The Department of Commerce is planning to provide Polar Semiconductor with $120 million in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to expand and modernize the company’s manufacturing facility in Minnesota. The agency and the company signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms for the proposed investment, which would make Polar a majority U.S.-owned commercial […]
The Department of the Treasury has signed a contract to access the global risk analytics platform of Los Angeles-based risk management company Kharon. The company’s data-driven inputs will support the Treasury Department’s mission to disrupt the financial transactions of foreign actors posing global security threats, such as terrorism, nuclear weapons proliferation, human rights violations, transnational […]
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has turned over Aurora, the world’s second exascale supercomputer, to the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. A product of collaboration among HPE, Intel, Argonne and the DOE, Aurora delivers over one exaflop of processing power, making it the second-fastest supercomputer in the world, HPE said. Moreover, Aurora is the world’s largest […]
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has proposed a comprehensive plan to integrate artificial intelligence into the agency’s operations. The plan includes the development of an agency-wide framework that addresses key areas such as AI governance, talent recruitment and training, data management improvements and IT infrastructure upgrades to facilitate AI adoption, FedScoop reported. To support its […]
The Department of Energy has announced the formation of the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation and its inaugural board of directors, as authorized by the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act. The DOE’s first agency-affiliated foundation, FESI is an independent non-profit organization with the mandate to strengthen the department’s mission of achieving energy security and […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the release of a broad agency announcement on Friday seeking information on the models, features and capabilities of an enterprise information processing system to expand the use of environmental intelligence for improved weather climate resilience. The agency’s planned system is envisioned to be an interoperable knowledge graph ecosystem […]
The General Services Administration has announced the appointment of Lawrence Hale, deputy assistant commissioner of the Office of Information Technology Category Management within the GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, as chair of the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee. Hale will take on the role starting Wednesday and serve as a liaison between the committee and the […]
The Department of Energy will provide funding to help advance microelectronics research focused on energy efficiency and extreme environments. In support of President Joe Biden’s push for U.S. leadership in semiconductor innovation, the department allocated a total of $160 million in funding to form Microelectronics Science Research Centers, contributing to ensuring a strong foundation for […]
Sixty-eight large software manufacturers have signed voluntary commitments to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Secure by Design pledge to develop products with stronger built-in security. According to CISA, the signatories include Amazon Web Services, BlackBerry, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, Lenovo and Microsoft. The companies’ pledges commit them to accomplish seven goals within one […]
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has earmarked $420 million in funding to accelerate the development and innovation of open radio units. Funding ORUs, which are critical components for cellular networks, is essential in NTIA’s push for wider adoption of open and wireless network architectures, the NTIA said. The funding is the second opportunity given […]
