The Internal Revenue Service has released a request for quote for a range of services in support of the Enterprise Program Management Office, which is responsible for providing information technology operation and management support to programs. According to the SAM.gov notice posted Tuesday, the Enterprise Program Project Integration System multipl...

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) was awarded a potential five-year, $115.7 million task order to help operate and optimize the Internal Revenue Service’s Unisys mainframe and server environment, according to a government notice. SAIC will provide information technology services and infrastructure support to the IRS Chief I...

The Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Service has awarded six companies positions on a potential five-year, $126.1 million multiple-award, blanket purchase agreement for cybersecurity support services. The awardees are Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), Deloitte & Touche, Guidehouse, Gunnison Consulting Group, ManTech and ShorePoint,...

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to address foreign threats to U.S. national security by authorizing the secretary of the Treasury to regulate U.S. investments in countries of concern that are involved in developing technologies considered essential for military, cyber, intelligence and surveillance operations. The EO identifies sem...

The departments of Commerce, State, Justice and the Treasury have issued a joint advisory informing the industry of legal obligations and internal controls that should be implemented to prevent any activities that would contribute to the development of Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle program. The guidance document seeks to inform the private sector...

The Department of the Treasury has awarded IBM (NYSE: IBM) an $84 million contract to migrate the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s workload and data to a cloud environment. An award notice posted Monday on SAM.gov indicates that the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for cloud transition services and support has a five-year perform...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the recent collapse of a major cryptocurrency exchange highlights the need for better oversight of crypto markets. CBS News reported Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX recently filed for bankruptcy and is now under investigation over possible securities violations. Yellen said in a statement published Wedn...

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a request for information on potential industry sources of information technology services as the IRS plans to launch a procurement effort for the second iteration of the Integrated Enterprise Portal program. The IRS uses the IEP contract to secure application development, operations, hosting and security serv...

The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the Internal Revenue Service and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network reassess their money service business registration requirements for virtual currency exchanges and virtual currency kiosk operators and initiate measures, such as requiring those operators to routinely provide information o...

The Financial Stability Oversight Council has released its annual report recommending that state and federal regulators continue to assess risks posed by new uses of digital assets to the financial system and facilitate coordination to address potential issues related to such assets. FSOC said Friday member agencies should consider the recommendatio...