Emerging Tech
Information Disorder Is Biggest Social Danger, Commission Warns
The Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder made multiple structural recommendations for the information ecosystem.
Artificial Intelligence
DIU Issues Step-by-Step Guide for Defense Stakeholders to ‘Responsibly’ Use AI
The framework is meant to promote transparency and accelerate the Pentagon’s adoption of trustworthy commercial technologies.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Dig for Details in Federal Response to Ransomware
Agency leaders said they aim to improve coordination among the many agencies with cybersecurity missions.
Cybersecurity
CISA Launches Government Cybersecurity Incident and Vulnerability Response Playbooks
The playbook stems from an executive order issued in May.
Cybersecurity
US Partnering with Israel to Counter Ransomware, Regulate FinTech
Israel’s NSO Group represents just one aspect of the country’s lively tech industry, which may be about to get another energizing jolt from its government.
Ideas
The ‘Great Resignation’ Is a Trend that Began Before the Pandemic – and Bosses Need to Get Used to It
Employers are having a harder time recruiting new workers.
Ideas
The (Long) Waiting Game to Get My Student Loans Forgiven
The student loan forgiveness process for public servants is a disaster. After almost five years, I’m still waiting to have all my loans forgiven.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Turns to Virtual Reality for Suicide and Sexual Assault Training
Service members are also using the emerging technology for technical education purposes.
Cybersecurity
Most Employees Want Stronger Enforcement of Cybersecurity Protocols in the Workplace, Survey Finds
Two-thirds of respondents found National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines to be “extremely” or “very” valuable.
Cybersecurity
DHS Launches Portal to Recruit—and Retain—Cybersecurity Talent
The moment of truth is here for a new hiring system that promises to address gaping cybersecurity shortages by redefining "merit."
Cybersecurity
US, EU Join French President’s Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace
The move is one of several recent actions the Biden administration has taken integrating cybersecurity into broader trade and national security issues.
Emerging Tech
Quantum Community Weighs In on New U.S.-U.K. Collaboration Agreement
Officials said the new joint agreement will make the nations collectively more competitive.
Cybersecurity
Senators Urge Better Cyber Protection For K-12 Schools
A recent Government Accountability Office report dove into how virtual classrooms are increasing vulnerability to ransomware and other cyber threats.
Emerging Tech
USDA’s Bot Program Saves More Than 150,000 Hours Per Year
The agency reached $5.3 million in cost avoidance while 27 cohorts of employees graduated from its reskilling program, Agriculture officials say.
Ideas
Working to Secure the Technology Supply Chain
From security-first design to safe device disposition, an industrywide initiative called Compute Lifecycle Assurance is making technology more secure for all users.
Ideas
5 Ways to Turn Your Anxiety into Something Useful
Anxiety isn’t pleasant, but it isn’t meant to be, a researcher said.
Ideas
School Surveillance of Students Via Laptops May Do More Harm than Good
School laptop surveillance systems monitor students even when they’re not in school.
Ideas
Are People Lying More Since the Rise of Social Media and Smartphones?
Some forms of technology seem to facilitate lying more than others.
Digital Government
National Guard Taps First Chief Data Officer
The bureau is being deliberate about drawing predictive insights from the massive amounts of data it captures.
Cybersecurity