U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Consortium Releases Roadmap to Meet 30GW by 2030 Goal
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U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Consortium Releases Roadmap to Meet 30GW by 2030 Goal

A new report suggests that in order to reach the 30-gigawatt offshore wind energy target by 2030, the U.S. government needs to identify new locations and consider incentive mechanisms for supply chain development.

The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium published a supply chain roadmap as a preview to the full project summary that will be released in late winter, the Department of Energy said Monday.

The roadmap includes short-, medium- and long-term actions to secure offshore wind supply. To build its foundation, the consortium recommends convening working groups to study regional and holistic supply chain development. 

To gain momentum, major facilities need to be built and metrics for early-stage commercial-scale projects need to be established and evaluated. In the long run, the country must boost domestic production to fill manufacturing gaps, NOWRDC stated.

The study was led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and involves DOE, DNV, the Business Network for Offshore Wind, Maryland Energy Administration and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

“Developing our nation’s vast offshore wind resources will provide reliable clean energy to coastal communities and help us reach our climate goals. It also presents a significant opportunity to create tens of thousands of good-paying jobs and expand domestic manufacturing across the country,” said Alejandro Moreno, DOE’s acting assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy. “With the help of the roadmap laid out in this report, we can catalyze progress to realize this immense potential.”

DIU Launches Vendor Solicitation for Next Phase of HyCAT Project
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DIU Launches Vendor Solicitation for Next Phase of HyCAT Project

The Department of Defense has issued a second commercial solutions opening for its ongoing Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities project.

The notice posted by the Defense Innovation Unit stated that the CSO will focus on prototyping novel hypersonic technologies using the modular payload capability developed from HyCAT I, which was launched in September.

DIU is seeking companies that can deliver cost-effective, rapid and reusable hypersonic testing platforms, preferably with alternative guidance, navigation, control and communications systems. They should also feature propulsion capabilities such as air breathing and combined cycle functionalities.

Proposed technologies should support integration onto HyCAT I vehicles currently used by the DOD. They must be compatible with Mach 5+ aircraft, suitable for remote deployment and able to accommodate at least two payloads, among other requirements.

The CSO is open to local and international companies that can comply with International Traffic in Arms Regulations. The deadline for submission is on Feb. 6.

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Kevin Duvall Named Acting CTO, CIO at Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
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Kevin Duvall Named Acting CTO, CIO at Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health

Technology leader Kevin Duvall has joined the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health as acting chief technology officer and chief information officer, he said in a LinkedIn post Monday.

He will continue to serve as CTO and acting CIO at the Administration for Children and Families as he oversees efforts to build data infrastructure and advance technology initiatives at ARPA-H.

“Working in a dual capacity, both ACF and ARPA-H are developing and leading next-generation infrastructures to support the advancement of health and human services for the American people and beyond!” Duvall said in his post.

Duvall’s appointment comes as ARPA-H celebrates its first 100 days of operation.

In May 2022, Xavier Becerra, secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, formalized the creation of ARPA-H to drive innovation in the biomedical discipline.

Duvall previously served as acting chief data officer and deputy chief data officer at HHS. He also held information technology positions at the University of Virginia.

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House Lawmakers Present List of Questions to OSTP Over ‘Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights’
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House Lawmakers Present List of Questions to OSTP Over ‘Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights’

House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., have asked the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to respond to a list of 17 questions over its recently issued “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights.”

The lawmakers made the inquiry over concerns that the blueprint conflicts with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s draft Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework, which is expected to be finalized in early 2023.

Issues cited include the blueprint’s usage of an incongruous definition of AI and different principles on trustworthy AI, according to a Jan. 19 letter addressed to OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar, a previous Wash100 awardee.

OSTP outlined five principles under the blueprint that should be used as guidance in designing, deploying and using AI and other automated systems to protect the civil rights of U.S. citizens and democratic values. Principles include safe and effective systems, algorithmic discrimination protections and data privacy.

