Octo, a technology consultancy provider, announced that it has joined the Nvidia Partner Network to deliver better artificial intelligence products to federal government customers. As part of the collaboration, the computer graphics company will develop and support AI-powered services for Octo and its clients. Octo’s oLabs, a collaborative laboratory in Reston, Virginia, for prototyping federal […]
The Department of Energy has awarded $70 million to efforts that could improve an Earth system modeling and simulation project. DOE said it will award the funding to seven projects to accelerate the development of the Energy Exascale Earth System Model, an ultra-high-resolution model of Earth systems that run on code optimized for the department’s […]
CDO Technologies, a business process solutions provider, has secured a $6.6 million contract for various operations and program-related services. The contract calls for program and project management, systems operation, help desk, training services and operations and maintenance, CDO said Tuesday. The company will support all Air Force Global Enterprise Tracking systems and customers at Air […]
The FBI has issued a public service announcement about a surge of hackers stealing cryptocurrencies. Cyber criminals are increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in decentralized finance platforms and smart contracts, which are lines of code on a blockchain that automatically enforce terms of agreements between buyers and sellers, the FBI said Tuesday. The agency cited a Chainalysis […]
The coronavirus pandemic forced the federal government to spend unprecedented amounts on public health. Policymakers may need to make difficult decisions to get back to a more sustainable fiscal path. Fortunately, the solution may not necessarily be to rein in spending on major programs like Medicaid, which is expected to see higher enrolments as the […]
Science Applications International Corp. announced that it secured $400 million in national security and space contracts in the second quarter of its fiscal year 2023. The awards are largely related to systems integration, delivery work, new cloud computing programs and the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept, SAIC said Monday. Michael LaRouche, […]
The Department of Defense is using artificial intelligence to empower its workforce and automate business processes, senior officials said. Jaime Fitzgibbon, AI program manager at the Defense Innovation Unit, said at a FedInsider virtual event that the Pentagon uses the emerging technology for back-office tasks so employees can apply their skills where they are needed […]
The Library of Congress will hold a virtual conference to discuss Congress .gov, an online database that provides regularly updated legislative information. LOC said it will use the Sept. 21 event as an opportunity to gather feedback on the website. Regular users of Congress .gov, persons interested in tracking legislative activity and others are invited […]
The Department of Energy has invested $28.9 million in efforts to advance clean hydrogen technology. The investment aims to make clean hydrogen energy more available and affordable for electricity, decarbonization and transportation. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said the investment will go to projects to help bring down production costs and create good-paying jobs. “Clean […]
The Department of Energy has awarded over $31 million to 10 projects to advance carbon capture capabilities. DOE said the funding would support the development of technologies that can capture at least 95 percent of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and other industrial facilities. The National Energy Technology Laboratory will manage the projects, which […]
