The Department of Energy touted its top accomplishments in 2021, saying it had a standout year as it moved at “lightning speed” towards its environmental objectives. The year was spent pioneering “game-changing” scientific research, advancing important nuclear security and continuing cleanup missions, the DOE said Thursday. In a statement, the DOE called itself America’s “Solutions Department,” […]
Jelena McWilliams, the chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., filed her resignation on Friday following partisan strife within the agency. Her resignation will take effect on Feb. 4. McWilliams’ departure follows an attempt by FDIC board member Martin Gruenberg and other Democrats on the board to take control of the agency away from her. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is requesting information on methods and techniques for deploying a micro-segmented zero trust architecture. Zero trust is a modern cybersecurity model that functions on the assumption that a breach is inevitable and has likely already occurred. The architecture attempts to address the weakness by dynamically limiting user access to only what […]
The Los Alamos National Laboratory has appointed nuclear weapons technician John Benner as associate director of weapons production. He will start in his new job on Jan. 3. In his new leadership role, Benner will manage 1,400 employees, working with other organizations across LANL’s nuclear weapons complex and overseeing tasks related to pit production and […]
The Government Accountability Office has inducted seven members to its Health Information Technology Advisory Committee. Members of the committee will advise the national coordinator for health IT on policies and standards related to the implementation of systems that advance the electronic access, exchange and use of health information, GAO said. HITAC was established in December […]
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has named Susan Hubbard as its new deputy for science and technology, effective March 1, 2022. Hubbard is a researcher known for her work in hydrogeophysics, as well as her leadership in career development programs for early-career scientists, ORNL said Monday. ORNL Director Thomas Zacharia said Hubbard is a champion […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced a body camera pilot program to improve how ICE law enforcement officers execute search warrants, field questioning and at-large arrests and searches. Agents taking part in the pilot will receive training on how to use the devices and briefing on how to adhere to the ICE directive outlining […]
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 […]
