The Transportation Security Administration is seeking proposals for a potential $128 million multiple-award contract to develop, install and maintain the new version of the agency’s facial recognition system used to authenticate passenger credentials. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will have an ordering period of seven years ...
The Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to launch a competition for the third iteration of the Program Management, Administrative, Clerical and Technical Services contract vehicle. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within DHS expects PACTS III to be a total set-aside program for service-disabled veteran-owned small busine...
The Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration have extended the deadlines for solicitation responses to two separate information technology contracts reserved for small businesses. DHS posted a notice Thursday on SAM.gov to inform vendors of a 14-day extension and they can submit second phase bids for FirstSource III co...
Stu Shea, chairman, president and CEO of Peraton, was recently presented his 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in Reston, VA. Executive Mosaic is thrilled to recognize Stu Shea as a six-time recipient of the most prestigious and esteemed award in the government c...
The U.S. government is at the forefront of the digital era, and its use of technology is no exception. With various federal agencies utilizing cutting-edge technology, from artificial intelligence to blockchain, there’s always something new to learn in the tech world. According to the government accountability office (GAO), the technology moderniz...
WidePoint (NYSE American: WYY) has received a $73.4 million task order from the U.S. Coast Guard for cellular managed services. The task order was awarded under the Cellular Wireless Management Services 2.0 blanket purchase agreement with the Department of Homeland Security and has a base performance period of six months with $7.9 million in funding...
The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council has announced the appointment of government and industry leaders Scott Simpson, Sandy Barsky and Terrell Russell to its technology acquisition program, FedScoop reported Wednesday. Simpson, digital transformation lead at the Department of Homeland Security, has assumed the role of gov...
ExecutiveBiz featured Frank Sturek, president of SkyePoint Decisions, in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He talked about the company’s new work with the Department of Education in support of its Office of Federal Student Aid as well as with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Securit...
Thirty small businesses have won contracts from the Department of Homeland Security to develop proofs of concept across 11 technology areas, including artificial intelligence-powered distress monitoring automation. Awardees will carry out projects within a five-month period under the first phase of DHS’ Small Business Innovation Research progr...
Google has launched a new division to help U.S. federal, local and state government agencies and educational institutions advance their digital transformation efforts and bring its Google Cloud technology platforms to public sector organizations. Will Grannis, head of the office of the chief technology officer at Google, will lead Google Public Sect...
