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U.S. Drought Monitor: The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a map released every Thursday, showing where drought is and how bad it is across the U.S. and its territories. The map uses six classifications: normal conditions, abnormally dry (D0), showing areas that may be going into or are coming out of drought, and four levels …
Ross, Denice W. and Marcum, Christopher Steven. 2026. Federal Data Field Guide. Version 1. University of California, Berkeley. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15779/J2P043 The Federal Data Field Guide is a free resource that explains how data collection works across the federal government. The guide addresses a gap: many people want to use federal data but lack basic literacy about …
The Guardian – “The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come. When we think of what governments do, we think of everything …
Android Headlines: “A security researcher decompiled the White House’s new official app and found some alarming stuff buried in the code, including a hidden GPS tracking pipeline, JavaScript loaded from a random GitHub account, no SSL certificate pinning, and an in-app browser that silently strips cookie consent dialogs and paywalls from every page you visit. …
Notice News: “Two new data points on the weaponization of federal law enforcement. First, the Justice Department is seeking the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia’s Fulton County (Huffington Post News) — a transparent attempt to build harassment or prosecution lists targeting people who administered the election Trump lost. Second, the U.S. attorney’s office …
Wired [no paywall]: “Greg Hogan, an affiliate of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), will serve as acting assistant commissioner of the Technology Transformation Services (TTS), a unit within the General Services Administration (GSA). There, he will oversee Login.gov, the government’s secure login and identity service. Gregory Barbaccia, the federal chief information officer and …
ZDNET: “According to IDC research focused on public-sector readiness, agentic AI is no longer in the experimental phase for government; it is a leadership mandate. IDC finds that while many government agencies are implementing agent-driven workflows, few have moved beyond pilots. The rate of agentic AI adoption in government is due to several factors: Budgetary pressures …
The Conversation: “The U.S. government “is able to purchase Americans’ sensitive data because the information it buys is not subject to the same restrictions as information it collects directly. The federal government is also ramping up its abilities to directly collect data through partnerships with private tech companies. These surveillance tech partnerships are becoming entrenched, …
Abigail Haddad: “Want to search public comments from regulations.gov and search across multiple dockets? Eugene Kim put something together, and it’s cool. 🔗 Open it in colab and run it there: https://colab.research.google.com/github/civictechdc/spicy-regs/blob/main/notebooks/search_capabilities.ipynb#scrollTo=QSAA6t-RyqDH This is made possible by Mirrulations, the project from Ben Coleman at Moravian University that pulls in all of the comments from regulations.gov …
Artificial Intelligence Acquisitions: Agencies Should Collect and Apply Lessons Learned to Improve Future Procurements. GAO-26-107859. Federal agencies use AI for facial recognition at airports, analyzing veterans’ benefit claims, and more. They often work with private sector companies to acquire and support AI. We talked with many agency officials about challenges acquiring AI. For example, some …
For reference Executive Order, PROTECTING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AGAINST INVASION, January 25, 2025, established the Homeland Security Task Force: “…Sec. 6. Federal Homeland Security Task Forces. (a) The Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take all appropriate action to jointly establish Homeland Security Task Forces (HSTFs) in all States nationwide. (b) The …
Mobile Phone Browser – Quiche Industries is a solo venture creating minimalist products for people who value thoughtful design and simplicity. Quiche Browser Ads, trackers, cookie banners, and other insufferable nuisances are all blocked by default. Website Darkening Dark mode for all websites. Support any search engines, Even Kagi. Quick actions in your toolbar. Add …
