Better data helps state, local governments map COVID pandemic’s economic impact
Data tools developed by Argonne National Laboratory provide insight into estimated losses in fees, taxes and other revenue sources that impact economic activity.
Huawei cloud, services gain toehold in developing countries
A May 17 report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies identified 70 deals in 41 countries between Huawei and foreign governments or state-owned enterprises.
Report: Phishing behind 70% of government breaches
Most of the attacks on public-sector organizations came through emailed social engineering campaigns, according to the 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.
DISA issues zero-trust architecture guide
The framework is designed to reduce the Defense Department’s attack surface and ensure that if a device, network or user is compromised, the damage is quickly contained.
In search of better legacy code migration
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants ways to not only automate migrating legacy C/C++ code to safer programming languages, but also ensure the code takes the fullest possible advantage of the target languages' security features.
Treasury expands list of ‘Do Not Pay’ databases
Twelve databases will be added to the Treasury Department’s multiagency, governmentwide Do Not Pay portal.
FedRAMP OKs remote data center testing
The Federal Risk and Authorization Program is allowing cloud service providers to have their data centers tested remotely.
Louisiana adds vaccine status to digital driver’s license app
Residents of Louisiana can now have an electronic version of their COVID-19 vaccination records added to their LA Wallet, the state’s digital drivers’ license mobile application.
The new Normals: NOAA releases 30-year climate data
The 2021 Climate Normals show the 30-year weather and climate averages based on observations from federal weather stations and thousands of citizen scientists.
Navy seeks better analytics on facilities’ energy usage
The Navy wants to get a handle on energy consumption by analyzing data from infrastructure meters and building control systems.
Earthquake warning network now covers West Coast
The ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system is now available residents of California, Oregon and Washington, reaching 50 million people in the country’s most earthquake-prone region.
90% of Vermont’s recent online UI claims flagged as fraudulent
Vermont has disabled its online unemployment insurance application system after 90% of the initial claims filed were flagged as fraudulent.
NSF, NIST, DOD team up on resilient next-gen networking
The Resilient and Intelligent Next-Generation Systems (RINGS) program seeks to advance the underlying technologies to guarantee worldwide availability, security and reliability of new networking systems.
What cities must do to responsibly deploy facial recognition solutions
The National League of Cities has published recommendations for guiding conversations around how facial recognition technology is being implemented.
NYC returns robotic dog
After complaints from residents, New York City’s “Digidog” has been sent back to its manufacturer.
FCC to share network outage data more broadly
The Federal Communications Commission is planning to expand the sharing of communications network disruption data with certain agencies during emergencies.
Army wants AI to improve analysis of intelligence data
The Army wants to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to decrease the cognitive burden on intelligence analysts, provide timely information to decision-makers and identify specific targets with a high confidence in real time or near real time.
Kessel Run seeks DevSecOps help with modernization
The Global Application Delivery Network’s modernized infrastructure will help the Air Force get capabilities to the field more quickly.
Cloud solution improves VSAT communication
The Cloud Layered Obfuscation Application Kit allows users to split network traffic across multiple transmission paths, then combine that traffic within the cloud environment.
Beacons alert app users of nearby hazards
The Bluetooth-based system disseminates emergency messages to app users approaching the site of a hazard.
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