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Federal Agencies Struggle on Cybersecurity Logging Benchmarks

FedTech Magazine

A Government Accountability Office report released in December raised some concerns about federal agencies’ ability to prepare for and respond to cyberthreats. A follow-up memo to the May 2021 White House directive laid out a tiered maturity model for agencies to follow.

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4 Lessons on Increasing Transport Mitigation Ambition in China

The City Fix

Abating China’s transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, which accounted for about 11% of the world’s transport emissions in 2018, is key to meeting both national and global climate goals. In 2021, China updated its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), outlining ambitious.

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A Snapshot of Government-wide Contracting for FY 2021 (Interactive Dashboard)

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

In Fiscal Year 2021, the federal government spent about $637 billion on contracts, a decrease of $54 billion from FY 2020. However, FY 2021 COVID-19-related spending increased from $35 billion to $52 billion, with drugs and biologicals comprising the.

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ARP Accounting and Financial Reporting in North Carolina

Death and Taxes

Accounting and financial reporting guidance for American Rescue Plan monies seems to be a never-ending soap opera with constant twists and turns. 33, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Nonexchange Transaction s. The post ARP Accounting and Financial Reporting in North Carolina appeared first on Death and Taxes.

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Agencies Work Diligently to Upgrade Legacy Systems

FedTech Magazine

It’s almost like a game of whack-a-mole,” says Kevin Walsh, director of IT and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office. “As In April 2021,Walsh provided testimony to Congress on agencies’ efforts to modernize critical legacy systems, some of which have been in operation since the 1960s.

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Technology Trends in 2021: Workflow Automation with Adobe

CarahCast

In this podcast, Adobe’s Wayne Byrd, an Account Executive for the US Air Force and Yasir Saleem, a Principal Solutions Consultant discuss Workflow Automation, its importance over the last year and what we can expect to see in the next year as part of Carahsoft’s community blog series focused on mission critical IT trends in 2021.

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Smart, safe and sustainable cycling: how AI-powered insights will encourage the next generation

Open Access Government - Technology News

The total value of the UK bicycle market was estimated to be around 47% higher in 2021 than in 2019, and the latest DfT Road Traffic Estimates suggest that cycle traffic in 2021 was 15.7% Over the last two years the UK has seen a cycling ‘boom’. higher than pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Inspiring the next generation.