The Small Business Administration will be in charge of verifying veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled VOSBs beginning on Jan. 1, 2023. Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs is responsible for assessing whether the businesses are run by veterans. Confirmed VOSBs and SDVOSBs are eligible to compete for certain government contracts and purchase surplus government property, […]
Arati Prabhakar has received the Senate’s approval to lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy. President Joe Biden nominated her as OSTP director in June to replace Eric Landers, who resigned after admitting that he disrespected his staff and violated workplace policy. She previously served as director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency […]
The Department of Energy has announced up to $42 million in funding for projects that focus on high-performance, energy-efficient cooling solutions for data centers. The Cooling Operations Optimized for Leaps in Energy, Reliable and Carbon Hyperefficiency for Information Processing Systems funding program will be managed by Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The main focus areas are […]
The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and Constellation have entered into a six-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to develop carbon-free power generation technology through a variety of initiatives. Both organizations are looking into the economics of hydrogen as an alternative energy source, evaluating demand and the potential impacts of production, storage and delivery. According […]
The General Services Administration intends to conduct a study to evaluate the impact of demographic variables on the effectiveness of biometric and non-biometric identity proofing solutions such as facial recognition. The agency will work with identity proofing vendors for the study, whose results will be released in a peer-reviewed publication. The GSA will also partner […]
The Department of Transportation has awarded a five-year, $60 million blanket purchase agreement to Leidos for program and technical support to the Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs. Tasks include supporting highway and intergovernmental policy development, evaluating how investments have impacted transportation effectiveness and improving FHWA’s strategic plan and performance management processes, Leidos said. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected 23 small businesses that will receive $7 million in funding under its Small Business Innovation Research Fast-Track program. Four of the said entities will get $3.2 million to improve technologies for COVID-19 response while the remaining businesses will receive nearly $4 million to enhance capabilities in […]
The Department of Homeland Security has debuted a battery electric vehicle that is fitted with law enforcement equipment. The Ford Mustang Mach-E is the first of a variety of EVs that the department plans to field across law enforcement functions. The vehicle was customized with sirens, lights and other equipment that meet Federal Protective Service […]
The Senate has confirmed Dimitri Kusnezov as the Department of Homeland Security’s undersecretary for science and technology. He will take the role from Kathryn Coulter Mitchell, who has been the acting S&T undersecretary since May 5, 2021. According to his LinkedIn profile, Kusnezov is currently serving as deputy undersecretary for artificial intelligence and technology at […]
The General Services Administration is accepting proposals from service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses and historically underutilized business zones to participate in Polaris, its information technology-focused governmentwide acquisition contract specifically for SBs. According to Sonny Hashmi, federal acquisition service commissioner, GSA aims to aid SDVOSBs and HUBZone firms that provide IT services in entering and integrating into the […]
