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White House Plans Cyber Labeling System for IoT Devices
A consumer-focused cyber labeling scheme may be put into play after years on the drawing board.
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Code for America tests digital access to a key tax benefit
Low-income workers are leaving more than $7 billion in tax benefits on the table every year. Will an online tool help increase earned income tax credit participation?
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Treasury Fines Crypto Mixer on Money Laundering
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network imposed over $29 million in fines for Bank Secrecy Act violations.
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OPM Has Authorized Another Round of Paid Leave For Feds to Get COVID-19 Boosters
As part of the Biden administration’s efforts to encourage Americans to receive the latest COVID-19 booster, federal workers will get up to four hours of paid leave for the shot.
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CISA Names Acting Head of National Risk Management Center to Permanent Role
Mona Harrington, who previously served as the executive director of the Election Assistance Commission, has been the acting assistant director of CISA’s NRMC since March.
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Labor Department, USPS team up on ID proofing
A pilot project set to launch in 2023 will see the Department of Labor and the postal service teaming up to help unemployment insurance applicants verify identities on behalf of participating states.
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New US-EU Data Privacy Framework Focuses On Limiting U.S. Surveillance
Fortifying European citizens’ data and privacy rights are central to the updated U.S.-EU Data Privacy Framework.
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State Department Names DOD Official as New CIO
Kelly Fletcher will serve as the new chief information officer for the Department of State after her tenure at the Department of Defense.
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Oversight of DOD Special Operations Forces Requires Better Data, Watchdog Says
Current data collected by U.S. Special Operations Command lacked both consistency and transparency, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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The Interior Department Has Released its Body-Camera Policy for Law Enforcement Officers
This is part of the department’s actions to implement an executive order from the president to increase police accountability.
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National Archives plans CX research
The National Archives and Records Administration says that a new research agenda will help it understand what people who use the archives need, want and expect – and how the agency can meet those demands.
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NASA Still Falls Short of Geospatial Data Act Compliance, Watchdog Says
The agency’s inspector general found that while NASA is making progress towards compliance, six out of 13 key elements are incomplete.
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White House Seeks Advice on Cyber Workforce Development
The Office of the National Cyber Director is looking for input in a new request for information and will eventually quiz respondents about their ideas.
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Commerce Department Appoints Inaugural Members to Industrial Advisory Committee
The 24 members will give guidance to support the CHIPS for America program, including on issues such as research and development.
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FTC Announces New Chief Technology Officer and Public Affairs Director
The agency’s acting CTO was appointed to the permanent position, after a year of working in an acting capacity.
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The Pandemic Watchdog is Looking for More Time, Money and Authority
The office is floating a draft bill that would keep it open an additional five years, provide more consistent funding and expand the special IG’s jurisdiction.
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DISA’s Sweeping New Plan Takes Aim at Data Silos, Mistagged Info
The Pentagon’s IT agency has policy and culture ideas to encourage freer, more secure info-sharing.
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US-UK Data Sharing Program Goes Into Effect
The bilateral CLOUD agreement between both nations aims to provide law enforcement with access to valuable data to fight transatlantic and international crime.
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Two federal IT alums explain how to how to 'hack bureaucracy'
Marina Nitze used to think the government was broken. The former chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs changed her tune, and now has a book out with Nick Sinai on how to navigate bureaucracies in and out of government.
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