The Department of Energy has earmarked $27 million for the research and development of techniques to efficiently convert ocean waves into carbon-free electricity. DOE said the investments will advance the commercial viability of wave energy converter technologies, which are currently limited by permitting challenges and the lack of available test sites. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm […]
The Department of Homeland Security is following the lead of other government agencies that have looked to small businesses for providing their technological needs. Officials in the department have recently shown interest in the technological outcomes of other agencies’ Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer awards, Nextgov reported Tuesday. The DHS has […]
The Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security has transitioned the Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing Conformance Framework to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as an approved project dubbed P1952. The IEEE will improve the framework to guide international industry standards for resilient PNT user equipment. Kathryn Mitchell, the acting […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs will stick with the Cerner Millennium platform for its $16 billion electronic health record modernization effort, a top official announced. VA Secretary Denis McDonough said it will likely take two more weeks for the department to determine whether additional changes to the program should be made, FedScoop reported Wednesday. Cerner […]
The Department of Homeland Security has added nearly 300 new cybersecurity professionals to its ranks, with 500 tentative jobs still up for grabs. The massive hiring campaign was launched in early May as part of the agency’s 60-day cybersecurity workforce sprint. Initially, the plan was to hire 200 new cyber employees by July 1. Given […]
The Department of Energy is providing $93 million in funding to support 71 research projects that seek to explore high energy physics. The projects will study the basics of energy science that could lead to technological advancements in various fields such as national security, energy technologies, computing and medicine, the DOE said Monday. The High […]
Catalyst Communications Technologies has received government funding to develop interoperable communication systems for public safety. The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded the company $2.99 million under a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research award. Catalyst began work on its interoperable communications solution under Phase I and Phase II contracts awarded by the Department […]
The Government Accountability Office found that poor coordination hampered the Department of Health and Human Services’ ability to routinely share cyber threat information with private sector partners. In its report, GAO attributed the problem to a disconnect between the Healthcare Threat Operations Center, a federal interagency program co-led by HHS that provides descriptive and actionable […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has awarded $2 million for the development of non-contact, inexpensive machine learning and classification technologies. Physical Sciences Inc. and Alakai Defense Systems each received about $1 million in Small Business Innovation Research Phase II funding, DHS said. Following a successful Phase I technology demonstration, the two […]
Clean energy plant developer Oklo has received a contract from the Department of Energy under the Technology Commercialization Fund. Under the $2 million cost-share award, Oklo will match $1 million in funds and partner with the DOE and Argonne National Laboratory to help commercialize advanced fuel recycling capabilities. The TCF project will focus on using […]
