booted for an empty pricing spreadsheet cell.

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ExecutiveBiz

JUNE 25, 2024

In federal procurement, the process doesn’t end with contract award and signing; instead, it continues with project execution. At this stage, the contracting agency can scrutinize every little project detail.

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FedScoop

MARCH 13, 2024

Like many agencies across the federal government , the National Science Foundation is taking a measured and risk-based approach to the adoption of generative AI, its newly appointed CIO said Wednesday. Where is that data? And how sensitive is that data?” ” Carpenter explained. “We have to figure this out. It’s not going away.

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Federal News Network

JULY 18, 2024

Lockheed Martin recently won a settlement worth more than $130 million in a protest with the Air Force. The company completed a contract to update the big C5 transport places with new engines. But it also had to do thousands of repairs outside the scope of the contract, and that’s where the disagreements started. Is that the gist of it?

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The IRS is looking to shore up the staffing of its robotic processing automation arm, as the program aims to develop and deploy 35 to 50 automations annually for the tax agency. Responses for the RFI will be accepted until Jan.

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GovLoop

APRIL 4, 2023

Accommodating remote work and collaboration is now policy, requiring a cultural shift in government. GSA is now building on its well-established telework policy to implement a hybrid work environment and is investing in the components of a zero-trust architecture to verify all its system users. Favorite

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FedScoop

MARCH 28, 2024

The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking comments on a draft federal health IT strategic plan. ONC said in a press release that it collaborated on the plan with 25 federal agencies that interact with health IT through purchasing, developing and regulating in order to improve health outcomes.

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