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DOD moves on from JEDI
July 06, 2021 | NewsThe Pentagon plans to replace the $10 billion cloud contract with a new multi-cloud, multi-vendor contract called the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability.
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DIU OKs 3 secure cloud solutions
| NewsThe Defense Innovation Unit has selected three Secure Cloud Management prototypes that will help give users fast, secure and controlled access to software-as-a-service apps directly over the internet.
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Pennsylvania powers up internet infrastructure
| NewsGov. Tom Wolfe recently signed two bills designed to increase data center investments and 5G infrastructure deployments.
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Pay the ransom or not? It’s complicated.
July 02, 2021 | NewsResearchers used behavioral game theory to study how human subjects analyzed strategic decisions around investing in cybersecurity or refusing to pay ransoms.
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Cyber EO will drive zero-trust progress
| NewsThe tight deadlines featured in President Joe Biden's cybersecurity executive order will push agencies to make “meaningful progress” on zero-trust initiatives, federal officials said.
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Why quantum and data protection should go hand in hand
| NewsIdentifying and safeguarding infrastructure and critical data in the post-quantum world should be part of an agency’s overall cybersecurity risk management program, current data security practices and efforts to comply with the new cybersecurity executive order.
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Pooling society’s collective intelligence helped fight COVID – it must help fight future crises too
| NewsThe COVID pandemic has brought home the importance of gathering and analyzing society’s collective intelligence and finding new ways to share that combined knowledge as quickly as possible.
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Deadline extended for Government Innovation Award nominations
July 01, 2021 | NewsHelp us find the best examples of public-sector innovation in six critical categories -- submit your nomination by July 15.
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Lawmakers mull fixes for state and local tech challenges
| NewsStreamlining and harmonizing federal cybersecurity and data privacy regulations, updating legacy technology and upskilling the workforce would help state and local governments get more out of their IT investments.
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Tracking state vaccine passport initiatives
| NewsMIT’s Pandemic Technology Project is tracking each state’s stance on vaccine passports, noting whether the technology is in active use, under consideration or banned -- and linking to relevant legislation and sources.