<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Government - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Government news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:30:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, April 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income decreased less than $0.1 billion (less than 0.1 percent at a monthly rate) in April, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-decreased $19.9 billion (0.1 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $111.1 billion (0.5 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $114]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-april-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-april-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GDP (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits, 1st Quarter 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (January, February, and March), according to the second estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2025, real GDP increased 0.5 percent. The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the first quarter were exports, investment, consumer spending, and government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased. Ful]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gdp-second-estimate-and-corporate-profits-1st-quarter-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gdp-second-estimate-and-corporate-profits-1st-quarter-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in March 2026 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $57.8 billion in February (revised) to $60.3 billion in March, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $4.1 billion in March to $88.7 billion. The services surplus increased $1.6 billion in March to $28.4 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-march-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-march-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $149.2 billion (0.6 percent at a monthly rate) in March, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $142.5 billion (0.6 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $195.4 billion (0.9 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $198.6 billion in Mar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-march-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-march-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GDP (Advance Estimate), 1st Quarter 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2025, real GDP increased 0.5 percent. The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the first quarter were investment, exports, consumer spending, and government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, also increase]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gdp-advance-estimate-1st-quarter-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gdp-advance-estimate-1st-quarter-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, February 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income decreased $18.2 billion (0.1 percent at a monthly rate) in February, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-decreased $18.3 billion (0.1 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $103.2 billion (0.5 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $106.5 billion in February]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GDP (Third Estimate), Industries, Corporate Profits, State GDP, and State Personal Income, 4th Quarter and Year 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 (October, November, and December), according to the third estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter of 2025, real GDP increased 4.4 percent. The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter were increases in consumer spending and investment. These movements were partly offset by decreases in government spending and exports. Impor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gdp-third-estimate-industries-corporate-profits-state-gdp-and-state-personal-income-4th-quarter-and-year-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gdp-third-estimate-industries-corporate-profits-state-gdp-and-state-personal-income-4th-quarter-and-year-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in February 2026 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $54.7 billion in January (revised) to $57.3 billion in February, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $2.5 billion in February to $84.6 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.2 billion in February to $27.3 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-february-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-february-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions and Investment Position, 4th Quarter and Year 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit resulting from international economic transactions narrowed by $48.4 billion, or 20.2 percent, to $190.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised third-quarter deficit was $239.1 billion. The fourth-quarter deficit was 2.4 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 3.1 percent in the third quarter.The U.S. net international investment position, the differenc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-and-investment-position-4th-quarter-and-year-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-and-investment-position-4th-quarter-and-year-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, January 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $113.8 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in January, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $219.9 billion (0.9 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $81.1 billion (0.4 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $85.8 billion in January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-january-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-january-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GDP, (Second Estimate), 4th Quarter and Year 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 (October, November, and December), according to the second estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.4 percent. The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter were increases in consumer spending and investment. These movements were partly offset by decreases in government spending and exports. Imports, whi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gdp-second-estimate-4th-quarter-and-year-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gdp-second-estimate-4th-quarter-and-year-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in January 2026 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $72.9 billion in December (revised) to $54.5 billion in January, as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $17.5 billion in January to $81.8 billion. The services surplus increased $1.0 billion in January to $27.3 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-january-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-january-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor Recreation Economic Statistics, U.S. and States, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The value added of the outdoor recreation economy accounted for 2.4 percent ($696.7 billion) of current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) for the nation in 2024. Across states and the District of Columbia, value added for outdoor recreation as a share of state GDP ranged from 6.1 percent in Hawaii to 1.0 percent in the District of Columbia.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outdoor-recreation-economic-statistics-us-and-states-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outdoor-recreation-economic-statistics-us-and-states-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $86.2 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in December, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $75.7 billion (0.3 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $91.0 billion (0.4 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $90.2 billion in December.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GDP (Advance Estimate), 4th Quarter and Year 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 (October, November, and December), according to the advance estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.4 percent. The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter were increases in consumer spending and investment. These movements were partly offset by decreases in government spending and exports. Imports, wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gdp-advance-estimate-4th-quarter-and-year-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gdp-advance-estimate-4th-quarter-and-year-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December and Annual 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in December 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $53.0 billion in November (revised) to $70.3 billion in December, as imports increased and exports decreased. The goods deficit increased $15.7 billion in December to $99.3 billion. The services surplus decreased $1.6 billion in December to $29.0 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-december-and-annual-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-december-and-annual-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) by state increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.3 percent in Massachusetts to -0.2 percent in Montana. Real PCE for the nation increased 2.9 percent in 2024. Real personal income increased in 46 states and the District of Columbia in 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.5 percent in California to -2.2 percent in North Dakota. Real personal income for the nation increased 2.9 percent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/real-personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-and-real-personal-income-by-state-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/real-personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-and-real-personal-income-by-state-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by County and Personal Income by County, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 2,273 counties, decreased in 809 counties, and was unchanged in 24 counties in 2024. County-level changes ranged from a 76.6 percent increase in Carter County, MT, to a 46.3 percent decline in Baca County, CO.Personal income, in current dollars, increased in 2,768 counties, decreased in 331, and was unchanged in 7 counties in 2024. County-level changes ranged from a 22.6 percent increase in Harding County, SD, to a 23.3 percent decline in Issaquena]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-county-and-personal-income-by-county-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-county-and-personal-income-by-county-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, November 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in November 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $29.2 billion in October (revised) to $56.8 billion in November, as exports decreased and imports increased. The goods deficit increased $27.9 billion in November to $86.9 billion. The services surplus increased $0.3 billion in November to $30.1 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-november-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-november-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2025. State-level changes ranged from a 6.5 percent increase in Kansas to a 0.4 percent increase in North Dakota. Personal income increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2025. State-level changes ranged from a 6.3 percent increase in Kansas to a 0.1 percent increase in Louisiana.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-3rd-quarter-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-3rd-quarter-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, October and November 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $30.6 billion (0.1 percent at a monthly rate) in October, followed by an increase of $80.0 billion (0.3 percent) in November, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)&mdash;personal income less personal current taxes&mdash;increased $12.0 billion (0.1 percent), followed by an increase of $63.7 billion (0.3 percent). Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $98.6 billion (0.5 percent), follow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-october-and-november-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-october-and-november-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 3rd Quarter 2025 (Updated Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits (Revised)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.4 percent in the third quarter of 2025 (July, August, and September), according to the updated estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.8 percent. The increase in real GDP in the third quarter reflected increases in consumer spending, exports, government spending, and investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2025-updated-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2025-updated-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 3rd Quarter 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$27.61 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2025, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $41.27 trillion, and liabilities were $68.89 trillion. At the end of the second quarter, the net investment position was -$26.16 trillion (revised).Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-3rd-quarter-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-3rd-quarter-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 3rd Quarter 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit narrowed by $22.8 billion, or 9.2 percent, to $226.4 billion in the third quarter of 2025, according to statistics released today by BEA. The revised second-quarter deficit was $249.2 billion. The third-quarter deficit was 2.9 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 3.3 percent in the second quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-3rd-quarter-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-3rd-quarter-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, October 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. goods and services trade deficit decreased in October 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $48.1 billion in September (revised) to $29.4 billion in October, as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $19.2 billion in October to $59.1 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.4 billion in October to $29.8 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-october-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-october-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 3rd Quarter 2025 (Initial Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.3 percent in the third quarter of 2025 (July, August, and September), according to the initial estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.8 percent. The increase in real GDP in the third quarter reflected increases in consumer spending, exports, and government spending that were partly offset by a decrease in investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2025-initial-estimate-and-corporate-profits-preliminary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2025-initial-estimate-and-corporate-profits-preliminary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. goods and services trade deficit decreased in September 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $59.3 billion in August (revised) to $52.8 billion in September, as exports increased more than imports. The goods deficit decreased $7.1 billion in September to $79.0 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.6 billion in September to $26.2 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-september-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $94.5 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in September, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)?personal income less personal current taxes?increased $75.9 billion (0.3 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $65.1 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays?the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments?increased $70.7 billion in September.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-september-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign multinational enterprises employed 8.66 million workers in the United States in 2023, a 1.9 percent increase from 8.5 million workers in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. These affiliates accounted for 6.2 percent of total private-industry employment in the United States in 2023.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-affiliates-of-foreign-multinational-enterprises-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-affiliates-of-foreign-multinational-enterprises-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. goods and services trade deficit decreased in August 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $78.2 billion in July (revised) to $59.6 billion in August, as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $18.1 billion in August to $85.6 billion. The services surplus increased $0.5 billion in August to $26.1 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-august-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-august-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 2nd Quarter 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$26.14 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2025, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $39.56 trillion, and liabilities were $65.71 trillion. At the end of the first quarter, the net investment position was -$24.65 trillion (revised). Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-2nd-quarter-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-2nd-quarter-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2025 and Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 48 states in the second quarter of 2025. State-level changes ranged from a 7.3 percent increase in North Dakota to a 1.1 percent decline in Arkansas.Personal income increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2025. State-level changes ranged from a 10.4 percent increase in Kansas to a 0.9 percent increase in Arkansas.Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-2nd-quarter-2025-and-personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-2nd-quarter-2025-and-personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, August 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $95.7 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in August, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $86.1 billion (0.4 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $129.2 billion (0.6 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $132.9 billion in August. Per]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-august-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-august-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2025 (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, Corporate Profits (Revised), and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.8 percent in the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, and June), according to the third estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP decreased 0.6 percent (revised). The increase in real GDP in the second quarter primarily reflected a decrease in imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, and an increase in consumer spending. These movements were partly offset by decrea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-2nd-quarter-2025-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-corporate-profits-revised-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-2nd-quarter-2025-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-corporate-profits-revised-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 2nd Quarter 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit narrowed by $188.5 billion, or 42.9 percent, to $251.3 billion in the second quarter of 2025, according to statistics released today by BEA. The revised first-quarter deficit was $439.8 billion. The second-quarter deficit was 3.3 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 5.9 percent in the first quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-2nd-quarter-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-2nd-quarter-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for Puerto Rico, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product for Puerto Rico increased 3.0 percent in 2023 after decreasing 2.1 percent in 2022. The increase in real gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023 primarily reflected an increase in exports. Personal consumption expenditures, government spending, and private fixed investment also increased. These increases were partly offset by a decrease in private inventory investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-puerto-rico-2023/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-puerto-rico-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in July 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $59.1 billion in June (revised) to $78.3 billion in July, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $18.2 billion in July to $103.9 billion. The services surplus decreased $1.1 billion in July to $25.6 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-july-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-july-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises decreased 0.4 percent to 43.9 million workers in 2023 (preliminary) from 44.1 million workers in 2022 (revised), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-multinational-enterprises-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-multinational-enterprises-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. goods and services trade deficit decreased in June 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $71.7 billion in May (revised) to $60.2 billion in June, as exports decreased less than imports. The goods deficit decreased $11.4 billion in June to $85.9 billion. The services surplus increased $0.1 billion in June to $25.7 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-june-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-june-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, June 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $71.4 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in June, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $61.0 billion (0.3 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $69.9 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $69.5 billion in June. Personal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-june-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-june-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2025 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, and June), according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP decreased 0.5 percent. The increase in real GDP in the second quarter primarily reflected a decrease in imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, and an increase in consumer spending. These movements were partly offset by decreases in i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-2nd-quarter-2025-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-2nd-quarter-2025-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $206.3 billion to $6.83 trillion at the end of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase was led by an $88.4 billion increase in the position in Europe, primarily in Luxembourg and Germany. By industry, manufacturing affiliates had the largest increase, led by manufacturing of computers and electronic products. The foreign direct investment in the Unit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/direct-investment-by-country-and-industry-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/direct-investment-by-country-and-industry-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $151.0 billion in 2024, according to preliminary statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Expenditures decreased $24.9 billion, or 14.2 percent, from $176.0 billion (revised) in 2023 and were below the annual average of $277.2 billion for 2014-2023. As in previous years, acquisitions of existing U.S. businesses accounted for most of the expenditures.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-foreign-direct-investment-in-the-united-states-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-foreign-direct-investment-in-the-united-states-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in May 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $60.3 billion in April (revised) to $71.5 billion in May, as exports decreased more than imports. The goods deficit increased $11.2 billion in May to $97.5 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.1 billion in May to $26.0 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-may-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-may-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 1st Quarter 2025 and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$24.61 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2025, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $36.85 trillion, and liabilities were $61.47 trillion. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, the net investment position was -$26.54 trillion (revised).Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-1st-quarter-2025-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-1st-quarter-2025-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 1st quarter 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product decreased in 39 states in the first quarter of 2025, with the percent change ranging from 1.7 percent at an annual rate in South Carolina to -6.1 percent in Iowa and Nebraska. Personal income, in current dollars, increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2025, with the percent change ranging from 12.7 percent at an annual rate in North Dakota to 3.2 percent in Washington state.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-1st-quarter-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-1st-quarter-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, May 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income decreased $109.6 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in May, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-decreased $125.0 billion (0.6 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $29.3 billion (0.1 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-decreased $27.6 billion in May. Personal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-may-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-may-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2025 (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits (Revised)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.5 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), according to the third estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2024, real GDP increased 2.4 percent. The decrease in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected an increase in imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, and a decrease in government spending. These movements were partly offset by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-1st-quarter-2025-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-1st-quarter-2025-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 1st Quarter 2025 and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit widened by $138.2 billion, or 44.3 percent, to $450.2 billion in the first quarter of 2025, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised fourth-quarter deficit was $312.0 billion. The first-quarter deficit was 6.0 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 4.2 percent in the fourth quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-1st-quarter-2025-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-1st-quarter-2025-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Economy Satellite Account, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marine Economy Satellite Account statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show the marine economy accounted for $511.0 billion, or 1.8 percent, of current-dollar U.S. gross domestic product in 2023, an increase from $482.4 billion in 2022. The marine economy accounted for $826.6 billion, or 1.7 percent, of current-dollar gross output in 2023. Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marine-economy-satellite-account-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marine-economy-satellite-account-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2025 and Annual Revision]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in April 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $138.3 billion in March (revised) to $61.6 billion in April, as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $75.2 billion in April to $87.4 billion. The services surplus increased $1.5 billion in April to $25.8 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-april-2025-and-annual-revision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-april-2025-and-annual-revision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, April 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $210.1 billion (0.8 percent at a monthly rate) in April, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $189.4 billion (0.8 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $47.8 billion (0.2 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $48.6 billion in April. Perso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-april-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-april-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product (Second Estimate), Corporate Profits (Preliminary Estimate), 1st Quarter 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), according to the second estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2024, real GDP increased 2.4 percent. The decrease in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected an increase in imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, and a decrease in government spending. These movements were partly offset b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-estimate-corporate-profits-preliminary-estimate-1st-quarter-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-estimate-corporate-profits-preliminary-estimate-1st-quarter-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in March 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $123.2 billion in February (revised) to $140.5 billion in March, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $16.5 billion in March to $163.5 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.8 billion in March to $23.0 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-march-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-march-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, March 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $116.8 billion (0.5 percent at a monthly rate) in March, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $102.0 billion (0.5 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $134.5 billion (0.7 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $136.6 billion in March. Per]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-march-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-march-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2025 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 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The deficit decreased from $130.7 billion in January (revised) to $122.7 billion in February, as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $8.8 billion in February to $147.0 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.8 billion in February to $24.3 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-february-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-february-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that arts and cultural economic activity, adjusted for inflation, increased 6.6 percent in 2023 after increasing 3.8 percent in 2022. By comparison, the broader economy, as measured by real gross domestic product (GDP), increased 2.9 percent in 2023 after increasing 2.5 percent in 2022. Arts and cultural economic activity accounted for 4.2 percent of GDP, or $1.17 trillion, in 2023.