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Emerging Tech
US needs improved regulation to foster drone R&D
As first responders become more reliant on UAS for tasks such as delivering medical supplies and inspecting infrastructure, ongoing regulation and R&D challenges hinder the widespread use of the technology.
Cybersecurity
NIST renews cyber center partnership, launches small business focus
The agency renewed its partnerships that support the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence and launched the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Community of Interest.
Cloud & Infrastructure
NTIA wants public insight on how to disperse billions in internet for all funding
The agency is looking for comments on how it should structure two grant programs that will provide almost $2.7 billion in funding for digital equity initiatives.
Emerging Tech
NASA tests autonomous aircraft decision tech in Arizona cities
The agency is aiming to help air vehicles respond to anomalies—such as weather changes—faster, as the vehicles are used to provide essential services.
Cybersecurity
Agencies seek public input on updates to guiding plan for cyber R&D
The document is updated once every four years.
Cloud & Infrastructure
NSF will invest up to $28M for STEM open-source ecosystems
State and local governments can apply for funding that supports open-source ecosystems to make products such as hardware, software, programming languages and other tools publicly accessible.
Emerging Tech
IBM, NASA will use AI to improve climate change research
The research will use IBM’s artificial intelligence technology and NASA’s Earth and geospatial science data to make climate data more accessible to data scientists, policy makers and the public.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Tech gig workers love the flexibility, report finds
As the government looks to fill tech positions, it could consider offering some of the benefits that workers like about freelancing, such as flexibility and remote work.
Cybersecurity
NSF awards $29M in new CyberCorps scholarship for service grants
The funding will go to nine universities in 2023 to support building the next generation of cyber professionals to serve local, state and federal governments.
Emerging Tech
‘We have nothing’ showing UFOs are of alien origin, defense official says
So far, data has not shown unidentified anomalous phenomena to be from an alien source, according to defense officials.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Lack of cloud backups poses a ‘real problem’ for data protection, expert says
A Veeam report found that a third of IT leaders did not think their cloud data needed to be backed up for security.
Cybersecurity
What should the government do in 2023 to fill its cyber workforce shortage?
The threat of cyberattacks makes filling these positions critical, experts say.
Data & Analytics
Change data infrastructure to meet new needs, experts advise
Experts at an Urban Institute event noted that the decline of data sources like surveys has created a need for improved information sharing capabilities.
Data & Analytics
Report: Governments behind private sector in customer, employee experience
Governments have improved their digital transformation efforts, but much work remains.
Emerging Tech
Building an AI-ready staff starts with data literacy, training
Agencies must train their workforce to get the most out of emerging technology such as artificial intelligence, federal technologists and data experts advise.
Cybersecurity
Latest guidance outlines customer responsibilities for software security
The guide provides recommendations for software supply chain security throughout the product lifecycle, from procurement to deployment.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Government makes good strides for cloud migration, report finds
According to the report, government and the public sector are strong in their cloud migration efforts, but lagging behind the private sector in other areas of digital modernization.
Cybersecurity
TikTok should be banned in the U.S., FCC commissioner says
The commissioner’s comments are the latest in a long line of concerns about the social media platform’s Chinese ties.
Emerging Tech
AI’s value to organizations parallels value to individuals, report finds
Personal benefit from AI was also linked to greater job satisfaction, according to the MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group report.
Emerging Tech