Emerging Tech
Intel Agencies Seek to Perfect Biometric Recognition from Drones
Intelligence and military researchers want to merge facial recognition with other biometric methods to identify people from long distances and steep angles
Emerging Tech
Army Issues $25M Sole-Source Contract to Monitor COVID-19 Vaccine Temperatures
The contract is part of the governmentwide effort to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are safely delivered.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Seeks Software to Analyze Data from Twitter
The Defense Department posted a solicitation for software capable of gleaning real-time intelligence from social media feeds.
Modernization
GSA Relaunches Federal Service Desk With New Look and Added Security
The help desk for all General Services Administration procurement systems got a makeover and a security lockdown.
Ideas
5 Common Questions about Federal Procurement Answered
Small business owners can take steps to try and make the process of selling to the government more successful and efficient as the new year nears.
Modernization
DISA Nearing Completion on Certain EIS Task Orders
The Defense Information Systems Agency, which is leading the move to EIS for the Defense Department, reported the pandemic has not slowed transition progress.
Digital Government
DOD’s $11B Contract to Consolidate Fourth Estate Networks Is Out for Bid
The Defense Enclave Services contract will bring agencies under a common network architecture.
Emerging Tech
AFWERX Launches Space Innovation Hub
Air Force officials announced the creation of SpaceWERX, a team to help Space Force tap into cutting-edge technologies.
Modernization
FBI, FirstNet Move Forward with $92 Million Communications Contract
Transition to the AT&T-built platform will soon kick off.
Digital Government
GSA’s Central Procurement Hub Will Lose the ‘Beta’ in April
The legacy SAM.gov will be shuttered and all the capabilities will be folded into the new SAM.gov, which currently goes by beta.SAM.gov.
Modernization
DISA Set to Release $11.7 Billion IT Contract Imminently
The Defense Enclave Services contract was originally projected to be bid out at the end of September.
Artificial Intelligence
IRS Moves to Speed Up Contracting Through New Procurement Research Partnership
Data-management, machine learning and acquisition expertise will be combined in this collaboration.
Emerging Tech
DOD Needs Simulations to Shorten Acquisition Timelines, Official Says
Advancements in modeling and simulation technologies will not only help train warfighters, but “revolutionize” design, acquisition, sustainment and test, the official said.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Clarifies Biometrics Database Can Move to Any Secure Cloud, Not Just AWS
While the performance work statement namechecks a specific cloud provider and product, a subsequent amendment and Q&A clarify the Pentagon’s true intent.
Artificial Intelligence
NAVAIR Looking for Research to Assist Digital Transformation
Naval Air Systems Command’s Digital Department put out a call for white papers specifying seven research areas of interest aimed at digitizing the organization.
Digital Government
OMB Advises Agencies on Contractors’ Limiting Their Use of Foreign Workers
The agency issued a memo to supplement President Trump’s executive order in August.
Digital Government
DOD Needs IT Support for Security Clearance Background Investigations Program
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency took over management of the background investigations process but does not own all of the related IT systems—yet.
Modernization
CIA Awards Secret Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Contract
The agency has awarded a contract to bring foundational cloud services from multiple cloud service providers into the intelligence community.
Emerging Tech
DOD Has Promising Tech. Now It’s Time to Scale It Up, Officials Say
The department needs to move certain tech from incubation to operation.
Digital Government