Digital Government
NIST Wants Public Input on Protecting Personal Privacy
The latest version of its privacy framework is meant to help organizations address the risks of holding sensitive data on their customers.
Digital Government
NIST Wants Help Investigating Deaths Caused by Hurricane Maria
The agency is specifically interested in how building failures contributed to the fatalities.
Cybersecurity
NIST Wants Insight on Combatting Telehealth Cybersecurity Risks
The agency aims to ensure remote monitoring setups are secure.
Artificial Intelligence
Patent Office Wants Public Feedback on Artificial Intelligence Inventions
The agency will accept comments for 45 days.
Cybersecurity
Commerce Gives U.S. Companies an Extra 90 Days to Cut Ties with Huawei
“Some of the rural companies are dependent on Huawei, so we’re giving them a little more time to wean themselves off,” said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Emerging Tech
IG: NOAA, NASA Launched Next-Gen Satellite With Known Issues, Scrubbed Performance Metrics from Contract
The main instrument of the GOES-R next-generation satellite constellation wasn’t working before launch but officials sent it into space anyway.
Artificial Intelligence
NIST Lays Out Roadmap for Developing Artificial Intelligence Standards
The plan is meant to help federal leaders roll out standards that reduce the potential risks of AI without stifling innovation.
Cybersecurity
Census Chief Assures Lawmakers IT and Cyber Risks are Under Control
But with less than a year until the 2020 count kicks off, the bureau still has little room for error, the Government Accountability Office warns.
Policy
Trump Executive Order Directs ‘All Agencies’ to Share Citizenship Data with Commerce Department
The executive order followed President Trump’s Rose Garden remarks Thursday but doesn’t provide many specifics regarding how to move the records.
Digital Government
Experts Say Federal Data Strategy Needs Leaders and Funding to Succeed
Stakeholders are pleased the government is poised to take action on the federal data strategy but had some management advice for the Office of Management and Budget.
Emerging Tech
NOAA Wants Hybrid Drones to Patrol the Coast
The agency wants an unmanned system that can fly like a plane but take off and land like a helicopter.
Policy
Supreme Court Rejects ‘Contrived’ Defense of Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
The high court’s ruling called into question the Trump administration's justification for including the citizenship question but does not preclude the administration from asking residents whether or not they are citizens.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Grapple with Improving Election Security While Respecting States’ Rights
Experts say paper ballots are the way to go, but pushed back against efforts to federalize elections.
Digital Government
America is Aging and Growing More Diverse, Census Data Shows
“More than four out of every five counties were older in 2018 than in 2010," said one Census Bureau official about new population estimates.
Emerging Tech
House Oversight Votes to Secure Connected Devices in Government
The committee approved legislation that would enforce basic security standards for the numerous internet-connected devices used at federal agencies.
Digital Government
Using Data to Predict Coastal Flood Risk
A new online tool compiles NOAA water-level data and storm forecasts to help coastal residents prepare for floods.
Cybersecurity
NIST Asks for Input on Building Secure Software
The draft framework is intended to both instruct developers on building safe tech and help IT buyers, like the government, know which companies they can trust.
Digital Government
Where a Census Undercount Will Hurt (or Help) Most
A 2020 Census that favors white and Republican-leaning districts—and undercounts younger, lower income, and black and Hispanic residents—seems ever more likely.
Artificial Intelligence
Want to Weigh In on the Government’s AI Standards? There’s Still Time.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology extended the submission period for proposals to help develop “reliable, robust and trustworthy” AI tools.
Digital Government
16 Things OMB Wants Agencies to Accomplish in the Data Strategy's First Year
Agencies and other stakeholders have until July 5 to comment on the draft action plan, which includes hard deliverables for all of government.
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