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Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

USDA unveils new data strategy

December 4, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Transparency and accountability are two guiding principles that form the core of the Department of Agriculture’s new data strategy, the blueprint for handling sensitive data within the agency from 2024 to 2026. Launched on Thursday, the data strategy previews the […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

US government warns Nvidia against circumventing China export restriction by redesigning chips

December 4, 2023

Via: TechSpot

Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California, on Saturday (via BNN Bloomberg), Raimondo said her department needed more funding to address China’s “rapidly growing” semiconductor markets to deny the country the most cutting-edge technology from the […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Apple will begin producing and packaging some Apple Silicon chips in the US

November 30, 2023

Via: BGR

Today, Apple announced that some of its most advanced silicon production and packaging are coming to the United States thanks to a partnership with Amkor, which will manufacture and pack the company’s chips in a facility in Peoria, Arizona. According […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

IRS starts the bidding for $1.9B IT services recompete

November 28, 2023

Via: Government Executive

The Internal Revenue Service has opened the window for industry to start working on and submitting bids for a potential seven-year, $1.9 billion blanket purchase agreement covering enterprise IT and related professional support services. Quotes for the multiple-award Enterprise Program […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Policy, State & Local, Tech

California publishes first report on generative AI risks, potential use cases

November 21, 2023

Via: StateScoop

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Tuesday announced a new report outlining the potential benefits that generative AI could bring to state government — from improving accessibility of the state’s services to bolstering cybersecurity — along with an extensive description […]


Cybersecurity, IT Policy, Tech

A key US spy tool will lapse at year’s end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal

November 15, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

With just seven weeks until the end of the year, the Biden administration is running out of time to win the reauthorization of a spy program it says is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks. The tool, […]


Networking & Wireless, Tech

FCC prohibits ‘digital discrimination’ in new broadband rules

November 15, 2023

Via: StateScoop

On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to formally adopt rules intended to enable equal access to broadband internet by prohibiting “digital discrimination” by service providers. The adoption of the rules, which were first published as a public draft at […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

What are agencies doing with AI? A bipartisan Senate duo wants to know

November 14, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee are asking for clearer information on how some federal agencies use artificial intelligence technologies in their operations to ensure that such uses are safe and secure. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho […]


Networking & Wireless, Tech

US studying 2,786 megahertz of spectrum to fuel “next-generation” services

November 14, 2023

Via: ArsTechnica

The Biden administration is studying 2,786 megahertz of spectrum that could be reallocated for purposes including wireless broadband networks, satellites, and drones, the White House said today. Some of the spectrum bands were already being investigated by federal agencies, though […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

EU regulator says Apple should be on hook for €14.3 billion tax bill

November 9, 2023

Via: ArsTechnica

Apple has been dealt a blow in its €14.3 billion tax dispute with Brussels after an adviser to the EU’s top court said an earlier ruling over its business in Ireland should be shelved. Giovanni Pitruzzella, advocate-general of the European […]


IT Policy, Tech

Conservative tech experts ask Jim Jordan to probe TikTok-Google collaboration

November 8, 2023

Via: Fox News

Conservative tech policy experts are urging Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to hold a hearing on a potential partnership between TikTok and Google, calling it “deeply concerning” both for U.S. markets and American citizens’ privacy. “As you may be aware, […]


Networking & Wireless, Tech

Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices

November 8, 2023

Via: ArsTechnica

Internet service providers and their lobby groups are fighting a US plan to prohibit discrimination in access to broadband services. In particular, ISPs want the Federal Communications Commission to drop the plan’s proposal to require that prices charged to consumers […]


IT Policy, Tech

White House AI Order Balances Innovation And Regulation

November 6, 2023

Via: JD Supra

On Oct. 30, President Joe Biden issued an executive order on safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence. The executive order provides a sprawling list of directives aimed at establishing standards for AI safety and security and protecting privacy. While the […]


IT Policy, Tech

28 countries reach landmark agreement on “safe and responsible” AI development

November 1, 2023

Via: CSO Online

A collection of almost 30 countries that includes the US, Australia and China, along with the European Union (EU), have reached a world-first agreement at Bletchley Park establishing a shared understanding of the opportunities and risks posed by frontier AI. […]


IT Policy, Tech

Agencies get marching orders as White House issues AI-safety directive

October 30, 2023

Via: Government Executive

The White House hopes to guide how technologists develop artificial intelligence and how the government prompts and adopts AI tools, under a new executive order to be unveiled Monday. The order lays out some basic safety rules to prevent AI-enabled […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

Michigan junkyard case could change how government uses drones

October 30, 2023

Via: StateScoop

The Michigan Supreme Court may soon issue a decision affecting how government uses drones to collect data about private property. In the case Long Lake Township v. Todd Maxon, a property owner alleges that on multiple occasions over an eight-year […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

US immigration enforcement used an AI-powered tool to scan social media posts “derogatory” to the US

October 27, 2023

Via: TechSpot

The system, called Giant Oak Search Technology (GOST), ranks a person’s social media scores from one to 100 based on what it thinks is relevant to the user’s specific mission. The database is searchable using identifiers such as a person’s […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

UK government is now using AI to make life-changing decisions for its citizens

October 24, 2023

Via: TechSpot

The Guardian reports that multiple UK government institutions have started utilizing AI in ways that could significantly affect the daily lives of ordinary people. The technology now plays a role in various procedures, ranging from arrests and marriage license, to […]


Cloud Computing, Tech

The Pillars of Cloud Infrastructure Security in 2023 and Beyond

October 23, 2023

Via: InformationWeek

Cloud computing has revolutionized the way enterprises deploy and manage critical applications. It ensures unparalleled agility in terms of hosting and scaling an IT infrastructure. With its distributed nature and unlimited on-demand compute power, the cloud enables frictionless real-time access […]


Networking & Wireless, Tech

Once again the FCC votes 3-2 to reinstitute Title II net neutrality rules

October 19, 2023

Via: TechSpot

On Thursday, the FCC voted 3-2 to reinstate “net neutrality” rules. The proposal will essentially classify internet service providers as public utilities governed under Title II instead of Title I. The FCC claims the rules would prevent broadband providers from […]