The U.S. and its partners in the G7 alliance embarked on a new initiative to raise $600 billion in public and private sector financing for infrastructure projects through 2027. President Joe Biden plans to issue a memorandum for the federal government to help carry out the Partnership for Global Infrastructure within the pillars of climate...
The State Department has issued a request for proposals for a potential five-year, $98 million contract to provide administrative, operational and training support services for the Foreign Service Institute. The Administrative and Training Program Support Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract also covers a range of program suppor...
Ocean Bay Information and Systems Management has won a potential five-year, $155.6 million contract to provide administrative, professional and technical support services for the Drug Enforcement Administration. DEA’s office of acquisition and relocation management awarded the contract through a competitive solicitation set aside for 8(a)-certifie...
On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity. In the year since the executive order’s release, the federal government has implemented a host of cybersecurity initiatives, standards and policy measures to protect agencies and their industry partners against the increasing threat of cyber ...
The Office of Management and Budget is soliciting feedback through a set of questions to inform the implementation of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s guidance detailing best practices to improve the security of the software supply chain in accordance with a cybersecurity executive order signed in May 2021. On Feb. 4, NIST rele...
The State Department has approved a $1 billion foreign military sales request to procure services and equipment from the U.S. government for a project to modernize Kuwait’s defense ministry headquarters complex. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will oversee life cycle design, construction, engineering, project management, facility and infrastr...
Data analytics and management company Visionist has received a prime contract worth $190 million to help the Department of Defense manage computer network operations. Visionist said Monday it will assemble an initial group of 60 professionals and services to provide a range of technical support services to DOD through the five-year, sole-source aw...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a call for nominations to serve on the inaugural internet of things advisory board in accordance with the provisions of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The IoTAB would provide advice to the IoT federal working group on...
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has indicated its intent to procure unclassified cloud services from the commercial sector through a blanket purchase agreement. AOUSC is looking for a contractor to develop, test and produce an integrated government cloud environment for the U.S. Judiciary, according to a presolicitation notice posted on...
The Office of Management and Budget has introduced a three-part framework that serves as a roadmap for advancing the Biden administration’s management priorities to strengthen the federal government’s capacity to deliver results to all U.S. citizens. The Biden-Harris Management Agenda Vision has three priorities: strengthening and empowe...
