Government

The U.S. Security Bodies Indicates Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence as Emerging Threats

December 27, 2018 itenter1

According to a study, several U.S. security network entities indicated that they have seen quantum computing and Artificial Intelligence as potential security threats in near future. The study, titled Long-Range Emerging Threats Facing the United States as Identified by Federal Agencies, was commissioned by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), in which federal agencies recognized […]

The US President Signs a Bill to Promote Quantum technology

December 26, 2018 itenter1

The U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a bill last week, named the National Quantum Initiative Act; a nation-wide quantum computing plan that will ascertain goals for the next decade to speed up the development of quantum technology. The bill was initially introduced in June this year. This bill for quantum technologies is a commitment […]

The U.S. Commerce Department Seeks Comment on Potential AI and Emerging Tech Export Restrictions

November 26, 2018 itenter1

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on Nov. 19 looking for public comment through Dec. 19. The Commerce Department seeking comment on criteria for recognizing emerging technologies that are critical to the nation’s security and that may be involved in possible future export […]

The IG Report Finds IRS Failed to Track 11,000 Breached Social Security Numbers for Tax Fraud

November 26, 2018 itenter1

According to an audit released this month from the U.S. Treasury Department’s internal watchdog stated that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has failed to add more than 11,000 compromised Social Security Numbers to a list that it uses to help protect taxpayers from identity theft. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Report found […]

GSA Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules For Federal Contractors to Protect Government Information On IT Systems

November 26, 2018 itenter1

The United States General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed new rules providing how contractors protect government information on the IT systems they manage. The Federal Register report detailed that the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, two proposed rules under GSAR Case 2016-G511 and 2016-G515, call for amending the GSA Acquisition Regulation to […]

U.S. Federal Procurement Chief Details IT Acquisition Efforts in OMB

November 23, 2018 itenter1

The Acting Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Lesley Field outlined the key areas where OMB is striving to improve IT acquisition, and detailed the initiatives underway. Speaking at FCW’s Federal IT Acquisition Summit last week, Field listed OMB’s key priorities on IT acquisition, includes […]

The Updated VA.gov Portal Reports what’s Possible for Government Tech after the Healthcare.gov Tragedy

November 23, 2018 itenter1

The U.S. Healthcare.gov, the site that delivers former U.S. President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare plan for veterans crashed catastrophically when it launched in 2013. To fix the site a team of developers and designers, largely picked from Silicon Valley, arrived at Washington DC. Their rescue efforts gave inflation to a team of techies who later […]