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 […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is turning to artificial intelligence to improve how it conducts customs and border protection operations. On Thursday, CBP awarded trade and travel technology firm Pangiam a prime contract to develop and roll out the Anomaly Detection Algorithms initiative. The deal will see Pangiam and West Virginia University collaborate on using […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has chosen Altana to provide an artificial intelligence-based supply chain mapping tool to support the agency’s anti-drug trafficking operations. CBP will use Altana’s Atlas intelligent map to monitor chemical manufacturing and chemical equipment industries worldwide and identify which entities are likely linked to fentanyl production and distribution. The Atlas uses […]
The Department of Commerce’s information technology chief will soon vacate his position to take a job in Tarrant County, Texas. The department has announced the resignation of Andre Mendes as chief information officer, effective at the end of December. His resignation comes after 14 years of working in the federal government, FedScoop reported. In a […]
The National Science Foundation has launched a new initiative designed to integrate artificial intelligence across the education sector. The EducateAI initiative will equip educators with the skills needed to integrate AI into their teaching practices and establish infrastructure to support AI education across the U.S. education sector. Margaret Martonosi, assistant director of NSF’s Directorate for […]
