Cybersecurity
Contact Tracers Don’t Need Your Social Security Number or Bank Info, FTC Warns
A new text scam uses coronavirus-response efforts as cover to pump victims for financial information.
Emerging Tech
HHS Proposes ‘IT Control Tower’ to Manage Strategic National Stockpile
The proposal is part of a larger strategy to incorporate the manufacturing, distribution and point-of-care sectors.
Ideas
Never Go Back to the Office
The coronavirus killed corporate culture. Get used to working from home.
Emerging Tech
How AI Will Soon Change Special Operations
A new SOCOM office is pursuing tools to understand and influence populations, clear rooms with robots, and spot new forms of jamming.
IT Modernization
Federal CIO Sheds Light on What Agencies Are Learning in COVID-19 Response
U.S. tech chief Suzette Kent detailed how COVID-19 response efforts offer agencies a new vantage point into their past operations.
Emerging Tech
NIST Wants Help Demonstrating Security Compliance in 5G
The new project will help develop interoperability among various components of the emerging network architecture.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Want ‘Immediate Action’ to Encrypt Calls Between the House and Senate
The group is pushing for increased security for legislative branch communications due to spying threats.
CIO Briefing
Don't Expect a Single Return-to-the-Office Day for Feds, White House Says
Recalling employees back to offices will vary across agencies and regions based on mission needs, official says.
Emerging Tech
NASA Seeks to Improve How It Learns About New Technology
The space agency wants input from partners regarding how it collects information about new tech innovation.
Data
Federal Data Strategy Deadlines Shift Due to COVID-19
The team prioritized some items for the pandemic response but extended other deadlines.
Ideas
How to Motivate Young Workers to Save For Retirement
Whether you’re a parent or a boss, it’s in everyone’s interest to ensure younger generations are ready for life after work.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Why the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Certification Program Inspires Hope and Fear
The Defense Department’s Katie Arrington, and representatives from across the federal contracting community share perspectives on a new era dawning in U.S. cybersecurity policy.
Ideas
People Who Say They Know More About Coronavirus Feel Better
What’s more, this conclusion was largely consistent across demographic and economic groups.
Emerging Tech
Federal Researchers Create 'Second Skin' to Shield Against Biological Threats
The material shields wearers from chemical and biological agents and could pave the way to smart uniforms for troops and first responders.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon’s AI Center Awards $800M Contract Through GSA Center of Excellence Program
The contract is set to provide artificial intelligence-powered analytics tools to “prepare for future warfare operations.”
Data
State and Federal Data on COVID-19 Testing Don’t Match Up
The CDC has quietly started releasing nationwide numbers. But they contradict what states themselves are reporting.
Ideas
Forget Work-Life Balance – It's All About Integration in the Age of COVID-19
Integration is not about trade-offs but synergies.
Data
HHS Relaxes Data Security and Privacy Enforcement For COVID-19 Test Sites
The agency offered a list of suggested security measures but said it will not be imposing penalties in specific circumstances.
Ideas
How Agencies Can Sustain Telework After the COVID Pandemic
Agencies are now financially able to boost their IT capacity and acquire equipment to operate in the work from home landscape.
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