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arts-and-cultural-production-satellite-account-us-and-states-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arts-and-cultural-production-satellite-account-us-and-states-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 4th Quarter 2024 and Preliminary 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.1 percent at an annual rate in Arkansas to 0.6 percent in Vermont and remaining unchanged in Idaho and South Dakota. Personal income, in current dollars, increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 6.1 percent at an annual rate in Delaware to 2.4 percent in Louisiana.Fu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-4th-quarter-2024-and-preliminary-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-4th-quarter-2024-and-preliminary-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, February 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $194.7 billion (0.8 percent at a monthly rate) in February, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $191.6 billion (0.9 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $87.8 billion (0.4 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $118.4 billion in February]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 4th Quarter and Year 2024 (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 (October, November, and December), according to the third estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 3.1 percent. The increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and government spending that were partly offset by a decrease in investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calcula]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2024-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2024-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 4th Quarter and Year 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$26.23 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $35.89 trillion, and liabilities were $62.12 trillion. At the end of the third quarter, the net investment position was -$24.15 trillion (revised).Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-4th-quarter-and-year-2024/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-4th-quarter-and-year-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 4th Quarter and Year 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit narrowed by $6.3 billion, or 2.0 percent, to $303.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised third-quarter deficit was $310.3 billion. The fourth-quarter deficit was 4.1 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 4.2 percent in the third quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-4th-quarter-and-year-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-4th-quarter-and-year-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in January 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $98.1 billion in December (revised) to $131.4 billion in January, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $33.5 billion in January to $156.8 billion. The services surplus increased $0.2 billion in January to $25.4 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-january-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-january-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, January 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $221.9 billion (0.9 percent at a monthly rate) in January, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $194.3 billion (0.9 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $30.7 billion (0.2 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-decreased $52.7 billion in January. P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-january-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-january-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 4th Quarter and Year 2024 (Second Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the second estimate. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 3.1 percent. The increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and government spending that were partly offset by a decrease in investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2024-second-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2024-second-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December and Annual 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in December 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $78.9 billion in November (revised) to $98.4 billion in December, as imports increased and exports decreased. The goods deficit increased $18.9 billion in December to $123.0 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.6 billion in December to $24.5 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-december-and-annual-2024/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-december-and-annual-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, December 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $92.0 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in December, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $79.7 billion (0.4 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $133.6 billion (0.7 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $129.5 billion in December.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-december-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-december-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 4th Quarter and Year 2024 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the advance estimate. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 3.1 percent. The increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and government spending that were partly offset by a decrease in investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2024-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2024-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, November 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in November 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $73.6 billion in October (revised) to $78.2 billion in November, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $5.4 billion in November to $103.4 billion. The services surplus increased $0.9 billion in November to $25.2 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-november-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-november-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 3rd Quarter 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$23.60 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $37.86 trillion, and liabilities were $61.46 trillion. At the end of the second quarter, the net investment position was -$22.55 trillion (revised).Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-3rd-quarter-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-3rd-quarter-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product increased in 46 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 6.9 percent at an annual rate in Arkansas to -2.3 percent in North Dakota.Personal income, in current dollars, increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia, with the percent change ranging from 5.4 percent at an annual rate in Arkansas to -0.7 percent in North Dakota.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-3rd-quarter-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-3rd-quarter-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, November 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $71.1 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in November. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $61.1 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $78.2 billion (0.4 percent) and consumer spending increased $81.3 billion (0.4 percent). Personal saving was $968.1 billion and the personal saving rate-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-november-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-november-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, (Third Estimate), Corporate Profits (Revised Estimate), and GDP by Industry, Third Quarter 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.1 percent in the third quarter of 2024, according to the "third" estimate. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.0 percent. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, exports, business investment, and federal government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-corporate-profits-revised-estimate-and-gdp-by-industry-third-quarter-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-corporate-profits-revised-estimate-and-gdp-by-industry-third-quarter-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 3rd Quarter 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit widened by $35.9 billion, or 13.1 percent, to $310.9 billion in the third quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised second-quarter deficit was $275.0 billion. The third-quarter deficit was 4.2 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 3.7 percent in the second quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-3rd-quarter-2024/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-3rd-quarter-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State and Metropolitan Area, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) by state increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in 2023, with the percent change ranging from 7.3 percent in Maine to -0.6 percent in Alabama. Real PCE for the nation increased 2.5 percent in 2023.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/real-personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-and-real-personal-income-by-state-and-metropolitan-area-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/real-personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-and-real-personal-income-by-state-and-metropolitan-area-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, October 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in October 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $83.8 billion in September (revised) to $73.8 billion in October, as imports decreased more than exports. The goods deficit decreased $10.4 billion in October to $98.7 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.4 billion in October to $24.8 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-october-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-october-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2023, real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 2,357 counties, decreased in 734 counties, and was unchanged in 23 counties. The percent change in real GDP ranged from 125.8 percent in Throckmorton County, TX, to -39.6 percent in Lincoln County, WA.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, October 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $147.4 billion (0.6 percent at a monthly rate) in October. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $144.1 billion (0.7 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $69.8 billion (0.3 percent) and consumer spending increased $72.3 billion (0.4 percent). Personal saving was $962.7 billion and the personal saving rate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-october-2024/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-october-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2024 (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024, according to the "second" estimate. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.0 percent. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, exports, federal government spending, and business investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-quarter-2024-second-estimate-and-corporate-profits-preliminary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-quarter-2024-second-estimate-and-corporate-profits-preliminary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 3rd Quarter 2024 (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024, according to the "second" estimate. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.0 percent. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, exports, federal government spending, and business investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2024-second-estimate-and-corporate-profits-preliminary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2024-second-estimate-and-corporate-profits-preliminary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2021 and 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands increased 16.7 percent in 2022 and 5.1 percent in 2021 after decreasing 29.1 percent in 2020. The growth in real GDP from 2021 to 2022 reflected increases in exports, government spending, and private fixed investment. These increases were partly offset by a decrease in personal consumption expenditures. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-commonwealth-of-the-northern-mariana-islands-2021-and-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-commonwealth-of-the-northern-mariana-islands-2021-and-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released statistics today measuring the outdoor recreation economy for the nation, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia. The new U.S. data show that the value added of the outdoor recreation economy accounted for 2.3 percent ($639.5 billion) of current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) for the nation in 2023. At the state level, value added for outdoor recreation as a share of state GDP ranged from 6.3 percent in Hawaii to 1.6 percent in Delaware, Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outdoor-recreation-satellite-account-us-and-states-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outdoor-recreation-satellite-account-us-and-states-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign multinational enterprises employed 8.35 million workers in the United States in 2022, a 6.8 percent increase from 7.82 million workers in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. These affiliates accounted for 6.2 percent of total private-industry employment in the United States in 2022.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-affiliates-of-foreign-multinational-enterprises-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-affiliates-of-foreign-multinational-enterprises-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2023, personal income, in current dollars, increased in 2,814 counties, decreased in 295, and was unchanged in five counties in 2023. Personal income increased 6.0 percent in the metropolitan portion of the United States and 4.7 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, September 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in September 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $70.8 billion in August (revised) to $84.4 billion in September, as exports decreased and imports increased. The goods deficit increased $14.2 billion in September to $109.0 billion. The services surplus increased $0.6 billion in September to $24.6 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-september-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-september-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, September 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $71.6 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in September. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $57.4 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $106.3 billion (0.5 percent) and consumer spending increased $105.8 billion (0.5 percent). Personal saving was $1.00 trillion and the personal saving ra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-september-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-september-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2024 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024, according to the "advance" estimate. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.0 percent. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, exports, and federal government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-quarter-2024-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-quarter-2024-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in August 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $78.9 billion in July (revised) to $70.4 billion in August, as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $8.4 billion in August to $94.9 billion. The services surplus increased $0.1 billion in August to $24.4 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-august-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-august-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2023. The percent change ranged from 8.1 percent in Florida to 4.7 percent in Iowa. Nationally, current-dollar PCE increased 6.4 percent in 2023 after increasing 9.8 percent in 2022.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.9 percent at an annual rate in Idaho to -1.1 percent in Alaska. Personal income, in current dollars, increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with the percent change ranging from 6.9 percent at an annual rate in South Carolina to 2.3 percent in North Dakota.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-2nd-quarter-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-2nd-quarter-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, August 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $50.5 billion (0.2 percent at a monthly rate) in August. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes- increased $34.2 billion (0.2 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $48.3 billion (0.2 percent) and consumer spending increased $47.2 billion (0.2 percent). Personal saving was $1.05 trillion and the personal saving rate-p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-august-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-august-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), Corporate Profits (Revised Estimate), and GDP by Industry, Second Quarter 2024 and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2024, according to the "third" estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 1.6 percent (revised). The second-quarter increase in real GDP was the same as previously estimated in the "second" estimate released in August. The increase in the second quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, inventory investment, and business investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-corporate-profits-revised-estimate-and-gdp-by-industry-second-quarter-2024-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-corporate-profits-revised-estimate-and-gdp-by-industry-second-quarter-2024-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 2nd Quarter 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$22.52 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $36.00 trillion, and liabilities were $58.52 trillion. At the end of the first quarter, the net investment position was -$21.29 trillion (revised).Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-2nd-quarter-2024/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-2nd-quarter-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 2nd Quarter 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit widened by $25.8 billion, or 10.7 percent, to $266.8 billion in the second quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised first-quarter deficit was $241.0 billion. The second-quarter deficit was 3.7 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 3.4 percent in the first quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-2nd-quarter-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-2nd-quarter-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in July 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $73.0 billion in June (revised) to $78.8 billion in July, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $5.6 billion in July to $103.1 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.2 billion in July to $24.3 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-july-2024/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-july-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, July 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $75.1 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in July. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $54.8 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $103.3 billion (0.5 percent) and consumer spending increased $103.8 billion (0.5 percent). Personal saving was $598.8 billion and the personal saving rate-pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-july-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-july-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product (Second Estimate), Corporate Profits (Preliminary Estimate), Second Quarter 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2024, according to the "second" estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 1.4 percent. The increase in the second quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, private inventory investment, and business investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-estimate-corporate-profits-preliminary-estimate-second-quarter-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-estimate-corporate-profits-preliminary-estimate-second-quarter-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises increased 2.2 percent to 44.3 million workers in 2022 (preliminary) from 43.3 million workers in 2021 (revised), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-multinational-enterprises-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-multinational-enterprises-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. goods and services trade deficit decreased in June 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $75.0 billion in May (revised) to $73.1 billion in June, as exports increased more than imports. The goods deficit decreased $2.5 billion in June to $97.4 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.6 billion in June to $24.2 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-june-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-june-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for Puerto Rico, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Puerto Rico decreased 2.5 percent in 2022 after increasing 4.1 percent in 2021. The decrease in real GDP in 2022 reflected an increase in imports-which are a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP-as well as decreases in private fixed investment and exports. Personal consumption expenditures, private inventory investment, and government spending increased.Full Text En espanol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-puerto-rico-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-puerto-rico-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, June 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $50.4 billion (0.2 percent at a monthly rate) in June. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $37.7 billion (0.2 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $59.3 billion (0.3 percent) and consumer spending increased $57.6 billion (0.3 percent). Personal saving was $703.0 billion and the personal saving rate-pers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-june-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-june-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2024 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the second quarter of 2024, according to the "advance" estimate. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 1.4 percent. The increase in the second quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, inventory investment, and business investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-quarter-2024-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-quarter-2024-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $364.0 billion to $6.68 trillion at the end of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase reflected a $147.1 billion increase in the position in Europe, primarily in Ireland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. By industry, holding company affiliates had the largest increase. The foreign direct investment in the United States position increased $227.0 bil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/direct-investment-by-country-and-industry-2023/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/direct-investment-by-country-and-industry-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $148.8 billion in 2023, according to preliminary statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Expenditures decreased $57.4 billion, or 28 percent, from $206.2 billion (revised) in 2022 and were below the annual average of $265.6 billion for 2014-2022. As in previous years, acquisitions of existing U.S. businesses accounted for most of the expenditures.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-foreign-direct-investment-in-the-united-states-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-foreign-direct-investment-in-the-united-states-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in May 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $74.5 billion in April (revised) to $75.1 billion in May, as exports decreased more than imports. The goods deficit increased $0.9 billion in May to $100.2 billion. The services surplus increased $0.3 billion in May to $25.1 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-may-2024/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-may-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 1st Quarter 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product increased in 39 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.0 percent at an annual rate in Idaho to -4.2 percent in South Dakota. Personal income, in current dollars, increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with the percent change ranging from 9.5 percent at an annual rate in South Carolina to 0.6 percent in North Dakota.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-1st-quarter-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-1st-quarter-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 1st Quarter 2024 and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$21.28 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $35.78 trillion, and liabilities were $57.06 trillion. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2023, the net investment position was -$19.85 trillion (revised).Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-1st-quarter-2024-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-1st-quarter-2024-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 1st Quarter 2024 and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit widened by $15.9 billion, or 7.2 percent, to $237.6 billion in the first quarter of 2024, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised fourth-quarter deficit was $221.8 billion. The first-quarter deficit was 3.4 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-1st-quarter-2024-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-1st-quarter-2024-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for the U.S. Virgin Islands decreased 1.3 percent in 2022 after increasing 3.7 percent in 2021. The decrease in real GDP reflected declines in exports, private fixed investment, government spending, and personal consumption expenditures that were partly offset by an increase in inventory investment. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, decreased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-us-virgin-islands-2022/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-us-virgin-islands-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Economy Satellite Account, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marine Economy Satellite Account statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show the marine economy accounted for $476.2 billion, or 1.8 percent, of current-dollar U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022, an increase from $424.2 billion, or 1.8 percent, in 2021. The marine economy accounted for 1.7 percent, or $776.9 billion, of current-dollar gross output.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marine-economy-satellite-account-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marine-economy-satellite-account-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for Guam, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Guam increased 5.1 percent in 2022 after increasing 2.1 percent in 2021. The increase in real GDP reflected increases in exports, private fixed investment, government spending, and personal consumption expenditures. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-guam-2022/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-guam-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in February 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $67.6 billion in January (revised) to $68.9 billion in February, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit decreased $0.3 billion in February to $91.4 billion. The services surplus decreased $1.6 billion in February to $22.5 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-february-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-february-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 4th Quarter 2023 and Preliminary 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 6.7 percent in Nevada to 0.2 percent in Nebraska.