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Here’s How Much Your Personal Information Is Worth to Cybercriminals – and What They Do with It

Though data breaches can be a national security threat, 86% are about money, and 55% are committed by organized criminal groups, according to Verizon’s annual data breach report.

  • By Ravi Sen, The Conversation

Lawmakers Call for Pentagon to Prioritize Cyber Investments

Rep. Jim Langevin suggested in a hearing the Defense Department has not elevated its focus on the cyber domain enough. 

  • By Mila Jasper

GSA Seeks Industry Input on Governmentwide Cloud BPA

Industry has until May 24 to offer feedback.

  • By Frank Konkel

NIST Wants Help Assessing China’s Influence on Emerging Technology Standards

The agency wants insight into how the nation might engage in international standardization activities for artificial intelligence and quantum information science.

  • By Brandi Vincent

DISA Releases Initial Zero Trust Reference Architecture

The architecture will help the military “maintain information superiority on the digital battlefield,” according to the press release. 

  • By Mila Jasper

Racing the Sun to Protect America 

Lessons from the solar storm of May 1921.

  • By Dana A. Goward

The Cicadas Aren’t Coming. Billions are Already Here.

The 17-year cicadas are set to emerge from their underground lairs in multiple areas, with some cities and states finding creative ways to celebrate these large, noisy, clumsy insects.

  • By Kate Elizabeth Queram

Progressive Lawmakers Praise Biden’s Plan for Cybersecurity Labels

Reviews are in on the administration’s long-awaited executive order following several major hacking campaigns.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Navy Beats Army in First Amazon-Led Competition to Produce the Fastest Self-Driving Race Cars

The program offers a hands-on machine-learning experience—and bragging rights.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Lockheed, Air Force Software Factory Helps Field New Strike Planning Aid System

The contractor built new DevSecOps pipelines for Rogue Blue software factory in Nebraska.

  • By Mila Jasper

Automatic Government

This Nextgov ebook examines how agencies employ automation and other variants of artificial intelligence software to improve service delivery and mission outcomes.

  • By Nextgov Staff

Cyber Response Bill Advances in Senate

The legislation includes a fund to help impacted organizations pay for remediation efforts.

  • By Frank Konkel

Senate Panel Advances Measures to Reskill Feds, Ban Their TikTok Use

OPM would oversee an agency-led effort to get federal workers into new jobs.

  • By Eric Katz

Biden’s Cyber Strategy Must De-weaponize Civilian Data

It's time to stop relying on knowledge-based authentication.

  • By Tom McNeal
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Billions of Federal Dollars to Close Broadband Gaps are About to Start Flowing

The FCC has launched a program that provides $50 subsidies to help households pay internet bills and also approved rules for a $7 billion fund for libraries and schools.

  • By Andrea Noble

Tweets Fuel Super Accurate Morning Traffic Prediction

Simple personal tweets like “Had a blast at the Pirates game!” or “This fender bender ahead is going to make me late,” can actually provide crucial information.

  • By Carnegie Mellon University, Futurity

Biden Issues Executive Order to Bolster Nation’s Cybersecurity

The administration calls for a standardized federal playbook and review board for incident response, as well as changes to software procurement.

  • By Brandi Vincent

The Texas Republican Asking His Party to Just Stop

Former Representative Will Hurd is trying to make the Republican Party more competitive—and more moderate. Can he succeed?

  • By Emma Green, The Atlantic

Federal Agencies Say ‘No Evidence’ Hackers Affected Colonial’s Operational Technology 

A leading GOP lawmaker is pressuring CISA to release data on the agency’s pipeline cybersecurity initiative. 

  • By Mariam Baksh

DOD Not Prioritizing Development of GPS Alternatives, GAO Says

Despite known vulnerabilities with GPS tech, the department treats developing other position, navigation and timing technologies as an “afterthought,” officials said. 

  • By Mila Jasper

Survey: 1 in 3 Experience Slow Service Engaging With Government

Despite progress, a recent survey indicates agencies still have room to improve service delivery.

  • By Frank Konkel