The Department of Energy announced that Lennox International, a Texas-based manufacturer of climate control products, has become its first partner in the Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge. The challenge is intended to accelerate the development of next-generation electric heat pumps that can more effectively heat homes in northern climates relative to products available on the market, the […]
The Department of Justice announced the dismantling of the infrastructure of a Russian botnet known as RSOCKS, which hacked millions of computers and other electronic devices around the world. The law enforcement operation was made possible with the help of partners in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, the DOJ said Thursday. In a […]
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about using artificial intelligence to combat online threats. In a report submitted to Congress, the FTC said AI tools can be inaccurate and biased by design and incentivizes an overreliance on invasive forms of commercial surveillance. Samuel Levine, the director of the agency’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, […]
The Department of Justice has awarded Network Designs Inc. a five-year task order to support IT modernization efforts at the Antitrust Division. Under the contract, NDi will provide engineering, operations, service desk, program management and project services to ATR. The company will also support application modernization, development methods, DevOps pipeline and data management. Modernization efforts […]
Massachusetts-headquartered Liberty Defense Holdings announced that it has been awarded a contract for the joint development of next-generation airport checkpoint screening technologies by applied science and technology developer Battelle. The deal calls for collaborative development, integration and testing of high-definition advanced imaging technology upgrade kits, Liberty Defense said Thursday. In a statement, Liberty Defense said […]
The Department of Energy announced that it has invested $57.9 million in efforts to decarbonize the U.S. industrial sector and improve clean energy technology manufacturing. DOE said that the industrial sector accounted for a third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. The sector produced more than the annual emissions of 631 million gas cars, […]
First responders and local governments have a new cloud-based indoor mapping tool at their disposal. Developed by Waterloo, Ontario-based Mappedin, the Mappedin Response tool is intended to be a modern alternative to paper floor plans and maps. Mappedin Response offers information on a building’s construction materials as well as the locations of fire hydrants and […]
The General Services Administration expects government agencies that have not yet transitioned to the new Enterprise Infrastructure Solution contract vehicle to continue telecommunications services on expiring contracts until 2023. Allen Hill, the deputy assistant commissioner of the GSA’s IT Category, said during an ACT-IAC event that he is unaware of the total number of agencies […]
The Department of Energy announced that it is investing $39 million to fund 18 projects aimed at developing technologies that can transform buildings into net carbon storage structures. Awardees for the Harnessing Emissions Into Structures Taking Inputs from the Atmosphere program will focus on overcoming barriers associated with carbon-storing buildings, including scarce, expensive and geographically limited […]
Virginia-headquartered Brillient Corporation announced that it has been awarded a $310.6 million contract to support the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services‘ National Benefits Center. The deal calls for assisting in the adjudication of applications and petitions for benefits, adjustments of status, adoption, asylum, work visas and other related immigration processes, Brillient said Thursday. In a […]
