A newly introduced bill in the Senate proposes the establishment of cyber workforce apprenticeship programs within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Upon the enactment of the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act, CISA would have two years to set up a federally-funded training program to create a talent pipeline […]
Curtiss-Wright, an arms component manufacturer and service provider, is slated to help the Department of Energy develop digital twin technology for advanced nuclear reactors. Digital twins are digital representations of real-world objects and are commonly used in modern digital engineering. “Curtiss-Wright is uniquely positioned to participate in the next generation of advanced nuclear reactors and […]
Fifty-nine jurisdictions will share the initial $200 million funding issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services to strengthen the country’s disease intervention specialist workforce. The DIS workforce development funding will be rolled out annually through 2025 for a $1 billion total. It is being awarded […]
The Department of Energy will provide $30 million in federal funding to support projects that will advance the commercialization of promising energy technologies, including clean energy and advanced manufacturing solutions. The federal funding is in addition to over $35 million in private sector funds to support a total of 68 projects, the DOE announced. The […]
The Senate has confirmed Kiran Ahuja’s nomination as the director of the Office of Personnel Management. On June 22, Vice President Kamala Harris broke a 50-50 tie on the Senate floor to confirm Ahuja, who will now serve as the first permanent director of the OPM since the resignation of Dale Cabaniss in March 2020, […]
The Department of Energy is investing more than $61 million in funding to support advanced nuclear energy technology projects. The funding will further university research efforts on nuclear energy solutions, cross-discipline technology development and nuclear reactor infrastructure. The awards will be issued under three departmental nuclear energy programs: the Nuclear Energy University Program, Nuclear Energy […]
The House Homeland Security Committee has called for more funding increases to enable the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to more effectively carry out its mission. The lawmakers raised their concerns during a recent hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Panel members are convinced that CISA’s budget needs to be pushed higher given the […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced an $80 million funding opportunity for a program that seeks to advance President Joe Biden’s goal of having better information technology systems, better data and a more diverse and educated health IT workforce. The new Public Health Informatics and Technology Workforce Development Program is under the […]
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration is working to develop next-generation artificial intelligence capabilities to support national security, according to an agency official. Angela Sheffield, senior program manager for AI at NNSA’s Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development, said her office wants to mitigate the security risks posed by bias in […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs urgently needs to modernize its inventory management and acquisition systems, according to a report published by a federal watchdog. VA’s antiquated systems held back its ability to obtain medical supplies and personal protective equipment during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, the Government Accountability Office said. GAO added that […]