Lucas and Comer are asking whether OSTP coordinated with NIST and other federal agencies over the development of the blueprint and whether it conducted an iterative multistakeholder process to create the document.

The congressmen also questioned OSTP on whether it intends to promote the document as a model for federal, state and local governments and policy goals it had in mind when it released the blueprint.

They expect a response from the department by Jan. 31.

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Timothy Bishop Appointed Director of Army Space & Missile Defense CoE
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Timothy Bishop Appointed Director of Army Space & Missile Defense CoE

Timothy Bishop, former deputy program executive officer for the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation, has been appointed as the Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s director of the Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence.

In this role, he will be responsible for managing space and global ballistic missile defense doctrine and training, developments and decision support as well as the Training and Doctrine Command capability managers for space and high altitude strategic missile defense, the Space and Missile Defense School and the Army Personnel Development Office, the Army said on Monday.

In his previous role, Bishop oversaw a portfolio of fielded systems valued at over $2.65 billion in 125 locations and more than 335,000 training devices in 19 foreign nations. 

He will be promoted to tier II in the Department of Defense Senior Executive Service and will formally assume his new position on Feb. 12.

Established under the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, the Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence is tasked with building the nation’s space and missile defense forces.

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LaunchDarkly Feature Management Software Achieves FedRAMP Validation; Sara Mazer Quoted
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LaunchDarkly Feature Management Software Achieves FedRAMP Validation; Sara Mazer Quoted

LaunchDarkly has received FedRAMP authorization at the moderate impact level for its LaunchDarkly Federal feature management software.

Sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, this achievement reportedly makes the program the first feature management platform to earn FedRAMP validation, the Oakland, California-based company announced on Tuesday.

“The public sector is tasked with continuously improving their platforms and applications – often with strict regulations and requirements around their development,” emphasized LaunchDarkly Federal CTO Sara Mazer.

“With this authorization, U.S. government agencies and commercial partners can leverage LaunchDarkly’s market-leading technology to standardize low-risk releases, accelerate software deployments, and progressively deliver new functionality to production environments,” she added.

LaunchDarkly Federal enables government agencies to conduct targeted rollouts, enhance release experiences and deliver new technology to a high number of users while supporting both connected and disconnected operations at the enterprise level.

The FedRAMP validation will better position LaunchDarkly to aid federal agencies and their industry partners in migrating and modernizing applications while maintaining safety and control.

These services align with government commitments to adopt zero trust architectures and secure cloud services while continuing their DevSecOps modernization endeavors, including the continuous integration/continuous delivery strategy.

In May of last year, LaunchDarkly announced that the software supports HIPAA standards, which allows the company to enter into Business Associate Agreements with clients requiring compliance or handling protected health information.

LaunchDarkly has already been used within CMS as an infrastructure for their websites, mobile applications and software and to deploy a new header for the CMS Medicare Authenticated Experience.

The program has also been adopted by U.S. national parks, which use LaunchDarkly to manage their Recreation.gov website, and government credit unions, who use the program to control releases while maintaining secure infrastructure.

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SDA’s Layered Military Satellite Network Renamed as Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture; Derek Tournear Quoted
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SDA’s Layered Military Satellite Network Renamed as Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture; Derek Tournear Quoted

The Space Development Agency has renamed the National Defense Space Architecture as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture to better describe SDA’s mission to provide the joint warfighter with space-based capabilities in support of terrestrial missions through the creation, implementation and operation of a proliferated satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit.

The Space Force said Monday SDA continues to incorporate its space operations and acquisition functions into the national defense hybrid space enterprise, including proliferated LEO advancements to assist with end-to-end missile warning, tracking and missile defense missions.

SDA Director Derek Tournear said Air Force Secretary and three-time Wash100 awardee Frank Kendall as well as Frank Calvelli, assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisitions and integration, approved the name change for the agency’s layered satellite network. Breaking Defense reported this news.

