The Department of Energy has appointed Emery Csulak to the role of chief data officer. Prior to taking on the role on April 11, Csulak served as DOE’s principal deputy chief information officer. He was previously the department’s deputy CIO for cybersecurity and chief information security officer, FedScoop reported Wednesday. As CDO, Csulak is now […]
The Transportation Security Administration has appointed Yemi Oshinnaiye as chief information officer. His new position will take effect on May 9. Oshinnaiye is currently the deputy CIO at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a role that he has been holding since March 2019. The other leadership roles that Oshinnaiye has held within the Department […]
The Office of Management and Budget has appointed Drew Myklegard to the role of acting deputy federal chief information officer. He will take over the responsibilities of Maria Roat, who, in January, announced her retirement after over four decades of service in the government. Roat, a 2020 Wash100 winner, had served as deputy federal CIO […]
The Department of Energy has earmarked $84 million for four pilot projects aimed at demonstrating enhanced geothermal systems. DOE said the investment was authorized through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The projects are expected to facilitate advancements in geothermal energy, a zero-carbon resource that could help fossil communities transition to clean energy, DOE said Tuesday. An […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate announced that it is developing new technology to help the Coast Guard improve maritime safety and navigation in the North Atlantic Ocean. The technology is specifically intended to help in the warning of ocean-going vessels against imminent collisions with icebergs that have broken loose, the S&T […]
The Department of Energy has invested $26 million for research in scientific data management and visualization. DOE said that the funding is aimed at addressing the growing volume of scientific data generated by scientific experiments and supercomputers. DOE earmarked $13 million of the funding to improve the management of data used for machine learning and […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is soft-testing a new artificial intelligence tool that could improve the diagnostic process for veterans with skin cancer. The tool is being developed with General Dynamics Information Technology. The AI tool is an open-source image classifier that uses deep learning models to sort images of skin lesions into common categories. […]
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Krista Boyd as the permanent inspector general of the Office of Personnel Management. She is the first permanent IG at the OPM since 2016. During her nomination hearing on March 10, Boyd said she would make open recommendations for OPM a priority. She shared that the IG office should stay […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Riva Solutions a spot on a $2 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for a broad range of modernization services. Riva said it is one of the three small businesses selected for USPTO’s 10-year Business Oriented Software Solutions contract. Five companies in total have spots on the IDIQ, Riva said […]
Maryland-headquartered Amentum announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract by the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate to develop and deploy new technologies for countering threats posed by hostile drones. The deal, with a maximum value of $260 million, calls for developing new and improving existing capabilities for defeating unmanned threats […]