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-4th-quarter-2023-and-preliminary-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-4th-quarter-2023-and-preliminary-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, February 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $66.5 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in February. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $50.3 billion (0.2 percent). Consumer spending increased $145.5 billion (0.8 percent). Personal saving was $745.7 billion and the personal saving rate-personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income-was 3.6 percent in February. Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2023 (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the "third" estimate. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.9 percent. The increase in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, state and local government spending, exports, nonresidential fixed investment, federal government spending, and residential fixed investment that were partly offset by a decrease in private inventory investment. Impo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2023-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2023-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 4th Quarter and Year 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$19.77 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $34.54 trillion, and liabilities were $54.31 trillion. At the end of the third quarter, the net investment position was -$18.11 trillion (revised).Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-4th-quarter-and-year-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-4th-quarter-and-year-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that arts and cultural economic activity, adjusted for inflation, increased 4.8 percent in 2022 after increasing 10.8 percent in 2021. By comparison, the broader economy, as measured by real gross domestic product (GDP), increased 1.9 percent in 2022 after increasing 5.8 percent in 2021. Arts and cultural economic activity accounted for 4.3 percent of GDP, or $1.10 trillion, in 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arts-and-cultural-production-satellite-account-us-and-states-2022/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arts-and-cultural-production-satellite-account-us-and-states-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 4th Quarter and Year 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit narrowed by $1.6 billion, or 0.8 percent, to $194.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised third-quarter deficit was $196.4 billion. The fourth-quarter deficit was 2.8 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down less than 0.1 percent from the third quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-4th-quarter-and-year-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-4th-quarter-and-year-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in January 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $64.2 billion in December (revised) to $67.4 billion in January, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $3.0 billion in January to $91.6 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.3 billion in January to $24.2 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-january-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-january-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, January 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $233.7 billion (1.0 percent at a monthly rate) in January. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes-increased $67.6 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $54.3 billion (0.3 percent) and consumer spending increased $43.9 billion (0.2 percent). Personal saving was $779.3 billion and the personal saving rate-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-january-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-january-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2023 (Second Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the "second" estimate. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.9 percent. The increase in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending, exports, as well as state and local government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2023-second-estimate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2023-second-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 3rd Quarter 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$18.16 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $32.91 trillion, and liabilities were $51.07 trillion. At the end of the second quarter, the net investment position was -$18.14 trillion (revised).Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-3rd-quarter-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-3rd-quarter-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 9.7 percent in Kansas to 0.7 percent in Arkansas. Current-dollar personal income increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 5.2 percent in Texas to 0.0 percent in Arkansas.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-3rd-quarter-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-3rd-quarter-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State and Metropolitan Area, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) by state increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, with the percent change ranging from 5.7 percent in Alaska to -3.2 percent in New Hampshire.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/real-personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-and-real-personal-income-by-state-and-metropolitan-area-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/real-personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-and-real-personal-income-by-state-and-metropolitan-area-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2022, real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 1,780 counties, decreased in 1,296 counties, and was unchanged in 38 counties. The percent change in real GDP ranged from 71.1 percent in Chouteau County, MT, to -57.6 percent in Kiowa County, CO.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State, 2nd Quarter 2023 and Comprehensive Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 44 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 8.7 percent in Wyoming to -1.9 percent in Vermont.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-2nd-quarter-2023-and-comprehensive-update/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-2nd-quarter-2023-and-comprehensive-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by Industry, 2nd Quarter 2023 and Comprehensive Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the second quarter, the value added of private goods-producing industries increased 7.7 percent, private services-producing industries increased 1.0 percent, and government increased 1.0 percent. Overall, 13 of 22 industry groups contributed to the 2.1 percent increase in second-quarter real GDP.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-industry-2nd-quarter-2023-and-comprehensive-update/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-industry-2nd-quarter-2023-and-comprehensive-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The value added of the outdoor recreation economy accounted for 2.2 percent ($563.7 billion) of current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) for the nation in 2022. At the state level, value added for outdoor recreation as a share of state GDP ranged from 5.6 percent in Hawaii to 1.4 percent in Connecticut. The share was 0.9 percent in the District of Columbia.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outdoor-recreation-satellite-account-us-and-states-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outdoor-recreation-satellite-account-us-and-states-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs) increased 1.1 percent to 43.3 million workers in 2021 (preliminary) from 42.9 million workers in 2020 (revised), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-multinational-enterprises-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-multinational-enterprises-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2022, personal income, in current dollars, increased in 1,964 counties, decreased in 1,107, and was unchanged in 43. Personal income increased 2.1 percent in the metropolitan portion of the United States and 1.3 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for American Samoa, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for American Samoa increased 1.8 percent in 2022 after decreasing 0.8 percent in 2021. The increase in real GDP reflected increases in government spending and exports. Personal consumption expenditures, private fixed investment, and private inventory investment subtracted from growth. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, also decreased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-american-samoa-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-american-samoa-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationally, personal consumption expenditures (PCE), in current dollars, increased 9.2 percent in 2022 after increasing 12.9 percent in 2021. PCE increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with the percent change ranging from 11.8 percent in Idaho to 6.4 percent in Louisiana.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income, in current dollars, increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2023, with the percent change ranging from 6.1 percent in New York and the District of Columbia to -2.7 percent in Maine.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-2nd-quarter-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-2nd-quarter-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign multinational enterprises employed 7.94 million workers in the United States in 2021, a 2.9 percent increase from 7.71 million workers in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). These affiliates accounted for 6.2 percent of total private-industry employment in the United States in 2021.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-affiliates-of-foreign-multinational-enterprises-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-affiliates-of-foreign-multinational-enterprises-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in June 2023 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $68.3 billion in May (revised) to $65.5 billion in June as imports decreased more than exports. The goods deficit decreased $2.8 billion in June to $88.2 billion. The services surplus decreased less than $0.1 billion in June to $22.7 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-june-2023/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-june-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for Puerto Rico, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Puerto Rico increased 4.0 percent in 2021 after decreasing 6.2 percent in 2020. The increase in real GDP in 2021 primarily reflected an increase in personal consumption expenditures. Private fixed investment also increased. These increases were partly offset by decreases in exports, private inventory investment, and government spending. Imports, which is a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text | En espanol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-puerto-rico-2021/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-puerto-rico-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, June 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $69.5 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in June. Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less personal current taxes- increased $67.5 billion (0.3 percent). Personal outlays-the sum of personal consumption expenditures, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments-increased $109.4 billion (0.6 percent) and consumer spending increased $100.4 billion (0.5 percent). Personal saving was $862.4 billion and the personal saving rate-persona]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-june-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-june-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2023 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2023 (table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.0 percent. The GDP estimate released today is based on source data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (refer to ?Source Data for the Advance Estimate? on page 2). The ?second? estimate for the second quarter, based on mor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-quarter-2023-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-quarter-2023-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $212.2 billionto $6.58 trillion at the end of 2022 from $6.37 trillion at the end of 2021, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase reflected a $172.8 billion increase in the position in Europe, primarily in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. By industry, manufacturing affiliates had the largest increase. The foreign direct investment in the United Sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/direct-investment-by-country-and-industry-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/direct-investment-by-country-and-industry-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $177.5 billion in 2022, down $185.1 billion from $362.6 billion in 2021.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-foreign-direct-investment-in-the-united-states-2022/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-foreign-direct-investment-in-the-united-states-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in May 2023 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $74.4 billion in April (revised) to $69.0 billion in May as imports decreased more than exports. The goods deficit decreased $4.8 billion in May to $91.3 billion. The services surplus increased $0.7 billion in May to $22.3 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-may-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-may-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 1st Quarter 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2023, with the percent change in real GDP ranging from 12.4 percent in North Dakota to 0.1 percent in Rhode Island and Alabama.Personal income, in current dollars, increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter, with the percent change ranging from 11.4 percent in Maine to -1.0 percent in Indiana.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-1st-quarter-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-1st-quarter-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, May 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $91.2 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in May. Disposable personal income (DPI) - personal income less personal current taxes - increased $86.7 billion (0.4 percent). Personal outlays - the sum of personal consumption expenditures, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments - increased $22.7 billion (0.1 percent) and consumer spending increased $18.9 billion (0.1 percent). Personal saving was $910.3 billion and the personal saving rate - p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-may-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-may-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), Corporate Profits (Revised Estimate), and GDP by Industry, First Quarter 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2023, according to the "third" estimate. In the fourth quarter of 2022, real GDP increased 2.6 percent. The GDP estimate for the first quarter was revised up 0.7 percentage point from the "second" estimate, primarily reflecting upward revisions to exports and consumer spending. Profits decreased 4.1 percent at a quarterly rate in the first quarter after decreasing 2.0 percent in the fourth quarte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-corporate-profits-revised-estimate-and-gdp-by-industry-first-quarter-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-corporate-profits-revised-estimate-and-gdp-by-industry-first-quarter-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 1st Quarter 2023 and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$16.75 trillion at the end of first quarter of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $32.74 trillion, and liabilities were $49.49 trillion. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, the net investment position was -$16.17 trillion (revised).Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-1st-quarter-2023-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-1st-quarter-2023-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 1st Quarter 2023 and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit widened by $3.1 billion, or 1.5 percent, to $219.3 billion in the first quarter of 2023, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised fourth-quarter deficit was $216.2 billion. The first-quarter deficit was 3.3 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up less than 0.1 percent from the fourth quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-1st-quarter-2023-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-1st-quarter-2023-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Economy Satellite Account, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marine Economy Satellite Account (MESA) statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) show the marine economy accounted for 1.9 percent, or $432.4 billion, of current-dollar U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, an increase from 1.7 percent, or $363.2 billion, in 2020. The marine economy accounted for 1.8 percent, or $730.0 billion, of current-dollar gross output.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marine-economy-satellite-account-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marine-economy-satellite-account-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in April 2023 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $60.6 billion in March (revised) to $74.6 billion in April as exports decreased and imports increased. The goods deficit increased $14.5 billion in April to $96.1 billion. The services surplus increased $0.6 billion in April to $21.6 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-april-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-april-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, April 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $80.1 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in April. Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $79.4 billion (0.4 percent). Personal outlays increased $156.0 billion (0.8 percent) and consumer spending increased $151.7 billion (0.8 percent). Personal saving was $802.1 billion and the personal saving rate--personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income--was 4.1 percent in April.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-april-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-april-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product (Second Estimate), Corporate Profits (Preliminary Estimate), First Quarter 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the first quarter of 2023, according to the "second" estimate. In the fourth quarter of 2022, real GDP increased 2.6 percent. The GDP estimate for the first quarter was revised up 0.2 percentage point from the "advance" estimate, primarily reflecting an upward revision to inventory investment.Profits decreased 5.1 percent at a quarterly rate in the first quarter after decreasing 2.0 percent in the fourth quarter.Full]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-estimate-corporate-profits-preliminary-estimate-first-quarter-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-estimate-corporate-profits-preliminary-estimate-first-quarter-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for the U.S. Virgin Islands increased 2.8 percent in 2021 after decreasing 1.9 percent in 2020. The increase in real GDP reflected increases in exports and personal consumption expenditures. These increases were partly offset by decreases in private inventory investment, private fixed investment, and government spending. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, also decreased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-us-virgin-islands-2021/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-us-virgin-islands-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in March 2023 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $70.6 billion in February (revised) to $64.2 billion in March as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $6.4 billion in March to $86.6 billion. The services surplus decreased less than $0.1 billion in March to $22.4 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-march-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-march-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, March 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $67.9 billion, or 0.3 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $8.2 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, in March. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 5.1 percent in March, compared with 4.8 percent in February.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-march-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-march-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, First Quarter 2023 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.1 percent in the first quarter of 2023, according to the "advance" estimate. In the fourth quarter of 2022, real GDP increased 2.6 percent. The increase in the first quarter primarily reflected an increase in consumer spending that was partly offset by a decrease in inventory investment.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-first-quarter-2023-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-first-quarter-2023-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in February 2023 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $68.7 billion in January (revised) to $70.5 billion in February, as exports decreased more than imports. The goods deficit increased $2.7 billion in February to $93.0 billion. The services surplus increased $0.8 billion in February to $22.4 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-february-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-february-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 4th Quarter 2022 and Year 2022 (Preliminary)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 46 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2022, with the percent change in real GDP ranging from 7.0 percent in Texas to -4.3 percent in South Dakota. Personal income increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2022, with the percent change ranging from 15.3 percent in Massachusetts to -2.5 percent in Colorado.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-4th-quarter-2022-and-year-2022-preliminary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-4th-quarter-2022-and-year-2022-preliminary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, February 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $72.9 billion, or 0.3 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $27.9 billion, or 0.2 percent, in February. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 4.6 percent in February, compared with 4.4 percent in January.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2022 (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, after increasing 3.2 percent in the third quarter. The increase in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in inventory investment and consumer spending that were partly offset by a decrease in housing investment.Profits decreased 2.0 percent in the fourth quarter after decreasing less than 0.1 percent in the third quarter.Private goods-producing industries increased 4.0 percent,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2022-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2022-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 4th Quarter and Year 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$16.12 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $31.68 trillion, and liabilities were $47.80 trillion. At the end of the third quarter, the net investment position was -$16.84 trillion (revised).Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-4th-quarter-and-year-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-4th-quarter-and-year-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 4th Quarter and Year 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit narrowed by $12.2 billion, or 5.6 percent, to $206.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised third-quarter deficit was $219.0 billion. The fourth-quarter deficit was 3.2 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 3.4 percent in the third quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-4th-quarter-and-year-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-4th-quarter-and-year-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that arts and cultural economic activity, adjusted for inflation, increased 13.7 percent in 2021 after decreasing 4.8 percent in 2020. By comparison, the broader economy, as measured by real gross domestic product (GDP), increased 5.9 percent in 2021 after decreasing 2.8 percent in 2020. Arts and cultural economic activity accounted for 4.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arts-and-cultural-production-satellite-account-us-and-states-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arts-and-cultural-production-satellite-account-us-and-states-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 988 Lifeline and Other Mental Health Services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mental health continues to pose a challenge to millions of people.Understand the options you have to face your mental health struggles and get the support you need.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-988-lifeline-and-other-mental-health-services/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-988-lifeline-and-other-mental-health-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in January 2023 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $67.2 billion in December (revised) to $68.3 billion in January, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit decreased $0.6 billion in January to $90.1 billion. The services surplus decreased $1.7 billion in January to $21.8 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-january-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-january-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing the Digital Divide in Government: 5 Strategies for Digital Transformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[From NextGov: Change is seldom easy. Yet for government and public sector executives, the need to modernize has never been greater, as there is a growing digital divide between constituent expectations and what many governments can offer.Citizens are demanding a more connected government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/closing-the-digital-divide-in-government-5-strategies-for-digital-transformation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/closing-the-digital-divide-in-government-5-strategies-for-digital-transformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When May a Robot Kill? New Pentagon Policy Tries to Clarify]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: Did you think the Pentagon had a hard rule against using lethal autonomous weapons? It doesn&rsquo;t. But it does have hoops to jump through before such a weapon might be deployed. An updated policy tweaks wording in a bid to dispel confusion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/when-may-a-robot-kill-new-pentagon-policy-tries-to-clarify/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/when-may-a-robot-kill-new-pentagon-policy-tries-to-clarify/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT leaders take note: The future is what you create]]></title><description><![CDATA[From CIO: High-profile IT disasters are enforcing the dystopic visions and macro-pessimisms saturating the cultural consciousness. Only by steeling against perpetuating past IT sins and embracing possibility can we make something brighter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/it-leaders-take-note-the-future-is-what-you-create/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/it-leaders-take-note-the-future-is-what-you-create/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VA Says Its Renewed Infrastructure Review Will Focus on Building First]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: The Veterans Affairs Department is once again evaluating its physical footprint after significant controversy forced it to abandon a previous effort, though it has promised to take a vastly different approach this time around.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/va-says-its-renewed-infrastructure-review-will-focus-on-building-first/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/va-says-its-renewed-infrastructure-review-will-focus-on-building-first/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2023: The Year of Modern Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[From NextGov: The last several years have brought about a digital acceleration across industries once thought to be years away. Society has increasingly become conditioned to operate in new ways, often through the click of a button, replacing our volume of daily in-person interactions.In the public sector, while significant strides have been made to modernize operations and create positive change for employees and communities, much work remains. Indeed, as constituent expectations rise and new w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/2023-the-year-of-modern-government/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/2023-the-year-of-modern-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future-proofing smart cities with open standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GCN: Open standards can help smart cities prevent tech obsolescence and maximize growth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/future-proofing-smart-cities-with-open-standards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/future-proofing-smart-cities-with-open-standards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans Affairs Unveils Draft for $60B T4NG 2 Vehicle]]></title><description><![CDATA[From NextGov: The Veterans Affairs Department is putting the pressure on industry to respond quickly to its draft solicitation for the next iteration of the VA's main contract for acquiring technology transformation services and solutions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/veterans-affairs-unveils-draft-for-60b-t4ng-2-vehicle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/veterans-affairs-unveils-draft-for-60b-t4ng-2-vehicle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 States Challenged the Federal Contractor Wage Increase and Lost]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: But this may not be the end of the dispute, which stems from an April 2021 executive order.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/5-states-challenged-the-federal-contractor-wage-increase-and-lost/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/5-states-challenged-the-federal-contractor-wage-increase-and-lost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Logistics Agency to Shift Warehouse Management to Commercial Software]]></title><description><![CDATA[From NextGov: The Defense Department&rsquo;s central agency for managing the military&rsquo;s supply chain is modernizing its warehouse management technology and plans to move from government-built systems to commercial software.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/defense-logistics-agency-to-shift-warehouse-management-to-commercial-software/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/defense-logistics-agency-to-shift-warehouse-management-to-commercial-software/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Things Holding Innovation Back at the IRS]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: Frustration with the IRS&mdash;it&rsquo;s practically an American tradition. But now, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the infamously hamstrung institution has been promised $80 billion over the next decade. The range of responses elicited by this decision make it clear that many of us are struggling to sort out what this realistically means for our families when filing season rolls around.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/5-things-holding-innovation-back-at-the-irs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/5-things-holding-innovation-back-at-the-irs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States should follow feds in Chinese tech bans]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GCN: With a recent report citing at least 1,600 state and local agencies still buying IT and communications equipment from China, one researcher advised they follow federal guidance more closely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-should-follow-feds-in-chinese-tech-bans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-should-follow-feds-in-chinese-tech-bans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new initiative seeks to help small cities access infrastructure funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GCN: The program will work with communities to assemble strong grant applications that can win some of the billions of dollars available.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/a-new-initiative-seeks-to-help-small-cities-access-infrastructure-funding/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/a-new-initiative-seeks-to-help-small-cities-access-infrastructure-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governments view open source as critical for enhancing digital services, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GCN: The U.S. government is &ldquo;still in the process of organizing and coordinating&rdquo; its own strategy around the use of open source software, according to a CISA official.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/governments-view-open-source-as-critical-for-enhancing-digital-services-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/governments-view-open-source-as-critical-for-enhancing-digital-services-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VA is Working to Add New Features to its Health and Benefits App]]></title><description><![CDATA[From NextGov: The VA&rsquo;s mobile phone app, which surpassed one million downloads last year, is rolling out new prescription refill and travel reimbursement services for veterans in the coming months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/va-is-working-to-add-new-features-to-its-health-and-benefits-app/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/va-is-working-to-add-new-features-to-its-health-and-benefits-app/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That Time the Federal Government Was Ruled By Czars]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: How did a term for Russian oligarchs came to be applied to American government officials? On March 15, 1917, Czar Nicholas II abdicated the throne of Russia, ending its succession of autocratic rulers. But in an unlikely turn of events, the term &ldquo;czar&rdquo; carried on in, of all places, the United States.<br />
