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US Semiconductor Manufacturing – Department of Commerce Announces Preliminary Terms with Wolfspeed and Edwards Vacuum
Strengthening U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing Through Strategic Agreements
The Department of Commerce recently agreed to preliminary terms with Wolfspeed and Edwards Vacuum to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. These agreements represent significant milestones under the CHIPS and Science Act,...
More Protection for Whistle-Blowers on Breaches of EU Law
MEPs have approved new rules to strengthen the protection of whistle-blowers across the EU. The rules are intended to protect and encourage reporting of breaches of EU law, give whistle-blowers the choice of reporting either internally or externally, and safeguard them against reprisals from...
US Semiconductor Manufacturing – Department of Commerce Announces Additional CHIPS Act Awards
The Department of Commerce has continued its push to boost US semiconductor supply chains with recent awards to two more companies: Infinera and Hemlock Semiconductor. Both companies have agreed to preliminary terms with Commerce to receive funding through the CHIPS and Science Act. This follows up...
SDA Seeks Industry Feedback on Various Tranche 3 PWSA Solicitations
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has issued multiple RFIs for Tranche 3 Tracking updates to the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), a layered network of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites that provides space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter. The T3 layer will update the...
Locked on Target
Covid-19 response has caused our public sector organizations to retrench and reload.
Now it’s time to lock in on the target.
Public organizations have begun defining their path to operations where our current response efforts are not temporary but have to be integrated and sustained.
This...
Tackling UK Modern Slavery – Dun & Bradstreet
The National Crime Agency revealed a 10-fold increase in the number of suspected modern slavery cases in 2018 across UK local authorities. The EU is actively pursuing policies to ensure better procurement decisions are made by businesses and the European Parliament is looking at EU-level rules on...
Scotland – Radical Changes to Local Government Funding Called For
“PFI contracts should be taken over by the Treasury as part of radical changes to local government funding,” according to a new report from Unison Scotland and the Jimmy Reid Foundation calling for a ‘fundamental review’ of local government funding to examine new and alternative sources...
Pioneering Space Innovation: New Government Efforts to Advance Space Technology
The U.S. government has recently unveiled three major initiatives that highlight its commitment to advancing space technology. These efforts, led by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and NASA, demonstrate how cutting-edge research and collaboration are driving...
Advanced Battery Technologies: Sandia National Labs, Argonne National Labs, and DOE Focus on Safety, Sustainability, and Design
The push for safer, more sustainable battery technology took three big steps forward this week with announcements from Sandia National Laboratories, the Department of Energy (DOE), and Argonne National Laboratory. As the demand for batteries—especially for electric vehicles (EVs)—continues to...
Augmented Reality Adversaries and Aids in the Air Force
“So far, augmented reality hasn’t worked outdoors or in dynamic environments,” Dan Robinson, founder and CEO of Red 6 said. “It does now.”
For the past three years, California-based company Red 6 has worked closely with the Air Force to mature its Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality...
Sweden’s Public Pension Fund Pot Stock!
Top Canadian marijuana stocks are being traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Sweden’s government-run AP7 pension fund first bought shares in Aurora Cannabis and Canopy Growth in 2018 – since then the ‘pot’ has soured. Why has Sweden’s government bought stock in Aurora Cannabis and...
Virtual Reality to Help Address Emotional Distress
Moth + Flame, a startup that combines artistic prowess with engineering excellence to produce immersive virtual reality content, is helping prepare military service members to aid peers in emotional distress. In support of the U.S. Air Force’s mission to prepare airmen for engaging someone in...
