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By Lauren C. Williams Jan 19, 2021 Thanks to the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing your own approved device (BYOAD) is now a high priority for the Defense Information Systems Agency. Thats due in large part to vastly more teleworkers and the temporary deployment of the Defense Departments commercial virtual remote (CVR) Teams environment. As DOD and DISA move to a permanent Microsoft Office 365 solution this summer, the need and demand for BYOAD is expected to increase. "Wit...

Local veteran giving back through new book FOX17 and last updated 2021-01-18 10:07:11-05 ADA, Mich. — A local veteran is now a published author. Over the next two weeks, “Kilroy Was Here” will make its way into Barnes & Noble bookstores across West Michigan. Brett Allen is the author. “It’s a little bit more dark humor than what people might expect,” said Allen. Allen grew up in Fremont then attended college at Michigan State University. During his time at MSU he ...

Monday, January 18, 2021 A federal court in Pennsylvania held that a medical marijuana user’s claims for disability discrimination and retaliation were sufficiently alleged to survive the employer’s motion to dismiss.    Hudnell v. Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc., Civil Action No. 20-01621 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 7, 2021). The employer terminated the employee’s employment after she tested positive for marijuana on a return-to-duty drug test. The employee’s medical marijuana card...

To crack down on security risks from unmanned aerial systems, the General Services Administration said its multiple awards schedules will only offer small drones approved by the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue sUAS Program.

While distributed denial of service attacks can take agencies offline, relevant policies, trained staff and orchestrated technical and personnel resources offer the best defense.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned of attacks that leverage phishing and email forwarding vulnerabilities as well as one that bypassed multifactor authentication.

Savvy Senior: How seniors can make their bathrooms safer and easier to use Jim Miller,   FacebookTwitterEmail Dear Savvy Senior, What tips can you recommend for making a bathroom senior-friendly? My 78-year-old mother has mobility problems and fell getting out of the bathtub last month. I’d like to modify her bathroom with some safety features that can help keep her safe. Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, Great question! Because more accidents and injuries happen in the bathroom than any ...

STATELINE, Nev. - The very popular Rabe Meadows to Nevada Beach Trail, also known as the Lam Watah Trail, has no water stations along the route for dogs and their humans, and a local resident is trying to change that. In cooperation with Douglas County, the U.S. Forest Service and Lake Tahoe Planning and Permitting LLC, Liz Lawton would like to raise the funds necessary to purchase and install a doggie drinking fountain and water bottle filling station. It would be located at the trailhead nea...

A computer that can solve the Rubik’s Cube should be able to teach people how to solve it, too.

By Chris Kadoch Jan 14, 2021 When it comes to smart cities, many leaders struggle with where to start. The options can be overwhelming, with political, financial and technical challenges too often curbing progress. But, as the World Economic Forum pointed out, a bundle of small projects that ladder up to a larger aggregate system can be an accessible approach to modernizing smart city infrastructure. One technology already likely installed that can pave the way for cities transitioning core ser...