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The Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory will partner with the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic to improve research and development efforts in a variety of fields, including electromagnetic warfare, autonomy and cybersecurity. NIWC Atlantic and the Energy Department’s Savannah River Operations Office signed a memorandum of agreement to enable this collaboration. Capt. Nicole […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will establish a program office that will support efforts to secure critical infrastructure organizations most at risk of cyberattacks. CISA will create the office responsible for facilitating engagement with such entities using $1.8 million in funding provided through fiscal year 2023 appropriations. At the recent Cybersecurity Advisory Committee meeting, […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants to build its employees’ resistance to stress through an enterprise subscription to a digital health mobile application. The agency’s Office of Safety, Security and Asset Management posted a request for information on March 17 detailing specific features for improving well-being such as mindfulness, meditation and physical activity […]

The Department of Energy has debuted Pathways to Commercial Liftoff, a series of reports intended to encourage cooperation between the government and commercial firms to fully deploy clean power technologies such as hydrogen, long-duration energy storage and advanced nuclear. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm underscored the importance of partnerships between the public and private sectors. […]

General Services Administration officials will increase the availability of sustainable technology products to Department of Defense agencies through federal acquisition programs. GSA and DOD signed a memorandum of understanding, under which GSA will identify and demonstrate products that meet or exceed the Defense Department’s technology needs through the DOD Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration Program […]

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a framework that would regulate direct-to-device satellite communication services. Under the framework, satellite companies offering the services should follow rules on using the terrestrial wireless spectrum of their mobile partners to avoid interference. A notice of proposed rulemaking will be published in the Federal Register to seek comments regarding […]

Logistics Management Institute has secured a spot on the five-year, $149 million Business Operations, Optimization and Modernization blanket purchase agreement, allowing it to support the Food and Drug Administration. Under the BOOM BPA, LMI will provide its digital transformation capabilities to support the FDA’s activities. Support services will include strategic planning, business model development, organizational […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs wants to introduce more substantial accountability measures into its $10 billion contract with Oracle Cerner for a modernized electronic health record platform. Michael Parrish, chief acquisition officer of the VA, testified at a Senate hearing on March 15 that the existing deal contained “limited enforcement mechanisms,” including around service-level agreements, […]

Kelly Fletcher, the Department of State’s chief information officer, recently shared that robotic process automation has sped up time-consuming internal processes such as the monthly creation of financial statements. Speaking at a FedScoop event Wednesday, she said that such documents can now be put together in a matter of days instead of months. Fletcher added […]

The Department of Energy has announced a $750 million funding opportunity to advance clean hydrogen production and use. The funding round is part of the Biden administration’s $1.5 billion effort to spur hydrogen energy adoption under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The opportunity will fund projects that address hydrogen energy cost reduction, technical barriers, the adoption […]