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USA – How AI Will Help the U.S. to Mars and Beyond (Michael Limotta, Nextgov)

Artificial intelligence and automation will play key roles in ensuring future astronauts on Mars can safely perform their missions. https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2020/12/how-ai-will-help-us-mars-and-beyond/170935/

USA – CBP Should Halt Expansion of the Biometric Entry-Exit Program, Many Commenters Write (Mila Jasper, Nextgov)

Advocacy groups and the City of Portland wrote the Homeland Security Department urging a full stop on expanding the use of facial recognition technologies. https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2020/12/cbp-should-halt-expansion-biometric-entry-exit-program-many-commenters-write/170980/

USA – The Hack Roundup: Treasury Briefing Reignites Encryption Debate (Mariam Baksh and Heather Kuldell, Nextgov)

Here are the news and updates you may have missed https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2020/12/hack-roundup-treasury-briefing-reignites-encryption-debate/170970/

USA/CISA – CISA Releases Draft Use Case For Securing Remote, Mobile and Teleworking Connections (Aaron Boyd, Nextgov)

The cybersecurity agency wants feedback on how to secure remote users under the Trusted Internet Connection 3 policy. https://www.nextgov.com/it-modernization/2020/12/cisa-releases-draft-use-case-securing-remote-mobile-and-teleworking-connections/170979/

USA – No Failures in Latest FITARA Scorecard But 5 Agencies Slip (Aaron Boyd, Nextgov)

In a first, every agency got an A on at least one metric. But a new column on telecom transition brought several agencies down. https://www.nextgov.com/it-modernization/2020/12/no-failures-latest-fitara-scorecard-5-agencies-slip/170968/

USA – Biden Disputes Trump’s Claim that Hack is Under Control (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

The president-elect called for an official attribution to Russia but said a damage assessment is necessary before discussing the appropriate response https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2020/12/biden-disputes-trumps-claim-hack-under-control/170989/

PANDEMIC/VACCINE – Vaccine Chimeras (Manjari Mahajan, Global Policy)

The overwhelming prioritization of vaccines takes attention and resources away from the complex political, social and infrastructural investments that underlie a resilient public health...

BRAZIL – Between Two Epidemics: Coronavirus and Inequality in Brazil – A Conversation with GGF 2035 Fellow Felipe Oriá (Felipe Oriá, Global Policy)

This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 15...

USA/ISRAEL – What will Biden’s policies on Israel look like? ( Richard Silverstein, Al Jazeera)

As President-elect Joe Biden announces the final choices for his cabinet, many in the American political establishment are breathing a sigh of relief. Predictability,...

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