Data
Get serious about data, US intelligence leaders tell agencies
ODNI’s new three-year plan aims to turn data-gathering from afterthought to key asset.
Data
Want to track pandemic relief spending? Data problems make that difficult, committee says
“These challenges limit the degree of transparency into the use of pandemic relief funds,” a new report from the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee says.
Emerging Tech
Interior Wants a Fleet of Drones ‘On Call’ to Help With Wildfires, Other Emergencies
The department is awarding multiple spots on a $7.2 million contract for unmanned aerial systems-as-a-service.
Artificial Intelligence
NTIA Asks Public How To Measure Safe AI Systems
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is seeking answers on how to deepen its sociotechnical approach to deploying trustworthy AI/ML systems in its operations.
Modernization
IRS Plans to Approve Use of Login-dot-gov as Tax Day Nears
The tax agency intends to add Login this filing season—and as early as next week—as the integration is in final rounds of testing.
Emerging Tech
Army Making Progress on Implementation of Online Real Estate Tool, IG Says
The U.S. Army is on track to deploy a new online application “to identify the existing inventory of space available” at select military installations as part of a pilot program.
Cybersecurity
Experts Question Value of Federal Cybersecurity Data Capture Mandate
The packet capture, or PCAP, requirement’s short timeframe and potentially massive data loads caused one expert to doubt whether it would be useful after a real cybersecurity incident.
Artificial Intelligence
IBM, NASA Will Use AI to Improve Climate Change Research
The research will use IBM’s artificial intelligence technology and NASA’s Earth and geospatial science data for easier and faster research.
Artificial Intelligence
Defense Kicks Off First Series of Global Information Dominance Experiments Program
The program brings together multiple experts within the Defense Department to develop and implement advanced AI and data analytics in warfighting operations.
Digital Government
Pentagon Awards $9B Cloud Contract to Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Oracle
The Pentagon has awarded its JEDI cloud contract replacement.
Digital Government
Ukraine Tech Chief: Cloud Migration ‘Saved Ukrainian Government and Economy’
“Russian missiles can’t destroy the cloud,” Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation explained.
Cybersecurity
Whistleblower Explains How Twitter Easily Skirted FTC’s Data Security Enforcement
The former public official—and legendary hacker’s—decision to expose what he described as a disastrous security environment at the company has prompted an unlikely alliance in Congress.
Artificial Intelligence
NIH Injects $130M to Provide Quality Tools, Data for AI in Medicine
The funding comes from the National Institutes of Health’s Bridge2AI program to advance AI research, as well as ethical tools and standards.
Cybersecurity
GAO: HHS Needs Improved Data Breach Reporting
Data breaches have increased each year since 2015.
Artificial Intelligence
Pentagon Calls for New Ideas in ‘Third Wave’ of AI Evolution
A new artificial intelligence program attempts to streamline machine learning algorithms to make better warfighting decisions.
Emerging Tech
NSA Re-awards Secret $10 Billion Contract to Amazon
Amazon Web Services beat out Microsoft for the contract after a bid protest battle.
Ideas
The Biggest Roadblocks to DataOps Adoption and How Agencies Can Overcome Them
Database professionals need training, budgetary investment and leadership buy-in to be fully successful.
Cybersecurity
CISA Seeks Comment on Visibility Effort Being Piloted with Cloud Service Providers
The agency is starting to spend the $690 million it got through the American Rescue Act to monitor security and respond to incidents across federal civilian networks.
Artificial Intelligence
Energy Aims To Make AI Human-Driven, Accessible To Underserved Communities
Having real people support the artificial intelligence system both builds community trust and ensures that those systems are designed for underserved populations.
Emerging Tech
DOD Advances Toward a 5G-Enabled 'Digital Battle Network' With Industry Collaboration
Two companies are embarking on a fresh agreement to help pave the way toward JADC2.
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