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Pentagon Wants to Scale Up Its Device Security Program
The Comply-to-Connect program ensures devices connecting to military networks have baseline security without needing to install endpoint management apps.
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Coronavirus Sparks New Debate Over City's Fireworks Ban
City officials in Bismarck, North Dakota may ask voters whether they'd like to repeal a ban on home fireworks within the city limits, a proposal the mayor said was partially motivated by his desire to provide families with more activities to do together at home.
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Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Increase Pentagon’s Artificial Intelligence Capacity
The bill would enable the Defense Department to ramp up hiring AI and cyber professionals.
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San Francisco Voters to Decide on Taxing Companies With Outsized Executive Pay
Local elected leaders are sending the tax plan to the ballot, citing concerns about equity and the large hole that the coronavirus has blown in the city's budget.
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NIH Unveils Centralized Resource for COVID-19 Patient Data
Insiders hope it will “serve as the foundation for addressing future public health emergencies.”
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CDC: Patients With Pre-Existing Conditions 12 Times More Likely to Die From Coronavirus
The coronavirus is particularly deadly for people with pre-existing conditions and continues to disproportionately affect people of color, according to data from the CDC.
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Some Cities Decline to Prosecute Arrested Protesters
Prosecutors in large and small cities alike are saying they won’t press charges against peaceful protesters arrested for nonviolent offenses.
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Multiple Gun Cases Rejected By Supreme Court
The court hasn’t handed down a major Second Amendment ruling in about a decade. On Monday, it for now put off the possibility of changing that anytime soon.
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To More Easily Ban Problem Police Officers, Some States Focus on Licensing
Proponents of professional licensing for police say that such a system would make it easier to fire an officer for misconduct.
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Social Security Wants a New Way to Manage Access for 330 Million Americans
The agency is considering overhauling its identity credential and access management, or ICAM, system to manage secure access for all users.
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Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Limits of Legal Immunity for Police
The court decided not to consider eight cases that challenge the legal doctrine of qualified immunity, which has been used to throw out civil lawsuits about police use of force.
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Face Masks ‘Significantly Reduce’ Spread of Covid-19, Study Finds
“The effect is greatest when 100% of the public wear face masks,” researchers wrote, suggesting that officials should encourage people to cover their faces in public.
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Is It Time to Create a National Registry of Police Misconduct?
Police officers who are fired for misconduct can often find law enforcement jobs in different jurisdictions. Some lawmakers think a national registry could prevent cops with shady records from being hired again.
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NASA Taps Astrobotic to Deliver its Water-Searching VIPER Rover to the Moon
Insiders offered a look at what the forthcoming missions aim to accomplish.
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Who Should Lead AI Development: Data Scientists or Domain Experts?
Leaders in and around government debate whether technologists or subject matter experts are better suited to lead the ethical development of artificial intelligence.
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A Governor Proposes Furlough Days, Some Layoffs to Help Balance Budget
Nevada is looking for ways to bridge a massive revenue shortfall brought on by the coronavirus.
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From Jacksonville to Louisville, Confederate Statues Are Coming Down
Calls to remove the statues, denounced as symbols of white supremacy, were reignited in the wake of national protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd.
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Energy Explores the Potential of an Artificial Intelligence Grand Challenge
The department’s new AI-focused office highlighted its intent to “push the frontiers” of AI development.
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Federal Tech Leaders Outline How Agencies Need to Adapt to the Changing Workforce
Old hiring methods and assumptions won’t hold up in the future, according to a new report from the Federal CIO Council.
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