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Inside Pacific Northwest National Lab’s 5G Innovation Studio
Federal officials are exploring what the next generation of wireless capabilities has to offer.
Public Safety
DOJ to Help Rural and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies Buy Body-Worn Cameras
The $7.65 million competitive grants program will also help agencies with fewer than 50 personnel.
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House Bill Would Require Government to Drastically Modernize Digital ID Verification
The legislation’s text calls for next-generation solutions to address inadequacies of existing digital identity systems that degrade the privacy and security of American consumers.
Health & Human Services
Lawmakers Propose $50 Million Federal Program to Support Rural Patients
If passed, a new bill could increase telehealth and remote patient monitoring in places with limited broadband access.
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National Parks Service Shares Fresh Details on Forthcoming Self-Driving Shuttle Pilot
Yellowstone National Park visitors can catch rides on the autonomous shuttles early next summer.
Infrastructure
Lawmakers Want Data to Decide the Future of America’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
New legislation would launch a $10 million grant program to set the scene for what’s to come on the EV-use landscape.
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House Bill Would Create NOAA-Led National Database to Help Coastal Communities Confront Rising Seas
The hope is to ready them up to face future weather threats.
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Top Tech Companies Begin Pushing Priorities for Biden Administration
Microsoft, IBM and other companies urged the president-elect to consider policies for boosting workforce development, solving the pandemic and addressing biometrics in surveillance.
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Self-Driving Shuttles Are Set to Be Deployed at Yellowstone National Park in 2021
The National Park Service is exploring emerging, autonomous technologies through a new pilot program that the public can opt to participate in.
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NOAA Partners with Google to Boost Weather Forecasts with AI
The roughly $10 million deal will also incorporate new hands-on training opportunities for both entities’ personnel.
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How the Energy Department is Working to Engage Americans on Exascale Supercomputing
Officials also offered updates on how the buildout of U.S. exascale machines is unfolding.
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House Lawmakers Re-Introduce Bill to Provide Legal Backing for Blockchain Records
It marks the latest of several other acts recently introduced that hone in on the emerging technology.
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Lawmakers Propose Using FCC E-Rate Funds to Boost Individuals’ Internet Access
The Federal Communications Commission-provided funds have historically been distributed to institutions instead of people.
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Lawmakers Propose $1M to Examine How Mis- And Disinformation Impacted Covid-19 Response
In particular, they’d like to know more about foreign and domestic sources propagating false information.
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How Good Is Your Phishing Training? A New Tool Could Help Figure That Out.
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are looking to pool more data from outside organizations to further refine it.
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Bipartisan House Bill Targets Improving Digital Identity Verification
The measure would create a task force of local, state and federal officials to produce a comprehensive, standards-based approach to digital identity verification.
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USDA Makes New Move in Broad Effort to Bring Innovative Tech to America’s Farmers
The agriculture-focused agency wants public input on potentially disruptive ideas that could be ready to be implemented.
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House Lawmakers to Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Advance Agencies’ Use of Electric Vehicles
Agency charge cards could soon be used for more than refueling gas-powered automobiles.
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Open-Source Project Aims to Broaden Access to Early Alerts for Earthquakes
Using internet of things devices and open-source standards, developers and citizen scientists can help monitor earthquake activity, deliver alerts in moments of risk—and more.
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