Podcasts
Critical Update: How the National Science Foundation is Innovating for its Innovators
A nascent team is developing platforms that are enabling new discoveries and insight sharing across the federal agency.
Artificial Intelligence
AI Research Infrastructure Task Force Needs Input on ‘Democratizing’ Resources
The group is developing an implementation plan for how the U.S. could increase access to artificial intelligence research resources.
Artificial Intelligence
NSF Adds 11 New AI Research Institutes to Its Collaborative, Nationwide Network
Top thinkers across multiple sectors are set to jointly engage with the evolving technology.
Emerging Tech
NSF, Tech Companies Partner to Create Post-5G Wireless Systems
They intend to promote the development of resilient and intelligent next-gen networks.
Artificial Intelligence
Senate Bills Aim to Grow Federal Tech-Ready Workforce—and the Government’s Transparency About its AI Use
Lawmakers moved to operationalize suggestions made by a Congressionally-mandated AI commission.
Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers Consider the National Science Foundation’s Future
Federal leaders made their cases for increased funding into research and continued focus on technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Emerging Tech
One Bot Saves NSF Staff Roughly 25,000 Hours Per Year, CIO Says
And it’s only one small piece of the agency’s broader automation vision.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Propose More Than $100B for Federal Tech-Driving Investments
The Senate is set to consider the bipartisan Endless Frontier Act in the coming weeks.
Policy
House Bill Would Direct Agencies to Examine Sexual Harassment in STEM
Those who introduced it intend to help pave the way for new federal policies.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Let’s Talk About UFOs
What’s behind unidentified aerial phenomena observed by military officials? Are we alone in the universe? Nextgov asks some experts.
Artificial Intelligence
How NSF and Amazon Are Collectively Tackling Artificial Intelligence-Based Bias
An agency official shared an update on the Program on Fairness in AI.
Emerging Tech
Research Center Preps for $35M Supercomputer to Study Earth as a Complex System
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the superfast machine is expected to launch in 2022.
Digital Government
National Data Service Should be Created Within the National Science Foundation, Data Foundation Says
The service could serve a central point for agencies—and state governments—to share data.
Emerging Tech
White House, NSF Invest $75 Million to Launch Three Quantum Innovation Institutes
Each center will focus on innovating a different area of quantum information science and all will aim to help develop a talent pipeline.
Digital Government
New National Science Foundation Director Begins Six-Year Term
Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan officially became the 15th director of the government’s lead scientific research outreach and funding arm.
Artificial Intelligence
Bill Proposes Restructuring NSF and $100B to Focus on Tech
The new agency would feature a technology directorate to usher advancements in cutting-edge fields like artificial intelligence, 5G communications and cybersecurity.
Emerging Tech
Administration Proposes At Least Half a Billion in Quantum Investments
Most agencies saw cuts in general federal research and development funding in the 2021 budget request, but several saw an uptick in quantum-focused dollars.
Digital Government
NSF Tech Leader Aims for a Data-Savvy, Innovation-Focused Workforce
Dorothy Aronson, the National Science Foundation’s dual-hatted chief information officer and chief data officer, discusses her role in shaping the data literacy of the agency’s workforce.
Digital Government
Republican-Backed Bill Aims to Address Climate Change and Boost America’s Technological Competitiveness
The 232-page bill proposes to double basic research funding over the next decade.
Policy
Congress Passes Bill to Spur Veterans’ Participation in STEM Fields
The STEM workforce gap is real. Lawmakers say veterans are a key to help close it.
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