The Department of Energy and the National Reactor Innovation Center have opened applications for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, signaling an effort to accelerate private sector deployment of advanced nuclear technologies through
The Federal Communications Commission has provided additional spectrum bandwidths for commercial space communications under the provisions of the Launch Communications Act, or LCA, passed on Sept. 26. The bandwidths include the 2360–2395
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Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., have introduced the Trustworthy by Design Artificial Intelligence Act, which seeks to establish best practice guidelines for federal agencies’s efforts to develop AI
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The Aerospace Industries Association has posted key recommendations for changes in export controls that take into consideration progress and advancements in space technology. The trade organization said in comments submitted to the
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The Office of the National Cyber Director has published an Energy Modernization Cybersecurity Implementation Plan outlining the federal government’s initiatives to achieve a more secure energy ecosystem. The EMCIP provides a roadmap
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The Department of Energy has selected three microelectronics science research centers for funding grants of $179 million to help them enhance microelectronics’ energy efficiency and create new chips for extreme environments. The
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Samsung Electronics, Amkor Technology and Texas Instruments have secured new funding to increase semiconductor production in the United States. The grants are part of the CHIPS Incentives Program’s funding opportunity for commercial
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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
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The Department of the Treasury has published a report that identifies the risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector and recommendations on how to mitigate them. The
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Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has recommended that the 2360–2395 megahertz band be reallocated as an additional spectrum for space launch communications. Issued on Thursday, the FCC head’s report and order
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The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory a potential $3 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research and development support on U.S. missile defense systems. Under the follow-on contract,
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