The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate is seeking technology solutions to help mitigate threats to soft targets and crowded places. DHS defines soft targets and crowded places as locations that are easily accessible to large numbers of people and have limited security measures. Such locations include schools, sports venues, transportation systems, shopping […]
The National Science Foundation, an independent research and education federal agency, has established a new directorate focused on driving innovation in science and engineering. NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan said the new Technology, Innovation and Partnerships Directorate will accelerate efforts to commercialize technologies with the potential to address societal and economic challenges. “TIP will be a […]
The General Services Administration is urging organizations working with the federal government to prepare for the move to the new identification system that will replace the current Data Universal Numbering System from Dun & Bradstreet. According to the GSA, it will switch to the non-proprietary unique entity identifier system on April 4, wrapping up the […]
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Melax Technologies a $300,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I contract to develop and enhance user-focused informatics tools that will be used for infectious, immune and allergic disease research. Melax Tech will work with the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of Californa San Diego to develop […]
The Department of Energy announced that it will provide $32 million in funding to over 30 next-generation building retrofit projects that will dramatically improve affordable housing technologies. Seven organizations were selected to test renovation techniques that reduce disruption to tenants while upgrading the energy and environmental performance of buildings more quickly, affordably and effectively, the […]
The Senate has voted 61-31 to confirm Shalanda Young as the permanent director of the Office of Management and Budget. OMB is responsible for overseeing policy, budget, management and regulatory functions across the executive branch. Young has been serving for nearly a year as deputy budget director and as acting OMB director, The Hill reported […]
The Department of Energy has allocated $35 million in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer funds to support science and technology product and service development. Each project will receive around $200,000, which will last between six months and one year. As part of the funding round, researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory […]
Kronos Fusion Energy has called on the federal government to subsidize the private sector’s development of fusion energy technologies, which the company said are critical to the United States’ bid for energy independence. Operation Warp Speed, a public-private joint effort to accelerate the development of a coronavirus vaccine, demonstrated the effectiveness of providing direct subsidies […]
Virginia-headquartered Cognosante announced that its customer experience business unit, CognoConnected, was awarded the No Surprises Help Desk contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The three-year contract consists of a base year and two option years with an approximate value of $26 million, Cognosante said Thursday. Under the deal, the company will support […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has appointed Mara Winn as co-chair of the agency’s Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force, succeeding Bob Kolasky, who is leaving government. The ICT SCRM is led by a government official and two industry representatives. Winn will be joined by a member of USTelecom and […]
