The National Science Foundation has awarded $38 million in funding to 22 projects under a program aiming to increase quantum information science and engineering research capacity, training and education at U.S. colleges and universities. The Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering program awards were split into two tracks. Track 1 awards of up […]
Virginia-based Leidos has received a $197 million order to support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services‘ Office of Information Technology and Infrastructure and User Support Group. According to a press release, the order also requires Leidos to provide CMS with a “personalized and modern” IT support service. The company is expected to implement processes […]
Satellite communications service provider SES has received the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s validation of its Phase II accelerated C-band clearing and relocation certification for U.S. 5G services. The Luxembourg-based company, which completed Phase I activities in 2021, met the FCC transition requirement ahead of its Dec. 5 deadline and gained eligibility to receive $2.99 billion […]
The Department of Energy has selected 15 extreme-scale science research projects to receive $11 million in funding. Under the Exploratory Research for Extreme-Scale Science program, the awardees will use emerging trends and advances in high-end computing, massive datasets, scientific machine learning, artificial intelligence and novel computing architectures to enhance scientific computing for various science applications, […]
The U.S. Digital Service will establish stronger partnerships with government tech organizations, including the Technology Transformation Services, the Technology Modernization Fund and the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer, to help with resource allocation and achieve objectives under its 2024 strategic plan. USDS Administrator Mina Hsiang said the agency will pilot new types of […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Commerce have increased the capacity of the Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System by 20 percent, improving forecast model guidance and enabling advancements in weather prediction. According to NOAA, WCOSS improvements allow the twin supercomputers to operate at 14.5 petaflops each and generate 29 quadrillion […]
The White House is seeking public input on securing open-source software development. In a request for information posted on Thursday, the Office of the National Cyber Director and other agencies asked what areas the federal government should prioritize and what policy and technical barriers should be considered. They also asked how to support efforts to […]
Projects at Northeastern University, New York University and DeepSig Inc. will receive the first round of awards under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund amounting to $5.48 million. The fund from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration totals $1.5 billion to support developers of open-architecture approaches to communications networks. The CHIPS […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking feedback on a draft of the Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, the successor to a 2014 document meant to help organizations understand, address and communicate about cyber risks. NIST intends for the new version to reflect changes in the field and simplify implementation. Cherilyn Pascoe, the CSF 2.0’s […]
Researchers from four national laboratories have explored the potential of an exascale supercomputer to help grid operators predict and prevent power disruption events caused by different weather events. The study used Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Frontier supercomputer to run the HiOp high-performance computing software from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, enabling simulations that helped identify over […]
