Artificial Intelligence
Federal Agencies Pledge Support For Biden’s AI Framework
Absent enforceability, public agencies and leadership plan on developing similar AI guidance and protocols to ensure accountable usage and design.
Artificial Intelligence
New Biden AI Framework a 'Blueprint' for Future Regulations
The Biden administration’s national artificial intelligence framework does not carry legal penalties or enforcement, but hopes to pave the way for best practices as law.
Digital Government
US-UK Data Sharing Program Goes Into Effect
The bilateral CLOUD agreement between both nations aims to provide law enforcement with access to valuable data to fight transatlantic and international crime.
Policy
Technical Standards Work is a Priority for White House International Policy
Leaders in the public sector doubled down on the U.S. need to participate in global technical standards to support national security and market dominance.
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.
Digital Government
NSA Employee Leaked Classified Cyber Intel, Charged with Espionage
Former NSA InfoSec Designer Jareh Sebastian Dalke was arrested by the FBI in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday as part of a sting operation.
Exclusive
Digital Government
'All Options Are on the Table,' HHS Privacy Official Doubles Down on Data Protection
The HHS’s Office of Civil Rights is focusing on guidance and stakeholder coordination to enforce reproductive health data post Roe v. Wade.
Digital Government
HHS Needs to Ensure Telehealth Patients and Providers Understand Privacy Risks
An oversight report underscored the need for improved patient privacy and security disclosures following the pandemic-related telehealth boom.
Emerging Tech
DOE Grants $400,000 to Professor’s Quantum Computing Research
The Biden administration has developed new partnerships in academia to advance such research.
Digital Government
State Department reverses course on communications tech exports to Iran to counter regime crackdown
The U.S. State Department expanded exports to grant Iranian citizens better access to secure communications.
Emerging Tech
State Department Permitting Communications Technology Into Iran
The U.S. State Department expanded exports to grant Iranian citizens better access to secure communications.
Cybersecurity
DOD’s Digital Threats Are Increasingly Interconnecting, Watchdog Warns
GAO identified six areas that require more oversight, as Defense warfighting operations and national security increasingly hinge on data security.
Cybersecurity
Federal Cyber Mandates for Water Infrastructure Are Too Costly to Implement, Experts Say
A House hearing saw expert testimony emphasizing the need for steady funding to cybersecurity programs in water utility providers—especially in rural regions.
Modernization
DHS to Begin Electric Vehicle Adoption for Law Enforcement
The Mustang Mach-E model is currently undergoing cybersecurity risk tests.
Emerging Tech
Department of Transportation Investing $160 Million for Tech-Centric Projects
Two programs, SMART Grants and ATTAIN, will dole out millions over five years as the Biden administration plans a U.S. transportation overhaul.
Emerging Tech
Justice Officials Release Framework for Policing Crime in Crypto Space
Complimenting the new national digital asset framework, law enforcement is planning similar steps to combat crime in the crypto marketplace.
Digital Government
White House Releases Holistic Digital Asset Regulatory Framework
Several agencies contributed to the new framework, as the Biden administration eyes a streamlined approach to regulating and benefitting from the volatile digital asset marketplace.
Cybersecurity
Whole-of-Government Effort Targets Iranian Hackers
An unsealed indictment from the Department of Justice accompanied sanctions and an advisory with international allies warning against government-linked Iranian hackers.
Acquisition
NIST, Google announce chip R&D partnership
The public-private sector collaboration will make industry standard chips available to smaller research entities to encourage semiconductor manufacturing.
Emerging Tech