The National Science Foundation is partnering with the Department of Defense and big tech companies to build robust post-5G wireless systems. The collaboration falls under NSF’s Resilient and Intelligent NextG Systems program. RINGS offers up to $40 million in funding to promote the development of secure, resilient and intelligent next-generation networks, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Thyaga […]
The Department of Homeland Security has launched efforts to increase the collective bargaining power of the Transportation Security Administration‘s screening officer workforce. DHS said it will also ensure that TSA’s internal policies are guided by the principles of the Merit Systems Protection Board, an executive agency responsible for performing employee appeals functions and merit system […]
The Department of Energy has invested $9.5 million in innovation-accelerating organizations working to commercialize clean energy technology. Ten technology incubators and accelerators were awarded funding from the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters, a program by the Office of Technology Transition, DOE said. OTT was established in 2015 to find ways to maximize the benefit of […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has unveiled a new hands-free communications technology for first responders called Direct Artificial Intelligence System Interface. DAISI is powered by automated speech recognition technology, which the DHS S&T developed with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and ASR specialist Think-A-Move. The tech outperforms current speech recognition […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program has not improved the cybersecurity posture of its parent organization, according to a report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General. CDM is an information security continuous monitoring program designed to help organizations maintain awareness of information security risks, vulnerabilities […]
The Titan Alpha joint venture has been awarded a task order to create a training course for the Veteran Health Administration’s Clinical Decision Support evaluation program. Titan Alpha is a joint venture between federal health care service providers Prometheus Federal Services and Atlas Research. The government awarded the task order under the VHA Integrated Healthcare […]
The Technology Transformation Services within the General Services Administration is making significant investments under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Speaking at an ACT-IAC event, TTS Director Dave Zvenyach said investments in automation, process improvements and additional resources will fill in gaps in the program and inform agencies of existing authorities to operate. ATOs […]
The National Archives and Records Administration’s effort to help the Department of Veterans Affairs digitize the records of veterans bore fruit during the pandemic, a VA official said. Ken Smith, assistant deputy secretary for the Veterans Benefits Administration, said the government has been digitizing the benefits claims process and VA’s databases since 2011, GovernmentCIO Media […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has entered into a public-private partnership agreement with nonprofit organization Global Health Investment Corporation to build and commercialize technologies and medical products that will help the U.S. government respond to future health security threats. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s venture arm has been tasked with leading […]
Jim Edman, South Dakota’s chief information security officer, is set to become one of the new statewide coordinators for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Edman will step down as the state’s CISO on June 8, wrapping up a nearly 40-year career at the state government. He will formally join CISA on June 21 and […]
