The Department of Energy announced that it has issued two notices of intent to provide nearly $3 billion to boost the production of advanced batteries that it envisions will be widely used in clean energy industries of the future. The intention is to fund battery materials refining and production plants, battery cell and pack manufacturing […]
Curtiss-Wright and Teledyne FLIR Defense have entered into an agreement to offer unmanned and integrated technologies to the U.S. government. The partnership is specifically aimed at delivering drones, robotics, submersibles and other such systems to the Department of Energy and other nuclear power customers, Curtiss-Wright said. Lynn Bamford, CEO and president of Curtiss-Wright, said the […]
The Department of Energy has created two new undersecretary roles as part of its strategy to implement clean energy investments. DOE said the new undersecretary for infrastructure will focus on deploying clean energy solutions. The role will consolidate existing offices working on technology demonstrations and deployment, DOE said Wednesday. Some of the affected offices are […]
A senior Department of Veterans Affairs official on Thursday revealed that the vast majority of high-priority datasets that are being transferred to two platforms forming the backbone of the Electronic Health Record Modernization effort has already been standardized. The uniform transfer of data to the Cerner Millennium and HealtheIntent platforms has required the EHRM Integration […]
The departments of Energy and Transportation have earmarked $5 billion for the buildout of a national electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including the necessary networks for data collection, access and reliability. DOE said the funding will be made available under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, which the Biden administration established through the Bipartisan Infrastructure […]
The Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate is seeking sources of tools that can help first responders find people trapped in collapsed buildings. S&T is specifically interested in technologies that were developed as part of a previous Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer award from a federal agency. Offerors have […]
The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded Teledyne Marine a potential five-year, $16 million contract to provide products that would support the agency’s initiatives. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the company will offer its Teledyne RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers, Teledyne Oceanscience Unmanned Surface Vehicles and Teledyne RESON and ODOM multi-beam and single-beam sonars. The RD […]
Q-CTRL, an Australian quantum computing company, announced that its U.S. branch has been awarded a grant to support the Department of Energy‘s advanced computing research efforts. DOE awarded the $230,000 Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research grant as one of 158 grants worth a total of $35 million. The awards are aimed at promoting research […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has hired Mark Latonero as senior adviser for artificial intelligence and international cooperation. In a post on LinkedIn, Latonero said he will focus on managing the risks and impacts of AI while helping NIST collaborate with international standards and policy organizations. Latonero is currently a research professor at […]
The Department of Energy will award up to $20 million in funding for drilling technology demonstrations to support geothermal energy development. The Geothermal Drilling Technology Demonstration Campaign builds upon the Energy Department’s advancements in geothermal drilling technologies. The Geothermal Technologies Office was able to create solutions to streamline drilling time and improve penetration rates in […]
