The Department of Interior has awarded Accenture Federal Services a $250 million contract to assist the Bureau of Land Management in developing and maintaining a modern IT platform for the BLM’s mission-critical services. The 10-year contract entails a mission services platform that will enhance the bureau’s data quality, employee productivity and citizen services, Accenture Federal […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program office has released the final version of its new emerging technology prioritization framework to fast-track the certification approvals of generative artificial intelligence capabilities. The coverage of the prioritization process, which takes effect Aug. 31, includes GenAI tools for code generation and debugging solutions using large language models. Associated […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program office has released the final version of its new emerging technology prioritization framework to fast-track the certification approvals of generative artificial intelligence capabilities. The coverage of the prioritization process, which takes effect Aug. 31, includes GenAI tools for code generation and debugging solutions using large language models. Associated […]
The Department of the Navy has expanded its existing agreement with Amazon Web Services to include AWS Marketplace in its Enterprise Software Licensing program. Through the modification of a previously awarded blanket purchase agreement, the Navy and Marine Corps organizations can now access commercial software and services from over 4,000 vendors, streamlining procurement and modernization, […]
The General Services Administration is focusing on various pilot projects and expanding its information technology workforce as part of an effort to modernize the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Speaking with FedScoop, Eric Mill, executive director for cloud strategy at GSA’s technology and transformation services, shared two ongoing pilots: one involving secure software development […]
Government services Maximus has secured an $87 million, five-year contract with the Internal Revenue Service to enhance the agency’s financial management systems. Awarded through the Enterprise Development, Operations Services blanket purchase agreement, the task order will support the IRS Internal Management Division, Maximus said. Specifically, Maximus will manage the General Ledger system and help maintain […]
The Defense Logistics Agency gave six vendors the chance to present their artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and AI Office, the Air Force Research Laboratory and George Mason University during the recent DLA Hackathon. The inaugural event was organized to increase engagement with the industry as the […]
Amazon Web Services offers two solutions to help U.S. government agencies outside the continental United States overcome edge computing challenges, such as network communication delays and lack of security controls for authorization to operate. According to Naresh Dhiman, AWS senior solutions architect, the remedies available to OCONUS federal agencies are the AWS Modular Data Center […]
The U.S. Army is further streamlining its procurement activities by integrating its modernized contract writing platform with the web-based General Fund Enterprise Business System, the service branch’s financial management system. The integration, which the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems and the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement rolled out […]
The Department of Defense has released the Fulcrum: DOD Information Technology Advancement Strategy to guide the department in modernizing its IT infrastructure and delivering enhanced capabilities to the military. Signed and approved by Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of defense, the Fulcrum Strategy prioritizes user experience and agile, scalable infrastructure to meet dynamic operational needs and […]
