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Open Source Oak Ridge Graph Analytics for Medical Innovation Receives R&D 100 Award
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have received seven R&D 100 Awards in recognition of their significant advancements in science and technology. The honorees were recognized on Nov. 3 at the 54th annual R&D 100 Conference, sponsored by R&D Magazine. The awards, known as the "Oscars of Invention," honor innovative breakthroughs in materials science, biomedicine, consumer products and more from academia, industry and government-sponsored research agencies. This year's seven honors bring ORNL's total of R&D 100 awards to 200 since their inception in 1963...
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Smart Meters Highlighted In Updated NIST Smart Grid Standards
Over the past few years, the federal government has devoted billions of dollars to help improve the nation’s energy grid. As we move toward an interoperable smart grid, the grid’s standards are changing as rapidly as its associated technology...
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U.S. Publishes New “Open Data Action Plan,” Announces New Data Releases
On the one year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s historic executive order to open up more government data, U.S. chief information officer Steven VanRoekel and U.S. chief technology officer Todd Park described “continued progress and plans for open government data” at the WhiteHouse.gov blog....
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VA Begins Process To Remove Official At Center Of FedBid Scandal
Less than a week after the Energy Department withdrew an offer of employment to Susan Taylor, the Veterans Health Administration’s deputy chief procurement officer at the center of a procurement scandal involving FedBid, the VA announced Monday it has started the formal process of removing Taylor from her position at the agency...
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Why The Government Is Probably About To Go On A Spending Spree
Agencies didn’t always save the bulk of their spending for September, but that’s how it has worked out recently – and this year, the pattern is especially pronounced, according to an analysis by Deltek...
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