Brian Merrick is set to depart from the State Department, where he has been the director of cloud programs for three years. Sources said the official will continue serving in government. Merrick started working at the department in 2018 as deputy manager for the IT Cost Center Working Capital Fund under the Bureau of Information […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has redesigned the Interagency Edison system as part of efforts to improve technology transfer from inventions to the marketplace. The upgrade went live on Aug. 9. The updated iEdison system includes an upgraded user interface, new messaging features, an expanded application programming interface and new functionalities. It is […]
The National Science Foundation has awarded Oklahoma State University $4 million to develop a new supercomputer that is expected to be the largest in the state. OSU will contribute $1.7 million to the effort, which aims to produce a machine that will exceed the technological capabilities of the institution’s current supercomputer. The NSF funding was […]
Federal health agencies have introduced a geographic-driven tool to help public health officials determine communities where human health is most compromised by environmental burdens such as pollution and poor environmental conditions. The Environmental Justice Index measures the cumulative impacts of environmental burden combined with pre-existing health conditions and social factors and provides a single environmental […]
The Department of Energy announced that it has launched two new program offices as its contribution to the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to lower energy costs and promote the broader use of clean power. The newly formed Grid Deployment Office and Office of State and Community Energy Programs are also envisioned to help generate good-paying jobs, […]
The Federal Trade Commission is looking at new rules to stop harmful commercial surveillance and poor data security. In an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, the FTC said mass commercial surveillance can increase the risk of data breaches, manipulation and other abuses. The agency wants to hear from the general public about the negative effects […]
Sheena Burrell has been named the permanent chief information officer of the National Archives and Records Administration after serving in an acting capacity for over a week. Burrell started serving as acting CIO on Aug. 1 after Swarnali Haldar left the agency in May. The newly appointed official has been working for NARA since February […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded nearly $90 million in American Rescue Plan funding to help almost 1,400 community health centers improve health equity. The health centers will use the funding to improve data collection and reporting. The funding will also support efforts aimed at improving how organizations identify and respond to […]
The Department of Energy announced that it issued a request for information on the development and implementation of a $675 million Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration and Commercialization Program on behalf of the Biden-Harris administration. The initiative seeks to address vulnerabilities in the domestic critical materials supply chain and will draw its funding from the […]
Sen. Mitt Romney has proposed creating a new agency that would be tasked with improving health data access, securing infectious disease intelligence and strengthening public health preparedness. According to a press release from Romney, the proposed Center for Public Health Data would collect electronic information from agencies, laboratories, clinics and hospitals. The organization would also […]
