The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has established the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office, which will advance artificial intelligence research and policymaking across government, industry and academia, FedScoop reported Tuesday. “The National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office will be integral to the federal government’s AI efforts for …
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DoD Awards $197M in Microelectronics Tech Dev’t OTAs; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The Department of Defense has awarded $197.2M in other transaction agreements to four companies to pursue the development of microelectronics technologies.
Read More »Pentagon Awards $600M to Advance 5G Experimentation; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The Department of Defense has made $600M in awards to support 5G testing and experimentation projects with 15 companies at five U.S. military installations. “The Department of Defense is at the forefront of cutting edge 5G testing and experimentation, which will strengthen our Nation’s warfighting capabilities as well as U.S. economic competitiveness in this critical field,” said Michael Kratsios, acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and U.S. chief technology officer.
Read More »Six Companies Join Quantum Economic Development Consortium’s Steering Panel; Michael Kratsios Quoted
Boeing (NYSE: BA), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Google, ColdQuanta, QC Ware and Zapata Computing signed participation agreements to join the steering committee of a consortium tasked with advancing research in quantum information science and identifying standards, technology and workforce needs to support the emerging QIS-based industry.
Read More »OSTP, DOE Appoint 21 Members to National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Department of Energy has appointed 21 members of the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee (NQIAC), following President Trump's executive order that established the committee in August 2019, DOE said Friday. Charles Tahan, director of the National Quantum Coordination Office, will co-chair NQIAC with Kathryn Ann Moler, dean of research at Stanford University.
Read More »OSTP, NSF, DOE Announce $1B Investment to Set Up AI, Quantum Research Hubs; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation have announced that they will invest more than $1B to help build 12 research institutes focused on artificial intelligence and quantum information science.
Read More »Michael Kratsios Appointed Acting DoD Undersecretary for Research, Engineering
Michael Kratsios, U.S. chief technology officer and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, has been named acting undersecretary of research and engineering at the Department of Defense.
Read More »Michael Kratsios, US CTO, Named to 2020 Wash100 for Leading Federal Tech Policy Development
Executive Mosaic is honored to present Michael Kratsios, U.S. chief technology officer with the White House, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for driving artificial intelligence policy, federal integration and security practices.
Read More »DOE Earmarks Up to $625M for Quantum Info Science Research Centers; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The Department of Energy will award up to $625M over five years to support the establishment of as many as five centers to advance research in the field of quantum information science. "The National Quantum Initiative launched by the President, including these new research centers, leverages the combined strengths of academia, industry, and DOE laboratories to drive QIS breakthroughs,” said Michael Kratsios, U.S. chief technology officer and a 2019 Wash100 awardee.
Read More »DIU Approves Small Drones From Five Vendors for Federal Procurement; Michael Brown Quoted
The Defense Innovation Unit has announced that starting September, agencies can use the General Services Administration Schedule to buy from five companies small unmanned aerial systems that were made available through the Blue sUAS program.
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