Digital Government
IRS must speed up efforts to resolve IT security weaknesses across the agency, watchdog says
The IRS’s failure to expeditiously resolve weaknesses in its IT systems puts the agency “at risk for exploitation by threat actors,” according to an audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Cybersecurity
White House cyber office has its eye on workforce data
Data on the cybersecurity workforce is fragmented and inconsistent. A top White House official is looking to change that.
Ideas
DOD's 2023 cyber strategy — what we know and what we need
COMMENTARY | Russia's invasion of Ukraine has provided us a blueprint for what modern warfare will look like for the foreseeable future — and the role of cybersecurity plays on offense and on defense.
Emerging Tech
The next big space business: satellite pictures of other satellites
As space debris proliferates and new weapons appear, a new market is rising to document it all.
Modernization
NOAA upgrades weather forecasting supercomputers
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be able to make more accurate weather forecasts with upgrades to computer systems deployed in Virginia and Arizona.
Artificial Intelligence
FEC takes preliminary step toward regulating AI in political ads
The Federal Election Commission voted to advance a petition calling for the agency to amend its rules around “fraudulent misrepresentation” to include ads that use deceptive AI.
Cybersecurity
DHS cyber review board to examine China-linked cyberattacks of Microsoft
The Cyber Safety Review Board will assess how a hacking group reportedly linked to China leveraged a vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Online to access government emails.
Defense
New AI laser system to guard US capital region from unauthorized aircraft
‘The first line of defense is actually that they will beam a laser at the cockpit of the aircraft.’
Digital Government
How the IRS accidentally tagged thousands of taxpayers as dead
The IRS confirmed that 6,821 tax accounts were marked as deceased and locked — meaning that the agency wouldn’t process the tax returns associated with it — when the person was, in fact, alive.
Exclusive
Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon just launched a generative AI task force
A conversation with the leader of Task Force Lima reveals its objectives—and the main questions it's trying to answer.
Cybersecurity
China not ahead of U.S. in cyber and surveillance, NSA head says
NSA Director Paul Nakasone said working with the private sector is “tremendously important” when it comes to maintaining the nation’s edge over adversaries like Russia and China.
Cybersecurity
House committee asks FCC for more action on IoT device security
A letter from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party asks the FCC for investigations into Chinese-linked connectivity modules as the agency launches its IoT cyber labeling program.
Cybersecurity
White House looks to shore up open source software security
The Office of the National Cyber Director wants software providers to "contribute back to the security of the open source software they depend upon."
Ideas
The future of CDM is in data governance, proactive threat detection
COMMENTARY: The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program has helped to greatly fill in cyber gaps for agencies, but there is always more work to be done.
Digital Government
VA extends PACT Act filing deadline after website glitches
The Department of Veterans Affairs is giving eligible veterans an extra week to announce their intention to submit claims under a law that expands benefits for exposure to toxic substances.
Digital Government
NASA officials discuss plans for the pending launch of their new NASA+ streaming network
The agency will offer regular programs and shows, as well as lots of new and original content.
Ideas
High-speed train tech quickly spots airborne viruses
COMMENTARY | A technique known as magnetic levitation can be used to easily collect and concentrate airborne viruses to help prevent future outbreaks of respiratory disease, researchers report.
Emerging Tech
NATO creates 1B euro investment fund to target tech startups
NEWS ANALYSIS | The intergovernmental military alliance that connects Europe and North America also wants a big net to find and work with innovative companies, following a model already in use by the U.S. government.
Policy
Bill to alleviate federal pay compression introduced by House Dems
The Pay Compression Relief Act would effectively allow General Schedule employees to receive annual increases to both basic and locality pay, even if they have already hit the federal pay cap.
Defense