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Cloud Computing, Tech

The US Department of Defense can’t mitigate restrictive conditions in its cloud contracts

September 15, 2023

Via: TechSpot

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) analyzed the software licenses used by the Department of Defense (DoD), focusing in particular on commercial cloud computing offers. GAO officials found several issues within those contracts, despite highlighting the fact that federal agencies […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

Digital services key to boosting trust in local government, report finds

September 12, 2023

Via: StateScoop

A new report released Tuesday found that local governments can boost the public’s trust in its operations by offering government services in a digital format and providing administrative transparency. Specifically, the new report from the government technology software company CivicPlus […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

AI is part of a ‘new era’ at IRS, commissioner says

September 12, 2023

Via: Government Executive

The IRS is using artificial intelligence to identify complicated tax evasion schemes and focus its enforcement efforts for large partnerships, as part of a new compliance push announced Friday. “The IRS is deploying new resources towards cutting-edge technology to improve […]


Education, Industry

UNESCO urges governments to regulate generative AI in schools

September 7, 2023

Via: StateScoop

As students all over the world return to school after the summer break, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Thursday issued its first public guidance on generative artificial intelligence, urging government agencies to address the disruptions caused […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

Senate to grapple with AI’s effect on US energy as regulation talks heat up

September 7, 2023

Via: Fox News

The top Republican on the Senate Energy Committee will warn Thursday against allowing U.S. artificial intelligence capabilities to fall into China’s hands when the panel meets for a hearing on the topic. Senators returned to Capitol Hill just days ago […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

Increasing number of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about AI: survey

September 1, 2023

Via: Fox News

A majority of Americans are more concerned than excited by the increased use of artificial intelligence, with the number of those concerned growing dramatically in recent years, according to a new survey released this week. The Pew Research survey found […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

The federal government’s most disliked IT help desks

August 31, 2023

Via: Government Executive

The Department of Defense is at the bottom of the list of federal agencies for satisfaction with IT support and IT equipment according to a survey of more than 270,000 federal employees released Wednesday. The news should come as no […]


Networking & Wireless, Tech

Government websites are loaded with misinformation, and that’s a big problem for AI

August 28, 2023

Via: Government Executive

As artificial intelligence proliferates, so do concerns about AI-grown misinformation. AI systems like ChatGPT and other algorithms learn from the text and data that they’re fed. If the input data is bad, so it the output—thus the aphorism “garbage in; […]


IT Policy, Tech

Regulatory uncertainty overshadows gen AI despite pace of adoption

August 24, 2023

Via: CIO

While AI has steadily worked its way into the enterprise and business vernacular over many years, gen AI has not only become an abrupt and immediate force unto itself, but also an overarching AI accelerant. Not without warning signs, however. […]


Cybersecurity

Fed Warning: US Space Industry Subject To Foreign Spying, Disruptions

August 21, 2023

Via: Dark Reading

Foreign adversaries are waging cyber espionage campaigns against the US space industry, according to a joint warning issued this week by the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), FBI, and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI). The two-page […]


Cybersecurity

Lawmaker pushes AI companies for more safety and security commitments

August 16, 2023

Via: Nextgov

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wants artificial intelligence companies to commit to extending existing voluntary pledges to all of their systems and make more commitments to address high-risk areas like real-time facial recognition. […]


Cloud Computing, Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

Los Angeles IT secures the vote with open source and the cloud

August 11, 2023

Via: CIO

Vital for democracy, voting system integrity has come under increasing scrutiny of late, placing pressure on government IT leaders to ensure election systems are robust and uncompromised. Aman Bhullar, CIO of Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, has heeded the call, […]


IT Policy, Tech

FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads

August 10, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation. The FEC’s unanimous procedural […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Government contractors grapple with enforcement challenges of TikTok ban

August 8, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Industry groups have expressed privacy and censorship concerns over a federal ban that prohibits government contractors from using the TikTok social media app on covered devices, while warning that monitoring compliance and implementation could prove difficult for many organizations. In […]


Cybersecurity

Report reveals ‘sudden surge’ in cyberattacks targeting government agencies

August 8, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Anew report has found that cyberattacks targeting government agencies and the public sector increased at an alarming rate in recent months, as threat actors unleashed a slate of novel malware campaigns that impacted financial institutions, healthcare services and critical infrastructure […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Selling Software to the US Government? Know Security Attestation First

August 7, 2023

Via: Dark Reading

Over the past several months, the US government has introduced several new requirements affecting organizations that sell software to government agencies. Because these new requirements are complex, many leaders are not yet sure how their organization will be impacted. In […]


Networking & Wireless, Tech

Internet providers that won FCC grants try to escape broadband commitments

August 3, 2023

Via: ArsTechnica

A group of Internet service providers that won government grants are asking the Federal Communication Commission for more money or an “amnesty window” in which they could give up grants without penalty. The ISPs were awarded grants to build broadband […]


Cybersecurity

Millions of People Affected in MOVEit Attack on US Gov’t Vendor

July 28, 2023

Via: Dark Reading

The MOVEit breach has claimed yet another target: Maximus Inc., a US government contractor. Though the company’s internal systems were unaffected, 8 to 11 million people’s personal information may have been compromised. Maximus provides technology services for administering and managing […]


IT Policy, Tech

House takes step toward AI regulation; government study on ‘AI accountability’ due in 18 months

July 28, 2023

Via: Fox News

The House this week took a small step toward building an artificial intelligence regulatory framework by advancing a bill that asks the government to study AI accountability and report back in 2025. The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

States need federal standards for tech used in unemployment programs, GAO says 

July 26, 2023

Via: Nextgov

The Government Accountability Office is offering a window into challenges with modernization efforts and recommendations for the federal government to set up common standards for unemployment insurance tech in a new report on how eight different states are modernizing their […]