Ideas
What Trump Got Wrong About Protecting GPS Users and America
The Global Positioning System has become the world’s most widely used tech utility.
Digital Government
At South by Southwest, DOT’s ‘Secretary Pete’ Points To Federal IT Priorities
He’d like to help make the 2020s ‘a turning point in the story of American transportation.’
Modernization
DISA’s Infrastructure as Code Partnerships Aim to Speed Up Defense Cloud Adoption
Microsoft and Amazon Web Services are working to create preconfigured templates for defense agencies.
Ideas
Do You See Yourself in the Room?
This moment in time presents a unique opportunity for the government to embrace representative innovation.
Emerging Tech
Energy Commits $30 Million to Advance Quantum Tech at Its Nanoscale-Focused User Facilities
Other investments are also on the horizon, a federal official confirmed.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Announces Microelectronics Program to Boost Domestic Manufacturing of Certain Chips
The research agency will partner with Intel and three university teams to boost domestic manufacturing of custom chips.
Cybersecurity
Key Official: Defense Information Operations ‘Not Evolving Fast Enough’
China will soon harness AI to supplant Russia as the world leader in information warfare, a DIA leader said.
Emerging Tech
FAA Delays Drone Remote ID Tracking, ‘Operations Over People’ Rules
Compliance deadlines for manufacturers and operators have also been pushed out.
Ideas
Digitization Will Help Public Procurement Comply with FAR in the Biden Era
Procurement rules are changing.
Cybersecurity
America’s Drinking Water Is Surprisingly Easy to Poison
The experts say the sorts of rudimentary vulnerabilities revealed in the breach are common among America’s 151,000 public water systems.
Emerging Tech
FDA Approves VA-Made 3D-Printed Hearing Device for South Carolina Veteran
It’s rooted in the patient’s unique idea to use a drinking straw to open up his hearing pathway.
Artificial Intelligence
Experts Explore the Need for a National Technology Strategy
Defense and security thought leaders outlined problems and priority areas such a strategy would need to address to counter China and ensure U.S. prosperity.
Policy
Bipartisan Bill Would Hold Tech Companies Responsible for Moderating Content
The legislation would make changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Ideas
Commercial Cloud Outages Are a Wake-Up Call
As cloud computing’s versatility gives it the potential to become the easily identifiable “central nodes” of America’s economy, these policies are needed to ensure resilience.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Call for Agency-Led Working Group for Digital Assets
They want the U.S. government to gain a better grasp of the rapidly emerging landscape of virtual currencies, smart contracts and other commodities.
Policy
Pandemic Drives Phone, Computer ‘Right-to-Repair’ Bills
The pandemic has made living without a computer harder than ever.
Digital Government
More Than a Dozen IG Vacancies Await Nominees from Biden
The positions are critical to ensure ethical, effective operations at a time when agencies are disbursing billions of dollars in pandemic relief.
Policy
Consumer Privacy Bill Would Set National Data Privacy Standard
The legislation would require companies to write their privacy policies in plain English.
Digital Government
Special Report: IT Modernization Priorities for 2021
Many of the new administration’s early executive orders, memos and plans included a technology component, but have yet to address the underlying issues with government IT.
Emerging Tech
VA Doctor Dispels Myths that 5G Could Make People Sick
He also offered a look into several government-centered deployments.
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