The Department of Homeland Security has unveiled its inaugural Innovation, Research and Development Strategic Plan aimed at guiding the department’s investments over the next seven fiscal years. The IRD Strategic Plan, crafted by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate and directed by Defense Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, seeks to optimize research and development to address evolving […]
The US Agency for International Development has introduced a new digital policy geared toward taking advantage of new technologies to improve people’s lives. In a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event on Thursday, USAID Administrator Samantha Power announced several initiatives that will ensure the agency can achieve its vision of having an open, inclusive and […]
The Department of Health and Human Services is revamping its approach to technology, cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence by consolidating the functions under a new central office. The move comes as the department looks to address growing opportunities and challenges in data and technology concerning health care and human services, the HHS said. To streamline […]
The FBI has selected artificial intelligence, cyber and mission-focused technology solutions provider ManTech International to join the $8 billion Information Technology Supplies and Support Services second-generation blanket purchase agreement contract. Stephen Deitz, president of the federal civilian sector at ManTech, said that while the company has been supporting the FBI’s wide range of needs for […]
The Office of Inspector General within the Department of Health and Human Services has looked into the cloud environment of the HHS Office of the Secretary and found that data stored in the system are potentially at risk of compromise. Using a network vulnerability scanner and a cloud security assessment tool to analyze the configuration […]
IBM is joining the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center after it received approval from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, Science Programs. Under the Fermilab-led initiative, IBM is extending its expertise and resources to develop technologies necessary for advancing quantum computing. For the past few months, SQMS has been engaged in creating a […]
The Department of Energy is seeking potential vendors capable of building the next exascale supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. While no specifics were detailed by the facility in its request for proposal, the next ORNL supercomputer, to be called the Discovery, is expected to have three to five times more computational power compared […]
The Department of Commerce is planning to invest up to $400 million in GlobalWafers America and MEMC under the CHIPS and Science Act to increase the domestic production of silicon wafers used for manufacturing semiconductors. Under a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms, the proposed investment would fund the construction of new wafer manufacturing facilities and […]
The Department of Energy has awarded $52 million in grants to small businesses to drive research and development in the energy sector. The Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs will fund the projects from across 39 states, the DOE said. A selection of 229 projects will be supported by various DOE […]
The Department of the Interior has selected Science Applications International Corp. to compete for task orders on its Foundation Cloud Hosting Services II contract. The FCHS II contract is a recompete of a previous $10 billion contract and holds a potential value of $2 billion over the next decade, SAIC said. The recompete contract involves […]
