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Maryland gets cyber assist from National Guard during pandemic
May 27, 2020 | NewsMaryland Governor Larry Hogan called in the National Guard to help the state not just with its pandemic response but also with cybersecurity assessments.
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NTIA weighs in against Ligado 5G license
| NewsThe National Telecommunications and Information Administration is opposing the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to permit a commercial 5G provider to set up shop in spectrum adjacent to that used by the government for GPS.
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Navy 3D printing COVID-19 test swabs
| NewsAn Army-Navy partnership will produce and deliver 3D-printed nasal test swabs for COVID-19 testing.
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Monitoring and securing cloud-based databases is a developer’s responsibility
May 26, 2020 | NewsBecause relying a designated database administrator for monitoring, troubleshooting and query analysis is becoming a luxury agencies with aggressive code release schedules simply cannot afford, software developers are stepping up.
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How legacy systems are helping states weather the pandemic
| NewsThe states that can handle the increasing workload without system outages or other problems are the ones that properly leverage their existing infrastructures.
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How New Orleans limits responders’ COVID exposure
| NewsA cloud-based solution lets paramedics video chat with residents to assess their symptoms and movements without risking unnecessary exposure in the field.
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JEDI delay slows DOD’s AI push
| NewsThe lack of an enterprisewide cloud computing platform has slowed the Pentagon’s AI momentum.
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Hardening smartphones for secure facilities
May 22, 2020 | NewsThe Defense Information Systems Agency is testing whether the SafeCase, which blocks a phone’s cameras, sensors and microphones, will make the personal devices secure enough to bring into areas where classified information is processed.
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Tracking COVID in homeless populations
| NewsAn app that helps volunteers count of homeless populations has been adapted to perform health and wellness checks on people experiencing homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Zero trust doesn’t have to mean zero info sharing
| NewsAs zero trust can limit data sharing that’s essential to many agency operations, it requires cooperation from both the technology and mission sides of the agency to work.