HHS Creates $80M Program to Build Up Public Health IT Workforce; Secretary Xavier Becerra Quoted
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has received $80 million in funds through the American Rescue Plan for ...
Air Force, Army to Conduct Joint Contracting Support Training; Lt. Col. Peter O’Neill Quoted
U.S. Air Force and Army personnel are participating in a five-day virtual training program to practice operational contract support tasks ...
NASA Moves to Address Contracting Barriers in Underserved, Underrepresented Communities; Bill Nelson Quoted
NASA has unveiled a comprehensive initiative to reform processes that may hinder underserved and underrepresented groups from pursuing contracting opportunities ...
Clarifai Names Ellen Lord As Senior Advisor And Public Sector Advisory Council Member
Clarifai announced on Friday that Ellen Lord, former under secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and four-time Wash100 Award ...
AFRL Completes Service Life of Science Experiment Spacecraft; Michael Starks Quoted
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has concluded operations of a nearly two-year-old spacecraft designed to serve as a testbed ...
NSA Publishes Report to Boost Security of Call Processing Systems
The National Security Agency (NSA) has released a document to help organizations protect call processing systems from cyber threats. The ...
Bipartisan Bill Would Create Semiconductor Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit; Sen. Ron Wyden Quoted
A bipartisan group of six senators proposed creating a 25 percent tax incentive for companies that will invest in equipment ...
VA’s OIG Offers Recommendations to Improve Integrating Non-VA Records Into EHR System
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ office of inspector general (OIG) has recommended that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) establish and ...
ITIF Report: Congress Should Establish National Advanced Industry and Technology Agency
A report by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a Washington, D.C.-based public policy think tank, recommends that Congress and ...
Senate Approves Richard Spinrad’s NOAA Administrator Nomination; Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Quoted
The Senate confirmed Richard Spinrad, a professor of oceanography at Oregon State University, as the 11th administrator of the National ...