The Department of Energy has unveiled two funding opportunities for research projects promoting efficiency and reduced carbon emissions among cars, trucks and off-road vehicles. The first funding opportunity, valued at $100 million, is targeted at projects supporting the next stage of the department’s SuperTruck initiative. Up to $62.8 million will also be allotted for the […]
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm has released a statement lauding President Joe Biden’s plan to nominate Jill Hruby for leadership roles in the Department of Energy. Biden recently announced his intent to nominate Hruby for undersecretary of energy for nuclear security and administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, DOE said Wednesday. “Jill is one […]
Malta Inc., a thermal energy solutions company, has been awarded a grant to demonstrate its energy storage system’s utility for natural gas power generation and electric grid resilience. Work will be done in collaboration with Vistra and Southwest Research Institute and under the terms of a project funded by the Department of Energy, Malta said […]
The Department of Homeland Security is working on a new vehicle inspection system to automate vehicle screening processes at ports of entry and checkpoints. The project, called Vehicle Inspection for Early Warning, is a collaboration between the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Federal Protective Service and Synthetik Applied Technologies. […]
The Biden administration has announced its picks for six high-ranking positions in the Department of Homeland Security. President Joe Biden named his nominees for DHS deputy secretary; director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; director of Citizenship and Immigration Services; commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; general counsel; and undersecretary for strategy, policy […]
Phoenix has received a $2.5 million project grant from the Department of Energy to develop plasma window technology that could boost the performance of its neutron generators. The project, titled “Ultra High Flux DT Neutron Source for Accelerated Testing of Fusion Materials and Subsystems to Reactor-Relevant DPA Levels,” will focus on applying the plasma window […]
The Department of Energy said it will invest up to $35 million in a new program aimed at advancing technology to reduce methane emissions in the sectors of oil, gas and coal. DOE’s funding opportunity is part of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, a Department of Defense-inspired program tasked with promoting the research and development of […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has partnered with the DefenseWerx nonprofit to advance homeland security technology. S&T’s Office of Industry Partnership entered into a partnership intermediary agreement with DWX to conduct collaborative activities with small businesses and institutions, DHS said. DHS said the partnership provides access to DWX’s network of innovation […]
President Joe Biden has named his nominees for key leadership positions at the departments of Veterans Affairs, Labor, Energy and Transportation. Biden wants to nominate Matt Quinn for under secretary for memorial affairs at the VA and Doug Parker for assistant secretary for occupational safety and health at the DOL. He is also eyeing Ali […]
The Department of Homeland Security has certified the Department of Justice’s Security Operations Center as a cybersecurity center of excellence. JSOC achieved the milestone following a cybersecurity assessment under the Cybersecurity Service Provider program, DHS announced Thursday. According to the DOJ website, JSOC supports government customers by serving as a central hub for network monitoring, […]