The word had been previously used occasionally as an epithet to characterize power-hungry politicians. But it began to spread more widely after President Woodrow Wilson tap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/that-time-the-federal-government-was-ruled-by-czars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/that-time-the-federal-government-was-ruled-by-czars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation Costs Present Both Barrier, Opportunity For Contractors In 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: With a fiscal 2023 federal budget in-hand, contractors face both the prospect of a robust year and countervailing cost trends, Deltek says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/inflation-costs-present-both-barrier-opportunity-for-contractors-in-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/inflation-costs-present-both-barrier-opportunity-for-contractors-in-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homelessness Among Veterans Has Been Cut in Half since 2010, VA Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec:Homelessness disproportionately affects veterans, but the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that a variety of efforts to help veterans find housing has resulted in the rate dropping 11% in the past three years nationwide and more than 50% since 2010.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/homelessness-among-veterans-has-been-cut-in-half-since-2010-va-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/homelessness-among-veterans-has-been-cut-in-half-since-2010-va-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Industry Decries Possible GOP-led Spending Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: Early efforts are beginning against possible Republican-led defense spending cuts as the clock ticks toward a fiscal showdown on Capitol Hill this spring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/defense-industry-decries-possible-gop-led-spending-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/defense-industry-decries-possible-gop-led-spending-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top 9 challenges IT leaders will face in 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[From CIO: Economy uncertainty, new forces in an already tight talent market, and rising technology costs top the list of tough, ongoing issues CIOs must navigate this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/top-9-challenges-it-leaders-will-face-in-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/top-9-challenges-it-leaders-will-face-in-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA overspent $15 million on unused Oracle licenses as it failed to track usage]]></title><description><![CDATA[From CIO: An audit report showed the space agency spent an additional $20 million over the same period in fines and overpayments to vendors such as IBM, SUSE, and SAP among others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nasa-overspent-15-million-on-unused-oracle-licenses-as-it-failed-to-track-usage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nasa-overspent-15-million-on-unused-oracle-licenses-as-it-failed-to-track-usage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leidos partners with Accenture to deliver CDC cloud modernization]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: Under the subcontract the company will help the U.S. Centers for Disease Control examine applications and help migrate systems to the cloud as part of the agency's digital transformation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/leidos-partners-with-accenture-to-deliver-cdc-cloud-modernization/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 05:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/leidos-partners-with-accenture-to-deliver-cdc-cloud-modernization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women Bring Skills – and Face Different Challenges – in Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: Debbie Walsh, director of the Rutgers University Center for American Women and Politics, joins the podcast to discuss how gender can shape elections and governance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/women-bring-skills-and-face-different-challenges-in-government/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/women-bring-skills-and-face-different-challenges-in-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top 10 privacy and cybersecurity stories of 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Healthcare IT News: Cybersecurity breaches in healthcare continued at an alarming rate throughout the year, affecting operations and patient safety, while government agencies and policymakers focused on ways to improve resilience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/top-10-privacy-and-cybersecurity-stories-of-2022/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 05:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/top-10-privacy-and-cybersecurity-stories-of-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Solve the Healthcare Data Conundrum]]></title><description><![CDATA[From HealthTech Magazine: Better data sharing among stakeholders &mdash; from traditional providers and payers to pharmaceutical and digital health companies &mdash; will ultimately improve care delivery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-to-solve-the-healthcare-data-conundrum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-to-solve-the-healthcare-data-conundrum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More States Move to Ban TikTok from Government Devices]]></title><description><![CDATA[From NextGov: Maryland joined South Dakota in announcing a ban on state employees or agencies from using the app on government-issued devices, while South Carolina asked for it to be blocked.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/more-states-move-to-ban-tiktok-from-government-devices/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/more-states-move-to-ban-tiktok-from-government-devices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Library of Congress Looks to Spend up to $450M on IT and Software Contract Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[From NextGov: The Library of Congress filed a solicitation to contract work on its IT system and software applications using an agile model. The agency is looking for the contracted work to utilize an agile model.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/library-of-congress-looks-to-spend-up-to-450m-on-it-and-software-contract-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/library-of-congress-looks-to-spend-up-to-450m-on-it-and-software-contract-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GAO: Agencies Need to Conduct Cyber Risk Assessments of IoT, OT Devices in Critical Infrastructure Sectors]]></title><description><![CDATA[From NextGov: A Government Accountability Office report found that the agencies responsible for managing infrastructure in the healthcare and public health, energy and transportation sectors need to better assess their cyber risk mitigation strategies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gao-agencies-need-to-conduct-cyber-risk-assessments-of-iot-ot-devices-in-critical-infrastructure-sectors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gao-agencies-need-to-conduct-cyber-risk-assessments-of-iot-ot-devices-in-critical-infrastructure-sectors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The White House Charts a Course for Open Government ]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: The fifth U.S. Open Government National Action Plan, shared exclusively with Government Executive before release, builds on many of the Biden administration's previous efforts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-white-house-charts-a-course-for-open-government/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-white-house-charts-a-course-for-open-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are the Major Takeaways From the $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: See which agencies are getting the biggest funding increases, hiring orders and new policy initiatives in fiscal 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/here-are-the-major-takeaways-from-the-17-trillion-omnibus-spending-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/here-are-the-major-takeaways-from-the-17-trillion-omnibus-spending-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recent Hiring Reforms Are Already Working, Federal HR Leaders Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: At the annual public meeting of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, officials said innovations like shared certifications and skills-based hiring are paying dividends.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/recent-hiring-reforms-are-already-working-federal-hr-leaders-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/recent-hiring-reforms-are-already-working-federal-hr-leaders-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Make It Easier to Share Top-Secret Data With Allies, Intel Leader Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: The Defense Intelligence Agency&rsquo;s CIO wants to expand collaborative workspaces&mdash;and resist the urge to mark everything NOFORN.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lets-make-it-easier-to-share-top-secret-data-with-allies-intel-leader-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lets-make-it-easier-to-share-top-secret-data-with-allies-intel-leader-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillibrand Ditches Military-Services Style Cyber Academy Idea for DOD Scholarship Program in NDAA]]></title><description><![CDATA[From GovExec: The new plan proposed by the New York senator would offer cyber scholarships to students at colleges and universities, followed by DOD service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gillibrand-ditches-military-services-style-cyber-academy-idea-for-dod-scholarship-program-in-ndaa/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gillibrand-ditches-military-services-style-cyber-academy-idea-for-dod-scholarship-program-in-ndaa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardinal Health CIO Michelle Greene on simplifying transformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[From CIO: During her first few months on the job, Cardinal Health&rsquo;s new CIO is breaking down silos, building CoE&rsquo;s, and simplifying her change agenda at the $181 billion business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cardinal-health-cio-michelle-greene-on-simplifying-transformation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cardinal-health-cio-michelle-greene-on-simplifying-transformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine Tech Chief: Cloud Migration ‘Saved Ukrainian Government and Economy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: &ldquo;Russian missiles can&rsquo;t destroy the cloud,&rdquo; Ukraine&rsquo;s minister of digital transformation explained.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ukraine-tech-chief-cloud-migration-saved-ukrainian-government-and-economy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ukraine-tech-chief-cloud-migration-saved-ukrainian-government-and-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber, digital services, workforce primary focus for state CIOs in 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: Identity and access management, cloud and application modernization rank as the big three technology priorities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cyber-digital-services-workforce-primary-focus-for-state-cios-in-2023/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cyber-digital-services-workforce-primary-focus-for-state-cios-in-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia has a data center problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: Some argue that data centers are not worth the cash they bring in as concerns over the facilities' environmental impact grow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/virginia-has-a-data-center-problem/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/virginia-has-a-data-center-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Efficient public safety demands evolving tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: Modern cloud, mobile and data analysis tools are key to streamlined, professional police work, a new survey found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/efficient-public-safety-demands-evolving-tech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/efficient-public-safety-demands-evolving-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Department unveils $10B enterprise IT services solicitation]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCW: The contract known as "Evolve" seeks technology modernization&nbsp;services in support of diplomatic goals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-department-unveils-10b-enterprise-it-services-solicitation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-department-unveils-10b-enterprise-it-services-solicitation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FITARA scorecard sees 7 agencies increase their marks amid cyber methodology changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCW: All 24 agencies received passing grades in the latest iteration of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard, though 17 saw their scores largely unchanged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fitara-scorecard-sees-7-agencies-increase-their-marks-amid-cyber-methodology-changes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fitara-scorecard-sees-7-agencies-increase-their-marks-amid-cyber-methodology-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Finally Here: Pentagon Releases Plan To Keep Hackers Out Of Its Networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: Defense agencies have until 2027 to convert their networks to architectures that continually check to make sure no one&rsquo;s accessing data they shouldn&rsquo;t. This shift to zero trust principles is at the core of the Pentagon&rsquo;s new five-year plan to harden its information systems against cyberattacks.<br />
&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/its-finally-here-pentagon-releases-plan-to-keep-hackers-out-of-its-networks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/its-finally-here-pentagon-releases-plan-to-keep-hackers-out-of-its-networks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digitized services drive citizen satisfaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: While many states have low customer satisfaction, some are bucking that trend by investing in technology to improve processes, according to research from McKinsey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/digitized-services-drive-citizen-satisfaction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/digitized-services-drive-citizen-satisfaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get a handle on insider threats with industry intel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: At the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, MITRE's Suneel Sundar, senior manager of cyber new professionals, will share insider threat learnings to help IT professionals detect, mitigate and stop insider cybersecurity threats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/get-a-handle-on-insider-threats-with-industry-intel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/get-a-handle-on-insider-threats-with-industry-intel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DISA’s Plea to Industry: Bring Us Battlefield-Ready Tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The Pentagon&rsquo;s IT agency also wants help wringing more performance out of its existing gear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/disas-plea-to-industry-bring-us-battlefield-ready-tech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/disas-plea-to-industry-bring-us-battlefield-ready-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Elon Musk’s Twitter Buy Raises Cybersecurity Risks For The Rest Of Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec:For all the worries that Elon Musk&rsquo;s purchase of Twitter will roll back limits on hate speech and misinformation, the acquisition also presents major cybersecurity concerns. Now that a critical public communications network has become private property, there are five major cyber risks that have to be accounted for, both within the network and beyond.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-elon-musks-twitter-buy-raises-cybersecurity-risks-for-the-rest-of-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-elon-musks-twitter-buy-raises-cybersecurity-risks-for-the-rest-of-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State chief information officers are handling much more than just tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: In state government, the role of the CIO has evolved to center on the business of IT, rather than the nuts and bolts of computers. It&rsquo;s something that new governors will have to keep in mind.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-chief-information-officers-are-handling-much-more-than-just-tech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-chief-information-officers-are-handling-much-more-than-just-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Defense Budgets Will Stay High After the Ukraine War]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: The war is exposing how European nations were underinvesting in defense, and the critical role that renewable energy will play in transatlantic security.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/why-defense-budgets-will-stay-high-after-the-ukraine-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/why-defense-budgets-will-stay-high-after-the-ukraine-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contractors’ Reluctance to Work With the Pentagon on Cybersecurity Is Leaving Vulnerabilities, DOD Official Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: Waiting for defense contractors to voluntarily talk about their cybersecurity efforts and problems is leaving gaps in security, a top defense cyber official said. Just 1% of defense firms use DOD&rsquo;s free network-security services, acting principal deputy CIO says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/contractors-reluctance-to-work-with-the-pentagon-on-cybersecurity-is-leaving-vulnerabilities-dod-official-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/contractors-reluctance-to-work-with-the-pentagon-on-cybersecurity-is-leaving-vulnerabilities-dod-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Department Health Plan Cuts Its Pharmacy Network by Nearly 15,000 Outlets]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: Many of the pharmacies were small, independent operations that had decided not to participate next year because of the lowered reimbursement being offered. But they were surprised by an early dismissal, and some patients with specialized drug needs could face difficulties in the transition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/defense-department-health-plan-cuts-its-pharmacy-network-by-nearly-15000-outlets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/defense-department-health-plan-cuts-its-pharmacy-network-by-nearly-15000-outlets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 future trends for working with business leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[CIO: The IDC FutureScape team has turned its attention to CIOs&rsquo; relationship with business leaders to predict 10 winning digital business strategies for the years ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/10-future-trends-for-working-with-business-leaders/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/10-future-trends-for-working-with-business-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States target mainframes in legacy system modernization]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: Security, cost and workforce challenges have states looking to retire, rehost or outsource mainframe operations, according to a survey by the National Association of State Technology Directors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-target-mainframes-in-legacy-system-modernization/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-target-mainframes-in-legacy-system-modernization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How one city’s IT team keeps up with rapid growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: Salt Lake City is adapting to new residents and workers by focusing on customer experience, easing hybrid work challenges and rethinking IT staffing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-one-citys-it-team-keeps-up-with-rapid-growth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-one-citys-it-team-keeps-up-with-rapid-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator questions Mark Zuckerberg over Meta's healthcare data collection policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT Nesws: The letter from Sen. Mark Warner to the Facebook founder comes just days after Advocate Aurora Health notified patients of a potential breach involving a pixel-tracking tool.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/senator-questions-mark-zuckerberg-over-metas-healthcare-data-collection-policies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/senator-questions-mark-zuckerberg-over-metas-healthcare-data-collection-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Department issues $3.5B in EIS task orders]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCW: Verizon and BT Federal secure awards worth more than $1 billion each for work in overseas locations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-department-issues-35b-in-eis-task-orders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-department-issues-35b-in-eis-task-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How one agency’s cloud migration smoothed the path for others]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: After Georgia&rsquo;s Department of Revenue successfully moved operations from an on-prem data center to the cloud, other agencies are applying lessons from that migration to their own efforts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-one-agencys-cloud-migration-smoothed-the-path-for-others/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-one-agencys-cloud-migration-smoothed-the-path-for-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASCIO: States must ‘hyper-focus’ on IT modernization]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: The flood of federal funding combined with service delivery gaps exposed by the pandemic creates a modernization imperative, according to a new report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nascio-states-must-hyper-focus-on-it-modernization/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nascio-states-must-hyper-focus-on-it-modernization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Wanted: Government Calls on Industry to Help with Net-Zero Carbon Buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov:The General Services Administration and Department of Energy Tuesday released a request for information to industry seeking innovative, emerging technologies that may one day help the federal government achieve net-zero carbon emissions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/tech-wanted-government-calls-on-industry-to-help-with-net-zero-carbon-buildings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/tech-wanted-government-calls-on-industry-to-help-with-net-zero-carbon-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Department Awards Verizon $1.58B IT Modernization Contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The contract tasks Verizon with modernizing communications infrastructure and providing IT services to the agency&rsquo;s embassies and other important locations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-department-awards-verizon-158b-it-modernization-contract/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-department-awards-verizon-158b-it-modernization-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I Can Go Anywhere’: How Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: The PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act means more veterans with symptoms of traumatic stress can get specially trained service dogs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/i-can-go-anywhere-how-service-dogs-help-veterans-with-ptsd/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/i-can-go-anywhere-how-service-dogs-help-veterans-with-ptsd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting Thousands of Medical Personnel Won’t Reduce Access to Care, Army Surgeon General Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: Army families are worried about reductions in medical services, particularly in mental and behavioral health, as the service begins to shed thousands of medical billets. But the Army surgeon general told questioners at the AUSA conference on Tuesday that service leaders had worked to ensure that cuts won&rsquo;t reduce access to care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cutting-thousands-of-medical-personnel-wont-reduce-access-to-care-army-surgeon-general-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cutting-thousands-of-medical-personnel-wont-reduce-access-to-care-army-surgeon-general-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DISA’s Sweeping New Plan Takes Aim at Data Silos, Mistagged Info]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: The Pentagon&rsquo;s IT agency has policy and culture ideas to encourage freer, more secure info-sharing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/disas-sweeping-new-plan-takes-aim-at-data-silos-mistagged-info/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/disas-sweeping-new-plan-takes-aim-at-data-silos-mistagged-info/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the US Army’s ‘warfighting’ cloud]]></title><description><![CDATA[CIO: The US Army first-ever CIO, Dr. Raj Iyer, discusses the &lsquo;game-changing&rsquo; impact the cloud, data, and AI are having in support of Ukraine&rsquo;s fight against Russia and in safeguarding democracy at home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/inside-the-us-armys-warfighting-cloud/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/inside-the-us-armys-warfighting-cloud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louisiana Becomes First State to Receive Internet for All Grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The Department of Commerce is focusing on bridging digital divides across all rural communities in the U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/louisiana-becomes-first-state-to-receive-internet-for-all-grants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/louisiana-becomes-first-state-to-receive-internet-for-all-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Updates Cyber Training After Some Graduates Weren’t Ready for Their Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: New classes and updated curriculum reflect evolving threats and lessons from the Ukraine war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/army-updates-cyber-training-after-some-graduates-werent-ready-for-their-jobs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/army-updates-cyber-training-after-some-graduates-werent-ready-for-their-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US Weighs Escalation Risk As Ukraine Asks for Longer-range Missiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: Will ATACMS become the latest weapon that Washington has initially withheld, but ultimately given?