Ideas
No, 5G Radiation Doesn't Cause or Spread the Coronavirus. Saying It Does Is Destructive.
Many outlets and people have rushed to debunk this myth but myriad groups and public figures continue to perpetuate it.
Ideas
How Companies, Governments and People Rise to the Conoravirus Challenge
Here are some good examples, both big and small, that make the world a little brighter while we combat coronavirus.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Certification Program Still Working on Third-Party Auditors
Participants in a webinar plagued by technical difficulties still appear to be in denial about the end of self-verification.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Seeks Innovative Commercial Tech to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
The Air Force solicitation outlines seven mission areas it’s looking to support, including citizen welfare.
Artificial Intelligence
White House Expands Coronavirus-Focused Supercomputing Consortium
Officials are putting high-performance computing resources to work across the country to help combat COVID-19.
Cybersecurity
The Pentagon Is Using Zoom. Is it Safe?
Experts say the ubiquitous videoconferencing tools bear some risk of accidentally exposing mundane details, and even inviting a new wave of deep fakes. But the risks can be managed.
Podcasts
Critical Update: How CISA Defines ‘Trust’ in the Trusted Internet Connection Policy
Nextgov offers a deep dive into TIC 3 and the purported conflict between CISA’s trust zones and zero-trust security.
Cybersecurity
Executive Order Lays Out Timelines for National Security Reviews of Foreign Telecom Providers
FCC Chairman says the agency will now act on a rulemaking it’s been sitting on since 2016.
Modernization
Mid-Pandemic, CDC Looks to Upgrade Its Biosurveillance Database
The system collects data from hospitals, local public health departments, pharmacies and more to give researchers and officials a view of how diseases spread across the country.
Modernization
Pentagon Attorneys Say Amazon Wants ‘Do-Over’ in JEDI Bid
The Defense Department defended its request for a four-month remand while it addresses issues raised by Amazon’s lawsuit over the multibillion-dollar cloud contract.
Cybersecurity
Industry Groups Request Extension to Comply with Ban on Huawei, Other Chinese Suppliers
Top trade associations are hoping COVID-19 will buy companies six more months.
Ideas
Preventing Remote Workers from Being Sitting Ducks
Unlike workers in other industries, most federal workers have largely conducted business within the four walls of their agency.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Launches Coronavirus Mythbuster Site
The Defense Department created a web portal to fact-check bad information circulating about the coronavirus and the military’s response.
Ideas
How One Federal Agency Took Care of Its Workers During the Yellow Fever Pandemic in the 1790s
The pandemic forced Americans to tackle some of the questions that have surfaced in the past week.
Ideas
Where’s the Money? Keep an Eye on the CARES Act
With the passage of the $2.3 trillion economic relief bill, things are happening at breakneck speed.
Artificial Intelligence
Summer Space Program Considers Shift to Virtual Version Due to Coronavirus
The SETI Institute is rethinking how to host its competitive summer program for accelerating space research.
Cybersecurity
The Other Cyber Threat that Merits an FBI Warning Amid COVID-19
Zoombombing got all the attention but another threat could hurt financially.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Have Spent At Least $2.6B on COVID-19 Supplies and Services
That number only reflects properly tagged procurements—real dollars spent in response to the coronavirus outbreak are significantly higher.
Cybersecurity