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July 25, 2024

The Federal Transit Administration recently awarded the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) a $360,000 Innovative Coordinated Access & Mobility Program grant. Funding will be used for a two-year statewide mobility management pilot program that will expand mobility. The program will […]

July 25, 2024

The Department of Health and Human Services is restructuring its operations to more effectively prioritize the use of digital and emerging capabilities, including artificial intelligence. The department’s technology and data strategy approaches have traditionally been determined by three offices: the […]

July 19, 2024

Social Security offices are closed for the day due to the incident. It will be “time-consuming” for all affected systems to undo the damage because the process is manual, one expert says. Read More on FCW

July 9, 2024

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it had awarded contracts to nine companies support critical Global Positioning System infrastructure. The Complementary Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technology vendors will receive funding that will ultimately enable the DOT […]

July 8, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security took steps to bolster digital wallet technology development on Monday, announcing six startups the agency will partner with to help secure the privacy of travelers who are utilizing digital credentials. Credence ID, Hushmesh, Netis d.o.o., […]

July 8, 2024

Ann Dunkin has one of the coolest CIO gigs in government. Her job as the top tech official at the Department of Energy takes her to National Laboratories, nuclear security facilities, grid operations, supercomputing centers and more. Dunkin is a […]

July 5, 2024

Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and the more refined Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) are produced from MSW after recyclable materials have been removed. It is a renewable fuel, easy to transport and store, with a high calorific value, stable combustion, low […]

July 3, 2024

With AI surging, and more than 60 new governments set to take office and implement policy frameworks in 2024, we’ve arrived at an era-defining moment. Decision-makers have an opportunity to steer the course of AI and harness its impacts for […]

July 2, 2024

As telecommunications providers continue the shift towards multi-vendor, multi-cloud and cloud-native architectures, their operations are only become more and more complex. There is increasing need to scale their network operations and to see the return on their 5G investments. According […]

July 2, 2024

A waste-to-energy plant in Portsmouth, Va. closed over the weekend, meaning the area’s trash is now set to be sent to a local landfill. The Portsmouth plant in Southside Hampton Roads, formally known as Wheelabrator, is now closed and will […]

June 21, 2024

The new Procurement Co-Pilot brings data together from across the government — something that’s historically been difficult to do. Read More on FCW

June 20, 2024

Dynamic line rating (DLR) enables utilities to unlock up to 40% additional capacity from existing infrastructure, allowing grid operators to rapidly increase energy throughput. This capability is crucial in today’s energy landscape, where the proportion of renewable energy sources is […]

June 20, 2024

Some states, cities and utilities have begun to act on ambitious plans to prune back the gas pipeline system, with hopes to transition buildings onto clean energy. Massachusetts established a first-of-its-kind state office in March charged with navigating the process. […]

June 19, 2024

Building on a robust partnership anchored on managed network services for large enterprises and federal agencies, MetTel and Dell Technologies are launching a Laptop as-a-Service program to simplify device management without compromising on connectivity, performance or security. With 5G-connected AI […]

June 17, 2024

Bipartisan legislation that would study the Transportation Security Administration’s use of digital identification systems is headed to the House floor after making it through a key committee last week. During a House Homeland Security Committee markup on June 12, the […]

June 14, 2024

Nevada-based utility NV Energy said it plans to add more than 1 GW of capacity from both solar power and battery energy storage to its generation portfolio by the end of 2027. The company, which includes Las Vegas in its […]

June 13, 2024

Conventional wastewater treatment in many regions consists of three distinct phases: primary, secondary, and tertiary. The primary treatment involves the mechanical removal of solids by sedimentation or flotation and is followed by a secondary treatment which removes organic matter through […]

June 13, 2024

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently unveiled the Aviation Economic Impact Calculator that will allow airports to view the economic impact of potential facility updates and activities. The tool will allow the state’s 120 public-use airports to calculate updated impacts […]

June 12, 2024

The numbers of United States internet users increased by about 13 million between 2021 to 2023, according to new numbers from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)’s Internet Use Survey. That increase is the largest one since the 2015-2017 […]

June 12, 2024

5G is forecast to reach 55% of the total mobile connections in Latin America by 2030, up from a current penetration of around 5%, according to a recent report by telecom association GSMA. By 2025, 5G technology will account for […]