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The Future of Connectivity
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Agencies are eyeing a range of possibilities to take advantage of 5G advances, but perhaps no application is more urgent than ensuring and even boosting connectivity to aide disaster response. “Through mechanisms in 4G and 5G, we can prioritize access and bandwidth in such way that wireless priority service can be given to first responders,” said Mark McDiarmid, senior vice president for radio network engineering and development at T-Mobile USA.
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The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate wants to help first responders realize the potential benefits of fifth-generation wireless communications and avoid the challenges associated with relying on more interconnected, digital technologies.
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An NIH technology executive moves from the health field to banking and finance
After a long stint as the deputy director of the center for information technology at the NIH, Stacie Alboum is about to head to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. At the ACT-IAC emerging technology conference in Cambridge, Maryland earlier this week, Federal Drive with Tom Temin caught up with Alboum to discuss what her new job will be all about.
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Political appointees may be getting to deep into agency technical operations
American University professor Bob Tobias talks about the problems with putting political appointees in charge of cybersecurity at federal agencies
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Federal AI task force outlines ‘equitable future’ for R&D resources
A White House-led task force is outlining its vision to make artificial intelligence research tools and data more accessible to a broader community of researchers.
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Interos CEO explains how to build a company from the ground up
Jennifer Bisceglie, founder and CEO of Interos, joins Aileen Black on this week’s Leaders and Legends to explain how she turned a small startup into a dynamic supply chair risk management and operational resilience company.
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FEMA sets self-imposed deadline for moving more applications to the cloud
By the end of the fiscal year, FEMA plans to put about 26 systems in the cloud as a way to improve mission and citizen services.
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Two agencies point the finger when it comes to keeping track of tech spending
In today’s Federal Newscast, GAO, OMB butt heads over cost estimating for projects winning extra funding for IT modernization.
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DHS, DoD publish 5G security guidance to help agencies think through key ATO process
The “5G Security Evaluation” was developed by a joint study team led by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense.
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Cyber warfare in Ukraine
Marina Tovar, counterintelligence and cyber team lead at the Counterterrorism Group, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss how cyberwarfare is being used in the war in Ukraine, and the rise in ransomware attacks around the world.
