The Department of Labor (DOL) has released new guidelines on ensuring the cybersecurity of systems that are key to protecting $9.3 trillion in retirement benefits for over 34 million participants in contribution
The Government Accountability Office released a report stating that the Department of Homeland Security should revise its test and evaluation guidelines for subsystems to comply with GAO standards.
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Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., are planning to collaborate with the Bipartisan Policy Center in the coming months to establish a national artificial intelligence strategy.
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Lt. Gen. John Shanahan, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’s director, said that reliable funding is a challenge as he seeks to recruit military and industry experts for AI research and development, USNI
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The Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General has found that while the agency’s Office of Information Technology enforced proper mobile security measures, there were certain issues in the fortification of its network infrastructure.
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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is calling on Congress to mandate federal agencies' implementation of “clear ethical guidelines” for using biometric technologies to ensure that constitutional rights are protected, Nextgov reported Wednesday.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office within the Department of Justice is prioritizing efforts to improve the handling of large datasets and ensuring their security throughout the litigation process, Federal News Network reported Tuesday.
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Public and private sector representatives cited the need for collaboration in current and future space missions at this year’s International Astronautical Congress in Washington, D.C., Space News reported Tuesday.
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The Department of Agriculture has begun transitioning personnel under eight mission areas to a new Kansas City facility to support the consolidation of its security operations center, Fedscoop reported Monday.
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Ranjeev Mittu, head of the Naval Research Laboratory’s information management and decision architectures division, has said that more research needs to be done on using data for artificial intelligence efforts, Federal News
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Vice President Mike Pence has said that the U.S. is willing to cooperate with “like-minded freedom-loving nations” in space exploration efforts, Space News reported Monday.
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