The new NIST program aims to provide more objective AI model testing by evaluating systems on blind datasets using common metrics. […]

NOAA will migrate its operational weather prediction supercomputing system to Google Cloud through 2027, aiming to accelerate forecast model development and improve resilience. […]

Chris Fall’s departure marks the second leadership change at CAISI in three months as the Trump administration grapples with rapidly advancing frontier AI models. […]

Matheus Passos, the acting CTO at the Commerce Department, is empowering employees to build AI tools that can scale across the department. […]

The funding will support Bosch’s $2 billion investment to expand silicon carbide semiconductor manufacturing in California, strengthening domestic supply chains for automotive, energy, defense, and industrial applications. […]

The former Purdue engineering dean steps into the agency’s top role after Senate confirmation, pledging to accelerate U.S. technology innovation. […]

NIST plans an initial $20 million investment in the new center, which will work with industry to address manufacturing challenges that could slow commercialization of quantum technologies. […]

The federal watchdog says the agency has implemented just one of 11 priority recommendations, leaving key IT modernization, spectrum management, and broadband oversight efforts unfinished. […]

After identifying $55 million in IT savings through technology business management, a Commerce official says a new enterprise cost transparency dashboard could help triple that figure. […]

Commerce officials say the nine funding agreements aim to expand domestic quantum computing development and manufacturing as the United States seeks to strengthen its leadership in next-generation technologies. […]

The proposed federal investment would support efforts to expand U.S.-based quantum computing development and manufacturing as Washington pushes to strengthen domestic leadership in emerging technologies. […]

NIST’s latest PQC review round narrows the field of digital signature algorithms that could help agencies protect sensitive data before quantum computers can break today’s encryption. […]

The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) is using technology business management (TBM) practices to build a clearer picture of how IT dollars are spent across the agency. Total cost of ownership (TCO) models, benchmarking, and budget execution analysis have become key tools for improving transparency and informing budget decisions, officials said.  […]

The Department of Commerce is launching its single-view IT spending and cloud dashboard within the next two weeks, Andi Fisher-Colwill, director of business and administrative services at Commerce, announced Thursday.   […]

The Senate advanced Arvind Raman as the next director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and under secretary of commerce for standards and technology on Tuesday.  […]

The Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) said on Monday it will invest approximately $25 million in a new national competition aimed at upskilling American workers in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.  […]

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has launched a new website – Spectrum.gov – aimed at centralizing federal spectrum policy resources and advancing the U.S. push to lead global development of sixth-generation (6G) wireless technologies. […]

The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), a unit of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), announced on Tuesday new security testing agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI. […]

Chris Fall, who served as an Energy Department official in the first Trump administration, has been tapped to lead the Center for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Standards and Innovation (CAISI).   […]

Department of Commerce Acting Chief Technology Officer Matt Passos said the agency is deploying agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to support workforce productivity, enterprise coordination, and mission delivery, while emphasizing security and governance as central to adoption.   […]

The Department of Commerce said it is planning a $4.1 billion, 10-year cloud contract vehicle and will take a direct approach to working with major cloud providers, according to a recent procurement notice.  […]

A new online portal operated by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will streamline reviews of spectrum requests made by commercial space launch providers.  […]

The Department of Commerce announced Wednesday that it is now accepting proposals to deliver full-stack artificial intelligence (AI) technology packages to export to U.S. allies.   […]

George Forbes will serve as the chief information officer for the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, according to an announcement by Forbes on LinkedIn. […]

The National Weather Service (NWS) has awarded two contracts for its new cloud-based data and applications services, ushering in what the government calls “a new era of modernization for the nation’s weather agency.” […]

Arielle Roth, administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), announced plans to launch a new ‘6G Call to Action’ to rally U.S. allies around a shared approach to next-generation wireless networks. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) launched a collaborative effort today to test and measure artificial intelligence (AI) systems to speed AI deployment and adoption across the federal government.   […]

The Department of Commerce’s artificial intelligence (AI) exports program has advanced to the next phase: The agency announced Monday it is now accepting industry proposals.   […]

The Trump administration is delaying its planned guidance on how states can spend $21 billion in savings in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, the latest slowdown in the initiative designed to help underserved communities gain high-speed internet access. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is taking another step toward operationalizing its artificial intelligence (AI) safety agenda and is seeking companies that can host and run open-weight AI models for federal evaluation efforts.  […]