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 […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has awarded a one-year, $11 million task order to DRT Strategies for geographic information system science, analysis, technology, visualization and program planning support under the Geospatial Research, Analysis and Services Program. The company must provide GRASP with consultation and assistance services through […]
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 […]
