TerraPower and X-energy will each receive an initial $80M award to build and demonstrate advanced nuclear reactors under cost-shared partnership agreements with the Department of Energy....
Contract spending across civilian government agencies increased to $228B during fiscal year 2020, Bloomberg Government reported Tuesday. BGOV data shows the amount represents a 17 percent rise from approximately $194B in FY 2019....
Boeing (NYSE: BA), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Google, ColdQuanta, QC Ware and Zapata Computing signed participation agreements to join the steering committee of a consortium tasked with advancing research in quantum information science and identifying standards, technology and workforce needs to support the emerging QIS-based industry....
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation have announced that they will invest more than $1B to help build 12 research institutes focused on artificial intelligence and quantum information science....
Mark Peters, director of Idaho National Laboratory, will join Battelle as executive vice president for laboratory operations. Peters will work with INL and other national labs within Battelle’s portfolio to advance science and technology initiatives and facilitate community engagement and operations, the lab announced Thursday....
The office responsible for the Department of Energy's environmental management functions is seeking feedback on a draft request for proposals for a potential 10-year, $8.3B covering cleanup services at the Oak Ridge Reservation site in Tennessee....
The Department of Energy’s artificial intelligence and technology office and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) have established a consortium to advance the development of AI-based tools to enable first responders to better respond to natural disasters and help them save lives and protect property....
The Department of Energy is looking for potential sources of environmental remediation services at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina to support the National Nuclear Security Administration's site cleanup and modernization programs. ...
Constellis has won several contracts since its restructuring in late March. Key contract wins include a $198M task order to provide security operations support for the Department of Defense at Camp Buehring and Camp Arifjan in Kuwait; a $75M contract for security, counterterrorism, fire protection and mail room services at the Lake City Army Am...
The Senate voted 86-14 Thursday to pass a $740.5B defense policy bill for fiscal year 2021, The Hill reported....
