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 […]
The Department of Energy has selected 20 companies that will receive $2.8 billion in funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build and expand manufacturing plants in 12 states and increase the local production of batteries powering electric vehicles and the electrical grid. The facilities will also produce battery materials and components the U.S. currently […]
The National Science Foundation has launched Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies, a $30 million program meant to provide hands-on learning opportunities in advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum information science and microelectronics. NSF aims to support individuals interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers by connecting them with relevant public and […]
ICF has won a position under a five-year, $1.2 billion multiple-award recompete indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quality contract with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a component of the Department of Health and Human Services. In support of the agency’s behavioral health programs, ICF said it will provide data analytics, research, communications and digital modernization capabilities, among […]
Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas is using a new and advanced carry-on baggage screening system that was developed in part by the Department of Homeland Security‘s Science & Technology Directorate. The system, known as Reduced Form Factor-Computed Tomography, is designed so the Transportation Security Administration can install baggage scanners in smaller airports that […]
