Artificial Intelligence
Patent and Trademark Office Aims to Partner With AI, Emerging Tech Stakeholders
The partnership builds on years of previous innovation efforts in various tech fields.
Cybersecurity
DOD Recommends NIST Align Frameworks for Cybersecurity Risk Management
An effort to update the framework for securing critical infrastructure from cyberattack is coming face to face with issues that have plagued the Commerce agency from the beginning.
Cybersecurity
Why Commerce Went Against Microsoft on Rule to Control Cyber Exploits
The rule aims to prevent certain countries—most notably China—from receiving U.S. exports that could advance their intrusion and surveillance technology.
Cybersecurity
CISA, DOD Report Gaps for Agencies Assessing 5G Security Risks
Agency officials identified a lack of guiding standards for determining and mitigating risk from certain implementations of the technology and advised agencies to proceed with caution, employing penetration tests accordingly.
Modernization
Biden Administration Launches New Component To Internet Expansion
The Internet for All program utilizes funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to deploy internet connectivity nationwide.
Emerging Tech
NIST Report Documents Success In Commerce’s Technology Transfer Initiative
A new report showcases how three federal agencies submitted technology research—like patents and papers—that can have a mainstream impact.
Emerging Tech
NIST, Commerce Launch Emergency Response Training Center with Virtual Reality
The Public Safety Immersive Test Center will combine virtual reality technologies with more tactile simulations to improve emergency responses.
Cybersecurity
Federal Agencies Likely to Get New Cybersecurity Guidance ‘In Coming Weeks’
New top-level guidance—and requirements—are coming for managing software security risk at federal agencies
Cybersecurity
NIST’s Supply-Chain Security Guidance Tells Agencies: Look to FedRAMP First
The agency has spent years revising guidance for organizations to address vulnerabilities presented by vendors of software and other enterprise suppliers.
Emerging Tech
NIST is Building a 5G Network to Model Cybersecurity for Operators
Comments are due June 27 on an associated draft special publication.
Policy
Cryptocurrency Legislation Would Empower Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The bipartisan bill introduces more government oversight in crypto markets.
Cybersecurity
NIST Official: Revised Cybersecurity Supply-Chain Guidance Imminent
The software Industry wants agencies to show their ‘use’ of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which it says should be mapped to the revised supply chain guidance.
Cybersecurity
Telecom Group Wants NIST to Map Performance Goals to the Cybersecurity Framework
But, in general, the industry wants NIST to avoid making any changes at all to the choose-your-own-adventure document that has guided risk management and U.S. cybersecurity policy for almost a decade.
Digital Government
House Subcommittee Requests More Frequent American Income Data
The Subcommittee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth asked for greater data releases in a bid to close wealth gaps.
Artificial Intelligence
27 Artificial Intelligence Experts First To Serve On Commerce Advisory Board
After being established in 2021, the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee elected its first members to advise the federal government on AI policy.
Digital Government
Senate Confirms Laurie Locascio to Lead Tech Standards Agency
The bioengineering professor and NIST alum was nominated by President Biden back in 2021.
Policy
Why Biden's Proposed Investment in Space Object Surveillance is a Big Deal
Space policy and technology experts weighed in on the nearly 800% increase for the Office of Space Commerce included in the FY2023 budget request.
Modernization
Lawmakers Request Agency Support in Broadband Rollouts
Democrats from the House Energy and Commerce Committee asked the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to help make good on broadband development with Bipartisan Infrastructure funding.
Artificial Intelligence
NIST Advocates Human-Centric Focus of AI Tech
A new report delves into the biases that emerge in artificial intelligence, and best mitigation practices.
Cybersecurity
NIST Releases Guidance for Assessing Compliance with Core Cybersecurity Publication
The document is targeted at auditors—internal and external to an organization—who are set to play a central role in cybersecurity policy under a May executive order and initiatives like the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.
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