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How industry and government can partner for more secure systems
A top NIST official warned that industry needs to tell government how software security features are developed.
By Andrew Eversden
Federal judges send 2020 census lawsuit back to lower court
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision comes a day after U.S. District Judge George Hazel of Maryland suggested in an opinion that racial discrimination and partisan power plays could be the underlying motives in asking everyone in the country about citizenship status.
Q&A: Census citizenship question sparks legal debate, fears
A request from the Census Bureau to ask everyone in the country about citizenship status has set off litigation and debate and raised some important questions.
Republican redistricting expert linked to census question
The filing in Manhattan federal court said the discovery of new documents revealed that Thomas Hofeller contributed vital language to a letter used to justify adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
3 takeaways from Thornberry’s 2020 DoD reform agenda
“We’ve made some substantial progress. We need to build and implement what we have done,” said Rep. Mac Thornberry, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Accuracy at core of Supreme Court case over census question
The citizenship question has not been asked on the census form sent to every American household since 1950, and the administration’s desire to add it is now rife with political implications and partisan division.
NIST’s Ron Ross on the state of cyber: ‘We literally are hemorrhaging critical information’
And throwing money at the problem won't help, the National Institute of Standards and Technology's fellow said during an interview at the RSA Federal Summit.
By Jill Aitoro
Reject defense reforms, federal workers urge Congress
Federal workers are urging lawmakers to reject defense acquisition reform proposals.
By Joe Gould
How a citizenship census question could hurt data accuracy
Depressed response rates caused by a citizenship question could have far-reaching impacts for the 2020 Census.
By Jessie Bur
Justices to decide if 2020 census can ask about citizenship
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to a speedy review of a lower court ruling that has so far blocked the Trump administration from adding the citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950.
Reform panel warns Congress to overhaul Pentagon acquisitions, or lose technological edge
Pentagon acquisitions need an overhaul to work with companies outside the Capital Beltway, according to an influential advisory group established by Congress.
By Joe Gould