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Senators Pitch 5G National Security Strategy, Emphasize Removal of Chinese Products

A group of five senators released bipartisan legislation that would create a national policy to securely deploy commercial 5G networks and establish an up to $700 million grant program to aid American communications providers in removing Chinese products from their networks.

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  1. DHS S&T SCITI Labs Readies Eight Tech Developers for Commercial Prototypes

    The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Smart Cities Internet of Things Innovation (SCITI) Labs program has made progress in its second phase by choosing eight technology developers to ready smart cities prototype technologies for the commercial marketplace, according to a May 22 DHS news release.

  2. Capitol snow day winter-min Senate Approves Bill to Fight Fraudulent Robocalls

    The Senate voted 97-1 Thursday, May 23 in favor of a bill that would give Federal regulators more tools to combat perpetrators of fraudulent robocall scams.

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  1. DOJ OIG Releases FISMA Report Critiquing Criminal Division’s Information Security
  2. Sens. Wyden, Paul Introduce Digital Devices Data Protection Bill
  3. Moody’s Cuts Equifax Ratings Outlook Over Cyberattack Impact
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  1. GSA Aims to Complete USDA CoE Effort Next Year

    The General Services Administration (GSA) expects to complete all phases of its Centers of Excellence (CoE) program at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and move resources to other agencies by the middle of next year, said Anil Cheriyan, head of GSA’s Technology and Transformation Services (TTS) unit.

  2. USAF Pressing on in Effort to Create ‘Digital Air Force’

    The U.S. Air Force’s effort launched last year to hasten digital transformation efforts is well under way and features weekly meetings between Air Force business and IT leaders aimed at addressing key challenges in the campaign, an Air Force official said today.

  3. cloud cyber modernization AI GSA Official Lays Out Benefits of Agency’s Cloud Adoption

    General Services Administration (GSA) Senior Solution Architect Richard Bright hailed several benefits of the agency’s migration to cloud services at the Alfresco Government Summit conference today, including resulting service improvements and an uptick in workforce culture.

  4. Report: AI Offers Great Benefits, But Requires Proper Support

    While artificial intelligence (AI) technology offers significant opportunities to the Federal government to both reduce costs and improve performance, implementation of the technology will require proper policy, budget, and leadership support, according to a May 22 report from the Professional Services Council Foundation (PSCF).

  1. Algorithmic Biases Can Be “Weapons of Math Destruction,” Expert Says

    Despite near-universal trust in the science of mathematics, human biases can readily creep into data analysis and design of algorithms, leading author and algorithmic auditor Cathy O’Neil to warn that biases baked into algorithms may create sweeping consequences for both individuals and society as a whole. 

  2. OPM Releases Tools to Reskill Workforce Amid Tech Impacts

    The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released several resources to help agencies implement workforce reskilling efforts as technologies like robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) take on more tasks in the Federal government.

  3. Senate VA Committee Discusses IT Bills, But No Votes Yet

    The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing Wednesday, May 22, on pending legislation – including bills related to electronic health records, and to make the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) website more accessible to disabled veterans – but took no votes on those measures.

  4. House Members Hammer VA Over Caregiver Program IT Faults

    Members of two House Veterans Affairs subcommittees sharply criticized Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials at a hearing on Wednesday, May 23 for the agency’s failure to keep up with expanding IT requirements for VA’s popular Caregivers program, which provides a range of services for post-9/11 wounded veterans.

  5. CDM PMO: New Dashboard Contract Coming This Week

    The Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program expects to announce the award of a new contract this week for dashboard ecosystem technology that will better integrate at both the Federal agency and DHS level security data generated through the CDM program.

  6. CBO: SBA Cyber Awareness Act Costs Nothing to Implement

    The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost estimate for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Cyber Awareness Act, H.R. 2331 and S. 772, on May 20, and said the bill would cost nothing to implement.

  7. OMB Updates Federal ICAM Policy; Agencies to Create ICAM Teams

    A new memo released Tuesday, May 22, by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) updates the Federal identity, credentials, and access management (ICAM) policy, encouraging the use of more flexible solutions, supporting pilots for new authenticators, and requiring agencies to create an ICAM team.

  8. CISA Publishes Election Security Guidance

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a list of best practices for securing election systems on May 21.

  9. DSS Awards Contract to Shore up Background Checks

    The Defense Security Service has awarded a $75 million contract to Perspecta through an other transaction agreement (OTA) that will work to add advanced AI to backend systems and modernize the vetting processes of security clearance personnel for the National Background Investigation Service (NBIS).

  10. VA Looks to Further Improve CX by Standardizing Crowdsourced Healthcare Tool

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is looking to standardize a national crowdsourced tool in the department after it reported having success in driving efficiency across VA healthcare centers.