NASA researchers are investigating retropropulsion, the leading deceleration technology option for a safe human landing on Mars. Retropropulsion would eliminate the use of parachutes and instead fire rocket motors installed in a spacecraft’s heat shield to decelerate, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory said. Supercomputers running NASA’s suite of computational fluid dynamics simulation and design tools […]
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., have introduced the Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024, a bill seeking to ensure U.S. leadership in developing international rules and regulations for artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum computing and other emerging technologies. Focused on maintaining U.S. global competitiveness, the proposed legislation mandates the National […]
The Department of Commerce is seeking public feedback on regulating the information and communications technology and services supply chain for connected vehicles. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the department is issuing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to take a deeper look into the national security risks associated with connected vehicles, including investigating the extent […]
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has awarded nonprofit Every Cure a grant amounting to up to $48 million to work on the ML/AI-Aided Therapeutic Repurposing In eXtended uses project. Renee Wegrzyn, ARPA-H director, said that the MATRIX project is expected to deliver an artificial intelligence solution capable of going through existing medications proven […]
The National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy have created a research coordination network focused on advancing privacy research and the development, deployment and scaling of privacy-enhancing technologies. Led by the Future of Privacy Forum Education and Innovation Foundation, the network is expected to produce technologies that will enable data analysis while safeguarding individual […]
The Department of Energy has announced that it will invest $45 million in 16 private and academic sector cybersecurity initiatives across six states. Managed by the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response, the funding will catalyze the development of new capabilities to strengthen the cyber resilience of the power grid, electric utilities and […]
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has secured the cybersecurity services of Herndon, Virginia-based company ShorePoint under a $50.8 million contract. The cybersecurity requirements that ShorePoint will deliver include strategic guidance on modernizing the FRTIB’s cybersecurity, risk and compliance program. ShorePoint’s task deliverables will cover security architecture and engineering, risk and vulnerability assessment and penetration […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a human-artificial intelligence collaboration recommender system to improve how machine learning algorithms use data during experiments. The system uses a human-in-the-loop approach in identifying significant data sets for research and development. With the technology, researchers will be provided with data set suggestions based on their activities and the capability […]
Seth Center, deputy envoy for critical and emerging technology at the Department of State, said that the international community needs to sit down and have a conversation about the risks and opportunities associated with artificial intelligence. Speaking at a Foreign Policy event on Thursday, Center said that the State Department is taking a methodical approach […]
The Office of Personnel Management has issued the Workforce of the Future Playbook to synchronize the Biden administration’s workforce policies, enabling federal agencies’ revitalization of recruitment processes and retention of talented government employees. The new guidelines expand on the agency’s Strategic Plan defining President Joe Biden’s vision for the federal government’s workforce. The guidebook revolves […]
