The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Allen Hill as chief information officer. He will assume his new leadership role on Aug. 1. Hill is currently the deputy assistant commissioner for category management at the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service. During his time at the GSA, he led the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions network modernization program […]
The Department of Energy has invested $14 million in efforts to improve climate change predictions. DOE awarded the funding to 22 three-year projects across 11 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Canada. DOE said that having a better understanding of extreme weather and climate patterns is important for meeting President Joe Biden’s climate goals. […]
Steven Arndt, a nuclear engineering expert at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named president of the American Nuclear Society. ANS is made up of members in different careers committed to advancing the development and implementation of nuclear sciences for the benefit of society, the organization says on its website. Arndt began his two-year term […]
Advanced technology solutions and digital services provider GovCIO has secured the Department of Veterans Affairs’ five-year, $390 million Health Services Portfolio Technical Management and Strategic Solutioning Support contract. GovCIO will use Agile and DevSecOps practices to provide service delivery support that meets the needs of the Office of Information and Technology’s Health Services portfolio. The […]
The Department of Homeland Security announced seven winners of a competition for developers of innovative and creative climate-friendly cooling solutions to protect people in extreme heat conditions. The Cooling Solutions Challenge was launched to find groundbreaking solutions to protect the public against heatstrokes, the nation’s leading cause of weather-related deaths, the DHS’s Science & Technology […]
The Department of Energy is seeking feedback on the Biden administration’s plan to invest nearly $630 million in hydropower facilities. Specifically, the administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides funding for two programs aimed at modernizing U.S. hydropower facilities, making them more energy-efficient and resilient, DOE said Thursday. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the investments signal the […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has updated the National Software Reference Library, a database designed to help law enforcement find incriminating images in electronic devices. Doug White, a computer scientist at NIST, said that while most major crimes are connected to digital media, not every piece of information is relevant to an investigation. […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate announced that a total of $9.8 million has been awarded to small businesses to further develop technologies intended to support homeland security mission needs. Nine Phase II contracts were awarded as a result of the Small Business Innovation Research solicitation released in December 2020, the S&T […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has activated a pair of supercomputers designed to improve weather forecasts and climate data. Dogwood and Cactus both have a processing speed of 12.1 petaflops – triple the speed of their predecessors. They also have double the storage at 26 petabytes each, FedScoop reported Tuesday. The systems are Hewlett […]
The Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research has published an unclassified version of its cybersecurity strategy. INR is a member of the Intelligence Community tasked with providing analyses to State Department policymakers and American diplomats. One of the four strategic goals in the five-page document is to modernize and automate security tools across […]
