DOD’s testing chief wants cloud contracts to allow for more security checks

February 07, 2022 | News, Cloud & Infrastructure

The Defense Department's Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation recommended commercial cloud contracts be renegotiated to include independent cyber assessments.

As IRS grapples with ID.me, what’s next for Login.gov?

| News, Cybersecurity

The tax agency is in the hot seat with Congress and privacy advocates because it's asking citizens for a selfie to verify their identity with a private-sector service to file taxes online, but why won't the IRS use the government's… Read More »

AI-enabled health care: First, do not automate harm

February 04, 2022 | News, Emerging Tech

A procurement contract template with AI riders, algorithms that are secure and free from bias and medical devices that can be queried as to their functionality and safety will all improve the quality of health care, Aspen Institute fellows say.

Air Force commits millions to demonstrate ‘space internet’

| News, Cloud & Infrastructure

Constellations of spacecraft spanning different orbits would be explored to provide connectivity.

Michigan to build nation’s first EV charging public road

| News, Emerging Tech

The inductive charging technology, which will power electric vehicles as they drive over it, will be installed under a one-mile stretch of road in Detroit.

Government agencies are tapping a facial recognition company to prove you’re you – here’s why that raises concerns about privacy, accuracy and fairness

| News, Emerging Tech

New Orleans leans into data to reduce over-incarceration

February 03, 2022 | News, Data & Analytics

A $474K grant will provide the city with data and analytic assistance to reduce over-incarceration and address racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal legal system.

Silo-busting software closes benefits gaps in Philadelphia

| News, State & Local

BenePhilly's online tool asks social services applicants for their name, household composition, income and other basic information to determine which benefits they’re most likely eligible for.

Database aims to help tribes adapt to climate change

| News, Data & Analytics

The Tribal Resilience Action Database would feature adaptation and resilience practices already developed by tribes that can inform climate change adaptation in other communities.

Faxes and snail mail: Will pandemic-era flaws unleash improved health technology?

| News, State & Local

States are considering updating legacy IT infrastructure not only for unemployment insurance but also for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.