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Rural water utilities vulnerable to cyberattacks
July 22, 2021 | NewsWith few employees and little federal compliance training, some small-town water utilities may be unable to defend themselves from cyberattacks.
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Tabletop exercise tests election security
| NewsAt Tabletop the Vote, federal, state and local officials worked through scenarios that might impact future election operations and shared best practices.
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With billions available for public health, it’s time to rebuild
| NewsFunding infusions from the American Rescue Plan creates a tremendous opportunity to fix one of public health’s biggest problems -- a technology infrastructure featuring aging legacy systems, enormous data silos, lack of interoperability and many other challenges.
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‘Blockchain light’ may help Army ensure data trustworthiness
July 21, 2021 | NewsTo make it easier for warfighters and commanders to trust the data they receive, the Army is testing a customized “blockchain-light” technology that helps verify the provenance of data without the compute requirements of traditional blockchain applications.
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TSA tightens cyber rules for pipelines
| NewsA new directive requires operators of “critical” pipelines to review their current cybersecurity architecture, implement mitigation measures against known threats to IT and operational technology systems and establish plans to recover from a cyberattack.
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AI sifts through video data to spot fires
| NewsAn algorithm detects smoke plumes by comparing images from 25 tower-mounted cameras against the more than 10 million it’s been trained on.
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How MLOps can bring government’s AI visions to life
| NewsMLOps operationalizes the production of machine-learning software so agencies can expedite the continuous production of ML models at scale, significantly reducing the time it takes to deploy intelligent AI applications.
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Low- and middle-income countries lack access to big data analysis – here’s how to fill the gap
| NewsThe LISA 2020 Network helps establish statistics laboratories at universities where professors teach students to provide statistics consulting to other academics, businesses and policy makers.
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Researchers smash internet speed record
| NewsResearchers at Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology have demonstrated long-haul data transmission at 319 terabits/sec over 1,800 miles.
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Air Force taps Google Cloud for aircraft maintenance system
| NewsProject Lighthouse creates a unified ecosystem that will enable the Rapid Sustainment Office to optimize maintenance readiness, increase staff productivity and reduce costs.