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 […]
The Department of Energy has awarded $70 million to efforts that could improve an Earth system modeling and simulation project. DOE said it will award the funding to seven projects to accelerate the development of the Energy Exascale Earth System Model, an ultra-high-resolution model of Earth systems that run on code optimized for the department’s […]
Lynette Sherrill has been named chief information security officer and deputy assistant secretary for information security at the Department of Veterans Affairs, permanently taking charge of the roles she had been holding in an acting capacity. Her appointment marks the end of lengthy efforts to replace Paul Cunningham, who retired from the position in June. Sherrill was […]
The Department of Energy has invested $28.9 million in efforts to advance clean hydrogen technology. The investment aims to make clean hydrogen energy more available and affordable for electricity, decarbonization and transportation. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said the investment will go to projects to help bring down production costs and create good-paying jobs. “Clean […]
The Department of Energy has awarded over $31 million to 10 projects to advance carbon capture capabilities. DOE said the funding would support the development of technologies that can capture at least 95 percent of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and other industrial facilities. The National Energy Technology Laboratory will manage the projects, which […]
George Korch, director of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, has announced that he will retire at the end of September 2022. Korch is also the president of the Battelle National Biodefense Institute, which operates NBACC. The senior official, who holds a doctorate from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will be succeeded in […]
The Department of Energy has invested more than $540 million in efforts to advance clean energy technology and decarbonize the manufacturing sector. DOE said the funding will be awarded to researchers from 54 universities and 11 national laboratories in 34 states and Washington, D.C. Some of the awardees are Case Western Reserve University, Dartmouth College, […]
The Department of Commerce has launched an online resource, CHIPS .gov, designed to facilitate the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act. In a fact sheet, the White House said the bill will improve America’s competitiveness in the global semiconductor industry, secure the domestic technology supply chain and create construction and manufacturing jobs. It provides […]
Kim Cheatle has been selected by President Joe Biden to serve as director of the U.S. Secret Service. Cheatle was part of Biden’s security detail when he was still vice president. Biden emphasized her leadership acumen and said she is “the best choice” for the role. According to Alejandro Mayorkas, Department of Homeland Security secretary and 2021 […]
The Department of Energy is investing $60 million in clean hydrogen energy technologies and efforts to decarbonize the electric grid. DOE earmarked $40 million for the development and deployment of clean hydrogen technologies. The remaining $20 million will fund a research consortium that will help states and tribal communities adopt grid resilience programs, the DOE […]
