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WeWork model for SCIFs could increase small business participation

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Small businesses often lack the resources needed to build and maintain secure facilities certified to store and process sensitive information, creating a significant barrier to entry for businesses that want to work with the Defense Department.

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FBI, DHS lack information-sharing strategies for domestic extremist threats online, GAO says

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The FBI and Department of Homeland Security’s information-sharing efforts on domestic extremist threats with social media and gaming companies lack an overarching strategy, a Government Accountability Office report found , raising questions about the effectiveness of the agencies’ communications to address violent warnings online.

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Register Now | Demystifying Controlled Unclassified Information Requirements Webinar

GovCon & Trade

Please join us on November 2 for an engaging webinar, Demystifying Controlled Unclassified Information Requirements: Overview of the Regulatory Landscape and Strategies for Implementing a Successful Compliance Program , alongside Stacy High-Brinkley from BDO.

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CFTC Whistleblower Awarded $18 Million for Exposing Violations Posing “Danger to Market Participants”

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an $18 million whistleblower award to an individual who voluntarily provided original information and further assistance which led to successful enforcement actions by both the CFTC and another agency. On October 12, the U.S.

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CISA’s outreach issues hinder threat-sharing service, watchdog says

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CISA partially attributed that drop to an “incoming federal partner” that stopped sharing information due to “unspecified security concerns with transferring information from its current system to AIS.” The agency said it will deliver recommendations from its findings and communicate changes to participants as needed by July 31, 2025.

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GSA announces AI-themed hackathon

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The General Services Administration is inviting the public to participate in a challenge to reimagine federal websites with artificial intelligence and cloud tools. Additionally, the agency said there’s a pool of $10,000 in prize money for winning participants and teams. The event, scheduled for July 31 in Washington, D.C.,

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Controlled sandboxes and open data: A look inside GSA’s AI-themed hackathon

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On Wednesday, those platforms were freed during the agency’s inaugural AI hackathon , a three-city competition that saw public and private sector participants attempt to “hack” federal agency websites and build out solutions for prizes. If participants were blocked from a tool, the agency found a workaround. Whitman said.

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