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States pull back on COVID data even amid delta surge
August 27, 2021 | NewsJust as hurricane warnings are needed ahead of storm, full information on COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations is vital during the pandemic, public health experts say.
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Creating innovative, streamlined and accessible digital experiences
August 26, 2021 | NewsA low-code development platform can dramatically streamline innovation and accelerate development of 508-compliant apps and websites.
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Transit agencies can test drive work-zone data service
| NewsAgencies can apply for a free three-month license to Nexar’s CityStream service that delivers crowdsourced dashcam data for insights into how work zones affect traffic and safety.
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FedRAMP leans into OSCAL for streamlining authorizations
| NewsThe Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program is pushing adoption of the Open Security Controls Assessment Language to enable automated reviews.
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Argonne unwraps testbed supercomputer to prep for exascale
| NewsArgonne National Laboratory has announced the Polaris high-performance computer, a testbed system to help get software and applications ready to run on future exascale machines.
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IRS beefs up compute power for fraud detection
August 25, 2021 | NewsWhen IRS ran a test of its fraud-detection algorithm on a GPU-accelerated platform across 4 terabyes of data, processing speeds increased 10-fold.
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IG council scouting for data analytics tools
| NewsThe Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency is looking for IT tools, software and services that can help OIG data scientists conduct more efficient and effective audits.
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Facial recognition tech: Not just for IDing criminals
| NewsA GAO survey of 24 agencies found facial recognition technology has been primarily used for digital access, law enforcement or cyber and physical security, but some agencies are researching new applications.
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Pittsburgh stands up citywide fiber network
| NewsPittsburgh will connect 131 city facilities on its new unified citywide fiber network as part of the NetPGH initiative.
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Facing foreign election foes, states hire ‘cyber navigators’
| NewsCyber navigators train local officials how to prevent and respond to cybersecurity breaches and keep an eye on big security compromises and phishing threats.