The National Science Foundation (NSF) is awarding up to $12 million to support cyberinfrastructure. The foundation seeks to advance scientific discovery and innovation through its Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) program. The NSF anticipates funding between 12 and 20 projects across four distinct program areas: Usable and Collaborative Security for Science (UCSS): Awards of up to […]
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed Senate Bill 26 (SB26), creating a path to reinvest tax revenue from within the downtown sports district into funding for a renovation of the Salt Palace Convention Center and other downtown revitalizations. The project, expected to cost a combined $1 billion, will receive most of its funds through enabling […]
America’s roads, bridges and highways, both urban and rural, represent a major driver of economic growth and connectivity throughout the nation. However, portions of the country’s transportation system are aging, resulting in poor road conditions, safety concerns, costly car repairs for drivers and inefficiencies that hinder truck and freight movement. According to an analysis from […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is looking to reduce regulations on a major sector of the economy. The agency recently launched what Chairman Brendan Carr calls a “massive, new deregulatory initiative” aimed at eliminating unnecessary rules and regulations, and it is seeking public input on every FCC rule that could be eliminated to reduce regulatory […]
Municipalities across New York are asking the governor for predictable funding increases to address local fiscal challenges. In a letter sent to state leadership on March 7, nearly 400 mayors and local officials organized under the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM) praised the first increase in unrestricted municipal aid in […]
Top Texas officials have banded together to launch a group dedicated to advancing and innovating development on the Texas energy grid. The Houston-based Texas Reliability Coalition (TRC) is a public-private partnership determined to implement cutting-edge technologies, policies and strategies to improve and strengthen the grid’s infrastructure and reliability. On Feb. 13, the Electric Reliability Council […]
Although I’ve been involved in government for most of my adult life, I’ve never experienced a more disruptive environment than the one we are dealing with now. America, as we know it, will eventually get back to some degree of normalcy, but until that happens, the government marketplace is a scary environment for business leaders. […]