The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced that it will oversee three new DOE-funded fusion energy research projects on ways to accelerate the technology’s adoption into the power grid. According to Phil Snyder, interim director of ORNL’s Fusion Energy Division, the projects mainly seek to combine fusion science and technology for cost-effective […]
The National Archives and Records Administration published a bulletin in late September about collaboration platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Laurence Brewer, NARA’s chief records officer, said the directive will guide agencies managing records involving such applications, Federal News Network reported. In an interview with Federal News Network at the recent 930 Gov conference, […]
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has exercised a five-year option period in a contract awarded to Fluor Marine Propulsion to support the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. With the extension, the Fluor-owned special purpose entity will continue managing and operating the Naval Nuclear Laboratory’s primary sites in New York, Pennsylvania and Idaho through […]
Leaders from over 30 government agencies, user research facilities and manufacturing institutes have participated in the inaugural Nanotechnology Infrastructure Leaders Summit at the White House. The summit was designed to encourage collaboration between researchers, entrepreneurs and industry on the development of innovative products and materials that begin at the nanoscale, such as electronic devices, sensors, […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers worked with NASA to demonstrate how additive manufacturing can support space technology production. The researchers 3D-printed a wheel based on the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, which NASA plans to send to the moon in 2024 to look for resources in the lunar south pole. The wheel, made using a […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs and 13 medical providers have agreed to increase data sharing to improve health care for former warfighters. The pledge allows private-sector clinicians to access VA data to ascertain whether a patient is a veteran and inform them about benefits they are eligible for, Federal News Network reported Friday. Health care […]
The U.S. National Science Foundation and the French National Research Agency have entered into an international collaboration agreement to enhance partnerships between American and French research institutions. The agreement’s collaborative framework is provided in a memorandum of understanding that the two agencies signed on Sept. 26. Under the MOU, research project proponents from both countries […]
Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday that over 500 companies from 42 states have sent to the department statements of interest on potential incentives for industry support on the National Semiconductor Technology Center. The NSTC is a public-private consortium announced in April by the Commerce Department as a […]
The Department of Energy has granted $10 million in funding to three projects focused on superconducting tape technology manufacturing. The funding will be distributed through the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy under the Novel Superconducting Technologies for Conductors Exploratory Topic. The recipients are working on low-cost, high-temperature superconducting tapes, which could be used in nuclear fusion […]
The Department of Commerce has updated the International Trade Administration’s Semiconductor Alert Mechanism, a system to support the government’s understanding of supply chain interruptions. The Semiconductor Alert Mechanism allows microelectronics makers to share information on ongoing disruptions to improve government efforts to mitigate delays, Nextgov/FCW reported. Heather Evans, the department’s deputy assistant secretary for manufacturing, […]
