The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has selected the University of Alaska Anchorage to head a $46 million, 10-year research under the new Arctic Domain Awareness Center, a DHS center of excellence. The university will lead a consortium of partners that include academic institutions, industry players and local indigenous communities that […]
Reston, Virginia-based Science Applications International Corp. has announced that it will compete for task orders to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with information technology services under a new $60.7 billion contract. The Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation Two vehicle consists of 11 technical functional areas to support VA and other federal agencies, SAIC […]
A Department of Energy component is continuing its work on advancing scientific research using high-performance computing in the cloud and in advanced artificial intelligence. To ensure the initiative’s success, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has entered into a partnership with Microsoft to take advantage of the benefits offered by AI to aid with scientific discovery. […]
Technology provider Parsons has announced a three-year, $21 million task order from the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Infrastructure to deliver design and construction management support to the Los Alamos National Laboratory. NNSA made the award under the $160 million Enterprise Construction Management Services contract, Parsons said Monday. The company is expected to send […]
Spire Global announced that it has secured an eight-month, $9.4 million task order from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for radio occultation data delivery. Spire will provide real-time RO data to support NOAA’s operational weather forecasts, space weather models, climate research and other missions. Spire’s radio occultation data comprises atmospheric measurements, including worldwide pressures, […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that Stacey Bowers will assume the role of director of the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation. The OASB identifies and addresses capital formation issues faced by smaller enterprises and their investors, the SEC said Friday. In a press release, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said […]
A White House official has warned the public of an impending government shutdown. On Friday, Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said she is not confident that the federal government can avoid a shutdown in the coming weeks. Government operations are currently funded by two continuing resolutions – one with a […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate is seeking vendors and suppliers of secure synthetic data generation platforms. S&T said synthetic data will enable training in DHS machine learning models when real-world data is unavailable or when their use would jeopardize privacy and security. According to Melissa Oh, S&T Silicon Valley Innovation Program […]
The Department of Commerce is set to provide an estimated $162 million in federal incentives to Microchip Technology under the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. The two organizations have entered into a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to support Microchip’s plan to increase its production capabilities in the United States. The CHIPS grant will […]
Cape Canaveral, Florida-based Sidus Space has announced a Tier 1 remote sensing license from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to perform panchromatic and shortwave infrared imaging on LizzieSat satellites. The NOAA clearance allows LizzieSat satellites to collect and distribute satellite photos and data for the public and private sectors, Sidus said Wednesday. Onboard artificial […]
