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9 Republicans Want FEMA to Answer for Leaking 2.3 Million Americans' Data (nextgov)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 04/05/2019 - 15:44Survey: Four in Five Industry Tech Execs Favor Federal Privacy Law (nextgov)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 04/03/2019 - 10:55Inside GAO’s Plan to Make Congress More Tech-Savvy
As lawmakers prepare to weigh in on high-profile tech issues like artificial intelligence, 5G and online privacy, the Government Accountability Office wants to make sure they know what they’re doing. On March 20, GAO submitted a letter to Congress outlining its vision for the group. The plan, which has not yet been made public, will include specifics on the size and scope of the office.
White House Launches AI.gov (nextgov)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 03/19/2019 - 15:31
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo tells Feds to ‘Get Out of the Way’ of Innovation
A Q&A with San Jose (CA) Mayor Sam Liccardo.
2018 Midterm Elections Were ‘the Most Secure’ in U.S. History, DHS Cyber Chief Says (nextgov)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 19:06
President Trump Budget Request Seeks $150 Million for Tech Modernization Fund
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2020 budget request seeks $150 million in new funding for the Technology Modernization Fund, which provides seed money to governmentwide IT projects that agencies are ultimately expected to pay back. So far, TMF has funded seven projects totaling close to $90 million of the total $125 million Congress authorized for the program. The president’s request for more TMF funding is far from a certainty. Appropriations for TMF were only authorized through the 2018 and 2019 budgets through the Modernizing Government Technology Act.