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

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According to the Government Accountability Office, three agencies said they wouldn’t be able to finish their IoT inventories by Sept. 30, six did not share their time frames for doing so, and one — the Small Business Administration — said it does not use any IoT and therefore would not be compiling an inventory.

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AI advisory committee wants law enforcement agencies to rethink use case inventory exclusions

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So the omissions of those technologies in the Department of Justice’s AI use case inventory late last year were a surprise to a group of law enforcement experts charged with advising the president and the National AI Initiative Office on such matters. “It And these inventories are supposed to guide that.”

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FBI’s AI efforts face funding and workforce barriers, OIG finds

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However, the FBI must complete its AFEDT process to obtain a better understanding of its AI needs and evaluate how it can use AI to improve intelligence collection and analysis.

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U.S. agencies publish plans to comply with White House AI memo

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While agency use case inventories for AI are required to be available at a specific URL, the instructions aren’t specific for compliance plans. Depending on the agency, some plans are located on the inventory page while others are located on landing pages for policies or the offices of the chief information or AI officer. 1 deadline.

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Prioritization, agility key to post-quantum standards implementation, US officials say

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As that process begins, federal officials discussing the migration are highlighting the importance of actions such as prioritizing high-value assets, working toward “crypto agile” systems, and purchasing compliant tools. The process of inventorying is part of that work. Stupak said the inventory last year was the first in the world.

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Time to Start Fighting Quantum Threats

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It calls for inventorying and prioritizing all cryptographic systems because every encrypted resource is vulnerable if it’s not upgraded to postquantum cryptography (PQC). It’s important that you find [all of them] and that you continue to have that visibility,” Hickman said.

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DHS picks OMB official to lead its new AI Corps

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“As a former refugee officer who used to travel all over the world to determine which refugee officers can receive protection in the United States, I am keenly aware of the life-and-death importance of that mission.” Notably, the department’s components are already using myriad forms of AI, according to the agency’s AI Inventory.

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