The Department of Homeland Security is working on a new vehicle inspection system to automate vehicle screening processes at ports of entry and checkpoints. The project, called Vehicle Inspection for Early Warning, is a collaboration between the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Federal Protective Service and Synthetik Applied Technologies. […]
The Biden administration has announced its picks for six high-ranking positions in the Department of Homeland Security. President Joe Biden named his nominees for DHS deputy secretary; director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; director of Citizenship and Immigration Services; commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; general counsel; and undersecretary for strategy, policy […]
Phoenix has received a $2.5 million project grant from the Department of Energy to develop plasma window technology that could boost the performance of its neutron generators. The project, titled “Ultra High Flux DT Neutron Source for Accelerated Testing of Fusion Materials and Subsystems to Reactor-Relevant DPA Levels,” will focus on applying the plasma window […]
The Department of Energy said it will invest up to $35 million in a new program aimed at advancing technology to reduce methane emissions in the sectors of oil, gas and coal. DOE’s funding opportunity is part of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, a Department of Defense-inspired program tasked with promoting the research and development of […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has partnered with the DefenseWerx nonprofit to advance homeland security technology. S&T’s Office of Industry Partnership entered into a partnership intermediary agreement with DWX to conduct collaborative activities with small businesses and institutions, DHS said. DHS said the partnership provides access to DWX’s network of innovation […]
President Joe Biden has named his nominees for key leadership positions at the departments of Veterans Affairs, Labor, Energy and Transportation. Biden wants to nominate Matt Quinn for under secretary for memorial affairs at the VA and Doug Parker for assistant secretary for occupational safety and health at the DOL. He is also eyeing Ali […]
The Department of Homeland Security has certified the Department of Justice’s Security Operations Center as a cybersecurity center of excellence. JSOC achieved the milestone following a cybersecurity assessment under the Cybersecurity Service Provider program, DHS announced Thursday. According to the DOJ website, JSOC supports government customers by serving as a central hub for network monitoring, […]
CACI International is among the companies that have been selected for a five-year, multi-award Department of Homeland Security blanket purchase agreement that has a total federal program value of $700 million. Under the agreement, the DHS is calling on the Arlington, Virginia-headquartered company to help conduct national security investigations. The contract will cover enterprise technology […]
The Department of Energy is offering $61.4 million in funding for biofuels research in hopes of reducing transportation emissions. The investment falls under the Bioenergy Technologies Office Scale-Up and Conversion funding opportunity. The DOE is specifically interested in research projects that could deepen the knowledge needed to produce low-cost, low-carbon biofuels. Interested parties have until […]
Mesur. io, an environmental data company, will provide analysis and reporting of outbreak-related data to the Department of Homeland Security. The Science and Technology Directorate awarded the North Carolina-based company $199,648 in funding under the Silicon Valley Innovation Program‘s Emerging Needs: COVID-19 Response & Future Mitigation solicitation, DHS said Monday. Mesur .io’s work will support […]
