Thwarted cyberattack targeted Library of Congress in tandem with October British Library breach
Thwarted cyberattack targeted Library of Congress in tandem with October British Library breach
Acquisition
Connolly presses EPA on air quality IT with new bill
Legislation the Virginia Democrat introduced Tuesday would codify watchdog recommendations to assess decades-old systems at the EPA.
Policy
Large-language models demand huge amounts of data. Lawmakers want to know what that means for user privacy
A bipartisan effort is underway in the House and Senate to pass national data privacy standards, but Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., and others are concerned that companies are pushing back on data minimization in the race to field AI applications.
Cybersecurity
Feds, military personnel compete in President's Cyber Cup Challenge
Michael Harpin, the competition’s section chief at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told Nextgov/FCW that the competition fosters internal recognition and networking that can help spur career growth.
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Navigating AI’s role in mitigating ransomware threats
Cyberthreats against the federal government are increasing.
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Agencies are advancing AI pilots but face scalability challenges, report finds
General Dynamics Information Technology’s survey of federal decisionmakers found that AI initiatives moved from the pilot phase to production in an average of 14 months.
People
Senators’ latest telework legislation could imperil remote work
A new bill from Sens. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., would cap all telework at 40% of an employee’s work hours, potentially endangering the federal government’s nascent remote work program.
People
AI, commitment to workforce helped fuel GDIT’s growth in 2023
General Dynamics Information Technology President Amy Gilliland sat down with Nextgov/FCW for a one-on-one interview after a big year for the company.
Cybersecurity
Tech firms pledge to release products with built-in security features
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been trying to get companies to agree to its "secure by design" paradigm for months.
Artificial Intelligence
DOJ charges ex-Google employee with theft of AI trade secrets
Ex-Google software engineer Leon Ding allegedly funneled research and confidential information from his employer to China-based companies.
Artificial Intelligence
House bill targets AI-generated comments in rulemaking
The legislation looks to provide assurance that public comments on pending regulations come from real people.
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M-Trends 2024 Special Report
An inside look at the evolving cyber threat landscape, directly from the frontlines of incident response investigations and threat intelligence findings.
Acquisition
Spy agencies must craft safeguards for using sensitive commercial data, ODNI says
The new framework follows a report last year that showed the intelligence community frequently relies on purchased sensitive information.
Artificial Intelligence
TSA is looking at using AI to improve security screening processes
Following the Department of Homeland Security's guidance, TSA is looking at ways that it can use generative AI technologies to support its officers.
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Emerging Tech
Mace sponsors bill to push CBP to use blockchain at the border
Customs and Border Protection has already been doing research into how the tech could be used for its mission.
Digital Government
House passes GSA transparency bill to track tech projects
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said he introduced the bill to respond to the agency's misrepresentations about the capabilities of the government-run digital identity service Login.gov.
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NVIDIA and MITRE team up on an AI sandbox to support federal agency research
NVIDIA will bring its signature large-scale graphic processing systems to MITRE to help expedite advanced AI solutions for government missions.
Cybersecurity
US advances on cyber goals amid rapidly changing threat environment, White House says
Cyber challenges in U.S. crosshairs include ransomware, AI, supply chain attacks and commercial spyware. A new version of an implementation plan might help address them.
Cybersecurity
US diplomats told China to stop Volt Typhoon campaign — It’s becoming more advanced, intelligence officials say
A pervasive Beijing-linked hacking operation has caught the attention of diplomats and spy agencies.
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CISA, FBI resuming talks with social media firms over disinformation removal, Senate Intel chair says
The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold an election security hearing in two weeks, according to Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft deploys air-gapped AI for classified defense, intelligence customers
GPT-4 will be on offer for classified workloads via Azure Government Top Secret.
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