Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, have introduced bipartisan legislation tasking the Department of Commerce with developing a public education campaign on artificial intelligence. The campaign will cover a range of topics, including the benefits and potential risks of AI technology, identifying AI-generated content and the rights individuals possess concerning AI use, Nextgov/FCW […]
The FBI has selected several contractors to fulfill its information technology needs in a deal worth $8 billion over the next eight years. On Sunday, Peraton announced that it had received an Information Technology Supplies and Support Services second generation blanket purchase agreement from the FBI. It is among the 31 full-and-open businesses that secured […]
The Utah Department of Transportation has received a grant from the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration to spearhead the Connected West Project. Supported by the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment program, the project aims to become a national model for deploying vehicle-to-everything technologies and will span Utah, Colorado and Wyoming, the DOT […]
The National Science Foundation has announced an investment of nearly $20 million to build a nanoscale fabrication facility at the University of Colorado Boulder. The National Quantum Nanofab will serve as an open-access national resource designed to advance research and development in quantum science and engineering, the NSF said. The NQN’s primary goal is to […]
The Department of Homeland Security has released strategic guidance to help federal agencies and operators of critical infrastructure systems improve their cybersecurity and resilience. An initiative that supports the Biden administration’s National Security Memorandum on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, the document aims to address several priority areas, including addressing cyber and other threats coming […]
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.27 billion contract to build the spacecraft for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Extended Observations program. The cost-plus-award-fee contract entails the development of three spacecraft, with the option for four additional units, and covers 15-year support for the spacecraft’s on-orbit operations and storage, NASA said. Lockheed Martin […]
The Department of Energy has allocated up to $900 million to support the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of strengthening the domestic nuclear industry. In support of President Joe Biden’s Invest in America agenda, the DOE will fund the initial rollout of Generation III+ small modular reactor technologies. Funding will come from a bipartisan infrastructure law designed […]
The General Services Administration has selected 11 technology leaders to join the second batch of the Presidential Innovation Fellows 2024, which aims to harness artificial intelligence’s potential in various use cases. Among the selected individuals are John Cronin, a former Tembo Health product manager; Pranava Raparla, who previously served as Microsoft’s product manager; and James […]
The General Services Administration is working to ensure that artificial intelligence is equitable and accessible for all federal agencies, according to Chief AI Officer Zach Whitman. Whitman said the GSA is using lessons and experiences gained from integrating the internet and email into the federal government’s daily operations to help every component of the government […]
More than 50 representatives of government agencies and their industry partners participated in a simulation exercise on efficient and organized countermeasures on artificial intelligence security breaches. The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, which the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency formed to organize public-private cyber defenders worldwide, hosted the event at Microsoft’s Reston, Virginia, facility to support […]
