Digital Government
Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration's Citizenship Question on Census
State and local governments are among the groups that have objected to the Census asking about citizenship status.
Digital Government
GPO Awards $115 Million for Census Questionnaires, Paper Products
The contract was recompeted after the previous vendor filed for bankruptcy.
Digital Government
The U.S. Plans to Stop Releasing its Most Detailed Census Data
The Census Bureau has privacy concerns.
Emerging Tech
Software Glitch Adds to Issues for NOAA’s Newest Weather Satellite
Technicians have identified a software glitch in the GOES-17 weather satellite it launched in March.
Digital Government
Census Project Matches Your Agency's Data with Civic Innovators
Through The Opportunity Project, the bureau is connecting data-laden federal agencies with private-sector innovators who can use that data to solve real problems.
Artificial Intelligence
The U.S. Could Regulate AI in the Name of National Security
These regulations would be target a big name in AI: China
Ideas
NIST Experiments with Critical Infrastructure Protections
Over in the IT world, this is fairly basic stuff, though it has rarely been tried for operation technology.
Cybersecurity
NIST Wants to Make PIV Cards Work for Smartphones in Two Years
The effort mirrors a Pentagon plan to improve identity verification on mobile devices.
Artificial Intelligence
NIST Teams Up with IBM’s Watson to Rate How Dangerous Computer Bugs Are
The artificial intelligence program will replace tedious work done by human analysts.
Cybersecurity
Census Bureau Isn’t Properly Managing Its Risk Management Review System
A lack of continuous assessment and oversight led to bad reporting, which in turn led to bad decision-making and a weak cybersecurity posture.
Cybersecurity
Supply Chain Group Aims to Reduce Counterfeits in Federal Systems
The proposed acquisition rule will require only original manufacturers or vetted resellers supply some components.
Digital Government
Have Ideas on How Agencies Can Actually Use All Their Data?
The Federal Data Strategy team wants feedback on its framework for how agencies can leverage their data.
Cybersecurity
In California, It’s Going to Be Illegal to Make Routers With Weak Passwords
The range of devices that the law covers is incredibly broad.
Digital Government
NOAA Needs to Know If Its Big Data Cloud Partnerships Are Working
The agency wants to hear from users before it takes its next steps in its open data program.
Digital Government
Commerce Department Seeks Comments on Outcome-Based Privacy Protections
The government wants to focus on what consumers should broadly expect from companies, not the methods for getting there.
Digital Government
NOAA Invests in a Second Round of Commercial Weather Data
The agency announced a second round of awards for its Commercial Weather Data Pilot as it preps for a third.
Artificial Intelligence
Patent Office: Can AI, Quantum Determine If a New Idea Is Really New?
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office wants to know if advanced tech like AI and quantum computing can help examiners sift through the world’s collective knowledge.
Cybersecurity
NIST’s Next Framework Focuses on Protecting Consumers’ Privacy
The Commerce Department agency will begin gathering feedback for a privacy framework at a Texas conference in October.
Digital Government
Census Bureau Must Fix 3,100 Cyber Vulnerabilities Before 2020 Count
The first digital census has suffered from delays and ballooning IT costs, an auditor’s report states.
Emerging Tech