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-us-weighs-escalation-risk-as-ukraine-asks-for-longer-range-missiles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-us-weighs-escalation-risk-as-ukraine-asks-for-longer-range-missiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OMB's 'Learning Agenda' Looks to Drive Government Innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: The learning agenda, focused on the federal workforce, government service delivery and equity, is meant to spur research across government silos and spark innovation, according to the Office of Management and Budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ombs-learning-agenda-looks-to-drive-government-innovation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ombs-learning-agenda-looks-to-drive-government-innovation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over $105 Million Going to Better Internet for Native American Communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The Department of Commerce announced a series of new grants through the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/over-105-million-going-to-better-internet-for-native-american-communities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/over-105-million-going-to-better-internet-for-native-american-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOD Needs to Modernize its Software Architecture for Next-Gen Warfare, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: A paper published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies calls for the U.S. military to modernize legacy warfighting systems in order to prepare for future conflicts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dod-needs-to-modernize-its-software-architecture-for-next-gen-warfare-report-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dod-needs-to-modernize-its-software-architecture-for-next-gen-warfare-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VA ‘Moving Toward Full Compliance’ With Geospatial Data Law, Watchdog Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The VA&rsquo;s Office of Inspector General found said the agency is noncompliant with three of the law&rsquo;s requirements but is currently in the process of addressing its deficiencies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/va-moving-toward-full-compliance-with-geospatial-data-law-watchdog-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/va-moving-toward-full-compliance-with-geospatial-data-law-watchdog-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Agencies Still Face Several Cloud Challenges, Watchdog Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: Years after prior watchdog reports, agencies still have not fully implemented Government Accountability Office recommendations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-agencies-still-face-several-cloud-challenges-watchdog-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-agencies-still-face-several-cloud-challenges-watchdog-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NIH Injects $130M to Provide Quality Tools, Data for AI in Medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The funding comes from the National Institutes of Health&rsquo;s Bridge2AI program to advance AI research, as well as ethical tools and standards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nih-injects-130m-to-provide-quality-tools-data-for-ai-in-medicine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nih-injects-130m-to-provide-quality-tools-data-for-ai-in-medicine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department of Transportation Investing $160 Million for Tech-Centric Projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: Two programs, SMART Grants and ATTAIN, will dole out millions over five years as the Biden administration plans a U.S. transportation overhaul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/department-of-transportation-investing-160-million-for-tech-centric-projects/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/department-of-transportation-investing-160-million-for-tech-centric-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Must-Have Components for Every Successful Public Sector Technology Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: Changing political climates and leadership&mdash;as well as budget constraints&mdash;can add an extra layer of difficulty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/10-must-have-components-for-every-successful-public-sector-technology-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/10-must-have-components-for-every-successful-public-sector-technology-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NJ Courts’ IT modernization streamlines processes for staff, litigants]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: The pandemic helped New Jersey Courts modernize its processes and technology, which helped the state&rsquo;s legal system become more open, equitable and efficient.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nj-courts-it-modernization-streamlines-processes-for-staff-litigants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nj-courts-it-modernization-streamlines-processes-for-staff-litigants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 ways states can start paying down technical debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: After identifying inefficient systems, CIOs must build a case for reducing technical debt that includes managing project risk and performance impacts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/3-ways-states-can-start-paying-down-technical-debt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/3-ways-states-can-start-paying-down-technical-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury chief:  IRS modernization is coming soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCW: Janet Yellen laid out workforce and modernization priorities for the IRS during remarks on Thursday as the IRS looks to spend the $80 billion infusion from Congress over the next decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/treasury-chief-irs-modernization-is-coming-soon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/treasury-chief-irs-modernization-is-coming-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agencies probe AI's impact on the American workplace]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCW: The top official at the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs said that government contractors have an "especially important role to play" in ensuring that automated technology in the workplace doesn't discriminate against qualified job-seekers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/agencies-probe-ais-impact-on-the-american-workplace/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/agencies-probe-ais-impact-on-the-american-workplace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Healthcare Organizations Should Adopt Modern Data Platforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[HealthTech: Providers will need better access to data than ever before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/why-healthcare-organizations-should-adopt-modern-data-platforms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/why-healthcare-organizations-should-adopt-modern-data-platforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The business value of NLP: 5 success stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[CIO: These five organizations are using natural language processing to better serve their customers, automate repetitive tasks, and streamline operations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-business-value-of-nlp-5-success-stories/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-business-value-of-nlp-5-success-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 award-winning healthcare IT projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[CIO: Healthcare organizations are increasingly embracing digital initiatives to expedite evaluations, better share medical records, and improve patient care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/8-award-winning-healthcare-it-projects/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/8-award-winning-healthcare-it-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VA Systems are Vulnerable to Cyber Intrusions Due to Lack of Effective Oversight, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: The Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General's office said the agency is "leaving its systems vulnerable to compromise by impostors who may gain access to protected information."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/va-systems-are-vulnerable-to-cyber-intrusions-due-to-lack-of-effective-oversight-report-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/va-systems-are-vulnerable-to-cyber-intrusions-due-to-lack-of-effective-oversight-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's What Can Happen When the Average Clearance Holder Mishandles Classified Information]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: News stories about the government&rsquo;s classification process have abounded following search warrants exercised on former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s Mar-a-Lago residence, which allegedly resulted in at least a few classified documents being removed by FBI agents searching the home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/heres-what-can-happen-when-the-average-clearance-holder-mishandles-classified-information/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/heres-what-can-happen-when-the-average-clearance-holder-mishandles-classified-information/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The HHS Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: This comes after weeks of pressure as the virus spread throughout the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-hhs-declares-monkeypox-a-public-health-emergency/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-hhs-declares-monkeypox-a-public-health-emergency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Time to Treat the Federal Workforce Better]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: Reducing employee burnout will help agencies retain the employees they need to advance their mission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/its-time-to-treat-the-federal-workforce-better/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/its-time-to-treat-the-federal-workforce-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Contract Bundling’ is an Issue That’s Still Top of Mind for the Small Business Administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: This issue impacts women-owned small businesses disproportionately, said an SBA official.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/contract-bundling-is-an-issue-thats-still-top-of-mind-for-the-small-business-administration/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/contract-bundling-is-an-issue-thats-still-top-of-mind-for-the-small-business-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOD Launches 6G R&amp;D Center as it Eyes Transition to NextG Wireless Tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The center will be part of the Department of Defense&rsquo;s Innovative Beyond 5G Program and provide public and private sector collaboration on the emerging technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dod-launches-6g-rampd-center-as-it-eyes-transition-to-nextg-wireless-tech/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dod-launches-6g-rampd-center-as-it-eyes-transition-to-nextg-wireless-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VHA Launches New Playbook Outlining Digital Health Care Needs For Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The agency&rsquo;s health care office is looking for better data sharing interfaces to improve patient care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/vha-launches-new-playbook-outlining-digital-health-care-needs-for-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/vha-launches-new-playbook-outlining-digital-health-care-needs-for-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran-owned Firm Wins $341M ICE Cloud Services Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency makes this award nearly a year after it started the procurement all over again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/veteran-owned-firm-wins-341m-ice-cloud-services-award/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/veteran-owned-firm-wins-341m-ice-cloud-services-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best offense is a strong defense: Improve cloud security with visibility and zero trust segmentation]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: By focusing on workload and application level microsegmentation, state and local government IT leaders can accelerate their zero trust journeys and reduce cyber risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-best-offense-is-a-strong-defense-improve-cloud-security-with-visibility-and-zero-trust-segmentation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-best-offense-is-a-strong-defense-improve-cloud-security-with-visibility-and-zero-trust-segmentation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Averting the next pandemic with real-time health data]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCW: The Center for Public Health Data would aggregate federal, state and local health data and make it accessible in real time so it can be used for decision-making as health threats unfold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/averting-the-next-pandemic-with-real-time-health-data/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/averting-the-next-pandemic-with-real-time-health-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New report warns of growing 'data divide']]></title><description><![CDATA[FCW: The Center for Data Innovation says a lack of collection and use of data across demographics is leading to disparities in access to critical services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-report-warns-of-growing-data-divide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-report-warns-of-growing-data-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA director looking for 'unlikely' partnerships in cyber fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCW: At DEF CON, Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly highlighted her agency&rsquo;s efforts to collaborate with the private sector to meet mission demands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cisa-director-looking-for-unlikely-partnerships-in-cyber-fight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cisa-director-looking-for-unlikely-partnerships-in-cyber-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The present and future of FedRAMP]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCW: The acting director of the General Services Administration's Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) said his team is focusing on a future of automation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-present-and-future-of-fedramp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-present-and-future-of-fedramp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the IT talent gap looms large, companies need to think outside the box to recruit and retain a strong female bench for key areas such as cybersecurity and software engineering.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/it-leaders-uplift-women-to-fill-tech-talent-gaps/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/it-leaders-uplift-women-to-fill-tech-talent-gaps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York state pumps the brakes on 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The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation. Government social benefits decreased in January, reflecting a decrease in "other" benefits that was partly offset by an increase in Social Security. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 4.7 percent in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-january-2023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-january-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2022 (Second Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, after increasing 3.2 percent in the third quarter. The increase in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in inventory investment and consumer spending that were partly offset by a decrease in housing investment.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2022-second-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2022-second-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is Where USPS Is Building Out Its First Mega-Centers This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: The Postal Service will build out 60 new facilities as part of Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan, adding to its overall staff and improving working conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/this-is-where-usps-is-building-out-its-first-mega-centers-this-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 04:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/this-is-where-usps-is-building-out-its-first-mega-centers-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why cities and towns see a huge economic opportunity in the semiconductor bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: As the legislation cleared the Senate on Wednesday, local leaders from tiny Taylor, Texas, to metropolitan Phoenix were eying the investment and jobs it could bring to their communities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/why-cities-and-towns-see-a-huge-economic-opportunity-in-the-semiconductor-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 04:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/why-cities-and-towns-see-a-huge-economic-opportunity-in-the-semiconductor-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI could help Congress schedule and find unexpected consensus, expert says]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCW: Members of the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress discussed how artificial intelligence and machine learning could help improve policy outcomes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ai-could-help-congress-schedule-and-find-unexpected-consensus-expert-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 04:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ai-could-help-congress-schedule-and-find-unexpected-consensus-expert-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 10 biggest issues IT faces today]]></title><description><![CDATA[CIO: Economic, market, and worldwide turbulence continue to reshape the CIO agenda as priorities shift mid-year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-10-biggest-issues-it-faces-today/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 04:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-10-biggest-issues-it-faces-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local government on the edge: The future of IT infrastructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: Edge computing&rsquo;s ability to process data more efficiently is not only essential to the modernization of the IT infrastructure itself, but it also secures the future of other key civil services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/local-government-on-the-edge-the-future-of-it-infrastructure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 04:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/local-government-on-the-edge-the-future-of-it-infrastructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Agencies Invest More Each Year in Cloud as Benefits Outweigh Challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: Government IT experts promoted the benefits of migrating to the cloud, even as they cautioned about the need to train employees and navigate the regulatory process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-agencies-invest-more-each-year-in-cloud-as-benefits-outweigh-challenges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 03:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-agencies-invest-more-each-year-in-cloud-as-benefits-outweigh-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TSA Collaborates with European Security, Manufacturers To Upgrade Security Tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The Transportation Security Administration and Airports Council International Europe worked together to implement open architecture frameworks in screening technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/tsa-collaborates-with-european-security-manufacturers-to-upgrade-security-tech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 03:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/tsa-collaborates-with-european-security-manufacturers-to-upgrade-security-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army’s New Plan to ‘Transform’ Soldier Health Care with Technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: Service leaders will boost research into synthetic blood, quantum computing, and more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/armys-new-plan-to-transform-soldier-health-care-with-technology/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 03:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/armys-new-plan-to-transform-soldier-health-care-with-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Challenge of Modernizing the Civil Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovExec: What has been done over the past few years to prepare the federal workforce for the 21st century? Virtually nothing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-challenge-of-modernizing-the-civil-service/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-challenge-of-modernizing-the-civil-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FINRA CIO Steve Randich pushes the public cloud forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[CIO: The IT chief of the SEC IT service arm is testing the limits of what the cloud can do, while helping to shape AWS services and mentoring other CIOs on how best to take advantage of the cloud.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/finra-cio-steve-randich-pushes-the-public-cloud-forward/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/finra-cio-steve-randich-pushes-the-public-cloud-forward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Programs and Services Are Available for Veterans?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members leave the military and return to civilian life every year. But life after the military can present many difficult and unique challenges. If you are experiencing financial hardship or transition struggles, know there are resources that can help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-programs-and-services-are-available-for-veterans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-programs-and-services-are-available-for-veterans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December and Annual 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in December 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $61.0 billion in November (revised) to $67.4 billion in December, as imports increased and exports decreased. The goods deficit increased $7.4 billion in December to $90.6 billion. The services surplus increased $1.0 billion in December to $23.2 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-december-and-annual-2022/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-december-and-annual-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) decreased 29.7 percent in 2020 after decreasing 11.3 percent in 2019. The decrease in real GDP reflected decreases in exports of goods and services, private fixed investment, personal consumption expenditures, and government spending. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, also decreased. Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-commonwealth-of-the-northern-mariana-islands-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-commonwealth-of-the-northern-mariana-islands-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, December 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $49.5 billion, or 0.2 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending decreased $41.6 billion, or 0.2 percent, in December. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation and proprietors' income. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 3.4 percent in December, compared with 2.9 percent in November.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-december-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-december-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2022 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, after increasing 3.2 percent in the third quarter. The increase in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in inventory investment and consumer spending that were partly offset by a decrease in housing investment.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2022-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2022-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, November 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in November 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $77.8 billion in October (revised) to $61.5 billion in November, as imports decreased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $15.3 billion in November to $84.1 billion. The services surplus increased $1.0 billion in November to $22.5 billion. Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-november-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-november-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 3rd Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$16.71 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2022, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Assets totaled $29.73 trillion, and liabilities were $46.44 trillion. At the end of the second quarter, the net investment position was -$16.29 trillion (revised).Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-3rd-quarter-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-3rd-quarter-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 47 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2022, with the percent change in real GDP ranging from 8.7 percent in Alaska to -0.7 percent in Mississippi.Personal income increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter, with the percent change ranging from 14.2 percent in Colorado to 1.4 percent in Kentucky.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-3rd-quarter-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-3rd-quarter-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, November 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $80.1 billion, or 0.4 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $19.8 billion, or 0.1 percent, in November. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation and personal income receipts on assets. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 2.4 percent in November, compared with 2.2 percent in October.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-november-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-november-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accurate U.S. Crime Data Demands More State Participation]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov - FBI Director Christopher Wray discussed federal data reporting from state and local jurisdictions, and how advanced technologies stand to help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/accurate-us-crime-data-demands-more-state-participation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/accurate-us-crime-data-demands-more-state-participation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits (Revised), Third Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the third quarter of 2022, in contrast to a decrease of 0.6 percent in the second quarter. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in exports and consumer spending that were partly offset by a decrease in housing investment. Profits decreased less than 0.1 percent in the third quarter after increasing 4.6 percent in the second quarter. Private services-producing industries increased 4.9 percen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised-third-quarter-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised-third-quarter-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 3rd Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit narrowed by $21.6 billion, or 9.1 percent, to $217.1 billion in the third quarter of 2022, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised second-quarter deficit was $238.7 billion. The third-quarter deficit was 3.4 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 3.8 percent in the second quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-3rd-quarter-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-3rd-quarter-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State and Metropolitan Area, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) by state increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2021. The percent change in real PCE across all 50 states and the District of Columbia ranged from 12.5 percent in Utah to 2.0 percent in West Virginia.