The National Science Foundation (NSF) is partnering with the Department of Commerce (DoC) to build out a network that will train skilled workers for good-paying jobs needed in the semiconductor and microelectronics industry over the next decade.  […]

A bipartisan pair of representatives introduced the National Science Foundation (NSF) AI Education Act in the House last week, offering a companion to the Senate bill that was introduced earlier this year. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) on Friday announced its initial $5 million investment across five quantum pilot projects, taking the first steps toward creating the NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL). […]

National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan said on Friday that the United States must act now to invest in AI and quantum technologies in order to maintain its global tech advantage. […]

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted today to approve the Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with AI Act of 2023 (CREATE AI Act). […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) on Wednesday announced it launched a five-year $67 million investment establishing the Safeguarding the Entire Community of the U.S. Research Ecosystem (SECURE) Center. […]

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $35 million through its Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement (E-RISE RII) to boost research competitiveness, build partnerships across sectors, and create workforce development.  […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a new investment last week to advance privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) and promote their use to solve real-world problems. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced nearly $10 million in funding last week to foster diversity and inclusion within the AI research community. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) on Wednesday unveiled a new effort to assess the agency’s grant proposals for potential national security risks. […]

A new bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate seeks to boost education on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum science across the nation by authorizing the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award scholarships for higher education students. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is ahead of schedule in developing a new chatbot that will assist the research community in navigating NSF program websites and matching their ideas with current solicitations, according to a top agency official. […]

National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan urged Congress today to ramp up its investments in critical and emerging technologies, saying he is “extremely worried” the United States is slipping in the global race for technological leadership. […]

As National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan looks to the future of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot, he wants to ensure that a lack of resources doesn’t become a roadblock to AI innovation. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with the Department of Energy (DoE), today awarded 35 projects first-round access to the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot, which is a shared national infrastructure to support the AI research community. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is experimenting with AI to help its employees and closing in on the release of a new chatbot for the agency’s outside constituencies, NSF Chief Data Officer and AI Official (CAIO) Dorothy Aronson said this week. […]

The United States needs to ramp up its investments in critical and emerging technologies – such as semiconductors and AI – in order to keep pace in the global race for technological leadership, according to a new report from the National Science Foundation (NSF). […]

In response to President Biden’s AI executive order (EO), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DoE) have officially established a Research Coordination Network (RCN) dedicated to advancing privacy research. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is looking for industry insight on spectrum research and development (R&D) to help the White House create a new Federal plan on the technology, according to a recent request for information (RFI). […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) launched its National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot on Jan. 24, and already lawmakers and Feds are optimistic about the program’s ability to serve as a shared national infrastructure to support the AI research community and power responsible AI use. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced this week the establishment of the first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines), awarding 10 teams a potential $1.6 billion over the next decade. […]

Top Federal and industry IT experts said today that operationalizing AI at scale across the government requires leveraging existing governance frameworks, including President Biden’s recent AI executive order, to overcome hurdles with the emerging technology – like bias and transparency. […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) officially launched the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot today to serve as a shared national infrastructure to support the AI research community and power responsible AI use. […]

The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) today released a report, as mandated by Congress, that offers recommendations to ensure the long-term success of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) new Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP). […]

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. […]

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). […]

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.   […]

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.   […]

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). […]

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.   […]