Epic Games opts to pay $520 million fine to settle allegations. Epic Games, the company behind the popular video game “Fortnite”, agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission…
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Labor Department Expanding Pre-Apprenticeship
Healthcare, IT, and green energy programs added to Job Corps. The Department of Labor (DOL) announced that pre-apprenticeship programs have been expanded throughout the nation. The Job Corps…
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CISA Director Voices Election Security Concerns
She called the current voting climate a “complex threat environment.” Director Jen Easterly of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), recently expressed concerns about the security of…
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VA Launch of Electronic Health Records Delayed Further
Deployment of the record system moved from January to June 2023. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the launch of its electronic health record (EHR) will…
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Navy Preps Carrier Strike Group for Project Overmatch
The move is part of the Defense Department’s command network vision for information sharing. The U.S. Navy is preparing to deploy a carrier strike group in 2023 as…
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IRS Admits Website Exposure of Confidential Information
Officials say leaked taxpayer data did not include social security numbers. The Internal Revenue Service has acknowledge that private taxpayer information was accidentally disclosed on its website earlier…
Read MorePresident Names Jeremy Bash to Intelligence Advisory Board
His pick has worked in cable news as well as the CIA and DoD. President Biden has announced his intention to appoint Jeremy Bash to the President’s Intelligence…
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Russian National Indicted by DOJ for Propaganda
Allegedly directed “years-long foreign malign influence campaign” Last week, the Justice Department unsealed the indictment of Aleksandr Victorovich Ionov. Ionov is accused of funding three political groups in…
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DHS and Commerce Release Supply Chain Report
Government alone cannot resolve Information and Communications Technology findings. Secretaries Gina Raimondo of the Commerce Department and Alejandro Mayorkas of the Department of Homeland Security released a joint…
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Census Proposes New Data Privacy Mechanism
Data analysts express concern over the suggested change. Census Bureau officials released a proposal on Friday suggesting that they use less “granular data” in upcoming census data updates.…
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