A task force co-chaired by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation has released its final report on the establishment of a national infrastructure that would expand access to computational resources, educational tools and data for artificial intelligence researchers and students. The National Artif...
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a bipartisan bill that will allocate $54.2 billion in total funding to support U.S. semiconductor research and development, manufacturing and workforce development to create jobs and secure the domestic chip supply. The CHIPS and Science Act will provide a 25 percent investment tax credit for spending o...
The National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy have asked the public to comment on a plan to implement a research infrastructure that would provide artificial intelligence researchers access to computing resources, educational tools, high-quality data and user support. The National Artificial Intelligence...
The Biden administration has created a new task force to work on a roadmap meant to expand access to research tools to advance innovation in the field of artificial intelligence. The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force, which was created in accordance with the National AI Initiative Act of 2020, will act as a...
Bollinger Shipyards has bought the Houma, Louisiana-based shipyard division of Gulf Island Fabrication (Nasdaq: GIFI) for approximately $28.6 million in a move to expand construction or repair work in the military and commercial shipbuilding markets. The deal includes a 437-acre waterfront facility, four drydocks and existing contracts to build vess...
Joshua Marcuse, head of Strategy and Innovation for Google’s global public sector business, has received his second consecutive Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), as a part of the 2021 recipients for his leadership and efforts to advance digital transformation, tech capabilities and drive indus...
President Joe Biden has ordered federal agencies to work with the government’s COVID-19 response coordinator in efforts to collect, publish and share pandemic-related data and address disinformation or misinformation campaigns regarding the public health crisis. The executive order calls for the modernization of infrastructure that can support...
The National Science Foundation has asked the commercial, government, academic and nonprofit sectors to suggest research topics for inclusion in the agency's fiscal 2022 Convergence Accelerator program. NSF will accept ideas until Nov. 9....
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....
Four lawmakers have proposed a bicameral bill to strengthen U.S. scientific and technological edge through increased investments in the development and commercialization of emerging technologies. The bipartisan Endless Frontier Act would change the name of the National Science Foundation to National Science and Technology Foundation and create a tec...
