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Manufacturing profits shifted unevenly from Q1 to Q2 of 2025, with some industries gaining ground while others saw declines. Sectors like pharmaceuticals, machinery, and aerospace showed noticeable changes, while key…

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The IRS relies heavily on IT systems to collect trillions in taxes and issue refunds, making modernization a critical mission priority. In FY2024, the agency reported most modernization projects were…

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The 2030 Census Operational Plan outlines how the Census Bureau will build on lessons from 2020 to deliver a more accurate, efficient, and trusted count. Innovations include expanded use of…

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a Digital Twin Lab to accelerate innovation in U.S. manufacturing. This lab serves as a testbed for developing standards, prototyping…

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To remain competitive and meet global customer demands, companies collaborate globally on product design, leverage a global supply chain, and depend on global offshore operations to tap business efficiencies. The…

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What exactly is a suburb—and why has it been so hard to define? This research from the U.S. Census Bureau dives deep into that question, introducing a new method for…

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New data from the 2023 County Business Patterns report reveals wide disparities in average annual pay across U.S. economic sectors. While the overall average stands at $68,342, industries like Information…

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The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 1.3% in the first quarter of 2025, according to the second estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This marks a…

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NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-162 outlines Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) as a key data security implementation approach. ABAC enables organizations (including federal government/military) to enforce security policies dynamically based on…

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China’s newly released national data infrastructure guidelines outline an ambitious effort to unify public, corporate, and personal data into a single secure catalog by 2029. The plan aims to build…

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As enterprise data ecosystems grow in complexity, traditional centralized data architectures often fall short. This whitepaper explores how Data Mesh, a decentralized socio-technical approach, offers a transformative solution for managing…

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This research paper explores how to create unbiased estimators from statistics protected by differential privacy, focusing on Laplace noise—a widely used mechanism in privacy-preserving data analysis. The authors develop mathematical…

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Federal data leaders are navigating a complex landscape as they prepare for the demands of AI and advanced analytics. While multi-cloud adoption is nearly universal, confidence in current data systems…

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Yesterday’s security is no match for the challenge of protecting data across the extended enterprise, with sensitive data increasingly shared across organizations and government/military agencies, over external systems, and with…

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The Research Community Dashboard, developed by RTI International, is helping the National Science Foundation (NSF) monitor progress towards its goal of enhancing participation in STEM. Through customizable, interactive data visualizations…

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