The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will deploy artificial intelligence in its daily operations through its newly created Center for AI @PNNL, which is tasked to coordinate scientific research on science, security and energy resilience. According to PNNL, the center’s focus areas include AI use in autonomous experimentation, enabling robotic activity in analyzing […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has released its data strategy with a focus on innovation and improved outcomes. According to the HHS, the data strategy has five main priorities: data talent cultivation, data sharing, data integration, human services data connectivity and artificial intelligence usage. The strategy also expands the Office of the National […]
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it will reduce its number of deputy commissioners from two to one and establish four new chief roles to lead information technology, operations, tax compliance and taxpayer service. Doug O’Donnell, the current deputy commissioner for services and enforcement, will serve as the new single deputy commissioner, the IRS […]
The Department of Commerce is helping upgrade a New Hampshire microelectronics facility through the CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen the American semiconductor sector. To support the objective, the Commerce Department has awarded $35 million in funding to BAE Systems to modernize the Microelectronics Center in Nashua, New Hampshire. The funds will be used to […]
The Department of Energy has launched a new office that would oversee investments in advanced and emerging technologies. The Office of Critical and Emerging Technology would oversee investments in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors and other technologies, ensuring that acquisitions would help solve science, energy and security challenges while minimizing risks. It will also work […]
Gina Raimondo, secretary of commerce, said her department is talking with chipmaker Nvidia to prevent it from selling advanced semiconductors to Chinese companies. In an interview with Reuters, she explained that the Department of Commerce cannot allow China to access high-performance chips for training frontier artificial intelligence models, Yahoo Finance reported. Raimondo clarified that Nvidia […]
The Government Accountability Office said the Federal Aviation Administration needs to improve its rocket launch mishaps investigation process. According to a GAO report released on Dec. 7, the FAA decides on a case-by-case basis whether it should investigate mishaps or let the launch provider perform the procedure with the agency’s oversight. One issue the oversight […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced the signing of a memorandum of agreement with the Department of the Air Force, the National Science Foundation and NASA to support interagency collaboration on space weather research and operations. The agreement provides a framework to coordinate space weather efforts, including efforts to transition modeling, observation, forecasting […]
The Department of Commerce is drafting an enterprise data strategy that seeks to improve its inter-agency data sharing and boost U.S. competitiveness in emerging technologies, according to Oliver Wise, the department’s chief data officer. Expected for release in fall 2024, the strategy also aims at strengthening the semiconductor industry’s supply chain under the CHIPS and […]
The National Science Foundation has announced that it is investing $30 million in research efforts to expand career opportunities for persons with disabilities and enhance their quality of life. With the funding, six university teams will commence prototyping and sustainability planning work under Phase 2 of the Convergence Accelerator Track H: Enhancing Opportunities for Persons […]
