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 […]
The Department of Homeland Security has issued Volt Athletics, a Seattle-based developer of fitness software, a $199,730 phase 1 other transaction authority award to continue developing its artificial intelligence-powered platform. Volt Athletics’ platform, Volt, is planned to be used to improve the health and wellness of the department’s workforce, DHS Science and Technology Directorate said […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded Alpha Omega Integration a $56 million contract to support the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service. Alpha Omega will offer its system administration, networking, help desk infrastructure, information security, database management, web development and other solutions and services to support NOAA and NASA IT systems. The […]
The Department of Homeland Security partnered with the International Association of Chiefs of Police and other law enforcement organizations to host the 2022 Intelligence Summit, which took place in Alexandria, Virginia on Aug. 17 and 18. The event was part of the agency’s efforts to empower, inform and engage law enforcement and homeland security partners […]
The Department of Energy has earmarked $28 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for research and development efforts in hydropower, which currently accounts for 31.5 percent of America’s renewable electricity generation. DOE said it will issue three funding opportunity announcements covering technologies such as pumped storage hydropower, which will enable the intermittent production of renewable […]
