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 […]
GRSi announced that it was awarded a three-year contract to provide division analysis and environmental assessment support to the advanced administrative and scientific missions of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases‘ Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease Division. The new task order calls for continued support to NIDDK’s mission needs, focusing on providing business […]
Virginia-headquartered Leidos has been awarded the Priority Services Scientific, Engineering, and Technical Assistance prime contract in support of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The competitive single-award hybrid contract includes a cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price and reimbursable cost line items, Leidos said Tuesday. The deal will see Leidos providing scientific, engineering and technical assistance to CISA, an agency […]
The departments of Energy and Transportation have launched a joint office tasked with building out a national electric vehicle charging network. The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation will use the $7.5 billion that President Joe Biden made available for the effort through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, DOE said Tuesday. DOE added that the effort […]
Angela Bailey, the chief human capital officer of the Department of Homeland Security, said the agency has received nearly 2,000 job applications for its new cybersecurity service. Speaking at a meeting of the CHCO Council, Bailey noted that more than 10,000 people visited the DHS Cybersecurity Service website and that 30 applicants are expected to […]
The Department of Energy has partnered with Israel’s Ministry of Energy and the Israel Innovation Authority to award $5.48 million to six clean energy projects. The funding was awarded through the Binational Industrial Research and Development Energy program. The selected companies will focus on sulfur thermal energy storage, miniature powertrains, energy and research recovery from […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate wants to obtain information on automatically activated body cameras that respond to environmental triggers. DHS S&T is particularly interested in learning about what external sensors are available in the market and their specifications. Body cameras capable of automatically beginning recordings are necessary since first responders are […]
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra has announced that Lawrence Tabak will serve as acting director at the National Institutes of Health, effective Dec. 20. Tabak will take over the role from NIH Director Francis Collins, who in October announced plans to step down by the end of 2021. Collins has held the […]
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has started using Questionmark’s OnDemand for Government cloud-based platform for measuring the skills, attitudes and learning of agency employees. Questionmark OnDemand for Government was approved for government use under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program in October 2019. It is listed on the FedRAMP marketplace as a software-as-a-service platform […]
