Effective data categorization makes it possible to easily determine which information is essential to a given operation or decision, making the process “pivotal” to federal agencies undergoing transformation driven by an evolving technological landscape, according to Pragyansmita Nayak, chief data scientist at Hitachi Vantara Federal. Effective categorization also brings the added benefits of improving stakeholder […] More

The Assured Access to Space program office within the Space Systems Command is soliciting proposals for requirements under SSC Acquisition and Financial Support Services 2.1. Work under SAFS 2.1 will support AATS’ Acquisition Category I NSSL program, non-ACAT Rocket Systems Launch Program and Launch and Test Range Systems program, according to a solicitation posted Thursday […] More

Deloitte, in partnership with Google Public Sector, has launched a generative artificial intelligence tool designed to serve as an enhanced central hub for government-related resources, support and services. The company said Tuesday it uses Google’s multimodal AI model called Gemini to power the Elevating Digital Government Experiences platform to employ multi-lingual, channel-agnostic and intuitive conversational capabilities. EDGE […] More

Victor Foulk, vice president of emerging technologies at CGI Federal, said chief AI officers and other federal agency leaders should consider three principles as they design and implement their artificial intelligence programs to strike a balance between mission execution and performance and security risks of implementing AI tools. In a blog post published Tuesday, Foulk […] More

Don Parente, vice president of sales and solution architecture for the federal sector at MetTel, said a software-defined wide area network could serve as a revolutionary architecture that could enable federal agencies to deliver secure network connectivity to multiple sites. SD-WAN “uses a centralized control plane to route traffic, allowing administrators to write rules and […] More

Oracle has unveiled a new cloud-based financial management tool designed to address business, reporting and audit requirements of U.S. federal government agencies. Built on Oracle's cloud-based enterprise resource planning software, the Oracle Cloud Federal Financials has embedded artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities that work to enable federal agencies to gain insights into their financial data to inform decision-making and business optimization initiatives, Oracle said Thursday.

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Lynk Global will make it possible for various government agencies like the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to acquire satellite-direct-to-standard-phone services under a $900 million multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency. Lynk said Wednesday that the contract covers a variety of sat2phone services like weather and information broadcasting, […] More

Pragyansmita Nayak, chief data scientist at Hitachi Vantara Federal, said federal agencies should adopt data fabrics to derive actionable insights from large volumes of data to drive mission outcomes and improve citizen services. “Data fabric architectures integrate disparate data sources into a unified, scalable, and well-governed infrastructure to fuel mission outcomes in an accessible way,” Nayak wrote in an opinion piece published Monday.

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MetTel was awarded a potential five-year, $60 million contract under the General Services Administration Schedule 70 acquisition vehicle to provide the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with mobility services, ExecutiveBiz has learned. The initial award via GSA Schedule 70’s small business set aside provision is worth $14.6 million.

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Accenture Federal Services and Google Public Sector have unveiled a new center of excellence that seeks to help federal agencies improve citizen experience while managing sensitive and classified workloads using data management platforms and generative artificial intelligence technologies. The Data and AI Center of Excellence will provide agency clients with access to Google Cloud's AI-based code generation tools, Vertex AI platform, language models, specialized data and AI experts and AI-optimized infrastructure, the companies said in a joint release published Thursday.

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Intel has unveiled a financial reporting structure as part of its move to a foundry operating model meant to improve transparency, growth and accountability across the business. Intel Foundry is the technology company's newly created operating segment that includes foundry services, foundry manufacturing and supply chain and foundry technology development, the company said Tuesday.

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Robert Moore of Carahsoft Technology said in a blog post published Feb. 23 that government and industry information technology leaders at a digital transformation roadshow in California discussed how state and local government agencies could improve customer experience and protect the privacy of constituents through cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

Carahsoft will sponsor the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Cyber Summit on June 6. Register here.

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