The U.S. federal government has issued a 2021 action plan outlining specific measures agencies should take in support of the Federal Data Strategy. The current plan seeks to strengthen the foundational activities
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Heidi Shyu, undersecretary for research and engineering at the Department of Defense and a previous Wash100 Award winner, said her office plans to build a database that would provide R&E with a
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has completed tests on a three-dimensional scanner that showed the benefits of such an imaging technology in driving its additive manufacturing goals. The agency said Friday that
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The Federal CIO Council is seeking public comments on draft guidance that outlines best practices to mitigate threats to government-furnished equipment (GFE) used by federal employees during international travel. The draft document
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Nico Papafil, director of the 10x program at the General Services Administration, said 10x will fund more ideas that seek to improve the digital customer experience in fiscal year 2022, Federal News
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) was tasked with processing more than $1 trillion in grants and loans for small enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic and Sanjay Gupta, chief technology officer at SBA,
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The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has tasked Nokia and Somewear Labs to prototype 5G networks designed to deliver mobile data and voice services for emergency response operations. DIU said Friday its new
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A new Automatic Prohibited Item Detection (APID) machine learning-based algorithm for identifying non-explosive weapons and other items prohibited aboard commercial aircraft will now move into the certification and qualification process, following successful testing
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Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has proposed a bill to help ensure the security of information collected by artificial intelligence systems. The Government
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The General Services Administration released a request for information to seek feedback as it plans to expand the scope of the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract for telecommunications and network modernization
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