Tag Archives: Treasury Department

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury (USDT), plans to allocate $10 billion of Round 2 funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to exclusively support Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), the SBA announced Thursday.

A group of industry organizations is calling on the U.S. government to address startups’ need for support and clarify guidelines on a financial assistance program meant to aid small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

A new report by Data Foundation and Booz Allen Hamilton reviewed seven federal blockchain projects and identified five factors program administrators and policymakers should consider before implementing blockchain initiatives.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 1, 2019 — Unisys (NYSE: UIS) is looking to provide cybersecurity, cloud migration, infrastructure operations and service desk support to the Department of the Treasury’s U.S. Mint bureau as one of five awardees on a $70M contract, GovCon Wire reported April 15. The company said April …

Dan Tucker, a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton’s digital solutions business, and George Young, VP of U.S. public sector at Elastic, have said federal agencies that aim to modernize their information technology infrastructure should begin with their data layer. “The most effective IT modernization strategies are driven by a data …

Mitre will continue to operate a federally funded research and development center for the Treasury Department through 2023 under a contract extension. The Center for Enterprise Modernization FFRDC helps the Internal Revenue Service and other agencies at the Treasury meet mission-critical requirements by providing data-driven analysis, integration, systems engineering and decision …

The Defense Department and federal civilian agencies have obligated $46.7B on information technology contracts during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year and have $13.3B in remaining funds to spend on IT through the end of this month, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday. BGOV estimates that DoD’s IT contract obligations for …

Blockchain is likely to gain traction in the federal government in the next fiscal year as agencies seek offers for contracts related to the distributed ledger technology, Bloomberg Government reported Thursday. The Office of Personnel Management, Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Postal Service are among the agencies that …

The Treasury Department announced plans in February to transition information technology and engineering support task orders from the potential $4 billion Treasury Information Processing Support Services-4 contract vehicle to General Service Administration‘s Best-In-Class contracts, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday. The department’s transition plan comes as the TIPSS-4 vehicle approaches expiration in December …

James Mackie, former director of the Treasury Department‘s Office of Tax Analysis, has joined Ernst and Young as co-director of the company’s quantitative economics and statistics group. The more than 30-year Treasury veteran will lead the Washington, D.C.-based QUEST group with  Robert Carroll, said Thursday. In his previous role, Mackie led OTA’s efforts to …

Tom Sharpe, former commissioner of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, has established a consulting firm with Kevin Youel Page, former FAS deputy commissioner, FCW reported Tuesday. Sharpe and Page told FCW in an interview that they have registered on the agency’s System for Award Management, established financial operations and …

A new report from the Intelligence and National Security Alliance suggests that real-time exchange of cyber threat data between government and financial institutions can help strengthen the cybersecurity of the U.S. financial sector. INSA said Wednesday its Financial Threats Task Force prepared a position paper that calls for the launch of a classified information …

The Treasury Department has begun its search for industry sources to support the implementation of a system for the department to manage mobile devices and applications. The department said in FedBizOpps notice published Friday it seeks potential vendors that can provide mobile device management integration, help desk and support services for approximately 100,000 users. The Treasury wants …

Mitre has entered into an agreement with The Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency to serve as a general steward in the development of the nonprofit network’s guiding principles, global agenda and work streams. The company said Thursday it will also supply strategic advice, establish working groups and provide expertise and financial …

Valerie Abend, former senior critical infrastructure officer at the Treasury Department, has joined Accenture‘s security business as managing director of financial services in North America. The company said Thursday Abend brings more than 20 years of public and private sector experience in the areas of cybersecurity and critical infrastructure to her new …