VA must ‘put onus back on Oracle’ to right EHR deployment, secretary says
VA Secretary Doug Collins told lawmakers he’s focused on addressing internal problems “that really caused the initial problems in the rollout.” The Department of Veterans Affairs is working to fast track the deployment of its new electronic health record system by giving Oracle more control over the rollout of the software, the agency’s head told lawmakers […]
Federal cost cutting leads cyber contractors to rework ties with government
Federal agencies are trying to do more with less on cybersecurity spending as DOGE pursues spending reductions. Officials still insist that the private sector is needed to combat hackers. SAN FRANCISCO — On the sidelines of last week’s RSAC Conference, cybersecurity practitioners said the Trump administration’s broad cost-cutting push is pressuring government contractors to rethink how […]
CGI, Google team to upgrade FAA’s pilot alert system
The Notice to Airmen system gives pilots information about hazards and will become cloud-based through this partnership. CGI Federal has teamed with Google’s public sector unit to modernize a system the Federal Aviation Administration uses to alert pilots about potential dangers on their flight paths or at specific locatiosn. The Notice to Airmen system provides alerts about runway […]
SSATI closes a pair of intel-focused acquisitions
The buyer is looking to further build its core offerings in custom software development and system integration. Sensible Solutions and Technologies Inc. has closed a pair of acquisitions with an eye toward broadening the IT services provider’s footprint across the intelligence community. SSATI’s buys of Invex Technology Solutions and the ITIC government support services unit also are […]
Army awards $499M geospatial tech development contract
The Army doubles the pool of awardees for this new iteration of its Geospatial Research, Integration, Development and Support program. The Army has finalized its award of a five-year, $499 million contract vehicle for research-and-development work focused on advancing geospatial technology systems and deploying them to mission operators. All eight companies that submitted bids were chosen […]
GAO says SAIC can still compete for command, control prototype contract
Lockheed Martin alleged an organizational conflict-of-interest at Science Applications International Corp., but an investigation by the Air Force found nothing objectionable. Lockheed Martin’s attempt to get a competitor removed from the competition to build a tactical command-and-control prototype systems for the Air Force has fallen short. The Government Accountability Office denied Lockheed’s protest that Science Applications International […]
Pentagon seeks input on plan to streamline software authorizations
A new request for information follows a promise made by Katie Arrington to overhaul how the Defense Department runs its authority-to-operate process. The Defense Department is moving ahead with its work to streamline how it certifies software for use by DOD agencies and components. In April, DOD’s acting chief information officer Katie Arrington gave a preview of […]
Trump administration releases first wave of acquisition regulation changes
This set of revisions would significantly shrink the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as well as empower contracting officers and acquisition teams to use their “business judgment” in pushing innovation. The Trump administration is moving quick on its promise to conduct a massive overhaul of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, a project being called Revolutionary FAR Overhaul. FAR is the subject […]
Anduril acquires communications hardware provider
This is acquisition number nine for Anduril since it opened for business in 2017. Anduril has agreed to acquire a manufacturer of tactical communications systems as part of a continued push to incorporate more hardware into its autonomous technologies including software. Klas is headquartered in Ireland and specializes in compact computers and internet equipment, which the […]
WT 360: How federal tech policy leans on speed, efficiency and commercial approaches
Bill Wright, head of global government affairs at Elastic, explains how the bipartisan nature of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity shapes policy and how industry can play a critical role in that. The pace of change is accelerating in the market, which means we can always take a step back to understand where those changes have […]