Tech experts are asking federal agencies to improve analytic capabilities to prevent foreign adversaries from gaining sensitive information. In a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday, Center for a New American Security Senior Fellow Emily Kilcrease said the government needs to invest in artificial intelligence and data science-backed evaluation […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has launched Track 3 of the Remote Identity Validation Technology Demonstration challenge series initiated in December 2022. The series is a platform for private developers to demonstrate and evaluate systems for authenticating identification documents through the examination of their images generated from smartphones and similar devices. […]
The Federal Records Officers Network has called for greater collaboration among agencies to advance the automation of processes and manage records. Ron Swecker, records and information program manager at the Securities and Exchange Commission and co-chairman of the Federal Records Officers Network, said improved collaboration comes at a time when managed information systems and e-government […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ordered government agencies to immediately work to mitigate two actively exploited vulnerabilities in Ivanti’s Connect Secure and Policy Secure products. Implementing Emergency Directive 24-01 is mandatory for federal civilian executive branch agencies and strongly recommended for other organizations using such products, CISA said Friday. The agency said issuing […]
Guidehouse has announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development awarded the company a prime position on the multi-year, $2.2 billion Global Health Comprehensive Technical Assistance for Health Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management contract. Alicia Harkness, lead official of Guidehouse Health, said the company has the expertise in private and public sector supply chains that […]
A report by the National Academies of Sciences said that the U.S. federal government needs to catch up with the advances in facial recognition technology by enacting new executive orders, laws and standards. Jennifer Mnookin, co-chair of the committee behind the report, said the United States has yet to adopt authoritative guidance, regulations or laws […]
The Federal Trade Commission will participate in the Global Cooperation Agreement for Privacy Enforcement, an international agreement for data privacy and security for commerce-related investigations and enforcement actions. Under Global CAPE, the FTC will have the chance to cooperate with other members on privacy- and data security-related law enforcement issues, as well as share information […]
Managed security platform provider Huntress Labs has announced its entry into the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, a government-led consortium of cybersecurity companies, critical infrastructure operators and subject matter experts working together on cybersecurity planning and response efforts. Congress authorized the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish the JCDC in 2021 to encourage proactive cyberthreat […]
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has launched a program focused on improving health outcomes for Americans living in rural communities. The Platform Accelerating Rural Access to Distributed and Integrated Medicare Care Program aims to improve rural health by addressing issues and concerns raised by rural folks, including rising number of lung cancer case, […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has added five individuals to a cross-sector group that guides the secretary of commerce on domestic semiconductor research and development. Congress, through the fiscal year 2021 budget, established the Industrial Advisory Committee to deliver advice on U.S. chipmakers’ needs, public-private partnership opportunities and microelectronics activities funded by the […]
