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NetImpact Strategies Awarded $60M USDA IT Modernization Support Contract

NetImpact Strategies has received a potential $60 million contract to provide information technology and modernization support services for the Department of Agriculture’s farm production and conservation information solutions division. FPAC ISD runs and maintains IT applications and services backing all systems of USDA’s natural resources conservation service, NetImpact said Wednesday. Under the Cypress contract, the […] More

by Jane Edwards January 12, 2023, 11:43 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Tantus to Provide USDA Agencies With Cybersecurity Services

The Department of Agriculture selected Tantus Technologies to provide cybersecurity support to the information assurance branch of its Farm Production and Conservation arm. The agency said Thursday the contract covers information technology security compliance support, assessment and authorization documentation analysis for the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Risk Management Agency. It […] More

by Jamie Bennet December 28, 2022, 11:52 am
in Contract Awards, News

Sierra7 to Support IT Service Desk of USDA Program

The Department of Agriculture has tapped information technology company Sierra7 to provide services in support of the Mahogany Farm Production and Conservation IT Service Desk. The $10.9 million award requires Sierra7 personnel to address IT requests from FPAC users and assist in FPAC application lifecycle management efforts, the company announced Thursday. Work will involve but […] More

by Jamie Bennet September 12, 2022, 11:42 am
in Government Technology, News

Lesta Brady: Forest Service Uses Google Cloud Tools in Land Cover Change Analysis

Lesta Brady, director of federal civilian sales at Google’s cloud business, said the use of Google Cloud and Google Earth Engine, a platform meant for Earth science data and analysis, helped the U.S. Forest Service at the Department of Agriculture analyze a decade’s worth of land-cover changes within an hour. The Forest Service developed new […] More

by Jane Edwards April 14, 2022, 11:54 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

Anthony Robbins: NVIDIA, Lockheed Collaborating on AI-Assisted Wildfire Prediction, Response

NVIDIA and Lockheed Martin are jointly working on efforts that seek to help governments address wildfires by responding to and predicting the said disaster with the use of artificial intelligence and simulation capability. Anthony Robbins, vice president of the federal business at NVIDIA and a four-time Wash100 Award recipient, wrote in a blog post published […] More

by Christine Thropp November 10, 2021, 8:52 am
in Contract Awards, News

Sysorex Government Services Books Security, Tech Orders From DOJ, USDA

The government-focused subsidiary of Ethereum blockchain technology provider Sysorex has booked over $16 million in new contracts for product and services in support of the departments of Agriculture and Justice. Sysorex Government Services received the awards in the third quarter of 2021 from DOJ’s Bureau of Prisons and USDA’s U.S. Forest Service and Food Safety […] More

by Nichols Martin September 24, 2021, 11:41 am
in Government Technology, News

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Highlights Agency’s Aviation Sustainability Pursuits

NASA is pursuing technology development efforts and partnerships with both private and public sectors to help the government boost aviation sustainability specifically through reduction of carbon emissions. The agency said Friday Bill Nelson, NASA administrator, spoke at a White House-led event and shared how aeronautics researchers are working on new, environment-friendly technologies for aircraft propulsion. […] More

by Nichols Martin September 10, 2021, 11:48 am
in Government Technology, News

PSC Finds Increase in Federal Use of Shared IT Services

The Professional Services Council has found that the use of shared information technology services by federal agencies has jumped 2 percent each year since 2017, FedScoop reported Monday.

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by Jane Edwards November 10, 2020, 3:17 am
in Contract Awards, News

Jerry McGinn on Federal Contract Spending in Response to COVID-19

Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University's School of Business, said federal contract spending related to COVID-19 has become more varied as agencies transition to managing the ancillary effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Washington Business Journal reported Thursday.

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by Jane Edwards May 29, 2020, 4:57 am
in Executive Moves, News

Joyce Hunter Named ICIT Executive Director; Parham Eftekhari Appointed Board Chairman

Joyce Hunter, a veteran information technology leader, has been named executive director of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, a nonprofit cybersecurity think tank. Parham Eftekhari, ICIT founder and most recently executive director, has transitioned to the role of chairman of the board of directors.

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by Jane Edwards May 22, 2020, 5:22 am
in News

Booz Allen’s Santiago Milian on Three Factors to Consider When Establishing Customer Experience Function

Santiago “Pikula“ Milian, principal/director of experience at Booz Allen Hamilton, wrote in an FCW article published Thursday that there are three factors government agencies should consider when forming a customer experience function and one is getting support from stakeholders.

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by Jane Edwards November 8, 2019, 3:43 am
in Industry News, News

TechFlow to Support USDA IT Modernization Effort; Greg Godbout Quoted

TechFlow has received a contract from the General Services Administration to provide information technology services to the Agriculture Department through centers of excellence. The company said Monday it will help USDA update infrastructure and adopt cloud technology, with a special focus on the areas of replatforming, application rehosting, cloud platform services and DevSecOps. Greg Godbout, chief […] More

by Peter Graham November 27, 2018, 3:44 am

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