The Department of Homeland Security has established a customer experience office under the Office of the Chief Information Officer to deliver simpler and more accessible public services. The move is in compliance with a White House mandate to enhance CX and reduce administrative burdens. Four DHS components, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the […]
The National Security Foundation and its partner companies have allocated $45.6 million to fund semiconductor technologies and manufacturing developments. The funding round supports 24 research and education projects under the NSF’s Future of Semiconductors program. The projects are split into three topics: collaborative research in domain-specific computing; advanced function and high performance by heterogeneous integration; […]
The White House has named Eileen Donahoe as the special envoy and coordinator for digital freedom, a newly created position in the Department of State’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy. Her appointment took effect on Sept. 5. Donahoe brings to the role her technical knowledge and foreign policy experience to oversee U.S. efforts aiming […]
Danny Werfel, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, said his organization is investing in artificial intelligence and other tools to identify complex tax evasion schemes. In a recent report, the Government Accountability Office defined large partnerships as groups of businesses with at least 100 partners and a minimum of $100 million in assets. The IRS […]
The Department of Energy has allocated $73 million in funding for 11 projects to accelerate the development of new technologies for future industries. As part of the funding, awardees will engage in basic research for the discovery, creation and production of materials and technologies that can be scaled and transitioned into new products and capabilities […]
The U.S. ambassador-at-large for cyberspace and digital policy said the U.S. Department of State is developing a new strategy for international cooperation against cyber threats. Speaking at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit on Sept. 6, Nathaniel Fick said a draft version of the strategy will be circulated within the government in the fall. According to Fick, […]
The National Science Foundation has announced a five-year, $120 million investment to support four new science and technology centers. The funding will allow the STCs to support advancements in cell biology, environmental science, advanced manufacturing and other fields. The STCs will partner with national laboratories, academic institutions, industrial organizations and private and public entities. Each […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has posted a request for information on the best implementation approaches to the U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology. The inputs that NIST seeks from the public include partnership avenues with stakeholders, dismantling participation barriers in international standards development and enhancing U.S. government support […]
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Leidos a potential seven-year, $918 million contract to deliver program management, operations and maintenance, training and cloud integration services. Leidos is expected to enhance the Homeland Secure Data Network and Classified-Local Area Network under the Homeland Enterprise Information Technology Secure Services and Support follow-on. HSDN is a wide-area […]
The Telecommunications and Information Administration is eyeing upgrades to its radio frequency spectrum management infrastructure. One of NTIA’s main responsibilities is to oversee federal spectrum use and identify bandwidth for the private sector. In a request for information posted Tuesday on SAM .gov, the agency said it wants to enhance spectrum system security, improve spectrum […]
