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IT Orgs Ask Gov’t to Fund COVID-19 IT Modernization
A group of information technology organizations has written to Congress to request for IT modernization funds in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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in NewsWoolpert Analyst Conducts Data Analysis on Hurlburt Field Air Base Funds
A geographical information systems analyst from Woolpert has traced anomalies in facilities, sustainment, restoration and modernization funds at the U.S. Air Force’s Hurlburt Field installation in Florida.
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in Biometrics News, NewsLexisNexis’ Kimberly Sutherland, Andrew McClenahan Talk Ways to Manage User Access Risks
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has cited identity verification techniques based on risk management concepts as key factors that federal agencies should consider when implementing personnel authentication capabilities.
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AWS Puts up AI-Driven Search Site to Support COVID-19 Studies
Amazon Web Services has launched a new website that uses artificial intelligence to facilitate searches across a large pool of COVID-19 research.
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Ball Aerospace Concludes Weather Monitoring Satellite Critical Design Review
Ball Aerospace has cleared a critical design review for a satellite mission built to deliver environmental actionable intelligence for military operations.
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VA, TracFone Partner to Increase Access to Telehealth Support; Robert Wilkie Quoted
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that veterans who use TracFone Wireless phones now have free mobile data connectivity to access the VA Video Connect telehealth service.
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Research Innovations to Build Software Prototypes for Canadian Joint Warfare Centre
Research Innovations, an Alexandria, Va.-based national security technology provider, has secured a four-year contract of an undisclosed sum through the U.S. Army’s Geospatial, Research, Integration, Development and Support III vehicle to support the Canadian Joint Warfare Centre.
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Palantir Lands Space Force Software, Data Services Contract
Data analytics firm Palantir has received a contract to provide data and software services for the U.S. Space Force in support of the Kobayashi Maru project, SpaceNews reported Monday. The service branch’s Space and Missile Systems Center kicked off Kobayashi Maru in 2019 to replace legacy space command-and-control software with new applications.
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SAIC’s Mark Forman: CIOs Should Help Agency Leaders Recognize Need for Digital Tools
Mark Forman, vice president of digital government strategy at Science Applications International Corp., wrote in a commentary published Monday on FCW that government chief information officers should help agency leaders understand the importance of adopting cloud, artificial intelligence, big data analytics and other digital government tools as they transition from response to the recovery phase during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Medtech Consortium Issues Solicitation for Health Info Mgmt Network
The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium has posted a request for proposals for the rapid development and deployment of a cloud-based health information management system designed to create and coordinate ‘virtual care wards.’
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Pentagon Extends Military Travel Ban Until June 30 Due to COVID-19; Matthew Donovan, Mark Esper Quoted
The Pentagon announced an extension of its ban on most military and domestic travel, including permanent change of station moves from May 11 to June 30 as COVID-19 cases continue to increase across the nation, the Pentagon reported on Saturday. The order will take effect on April 20.