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Senators Introduce Bill to Ensure Resiliency of Federal Data Centers
The proposal would establish baseline safeguards for cybersecurity and physical issues like natural disasters.
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Preventing Wildfires Could Start With Data From Controlled Burns
Sage combines machine learning with data from edge sensors to provide on-the-spot detection, monitoring and analysis of a burning area.
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The Biden Administration Unveils a Website to Help Combat Extreme Heat Conditions
Heat.gov includes interactive maps, forecasts and other resources to help officials and the general public cope with high temperatures.
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The Biden Administration Wants To Standardize How the U.S. Conducts Cyber Operations
The White House is reviewing a Trump administration policy that made it easier for U.S. Cyber Command to conduct offensive cyber operations.
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A Look At Tech Amendments In The 2023 House Defense Authorization Bill
The bill, which boasted several hundred amendments, has provisions that touch on cyber education, spectrum, and satellites.
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Bad Data and Old Tech Hamper CDC's Ability Track COVID Exposures on Flights
Because of its clunky, outdated data system, the CDC can't quickly identify how many people were exposed to a sick person on a plane, a recent GAO report states.
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The Labor Department Seeks a Leader for Digital Transformation
The job announcement to lead the agency's new digital transformation directorate closes on Thursday.
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House Bill Tasks CISA With SolarWinds Report
A key lawmaker on the House Homeland Security Committee wants more details on what was breached and what was lost when the SolarWinds Orion platform was compromised in a supply chain attack.
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CFPB Expands Its Technologist Hiring Program
A top agency official says the agency needs more technologists to help it achieve its core mission.
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GSA Looks to Help Get LGBTQI-owned Small Businesses in the Contracting Mix
The agency is going to work with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce as part of an effort to increase access to contracting for LGBTQI-owned small businesses.
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HHS Needs Improved Data Breach Reporting, Watchdog Says
Data breaches have increased each year since 2015.
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Digital Identity Challenges Could Be a Roadblock to Improved CX
Government agencies are currently wrestling with how exactly to verify Americans who want to access federal programs and services.
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Biden Strengthens Cyber Coordination Between DHS and State, Local Government
The State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act improves collaboration between DHS and state and local governments by boosting the sharing of information and federal resources.
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GovExec Daily: The People Behind the CPSC Memes
Courtney Bublé interviews the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Joseph Galbo about the agency's Twitter presence.
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Biden Signs a Bill Creating a Federal Cybersecurity Rotational Program
Certain cyber and IT federal employees will be able to rotate to other agencies under a new law signed Tuesday.
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How the Tech Modernization Fund Is Managing its Commitment to Customer Experience Projects
Having technologists on the team assessing potential projects and active TMF investments has been a key change over the past year, program leaders told FCW.
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Why Biden Just Declared Heat Pumps and Solar Panels Essential to National Defense
Other presidents used the Defense Production Act to boost fossil fuel supplies. Biden is using it to replace them with clean energy. But just ramping up production isn’t enough.
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How Long Does COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Last?
COVID vaccines provide protection, but immunity wanes over time. Researchers found a drop from 83% after the first month to 22% after five or more months.
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