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/real-personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-and-real-personal-income-by-state-and-metropolitan-area-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/real-personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-and-real-personal-income-by-state-and-metropolitan-area-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by County, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 2,404 counties, decreased in 691 counties, and was unchanged in 17 counties in 2021. The percent change in real GDP ranged from 81.8 percent in Coke County, TX, to ?34.8 percent in Chouteau County, MT.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-county-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-county-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, October 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in October 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $74.1 billion in September (revised) to $78.2 billion in October, as imports increased and exports decreased. The goods deficit increased $6.1 billion in October to $99.6 billion. The services surplus increased $2.1 billion in October to $21.4 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-october-2022/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-october-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, October 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $155.3 billion, or 0.7 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $147.9 billion, or 0.8 percent, in October. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation and personal current transfer receipts. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 2.3 percent in October, compared with 2.4 percent in September.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-october-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-october-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary), 3rd Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in the third quarter of 2022, in contrast to a decrease of 0.6 percent in the second quarter. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in exports and consumer spending that were partly offset by a decrease in housing investment.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-estimate-and-corporate-profits-preliminary-3rd-quarter-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-estimate-and-corporate-profits-preliminary-3rd-quarter-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs) decreased 1.8 percent to 42.4 million workers in 2020 (preliminary) from 43.2 million workers in 2019 (revised), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates. Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-multinational-enterprises-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-multinational-enterprises-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAGov’s 2022 Guide to Holiday Shopping]]></title><description><![CDATA[USAGov offers you tips to make the most of your holiday budget and protect yourself from scams and fraud.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-2022-guide-to-holiday-shopping/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-2022-guide-to-holiday-shopping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get the Help You Need to Pay Your Bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are experiencing financial hardship, federal government benefit programs may be able to help you. See what you and your family could be eligible for, the type of temporary financial support you can receive, and how to apply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/get-the-help-you-need-to-pay-your-bills/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/get-the-help-you-need-to-pay-your-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2021, personal income increased in 3,075 counties, decreased in 36, and was unchanged in 3. Personal income increased 7.4 percent in the metropolitan portion of the United States and 7.7 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The outdoor recreation economy accounted for 1.9 percent ($454.0 billion) of current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) for the nation in 2021. At the state level, outdoor recreation value added as a share of GDP ranged from 4.8 percent in Hawaii to 1.3 percent in New York and Connecticut. The share was 0.9 percent in the District of Columbia.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outdoor-recreation-satellite-account-us-and-states-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outdoor-recreation-satellite-account-us-and-states-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, September 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in September 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $65.7 billion in August (revised) to $73.3 billion in September, as imports increased and exports decreased. The goods deficit increased $6.6 billion in September to $92.7 billion. The services surplus decreased $1.0 billion in September to $19.5 billion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-september-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-september-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for Guam, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Guam increased 1.1 percent in 2021 after decreasing 11.4 percent in 2020. The increase in real GDP reflected increases in personal consumption expenditures, government spending, and private fixed investment. These increases were partly offset by a decline in exports of goods and services. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP, increased.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-guam-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-guam-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prepare for Election Day 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Election Day 2022 is almost here. Get ready with quick tips from USAGov. This checklist will arm you with the things you need to know so you can vote in person or by mail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/prepare-for-election-day-2022/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/prepare-for-election-day-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, September 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $78.9 billion, or 0.4 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $113.0 billion, or 0.6 percent, in September. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation and personal income receipts on assets. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 3.1 percent in September, compared with 3.4 percent in August.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-september-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-september-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 3rd Quarter 2022 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the third quarter of 2022, in contrast to a decrease of 0.6 percent in the second quarter. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in exports and consumer spending that were partly offset by a decrease in housing investment.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2022-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2022-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[State personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased 12.7 percent in 2021 after decreasing 1.9 percent in 2020. The percent change in PCE across all 50 states and the District of Columbia ranged from 16.3 percent in Utah to 9.4 percent in New York.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $67.4 billion in August, down $3.1 billion from $70.5 billion in July, revised. August exports were $258.9 billion, $0.7 billion less than July exports. August imports were $326.3 billion, $3.7 billion less than July imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-august-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-august-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased in 40 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2022, with the percent change in real GDP ranging from 1.8 percent in Texas to -4.8 percent in Wyoming.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-2nd-quarter-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-and-personal-income-by-state-2nd-quarter-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, August 2022 and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $71.6 billion, or 0.3 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $67.5 billion, or 0.4 percent, in August. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation and proprietors' income. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 3.5 percent in August, the same rate as in July.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-august-2022-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-august-2022-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits (Revised), 2nd Quarter 2022 and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the second quarter of 2022, following a decrease of 1.6 percent in the first quarter. The second-quarter decrease was the same as previously estimated in the "second" estimate released in August. The smaller decrease in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter, reflected an upturn in exports and an acceleration in consumer spending. Profits increased 4.6 percent at a quarterly rate in the second quarter afte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised-2nd-quarter-2022-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised-2nd-quarter-2022-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 2nd Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position (IIP), the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$16.31 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2022, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $30.98 trillion, and liabilities were $47.29 trillion. At the end of the first quarter, the net investment position was -$17.75 trillion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-2nd-quarter-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-2nd-quarter-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 2nd Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit narrowed by $31.5 billion, or 11.1 percent, to $251.1 billion in the second quarter of 2022, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised first-quarter deficit was $282.5 billion. The second-quarter deficit was 4.0 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 4.6 percent in the first quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-2nd-quarter-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-2nd-quarter-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $70.6 billion in July, down $10.2 billion from $80.9 billion in June, revised. July exports were $259.3 billion, $0.5 billion more than June exports. July imports were $329.9 billion, $9.7 billion less than June imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-july-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-july-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for American Samoa, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for American Samoa decreased 1.7 percent in 2021 after increasing 5.0 percent in 2020. The decrease in real GDP reflected decreases in exports and private inventory investment. These decreases were partly offset by increases in personal consumption expenditures, government spending, and private fixed investment.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-american-samoa-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-american-samoa-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get Answers to Your Travel Questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since a lot has changed with travel during the pandemic, know the latest requirements and recommendations from experts across the government. Follow this guide for answers to your latest travel questions before you go.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/get-answers-to-your-travel-questions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/get-answers-to-your-travel-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, July 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $47.0 billion, or 0.2 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $23.7 billion, or 0.1 percent, in July. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 5.0 percent in July, the same rate as in June.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-july-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-july-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary), Second Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the second quarter of 2022, following a decrease of 1.6 percent in the first quarter. The second-quarter decrease was revised up 0.3 percentage point from the "advance" estimate released in July. 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MOUSAs accounted for 6.4 percent of total private-industry employment in the United States in 2020.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-affiliates-of-foreign-multinational-enterprises-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-affiliates-of-foreign-multinational-enterprises-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Government Apps for Times of Emergency]]></title><description><![CDATA[These days, there are mobile applications for every situation that help make your life easier. 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June imports were $340.4 billion, $1.0 billion less than May imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-june-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-june-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, June 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $133.5 billion, or 0.6 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $181.1 billion, or 1.1 percent, in June. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation and proprietors' income. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 5.1 percent in June, compared with 5.5 percent in May.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-june-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-june-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2022 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.9 percent in the second quarter of 2022, following a decrease of 1.6 percent in the first quarter. The smaller decrease in the second quarter primarily reflected an upturn in exports and a smaller decrease in federal government spending.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-quarter-2022-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-quarter-2022-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for Puerto Rico, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Puerto Rico decreased 6.0 percent in 2020 after increasing 0.2 percent in 2019, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The decrease in real GDP in 2020 primarily reflected a decrease in exports of goods and services. Personal consumption expenditures, government spending, and private fixed investment also decreased.Full Text | En espanol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-puerto-rico-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-puerto-rico-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $403.3 billion to $6.49 trillion at the end of 2021 from $6.09 trillion at the end of 2020, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The increase reflected a $352.6 billion increase in the position in Europe, primarily in Ireland and the United Kingdom. By industry, holding company affiliates owned by U.S. manufacturers had the largest increase. The foreign direct]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/direct-investment-by-country-and-industry-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/direct-investment-by-country-and-industry-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $85.5 billion in May, down $1.1 billion from $86.7 billion in April, revised. May exports were $255.9 billion, $3.0 billion more than April exports. May imports were $341.4 billion, $1.9 billion more than April imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-may-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-may-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $333.6 billion in 2021, up $192.2 billion from $141.4 billion in 2020.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-foreign-direct-investment-in-the-united-states-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-foreign-direct-investment-in-the-united-states-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State, 1st Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased in 46 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2022, as real GDP for the nation decreased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent. The percent change in real GDP in the first quarter ranged from 1.2 percent in New Hampshire to -9.7 percent in Wyoming.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-1st-quarter-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-1st-quarter-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, May 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $113.4 billion, or 0.5 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $32.7 billion, or 0.2 percent, in May. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 5.4 percent in May, compared with 5.2 percent in April.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-may-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-may-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits (Revised), First Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2022, following an increase of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease was revised down 0.1 percentage point from the ?second? estimate released in May. In the first quarter, there was a resurgence of COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant and decreases in government pandemic assistance payments.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised-first-quarter-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised-first-quarter-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, First Quarter 2022 and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position (IIP), the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$17.75 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2022, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $34.00 trillion, and liabilities were $51.75 trillion. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2021, the net investment position was -$18.12 trillion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-first-quarter-2022-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-first-quarter-2022-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, First Quarter 2022 and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit widened by $66.6 billion, or 29.6 percent, to $291.4 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised fourth-quarter deficit was $224.8 billion. The first-quarter deficit was 4.8 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 3.7 percent in the fourth quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-first-quarter-2022-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-first-quarter-2022-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by State, 1st Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[State personal income increased 4.8 percent at an annual rate in the first quarter of 2022 after increasing 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021.The percent change in personal income across all states ranged from 8.5 percent in South Dakota to 1.3 percent in Hawaii. 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Real gross output for the marine economy decreased 8.5 percent, while marine economy compensation decreased 1.2 percent, and employment decreased 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marine-economy-satellite-account-2014-2020/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marine-economy-satellite-account-2014-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the foundations of cybersecurity compliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - State of Arizona and Arctic Wolf leaders share approaches to balancingcybersecurity compliance with multiple operational frameworks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/exploring-the-foundations-of-cybersecurity-compliance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/exploring-the-foundations-of-cybersecurity-compliance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyzing the Unintended Impacts of Policy With Data and AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology - Through a project launched during a recent SAS Hackathon, Milwaukee County, Wis., is looking to AI to examine and improve ordinances and policies related to foreclosure that may inadvertently promote racial inequities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/analyzing-the-unintended-impacts-of-policy-with-data-and-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/analyzing-the-unintended-impacts-of-policy-with-data-and-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgia Voting Touchscreens Pose Cybersecurity Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing - A report from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency found the devices have security vulnerabilities that put them at risk for cyber attacks. Other voting equipment may be similarly at-risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/georgia-voting-touchscreens-pose-cybersecurity-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/georgia-voting-touchscreens-pose-cybersecurity-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $87.1 billion in April, down $20.6 billion from $107.7 billion in March, revised. April exports were $252.6 billion, $8.5 billion more than March exports. April imports were $339.7 billion, $12.1 billion less than March imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-april-2022/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-april-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Email breach costs Portland, Ore., $1.4 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - The "fraudulent financial transaction" occurred in late April, and was discovered May 17 when another attempt was made, officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/email-breach-costs-portland-ore-14-million/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/email-breach-costs-portland-ore-14-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outsmarting Disaster: AI Predicts Earthquakes, Fires, Floods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Techniology - As natural disasters grow more severe across the country, local governments are increasingly using predictive analytics to understand where and when an emergency will impact their communities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outsmarting-disaster-ai-predicts-earthquakes-fires-floods/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outsmarting-disaster-ai-predicts-earthquakes-fires-floods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Year Later: How Has Ransomware Security Improved?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing - One year after the Colonial Pipeline hack &mdash; and the IST Ransomware Task Force's report &mdash; attacks remain frequent. But government is making strides and recognizing the issue as a national security matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/one-year-later-how-has-ransomware-security-improved/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/one-year-later-how-has-ransomware-security-improved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, April 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $89.3 billion, or 0.4 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $152.3 billion, or 0.9 percent, in April. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 4.4 percent in April, compared with 5.0 percent in March.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-april-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-april-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary), 1st Quarter 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 1.5 percent in the first quarter of 2022, following an increase of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease was revised down 0.1 percentage point from the "advance" estimate released in April. In the first quarter, there was a resurgence of COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant and decreases in government pandemic assistance payments.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-estimate-and-corporate-profits-preliminary-1st-quarter-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-second-estimate-and-corporate-profits-preliminary-1st-quarter-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[K-12 vendor breach spreads across New York State]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - The breach of K-12 software vendor Illuminate Education has now impacted at least 24 districts across New York, according to a report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/k-12-vendor-breach-spreads-across-new-york-state/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/k-12-vendor-breach-spreads-across-new-york-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart Pavement Powering EV Charging, In-road Traffic Sensors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty - With the installation of smart pavement at five downtown intersections, a Kansas town is driving smart infrastructure adoption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/smart-pavement-powering-ev-charging-in-road-traffic-sensors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/smart-pavement-powering-ev-charging-in-road-traffic-sensors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia Researchers Study Gaps in Cyber Crime Reporting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology - States still don&rsquo;t know how much cyber crime actually occurs or how residents are trying to protect themselves. A research team in Virginia is hoping to fill in the knowledge gap with a newly launched study.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/virginia-researchers-study-gaps-in-cyber-crime-reporting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/virginia-researchers-study-gaps-in-cyber-crime-reporting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understand Government Benefits for Different Stages of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every phase of life has unique challenges that can change at any time. As you experience big transitions like retiring from a long career or losing your home, understand what government services can help along the way. Search through the latest guide to navigate through any event life throws your way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/understand-government-benefits-for-different-stages-of-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/understand-government-benefits-for-different-stages-of-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $109.8 billion in March, up $20.0 billion from $89.8 billion in February, revised. March exports were $241.7 billion, $12.9 billion more than February exports. March imports were $351.5 billion, $32.9 billion more than February imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-march-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-march-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, March 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $107.2 billion, or 0.5 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $185.0 billion, or 1.1 percent, in March. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 6.2 percent in March, compared with 6.8 percent in February.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-march-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-march-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, First Quarter 2022 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2022, following an increase of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021. In the first quarter, there was a resurgence of COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant and decreases in government pandemic assistance payments.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-first-quarter-2022-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-first-quarter-2022-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kansas prioritizes cyber, IT modernization, workforce]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - On the Priorities Podcast, Kansas' DeAngela Burns-Wallace on her top priorities, and NSGIC&rsquo;s Jenna Leveille and Dan Ross on the group&rsquo;s future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/kansas-prioritizes-cyber-it-modernization-workforce/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/kansas-prioritizes-cyber-it-modernization-workforce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States Look to Virtual Reality for Workforce Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty - To pilot test a virtual reality training system, AIDT, Alabama&rsquo;s workforce development agency, partnered with Lockheed Martin, a large employer in the state. The company was sponsoring a local high school program and deployed VR goggles and training modules to students there. On graduation, participants were offered jobs at the aerospace company.<br />
