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OMB guidance asks agencies to provide inventory of IoT assets

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The Office of Management and Budget is stepping up its oversight of Internet of Things usage throughout the federal government, calling on agencies to deliver an inventory of their “covered IoT assets” by the end of fiscal year 2024. The post OMB guidance asks agencies to provide inventory of IoT assets appeared first on FedScoop.

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Several agencies haven’t met IoT cybersecurity requirements, GAO says

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A handful of federal agencies missed deadlines to complete Internet of Things cybersecurity requirements called out in a 2020 law, a new congressional watchdog report found. According to the Government Accountability Office, three agencies said they wouldn’t be able to finish their IoT inventories by Sept.

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Amazon says DOJ disclosure doesn’t indicate violation of facial recognition moratorium

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The statement comes after FedScoop reported Thursday that the DOJ disclosed in its public inventory of AI use cases that the FBI was initiating use of Rekognition as part of something called “Project Tyr.” Rekognition is an image and video analysis service that has many non-facial analysis and comparison features.

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The FBI is using AI to mine threat tips, but isn’t sharing much detail

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And they appear to show that the FBI was looking at this tool from 2019 to 2020, and then picked up interest again in the technology relatively recently. A privacy impact assessment for the TIPS database, which was approved in 2020, does not mention any use of artificial intelligence.

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GSA closes in on enterprisewide software deal with Microsoft

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Until agencies consistently track their software licenses that are currently in use and compare their inventories of software licenses with known purchases, they are likely to miss opportunities to reduce costs on duplicative or unnecessary licenses, GAO stated in its report.

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GAO wants OMB to prioritize agencies’ FedRAMP use, modernization and more

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The missing memo The GAO twice recommended that OMB offer guidance to agencies to “develop and maintain comprehensive data inventories,” per the OPEN Government Data Act’s requirement. The GAO report noted that OMB has yet to establish a process to hold agencies accountable for authorizing cloud services through the program.

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Key Steps Contractors Should Consider When Facing a Government Shutdown

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Each agency and contract can offer unique challenges, but we offer a few key considerations below to guide contractors in assessing their approaches to potential shutdowns: Assess Impacted Contracts – As a first step, contractors should take inventory of their government contracts to assess how a shutdown could impact performance.