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Combatting Discrimination in Our Nation’s Largest Employer—the Federal Government

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

Equal opportunity laws and regulations are meant to ensure workplaces are free from discrimination. The federal government is our nation’s largest employer with more than 2 million workers. But investigations by analysts here at GAO and Office of.

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Continuous monitoring and governance: AWS best practices for keeping your data secure during the holidays

AWS Public Sector Blog

Maintain security for ongoing compliance Upholding security during the holidays is not only about protecting against threats; its also about maintaining ongoing compliance with regulations such as HIPAA, FISMA, and state-specific data protection laws.

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Empowering the public sector with secure, governed generative AI experimentation

AWS Public Sector Blog

Regulatory compliance – Stringent regulations in areas such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the data privacy and breach laws applicable to government and nonprofit sectors may constrain the permissible use cases for generative AI. Strict data governance protocols are typically required.

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European Union’s new AI law: What programmers need to know

Open Access Government - Technology News

Impact on programmers Professor Holger Hermanns, a key figure in analysing the AI Act’s implications, highlighted a crucial concern among programmers: understanding their obligations under the new law without delving into its extensive text.

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New Florida law bans kids under 14 from social media

GCN

It is the latest in a series of efforts by states to regulate social media in a way that protects minors and stands up to legal challenges. But opponents say Florida’s law still runs afoul of the First Amendment.

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What challenges do we face five years after the launch of General Data Protection Regulation?

Open Access Government - Technology News

On 25th May 2018, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); Robin Campbell-Burt discusses what’s changed 5 years later On 25th May, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation – shortened to GDPR – which ultimately changed the way we deal with data.

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW/SECOND AMENDMENT:  United States Supreme Court Allows Statutory Ban on Possession of Firearms by Persons Subject to Domestic Violence Restraining Order

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

2d 351 (2024), the United States Supreme Court, in an unusual nearly unanimous 8-1 decision, upheld a 1994 federal criminal law, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8), against a challenge that the law violated the Second Amendment. Rahimi , 144 S. 1889, 219 L. United States v. Rahimi , 61 F.4th 4th 443, 461 (5th Cir. The Supreme Court disagreed.

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