The Department of Homeland Security has awarded 20 companies a total of $3.15 million in Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contracts to address key technology needs. The companies will receive up to $150,000 to conduct proof-of-concept research over five months. The key topic areas are accurate and real-time hardware-assisted detection of cyberattacks, air cargo […]
The Office of Special Counsel has directed Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to investigate claims of unsafe working conditions that have caused data loss and equipment damage at a research facility near Washington, D.C. Personnel at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center filed whistleblower complaints in May describing dysfunctional safety systems and general facilities such as bathrooms. […]
The Department of Energy is moving to make its federally funded research publicly accessible as part of a Biden administration drive to improve data transparency. Under a revised public access plan, scientific papers sponsored by the agency will become immediately available for free. An August 2022 memo from the White House’s Office of Science and […]
Five Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities have started a study to determine whether artificial intelligence can help diagnose aggressive high-risk prostate cancer, which is likely to spread to other body parts. The Predicting Metastatic Progression of High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer study aims to create an AI algorithm trained using diagnostic images, high-resolution scans of […]
The United States National Science Foundation and the National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan are set to implement six joint projects to support research collaborations on advanced semiconductor chip design and fabrication. The two organizations have entered into a partnership to invest $6 million in the efforts. Four of the six research projects are […]
Sweden’s Minister for Education and Research Mats Persson stressed on Tuesday, during the signing of an implementation agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy, the need for collaboration to address the increasing need for clean and green energy production. The agreement signifies the commitment of both countries to advancing scientific knowledge and promoting joint science […]
A Department of Veterans Affairs official said its third financial management IT systems modernization effort is starting off well after it went live. According to Terry Riffel, the VA’s deputy assistant secretary for financial management business transformation, the Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System project’s finance and acquisition components went live simultaneously for the first […]
The Department of Energy is accepting applications for a $25 million competitive grant program aimed at developing new weatherization technologies and methods for low-income homes. Through the Enhancement and Innovation initiative, the agency aims to demonstrate best practices that other weatherization projects can adopt. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said E&I grants will support projects […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate partnered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Integrated Public Alert Warning System to demonstrate the IPAWS Open Platform for Emergency Networks, a solution designed to deliver emergency warnings to people’s mobile devices and automobile infotainment systems. During the demo, the agencies found that unattended field sensors […]
The Department of Energy has awarded $13.9 million to 13 projects under the High-Performance Computing for Energy Innovation initiative. Awardees, including Boeing, Ford Motor and General Motors, will use HPC resources from DOE national laboratories to address manufacturing efficiency, explore new materials for clean energy applications, and speed up the development and deployment of clean […]
