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AI, Deepfakes and the Other Tech Threats That Vex Intel Leaders
Top U.S. intelligence officials had a lot to say about tech at the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing.
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Customer Satisfaction Drops Across Federal Government
And that was from before the partial shutdown.
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Report: Agencies are Doing a Better Job Embracing Open Data
And the more they lean in, the more benefits they’ll see, government data experts said.
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Trump's Space Ambitions Are Too Big for One President
The reality of space travel squashed his impulsive desire to reach Mars in his first term, rather than the 2030s.
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Shutdown Could Damage Homeland Security for ‘Months, if Not Years,’ Says Ex-DHS Chief
Efforts to strengthen the country’s cyber posture have come to a halt, and if a crisis were to strike, there wouldn’t be enough people to respond, former agency officials said.
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Commission Wants to Know If China’s Smart Cities Are Smarter than Ours
The U.S.-China Commission wants to look at how Chinese smart cities development plans could affect U.S. economic and national security.
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Critical Update: No End in Sight For Shutdown as Costs Mount
The partial government shutdown is having dire effects across the country, not just at federal agencies.
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The House Oversight IT Subcommittee is Dead
The panel’s responsibilities—which include oversight of FITARA and other federal tech initiatives—will be swept up by the Government Operations subcommittee.
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National Intelligence Strategy Warns of Technological Threats to U.S.
Disruptive technologies will democratize capabilities previously available only to nation-states with plenty of resources.
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How Social Security Administration Plans to Protect Your Identity
The agency is looking for ways to identify citizens with random characters instead of Social Security numbers on agency mail.
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Senators to WMATA: How Will You Keep Next-Gen Metro Cars Safe from Foreign Tampering?
Four D.C.-area lawmakers are asking WMATA leaders to take supply chain and cybersecurity issues into account when buying the next series of Metro cars.
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Former Google Chief to Chair Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Group
Eric Schmidt will join 14 other tech experts on the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
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Latest Bills to End Shutdown Include $25 Million Bump to Technology Modernization Fund
Previous spending packages didn’t allocate any additional money for the revolving fund.
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DHS Pauses Most Contracting Deadlines Until After Shutdown Ends
The extensions only apply to seven department procurement offices and do not override existing posted amendments.
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FAA Rule Would Let Drones Fly Over People and At Night Without a Waiver
The move would greatly open the use of small drones but at least one lawmaker is worried about the privacy of people on the ground.
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How the Shutdown Could Hurt Government’s IT Recruitment
Furloughed agencies are missing out on peak recruiting season for recent and soon-to-be college grads.
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Amazon Shareholders Move to Stop Selling Facial Recognition Tech to Government Agencies
A group of shareholders filed a resolution to halt sales until they can consider the tech’s societal impact.
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Researchers: Flaws In Vendor Security Software Could Leave Some Federal Buildings Vulnerable
Poor credential management could let bad actors enter secure buildings, lock doors and download or change federal employee and contractor data.
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Draft Solicitation for Multibillion DEOS Coming This Month
GSA signaled it is close to issuing a draft request for quotations for the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract.
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Shutdown Takes Numerous Government Digital Services Offline
It’s also left some websites vulnerable to cyber threats.
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