The Department of Commerce has awarded SK Hynix $458 million in direct funding for the company’s project to build an advanced memory packaging plant in West Lafayette, Indiana. The funding will support
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded ASTM International $15 million in funding to establish the new Standardization Center of Excellence. The center will support U.S. engagement in international standardization
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The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is collaborating with the Department of Energy laboratories to build a new data-streaming pipeline that would allow researchers to analyze data in real time. The project aims
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The U.S. Army has selected five companies to conduct performance demonstrations for its Self-Propelled Howitzer Modernization program. American Rheinmetall Vehicles, BAE BOFORS, Hanwha Defense USA, General Dynamics Land Systems and Elbit Systems
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The Defense Intelligence Agency’s artificial intelligence-powered intel database on foreign militaries will soon be authorized to run on the Pentagon’s classified network. The Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System, a.k.a. MARS, is scheduled to
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Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., have introduced the AI Grand Challenges Act, which would require the National Science Foundation to hold prize competitions for artificial intelligence innovations. The legislation
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Telos Corporation has opened 12 new sites for the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck program, which allows enrolled travelers expedited screening through airport security. The new enrollment centers in California, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi,
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The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has selected four startups to develop synthetic data generation capabilities for protecting privacy and mitigating security threats. Betterdata, DataCebo, MOSTLY AI and Rockfish
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The National Science Foundation has awarded over $6 million in research funding across seven projects to advance digital twin technologies for biomedical applications. The grants will help develop mathematical models for virtual
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President Joe Biden has signed into law the Building Chips in America Act of 2023, which seeks to simplify the national government’s permitting procedures for microchip manufacturing projects. The legislation intends to
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The Federal Acquisition Service should closely scrutinize pricing when consolidating multiple award schedule contracts to secure the lowest cost for government agencies, according to the General Services Administration’s Office of Inspector General.
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