CISA updates list of critical workers
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has updated its list identifying IT and communications infrastructure workers deemed critical during the COVID-19 response.
HPC resources for COVID-19 research
The COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium will give researchers access to government, academic and industry supercomputers.
CISA lists critical IT, telecom workers
To help state and local communities prioritize their responses to the coronavirus outbreak, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has identified the workers it considers critical to protecting public health and safety.
AI called up in coronavirus fight
Artificial intelligence and machine learning experts are developing tools to tease out insights from nearly 30K research papers on COVID-19.
Latest data center guidance may have increased security risk, watchdog says
When the Office of Management and Budget narrowed the definition of a data center, GAO said, it limited agencies’ visibility into security risks.
Sensing atmospheric energy to identify Earth-bound disturbances
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s AtmoSense program aims to better understand how energy travels from the ground to the ionosphere. The hope is that the atmosphere could be used as a sensor to identify natural disturbances.
NOAA dives into AI
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s AI strategy is designed to reduce the cost of data processing while delivering higher-quality and more timely services.
NOAA to triple weather forecasting capacity
When the two new Cray systems come online, the combined high-performance computing resources will be triple the capacity and double the storage and interconnect speed of current systems.
Scientists build ‘tag of everything’ to combat counterfeits
Researchers at MIT have hit on a way to reduce the size and power requirements of tracking tags while boosting their security.
Cutting communications overhead for distributed learning apps
Scientists at the Army Research Lab have shown that distributed deep learning algorithms can deliver the same performance as algorithms that run at a single, centralized location.
High-performance computing roundup
Better ways to evaluate supercomputers, new deployments of HPC systems and Penn State's search for a catchy nickname for its ICDS-ACI system.
Smart city spending expected to increase almost 20% in 2020
While big cities represent nearly 30% of the investment, most of the growth will come from midsize and small cities spending $1 million or less on projects, according to IDC.
IARPA wants to automate geospatial imagery analysis
The intelligence community’s research arm wants help detecting and monitoring human activity over time.
FedRAMP moves toward formal authorization
The FedRAMP Authorization Act would officially establish Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program within the General Services Administration, putting into code its duties and responsibilities.
Mapping the cyber threats of Air Force base control systems
The Air Force is looking to assess the cyber threat surface posed by on-base control systems, such as building automation, life safety, utility monitoring and airfield control systems.
West Virginia pushes online voting for the disabled
The state is expanding its electronic voting application to better accommodate absentee voters with physical disabilities despite concerns from security experts.
Taking on AI bias
Policy experts in Pittsburgh are working to ensure that municipal decision-making algorithms improve services delivery but do not discriminate against residents based on race or demographics.
Park Service eyes autonomous shuttles
The National Park Service wants to better understand how emerging AV shuttle technologies could improve visitors' experiences.
Quantum science gets funding infusion
The Department of Energy announced it is making $625 million available for multidisciplinary research centers in support of the National Quantum Initiative.
IoT audio sensors flag underreported gunfire
ShotSpotter audio sensors recently installed in Dayton, Ohio, detected far more gunshots than were reported by neighborhood residents.
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