The U.S. government is finalizing a deal with its allies to limit China’s access to advanced semiconductors and related equipment. Alan Estevez, the undersecretary of commerce for industry and security, said during a Center for a New American Security-hosted event on Oct. 27 that officials are working to ensure that China-focused export controls announced by […]
Advanced technology solutions provider GovCIO has secured a five-year, $478 million task order to continue providing manual and automated centralized mail management services and solutions to the Veterans Benefits Administration. GovCIO will handle source material intake, handling and preparation; data extraction; and document indexing, conversion and imaging for paper and electronic mail. The provider will […]
Eight companies will receive a total of $3.2 million in Small Business Innovation Research Phase II funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to develop technologies that will yield ecological and economic benefits. Up to $400,000 will be allocated to each proposal. Phase I saw the projects graded on their commercial prospects, technical merit and potential […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded Acme AtronOmatic a research and development contract to improve the latter’s satellite-enabled weather and environmental intelligence app MyRadar, particularly its capability to detect potential wildfires. Data from the R&D effort would be applied to the company’s planned 250-PocketQube satellite weather data constellation called Hyperspectral Orbital Remote Imaging […]
The Department of Commerce has named 16 experts from the commercial and academic sectors to the Internet of Things Advisory Board, a support body for the IoT Federal Working Group. Created under the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, the board is tasked with guiding the working group on legal […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate will provide the federal agency members of the U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System with a harmonized geospatial dataset of national waterways to enhance the delivery of maritime safety information. The U.S. Coast Guard, which will be in charge of hosting and maintaining the dataset, […]
The Department of Energy has announced $150 million in funding for infrastructure improvements at the Idaho National Laboratory. The funding opportunity is for enhancing nuclear energy research and development. It will support multiple projects at INL’s Advanced Test Reactor and Materials and Fuels Complex, two key facilities in advancing nuclear technologies. The projects should focus […]
The Department of Energy is offering three funding opportunities worth $28 million under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support hydropower research and development. The most significant sum, $14.5 million, is meant for efforts to retrofit nonpowered dams and simplify the deployment of pumped storage hydropower, the Energy Department said Friday. At the same time, $10 […]
The General Services Administration has awarded American Institutes for Research a multi-year contract to examine the role of the American Rescue Plan in advancing equitable outcomes across government programs. The ARP National Evaluation is a multi-year study that will identify how select ARP-funded programs across the government are achieving equitable outcomes. Information that will be […]
The U.S. and Switzerland have agreed to work together on quantum information science and technology research and development. Martina Hirayama, the Swiss state secretary for education, research and innovation, and Monica Medina, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, signed a joint statement on QIST […]
