The General Services Administration is seeking up to 4,000 individuals to join a study on five remote identity-proofing systems as the agency aims to achieve identity assurance level 2 certification from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Eligible participants are those who have a camera phone, a valid government ID and a Social Security […]
Sandia National Laboratories has produced its first set of ion traps that will be used on certain quantum computers. The devices, called Enchilada Traps, are microchips that can store up to 200 qubits using a network of five trapping zones. Daniel Stick, a scientist and the lead researcher with SNL’s Quantum Systems Accelerator, said a […]
Sean Jones has joined the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory as deputy laboratory director for science and technology. Beginning on Oct. 9, he will assume responsibilities as chief research officer, senior science strategist and adviser. In a press release, Jones said he would support improvements to Argonne’s facilities and research programs and build a […]
HII has secured an order from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to build two Remus 620 medium unmanned underwater vehicles. HII Mission Technologies will work with W.S. Darley & Co. to build the Remus 620s, which will be delivered to NOAA by 2024. The UUVs will be fitted with a synthetic aperture sonar module, […]
The Department of Energy and the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute, a public-private partnership led by the University of Texas at San Antonio, are soliciting research proposals with the aim of enhancing the cybersecurity of manufacturing in the United States. A request for proposals issued by the organizations says that projects must fall within three industry […]
The National Science Foundation has awarded $38 million in funding to 22 projects under a program aiming to increase quantum information science and engineering research capacity, training and education at U.S. colleges and universities. The Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering program awards were split into two tracks. Track 1 awards of up […]
Virginia-based Leidos has received a $197 million order to support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services‘ Office of Information Technology and Infrastructure and User Support Group. According to a press release, the order also requires Leidos to provide CMS with a “personalized and modern” IT support service. The company is expected to implement processes […]
The Department of Health and Human Services’ artificial intelligence use case inventory more than tripled during fiscal year 2023 to 163 instances from 50 use cases previously. The increase indicates that the department is committed to leveraging trustworthy AI as a critical enabler of its objectives, HHS Chief Information Officer Karl Mathias told FedScoop. The […]
The Department of Energy has selected 15 extreme-scale science research projects to receive $11 million in funding. Under the Exploratory Research for Extreme-Scale Science program, the awardees will use emerging trends and advances in high-end computing, massive datasets, scientific machine learning, artificial intelligence and novel computing architectures to enhance scientific computing for various science applications, […]
Satellite communications service provider SES has received the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s validation of its Phase II accelerated C-band clearing and relocation certification for U.S. 5G services. The Luxembourg-based company, which completed Phase I activities in 2021, met the FCC transition requirement ahead of its Dec. 5 deadline and gained eligibility to receive $2.99 billion […]
