NSF Looks to Create New Strategic Computing Plan
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is looking for feedback on the nation’s high-performance computing resources as the agency develops a new National Strategic Computing Initiative. Responses are...
View ArticleNSF-Funded Research Develops AI-Driven Packing Robot
Rutgers University computer scientists funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) have leveraged artificial intelligence to develop a robotic arm that can package boxes. The team created software...
View ArticleSkipping Generations, Buying in Key to AI Deployment
In paving the way for artificial intelligence (AI) deployment, agencies are still attempting to catch up to modern technology, and National Science Foundation CIO Dorothy Aronson said that skipping...
View ArticleNSF Workshop Aims at Using AI to Boost Spectrum Capabilities
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced it will hold a workshop next month that will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) applications to improve wireless spectrum efficiencies. In a Federal...
View ArticleHow Birds Are Making a “Landing” in Robotic Technology
A team of Stanford University scientists, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), are turning to birds to help them learn how to develop machines that can land like the feathered animals,...
View ArticleResearchers Develop Cloud-Vetting System to Bolster Mobile App Security
Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and Ohio State University, with National Science Foundation (NSF) funding, developed an automated system to vet cloud servers and software library...
View ArticleWhat the Hail? Facial Rec Tech, AI Tested for Storm Predictions
Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) – a research and development center funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) – found that facial recognition systems can help...
View ArticleHow Supercomputing Helps Scientists Understand Galaxy Formation
A group of scientists has leveraged supercomputing technology to create simulations of the universe in order to understand galaxy evolution. The team of University of Arizona scientists, with the help...
View ArticleDARPA’s Spectrum Platform Heading to NSF for National Wireless R&D
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced that its Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) platform, Colosseum, will be transferred to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for...
View ArticleNSF Appoints Martonosi to Head CISE
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has appointed Dr. Margaret Martonosi to lead the agency’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE). CISE supports research in...
View ArticleNSF Sets AI Research Program Expected to Award $120M in Grants
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the launch of its National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes (NAIRI) program that is expected to award $120 million of grant funding over...
View ArticleInteragency Sharing of Datasets Faces Snags, NSF CIO Says
The process of sharing datasets across Federal agencies is a complex one, and one Federal expert said today that pre-existing rules governing already-collected data can hinder interagency sharing...
View ArticleRPA Should be Treated as Software Management Project, Official Suggests
When thinking about robotic process automation (RPA), one might imagine advanced robotics assuming job functions alongside Tony Stark (of Marvel Comics Iron Man fame) in a lab, but the National Science...
View ArticleFormer Google CEO Pitches ‘National Research Cloud’ at Hill Hearing
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt urged lawmakers on Jan. 29 to consider action on several steps the U.S. could take to extend its technological leadership in the world and fend off tech competition from...
View ArticleFederal CIOs and Tech Teams Bring Home FITARA Awards
Last night, five Federal agency CIOs and their senior staff members brought home awards and well-earned praise for raising their Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Scorecard...
View ArticleNSF Official Emphasizes Importance of Cloud-Native Apps
Chezian Sivagnanam, chief enterprise architect at the National Science Foundation (NSF), stressed the importance of moving the Federal government to cloud-native applications, during a presentation...
View ArticleNSF Hires First Research Security Chief
The National Science Foundation (NSF) said today it hired the agency’s first research security chief, Rebecca Spyke Keiser, who will oversee NSF’s strategy and policy for securing Federally funded...
View ArticleSenate Passes Stimulus – Agencies’ Top-Line Budgets Swell
The $2 trillion measure approved by the Senate last night to help stimulate the flagging U.S. economy and respond to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic will provide hefty increases to the budgets of...
View ArticleGAO Reviews Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements of 17 Agencies
A majority of Federal agencies selected for review by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have fully addressed their electronic recordkeeping requirements, according to a new report. The Federal...
View ArticleDirector of OSTP to Serve as Acting NSF Director
The White House appointed Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Kelvin Droegemeier to replace France Córdova as acting director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)....
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