The Department of Energy has awarded professional services provider Jacobs its 10-year, $8.3 billion Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup Contract. The Dallas-based company received the contract as a member of United Cleanup Oak Ridge, a joint venture between Jacobs, Honeywell and lead company Amentum. The single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract allows the DOE, UCOR and project stakeholders to […]
Francisco Salguero has stepped down from his position as chief information officer at the Federal Communications Commission. Salguero will be joining Salesforce as a digital acceleration architect within the software company’s federal business, FedScoop reported Tuesday. “While I am leaving federal service, I will continue to work with the public sector in looking to advance […]
The Department of Justice has awarded technology firm Excella a contract to provide support services for a case management system used for industry operations and criminal enforcement programs. The Spartan case management system is designed to manage and analyze information collected from criminal investigations, licensing, monitoring and enforcement related to the transportation of firearms, explosives, […]
President Joe Biden has announced his picks for top posts in the Federal Communications Commission. Jessica Rosenworcel, who has been serving as acting FCC chair following the exit of Ajit Pai, has been nominated to be the agency’s permanent leader. Biden also selected Gigi Sohn, who had a three-year stint as general counsel for former […]
The Biden administration has released the 2021 action plan for the Federal Data Strategy. The action plan documents the progress agencies made under last year’s plan while establishing new interagency objectives for the current year. The plan also calls on agencies to determine how much foundational work remains before they can move to the next […]
The U.S. Coast Guard plans to turn its safety and law enforcement database into mobile applications to improve efficiency in the field. An official told lawmakers that modernizing the system is a key action as it would reduce burdens regarding data management. The Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement system stores data on marine […]
The Department of State intends to issue a potential 10-year, $8 billion multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to modernize its end-to-end information technology service delivery. The proposed EVOLVE IDIQ will be split into five contracting pools: IT management, network and telecom services, cloud and data services, application and development, and customer and end-user support services. However, the […]
The General Services Administration wants to make the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract more flexible to allow more agencies to obtain mobility-as-a-service offerings with greater ease beginning in 2022. In a recently published request for information, the GSA called on stakeholders to submit suggestions on how the telecommunications and network modernization contract can be […]
The Social Security Administration has awarded technology solutions provider Cognosante a potential five-year, $70 million contract for Ticket to Work program administration. The award is part of the Ticket Program Manager services contract. The Falls Church, Virginia-based company will provide contact center operations, claims processing and support, quality assurance, employment network recruiting and community outreach […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is preparing to implement the Department of Homeland Security‘s new Cyber Talent Management System. DHS launched CTMS in August to address the challenges it is facing in hiring and retaining professionals with the skills needed to support the government’s cybersecurity mission. The United States is facing a shortage of […]
