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The IC OSINT Strategy 2024-2026

The IC OSINT Strategy 2024-2026

For the Intelligence (IC) to surpass nation-state competitors that are making significant investments in the open-source domain, we must build an integrated and agile Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) community that…

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The 2024 Election: Rebuilding Trust

The 2024 Election: Rebuilding Trust

Elections serve as the cornerstone of democracy, and the trust of the American people in this fundamental aspect of the democratic process is essential to the functioning of our democratic…

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Trend Report: 2024 Government Event Outlook

Trend Report: 2024 Government Event Outlook

Moving into 2024, and with public-health concerns back to pre-pandemic levels, the GovEvents’ team took a look at the state of professional events and where the re-invention and evolution required…

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Open RAN Update

Open RAN Update

The Open Radio Access Networks (RAN) industry is dynamically evolving, transitioning from closed, monolithic architectures to open architectures that are based on the decomposition of physical and virtual functions, supporting…

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5G Fund for Rural America: Current Status and Issues

5G Fund for Rural America: Current Status and...

On October 27, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G Fund). The FCC directed that $9 billion over the next 10 years from…

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Free Speech Constraints on Public Officials’ Social Media Pages

Free Speech Constraints on Public Officials’...

On October 31, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases challenging public officials’ media activity, O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed. Government actors are constrained by…

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Delay Government: How Technology Can Fix Slow Federal Service Delivery

Delay Government: How Technology Can Fix Slow...

The U.S. federal government currently operates as a delay government because many of the critical services it provides to customers (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid, passports, Social Security, tax refunds, veterans…

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Reel Life vs Real Life: Social Media and Your Security Clearance

Reel Life vs Real Life: Social Media and Your...

As the federal government adapts to rapidly changing technology and online behaviors by individuals using social media, it is imperative that it update policies and procedures associated with personnel vetting.…

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Memorandum For The Heads of Executive Departments And Agencies

Memorandum For The Heads of Executive Departments...

Federal regulations address a range of important issues and affect many different communities—from families with children to workers to small businesses and entrepreneurs. It is crucial for Federal agencies to…

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Your Elevator Phone Line Replacement Strategy

Your Elevator Phone Line Replacement Strategy

You’ll find plenty of options available for simply providing connectivity and replacing your existing phone lines. What you won’t find is deep expertise in emergency elevator code compliance – something…

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Understanding Elevator Emergency Communication Code Compliance in the Government & Education Sector

Understanding Elevator Emergency Communication...

Few people think of elevator phones as part of a critical communication system and, as a consequence, these phones are sometimes viewed as a nuisance by those who are responsible…

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Voices of First Responders: Public Safety Communications Research

Voices of First Responders: Public Safety...

The goal of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program’s Usability Team was to provide guidance on the usability of public safety communication…

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Profile of the IoT Core Baseline for Consumer IoT Products

Profile of the IoT Core Baseline for Consumer IoT...

This publication documents the consumer profile of NIST’s Internet of Things (IoT) core baseline and identifies cybersecurity capabilities commonly needed for the consumer IoT sector (i.e., IoT products for home…

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