Carahsoft Technology has announced that F5 is now included as a vendor on the Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative blanket purchase agreement with the government information technology solutions provider. The agreement, effective for four years, allows Carahsoft to provide F5’s cybersecurity software products to support IT operations across the DOD enterprise, Carahsoft said. Through […]
The National Science Foundation is soliciting proposals for planning test beds on responsible artificial intelligence to enable research on new systems and approaches within secure, real-world settings. According to an NSF “Dear Colleague” letter, a one-year funding of up to $100,000 may be granted to an AI test bed plan, with a maximum two-year budget opportunity […]
Samantha Power, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s director, has discussed with top officials of artificial intelligence companies Anthropic and OpenAI various ways AI may be used to ensure global development. The agency’s AI initiatives come in sync with the recent launch of the USAID’s Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Policy as a guide for […]
ICF, a global consulting and technology services provider, has secured a $17 million data modernization contract from the Office of Policy and Program Analysis within the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The contract requires the development of a cloud-based Data Exchange platform that will enhance FEMA’s data sharing and data analytics capabilities to improve decision-making, collaboration […]
The U.S. Navy is expected to issue new guidance to optimize its information technology infrastructure, according to a new memorandum signed by Justin Fanelli, acting chief technology officer and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker. By streamlining outdated legacy systems through a process known as “structured divestment,” the service aims to free up substantial […]
The Technology Modernization Fund has allocated a total of $13.8 million to the Department of Energy and the Department of Commerce for national security and technological innovation initiatives. The funds will help modernize nuclear emergency response infrastructure and establish artificial intelligence safety standards, the General Services Administration said. The DOE will receive $3.8 million to […]
Spire Communications, an Alexandria, Virginia-based strategic communications firm, announced that its team-up with Integrity Management Consulting has secured a task order to provide website hosting and maintenance services to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. The team will work under an ONC blanket purchase agreement with a total value of $9.5 million […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded ICF an $88 million contract to modernize its Quality Payment Program. The nearly five-year contract entails enhancing QPP functionality, improving user experience and streamlining administrative tasks for clinicians, ICF said. James Morgan, ICF’s chief operating officer, said the company will leverage its cloud technologies, advanced data […]
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has named Coras as an “Awardable” vendor in the TradeWinds Solutions Marketplace, the Department of Defense’s digital environment for procuring data, analytics, digital and artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities solutions through rapid acquisition procedures. Coras offers a platform and a data discovery toolset that uses AI, ML […]
CRISP Shared Services, a Columbia, Maryland-based nonprofit, has been selected as one of the three contract awardees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s $255 million National Implementation Center Program to modernize public health data systems. The program, funded under the CDC’s Public Health Infrastructure Grant, will be implemented over the next three years, […]