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To pilot test a virtual reality training system, AIDT, Alabama&rsquo;s workforce development agency, partnered with Lockheed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-look-to-virtual-reality-for-workforce-development/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-look-to-virtual-reality-for-workforce-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thieves Hit on a New Scam: Synthetic Identity Fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technolgy - In addition to the Paycheck Protection Program rip-offs, fraudsters have used synthetic identities in many unemployment benefit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/thieves-hit-on-a-new-scam-synthetic-identity-fraud/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/thieves-hit-on-a-new-scam-synthetic-identity-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $89.2 billion in February, down less than $0.1 billion from $89.2 billion in January, revised. February exports were $228.6 billion, $4.1 billion more than January exports. February imports were $317.8 billion, $4.1 billion more than January imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-february-2022/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-february-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State, 4th Quarter 2021 and Year 2021 (Preliminary)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 47 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2021, as real GDP for the nation increased at an annual rate of 6.9 percent. The percent change in real GDP in the fourth quarter ranged from 10.1 percent in Texas to -2.3 percent in Iowa.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-4th-quarter-2021-and-year-2021-preliminary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-4th-quarter-2021-and-year-2021-preliminary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, February 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $101.5 billion, or 0.5 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $34.9 billion, or 0.2 percent, in February. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation of employees that was partly offset by a decrease in government social benefits. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 6.3 percent in February, compared with 6.1 percent in January.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits, 4th Quarter and Year 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, following an increase of 2.3 percent in the third quarter. The increase was revised down 0.1 percentage point from the "second" estimate released in February. The acceleration in the fourth quarter was led by an acceleration in inventory investment, upturns in exports and residential fixed investment and an acceleration in consumer spending. In the fourth quarter, COVID-19 cases resulted i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-4th-quarter-and-year-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-4th-quarter-and-year-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 4th Quarter and Year 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position (IIP), the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$18.10 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $35.21 trillion, and liabilities were $53.31 trillion. At the end of the third quarter, the net investment position was -$16.35 trillion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-4th-quarter-and-year-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-4th-quarter-and-year-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, Fourth Quarter and Year 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit narrowed by $2.0 billion, or 0.9 percent, to $217.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised third-quarter deficit was $219.9 billion. The fourth-quarter deficit was 3.6 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 3.8 percent in the third quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-fourth-quarter-and-year-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-fourth-quarter-and-year-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by State, 2021 (Preliminary) and 4th Quarter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[State personal income increased 7.4 percent in 2021 after increasing 6.6 percent in 2020. In 2021, increases in earnings, transfer receipts, and property income (dividends, interest, and rent) contributed to personal income growth in all states and the District of Columbia. The percent change in personal income across all states ranged from 9.6 percent in Idaho to 4.5 percent in Vermont.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-2021-preliminary-and-4th-quarter-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-2021-preliminary-and-4th-quarter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Tips for the 2022 Tax Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the federal tax deadline approaches soon, you may still have questions about filing your federal, state and business taxes in 2022. Use USAGov&rsquo;s tax season guide to understand steps you need to take to successfully file by the April 18 deadline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/six-tips-for-the-2022-tax-season/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/six-tips-for-the-2022-tax-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that arts and cultural economic activity, adjusted for inflation, decreased 6.4 percent in 2020 after increasing 3.4 percent in 2019. Arts and cultural economic activity accounted for 4.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), or $876.7 billion, in 2020.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arts-and-cultural-production-satellite-account-us-and-states-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arts-and-cultural-production-satellite-account-us-and-states-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected Chinese hackers gained access to six state governments, Mandiant says - StateScoop]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - A hacking group linked to the Chinese government has compromised the networks of at least six state governments since last May using multiple vulnerabilities, including one discovered late last year in the popular Log4j logging tool, according to research published Tuesday by Mandiant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/suspected-chinese-hackers-gained-access-to-six-state-governments-mandiant-says-statescoop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/suspected-chinese-hackers-gained-access-to-six-state-governments-mandiant-says-statescoop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report Outlines Broadband Fixes for State, Local Governments]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovTech - A new report from the NewDEAL Forum shows different ways that states and local areas can address the digital divide. The report examines approaches from Texas, California, Colorado and several other states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/report-outlines-broadband-fixes-for-state-local-governments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/report-outlines-broadband-fixes-for-state-local-governments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boise State Offering Security as a Service to Rural Agencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovTech - With the addition of Stellar Cyber&rsquo;s Open XDR platform, Boise State's Cyberdome program will offer enterprise-level cybersecurity services, led by students and mentors, to state and local agencies with limited resources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/boise-state-offering-security-as-a-service-to-rural-agencies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 20:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/boise-state-offering-security-as-a-service-to-rural-agencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $89.7 billion in January, up $7.7 billion from $82.0 billion in December, revised. January exports were $224.4 billion, $3.9 billion less than December exports. January imports were $314.1 billion, $3.8 billion more than December imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-january-2022/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-january-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) decreased 2.2 percent in 2020 after increasing 2.8 percent in 2019. The decrease in real GDP reflected decreases in exports of services, private fixed investment, personal consumption expenditures, and government spending. These decreases were partly offset by an increase in private inventory investment.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-us-virgin-islands-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-us-virgin-islands-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, January 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $9.0 billion, or less than 0.1 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $337.2 billion, or 2.1 percent, in January. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation of employees that was partly offset by a decrease in government social benefits. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 6.4 percent in January, compared with 8.2 percent in December.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-january-2022/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-january-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 4th Quarter and Year 2021 (Second Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 7.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, following an increase of 2.3 percent in the third quarter. The increase was revised up 0.1 percentage point from the "advance" estimate released in January. The acceleration in the fourth quarter was led by an upturn in exports as well as accelerations in inventory investment and consumer spending. In the fourth quarter, COVID-19 cases resulted in continued restrictions and disruptions in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2021-second-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2021-second-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protect Yourself From the Ways Love Can Go Wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Valentine&rsquo;s Day is a great opportunity to show the people in your life love, care and what they mean to you. Unfortunately, the excitement and romance of it all can have a bad side. If you or a loved one is looking for love online or experiencing domestic violence, know how to stay safe from the ways love can go wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/protect-yourself-from-the-ways-love-can-go-wrong/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/protect-yourself-from-the-ways-love-can-go-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama to launch modern driver’s license system]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - The upcoming platform, with its "enhanced services," is set to replace one the state has been using for nearly 20 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/alabama-to-launch-modern-drivers-license-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/alabama-to-launch-modern-drivers-license-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan to Build Nation's First Electric Vehicle Charging Public Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty -&nbsp;Michigan will soon become the first state in the country to introduce an electric road system that will use inductive charging technology to wirelessly power electric vehicles with as they drive over the pavement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/michigan-to-build-nations-first-electric-vehicle-charging-public-road/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/michigan-to-build-nations-first-electric-vehicle-charging-public-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services trade deficit was $80.7 billion in December, up $1.4 billion from $79.3 billion in November, revised. December exports were $228.1 billion, $3.4 billion more than November exports. December imports were $308.9 billion, $4.8 billion more than November imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-december-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-december-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, December 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $70.7 billion, or 0.3 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending decreased $95.2 billion, or 0.6 percent, in December. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation of employees. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 7.9 percent in December, compared with 7.2 percent in November.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-december-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-december-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2021 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, following an increase of 2.3 percent in the third quarter. The acceleration in the fourth quarter was led by an upturn in exports as well as accelerations in inventory investment and consumer spending. In the fourth quarter, COVID-19 cases resulted in continued restrictions and disruptions in the operations of establishments in some parts of the country. Government assistance payments in t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2021-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2021-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgia Moves Voter Registration to the Cloud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty - The Georgia Registered Voter Information System will be housed on servers that give election officials a more secure and user-friendly system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/georgia-moves-voter-registration-to-the-cloud/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/georgia-moves-voter-registration-to-the-cloud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vermont Bill Could Create a Permanent AI Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovTech - In a recently proposed bill, state lawmakers are asking to create a permanent commission to oversee and support the responsible use of artificial intelligence technology among state agencies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/vermont-bill-could-create-a-permanent-ai-commission/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/vermont-bill-could-create-a-permanent-ai-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2022 Will Bring New Cyber Threats. Are Police Depts. Ready?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing - Police departments across the country suffered a slew of damaging ransomware attacks in 2021. The new year promised more of the same, but what should law enforcement agencies really be concerned with in 2022?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/2022-will-bring-new-cyber-threats-are-police-depts-ready/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/2022-will-bring-new-cyber-threats-are-police-depts-ready/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAGov’s Tips to Jump-Start Your 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the days unfold into the new year, it can be hard to prioritize the things that need to be done first. If you&rsquo;re unsure of where to begin, USAGov has reminders of what government programs and information to add to the top of your list.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-tips-to-jump-start-your-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-tips-to-jump-start-your-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAGov’s Tips to Jumpstart Your 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the days unfold into the new year, it can be hard to prioritize the things that need to be done first. If you&rsquo;re unsure of where to begin, USAGov has reminders of what government programs and information to add to the top of your list.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-tips-to-jumpstart-your-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-tips-to-jumpstart-your-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Los Angeles launches cybersecurity app for residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - The new LA Secure app aims to protect residents and transit riders from malicious networks and websites, similar to apps launched in New York City and Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/los-angeles-launches-cybersecurity-app-for-residents/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/los-angeles-launches-cybersecurity-app-for-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds Step Up Cybersecurity Support for State Governments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty -&nbsp;The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is actively working to help states strengthen their cybersecurity efforts by setting up a 50-state network of federal cybersecurity coordinators, one per state. In November, then-CISA Executive Director Brandon Wales told the House Oversight and Reform Committee his agency had already hired 36 coordinators. As of the end of December, that had increased to 37, with another five positions going through selection processing, ac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/feds-step-up-cybersecurity-support-for-state-governments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/feds-step-up-cybersecurity-support-for-state-governments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernalillo County, N.M., Systems Disrupted by Cyber Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology - New Mexico&rsquo;s most heavily populated county was hit with an apparent ransomware attack early Wednesday morning. Many systems are shut down, but public safety services remain in operation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bernalillo-county-nm-systems-disrupted-by-cyber-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bernalillo-county-nm-systems-disrupted-by-cyber-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, November 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services trade deficit was $80.2 billion in November, up $13.0 billion from $67.2 billion in October, revised. November exports were $224.2 billion, $0.4 billion more than October exports. November imports were $304.4 billion, $13.4 billion more than October imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-november-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-november-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 3rd Quarter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position (IIP), the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$16.07 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2021, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $34.45 trillion, and liabilities were $50.53 trillion. At the end of the second quarter, the net investment position was -$15.91 trillion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-3rd-quarter-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-3rd-quarter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State, 3rd Quarter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 37 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2021, as real GDP for the nation increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent. The percent change in real GDP in the third quarter ranged from 6.0 percent in Hawaii to -3.3 percent in New Hampshire and North Dakota. GDP estimates reflect the continued economic impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Government pandemic assistance payments to households and business decreased. The full ec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-3rd-quarter-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-3rd-quarter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, November 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $90.4 billion, or 0.4 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $104.7 billion, or 0.6 percent, in November. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation of employees and government social benefits. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 6.9 percent in November, compared with 7.1 percent in October.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-november-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-november-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits (Revised), 3rd Quarter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increasedat an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the third quarter of 2021, following an increase of 6.7 percent in the second quarter. The increase was revised up 0.2 percentage point from the "second" estimate released in November. The deceleration in real GDP in the third quarter was led by a slowdown in consumer spending. A resurgence of COVID-19 cases resulted in new restrictions and delays in the reopening of establishments in some parts of the country. In the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised-3rd-quarter-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised-3rd-quarter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maryland's COVID-19 data still limited weeks after cyberattack]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop -&nbsp;Two weeks after its operations were disrupted by a cybersecurity incident, the Maryland Department of Health is still struggling to resume publishing all of the metrics related to the COVID-19 pandemic that it&rsquo;s been tracking since March 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marylands-covid-19-data-still-limited-weeks-after-cyberattack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marylands-covid-19-data-still-limited-weeks-after-cyberattack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio City Partners to Create Digital Identity Pilot Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology -&nbsp;In Dublin, Ohio, city officials have partnered with Software Verde to design an experimental &ldquo;Digital Identity&rdquo; pilot project that will allow users to record their validated residency through a custom minted token stored on a blockchain. Users with an identity token can use an app to verify their residency, respond to custom surveys and earn, trade and redeem Dublin Points &mdash; also known as &ldquo;dubs&rdquo; &mdash; for items of nominal value.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ohio-city-partners-to-create-digital-identity-pilot-project/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ohio-city-partners-to-create-digital-identity-pilot-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 3rd Quarter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current-account deficit widened by $16.5 billion, or 8.3 percent, to $214.8 billion in the third quarter of 2021, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised second-quarter deficit was $198.3 billion. The third-quarter deficit was 3.7 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 3.5 percent in the second quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-3rd-quarter-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-3rd-quarter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAGov’s Guide to Navigating Travel to the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you planning an international trip in the next few months? USAGov, your official guide to government information, can help you navigate the latest changes in travel requirements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-guide-to-navigating-travel-to-the-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-guide-to-navigating-travel-to-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[State personal income increased 2.6 percent at an annual rate in the third quarter of 2021 after decreasing 20.2 percent in the second quarter. The percent change in personal income across all states ranged from 6.7 percent in the Kentucky to -4.3 percent in North Dakota.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-3rd-quarter-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-3rd-quarter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City CIOs no longer in 'crisis mode,' but there's no going back to normal]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop -&nbsp;With help from vaccines, improved digital services and a rejuvenated remote workforce, city technology officials say they&rsquo;ve successfully navigated out of the &ldquo;crisis mode&rdquo; they entered in 2020 to deal with COVID-19 pandemic. But there&rsquo;s still plenty of work left to address long-term issues, like digital equity, that were exacerbated over the last year, said Chris Stewart, Austin&rsquo;s chief information officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/city-cios-no-longer-in-crisis-mode-but-theres-no-going-back-to-normal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 19:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/city-cios-no-longer-in-crisis-mode-but-theres-no-going-back-to-normal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States and Localities Seek Unified Front Against Ransomware Threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty -&nbsp;With ransomware attacks on the rise, some state and local governments are pooling resources with the hope of improving their cybersecurity defenses. Ransomware attacks, where hackers breach a computer network, lock up data and demand a ransom to release it, are becoming more frequent in the public and private sector. The attacks often cause costly disruptions, not to mention the potential loss of sensitive data.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-and-localities-seek-unified-front-against-ransomware-threats/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 19:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-and-localities-seek-unified-front-against-ransomware-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Does Government Need IT's Input? Early and Often]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology - The pandemic laid bare the integral part technology plays in today's government, and chief information officers are now getting a seat at the table at the beginning of the process to modernize and implement new systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/when-does-government-need-its-input-early-and-often/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 19:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/when-does-government-need-its-input-early-and-often/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Personal Consumption Expenditures and Personal Income by State, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, the U.S Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released official statistics of real state personal consumption expenditures (PCE) for the first time. Real PCE decreased 3.8 percent in 2020 for the nation. Across states, the percent change ranged from 2.2 percent in Utah to -7.0 percent in Hawaii, Maryland, and New York; the percent change was -8.9 percent in the District of Columbia. Real state PCE is a state's current-dollar PCE adjusted by the state's regional price parity and the national P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/real-personal-consumption-expenditures-and-personal-income-by-state-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/real-personal-consumption-expenditures-and-personal-income-by-state-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 864 counties, decreased in 2,234 counties, and was unchanged in 14 counties in 2020. The percent change in real GDP ranged from 91.0 percent in Foard County, TX, to -29.0 percent in Skagway Municipality, AK. GDP estimates were impacted by the response to the spread of COVID-19, as governments issued and lifted "stay-at-home" orders. The full economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be quantified in the county GDP estimates, because the impac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maryland health agency offline after cyberattack]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - The Maryland Department of Health took many computer systems offline, including its main website, in response to a cyberattack. An agency spokesperson told StateScoop that state officials are investigating alongside federal law enforcement. Officials have not specified what type of malicious activity caused the outage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/maryland-health-agency-offline-after-cyberattack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/maryland-health-agency-offline-after-cyberattack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Strategy Needed to Start Leveraging AI in Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty - While states should formulate a strategic vision for long-term use of artificial intelligence, the pandemic showed that AI can successfully assist with vital public services, according to a survey of state CIOs. The pandemic has shown state chief information officers that artificial intelligence is within reach of public agencies, and an overall AI strategy is not needed to start leveraging and benefiting from the technology, according to a report by the National Association of Sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/no-strategy-needed-to-start-leveraging-ai-in-government/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 17:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/no-strategy-needed-to-start-leveraging-ai-in-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planes, Trains and Cyber Threats: Lawmakers Seek to ID Gaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology -&nbsp;The U.S. has work to do to protect land and air travel from cyber threats, appeared to be the message of last week's federal hearing. Representatives of federal oversight groups detailed the need to better safeguard the Department of Transportation (DOT), coordinate within different transportation sectors and prepare certain agencies for the cybersecurity challenges of today and the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/planes-trains-and-cyber-threats-lawmakers-seek-to-id-gaps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 17:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/planes-trains-and-cyber-threats-lawmakers-seek-to-id-gaps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Can Local Government Do to Avoid Inequitable Tech?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing - As use of new technology by government continues to increase, experts and advocates in the space say that public servants should be keenly aware of the potential to exacerbate long-standing biases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-can-local-government-do-to-avoid-inequitable-tech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-can-local-government-do-to-avoid-inequitable-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, October 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services trade deficit was $67.1 billion in October, down $14.3 billion from $81.4 billion in September, revised. October exports were $223.6 billion, $16.8 billion more than September exports. October imports were $290.7 billion, $2.5 billion more than September imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-october-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-october-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for Guam, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Guam decreased 11.9 percent in 2020 after increasing 2.5 percent in 2019, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The decrease in real GDP reflected decreases in exports of goods and services and personal consumption expenditures. These decreases were partly offset by increases in federal government spending, territorial government spending, and private fixed investment. Imports, a subtraction item in the calculation o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-guam-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-guam-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for American Samoa, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for American Samoa increased 4.0 percent in 2020 after decreasing 0.6 percent in 2019. The increase in real GDP reflected widespread growth among the major components of GDP including exports, private inventory investment, and government spending. These increases were partly offset by an increase in imports, which is a subtraction item in the calculation of GDP.