Oak Ridge National Laboratory has selected Prasanna Balaprakash as the next director of its Artificial Intelligence Initiative aimed at providing researchers with sufficient AI and data capabilities to develop solutions to complex scientific problems related to economic and national security. Before joining ORNL, Balaprakash spent over 12 years at Argonne National Laboratory where he served […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Parsons a potential five-year, $1.8 billion contract for mission support services. Under the recompeted Technical Support Services Contract 5, Parsons will support the FAA’s Aviation Systems Capital Investment Plan. Specifically, the company will provide engineering, construction and project management for the CIP. The CIP is a five-year arrangement that […]
The Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General has issued a memo urging “immediate attention” to potential equity and security issues around the use of facial recognition in unemployment insurance benefits programs. Specifically, the OIG flagged the use of third-party identity checkers and called on the agency to exercise “extreme caution” so that the […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle for the Department of Energy, has appointed Michael Parks as the director of the ORNL Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate’s Computer Science And Mathematics Division. In his new role, he will lead a team of scientists in performing basic and applied research with a focus on advanced computing […]
The Government Accountability Office said the Office of Management and Budget needs to improve transparency when reporting its cross-agency priority goals. According to a GAO study, the OMB’s CAP goals do not address IT management targets under the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010. The oversight body added that the OMB did not […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has launched the sixth iteration of National Supply Chain Integrity Month, a campaign held every April aimed at raising awareness of risks affecting critical logistics infrastructure for software and hardware. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Defense and other agencies and commercial organizations are […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced the four companies that won the fourth and final phase of the Command Dashboard Integrating Next-Gen Technology Challenge. During the CommanDING Tech Challenge, participants submitted and demonstrated new virtual incident response dashboards that provide first responders with improved user interface and user experience; video, sensor and […]
Verizon Public Sector has secured a 15-year, $2 billion contract for communications support for the Federal Aviation Administration. Under the FAA Enterprise Network Services contract, Verizon Public Sector will build a secure network platform with enhanced broadband capabilities to support the National Airspace System. The platform will support various missions, including air and ground safety, […]
The Social Security Administration’s failure to follow advice from its internal watchdog has cost the agency $3.2 billion. A March report from the agency’s Office of the Inspector General indicated that 183 recommendations to adopt Agile software development and planning practices as well as cloud-based enabling solutions have not yet been implemented. According to the […]
The Transportation Security Administration said more airports will accept mobile traveler IDs to verify the identity of passengers. Currently, 19 airports in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland and Utah are accepting digital identity credentials as part of the mobile ID pilot test. During a congressional budget hearing last week, TSA Administrator David Pekoske said the trial will […]
