NSF Launches Program to Ensure Creation of Ethical Tech Jan 12, 2024 | 12:19 pm The National Science Foundation (NSF) this week launched a new $16 million program that seeks to ensure ethical, legal, community, and societal considerations are embedded in the lifecycle of technology’s creation and use. […]
NSF Taps Terry Carpenter to Serve as CIO, Creates new OCIO Jan 3, 2024 | 2:29 pm The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that it has tapped Terry Carpenter to serve as the agency’s new chief information officer (CIO) and chief technology officer (CTO), as part of a broader IT reorganization marked by the establishment of an independent Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). […]
NSF Names deBlanc-Knowles Special Assistant to Director for AI Dec 20, 2023 | 2:43 pm The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced the appointment of Tess deBlanc-Knowles to the position of special assistant to the director for AI, effective on Dec. 12. […]
NSF Issues Guidance for use of GenAI in Proposal Process Dec 19, 2023 | 1:11 pm In order to “maintain the integrity of its merit review process,” the National Science Foundation (NSF) has released new guidelines on the use of generative AI for both proposers and reviewers. […]
NSF Director, AI Experts Share AI EO Progress Report Dec 11, 2023 | 3:40 pm The National Science Foundation (NSF) is taking swift action to meet the requirements set forth by President Biden’s recent artificial intelligence executive order (EO), including by establishing four additional National AI Research Institutes and launching a pilot program to implement the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR). […]
NSF CDO Aronson Takes on CAIO Role Nov 24, 2023 | 1:47 pm Dorothy Aronson, the National Science Foundation’s current chief data officer (CDO) and former chief information officer (CIO), will also serve as the agency’s chief AI officer (CAIO), an NSF spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]
NSF Invests $19.6M in Emerging Research Institutions Oct 10, 2023 | 12:48 pm The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced the first-ever Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) investment of $19.6 million to nearly 50 teams at U.S. institutions of higher education. […]
House Oversight Probes Telework Rates, Hears Upside Stories Sep 15, 2023 | 9:26 am The House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee held a hearing Thursday probing into Federal agency telework and productivity rates, and heard mostly upbeat stories from agency leaders on how pandemic-era telework policies benefited their operations. […]
NSF Eyes $100M of Funding for Five new AI Research Institutes Sep 1, 2023 | 11:57 am The National Science Foundation (NSF) is looking to fund up to five new National AI Research Institutes that will specialize in AI for astronomical sciences, AI for discovery in materials research, and strengthening AI technologies, NSF wrote in a recent solicitation. […]
NSF Awards $29 Million Into Quantum Sensing Research Aug 25, 2023 | 10:21 am The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 18 university research teams across the country a total of $29 million to conduct research on quantum-scale sensors. […]
One Year After CHIPS and Science Act: NSF Leaders Share Progress Aug 22, 2023 | 3:56 pm It’s been one year since President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been busy implementing initiatives to safeguard the nation’s research ecosystem and to comply with the law’s research security provisions. […]
NSF Sets $38M in new Quantum Research Grants Aug 22, 2023 | 9:59 am The National Science Foundation (NSF) is providing $38 million in new funding to 22 higher education institutions to bolster research into quantum information science and engineering (QISE) aimed at outcome including the creation of sustainable energy and improving cybersecurity. […]
NSF Renews Funding for Cyber Workforce Development Projects Aug 1, 2023 | 3:05 pm The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program has renewed funding for seven academic institutions, providing more than $24 million over the next four years to support the development of a robust and resilient cybersecurity workforce. […]
Bicameral Bill Would Create a National AI Research Resource Jul 31, 2023 | 2:44 pm Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill on Friday that would create a Federal AI research infrastructure to give researchers and students access to the data and tools needed to create trustworthy AI. […]
NSF Invests $162 Million Into Material Science Research Jul 3, 2023 | 10:13 am The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $162 million into different institutions that will drive research into materials science to create “tangible benefits” for society. […]
