The General Services Administration will now allow upfront payments for software licenses to save taxpayer dollars and support small businesses. A recent update to the Multiple Award Schedule program is expected to align government and commercial practices for software licenses delivered as software as a service under the Information Technology Category Special Item Numbers, the […]
Artificial intelligence can help deliver a higher caliber of government services with the support of the private sector and academia, Arati Prabhakar, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy director and a Wash100 awardee, said. During an event that OTSP hosted to showcase AI’s potential and gains across 12 government research and development […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs decided to continue working with Oracle to deploy the MHS Genesis, a secure and interoperable electronic health record system for veterans, to more facilities. On Thursday, Oracle announced that it received a contract extension from the VA, allowing it to continue fortifying the EHR system. The two organizations completed the […]
A bill introduced by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., aims to ensure that the U.S. government can take advantage of the benefits offered by artificial intelligence while keeping the nation safe against attacks initiated by malicious actors. If enacted, the bipartisan Promoting Responsible Evaluation and Procurement to Advance Readiness for Enterprise-wide Deployment […]
The researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a new tool that uses artificial intelligence to automate and accelerate the process of discovering and optimizing new materials. The novel system, combining automated experimentation with AI and high-performance computing, autonomously synthesizes materials without human intervention, insideHPC reported. Designed at the lab, the tool employs […]
The National Archives and Records Administration is embracing a digital future as it requires federal agencies to submit only digital copies of records. Lisa Haralampus, the director of Federal Records Management Policy and Outreach at NARA, said that after June 30, NARA will only accept digital forms of various records, which should meet Federal Agencies […]
The Department of Labor’s newly appointed artificial intelligence chief believes that the agency needs to be more confident in embracing the emerging technology. Speaking with FedScoop, Mangala Kuppa, chief AI officer at the DOL, said the department can proceed with rapid adoption as it possesses “a ‘leg up’ on scaling AI quickly” due to existing […]
Department of Veterans Affairs health centers across the United States now provide an automated text message service that Accenture Federal Services developed to help keep American veterans connected to their health protocols. The deployment of the mobile interactive service, called “Annie,” completes a task order that Accenture secured from Iron Bow Technologies, which obtained a […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is aiming to streamline software certification for the Department of Defense with the Automated Rapid Certification of Software program. The initiative seeks to expedite the verification process, potentially benefiting both the military and commercial sectors, C4ISRNET reported. At a recent C4ISRNet conference, Benjamin Bishop, deputy director of transition at […]
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Research and Development Center has developed a new application that will ensure that lights, buoys and other markers across the United States are working and where they should be. James Spilsbury, a project manager with the Coast Guard’s RDC, said the Aid Verification Assistant app helps accelerate the Private Aids to […]
