The Department of Energy has launched its fourth Energy Earthshot initiative, this time aiming to lower the cost of geothermal energy by 90 percent to $45 per megawatt hour by 2035. Energy Earthshots seek to accelerate breakthroughs in clean energy solutions to address the climate crisis and create new clean energy jobs. The first three were focused […]
Tim Amerson has taken on the role of deputy chief information security officer at the Social Security Administration. He started working at the agency on Aug. 15 after a nine-year career at the Department of Veterans Affairs where he served as director of infrastructure operations cybersecurity management, FedScoop reported. Amerson joined SSA’s Office of Information […]
The FBI has awarded Telecom International, a partner of Intelsat General Communications, a contract to support the bureau’s contested communications mission. Under the contract, Telecom International will use IGC’s FlexAir solution to help the FBI secure resilient, secure and on-demand communications in clear and contested environments worldwide. FlexAir connects to a geosynchronous satellite fleet and […]
The Department of Homeland Security has released a report with recommendations on how to protect the National Public Warning System from an electromagnetic pulse. The report, titled “Electromagnetic Pulse Shielding Mitigations,” sheds light on the natural and man-made causes of EMPs, the phenomenon’s effects on technologies and the National Public Warning System and best practices […]
The Federal Communications Commission has awarded an application development support services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to NTT Data, with responsibilities entailing program and project management support and software development alongside the agency’s chief information officer. Specifically, the company will assist with cloud efforts and implementation of new IT services on modernized platforms, as well as the adoption of […]
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology a five-year, $298 million blanket purchase agreement to provide application development, operations and engineering, and cybersecurity support services. Work under the contract also includes implementing an approach that will ensure secure and rapid software delivery, GDIT said. The company has been supporting […]
The Department of Commerce has published a summary of industry recommendations on the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act, which provides $52.7 million in subsidies for semiconductor research, manufacturing and workforce development. Small and large businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations responded to a request for information developed by the department and the National […]
The Department of Energy has awarded $46 million to 22 biofuel energy projects aimed at decarbonizing the transportation and power generation sectors. The awardees will work on ways to transform waste streams and captured carbon into alternative clean energy sources, DOE said Wednesday. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said that biofuel energy can help decarbonize […]
Coforma has selected cloud and cybersecurity provider Aquia to support the development of a complaint submission portal for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Aquia will serve as a subcontractor under a one-year, $4 million contract CMS previously awarded to Coforma. The CMS contract requires building the portal to help solve disputes between patients […]
The Office of Management and Budget is seeking public feedback for its work on federal statistical data collection standards. OMB’s Equitable Data Working Group wants to know what individuals are looking for when it comes to collecting data on race and ethnicity. The feedback solicitation is part of the organization’s formal review of its statistical […]
