Digital Government
Native American Advocates Discuss Barriers To Broadband Before Senate
A Senate Committee hearing focused on the digital divide in rural tribal areas, and where federal programs are falling short.
Digital Government
Policy Makers Discuss Appropriate U.S. and U.K. Response to Online Disinformation
Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd weighed in.
Cybersecurity
House FISMA Reform Would Empower Federal CISO With Budgeting Authority
Corresponding Senate legislation doesn’t mention the federal chief information security officer but shares other key elements—including a shorter incident reporting window—with a discussion draft issued by the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
Digital Government
OPM To Publish Rule Implementing Law Protecting Feds from Discrimination, Whistleblower Retaliation
The Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act requires agencies to publish instances when they discriminated or retaliated against federal workers and encourages agencies to punish federal employees responsible for such acts.
Cybersecurity
Corrected: FedRAMP Bill Includes Transparency Provisions for New Advisory Council
The legislation would create a public-private advisory council that would be subject to most of the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog Security Reviews Not Guaranteed in FedRAMP Revamp
Legislation recently clearing a key Senate committee stops short of requiring the Government Accountability Office to review vendors’ encryption practices and supply chains.
Digital Government
Cyber Workforce Bill Clears Senate
The bill aims at helping federal offices recruit top cybersecurity talent amid digital threats.
Cybersecurity
Senators Ready to Write Clarifying Legislation to Maintain U.S. Leadership in Crypto
Stakeholders fear an overly broad application of the tax provisions beyond virtual currency exchanges.
Digital Government
Legislation Could Mandate DOD to Review How it Categorizes Drones
The lawmaker that proposed it said he hopes to make it easier for the military to operationalize new UAS technologies.
Policy
Data Broker Sales To Law Enforcement Violate Fourth Amendment, Senator Argues
A Democratic senator promoted his pending privacy legislation as he spoke about the sales of American data to law enforcement agencies.
Policy
Senate Hearing Tackles Harms Caused by Social Media Algorithms
Senators are pushing for more accountability from social media platforms over their algorithms.
Digital Government
NDAA Inclusions Prioritize Pentagon Emerging Technology Pursuits
The legislation’s inclusions would mandate new investments across AI, quantum information science, biotechnology and more.
Emerging Tech
Defense Spending Bill Contains ‘Most Significant’ UFO Legislation Since 1960s
The legislation calls for details on reported health issues connected to UAP sightings, ‘transmedium objects,’ those that hover near military nuclear sites—and more.
Artificial Intelligence
DOD to Hire First-Ever Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Form New Office
The official will help supervise and integrate disparate AI efforts across the CDO, JAIC and DDS.
Emerging Tech
Senator Doubles Down On Data Privacy, Sends Letter to CFPB
Sen. Ron Wyden asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to tighten its rules regarding data broker sales.
Cybersecurity
House Passes NDAA Without Cyber Incident Reporting Legislation
The bill still includes what the House Armed Services Committee referred to as the widest empowerment of CISA since SolarWinds.
Emerging Tech
ACLU Calls for Halt of Homeland Security’s Use Of Facial Recognition Technology
The civil rights organization said that the biometrics technology can lead to discriminatory arrests based on race.
Cybersecurity
OMB Guidance Heralds Automation of FISMA Reporting
The new Federal Information Security Modernization Act guidance also prioritizes security testing and doubles down on CISA’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program.
Emerging Tech
Report: Government Inaction on 6G Risks Ceding More Tech Ground to China
A new report makes the national security case for overseas talent and increased research and development for a 6G infrastructure.
Policy