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By GCN Staff Jan 14, 2021 On Jan. 12, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy launched the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office.  This new OSTP office is charged with overseeing and implementing a national AI strategy and serving as the central hub for federal AI research and policymaking across government, the private sector, academia, nonprofits and state governments. The office is also responsible for conducting regular public outreach, such as conferences ...

The company has not seen enough evidence to positively trace the hackers behind the ongoing SolarWinds Orion hack to Russian entities, a FireEye executive said.

An independent non-profit, StateRAMP will offer cloud security verification services to state and local government agencies.

By GCN Staff Jan 13, 2021 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency wants a geolocation dataset of U.S. businesses operating in sectors considered essential to U.S. homeland security. According to a Jan. 7 request for information, NGA said it’s looking for sources of commercial geospatial databases that could be integrated into the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Data (HIFLD) to inform senior leaders protecting the nation’s infrastructure. The data would support “operational, s...

The number of federal agencies hit by the SolarWinds Orion breach will likely surpass last week’s White House’s tally of 10 affected agencies, according to William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.

Jan 13, 2021 This story was originally published by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at revealnews.org and subscribe to the Reveal podcast, produced with PRX, at revealnews.org/podcast. First, it was a series of problems with government-issued technology in the field. Then it was a wave of complaints about duplicative work, arbitrary terminations and haphazard management practices. Now, Census Burea...

EPISD Forcing Teachers Back to School Despite Increase in Numbers A couple weeks ago we learned that EPISD was thinking about going back to face-to-face schooling. CLICK HERE for an article from back then. In case you didnt know this, EPISD has forced teachers back to school. Im using the word "forced" because of how an email to EPISD teachers was worded. Theres a Facebook group called "Teachers and Students Safe at Home". CLICK HERE to check out the group, where they shared an email from EPIS...

By Robert St. Ledger Jan 12, 2021 Those who work for a small to mid-sized city or county may have thought digital transformation was meant for bigger metropolitan governments with deeper pockets, but nothing could be further from the truth. In a year when municipalities have spent every day keeping their communities safe in a global health and economic crisis, software upgrades may not be at the top of the priority list. A reliable, up-to-date IT backbone, though, can be the price of entry for:...

The show will feature talented guest performers backed by a top-notch band, available online at no charge. The McSwain Theatre invites the public to watch “Jae L. & Crossover with Special Guests,” as well as other upcoming shows from the comfort of home at McSwainTheatre.com or . January’s show will have plenty of country favorites brought to life by vocalists from across Oklahoma with one special guest hailing from Kansas. Special guests include Jeff Sibbl...

By Stephanie Kanowitz Jan 12, 2021 Thousands of caseworkers at Maryland’s Department of Human Services (DHS) are using a single cloud-based platform to eliminate silos and better serve beneficiaries of child, juvenile and adult assistance. Child, Juvenile and Adult Management Services (CJAMS) is part of the state’s Total Human-services Integrated Network (MD THINK), the country’s first cloud-based shared services platform for health and human services.  MD THINK provides a holistic view ...