VA backs down on mass layoffs, will cut 30K through attrition only
Following significant pushback, VA is reversing course on its plan for widespread RIFs while still promising some staffing reductions. Updated July 7 at 5:30 p.m. The Veterans Affairs Department will shed 30,000 total employees by the end of September and use only attrition to do so, the agency announced on Monday, reversing course from its previous […]
Boeing wins $2.8B Space Force contract for nuclear communications satellites
The Evolved Strategic Satellites will provide jam-resistant communications to support U.S. nuclear command and control systems. Boeing has won a $2.8 billion contract to develop four jam-resistant satellites for the U.S. Space Force. The contract is for the development and production of so-called Evolved Strategic Satellites, which are designed to be resistant to hacking and jamming. […]
Feds launch five-year contract to enhance tracking of Gulf oil spill restoration efforts
Web-based system provides ongoing oversight of ecosystem restoration 15-years after the massive Deepwater Horizon spill. Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico work continues on restoration efforts. The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council is looking to enhance its Deepwater Horizon Project Tracker, a database that monitors restoration efforts across the […]
DOD gets millions for cyber capabilities under GOP reconciliation package
The law’s vast cuts to Medicaid, however, are putting rural healthcare groups on high alert. The Republican domestic policy law, signed over the weekend, includes significant boosts for U.S. military cyber spending, including new investments in cyberdefense, offensive operations and workforce development. The law establishes a $250 million investment for AI-related efforts at Cyber Command. Meanwhile, […]
GSA announces new Oracle OneGov agreement
Oracle’s cloud and software license offerings will be available to federal agencies at a discounted rate. The General Services Administration and Oracle unveiled a new agreement within the larger OneGov initiative Monday, giving government agencies a 75% discount when purchasing Oracle’s license-based technology and access to its data management systems through November. The agreement also eliminates […]
WT 360: Nextgov/FCW’s David DiMolfetta on Iran, cyber and the Salt Typhoon breach
David DiMolfetta, our Nextgov/FCW colleague who covers all things cyber, jumps in to explain how U.S. government agencies are monitoring Iran’s cyber activities and why a major intrusion into telecommunications networks keeps getting worse. Iran is known to be one of the world’s major nation-state actors in cyberspace and that fact has returned to the […]