The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office focused on climate technology innovation. The MOU codifies the employee exchange program between the two agencies and defines future work areas, including collaborative programs, data-sharing and climate and environmental stewardship policies. NOAA and the USPTO’s exchange […]
The Department of Energy has welcomed four British institutions to a quantum experiment at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Imperial College London, the University of Cambridge, the University of Liverpool and the University of Oxford entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with Fermilab in November 2023. The Matter-wave Atomic Gradiometer Interferometric Sensor is […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released an initial public draft of a three-year strategic plan for a smart cities and communities program managed by the Smart Connected Systems Division. The Global Community Technology Challenge comprises groups from different sectors working to improve urban conditions through digital capability integration, NIST said. The agency […]
Executive Mosaic has revealed the recipients of the prestigious 2024 Wash100 Award, honoring exceptional executives in the government contracting sector. The Wash100 Award recognizes leaders who have demonstrated excellence throughout their careers and are poised to make significant impacts in the coming year. With a record-breaking response to nominations, the 2024 winners, comprising government officials […]
The General Services Administration hosted a discussion with small- and medium-sized businesses and other organizations focused on federal contracting equity. During the roundtable, part of the GSA’s Equity Action Plan, officials from the GSA, the Small Business Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency talked about tools and best practices to help small and medium […]
Tech experts are asking federal agencies to improve analytic capabilities to prevent foreign adversaries from gaining sensitive information. In a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday, Center for a New American Security Senior Fellow Emily Kilcrease said the government needs to invest in artificial intelligence and data science-backed evaluation […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has launched Track 3 of the Remote Identity Validation Technology Demonstration challenge series initiated in December 2022. The series is a platform for private developers to demonstrate and evaluate systems for authenticating identification documents through the examination of their images generated from smartphones and similar devices. […]
The Federal Records Officers Network has called for greater collaboration among agencies to advance the automation of processes and manage records. Ron Swecker, records and information program manager at the Securities and Exchange Commission and co-chairman of the Federal Records Officers Network, said improved collaboration comes at a time when managed information systems and e-government […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ordered government agencies to immediately work to mitigate two actively exploited vulnerabilities in Ivanti’s Connect Secure and Policy Secure products. Implementing Emergency Directive 24-01 is mandatory for federal civilian executive branch agencies and strongly recommended for other organizations using such products, CISA said Friday. The agency said issuing […]
Guidehouse has announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development awarded the company a prime position on the multi-year, $2.2 billion Global Health Comprehensive Technical Assistance for Health Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management contract. Alicia Harkness, lead official of Guidehouse Health, said the company has the expertise in private and public sector supply chains that […]
