Digital Government
Federal Agencies Achieve Highest Customer Experience Scores Yet
Customer experience scores varied significantly across demographic groups.
Digital Government
Cyber Workforce Bill Clears Senate
The bill aims at helping federal offices recruit top cybersecurity talent amid digital threats.
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.
Policy
How the Biden Administration Got Nearly the Entire Federal Workforce Vaccinated
An inside look at the White House's approach to implementing Biden's mandate.
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.
Cybersecurity
Increased Interconnectivity Demands Stronger Federal Data Protection Protocols, Officials Say
Officials in the public and private sectors warned of the need to enact a robust cybersecurity posture at the federal level ahead of growing ransomware and hacking threats.
Digital Government
Social Security Enjoys Broad Customer Satisfaction As It Overhauls Telephone System
The Social Security Administration has been angling to streamline and automate its call center for quicker customer service.
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.
Cybersecurity
NIST Outlines Request for Information Toward a New Cybersecurity Framework
The update will include a focus on supply chains for both hardware and software.
Policy
Biden Order Will Make Federal Operations Carbon-Neutral by 2050
Agencies have just six more years before they must stop buying polluting cars.
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.
Policy
How China Is Digitally Challenging US Central Command
The Pentagon may have “CENTCOM fatigue,” but Beijing is pushing into the Middle East, warns the command’s communications chief.
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.
Digital Government
$75K Prize Competition Announced to Help Fight Disinformation on the Internet
The Aspen Institute is willing to shell out for the best ideas to fight dis- and misinformation.
Cybersecurity
NSA, CISA List Expectations for Industry on Data Governance in 5G Environments
The document is the third in a four-part series of guidance that categorizes security responsibilities according to their relevance for the cloud service providers, mobile operators and users of emergent fifth-generation networks.
Policy
House Science Committee Ponders Ways to Strengthen U.S. Semiconductor Industry
The United States has lost significant ground manufacturing semiconductors in recent years.
Cybersecurity
Russian National Sentenced to Five Years For Aiding Malware Hacking
Aleksandr Grichishkin, 34, pleaded guilty to providing a server allowing cybercriminals temporary use of IP addresses to bypass security measures and exploit financial data.
Digital Government