June 29, 2022
Via: NextgovThere is a Chinese proverb that states that the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, while the second best time to plant one is right now. Given the quantum arms race going on between the United […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
June 28, 2022
Via: Transportation TodayThrough a letter dispatched to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg last week, more than 60 members of Congress urged changes to the licensing process for motor fuel truck haulers as means to draw in more applicants to the workforce. In […]
June 28, 2022
Via: ArsTechnicaInternet services in Lithuania came under “intense” distributed denial of service attacks on Monday as the pro-Russia threat-actor group Killnet took credit. Killnet said its attacks were in retaliation regarding Lithuania’s recent banning of shipments sanctioned by the European Union […]
June 27, 2022
Via: POLITICORules on when and whether insurance can cover abortion are fairly clear. Whether people will be able to access that coverage now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned is not. In some states, insurance may cover what is now […]
June 22, 2022
Via: POLITICOCyberattacks on health systems mushroomed during the pandemic — and 2022 could be their worst year yet. From January through June, the Office of Civil Rights tallied 256 hacks and information breaches, up from 149 for the same period a […]
June 21, 2022
Via: ArsTechnicaA lawsuit filed by laid-off Tesla workers accused the company of violating federal law by failing to provide notice before the layoffs and said the former employees are entitled to 60 days of pay and benefits. Tesla’s actions violated the […]
June 20, 2022
Via: Federal News NetworkCongress is tossing around three different topline numbers for funding the Defense Department in 2023 as legislators debate how much money the military should get with inflation hitting rates of 8%. Two House Appropriations Subcommittees are proposing a $777 billion […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
June 15, 2022
Via: Washington's Top NewsPresident Joe Biden on Wednesday called on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel, saying their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as Americans struggle with record high prices at the pump. […]
Cybersecurity, IT Policy, Tech
June 14, 2022
Via: CSO OnlineCongressional hearings on artificial intelligence and machine learning in cyberspace quietly took place in the U.S. Senate Armed Forces Committee’s Subcommittee on Cyber in early May 2022. The committee discussed the topic with representatives from Google, Microsoft and the Center […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
June 14, 2022
Via: FCWThe IRS rolled out a web portal to authenticate recipients of the expanded Child Tax Credit in mid-2021 without receiving an “authority to operate” approval from tech officials, according to a May report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax […]