NIST unveils new leadership team to drive semiconductor innovation
NIST unveils new leadership team to drive semiconductor innovation
Data
Worried that your TV is listening to you? IARPA wants to safeguard your voice
The intelligence community’s research agency wants to develop technology to anonymize voices recorded by electronic devices and help safeguard privacy.
IT Modernization
As disability claims mount, VA needs to ramp up automation, lawmakers say
The Department of Veterans Affairs needs to rely on more advanced automation tools in its processing of veterans’ benefits to meet an expected “tidal wave” of PACT Act-related claims.
Data
Can a chief data officer reignite federal data strategy?
Tech think tank ITIF wants the White House to revive the Trump-era Federal Data Strategy, which it says has “stalled” with a lack of leadership support.
Ideas
Listen to your talent — leverage technology for classified
An existing program that supports remote classified work could help solve an ongoing talent retention challenge for Gen Z feds.
IT Modernization
TSP participants sue agency over ‘botched’ recordkeeper transition
A class action lawsuit filed last week alleges that the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program repeatedly failed to pay out participants’ withdrawal and loan requests for months following the transition to a new recordkeeping vendor.
Emerging Tech
DHS spearheads effort to develop next-gen emergency response vehicle
Officials held up the H2Rescue as an example of sustainable, emerging technologies that can be developed and deployed by leveraging interagency and public-private partnerships.
CXO Briefing
How DISA plans to use its workforce to combat China and global adversaries
The Defense Information Systems Agency’s Workforce 2025 framework is designed to help the agency attract and retain a workforce that “adapts to the ever-changing landscape of IT and cyberspace.”
Ideas
How AI could take over elections—and undermine democracy
Artificial intelligence could manipulate the masses.
Emerging Tech
Emerging tech, misinformation dominate May transatlantic council talks
The Transatlantic Technology and Trade Council spent last week laying groundwork for unified action on new technologies worldwide.
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The Case For Managed Print Services In Federal Agencies
As federal leaders search for solutions to maximize productivity, they can begin to look toward leveraging managed print services (MPS).
Policy
Agencies issue rule to ban TikTok on contractor devices
The interim rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation to include a ban on the use of TikTok by government contractors and vendors.
Emerging Tech
NASA puts error data to use to speed up tsunami detection
The nation’s space agency is leveraging emerging technologies that could potentially provide up to an hour of advance notice of an incoming tsunami to coastal communities.
Cybersecurity
U.S., South Korean agencies warn of state-sponsored spearphishing
The North Korea-affiliated group Kimsuky’s email attacks targeted research and media organizations.
IT Modernization
Login.gov is still 'vital' despite setbacks, GSA official says
In a Thursday keynote, Sonny Hashmi talked about the future plans for the single sign-on following a bombshell watchdog report about the program in March.
Emerging Tech
Military vehicle electrification continues to roll forward, but may face bumps in the road
The U.S. military operates more than 174,000 non-tactical vehicles, the second highest number in the federal government.
CXO Briefing
Senate passes debt deal, agency spending freeze bill headed to Biden's desk
Bipartisan leaders pledge to pass fiscal 2024 funding bills to avoid a sequestration next year.
Cybersecurity
Federal vision to streamline cyber incident reporting expected this summer
The Cyber Incident Reporting Council will issue a report to Congress "in the next month or two" with recommendations on ways to achieve harmony across a complex network of federal cyber mandates.
Policy
New bill proposes 'made in China' tags for mobile apps
The legislation would require large online app stores — including Apple’s App Store and Google Play — to disclose the countries where their apps were developed and are currently owned.
Data
FTC charges Ring over 'disregard' for customer data security
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed stronger security protocols for home video surveillance company Ring after years of mounting concern over data privacy.
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