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 […]
More than 400 small businesses have received awards from the General Services Administration under the first phase of the $50 billion 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services III contract. The GSA expects to issue task orders under the fourth-generation governmentwide acquisition contract in July. The multi-billion GWAC will provide federal agencies with more emerging […]
The Department of the Treasury is relying on artificial intelligence and robotic process automation to address laborious tasks as its mission continues to grow over the years. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which manages all federal payments and collections and provides government-wide accounting and reporting services, is one of the tech leaders across the […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate wants to obtain research proposals for various first responder technology. The call for proposals was issued in a broad agency announcement for the DHS S&T’s First Responder Group. Industry and academia sources are invited to submit white papers for 10 topic areas covering personal protective equipment […]
