U.S. Census Bureau
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Census Bureau Seeks Sources to Support, Maintain Survey Data Software
The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking sources on contractor approaches to maintain and support two kinds of software used for processing and reporting survey data. The bureau requires services to support and provide consultation services on the Generalized Instrument Design System and the Surveyor electronic reporting software, the bureau said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday. The GIDS […] More
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IndraSoft Selects Telos ID to Help Support US Census Bureau Hiring Efforts
Telos‘ identity management solutions business will provide subcontractor support to IndraSoft as part of the latter’s $64 million contract to provide identity verification, fingerprinting and photograph services for the U.S. Census Bureau. Telos said Wednesday the services will be in support of the bureau’s recruitment of over 500,000 workers across the U.S. Indrasoft received the prime contract in January […] More
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IndraSoft to Support Census Bureau Fingerprinting Operations Under $64M Task Order
IndraSoft has received a multiyear $64 million task order to help the U.S. Census Bureau manage its fingerprinting and identity proofing operations to prepare for the next decennial count. The company said Friday it will support the bureau’s 2018 End-to-End Census Test and 2020 Decennial Census activities across the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and island territories. Neeraja Lingam, CEO […] More
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Shaun Bierweiler: Hortonworks to Back 2020 Census With Data Processing Tools
Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of U.S. public sector at Hortonworks, has said the company will work to provide several data technology platforms for the U.S. Census Bureau in support of the 2020 Census project under a contract awarded in 2017. Bierweiler told Datanami in an interview published Tuesday that the software company will offer its Hortonworks […] More
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General Dynamics Opens Contact Center Job Opportunities Through Census Bureau Contract
General Dynamics‘ information technology business has announced more than 40 job vacancies for bilingual customer service representatives and quality assurance specialists at a company-operated contact center in Imeson, Jacksonville, The Jax Daily Record reported Friday. The positions will support census questionnaire assistance services covered by a $430 million contract that General Dynamics Information Technology secured from the U.S. Census […] More
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Bill Rowan: DISA Issues Security Technical Implementation Guide for VMware Mobility Mgmt Platform
The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a Security Technical Implementation Guide for the latest version of VMware“™s enterprise mobility management platform. DISA“™s STIG for VMware AirWatch 9.X seeks to provide cybersecurity policies and guide agencies on how to install the platform for use on Defense Department-run networks, the company said Thursday. Bill Rowan, vice president of federal sales at VMware, said […] More
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VMware Mobility Mgmt Software Obtains FedRAMP ATO From Census Bureau; Bill Rowan Comments
The U.S. Census Bureau has granted VMware authority-to-operate approval under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to offer the company’s cloud-based enterprise mobility management platform in the public sector. The FedRAMP ATO designation is for the VMware AirWatch platform that works to help users manage, secure and remotely deliver mobile applications from cloud environments, the company said Thursday. Bill Rowan, vice president of federal sales […] More
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Census Bureau Plans Cybersecurity Assessment Contract Award to FireEye Subsidiary
The U.S. Census Bureau intends to award FireEye subsidiary Mandiant a sole-source contract to perform security assessments on the bureau’s computer network. A special notice posted Aug. 8 on FedBizOpps stated the bureau seeks the help of Mandiant to identify indicators of compromise that will require action to prevent a breach. The value of the potential one-year cybersecurity […] More
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VMware Enterprise Mobility Mgmt System Enters FedRAMP In-Process Stage
A VMware subsidiary has completed an application for the in-process stage of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program in an effort to achieve full FedRAMP-compliant status for its enterprise mobility management system. VMware AirWatch said Thursday it is working with the FedRAMP program office and the U.S. Census Bureau to receive an “Authority to Operate,” which would facilitate the deployment of the […] More
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Force 3 to Install VMware Products for Census Bureau Data Collection; Mike Greaney Comments
Force 3 has been awarded an $18 million blanket purchase agreement to provide VMware products for the U.S. Census Bureau“™s data collection process. The Census Bureau currently explores ways to automate and update its data gathering practices with the use of websites in mobile platforms and diverse languages and an electronic data entry for field workers, […] More
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AT&T to Help Census Bureau Manage Mobile Survey Data; Mike Leff Comments
AT&T has been awarded a five-year contract to help the U.S. Census Bureau capture and disseminate statistics in mobile devices through the company’s 4G LTE technology. The company said Monday will also provide an Internet of Things management platform for the bureau to manage its wireless network usage. Mike Leff, vice president of AT&T’s civilian […] More