Digital Government
Fish and Wildlife Service Contract Aims to Help Show Impact of Grants
The contractor will help develop the agency’s internal system and use artificial intelligence to aggregate data.
Digital Government
Watchdog: Data Officer Council Has Made Progress on Policy Efforts, But Work Remains
The Government Accountability Office found that the Council must follow its new detailed plan to fully meet statutory requirements.
Digital Government
Change Data Infrastructure to Meet New Needs, Experts Advise
Experts at an Urban Institute event noted that the decline of data sources like surveys has created a need for improved information sharing capabilities.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Safeguarding Data From Outside Intrusion
The VA is in the process of implementing a zero-trust cybersecurity model to better secure veterans’ sensitive personal data.
Modernization
Census Targets Data Modernization, Cybersecurity Ahead of 2030 Rollout
Officials at the Census Bureau want to give the agency’s operations a strong, data-centric approach to collecting and securing American demographic information.
Cybersecurity
CISA Seeks Information for Potential Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform
The request will help the agency develop the platform to address current challenges related to cyber threat intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence
Good AI Starts With a Trained Workforce, Government Experts Say
A group of federal technologists and data experts explained that data management and government AI efforts hinge on employee initiatives.
Digital Government
ICE Needs More Data to Monitor Foreign Students Taking US Research, Watchdog Says
The data is meant to assess the risk of foreign STEM students and scholars transferring technology from American universities to foreign entities.
Digital Government
NOAA Building ‘Digital Twin’ of Earth to Study Climate Change
In collaboration with NVIDIA and Lockheed Martin, NOAA will create a two-dimensional model of Earth based on climate data.
Artificial Intelligence
AI, Data Analytics Star as Biggest Planned Investments for 2023
An industry forecast sampled private sector companies to distill where they plan to make emerging technology investments.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Leveraging Data to Achieve Mission
Data usability—including training and knowledge management—has proven “essential” to help the NSF achieve its mission goals.
Ideas
4 Steps to Create a Citizen-Centric Government with Trusted Data
Public expectations have put pressure on agencies to deliver experiences that are equal to or better than those offered by the private sector.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Question How Public Access to Federal Research Will be Achieved
House Science Committee leaders expressed concern about a lack of detailed guidance in the White House’s August memo that directs federal agencies to make their taxpayer-funded research publicly accessible by the end of 2025.
Digital Government
Oversight of DOD Special Operations Forces Requires Better Data, Watchdog Says
Current data collected by U.S. Special Operations Command lacked both consistency and transparency, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Digital Government
NASA Still Falls Short of Geospatial Data Act Compliance, Watchdog Says
The agency’s inspector general found that while NASA is making progress towards compliance, six out of 13 key elements are incomplete.
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.
Digital Government
Public Health Data Still Facing Challenges Despite Previous Recommendations, Watchdog Says
The Government Accountability Office highlighted deficiencies in common data standards, interoperability and public health IT infrastructure.
Exclusive
Digital Government
FAA Launches Data Visualization Dashboard to Better Inform Public About the National Airspace
New interactive ‘Fact Book’ hopes to make the FAA’s collected data on the U.S. aviation sector easier for readers to comprehend.
Digital Government
Statistical Uncertainty Could be Problematic for Evidence-Based Policies, Study Finds
Certain privacy measures, as well as general data errors, can skew funding allocations derived from census information.
Digital Government