FERC Asks Energy Sector to Report Huawei, ZTE Usage
FERC Asks Energy Sector to Report Huawei, ZTE Usage
Emerging Tech
Agencies Should Consider the Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence
Officials pushed agencies to examine the trade-offs—both positive and negative—as they adopt emerging technologies.
IT Modernization
Bill to Make 988 the Nationwide Suicide Prevention Hotline Heads to the President’s Desk
The Federal Communications Commission is laying the groundwork to launch by mid-2022.
Cybersecurity
Audit: HUD Doesn’t Ensure Sensitive Data It Shares Is Secure
A Government Accountability Office pointed to high turnover rates for top privacy and IT security officials as a reason for the agency's poor performance.
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How Inter-Annotator Agreement Drives Confidence in Federal AI
When it comes to visual data, artificial intelligence is very good – but it isn’t perfect yet.
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Why You're Getting So Many Political Text Messages Right Now
Campaigns get more than just your money.
Emerging Tech
After Decision Upholding FCC’s 5G Rules, Cities Now Weighing Appeal
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals largely upheld FCC rules limiting local government’s ability to regulate 5G infrastructure and cap fees. Cities involved in the case have until Sept. 28 to file an appeal, but some experts say the ruling wasn’t all bad.
Ideas
On TikTok, the Trump Administration Is Adopting China’s Own Vision for the Internet
Until recently, the United States has been a staunch opponent of data localization laws.
Cybersecurity
Government Employees May Need to Update Threat Hunting Perspectives
As Congress considers expanding threat hunting programs into the private sector, a majority of federal workers surveyed last year didn’t seem to have a clue about such efforts within their own agencies.
Emerging Tech
Hurd, Kelly Introduce Resolution to Encourage Governmentwide Vision of Artificial Intelligence
The resolution urges lawmakers to pass legislation to encourage federal agencies to develop innovative artificial intelligence tools.
Emerging Tech
House Bill Proposes Millions to Build U.S. Quantum Network Infrastructure
The legislation would establish an Energy Department-led “research, development and demonstration program.”
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The Benefits to Multi-Cloud
Moving to cloud means different things to different people, but no matter how it is done, the end goal is the same – creating a different operational model that finds new efficiencies, enables automation and allows data to be accessed anytime, anywhere.
Emerging Tech
Program Under Defense Innovation Unit Is Launching a New Consortium
The Institute for Nascent Innovations will look to identify and solve unseen issues in emerging crises.
Ideas
The Need for Unified Data Protection in the U.S.
Innovative businesses should be fighting to get federal privacy legislation to get the most out of data while simultaneously protecting customer information.
Data
IG Finds ‘Significant Inaccuracies’ in Federal Acquisition Service’s Reporting of Small Business Contracts
This resulted from issues with the GSA-managed federal procurement data system.
Cybersecurity
CISA Orders Immediate Action to Fix Vulnerability in Windows Directory
The agency has seen code designed to exploit the vulnerability in a system used to permit access to network resources.
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Teens Want COVID-19 Advice that Gives Them Safe Ways to Socialize – Not Just Rules for What They Can’t Do
As the pandemic continues, public health messaging will have to help young people find ways to socialize safely and speak to them in their language and on their platforms.
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Good Nutrition Can Contribute to Keeping COVID-19 and Other Diseases Away
Many Americans don’t consume nearly enough of the essential nutrients our bodies need to function properly.
Cybersecurity
Commerce Department to Bar TikTok, WeChat from U.S. App Stores
The Commerce Department announced a list of prohibitions meant to protect U.S. national security against the two Chinese-owned apps.
IT Modernization
Survey: Most Teleworking Federal Employees Expect to Remain Home for At Least Six More Months
Many more feds say COVID-19 is having little impact on operations than at pandemic outset.
Cybersecurity
How Good Is Your Phishing Training? NIST Launched a Tool to Figure That Out.
Researchers are looking to pool more data from outside organizations to further refine it.
Data