The National Science Foundation has launched a $30 million funding program to help improve research and development efforts supporting the United States’ long-term competitiveness. Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the NSF, said the Assessing and Predicting Technology Outcomes program will identify investments that will accelerate critical technologies development, gain a better understanding of technology areas outlined […]
The Department of Energy has awarded $13.9 million to 13 projects under the High-Performance Computing for Energy Innovation initiative. Awardees, including Boeing, Ford Motor and General Motors, will use HPC resources from DOE national laboratories to address manufacturing efficiency, explore new materials for clean energy applications, and speed up the development and deployment of clean […]
The General Services Administration will exercise the five-year option for the Alliant 2 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract, a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity vehicle that federal agencies can use to procure IT services and products. The five-year extension allows agencies to procure solutions and services necessary to support IT infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity enhancements and operations innovation. Agencies can secure […]
The signing on Wednesday of a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration paves the way for a continuing partnership in implementing mutually-beneficial activities. One of the areas for collaborative efforts between the USDA and NASA is the promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics as […]
Brian Merrick, deputy director of solutions delivery staff at the Department of Justice, said on Tuesday during a Federal News Network event that the agency’s Office of the Chief Information Officer is formulating a draft policy regarding privacy and the DOJ’s application of artificial intelligence. Merrick did not divulge if the AI policy will be […]
Sierra7 and AvaSure have been awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs a contract to provide telecare services to seven medical centers operated by the Veterans Health Administration. Under the contract, Sierra7 and AvaSure will provide medical centers within the Veterans Integrated Services Network 9 region with safe, cost-effective observation, communication and analytics through the […]
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, secured from the state of New Mexico, a $39 million contract with a four-year base period and four options years. The state’s human services department provides housing, nutrition and health assistance services including Medicaid to over 40 percent of the state’s citizens. The contract requires […]
The Department of Energy has funded a research project that will explore using machine learning to reduce the costs of operating and managing commercial and industrial solar portfolios. Ecogy Energy is part of the research team, which received $230,000 of $750,000 funding the DOE awarded to advance efforts focused on developing artificial intelligence-powered solutions for […]
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved three cybersecurity bills introduced by Sen. Gary Peters, including the Department of Homeland Security International Cyber Partner Act. Peters’ office said that under current authority, the ability of the DHS to respond to requests from foreign countries for cybersecurity assistance could be delayed. Under the […]
Jessica Rosenworcel, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, recently disseminated an order to establish the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model, a program aimed at providing certain areas in the United States with internet service at speeds of at least 100/20 megabits per second. A-CAM, the original version of the program, provides broadband carriers in […]
