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The Navy’s 20-Year-Old Networking Dream Moves Closer to Reality

FedTech Magazine

billion Service Management, Integration and Transport (SMIT) portion of the Next Generation Enterprise Network-Recompete (NGEN-R) contract… At a panel discussion earlier this year, Navy CIO Aaron Weis noted that the service branch is making a move toward modernization. There are multiple tracks to this,” he said.

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How Does the Federal Government Keep Elections Secure?

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While states and local communities are in charge of the technology and data needed to run an election, federal agencies play a key role in helping to ensure the integrity of a process that is fundamental to democracy.

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DoD’s multibillion dollar moving contract overcomes latest IT integration hurdle

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A new round of IT integration testing, conducted in January, proved “successful,” said Stuart Bradie, the president and CEO of KBR. Problems with integrating U.S. I’ve got a lot of work to do to convince them,” he told Federal News Network. “I HomeSafe, the holder of the up to $17.9 But we think we’ll be successful.”

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5G: The Transformation of Defense Networks

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Friday, October 13, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE In 2022, the Department of Defense created a cross-functional team to accelerate the adoption of 5G and future-generation wireless networking technologies, laying the foundation for new opportunities to implement innovative solutions to military needs. and its allies and partners.

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NSF Nears Its Goal of a Prototype Open Knowledge Network Through Funding

FedTech Magazine

The National Science Foundation plans to build an integrated data infrastructure to enable artificial intelligence solutions to a variety of societal challenges. NSF is partnering with five other agencies to establish the Prototype Open Knowledge Network, which begins with a $20 million funding opportunity that will result in a prototype.

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Iron Bow Secures $1.4B VA Connected Care Integrated Network Contract

GovCon Wire

billion contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide integrated platforms and services in support of VA’s connected care technologies. The Connected Care Integrated Network program is a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a performance period

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Why Federal Agencies Are Shifting Back Hyperconverged Infrastructure

FedTech Magazine

The Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System is a national network of high-powered computers that integrates meteorological and hydrological data with satellite and radar imagery. Her expertise is the technology behind the scenes: a system the agency’s forecasters call AWIPS.