Robotic Surgeries Are Changing the Game Inside One VA Facility
Robotic Surgeries Are Changing the Game Inside One VA Facility
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How (And Why) to Measure Your Own Happiness
Are you a Mad Scientist, a Cheerleader, a Sober Judge, or a Poet?
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I'm an Astronomer and I Think Aliens May Be Out There – but UFO Sightings Aren't Persuasive
Belief in alien visitation is greater than belief that Bigfoot is a real creature.
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What to Expect from CISA’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Efforts in 2021
Program managers said the summer will bring data quality checks.
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3 Ways Adaptive Networks Can Help Federal Leaders Increase Agility During Challenging Times
How can government agencies address changes in network demand without heavy capital investment?
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Bipartisan Cadre of Lawmakers Call for Permanent Telehealth Expansion
Telehealth has proved vital during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than four dozen lawmakers want to see maximized moving forward.
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CISA Warns of Iran’s Offensive Cyber Capabilities
One observer suggests the alert is meant more for the adversary than defenders.
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DISA Set to Release $11.7 Billion IT Contract Imminently
The Defense Enclave Services contract was originally projected to be bid out at the end of September.
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How TikTok Is Upending Workplace Social Media Policies – and Giving Us Rebel Nurses and Dancing Cops
Even the most innocuous videos likely violate standard corporate social media policies.
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Artificial Intelligence in Government and the Presidential Transition: Building on a Solid Foundation
Here are the key steps that the incoming Biden administration should take to make the federal government AI-ready.
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How Dozens of Trump’s Political Appointees Will Stay in Government After Biden Takes Over
Documents show that officials appointed by Trump who’d otherwise lose their jobs under Biden have been approved for permanent positions in federal agencies.
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The FireEye Approach to Federal Cloud Security
Cloud security requires all the traditional security solutions that cover network, endpoint and email, enhanced with visibility and analytics-based capabilities.
Cybersecurity
Why Data Privacy Is Crucial to Fighting Disinformation
Information collected as we go about our daily lives can be weaponized into influence operations that are harder to detect.
Cybersecurity
Final NDAA Calls for the Establishment of a National Cyber Director
A key architect of the bill’s cyber provisions also highlighted an amendment that would codify cybersecurity roles for sector-specific agencies.
Cybersecurity
Senate Passes Bill to Stop Scams and Fraud Around Student Debt Relief
It makes some of these sorts of malicious moves punishable by fines or prison.
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CISA, FBI Warn that U.S. Think Tanks Are in Hackers’ Crosshairs
The agencies share guidance for shoring up defenses in a remote work environment that can disguise attackers.
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Acting TTS Director to Return to FDIC
Bob DeLuca, who took temporary leadership of the Technology Transformation Services in July, will return to his duties as FDIC deputy chief information officer Dec. 21.
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NIST Plans New Drone-Advancing Challenge Competition
Potential scenarios include locating stranded first responders with thermal imaging, tracking them where GPS is inaccessible, and more.
Cybersecurity
DOD Shares Details on Zero Trust Architecture Timeline
The draft of the cybersecurity-focused document was completed in October and is going through a content review, assessment and approval process.
Cybersecurity
Experts Call for Government to Designate Commercial Space Sector as Critical Infrastructure
The federal government currently deems 16 sectors as critical infrastructure sectors because of their importance.
Cybersecurity
Krebs Unloads About Trump’s Election-Fraud Claims
In the fallout from being fired, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is concerned about how his experience will affect the recruitment of future leaders.
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