FTC Seeks Info on Cloud Computing Market’s Influence
FTC Seeks Info on Cloud Computing Market’s Influence
Cybersecurity
Collaboration Over Self-Preservation Highlighted in Latest Guide to Cyber Oversight
CISA Director Jen Easterly said that the updated cyber-risk oversight handbook aligns with the agency’s goal of “advancing corporate cyber responsibility.”
Emerging Tech
Soldiers Can Now Steer Robot Dogs With Brain Signals
A small sensor tucked neatly behind the ear allowed soldiers to mentally guide robotic quadrupeds.
CXO Briefing
IRS Taxpayer Advocate Says Congress Shortchanged IT Modernization Efforts
Lawmakers didn’t allocate the $80 billion provided to the IRS in the right way, claims National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, adding that IT modernization and taxpayer services aren’t getting the money they need.
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Advancing Zero Trust Readiness: What Federal Agencies Can Do to Move the Needle on Internal Practices
Traditional security models are not enough to protect federal networks, data and devices. Learn how public sector leaders can advance zero trust policies.
News
5 Foreign Nationals Tried to Ship U.S. Military Tech to Iran, Per Justice Indictments
The Departments of Justice and Treasury have taken coordinated actions against several foreign nationals for conspiracy to export sensitive military technology.
News
DHS and South Korea Sign Agreement for Emerging Tech Collaboration
The memorandum of understanding will help the U.S. and Republic of Korea share information and emerging technology to boost their security capabilities for cyber and other threats.
Emerging Tech
Emerging Technologies to Underpin Biden Plan for US Bioeconomy
Technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum sensing play a key role in the federal plan for a stronger U.S. biomanufacturing sector.
Emerging Tech
From ChatGPT-3.5 to ChatGPT-4: A Quantum Leap in Natural Language Processing and Multimodal Capabilities
New features allow the program to accomplish things that no computer ever could before.
CXO Briefing
OPM Gives Agencies Guidance for a New Program to Rotate Cybersecurity Employees Across Agencies
The guidance seeks to implement the Federal Rotation Cyber Workforce Program created by lawmakers last year as a way to foster new critical skills across government.
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4 Ways Data Visibility and Integration Are Aligning Government Missions
Agencies are exploring new methods of data governance that help them break down data silos, think innovatively, improve efficiency.
CXO Briefing
VA Is Hiring at a Record Rate. Employees Say It's Still Not Enough.
Nearly every VA employee thinks its facility is understaffed, according to a new survey, despite the department's unprecedented hiring spree.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Propose Civilian Cyber Reserve to Bolster DOD and DHS
The bipartisan package of two bills would address the government’s shortage of skilled cyber personnel by allowing DOD and DHS “to recruit qualified civilian cybersecurity personnel to serve in reserve capacities.”
Emerging Tech
Quantum Sensing Has ‘Critical’ Potential for Electrical Grid, Official Says
Quantum information technologies could be applied to the electrical grid for security and sustainability improvements.
Emerging Tech
‘Alarming Content’ from AI Chatbots Raises Child Safety Concerns, Senator Says
In a letter to the CEOs of five tech companies, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., criticized using kids and teenagers in the “social experiment” of generative AI testing.
CXO Briefing
3 Customer Experience Tips for Feds from Feds
Two professional customer experience experts offered advice for other practitioners across the federal ranks this month.
CXO Briefing
Public Sector Work Equals High Job Satisfaction
A new workforce survey reveals what employees love about the public sector, and what’s driving them away.
CXO Briefing
Public Trust in Government is Low. A Congressman Wants to Fix That With More White House Transparency.
Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., reintroduced bills regarding visitor logs and preservation of presidential records.
Cybersecurity
Senators Request Cyber Safety Analysis of Chinese-Owned DJI Drones
Lawmakers raised concerns that sensitive data could leak to adversaries through foreign-owned consumer technology.
Data
Treasury's System Tracking Federal Debt Still Needs Security Improvements, GAO Says
The watchdog found continued “information system control deficiencies,” despite Treasury’s progress on prior recommendations.
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