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How can digital government advance global development and democracy? (George Ingram and Meagan Dooley, Brookings)

Digital technology was a reoccurring theme last week at the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy on “defending against authoritarianism, addressing and fighting corruption, promoting respect for...

The urgent need to stand up a cybersecurity review board (Adam Shostack, Tarah Wheeler, and Victoria Ontiveros, Brookings)

Just as Bill Murray wakes up each morning in Groundhog Day to the tune of Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You Babe,” executives around...

Data Broker Sales To Law Enforcement Violate Fourth Amendment, Senator Argues (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., reiterated his stance on the corporate sale of consumer data on Tuesday, where he argued that brokering American’s data is...

Senators Ready to Write Clarifying Legislation to Maintain U.S. Leadership in Crypto (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

Six senators trying to strike a balance in regulating a vast and growing marketplace of virtual currencies are asking Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to...

Legislation Could Mandate DOD to Review How it Categorizes Drones (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

Recently proposed legislation would require the Defense Department to review its official framework for categorizing drones—and establish whether terms used reflect up-to-date commercial unmanned...

Modernizing FISMA. Again (Devin Lynch, Nextgov)

On Oct. 2, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously passed the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2021 (S.2902). This bill...

Army Bring-Your-Own-Device Experiments Test New Security Concepts (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

Some U.S. soldiers and National Guardsmen will be allowed to carry their own cellphones and other devices on missions next year, under an expanded...

Liberals ‘Need to Get On the Defense Committees,’ If They Want Change (Jacqueline Feldscher, Defense One)

Though Democrats control the White House and both chambers of Congress, liberals who spoke loudly to limit defense spending and change certain military policies...

A To-Do List for the Pentagon’s New AI Chief (Brian Drake, Defense One)

It looks like the beginning of the end for the Defense Department’s Defense Digital Service, Chief Data Officer, and the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. Deputy...

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