The Department of Veterans Affairs is continuing to pilot checklists to ensure that existing and future artificial intelligence projects are trustworthy. Gil Alterovitz, the director of the VA’s National AI Institute, said during the ATARC Health IT Virtual Summit that having checklists gave the department greater insights into the types of software that can be […]
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced that all U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia have agreed to participate in the Internet for All initiative. The Biden Administration drew $65 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund the initiative, which is aimed at providing affordable high-speed internet to all Americans, the Department […]
The Department of Energy has invested $78 million in efforts to drive innovation in high-energy physics. DOE awarded the funding to projects at 44 colleges and universities across 22 states. Some of the topics to be tackled are the Higgs boson, neutrinos, dark matter, dark energy, quantum theory and undiscovered fields of physics. The Office […]
U.S. and Australian leaders have met in Sydney to affirm their countries’ cooperation in accelerating the development of clean energy technologies. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Australian energy minister Chris Bowen signed the Australia-United States Net-Zero Technology Acceleration Partnership on July 11. The agreement includes provisions for protecting supply chains critical for reducing greenhouse […]
The U.S. Secret Service has announced that its director, James Murray, will retire after 27 years of service at the agency. Murray, who assumed the directorship in May 2019, is credited with guiding the Secret Service through the coronavirus pandemic. Under his leadership, the agency was involved in eight National Security Special Events and nearly […]
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded Accenture Federal Services a 10-year, $199 million contract to provide IT services that will support the agency’s Secure Flight System. Under the Secure Flight Systems IT Services contract, AFS will work with TSA to engineer, test and sustain the program. The agency ultimately wants to move the passenger screening […]
The Department of Energy has invested a total of $40 million in efforts to lower American utility costs and make homes nationwide more energy-efficient. DOE awarded the funding to 21 organizations and five state agencies as part of the Weatherization Assistance Program, an energy-efficiency program that began in 1976. On average each year, WAP reduces […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced Sarah Kapnick as its new chief scientist. She is now responsible for setting the direction of NOAA’s science and technology policies. Now in her second stint at the agency, Kapnick brings 18 years of experience in climate science and economics. She was most recently a managing director […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has issued a Phase 1 Other Transaction Authority award to Kenzen, a wellness and fitness services company headquartered in Kansas City. The almost $162,000 award calls for the delivery of wearable technology that will help protect DHS personnel from heat-related injuries. The award was issued under the […]
The Department of Homeland Security has partnered with the U.S. Army to open a chemical security laboratory in Maryland. Located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, the CSL will serve as an experimental site where experts can validate scientific data and produce new findings, DHS’ Science and Technology Directorate said Wednesday. The effort is a collaboration between […]
