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...
Cognosante has received a potential five-year, $70 million contract from the Social Security Administration to help SSA manage the Ticket to Work program. Falls Church, Virginia-based Cognosante said Thursday it will provide contact center operations, quality assurance, community outreach and training, claims processing, employment network recruitin...
Jennifer Allen, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Triumph Group (NYSE: TGI), has been appointed to the newly created position of chief administrative officer at the Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based aerospace supplier. She will oversee human resources and information technology functions in addition to her legal and compliance respons...
Biniam Gebre, senior managing director at Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and head of management consulting for its federal business arm, will be nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy within the Office of Management and Budget. The White House said Wednesday Gebre has more than two decades...
Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has released a report on key takeaways from the meetings of President Joe Biden and Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winner, reported that ...
