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Riverside Research Added to NSF-led Consortium for Hardware Security

Riverside Research was added to a National Science Foundation-led consortium that works to drive hardware security development through cross-sector partnerships. The not-for-profit organization said Wednesday its membership in the Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust or CHEST Consortium allows it to support programs of the Air Force Research Laboratory, whose work spans […] More

by Nichols Martin January 13, 2022, 11:58 am
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in Cybersecurity News, News

Zscaler’s Stephen Kovac Highlights Need to Focus on Cyber Scores in 12th FITARA Scorecard

The House Oversight and Reform Committee’s government operations subpanel released the 12th iteration of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard and Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government and head of corporate compliance at Zscaler, said federal agencies should focus on improving cyber scores in the latest FITARA scorecard. “We should be laser […] More

by Jane Edwards July 30, 2021, 5:27 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

NSF, OSTP Seek Info on AI Research Infrastructure Roadmap

The National Science Foundation and the Office of Science and Technology Policy seek public input to inform the creation of a Congressionally-mandated infrastructure roadmap for artificial intelligence research. The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force’s future roadmap would guide the development of an infrastructure where researchers and students would be able to access data […] More

by Nichols Martin July 28, 2021, 11:46 am
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in Government Technology, News, Wash100

Joshua Marcuse, Head of Strategy and Innovation for Google Global Public Sector, Wins 2021 Wash100 Award for Leading Digital Transformation Efforts; Forming Key Partnerships

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Joshua Marcuse, head of strategy and innovation for Google Cloud's global public sector business, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for his leadership and efforts to advance digital transformation, tech capabilities and drive industry partnerships. This marks Joshua Marcuse's second consecutive Wash100 Award.

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by William McCormick April 5, 2021, 10:23 am
in News

LMI Expands Research Collaboration With Howard University; Doug Wagoner Quoted

LMI has agreed to expand its partnership with Howard University and help it pursue academic research that supports the needs of the company's government customers. The company said Monday it will provide funds, mentorship and customer engagements in support of Howard University, which has been receiving LMI's help since 2005.

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by Nichols Martin March 23, 2021, 5:56 am
in Government Technology, News

NSF, Amazon Announce Second Round of Research Projects Under ‘Program on Fairness AI’

The National Science Foundation and Amazon partnered to fund the latest batch of research projects as part of a program that seeks to promote the development of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems and help mitigate bias in AI platforms, Nextgov reported Thursday.

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by Jane Edwards February 19, 2021, 6:22 am
in News

NSF Makes 11 Research Project Grants Under Amazon-Backed Fairness in AI Program

The National Science Foundation has awarded grants to nine universities to fund 11 research projects under the Program on Fairness in Artificial Intelligence, which was launched in partnership with Amazon to help ensure AI systems are accountable, beneficial to all, fair, inclusive and transparent.

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by Christine Thropp February 12, 2021, 5:18 am
in News

HPE to Build Supercomputer for Nat’l Center for Atmospheric Research’s Weather, Geoscience Studies

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has received a $35 million contract to construct a supercomputer designed to support the National Center for Atmospheric Research's geoscience and meteorology studies including weather prediction activities.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers January 28, 2021, 7:26 am
in News

Google Cloud to Host Rubin Observatory’s Interim Astronomical Data Repository; Mike Daniels Quoted

A National Science Foundation-managed observatory has chosen Google to provide an interim cloud environment that will host astronomical data ahead of the telescope's scheduled commencement of operations in 2023.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers December 8, 2020, 6:06 am
in Government Technology, News

COVID-19 HPC Consortium to Identify Near-Term Therapies for Patients Under Phase 2

The COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium has entered into the second phase of operation to focus on research projects that seek to identify near-term treatments to help improve patient outcomes within the next six months.

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by Jane Edwards November 17, 2020, 4:31 am
in Government Technology, News

Accenture’s Kristen Vaughan, Britaini Carroll: Agencies Should Upskill Federal Workers for Human-AI Collaboration

Kristen Vaughan and Britaini Carroll of Accenture Federal Services wrote in a Nextgov article published Wednesday that the federal government should prioritize reskilling the workforce to prepare them to work in tandem with artificial intelligence-based platforms.

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by Jane Edwards August 20, 2020, 2:23 am
in News

ASTRA Builds Info System for NSF-Funded Grid Resiliency Project

Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates has built an information system as part of a National Science Foundation-backed project that aims to increase the resiliency of power grid infrastructure to the effects of space weather.

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by Matthew Nelson July 16, 2020, 9:04 am