Author: Ethan Johnson
New research insights from Info-Tech Research Group illustrate a critical lack of understanding among government IT leaders of the potential of AI and the challenges they face in effectively leveraging it. The company aims to help IT leaders in the public sector overcome obstacles and strategically implement AI solutions for the digital age, with practical frameworks and real-world use cases. Key updates on AI machine learning: “In the era of generative AI (Gen AI), the adoption of AI has recently gained renewed attention. Governments at all levels are cautiously optimistic about the potential use cases for AI, but uncertain about…
Israeli warplanes struck Hezbollah facilities in and around the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, killing at least 36 government soldiers in the early hours of Friday, a UK-based human rights group said. It was announced that. File photo: Omar Haj Kadour/UPI March 29 (UPI) — At least 36 government soldiers were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting Hezbollah facilities in and around the northern Syrian city of Aleppo in the early hours of Friday, according to local human rights groups. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a news release that “regime soldiers” were killed and “dozens” injured after…
HYAS Insight Threat Intelligence wins both Cyber Defense Solutions and Surveillance Solutions categories; HYAS Protect wins Web Security AwardVancouver, British Columbia, WA, March 29, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HYAS Infosec, an adversarial infrastructure platform provider that provides unparalleled visibility, protection, and security against all types of malware and attacks, today announced the top honor at Security Today's GOVIES Government Security Awards. announced that it had won three awards. .HYAS Insight's threat intelligence and investigation platform received top honors in the GOVIES Cyber Defense Solutions and Monitoring Solutions categories. HYAS Insight provides threat and fraud teams with unprecedented visibility and proactive intelligence into attacks,…
college park, maryland, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The House of Commons' new task force on artificial intelligence (AI) comes as the committee considers how the government should address AI issues such as deepfakes and algorithmic bias in elections. new research Program of public consultation in University of Maryland The School of Public Policy found a bipartisan majority in favor of giving the federal government broad powers to regulate AI. They support seven proposals currently under consideration in Congress and the executive branch to regulate AI-generated deepfakes and AI that makes potentially harmful decisions. Internationally, voters are calling for the…
Ilan Rosenberg/Reuters Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem, photographed on September 12, 2023. CNN — Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the government to cut funding to religious schools whose students do not comply with state-mandated military service, the most serious threat yet to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition. It has become one. Ultra-Orthodox Jews have long held a privileged position in Israel, and their schools receive generous government subsidies. Haredim youth, known in Hebrew as haredim, are effectively exempt from military service, a problem that has plagued Israeli society since the country's founding. The debate has intensified since Israel…
Erika fell off the so-called benefits cliff when she received a raise from $9.20 an hour to $15 an hour. Erica's SNAP benefits (food stamps), Medicaid benefits, and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) subsidy were reduced. The next raise brings Erica's salary to $17 an hour. Because of her good fortune, she lost all benefits. “I think it's a cautionary tale about wanting more for yourself while still receiving government assistance,” she said, focusing on education, affordable housing, employment, health and wellness issues. Erika said in a video shared by Freedom Communities, a Charlotte-based nonprofit organization that supports the government.…
Vice President Harris watches as President Biden signs an executive order on artificial intelligence on October 30th. On Thursday, the Biden administration announced new rules for how government agencies deploy AI. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Vice President Harris watches as President Biden signs an executive order on artificial intelligence on October 30th. On Thursday, the Biden administration announced new rules for how government agencies deploy AI. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images In a memo released by the Office of Management and Budget, the Biden administration announced new guidance for federal…
Israel's High Court appeared to take a decisive step Thursday night regarding military service exemptions for ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) yeshiva students, with the court ruling that government funding for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students should be An interim order was issued effectively blocking the case. Eligible to join the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The judicial intervention comes as the current government resolution, which temporarily blocked the recruitment of haredi students despite the expiry of relevant laws, is set to expire at midnight on March 31st. With no new legal framework in place to replace the expiring law, the issue has gone to court,…
Deborah V. Alexis and John M. Fossum, second-year students at Harvard Law School, have been elected co-presidents of the student body and will be joining Harvard for the 2024-2025 academic year, according to an email sent Thursday to the HLS student body. He will be leading the university's law school student government.According to its website, HLS Student Government allocates funds to student organizations, hosts campus-wide events, and serves as the “voice of the student body” for HLS administrators and faculty to improve health, diversity, and academics. is listed as a priority.In addition to the co-presidents, HLS students elected new 3L,…
Isn't chicken a vegetable? A new US government proposal to reclassify starchy staple foods, including potatoes, has local lawmakers furious.Sens. Susan Collins and Michael Bennet, a Maine Republican and a Colorado Democrat, are spearheading an effort to persuade government officials to back away from plans to call the root vegetable a grain, but the government Officials are concerned that the measures will have a negative impact on agriculture. “Since its inception, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has correctly classified potatoes as a vegetable,” Collins and Bennett wrote in a letter to both the Department of Agriculture and the Department of…