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Data key to ensuring pandemic funding accuracy
March 23, 2022 | News, Data & AnalyticsEnhanced data collection and analysis will help ensure pandemic relief funding is spent properly, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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Proposed bill would let people know when law enforcement is surveilling them
| News, Public SafetyThe legislation would require law enforcement to disclose surveillance orders covering digital communications, such as e-mails and search histories, as well as more traditional calls and wiretaps.
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Scrubbing the bias from machine learning systems
March 21, 2022 | Emerging Tech, NewsMonitoring, testing and evaluating impacts will help limit the systemic, statistical and human biases that affect artificial intelligence systems, according to a new NIST report.
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Supply chain data-sharing pilot aims to ease shipping bottlenecks
March 16, 2022 | News, Data & AnalyticsThe Freight Logistics Optimization Works initiative looks to mitigate supply chain disruption and improve the flow of goods to consumers by fostering information-sharing between port operators and trucking, warehousing and logistics companies.
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House Committee’s cyber training bill targets public sector responders
March 10, 2022 | News, State & LocalThe legislation calls for development of new cybersecurity training and education programs for federal and state homeland security employees in advance of widespread ransomware or digital attacks.
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Native American health agencies struggled to access federal data amid pandemic
March 08, 2022 | News, Data & AnalyticsSome tribal epidemiology centers reported having trouble receiving patient health data from the Indian Health Service, primarily due to federal and state rules and regulations around sharing and maintaining patient information, a new GAO report found.
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Schools would receive funding for cyber education programs under bipartisan bill
March 04, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThe proposed Cybersecurity Grants For Schools Act of 2022 establishes federal grants for schools to promote cybersecurity education.
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Biden calls out big tech, supports greater domestic investment
March 02, 2022 | Emerging Tech, NewsIn his State of the Union address, the president stressed the need for more research and development of emerging technologies and lauded Intel's semiconductor manufacturing investments in Ohio.
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Commerce gives over $277 million in grants to build out broadband
February 28, 2022 | News, State & LocalMillions were dispersed across 12 states and territories to develop stronger internet infrastructure, a key mission in the Biden administration agenda.
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Senators call for removal of facial recognition tech in unemployment services
February 16, 2022 | News, State & LocalThe lawmakers asked the Department of Labor to help state unemployment agencies remove facial recognition technology from application forms.