The Office of Management and Budget issued on Friday a memorandum extending the deadline for U.S. federal agencies to start collecting software security attestation forms from contractors. Agencies were originally given until June 12 to collect the forms for critical software and until Sept. 14 for all other software. The latest memo anchors the extension […]
Two separate artificial intelligence bills were introduced in the Senate on Thursday in a bid to regulate AI use in the country. Sens. Gary Peters, Mike Braun and James Lankford introduced a bill that would require agencies to devise an appeals system for decisions made by AI and to exercise transparency when the agency is […]
Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced a team of leaders that would guide the Federal Aviation Administration, starting with Polly Trottenberg, who has been named acting FAA administrator by President Joe Biden to replace Billy Nolen. Buttigieg said he is confident that the department can rely on Trottenberg during the search for a […]
The Department of Energy will provide $100 million in funding under the third iteration of the Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential program. The SCALEUP program seeks to support previous Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy awardees in commercializing their technological innovations by providing a path to market. The effort has had demonstrable […]
Reps. Don Davis and Zachary Nunn have introduced the Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act of 2023 in a bid to provide cybersecurity protection for the country’s water systems. The bill seeks to allocate $7.5 million annually as cybersecurity assistance through the Circuit Rider program, which, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides technical […]
Robert Vietmeyer, an official with the Department of Defense, told attendees at a virtual Potomac Officers Club event on Wednesday that his agency is conceptualizing a secure “development pipeline” for small businesses working with the DOD. Vietmeyer, the chief software officer for the DOD’s deputy chief information officer for information enterprise, said that the pipeline […]
The new artificial intelligence for market research tool at the Department of Homeland Security’s Procurement Innovation Lab has improved the search for new contractors, according to Scott Simpson, digital transformation lead in the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer at DHS. At a recent Advanced Technology Academic Research Center procurement event, Simpson said the acquisition […]
Allegheny Science & Technology said it has secured a $49 million Department of Energy contract. Under the five-year Program Information Collection System and Support Services contract, AST will provide support to different offices under the DOE, including the Office of Nuclear Energy and the Idaho Operations Office. Support for DOE’s mission-critical research, development, demonstration and deployment […]
Iris Lan has been named general counsel at NASA, succeeding Sumara Thompson-King, who retired in December. FedScoop reported that Lan previously served as an associate deputy attorney general at the Department of Justice, exercising responsibility over 93 United States attorneys. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the agency’s team of attorneys and paralegals is critical to […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology revealed on Tuesday the names of five individuals who will lead the CHIPS Research and Development Office within CHIPS for America, the organization tasked with implementing the CHIPS and Science Act. The CHIPS Research and Development Office leaders are Lora Weiss, who will serve as director; Eric Lin, […]
