Stephanie Nguyen is now the permanent chief technology officer of the Federal Trade Commission. She had been serving as the acting CTO since October 2021 when Erie Meyer left the role. FTC Chair Lina Khan announced Nguyen’s appointment along with the designation of Douglas Farrar as the commission’s public affairs director. The knowledge and experience […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is completing plans for an online platform for artificial intelligence trustworthiness. The platform, which will be called the Trustworthy and Responsible AI Resouce Center, will provide support documents and guidance about the technology’s characteristics and use cases. It will also contain data from other agencies and industry members […]
The Department of Energy has posted a request for public comment on draft guidance for an upcoming second round of awards under the Civil Nuclear Credit Program, a $6 billion initiative authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to extend operations at nuclear reactors throughout the U.S. The draft document contains information such as timelines and deliverables […]
Roselyn Tso, a member of the Navajo Nation, was formally named director of the Indian Health Service on Sept. 27. Xavier Becerra, Health and Human Services secretary, swore in Tso after she was confirmed to lead the IHS on Sept. 21. The new director most recently served as the IHS Navajo Area director in charge […]
The Department of Commerce has appointed former Applied Materials CEO Mike Splinter as chair of the Industrial Advisory Committee. The agency also named Susan Feindt, a fellow and executive at Analog Devices, as the committee’s vice chair. IAC was formed to provide the Commerce secretary with guidance on driving domestic semiconductor research and development in […]
The Protective Domain Name System is being deployed to federal agencies by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to protect against internet traffic risks and strengthen the government’s cyber posture. Partner agencies gave CISA’s Quality Services Management Office input regarding functionality during the development of Protective DNS, which generates real-time logs and reports that provide visibility […]
Science and technology company Leidos has delivered a strategic plan and implementation roadmap to the Department of Energy for electric vehicle charging infrastructure at the agency’s Hanford site in Washington. The infrastructure roadmap analyzes the DOE’s electric vehicle mission and scope, fleet and facility characteristics, vehicle types and other EV-related elements. It is designed to […]
The Department of Energy has awarded $24 million to 10 research teams that will work on next-generation concentrating solar-thermal power technologies and CSP decarbonization. The research teams will research, develop and demonstrate how their CSP solutions can improve power cycle efficiency, increase flexibility and reliability through thermal storage and improve carbon-free industrial processes. The projects […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has released an additional data file that contains detailed ownership information of approximately 15,000 nursing homes certified as Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities. The action was carried out by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to increase the transparency, accountability and quality of the establishments. By making the […]
AT&T has won an 11-year task order with a $119 million ceiling to upgrade U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s voice and data networks with more reliability and security, expanding the company’s ongoing work with the agency. The award was made under the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract. The services to be provided by AT&T under […]
