Cybersecurity
Biden Signs School Cybersecurity Bill
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will study the cyber risks facing elementary and secondary schools and develop recommendations to assist schools in facing those risks.
Emerging Tech
White House Wants to Know How Biometrics Like Facial Recognition Are Being Used
A request for comments is polling governments and the private sector on the full breadth of uses, whether it’s IDing faces or predicting malintent.
Cybersecurity
Deputy National Security Adviser Lays Out Goals for Upcoming 30 Nation Meeting on Ransomware
Top cyber officials highlighted the importance of defensive measures as lawmakers move on related initiatives, including a bill to identify systemically important critical infrastructure.
Digital Government
Biden Signs Shutdown-Averting Stopgap Spending Bill
Lawmakers have punted the shutdown threat for nine weeks, but a potential debt default looms.
Cybersecurity
What’s Next in Cybersecurity
In response to unprecedented attacks, the administration looks to better secure federal agencies and the data they hold.
Digital Government
Biden Doubles the Size of the President’s Science and Technology Council
The group includes high-profile academics and industry representatives, including from Google and Microsoft.
Artificial Intelligence
Biden Calls for 'United Response' to Emerging Tech, Cyber Warfare in U.N. Speech
“It’s up to all of us to determine whether these technologies are a force to empower people or to deepen repression,” he said.
Artificial Intelligence
Nominations for the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee Are Flowing In
The new crew will inform the president about crucial AI-centered matters.
Ideas
GPS Lessons from Before 9/11 Still Endanger the U.S.
“Public policy must ensure, primarily, that safety is maintained even in the event of loss of GPS,” officials wrote in the 2001 Volpe Report.
Cybersecurity
Biden Launches Trilateral Indo-Pacific Partnership to Fuse Cyber Capabilities
The allied trio will also work on getting Australia a nuclear-powered submarine.
Modernization
Federal CIO: Diversity, Accessibility Are Key to Improving Customer Experience
A diverse workforce and focus on accessibility will be central to administration’s efforts to improve customer experience.
Digital Government
Questions Linger on Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
More guidance is expected to be released on September 24.
Modernization
The Unemployment Insurance System Is Set to Get a Tech Makeover — but It Needs Much More, the Biden Administration Says
The U.S. Digital Service has embarked on a reconstruction that will cover the entire UI system, according to a memo and presentation obtained by ProPublica.
Policy
Big Tech Under Scrutiny as White House Looks to Align Policy Approach with Europe
Lawmakers are also trying to beef up resources for domestic privacy and cybersecurity enforcement at an emboldened Federal Trade Commission.
Digital Government
White House Makes Major Updates to Customer Experience Guidance
Equity, a Biden administration priority, has been included in the government’s expanded definition of customer experience.
Digital Government
Biden to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations for All Feds
The executive order, slated to be announced Thursday, would remove exceptions that allowed federal workers and contractors to remain unvaccinated if they agreed to regular testing for COVID-19.
Ideas
‘Get Out Now’ – Inside the White House on 9/11, According to the Staffers Who Were There
A top White House aide to President George W. Bush recounts what 9/11 was like for White House staffers.
Digital Government
Biden Formalizes Plan for Average 2.7% Raise for Civilian Feds in 2022
The White House published an alternative pay plan for the federal workforce providing a 2.2% across the board raise along with an average increase of 0.5% to locality pay.
Cybersecurity
White House Tasks NIST with Producing Another Cybersecurity Framework
The administration touted private-sector commitments to improve cybersecurity through training and design.
Cybersecurity