The Department of Homeland Security is seeking feedback from the American public about new artificial intelligence and facial recognition applications. The activity would allow the agency to gauge the public’s perception of automation and biometrics. Kathleen Deloughery, a DHS Science and Technology Directorate program manager, said the organization needs to hear from individuals to better […]
The Department of Energy has announced up to $45 million in funding to support technology production efforts aimed at transforming buildings into net carbon storage structures. Of that funding, $41 million will go toward the Harnessing Emissions into Structures Taking Inputs from the Atmosphere program, the DOE said. HESTIA, which is managed by the Advanced Research Projects […]
The Department of Energy has invested an additional $1.3 million in Scanalytics’ surface sensor technology, designed to optimize utility usage and occupant comfort in buildings. DOE’s plus-up contract brings the total amount that Scanalytics received since the start of the project to just over $2.1 million. The additional funding will be used to further scale […]
Mobility 4 Public Safety has received $1.5 million in funding from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate to further develop its Bridge 4 Public Safety messaging and collaboration platform. Bridge4PS is a first responder solution designed as a smartphone application offering secure messaging, picture, video and file sharing. It is interoperable across […]
Vector Innovative Solutions, a joint venture between Vector Solutions and Advanced Technologies and Laboratories, has been awarded a contract to provide drone commercial air services at a decommissioned U.S. nuclear production complex. The Hanford Site was home to the world’s first full-scale plutonium reactor and was used to produce materials for the first nuclear bomb. […]
The Defense Health Agency plans to downsize the Military Health System by moving about 200,000 TRICARE beneficiaries to private medical networks and close nearly seven percent of the Department of Defense’s military treatment facilities. The new approach was formulated after the DHA saw how the COVID-19 pandemic stretched private health care networks too thin, forcing […]
Northeastern University has been tasked with leading the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s new Center of Excellence for Engineering Secure Environments from Targeted Attacks. According to Kathryn Coulter Mitchell, the senior official performing the duties of the DHS’s undersecretary for science and technology, the CoE will promote a culture of security by […]
The White House has nominated former Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene to serve as the Department of Veterans Affairs’ next assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer. DelBene is credited with playing a key role in improving the HealthCare .gov website, a portal for citizens with health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, […]
The Department of Energy has awarded Rigetti Computing a contract to lead a three-year quantum simulation project for fusion energy. Work on the $3.1 million project will be done in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of Southern California, Rigetti said Thursday. Patricia Falcone, deputy director for science and technology at LLNL, […]
The Department of Energy has awarded $199 million in funding to 25 projects that are focused on bringing more clean energy vehicles to American roads. The announcement was made in New York by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. Over $127.85 million will go to five companies that are developing fuel […]
