Digital Government
Spotting Space-Based Objects Could Require Commercial Help, Per NOAA Request
The interest in additional data comes as commercial space activity expands.
Cybersecurity
More Cyber Attacks Disable Ukrainian Websites
Wednesday’s denial-of-service attacks on government, financial sites resemble earlier ones attributed to Russia.
People
When should feds use a burner phone abroad?
The Federal Chief Information Officers Council released new guidance on toting government-issued mobile phones and devices on foreign trips – and when to leave official gear at home.
Policy
House Bill Would Create FTC Bureau to Oversee Online Platforms
The bill takes a different route to big tech oversight than other legislation.
Emerging Tech
DOE Gets Fresh Funding For Clean Energy Research
The Department of Energy could see up to $150 million for further research into clean energy sources.
Emerging Tech
The Next Big Quantum Leap May Require Better Software
The raw power of increasingly advanced quantum computers could necessitate advances in software to make sense of the noise.
Defense
DOD's AI portfolio skews toward research, GAO reports
A recent watchdog report tallies nearly 700 projects that are mostly in the R&D phase.
Cybersecurity
NIST Refreshing Voluntary Cybersecurity Framework Amid Push for Mandates
The agency is soliciting comments to update a core document that lets entities pick and choose which technical standards they want to apply to their systems based on their own risk assessment.
Cybersecurity
CISA unveils new catalog of free cyber tools amid Ukraine crisis
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said the agency is "leaning forward" to inform critical infrastructure owners of ways they can protect their most important assets against possible cyber fallout from Russia's moves against Ukraine.
Modernization
Scarce Radio Frequency Spectrum Requires More Modern IT, Watchdog Finds
A new report documents the information technology upgrades that need to be addressed within federal agencies to support radio-frequency usage and sharing.
Modernization
IRS will pivot to GSA's Login.gov after this tax season
The tax agency is modifying its use of the ID.me identity proofing service for the current tax season, but plans to switch to the federal government's homegrown solution after the 2022 filing deadline.
Digital Government
U.S. May Have Allowed 'Known or Suspected Terrorists' to Go Undetected Among Resettled Afghan Evacuees
Missing Afghan evacuees could pose a national security threat, according to an audit.
Digital Government
IRS will pivot to GSA's Login.gov after this tax season
The tax agency is modifying its use of the ID.me identity proofing service for the current tax season, but plans to switch to the federal government's homegrown solution after the 2022 filing deadline.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Revisiting the Government’s Evolving-But-Still-Complicated Relationship with UFOs
A new provision means new oversight within the Defense Department.
Exclusive
Digital Government
Inside the Air Force Chief’s Mission for Racial Equity
“There's still a lot to do,’ said Gen. C.Q. Brown, ‘...we didn't get here overnight, we're not gonna get out of here overnight.”
Emerging Tech
What are False Flag Attacks—And Could Russia Make One Work in the Information Age?
Can Russia fool the modern world?
Ideas
How the Brain Organizes Memories in Time
An expansive research project took more than three years to complete.
Ideas
Nut Cracking Chimps Hint at a Deeper Culture
Chimps learn new skills almost exactly like humans do.
Ideas
Will Biden’s ‘Severe Costs’ on Russia Include Cyber Attacks?
We should know more about U.S. cyber operations by now.
Digital Government