NASA will shut down the Geostationary Carbon Observatory mission and look into newer options for measuring greenhouse gas emissions, according to an announcement made Monday. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for science, said the space agency is seeking cheaper and more efficient ways to collect climate data. GeoCarb has incurred approximately $600 million in life cycle […]
Madelyne D’Angelo has taken on the role of chief human resources officer at Riverside Research Institute, where she will lead workforce engagement and retention, diversity initiatives and organization scaling. D’Angelo was previously CHRO at SOS International, vice president of operations at InquisIT and VP of human resources at CRGT, among other leadership roles, Riverside said. […]
Ron Godlewski is the chief technology officer at Leonardo Electronics US, responsible for leading the identification and incorporation of new capabilities into the company’s portfolio. He previously served as senior vice president of business development, heading the capture of business opportunities and the communication of research and development requirements, product features, go-to-market strategies and competitive […]
David Winks is the managing director at AcquSight, a cybersecurity firm located in Amissville, Virginia, that provides a variety of protective solutions and edge computing, shielding, telecommunications and training services. A member of the Potomac Officers Club, he spoke with Fox News in 2021 regarding measures that the U.S. can take to harden itself against […]
Mark Hair is director of federal and international government and academia at Cerebras Systems, an artificial intelligence company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The company offers a compute system and chip design intended to enhance artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning beyond mainstream capabilities. Use cases for public sector customers include text analysis and translation, […]
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy has revealed eight private-sector projects that will receive $100 million in investments under the Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential program, which is intended to aid in scaling and commercializing clean power technologies assessed as marketable. According to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, achieving the Biden administration’s […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is preparing to implement the DOD365 Integrated Phone System across the military services and 77 agencies and combatant commands by the end of November. DIPS is a cloud-based infrastructure meant to provide call-making and receiving capabilities through Microsoft Teams. The system includes audio conferencing and commercial call features, DISA said. […]
The General Services Administration is looking for feedback on its implementation of LexisNexis Risk Solutions fraud prevention and identity verification measures on Login .gov, a unified authentication service for government websites. The agency is accepting comments on a notice posted to the Federal Register until Dec. 21. Jake Wiener, a law fellow specializing in domestic […]
The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program will allocate $59 million in funding to 147 university researchers throughout the U.S. for the purchase of research equipment in fiscal year 2023. According to Bindu Nair, director of the Basic Research Office within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the grants are intended […]
The Information Technology Industry Council has sent a letter to Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, urging clarification on upcoming self-attestation requirements for third-party software products sold to the government. The petition called for a standardized rollout and request form across federal agencies and a pilot run for the collection of […]