Tournear, a previous Wash100 awardee, told the publication that SDA’s focus is “on proliferated” networks of satellites and efforts to quickly bring capabilities into the hands of warfighters.

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Leidos’ Mike Chagnon and Tim Freeman Take on New Roles in Leadership Reorganization
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Leidos’ Mike Chagnon and Tim Freeman Take on New Roles in Leadership Reorganization

Leidos has selected company veteran Mike Chagnon as deputy defense group president, a role he previously held before transitioning into the airborne solutions operations manager position in 2020.

Tim Freeman, formerly senior vice president for business development and strategy for Leidos subsidiary Dynetics, will succeed Chagnon as airborne solutions operations manager, the Reston, Virginia-based organization shared with ExecutiveGov on Tuesday.

“I am eager to assume the role of deputy group president to help the Defense Group achieve new heights in 2023 and beyond. I look forward to continuing to focus on supporting our customers’ critical missions by delivering innovative and transformative solutions across the enterprise,” Chagnon commented.

Chagnon has spent over three decades with Leidos, beginning as senior vice president and operations manager of the company’s Mission Systems Integration Operation, where he directed a large team focused on hardware and software development, systems engineering and integration, modeling and simulation and geospatial product development in support of command and control, maritime and live-virtual-constructive training systems.

In his earlier position as president of the former advanced solutions group, Chagnon supervised over 2,700 scientists and engineers and assisted with the creation of the Leidos Software Factory.

Freeman joined Leidos in 2018 as senior vice president of business development and strategy for the company’s defense sector.

“I am excited to be back with the Defense Group to lead one of the most dynamic teams in the company. With top-notch facilities and highly skilled workforce, this team delivers full-service aviation mission, support, integration, and maintenance capabilities,” said Freeman.

Prior to joining Leidos, Freeman held multiple leadership roles at Raytheon centered around profit and loss and business development responsibilities. During his time with the organization, he progressed upward into the role of business development executive, where he oversaw Raytheon IIS, Mission Support and Modernization, a product line valued at $1.2 billion annually.

Before entering the private sector, Freeman served in the U.S. Air Force for 27 years, where he held positions spanning engineering, flight testing, program management and acquisition.

Alongside these leadership changes, Tom Dove, the current deputy group president, will retire.

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DARPA Seeks Research Proposals for Liquid Mirror Tech Development Program
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DARPA Seeks Research Proposals for Liquid Mirror Tech Development Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is soliciting research proposals for a program that seeks to develop modeling tools, surface and field controls and structures aimed at facilitating the demonstration of scalable, tiltable and damage-resilient liquid mirrors to support future space and ground telescope systems.

The Zenith program is a research and development initiative composed of three phases that will run over a period of 50 months, according to a notice published Friday.

Per DARPA, respondents should be prepared to build modeling and simulation tools and numerical approximations to assess the hydrodynamic motion of a liquid material while under the electromagnetic field’s influence.

The agency is also interested in research proposals that seek to explore advances in the field of electromagnetic field control, optics, material science, optical devices or systems.

DARPA will accept abstracts through Feb. 3 and full proposals through March 16.

SEC Casts Net for Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Applications; Gary Gensler Quoted
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SEC Casts Net for Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Applications; Gary Gensler Quoted

The Securities and Exchange Commission is inviting members of the public to submit applications for appointment to an advisory committee that provides recommendations on regulations and policy matters related to small businesses.

Established by the SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016, the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee advises and consults with SEC on rules and policies relating to small business capital raising, trading and public reporting requirements, SEC said Friday.

Committee members include industry leaders, investors and advisers with experience working with early stage private businesses and small public companies.

The advisory group also includes the SEC’s Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and non-voting members appointed by the Small Business Administration, SEC’s Investor Advocate and the North American Securities Administrators Association.

“I look forward to working with the members of the Committee to continue to uphold the SEC’s mandate to facilitate capital formation for companies of all sizes, while ensuring investors are adequately protected,” said Gary Gensler, chairman of SEC.

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