The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories have selected seven recipients of a combined $3.5 million for one to three-year projects relating to heliostats, sun-tracking mirrors that direct light to receivers for energy storage and potential power generation. NREL and SNL are the leading organizations behind the Heliostat Consortium, […]
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research has secured $91.8 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to create a phased array radar that would help improve weather predictions and climate projections. The UCAR will create the Airborne Phased Array Radar, which will be installed on an aircraft and flown above oceans and landmasses to […]
Fairfax, Virginia-based technology services provider ECS has secured a seven-year, $138 million contract to support the U.S. Postal Service’s Addressing and Geospatial Technologies Professional Support Services program. The contractor will provide enterprise applications and IT support for the AGT program’s application development, geospatial analytics, database management, helpdesk and project management offices. The company will also […]
The Department of Labor will provide states with up to $653 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to modernize unemployment insurance information technology systems. The IT upgrades are intended to improve performance, institute proactive anti-fraud measures and streamline claims processing. According to a press release, $600 million will be used to finance enhancements to […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is planning to host an industry day on June 6 to discuss with potential vendors the changes it made in a draft statement of work for a small business set-aside management consulting services contract expected to be awarded in September. According to the updated draft, the selected contractor will […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking feedback on regulatory considerations for potential low-altitude, beyond visual line-of-sight drone operations. David Boulter, acting associate administrator for aviation safety at the FAA, said in a request for comment that proposed regulations would address drone technology advancements, operational strategies and safe unmanned aerial systems BVLOS operations. The request stems […]
Peraton Enterprise Solutions has been awarded a spot on the U.S. Postal Service’s seven-year, $2.8 billion Information Technology Solutions indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. USPS seeks enterprise-wide IT support in areas such as strategy and reference architecture, artificial intelligence and machine learning, application development, data center and mainframe operations, multicloud operations, incident management and response and help desk […]
Ramin Toloui, assistant secretary for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the Department of State, said the agency is planning to use part of the $500 million funding provided under the CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen partnerships with allies and key partners manufacturing semiconductors overseas through policy dialogues. The United States aims […]
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said the $150-million investment by the Biden administration into the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will provide the laboratory with the resources needed to develop game-changing technology to help the country tackle climate change and create a more resilient and secure power grid. The Department of Energy said the funding, […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has challenged developers to collaborate with the government in Track 2 of the Remote Identity Validation Technology Demonstration and come up with technologies that can detect the authenticity of photos in documents and identification cards and evaluate identity verification of images taken using smartphones and other devices. […]
