ManTech, Oracle enter partnership for data and AI solutions
Their new strategic alliance focuses on helping agencies use advanced artificial intelligence capabilities to mine data, focus on mission outcomes and improve security. ManTech and Oracle have created a strategic partnership to bring advanced data and artificial intelligence solutions to federal agencies. “Our focus will be on helping agencies maximize the potential of their data through […]
Protest hits GSA’s $1-a-year agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic
Ask Sage claims the pacts circumvent federal acquisitions regulations, lack required security authorizations and mislead agencies about actual costs and capabilities. The General Services Administration has reaped a lot of attention from the enterprise agreements they have signed with artificial intelligence providers like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. GSA’s arrangements with OpenAI and Anthropic set a price of […]
USCIS chooses 5 for agile development pact
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency set up this blanket purchase agreement to support its cloud computing migration efforts and scale out operational capacity. Five companies have won positions on a potential five-year blanket purchase agreement to work with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency on implementing more agile software development practices across the […]
Microsoft announces plan to transition to quantum resilience by 2033
Microsoft is taking a phased approach to ensuring its products meet a post-quantum cryptography standard. Microsoft is looking to finalize the transition of its products to a post-quantum cryptographic standard by 2033, two years before the 2035 deadline the Biden administration previously recommended to mitigate “as much of the quantum risk as is feasible,” per a […]
GSA, Google reach agreement on Gemini availability and pricing
This pact covering the tech giant’s chatbot will also include enterprise search and multimedia generation capabilities. The General Services Administration and Google have reached an agreement covering the availability of the tech giant’s Gemini chatbot across government, a move both sides tout as providing a “comprehensive AI solution for federal agencies.” Google will provide a “Gemini […]