Doug Kothe, a high-performance computing researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been given the role of associate laboratory director of the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate. His appointment came weeks after ORNL unveiled Frontier, an exascale supercomputer that stole the title from Japanese-made Fugaku as the world’s fastest computer. Frontier is housed in CCSD’s […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is planning a technology competition that is designed to improve incident command dashboard technologies for emergency response. The Command Dashboard Integrating Next-Gen Tech Challenge encourages first responders, video analytics and indoor localization professionals, public safety experts and other emergency response experts to develop interfaces that will feature new […]
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm has issued a statement welcoming Shalanda Baker as the incoming director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity. The Senate voted 54-45 in favor of her confirmation, according to a notice on the Senate website. Granholm said that Baker has contributed to President Joe Biden’s Justice40 […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded data support and solutions provider VivSoft Technologies a prime contract under the potential five-year, $90 million Solutioning with Holistic Analytics Restructured for the Enterprise blanket purchase agreement. The company is the only small business included in the SHARE BPA. VivSoft will work with the HHS to […]
The Department of Energy announced that it closed on a $504.4 million loan guarantee to help finance the construction of the largest clean hydrogen storage facility in the world. Benefiting from the loan guarantee is the Advanced Clean Energy Storage project in Utah, which, when completed, will be capable of providing long-term, low-cost, seasonal energy […]
The Department of Energy announced its intention to fund the establishment of regional clean hydrogen hubs across America as part of an $8 billion program under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The effort will help realize President Joe Biden’s goal of a 100 percent clean electrical grid by 2035 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the […]
Technology solutions provider ECS Federal has secured a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to help the Federal Communications Commission develop applications that will be used across the agency. Under the contract, ECS will help FCC work on existing, modernized and new systems and deliver new applications that will improve operational efficiency and effectiveness. The company will also […]
Florida International University announced that researchers in its College of Engineering and Computing have received a $2 million award from the Department of Energy to help develop technology to prevent, detect, analyze and mitigate cyberattacks against the United States’ energy systems. The project is the latest among six efforts within the school that are currently […]
Sens. Jacky Rosen and Todd Young are introducing a piece of legislation that would require the Food and Drug Administration to more frequently update guidance on medical device security. Under the bill, the FDA must work with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to issue guidance for industry and FDA staff about medical device cybersecurity […]
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced that one of its distinguished scientists, Jagjit Nanda, has become a fellow of the Materials Research Society. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, MRS is a global organization made up of professionals in fields such as chemistry, biology, physics and engineering, its website says. Nanda’s fellowship shows that his work in materials […]
