The Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security plans to improve how it uses data to protect personnel and facilities. According to Diplomatic Security Chief Data Officer Rachel Wang, data sharing and data systems interoperability will enable more advanced analytics. She also called for a change in culture within the bureau so employees would realize […]
Mukunda Penugonde has taken on the role of Technology Transformation Services deputy director at the General Services Administration. He joined TTS on April 10 after a stint as director of technical program management at Disney Streaming. As deputy director, Penugonde will oversee the implementation of strategic initiatives and the delivery of TTS products and services. […]
The Department of Commerce has issued a notice of funding opportunity for the first round of the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, which provides $1.5 billion to support the development of open-architecture approaches to communications networks. Financed by the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the grant program is aimed at securing the wireless […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have launched a new supercomputer that would tackle climate science research. The supercomputer, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Cray system that can deliver up to 10 petaflops of peak performance, is formally known as Gaea. It is also referred to as C5; it is the […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has selected Prasanna Balaprakash as the next director of its Artificial Intelligence Initiative aimed at providing researchers with sufficient AI and data capabilities to develop solutions to complex scientific problems related to economic and national security. Before joining ORNL, Balaprakash spent over 12 years at Argonne National Laboratory where he served […]
A new request for comment from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration would collect input from various commercial and academic stakeholders to ensure the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence. NTIA Administrator and Commerce Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson explained at a recent University of Pittsburgh event that the findings would inform the creation of […]
The Federal Communications Commission has established the Space Bureau, a standalone organization designed to oversee satellite regulations modernization. The organization is led by Julie Kearney, a law and policy veteran who recently served as a charter member at TechGC and the vice president of communications, regulatory affairs and policy at communications hardware provider Twilio. According […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle for the Department of Energy, has appointed Michael Parks as the director of the ORNL Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate’s Computer Science And Mathematics Division. In his new role, he will lead a team of scientists in performing basic and applied research with a focus on advanced computing […]
The Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General has issued a memo urging “immediate attention” to potential equity and security issues around the use of facial recognition in unemployment insurance benefits programs. Specifically, the OIG flagged the use of third-party identity checkers and called on the agency to exercise “extreme caution” so that the […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Parsons a potential five-year, $1.8 billion contract for mission support services. Under the recompeted Technical Support Services Contract 5, Parsons will support the FAA’s Aviation Systems Capital Investment Plan. Specifically, the company will provide engineering, construction and project management for the CIP. The CIP is a five-year arrangement that […]
