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LunaNet: NASA’s plan for internet on the Moon
October 20, 2020 | NewsTo help establish a sustainable presence on the Moon, NASA is developing LunaNet, a relay communications and navigation architecture that will make it easier for devices to communicate with each other and with Earth.
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Open cloud platform delivers water consumption models
| NewsAs conservation of water resources becomes more critical, a new web application aims to help water managers and farmers in the West more accurately track water consumption by crops and other vegetation.
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Rural health cooperatives are challenged by connectivity and social distancing – but are innovating
October 19, 2020 | NewsRural health collaboratives are relying more on self-reported data, which has its own limitations, but is certainly better than no data at all.
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CDM: Government’s defensive coordinator
| NewsThe Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program has been able to provide relevant, timely, actionable cybersecurity information to agencies, helping them fortify civilian government data and networks by deploying millions of endpoint sensors and network scanners across agencies.
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Security gaps could undermine confidence in election results
| NewsIt only takes one small breach to dent confidence in the nation’s election systems, according to a digital rights and technology expert.
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OPM keeps hiring on track with USA Staffing upgrades
| NewsWhen the pandemic struck, the Office of Personnel Management upgraded USA Staffing so that users could shift remaining in-person tasks -- interviewing, orientation and administering oaths of office -- to virtual ones.
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It’s time for a better approach to cybersecurity
| NewsSecurity optimization is not about cost cutting; it is about programmatically aligning security and risk services within the organization.
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Keeping e-scooters off sidewalks
October 16, 2020 | NewsThe low-cost solution could help cities keep e-scooter riders off city sidewalks where they endanger pedestrians.
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Is the AF’s Digital University the future of IT training?
| NewsBoth novices and experts can take advantage of over 7,000 classes to stay current with advancing technologies and learn digital skills they can use to build efficiencies into their jobs.
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Energy Department, West Virginia sign on to Google Cloud
| NewsThe Department of Energy and the state of West Virginia have both signed on with Google Cloud to take advantage of its Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace productivity and collaboration solution.