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 […]
The Department of the Treasury has cleared $195.7 million in American Rescue Plan funds to deliver affordable, fast internet to 33,000 homes in the state of Washington. The money will be sourced from the ARP’s Capital Projects Fund, an initiative aimed at spending a total of $10 billion to ensure that underserved communities have access […]
The National Science Foundation has launched a $30 million funding program to help improve research and development efforts supporting the United States’ long-term competitiveness. Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the NSF, said the Assessing and Predicting Technology Outcomes program will identify investments that will accelerate critical technologies development, gain a better understanding of technology areas outlined […]
The signing on Wednesday of a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration paves the way for a continuing partnership in implementing mutually-beneficial activities. One of the areas for collaborative efforts between the USDA and NASA is the promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics as […]
Brian Merrick, deputy director of solutions delivery staff at the Department of Justice, said on Tuesday during a Federal News Network event that the agency’s Office of the Chief Information Officer is formulating a draft policy regarding privacy and the DOJ’s application of artificial intelligence. Merrick did not divulge if the AI policy will be […]
