A senior Department of Commerce official said the agency is planning a meeting with satellite operators in July to inform an initiative to develop a space traffic coordination system. In January, the Office of Space Commerce unveiled a draft plan for the Traffic Coordination System for Space, where spacecraft location data can be shared between […]
A report titled “AI for Science, Energy, and Security,” which resulted from a series of workshops held in 2022, has identified six artificial intelligence capabilities and their potential to transform the program areas of the Department of Energy. Over 1,000 scientists, engineers and experts from the public and private sectors participated in the workshop. Among […]
Sens. Gary Peters and Bill Cassidy have introduced a bill that would increase the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency when it comes to providing cybersecurity education and training. Once approved, the Cybersecurity Awareness Act would require CISA to provide underserved communities across the country with critical access to cybersecurity training and education, […]
The Department of Agriculture has launched its new Procurement Forecast tool designed to make it easier for industry and small disadvantaged entities to seek contracting and subcontracting opportunities and do business with the agency. Deploying the new tool is part of the USDA’s effort to remove contracting barriers and increase engagement with such businesses. Currently, […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Valor Healthcare a spot on an eight-year, $1 billion contract for veterans support. Under the contract, Valor will compete for task orders to provide remote patient monitoring and home telehealth systems and tools, which the VA’s Office of Connected Care will deploy to monitor veterans with chronic health […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded up to $20 million to Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, with each center receiving roughly $400,000. The funding is part of a pilot program of awards authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 to allow MEP centers to […]
The Federal Communications Commission has begun exploring how to perform spectrum sharing in the 42-gigahertz band for smaller wireless service providers and future use cases. According to a notice of proposed rulemaking, the FCC will consider 500-megahertz sharing models for the 42 to 42.5 GHz band. According to the FCC, the target spectrum is largely […]
Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced a team of leaders that would guide the Federal Aviation Administration, starting with Polly Trottenberg, who has been named acting FAA administrator by President Joe Biden to replace Billy Nolen. Buttigieg said he is confident that the department can rely on Trottenberg during the search for a […]
The Department of Energy will provide $100 million in funding under the third iteration of the Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential program. The SCALEUP program seeks to support previous Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy awardees in commercializing their technological innovations by providing a path to market. The effort has had demonstrable […]
Accenture Federal Services has secured a potential 10-year, $329 million prime contract to provide cybersecurity enterprise information assurance support to the U.S. Agency for International Development. AFS will deliver risk compliance support, incident management, threat intelligence and mitigation, privacy program and cyber awareness training services to the USAID Bureau for Management’s Office of the Chief […]
