Digital Government
Bureau of Economic Analysis on the Hunt for a New Chief Information Officer
Interested candidates have until later this month to apply.
Emerging Tech
Los Alamos National Lab to Gain Next-Gen Supercomputing System in 2023
An official detailed what’ll be the in-the-making machine’s various purposes.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Ask Biden to Secure Funding for Semiconductor Research and Production
Their request comes as technology companies endure a global chip shortage.
Digital Government
What Biden’s First Budget Indicates About His Approach to Emerging Tech
Experts weigh in on the administration’s discretionary proposal.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Bans Business with 7 Chinese Supercomputing Firms
The new Entity List inclusions are reportedly due, in part, to use of products in China’s military pursuits.
Digital Government
CBP Explores Options to Boost Access to Commercial Airline Data
Responses to a new RFI are due later this month.
Modernization
NOAA Shifts Some Key Environmental Data Processing to the Cloud
It’s an early step in the agency’s broader path toward modernization.
Emerging Tech
NASA’s Martian Helicopter Readies for Inaugural Flight on Earth’s Neighbor
The agency provided updates on milestones met—and a glimpse at what’s to come.
Digital Government
House Republicans Call For VA-Led Campaign to Help Protect Vets from Cyber Risks
A new deep-dive study and public website would stem from the efforts.
Emerging Tech
FCC to Consider Proposal Enabling Spectrum for Commercial Space Launches
Companies currently are approved on an ad-hoc basis to share the federal spectrum during specific operations.
Modernization
DHS Wants Help Modernizing Its Management of Foreign Exchange Student Records
Officials are looking to move to an all-electronic data-keeping environment.
Emerging Tech
Bipartisan Legislation to Boost U.S. Manufacturing Put Forward in Both Chambers
A U.S. chief manufacturing officer would be appointed to advise the president.
Emerging Tech
Watchdog to Review How Postal Inspectors Handle Cryptocurrency
Digital currencies have already been seized by the law enforcement arm in previous investigations.
Digital Government
Biden Commits to Investing ‘Closer to 2%’ of GDP in Science Research
The president referenced infrastructure, immigration, quantum computing and much more in his first formal press conference.
Emerging Tech
Army Pursues Innovative Wearables to Better Block Infantry from Traumatic Brain Injuries
Technologies with or readying for FDA approval could be considered.
Emerging Tech
Republican Lawmakers Push for Billions in Boosts to Science Agency Budgets
Their re-introduced bill also calls for a national S&T strategy—and new requirements, including a supply chain-tracking database.
Emerging Tech
Health Agencies Seek Face Mask Designs of the Future
Federal officials want innovators to reimagine the protective products.
Digital Government
At South by Southwest, DOT’s ‘Secretary Pete’ Points To Federal IT Priorities
He’d like to help make the 2020s ‘a turning point in the story of American transportation.’
Emerging Tech
Energy Commits $30 Million to Advance Quantum Tech at Its Nanoscale-Focused User Facilities
Other investments are also on the horizon, a federal official confirmed.
Emerging Tech