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Working to Secure the Technology Supply Chain
From security-first design to safe device disposition, an industrywide initiative called Compute Lifecycle Assurance is making technology more secure for all users.
Cybersecurity
Don’t Blindly Trust Software Building Blocks, Report Says
Developers must use safer tools, a recent report concluded.
Cybersecurity
NIST Seeks Feedback on Cybersecurity Labels for Software
The effort aims to create a user-friendly label to educate consumers about their purchases.
Policy
Tech Association Pushes Long-Term Approach to Semiconductor Shortage
The group issued several recommendations as part of a Commerce Department request for comment.
Artificial Intelligence
Presidential Advisers Recommend Agencies Invest in Automating Software Assurance
The National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee is about to meet with senior cybersecurity officials from the White House on the issue.
Emerging Tech
Senate Unanimously Passes Secure Equipment Act
The legislation aims to protects telecom networks from foreign threats.
Cybersecurity
House Passes Bill to Protect Telecom Networks from Foreign Threats
Companion legislation awaits a vote in the Senate.
Digital Government
Bill Would Create Supply Chain Crisis Office Within Commerce Department
The bill also authorizes tens of billions in grants to support domestic manufacturing.
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Digital Government
OMB's Made in America Website Showcases What Agencies Aren’t Buying Here
The site showcases all waivers reviewed by the Made in America Office, allowing U.S. businesses to identify opportunities that might otherwise go to foreign competitors.
Cybersecurity
CISA Warns of Vulnerabilities in Banned Chinese Surveillance Tech
The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on tightening its national security reviews of foreign suppliers.
Ideas
How AI and Data Can Increase Resilience in the New Era of the Pandemic
While we can’t stop crises from happening, we can find ways to use data to anticipate impact and help with recovery.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Seek Comments on Supply Chain Security of Critical Software
The Commerce and Homeland Security departments want details about the information and communications technology industry’s cybersecurity practices and gaps in manufacturing.
Cybersecurity
Report: Hackers Shift from Malware to Credential Hijacking
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike tracked record levels of cyber intrusion activity over the past year.
Ideas
Combatting Defense Supply Chain and Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability with AI
Effectively mapping supply chains is a critical national security priority.
Cybersecurity
The Government's Software Transparency Journey Moves from Plan to Practice
Allan Friedman, the leader of a transparency initiative at the Commerce Department, is now at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to realize the ultimate vision for a software bill of materials.
Ideas
The Federal Government is Using 20th-Century Responses to a 21st-Century Problem
Policymakers have been working on implementing continuous monitoring of its human assets with access to top secret information for several years, and the government should do the same for its digital assets.
Ideas
Why Open-Source Tech Holds the Key to Modernization
As “avoid vendor lock-in” eclipses “do more with less,” open source offers freedom to tailor mission-specific solutions and cherry-pick right-sized applications.
Emerging Tech
Energy Awards $54 Million in Microelectronics Grants
The awards are designed to increase energy efficiency and stimulate U.S.-based innovation.
Cybersecurity
White House Tasks NIST with Producing Another Cybersecurity Framework
The administration touted private-sector commitments to improve cybersecurity through training and design.
Cybersecurity