Automation
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On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren and his guests discuss technology efforts that are supporting the government's climate change initiatives.
March 01, 2023 -
The results from the “2022 Biometric Technology Rally” could inform the way forward for TSA and other government agencies as they increasingly adopt facial recognition systems, despite concerns from lawmakers.
February 24, 2023 -
The past year has seen countless headlines about how tech and retail behemoths are making enormous investments in the metaverse.
February 23, 2023 -
Airport security screening is in large measure a function of detection of objects and materials. A recurring challenge comes from non-commercial explosives — dangerous substances cooked up by criminals for unknown reasons.
February 17, 2023 -
The VA needs to keep breaking new records for claims processed, if it hopes to keep pace with a workload surge under the burn-pit toxic exposure legislation signed into law last summer.
February 17, 2023 -
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is constantly generating new screening requirements, equipment that can sense or detect something and sound an alarm if need be. It falls to the Homeland Security Department's Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL), operated by the Science and Technology Directorate, to work with TSA and potential vendors to evaluate-and-test a particular technology.
February 16, 2023 -
Luggage and passenger screening is a complicated applied science. An idea has to be verified before it can be built into prototype equipment for testing and eventual production.
February 15, 2023 -
DCSA is reducing rates by 18% in fiscal 2024, amid the governmentwide shift to continuous vetting.
February 14, 2023 -
Risk comes in many different forms in today’s digital world. All organizations must manage the growing business risks associated with a dynamic and complex attack surface and cybersecurity threats.
February 14, 2023 -
Easy passwords like "Password 1 2 3 4." Multiple people with the same password. Inactive user accounts not closed. One-factor authentication. No password expiration.
February 14, 2023 -
In a plain-looking warehouse at the out-of-the-way Atlantic City Airport, you'll find one of the nation's most important research labs.
February 14, 2023 -
The Conflict Observatory brings together teams and technology to track the conflict in Ukraine. The project sprung out of evidence-based policymaking efforts.
February 13, 2023 -
You know when you're using an app that uses GPS in a major city, and it can't quite pin point your location? Well, a new tech company in San Francisco may have a new way of fixing that.
February 13, 2023 -
2023 promises to be an eventful year for federal cybersecurity teams. Already, we’ve welcomed in a new Congress, which is bound to introduce new cybersecurity legislation, especially following the signing of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill in December.
February 09, 2023 -
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, known as FedRAMP, is supposed to make it easier for agencies to use commercial cloud computing. FedRAMP, as policy, has been around for a dozen years, but only became law at the end of last year.
February 09, 2023