NSF Launches $30M Program to Assess R&D Investments Jun 30, 2023 | 4:06 pm The National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a $30 million program to assess gains from research and development (R&D) related investments, and to predict how the U.S. could strategically fund future research in emerging technologies. […]
NSF Announces Semifinalists for Regional Tech R&D Jun 23, 2023 | 9:15 am The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced 34 semifinalists from across the nation last week for the first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines competition. […]
MeriTalk Q&A: NSF CIO Aronson on Opening ‘Hopper’ for Innovation Jun 20, 2023 | 11:57 am What’s it like to be the chief information officer (CIO) and chief data officer (CDO) at an agency whose core mission is supporting the advancement of science and engineering in just about every way possible that serves the national interest, and supporting a workforce that is among the most technologically sophisticated and curious imaginable in the public sector? […]
New NSF AI Funding Keys on Six Broad Research Themes May 4, 2023 | 2:46 pm The National Science Foundation’s $140 million of fresh funding announced today for seven new National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes will put top scientific and research focus on a diverse set of uses for artificial intelligence (AI) technology ranging from education, climate science, and cybersecurity. […]
House Science Committee Members Introduce Two DoE Partnership Bills May 1, 2023 | 1:30 pm Lawmakers of the House Science Committee introduced two pieces of legislation last week that would codify the Department of Energy’s (DoE) existing research partnerships with NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to better address critical science and technology challenges. […]
NSF Seeking Partners for Advanced Networking Systems Effort Apr 27, 2023 | 10:20 am The National Science Foundation (NSF) is looking for Federal government agencies and U.S.-based industry partners to help create one or more public-private partnerships to help develop some new advances in advanced networking systems. […]
Six Fed Agencies Working on ‘Open Knowledge Network’ Prototype Mar 28, 2023 | 2:07 pm The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and five other Federal government agencies have announcedcreation of a prototype version of an integrated data and knowledge infrastructure program that they say will form the basis of a far-reaching “open knowledge network.” […]
NSF Eyes $28M Funding for Open-Source Ecosystems Feb 7, 2023 | 10:50 am The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a solicitation for the development of new open-source ecosystems, with the potential for $28 million in funding awards. […]
NSF Switching up CIO Office; Aronson Shifts to Principal Advisor Feb 2, 2023 | 12:29 pm The National Science Foundation (NSF) is modifying the role of its chief information officer (CIO) and is looking to establish a new office – the Office of Business Information Technology (BIT) Services – that will be led by an individual who will serve as both the CIO and chief technology officer (CTO). […]
Biden Appoints New National Science Board Members Jan 17, 2023 | 2:08 pm President Biden on Jan. 13 made a new group of appointments to the National Science Board (NSB). […]
NSF Sets New AI Funding for Minority Serving Institutions Jan 4, 2023 | 2:56 pm The National Science Foundation (NSF) – in collaboration with six other Federal agencies – is looking to work with minority serving institutions to usher in further study and engagement on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies research. […]
Senators Urge NSF Encryption to Protect Citizen Data Dec 21, 2022 | 12:55 pm Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the National Science Foundation (NSF) in a Dec. 20 letter to secure Americans’ information within the National Secure Data Service (NSDS) platform using advanced encryption technology. […]
New & Next: Quantum Computing Awaiting ‘Big’ Breakthrough, Feds Say Dec 9, 2022 | 9:27 am The Federal government continues to invest heavily in quantum computing research to ensure the United States becomes the global innovation leader in this emerging discipline, however, the technology for applications is still largely unavailable as quantum research remains in the early stages, according to Federal quantum experts. […]
GAO Pokes OMB, NSF on Cyber Workforce Scholarship Management Oct 3, 2022 | 10:30 am The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report that the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) have plenty more work to do to tighten up the management side of the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program. […]
NSF Tech Leader: Don’t be Afraid to Fail Aug 18, 2022 | 10:17 am One of the Federal government’s foremost technology professionals has a message for innovators seeking to transform Federal organizations and systems: don’t be afraid to fail. […]