Emerging Tech
Advisory Committee Recommends DHS Perform Better Outreach Regarding Biometrics Programs
The Homeland Security Advisory Council also said its request to review a controversial biometrics rule was never fulfilled.
Cybersecurity
Myths About Vote Tampering Could Persist For Years, Say Experts
The huge follower counts of dedicated misinformers appear to outweigh efforts by journalists, government officials, and the social media platforms themselves.
Artificial Intelligence
Homeland Security’s Small Business Program Will Focus on Viruses, Security and Networks in 2021
The Small Business Innovation Research program identified 12 tentative topics as priorities for the coming year.
Ideas
Foundations of a Sound Social Media Retention Strategy for Federal Agencies
A lack of a clear social media strategy also leads to key bits of information getting lost.
Policy
Federal Government Runs Deficit for 13th Consecutive Month
The federal government continues to run monthly budget deficits in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
Artificial Intelligence
AI, ML Tech ‘Needed Today’ to Enhance Decision-Making Process at the Edge, DOD Officials Say
Automation is proving its efficacy in exercises and pilot programs.
Cybersecurity
Transportation IG to Examine Security of Financial Systems Dispersing CARES Act Funds
A new audit will hone in on the security controls of systems being used at the Federal Transportation Department.
Cybersecurity
Tech Association Wants Biden Team to Focus on Public-Sector Supply Chain Security
A Biden administration might require even more of private-sector entities than President Trump has on the issue.
Emerging Tech
AFWERX Looks to Buy Thousands of COVID-19-Spotting Wearable Devices
The innovation unit is interested in accessing them in as quick as 60 days.
Modernization
Biden Review Teams Include Many Former Tech Officials and Digital Service Members
The transition also includes a U.S. Digital Service-specific review team.
Artificial Intelligence
VA Turns to Machine Learning to Automate Prescription Workflows
One of the agency’s senior innovation-focused officials also shed light on how additive manufacturing might disrupt modern health care.
Policy
Biden’s Top Priorities Offer Few Clues for Technology Policies
Washington policy experts believe President-elect Joe Biden’s approach to big tech companies and regulation may differ from both the Trump and Obama administrations.
Ideas
DOD Must Expand Its Mission-Critical Cybersecurity Focus to Include Connected Weapons
Lapses in cyber hygiene that could have real-world consequences.
Cybersecurity
Justice Department Makes Largest Cryptocurrency Seizure to Date
Bitcoins valued at more than $1 billion were traced back to a hacker who took them from the notorious criminal marketplace, Silk Road.
Modernization
Pentagon Releases Mobile App for Community Support Services
The Defense Department released a mobile app version of its Military OneSource Program.
Ideas
Move to Telehealth Strains Therapists and Their Clients
A big issue was client access to technology and reliable internet services.
Cybersecurity
IoT Security Bill Nears Passage as New Consortium Tackles Open 5G
Government officials are thinking about how the use of drones as part of the network infrastructure will affect security.
Ideas
Remote Education Is Rife with Threats to Student Privacy
All the electronic eyes watching students these days have created privacy concerns that merit more attention.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Expanding 5G Efforts, DOD Official Says
The Pentagon will also be releasing guidance on securing the microelectronics supply chain, according to Defense Undersecretary for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord.
Emerging Tech