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TSA, Transportation Officials Give Insight into New Cybersecurity Mandates for Pipeline Operators
Agency leaders expressed a commitment to avoiding duplication of their efforts as lines blur between cyber and physical security.
Lawmakers Want DOD to Explore Tech's Valley of Death Problem
A House Armed Services subcommittee is calling for mandates in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act to examine barriers to scaling innovative tech.
To Find Cybersecurity Talent, Poach From Other Fields
Cybersecurity pros are in demand, which means the government will need to think of new sources.
Fight for Control Threatens to Destabilize and Fragment the Internet
International power plays are a threat to a stable, open internet.
Survey: Government’s Digital Channels Aren’t Meeting Needs
Governments worldwide have a digital survey delivery problem, according to an international survey.
House Appropriators Offer $50M for TMF But White House Wants 10 Times That
The Office of Management and Budget said it’s received more than $2 billion in proposals since getting $1 billion from the American Rescue Plan.
Young Workers Want Good Communications, Not Perks
Researchers say more emphasis needs to go toward training leaders and managers on how to be effective communicators and convey respectful communication with their employees.
Critical Update: How the Controversial JEDI Contract Changed the Pentagon
Experts say the doomed contract helped take cloud literacy at the Defense Department to the next level.
DOD Wants Emerging Tech But Acts like An ‘Innovation Tourist,’ Report Says
Organizational disconnects between innovation offices and procurement officials makes broad adoption of cutting-edge tech challenging, according to the Center for Security and Emerging Technology.
Lawmakers Tell National Archives to Use Tech Modernization Funding to Fix Veterans’ Backlog
Congressional oversight chiefs want the National Archives to apply for funding through the Technology Modernization Fund.
How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic
Bots filing bogus applications in bulk, teams of fraudsters in foreign countries making phony claims, online forums peddling how-to advice on identity theft: Inside the infrastructure of perhaps the largest fraud wave in history.
EEOC Wants a Quality Check For Its Data and Automation Strategy
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s inspector general wants an independent third party to look over the agency’s Digital Process Transformation and Automation strategy.
States Weigh Bans on Ransomware Payoffs
The idea is that this would deter attacks because cybercriminals would know they couldn’t get paid.
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