Emerging Tech
Quantum Tech's Path to Commercialization Will Be a 2023 NIST Priority
The National Institute of Standards and Technology spearheaded applied quantum research in 2022, and looks to further stand up the growing industry in the coming year.
Modernization
Commerce Announces Over $18M in Digital Education Funding
The Biden administration allocated millions to help further technology access and digital literacy skills within five universities.
Emerging Tech
NTIA Wants to Know How Best to Spend $1.5B in Grants for Secure, Open 5G
The money will be available to suppliers of information and communications technology in an effort to move away from Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE.
Artificial Intelligence
US Export Controls 'in Urgent Need' of a Tech Upgrade, Experts Say
For the cost of “a helicopter or two,” the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security can drastically improve the technology it uses to manage the enforcement of export controls.
Artificial Intelligence
NOAA, Microsoft Will Advance National Climate Efforts Through Advanced Tech Partnership
Microsoft’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence tools will help NOAA further its climate and weather predictions and forecast modeling through research and development efforts.
Policy
FCC’s Spectrum Sharing Proposal Draws Lawmaker Concerns
House Science Committee leaders urged the FCC’s commissioners to refrain from sharing the spectrum band used by NOAA with commercial wireless carriers.
Digital Government
Agency Recommends Firmer Data, Algorithm Regulations to Protect Online Privacy
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration responded to the Federal Trade Commission’s request for advice on developing an online privacy framework.
Artificial Intelligence
Expert Analysis of Dangerous Artificial Intelligences in Government
The “real risks” of AI come from a lack of governance and risk understanding, according to Navrina Singh, CEO of Credo AI and a member of the Department of Commerce’s National AI Advisory Committee.
Digital Government
NOAA Building ‘Digital Twin’ of Earth to Study Climate Change
In collaboration with NVIDIA and Lockheed Martin, NOAA will create a two-dimensional model of Earth based on climate data.
Cybersecurity
NIST Official Warns Against Device-only Approach to Securing IoT
Federal agencies’ implementation of NIST’s guidelines on the issue—under direction from Congress—is coinciding with industry resistance to the comprehensive approach stakeholders agree is necessary.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Shouldn’t 'Just Trust' Software Vendors' Security Assurances, IG Warns
NIST advisors debating the merits of OMB’s policy on software vendors’ “self-attestation” to secure development practices found common ground on a need for audits and testing.
Emerging Tech
US and Allies Developing Deal on Export Controls Targeting China’s Chip Access
The head of the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security “would put down money” on the U.S. implementing additional export controls on China’s access to advanced technologies.
Emerging Tech
How Government Might Work Up to 3D-Printed Buildings
Panelists at the Imagine Nation ELC Conference noted that for some emerging technologies—like large-scale 3D printing and augmented reality—agencies may have to “start with smaller.”
Emerging Tech
NIST Announces New Internet of Things Advisory Board
A total of 16 professionals, mainly from the private sector, will advise the federal IoT Working Group on opportunities and hindrances for the technology’s development.
Modernization
Paper-Based Government Forms Cost Federal Agencies $37.8B
A report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce underscored the environmental and consumer need for a digital government services modernization.
Modernization
NIST Kicks Off CHIPS Act Programs With Requests for Public Input
The requests will help the National Institute of Standards and Technology gain guidance from stakeholders on initiatives to help boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
Modernization
NOAA Looks to Transition Ground-Based Radio Processing to the Cloud
The agency plans to offer industry and academia the chance to demonstrate how cloud solutions could enable their radio processing objectives.
Emerging Tech
NIST Wants Input on Government Involvement in Stablecoins
As the federal government is aiming to regulate the digital asset space, the National Institute of Standards and Technology examines the technical components preceding regulation.
Digital Government
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.
Emerging Tech
US Must Proactively Participate in International AI Standards-Setting, Officials Warn
Maintaining the country’s leadership in artificial intelligence hinges on contributions to international technology standards, as experts advocate diversity in feedback.
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