Cybersecurity
Auditors Uncover Tens of Thousands of Critical Security Gaps At Energy Facilities
The review, which included locations operated by the National Nuclear Security Administration, revealed multiple cybersecurity weaknesses recurring year after year.
Cybersecurity
Senate Committee Approves $250 Million to Fund the Electric Grid Security
The PROTECT Act would create a federal grant program to help small utility companies improve their digital defenses.
Emerging Tech
Energy to Fund Millions for Projects to Revamp Recycling
Approximately $24 million will be invested in total.
Cybersecurity
The Energy Department Is Transforming a Cyber Competition into a Hiring Tool
Top down leadership and a dedicated national lab team are helping the department embrace a new approach to closing the workforce gap.
Emerging Tech
House Committee Votes to Increase Funding for Energy’s DARPA by $2.9B
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee moved a bill to reauthorize ARPA-E with additional funding, as well as new restrictions and oversight.
Artificial Intelligence
Argonne Team Looks to Insect Brains as Models for Computer Chip Innovation
It’s the latest buzz in artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence
Energy to Launch $5.5M Artificial Intelligence Research Center
Researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and the Georgia Institute of Technology will join forces to address AI challenges through co-design.
Emerging Tech
Energy to Fund Critical Infrastructure Projects for Native American Communities
Formal applications will open by November’s end.
Emerging Tech
Energy Opens Nominations to National Quantum Advisory Committee
The deadline for submissions is Oct. 4
Podcasts
Critical Update: How Hackers Get Stuck In HADES
For the fourth season of Critical Update, the Nextgov team is diving into the latest developments in cybersecurity, beginning with the world’s biggest honeypot.
Artificial Intelligence
Energy Unveils Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office
The new office will synchronize all departmentwide AI activities, facilitate partnerships and accelerate the delivery of AI capabilities.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Work to Embrace—and Secure—the Internet of Things
Inside officials shared their lessons learned and concerns around the evolving connectivity.
Cybersecurity
Agencies, Industry Take Creative Approaches to Cyber Recruitment
Federal officials and executives shared how they’re rethinking the credentials and experience of cyber recruits.
Emerging Tech
New Rule Will Let Energy’s Labs Show Off Latest Tech To Attract Industry
The Energy Department has a mandate to push new technologies into the private sector. A new rule allows the labs to hold demos to get industry excited.
Emerging Tech
Energy Department’s New Innovation Center Will Be a Testbed for New Reactor Tech
The National Reactor Innovation Center will bring all stakeholders together to build and test—and ultimately field—new ideas in nuclear energy production.
Cybersecurity
Energy is Updating Its Cyber Posture Assessment Tool
The Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model helps organizations in government and industry assess how their cyber defenses stack up against established standards.
Cybersecurity
Energy Department Never Blacklists Risky Nuclear Tech Vendors, GAO Says
The process is too time-consuming and narrow to be effective, according to officials at the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Emerging Tech
Nuclear Security Agency Turns to $600M Supercomputer for Weapons Readiness and Advancements
Cray will build El Capitan, an exascale high-performance supercomputer, to manage the nation’s nuclear stockpile.
Emerging Tech
Air Force and Oak Ridge Get Supercomputer for Better Weather Forecasts
The $25 million contract will provide a system that supports the military’s complex weather prediction workloads.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog Uncovers Cyber Gaps at Radioactive Waste Facility
The Energy Department failed to secure the site in line with federal cyber standards.
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