Pacific Northwest National Laboratory — USASI news https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/companies/pacific-northwest-national-laboratory/ Dated, sourced news items in the USASI catalog that mention Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Independent project. Not a United States government website. en-us Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Microsoft commits to the Genesis Mission with a SPARK program office and four initial projects https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/news/microsoft-announces-genesis-mission-commitment-spark/ https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/news/microsoft-announces-genesis-mission-commitment-spark/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT policy On July 22, 2026 Microsoft announced a long-term commitment to the Department of Energy's Genesis Mission, centered on SPARK (Scientific Partnership Advancing Research & Knowledge), a new program office that Microsoft calls the single front door and coordination hub for Genesis Mission collaboration with the company. The commitment includes access to Microsoft Discovery, which Microsoft says is now generally available, and Microsoft says Azure capabilities will help extend DOE's American Science Cloud. Microsoft describes four of the first projects under the partnership, with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and Idaho National Laboratory, covering work from energy storage materials to nuclear licensing.