The FBI has selected artificial intelligence, cyber and mission-focused technology solutions provider ManTech International to join the $8 billion Information Technology Supplies and Support Services second-generation blanket purchase agreement contract. Stephen Deitz, president of the federal civilian sector at ManTech, said that while the company has been supporting the FBI’s wide range of needs for […]
IBM is joining the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center after it received approval from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, Science Programs. Under the Fermilab-led initiative, IBM is extending its expertise and resources to develop technologies necessary for advancing quantum computing. For the past few months, SQMS has been engaged in creating a […]
The Department of Energy is seeking potential vendors capable of building the next exascale supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. While no specifics were detailed by the facility in its request for proposal, the next ORNL supercomputer, to be called the Discovery, is expected to have three to five times more computational power compared […]
The Department of Energy has awarded $52 million in grants to small businesses to drive research and development in the energy sector. The Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs will fund the projects from across 39 states, the DOE said. A selection of 229 projects will be supported by various DOE […]
The Department of Commerce is planning to invest up to $400 million in GlobalWafers America and MEMC under the CHIPS and Science Act to increase the domestic production of silicon wafers used for manufacturing semiconductors. Under a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms, the proposed investment would fund the construction of new wafer manufacturing facilities and […]
The Department of Energy is set to coordinate its artificial intelligence advancement efforts with a new road map for its Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence for Science, Security and Technology program. The road map will guide FASST’s initiatives, including developing a skilled AI workforce and strengthening national security, FedScoop reported. Through the program, the DOE will […]
The Department of the Interior has selected Science Applications International Corp. to compete for task orders on its Foundation Cloud Hosting Services II contract. The FCHS II contract is a recompete of a previous $10 billion contract and holds a potential value of $2 billion over the next decade, SAIC said. The recompete contract involves […]
The Social Security Administration said that users who created personal accounts through its online portal before Sept. 18, 2021, must transition to the government’s Login. gov platform to be able to access digital services. The migration, which affects individuals with “my Social Security” accounts, is part of the SSA’s ongoing efforts to simplify user experience […]
The FBI has selected NTT Data as a prime contractor under the potential eight-year, $8 billion Information Technology Supplies and Support Services 2nd Generation blanket purchase agreement. Securing a spot on the ITSSS-2 BPA enables NTT Data’s federal division to provide business, delivery, platform, infrastructure and IT solutions and services to all components of the […]
Construction has started on the National Science Foundation-funded Leadership-Class Computing Facility at The University of Texas at Austin. Led by the Texas Advanced Computing Center, the LCCF is expected to start its computational research and development activities, such as large-scale simulation and data analysis, on use-inspired science and engineering applications in 2026. The facility will […]
