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Closing the cyber security skills gap: Are we looking for unicorns?

Open Access Government - Technology News

As a result, we have a stalemate: job roles that require specific experience on tools and applications that are not often available within a learning environment or low salaries that organisations believe will account for the additional training, coaching and mentoring required until an individual is actively competent within their role.

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How Can Agencies Mitigate Risks of Using AI?

GovLoop

In 2023 so far, at least 27 states and territories have pursued more than 80 bills related to AI, including legislation to study, restrict or prohibit its use. Among other objectives, the working group will make recommendations for additional AI legislation. A new Connecticut law , in particular, zeros in on agency AI dependence.

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Interesting study on litter focuses on the brand of the trash

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Plastic was the most common material recorded, accounting for 63.1% It's definitely a transformational approach, one that hadn't occurred to me before. -- " Planet Patrolling: A citizen science brand audit of anthropogenic litter in the context of national legislation and international policy ," Journal of Hazardous Materials (2022).

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Nonbank Mortgage Servicers: Proposing a Better Path to Reduce Their Risk to Financial Stability

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

First, the implementation timeline is rather long, as key recommendations are significantly dependent upon Congress passing legislation – and it must be assumed that such passage will require, at a minimum, at least several years. I find these recommendations lacking for four main reasons.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In response to that growing criticism plus how much has changed in markets, legislation, and regulation during the 90-plus years of the FHLBanks’ existence, its regulator – the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) – announced in 2022 that it would undertake a review of the entire System.

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How will the UK Cyber Essentials Scheme change in April 2023?

Open Access Government - Technology News

According to the NCSC , some of the key updates include: Clarification on firmware : We will change all firmware from being included in the definition of ‘software’ to just router and firewall firmware due to difficulties with vendor information. The UK Telecommunications Security Act is a prime example.

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Emergency Home Repair Loans: Local Government as Financial Bridge

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Accordingly, local government programs should account for federal rules prohibiting “duplication of benefits” (or DOB) from other sources. This doesn’t change the definition of moderate-income—it merely makes higher-income households eligible for the program alongside LMI households. 4] North Carolina Legislation 1975 , ed.