The U.S. Secret Service has appointed Roy Dotson, assistant special agent in charge of the Jacksonville field office, as the National Pandemic Fraud Recovery coordinator. In this capacity, Dotson will coordinate efforts across multiple Secret Service investigations into COVID-19 relief fraud, such as those associated with personal protective equipment and misuse of the Coronavirus Aid, […]
The Department of Energy has earmarked $35 million in funding for efforts to increase understanding of nuclear physics concepts such as the nucleon structure, nuclear matter and strong force. The funding is available through the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing program, which is focused on maximizing the utility of high-performance computing resources for scientific research, […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has named Joannie Chin as the acting director of its Engineering Laboratory, an organization dedicated to supporting national competitiveness in engineered systems. The Engineering Laboratory promotes innovation in areas such as materials and structural systems, energy and environment, fire research, intelligent systems and systems integration, according to its […]
The Department of Homeland Security is expanding the scope of its new bug bounty program to incentivize ethical hackers to find and patch log4j-related vulnerabilities in its systems. The bug bounty program, announced by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Dec. 14, offers $500 to $5,000 in rewards for hackers depending on the severity of flaws […]
The Department of Energy has established a new office dedicated to filling an innovation gap in the Biden administration’s net-zero emission efforts. DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations will support demonstration projects aimed at proving the effectiveness of experimental technologies in real-world conditions. President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided $20 billion to establish the […]
Two senators have introduced new legislation to increase transparency surrounding the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Electronic Health Record Modernization program. The VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act, introduced by Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., requires VA officials to regularly report on the costs, schedule and performance of the EHR modernization effort until […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has named George Chambers as its new acting chief information officer. He will take over the role from Janet Vogel starting on Jan. 1. Vogel, who concurrently serves as the department’s chief information security officer, plans to retire by the end of 2021, Becker’s Hospital Review reported. According […]
The Senate has confirmed former Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene as the Department of Veterans Affairs’ new chief information officer and assistant secretary for information and technology. In his new role, DelBene will be responsible for managing VA’s technology portfolio and the cybersecurity of the department’s major divisions. President Joe Biden nominated him for the role […]
The Department of Energy has earmarked $100 million in funding for the deployment of clean energy technologies in communities, industries and businesses. The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy will administer the funding as part of an effort to reduce emissions, promote energy efficiency and drive grid modernization, DOE said Thursday. DOE added that the Seeding Critical […]
The Department of Energy has awarded Eaton’s Vehicle Group a $2.4 million grant to create emissions-reducing technologies for the agricultural sector. Eaton will use the support to create solutions that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent and nitrogen oxides by 90 percent for agricultural powertrains designed for multiple-duty cycles. The solutions must be […]
