The National Nuclear Security Administration announced that it has broken ground on a new security project at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. NNSA’s new Security Infrastructure Revitalization Program is intended to partially replace a perimeter intrusion detection and assessment system installed in 1988. In addition to replacing PIDAS features, SIRP will […]
The General Services Administration has announced five senior executive shifts in its Federal Acquisition Service, an organization tasked with helping agencies procure products and services at the best possible value. FAS Commissioner Sonny Hashmi said that the leadership shakeup, effective April 24, is part of a new approach to improving customer experience, Federal News Network […]
Evolv Technology, a security technology company, announced that its artificial intelligence-enabled weapon detection system has met the Department of Homeland Security’s performance standards. The Evolv Express tool was granted the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act Designation as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology. DHS awards the SAFETY Act designation to technologies that pass certain bars […]
The U.S. Secret Service has appointed Ron Green as chairman of the agency’s Cyber Investigation Advisory Board. Green will lead the CIAB’s efforts to provide outside strategic direction to the Secret Service’s investigative mission. Support services that the board provides include cybercrime identification, technology and policy trend research and guidance provision for training, partnerships and […]
The Internal Revenue Service has awarded digital transformation company Brillient a $70 million-ceiling blanket purchase agreement for robotic process automation and other technology services. Brillient said that the agreement includes a one-year base period of performance and four one-year option periods. The BPA’s scope includes the implementation of intelligent automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence and […]
A top executive of London-headquartered Smiths Detection told the press that the company has been selected to supply 47 CTX 9800 DSi explosive detection systems to the United States Transportation Security Administration. The model being acquired is the latest iteration of a system touted to expand the airport operator’s ability to meet security and operational […]
The Department of Energy has announced the first 22 communities that will participate in its Communities Local Energy Action Program. Communities LEAP seeks to help energy-rich communities create locally tailored action plans toward a clean energy future, DOE said Tuesday. The department said it expects the investments to result in new efforts to reduce local […]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has demonstrated mature detect and avoid technology for unmanned aircraft systems to the Federal Aviation Administration. The demo flights were performed on Jan. 24 and 25 in partnership with the Northern Plains UAS Test Site. The company deployed its SkyGuardian UAS equipped with an airborne DAA system developed jointly by […]
The Department of Energy has earmarked $10 million for projects seeking to use artificial intelligence to improve the understanding of fundamental particles and their interactions. DOE’s Office of Science said that the investment is the first funding opportunity announcement dedicated to AI research for high energy physics, which is the study of how the world […]
The Department of Energy said it will provide $84 million in funding for new observational, modeling and simulation studies to improve the accuracy of community-scale climate research and facilitate the development of solutions to minimize adverse impacts caused by climate change. The funding opportunity, which is being issued by the Office of Biological and Environmental […]
