Digital Government
NARA’s Chief Innovator Won Big Last Week
Pamela Wright’s “exceptional executive leadership is invaluable to NARA, our strategic goals, and our mission,” said the acting archivist of the United States.
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Agency Recommends Firmer Data, Algorithm Regulations to Protect Online Privacy
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration responded to the Federal Trade Commission’s request for advice on developing an online privacy framework.
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Ukraine, Irregular-War Changes Are Reshaping Pentagon’s Info-Ops Strategy
Civilians reporting military movements and a return to proxy war will inform the first IO update in seven years.
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Republicans Preview Their Efforts to Block Forthcoming IRS Funding
The strategy could result in a new shutdown threat.
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FCC's new National Broadband Map offers granular look at service and gaps
The draft release kicks off a process where states, localities and the general public can challenge inaccuracies. The new data will be crucial in guiding how the federal government divides billions in broadband funding between states.
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Ukraine Is Getting Nervous About Elon Musk
Kyiv is looking for alternatives to Musk’s Starlink internet terminals and worrying about rising misinformation on Twitter.
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Boeing Defense to Cut Execs, Consolidate Divisions
The reorganization is part of a wider culture change pushed by the business unit’s new CEO.
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CISA Hires its First 'Chief People Officer'
NASA's Elizabeth Kolmstetter will be charged with aligning talent recruitment efforts at the cybersecurity agency during an increasingly tight labor market.
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Microsoft, Lockheed Form New Cloud Collaboration Pact
The world's largest defense company has both internal initiatives and work with military customers in mind for this partnership.
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Extradited Chinese National Sentenced On Espionage Charges
Yanjun Xu is the first extradited Chinese intelligence officer to be sentenced in the U.S., convicted of attempts to steal intellectual property.
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ICE Needs More Data to Monitor Foreign Students Taking US Research, Watchdog Says
The data is meant to assess the risk of foreign STEM students and scholars transferring technology from American universities to foreign entities.
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White House, agencies still sorting out who will pay for cross-agency service delivery work
OMB’s customer experience lead said Tuesday that more specifics for life experience projects will be made public in coming weeks.
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Over 40 International Business Groups Support Transatlantic Data Privacy Terms
A letter sent to EU and U.S. officials asked for more analysis on how requirements will be enforced within the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
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The Latest on the Midterm Election Results and What They Could Mean for the Executive Branch
The Democrats will maintain control of the Senate, meaning easier confirmations for political appointees and less combative investigations.
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Senator to Elon Musk: 'Fix Your Companies. Or Congress Will'
After Elon Musk mocked Sen. Ed Markey’s concerns about Twitter verifying fake accounts, the senator told the mogul to get it together or Congress would step in.
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Lawmaker, Twitter chief spar over fake account
Should federal agencies with verified Twitter accounts be concerned about rapid changes roiling the social network?
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How the FCC Shields Cellphone Companies From Safety Concerns
The wireless industry is rolling out thousands of new transmitters amid a growing body of research that calls cellphone safety into question. Federal regulators say there’s nothing to worry about — even as they rely on standards established in 1996.
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NOAA Building ‘Digital Twin’ of Earth to Study Climate Change
In collaboration with NVIDIA and Lockheed Martin, NOAA will create a two-dimensional model of Earth based on climate data.
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The Army’s Distributed Command Posts of the Future Will Need More than Videochats
Structuring data is key to the service’s visions of Pacific-spanning operations and AI-enabled decision tools.
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