Over the past few years, data brokers and federal military, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies have formed a vast, secretive partnership to surveil the movements of millions of people. Many of the mobile apps on our cell phones track our movements with great precision and frequency. Data brokers harvest our […]
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Obscure law could affect federal funding for PA’s broadband expansion
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In parts of rural Pennsylvania where internet speeds lag, some local governments are building their own broadband networks. Amanda Berg For Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our […]
Implementing federal infrastructure funds in states and localities
The recent passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) will result in $550 billion in new federal spending, programs, and loan initiatives affecting all levels of government—particularly states and localities. A sizable portion of this funding was announced in the first quarter of 2022. At […]
Federal Agencies Sound Alarm On Widespread Log4j Cybersecurity Flaw: How Should Organizations Respond? – Technology
As a result of the recently discovered vulnerability in the commonly used programming code known as Log4j, almost all organizations in all industry sectors face potentially significant reputational, economic and legal risks. Given the low level of sophistication required to exploit the flaw—one described by Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency […]
Executive Order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. Our Government must recommit to being “of the people, by the people, [and] for the people” in order to solve the […]