New Agreement Between Argonne National Laboratory, Constellation to Focus on Hydrogen Power

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 […]
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GSA Seeks to Determine How Demographics Affect Identity Verification Solutions

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 […]
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FHWA Awards $60M BPA to Leidos for Program and Technical Support

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. […]
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NIST Awards Funding to 23 Companies to Advance Technologies for COVID-19 Response, Manufacturing

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 […]
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GSA Calls on HUBZone, Veteran-Owned Businesses to Submit Proposals for Polaris

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 […]
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