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-american-samoa-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-american-samoa-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infrastructure and the Environment: Mitigating Flooding in Baton Rouge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data-Smart City Solutions - In 2016, a summer storm inundated Baton Rouge and the surrounding region. According to the Red Cross, this was the worst natural disaster in the country since Hurricane Sandy, which had struck the New York area only four years before. In just a few days, more than 90,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, 28,000 people had to be rescued from the flooding, and several residents died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/infrastructure-and-the-environment-mitigating-flooding-in-baton-rouge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/infrastructure-and-the-environment-mitigating-flooding-in-baton-rouge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food Delivery Robots Gaining Popularity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty -&nbsp;Businesses were already testing out food delivery robots in limited numbers before the coronavirus hit, but labor shortages and a rising interest in contactless delivery options during the pandemic accelerated their deployment, makers of the technology and others say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/food-delivery-robots-gaining-popularity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/food-delivery-robots-gaining-popularity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whole-of-State Cybersecurity Gains Ground in Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology - Governments are embracing a larger role in collective cybersecurity, creating cross-jurisdictional partnerships to make states, cities and counties more secure. Here's what that looks like in practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/whole-of-state-cybersecurity-gains-ground-in-government/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/whole-of-state-cybersecurity-gains-ground-in-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new normal: How state and local governments can benefit from virtual desktop-as-a-service to support remote workforce]]></title><description><![CDATA[American City &amp; County -&nbsp;The COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone into uncharted territory practically overnight. Government offices that were bustling with people one day were silent the next as workers shifted to remote working environments. This shift put a strain on technology teams, who suddenly had to deal with securing and scaling a workforce spread across multiple remote locations that all needed access to critical applications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-new-normal-how-state-and-local-governments-can-benefit-from-virtual-desktop-as-a-service-to-support-remote-workforce/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-new-normal-how-state-and-local-governments-can-benefit-from-virtual-desktop-as-a-service-to-support-remote-workforce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broadband infrastructure funding could be 'life-changing,' advocates say]]></title><description><![CDATA[State Scoop -&nbsp;Since President Joe Biden signed the $1 trillion infrastructure act into law last week, state broadband officials have expressed optimism that its $65 billion in broadband funding can close their digital divides for good. Though many states have dedicated hundreds of millions of dollars in CARES Act and American Rescue Plan funding over the past year to expand broadband access, broadband advocates and state lawmakers have spoken out in the past week with words of encouragement]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/broadband-infrastructure-funding-could-be-life-changing-advocates-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/broadband-infrastructure-funding-could-be-life-changing-advocates-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, October 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $93.4 billion, or 0.5 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $214.3 billion, or 1.3 percent, in October. The increase in personal income primarily reflected an increase in compensation of employees. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 7.3 percent in October, compared with 8.2 percent in September.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-october-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-october-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 3rd Quarter 2021 (Second Estimate); Corporate Profits, 3rd Quarter 2021 (Preliminary Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the third quarter of 2021, following an increase of 6.7 percent in the second quarter. The increase was revised up 0.1 percentage point from the "advance" estimate released in October. The deceleration in real GDP in the third quarter was led by a slowdown in consumer spending. A resurgence of COVID-19 cases resulted in new restrictions and delays in the reopening of establishments in some parts of the country. In th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2021-second-estimate-corporate-profits-3rd-quarter-2021-preliminary-estimate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2021-second-estimate-corporate-profits-3rd-quarter-2021-preliminary-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arizona’s cyber command center is for collaboration, CIO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - Arizona CIO J.R. Sloan said the state's new cyber center provides new ways for government to work across agencies and sectors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arizonas-cyber-command-center-is-for-collaboration-cio-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arizonas-cyber-command-center-is-for-collaboration-cio-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Common Are Ransomware Attacks? Lawmakers Want to Find Out.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty -&nbsp;After his local library had to shut down because of a ransomware attack, Indiana state Rep. Mike Karickhoff realized the state didn&rsquo;t know much about the frequency of such security breaches. Spurred by similar crimes across Indiana last year, he decided to author a bill requiring all public agencies to report cyberattacks to the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-common-are-ransomware-attacks-lawmakers-want-to-find-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-common-are-ransomware-attacks-lawmakers-want-to-find-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philadelphia Launches Open Data Tool for Residents, Others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology - This week, the city of Philadelphia released its Open Data Dashboard, a platform that displays recently published data sets to increase transparency and to serve as a resource for other organizations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/philadelphia-launches-open-data-tool-for-residents-others/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/philadelphia-launches-open-data-tool-for-residents-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAGov’s 2021 Guide to Holiday Shopping]]></title><description><![CDATA[The holiday shopping season is one of the busiest times of the year. There are many opportunities to buy gifts for family and friends, donate to charitable causes and shop at stores in person and online. USAGov offers you tips to make the most of your holiday budget and protect yourself from scams and fraud.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-2021-guide-to-holiday-shopping/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-2021-guide-to-holiday-shopping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2020, personal income increased in 3,040 counties, decreased in 69, and was unchanged in 3, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Personal income increased 6.4 percent in the metropolitan portion of the United States and increased 7.6 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 311 Lifeline: How Governments Enhanced Call Centers During the Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty - State and municipal governments established special hotlines or expanded the type of services residents could access through 311 call centers during the pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-311-lifeline-how-governments-enhanced-call-centers-during-the-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 20:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-311-lifeline-how-governments-enhanced-call-centers-during-the-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oakland Program Empowers Groups to Tackle Digital Divide]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovTech - The Town Link program will support 10 organizations in Oakland, Calif., to offer digital skills programs to support their community as one piece of the city&rsquo;s efforts to bridge the digital divide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/oakland-program-empowers-groups-to-tackle-digital-divide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/oakland-program-empowers-groups-to-tackle-digital-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs) increased 2.4 percent to 43.9 million workers in 2019 from 42.9 million workers in 2018, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-multinational-enterprises-2019/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-multinational-enterprises-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States try to ‘parallel’ federal orders on cybersecurity, officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - Federal directives on cybersecurity aren&rsquo;t mandates for states, but many try to follow their guidance anyway, speakers said during an ATARC event. A group of state IT officials said during an online event Wednesday that while White House directives on cybersecurity don&rsquo;t explicitly apply to their governments, they try to fit some of those orders to the agencies they lead, especially if they contain good security practices.<br />
A group of state IT officials said during an onl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-try-to-parallel-federal-orders-on-cybersecurity-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-try-to-parallel-federal-orders-on-cybersecurity-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Survey Finds Differences in How Local Agencies Adopt Software]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty - The poll of over 800 local government officials looks at trends with how departments are embracing specialized software and how satisfied they are with it. Fire and police agencies were more likely than other types of local government departments to have adopted new computer software in recent years, while agencies dealing with planning and zoning, finance and procurement were some of the least likely to have done so.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-survey-finds-differences-in-how-local-agencies-adopt-software/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-survey-finds-differences-in-how-local-agencies-adopt-software/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gary, Ind., Officials Tap Firm to Run Cybersecurity Defenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology - After an April ransomware attack downed systems for two weeks, Gary, Ind., officials are hoping a new cybersecurity contract will help fend off threats and reduce the chances of a repeat incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gary-ind-officials-tap-firm-to-run-cybersecurity-defenses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gary-ind-officials-tap-firm-to-run-cybersecurity-defenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new U.S. data show that the outdoor recreation economy accounted for 1.8 percent ($374.3 billion) of current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) for the nation in 2020. At the state level, outdoor recreation value added as a share of state GDP ranged from 4.3 percent in Montana to 1.2 percent in New York and Connecticut. The share was 0.8 percent in the District of Columbia. Outdoor recreation estimates were impacted by the response to the spread of COVID-19, as governments issued and lifted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outdoor-recreation-satellite-account-us-and-states-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outdoor-recreation-satellite-account-us-and-states-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State, local governments gain new way to protect network endpoints]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop -&nbsp;The Center for Internet Security announced Thursday that it is now offering a suite of endpoint security technologies to state and local governments enrolled in the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center. The Upstate New York nonprofit, which runs the federally funded MS-ISAC, said this new service could eventually cover more than 14 million devices used by nearly 12,000 members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-local-governments-gain-new-way-to-protect-network-endpoints/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-local-governments-gain-new-way-to-protect-network-endpoints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boise Transit Adopts Digital Fare Payment Technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovTech - Even smaller transit systems like Valley Regional Transit in Boise, Idaho, are turning to account-based fare payment systems in a push to modernize the transit experience and integrate it with other mobility options.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/boise-transit-adopts-digital-fare-payment-technology/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 19:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/boise-transit-adopts-digital-fare-payment-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cloud Helps Rhode Island Manage an Unprecedented Surge in UI Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing -&nbsp;When the U.S. economy ground to a halt in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in March, states experienced a dramatic surge in unemployment claims. Rhode Island was no exception. The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT), which manages unemployment insurance (UI) claims for state residents, received more than 140,000 initial claims for the UI program alone in the first 45 days after the governor declared a state of emergency. By comparison, the state &mdash; with a p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-cloud-helps-rhode-island-manage-an-unprecedented-surge-in-ui-claims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 19:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-cloud-helps-rhode-island-manage-an-unprecedented-surge-in-ui-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, September 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services trade deficit was $80.9 billion in September, up $8.1 billion from $72.8 billion in August, revised. September exports were $207.6 billion, $6.4 billion less than August exports. September imports were $288.5 billion, $1.7 billion more than August imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-september-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-september-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cybersecurity resilience begins with strategy and collaboration]]></title><description><![CDATA[American City and County -&nbsp;From ransomware attacks on school systems and hospitals to threats on critical infrastructure, state and local government (SLG) IT leaders are under immense pressure. Ransomware attacks have sadly become an unwelcome norm&mdash;and governments are still having difficulty staying ahead of bad actors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cybersecurity-resilience-begins-with-strategy-and-collaboration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cybersecurity-resilience-begins-with-strategy-and-collaboration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memphis, Tenn., Positions Itself for Smart City Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology - Multibillion-dollar economic development investments in the Memphis area have city and economic leaders reimagining the region&rsquo;s next chapter as a place for urban tech innovation and smart technologies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/memphis-tenn-positions-itself-for-smart-city-growth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/memphis-tenn-positions-itself-for-smart-city-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Real Value of a Cybersecurity Strategic Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing - Government organizations need a road map that sets the stage for the future, accounts for leadership changes, includes input from all players and gets a regular review and refresh.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-real-value-of-a-cybersecurity-strategic-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-real-value-of-a-cybersecurity-strategic-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Carolina’s new top cyber official wants to ’empower’ people]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - The North Carolina Department of Information Technology on Friday announced that Rob Main, a longtime state IT official, will serve as chief risk officer, the state&rsquo;s top cybersecurity job. In an interview with StateScoop, Main, who&rsquo;s worked for several different state agencies since 2006, said he wants to address the state&rsquo;s cybersecurity needs by &ldquo;empowering&rdquo; his team members and the agencies and local governments with which his office works.<br />
The Nort]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/north-carolinas-new-top-cyber-official-wants-to-empower-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/north-carolinas-new-top-cyber-official-wants-to-empower-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data-Smart City Pod: Open Mobility as a Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data-Smart City Solutions - This episode a conversation between Professor Steve Goldsmith and transit expert Andrew Salzberg. Previously the director of transportation policy at Uber and a fellow at Graduate School of Design at Harvard Kennedy School, Salzberg currently advocates for open mobility as a service in Montreal, Canada at Transit. A twist on the "mobility as a service" idea, Salzberg argues that transportation technology must be interoperable in order for the public to gain the greate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/data-smart-city-pod-open-mobility-as-a-service/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/data-smart-city-pod-open-mobility-as-a-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States With the Most and Least Cybercrime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty - Alaska has the highest amount of cyber fraud per person every year while West Virginia has the least, according to a recent report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-with-the-most-and-least-cybercrime/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-with-the-most-and-least-cybercrime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Congress provide IT modernization funding to states?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Times - States' IT systems have been overwhelmed as a record amount of citizens have filed for unemployment. At least one congressman is pushing Congress to provide funding to states for IT modernization, as they are hampered by legacy systems in their response to the coronavirus pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/could-congress-provide-it-modernization-funding-to-states/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/could-congress-provide-it-modernization-funding-to-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, September 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income decreased $216.2 billion, or 1.0 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $93.4 billion, or 0.6 percent, in September. The decrease in personal income primarily reflected the winding down of pandemic-related assistance programs. The personal saving rate (that is, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 7.5 percent in September, compared with 9.2 percent in August. Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-september-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-september-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 3rd Quarter 2021 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the third quarter of 2021, following an increase of 6.7 percent in the second quarter. The deceleration in real GDP in the third quarter was led by a slowdown in consumer spending. A resurgence of COVID-19 cases resulted in new restrictions and delays in the reopening of establishments in some parts of the country. In the third quarter, government assistance payments in the form of forgivable loans to businesses, gra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2021-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2021-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural Disasters Can Set the Stage for Cyberattacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty - An earthquake strikes a city in Indiana, causing chaos and destruction, sending emergency managers and first responders scrambling. Then the water system goes down, and everyone figures it&rsquo;s because of the natural disaster. But it isn&rsquo;t. It&rsquo;s a ransomware attack by cybercriminals, who are taking advantage of the disruption to infiltrate the water system&rsquo;s network. The incident isn&rsquo;t real, but it is a scenario played out as part of a three-day, full-sca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/natural-disasters-can-set-the-stage-for-cyberattacks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/natural-disasters-can-set-the-stage-for-cyberattacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio Bill Would Enlist Cyber Reserve to Find UI System Breaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology - Some of the unemployment system&rsquo;s challenges include processing large numbers of claims, protecting people&rsquo;s personal information and state lawmakers not knowing the extent of the system&rsquo;s operational problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ohio-bill-would-enlist-cyber-reserve-to-find-ui-system-breaches/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ohio-bill-would-enlist-cyber-reserve-to-find-ui-system-breaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States to Maintain Digital Service Delivery Post-Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing - Technology leaders from Connecticut, Minnesota and Vermont shared their approaches to digital service delivery and developing those services &ldquo;in a way that brings people in.&rdquo; When keeping the lights on became physically impossible as the pandemic swept the country, technology leaders in government turned to keeping the services available. Not surprisingly, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers&rsquo;s (NASCIO) annual survey of state CIO priorities i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-to-maintain-digital-service-delivery-post-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-to-maintain-digital-service-delivery-post-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York CTO Publishes AI Strategy Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop -&nbsp;A new strategy guide published this week by New York City Chief Technology Officer John Paul Farmer highlights the city&rsquo;s current artificial-intelligence research while proposing a future in which AI touches virtually every municipal process. The 116-page strategy, including a 31-page &ldquo;AI Primer&rdquo; that outlines the basics of artificial intelligence and machine learning, is &ldquo;relevant to every agency,&rdquo; Farmer told StateScoop.&nbsp;The 116-page strateg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-york-cto-publishes-ai-strategy-guide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-york-cto-publishes-ai-strategy-guide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cornell Researchers Analyze Major Trends in Urban Tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology -&nbsp;A team of researchers at Cornell Tech, Cornell University&rsquo;s tech-focused research campus, has developed a forecast for how technologies like artificial intelligence could shape cities in the coming decade. After a year of work, the team released its first &ldquo;Horizon Scan&rdquo; report last week to discuss the potential risks and applications of recent advancements in urban tech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cornell-researchers-analyze-major-trends-in-urban-tech/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cornell-researchers-analyze-major-trends-in-urban-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How states can enable digital government services with multi-cloud adoption]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - Public sector advisor Thomas Beck joins StateScoop in an exclusive interview to look at the state of multi-cloud adoption among state agencies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-states-can-enable-digital-government-services-with-multi-cloud-adoption/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-states-can-enable-digital-government-services-with-multi-cloud-adoption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Role of Digital Infrastructure: Preparing Georgia’s Highways for the Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data-Smart City Solutions - Zero deaths from traffic crashes. That is one of the very ambitious goals of an innovative partnership in Georgia between the state&rsquo;s Department of Transportation (GDOT) and The Ray, a 501c(3) nonprofit dedicated to reducing the negative environmental and human impacts of the transportation industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-role-of-digital-infrastructure-preparing-georgias-highways-for-the-future/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-role-of-digital-infrastructure-preparing-georgias-highways-for-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green waste management solution allows Miami DPW managers to monitor dumpster levels from afar]]></title><description><![CDATA[American City &amp; County - By now, everyone has heard of smartphones, smart televisions and smart home&nbsp;appliances&mdash;but what about smart dumpsters? A sustainable waste metering pilot program launched in Miami will see city dumpsters equipped &ldquo;with rugged smart cameras that take photos of the inside &hellip; to measure how much and what types of waste are present,&rdquo; according to a statement from Compology, a San Francisco-based sustainable waste metering company that&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/green-waste-management-solution-allows-miami-dpw-managers-to-monitor-dumpster-levels-from-afar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/green-waste-management-solution-allows-miami-dpw-managers-to-monitor-dumpster-levels-from-afar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Top Issues for State Government Tech Leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty - Improving the experiences residents have when interacting with government agencies online is the primary reason states are looking to expand digital services, according to a new survey of state chief information officers from across the country. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year, it caused many government agencies to close down brick and mortar offices and curtail in-person services as public employees shifted to remote work. A report on the survey findings shows that over 9]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-top-issues-for-state-government-tech-leaders/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-top-issues-for-state-government-tech-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data Breach Numbers, Costs and Impacts All Rise in 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovTech - By almost any measure, the breadth, depth and impact of data breaches have dramatically increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here&rsquo;s a roundup of the numbers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/data-breach-numbers-costs-and-impacts-all-rise-in-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/data-breach-numbers-costs-and-impacts-all-rise-in-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As cybercrime increases, local governments face an uphill battle in hardening digital defenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[American City &amp; County - What would a small community do if its school district&rsquo;s network was attacked by ransomware? What about if a municipally managed wastewater treatment plant in a rural county was shut down by a digital onslaught initiated by organized cybercriminals operating a continent away?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/as-cybercrime-increases-local-governments-face-an-uphill-battle-in-hardening-digital-defenses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/as-cybercrime-increases-local-governments-face-an-uphill-battle-in-hardening-digital-defenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IDEMIA Aims for Local Police With Cloud Fingerprint System]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovTech - The company, a major biometric identification vendor for law enforcement, hopes that by putting the technology in the hands of more agencies it will make the whole practice of fingerprint matching more useful.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/idemia-aims-for-local-police-with-cloud-fingerprint-system/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/idemia-aims-for-local-police-with-cloud-fingerprint-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Obstacles Does Government AI Still Have to Overcome?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing - Artificial intelligence made few gains during the pandemic, Gartner finds, even as more agencies turn to chatbots. Confusion about the technology and anxiety among government workers are among the main hurdles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-obstacles-does-government-ai-still-have-to-overcome/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-obstacles-does-government-ai-still-have-to-overcome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[State personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased 2.6 percent in 2020 after increasing 3.7 percent in 2019. The percent change in PCE across all 50 states and the District of Columbia ranged from 1.2 percent in Idaho and Utah to -5.8 percent in the District of Columbia.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-consumption-expenditures-by-state-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ransomware Actor Pressures School District By Emailing Parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - Parents in the Allen, Texas, Independent School District received an email threatening the release of stolen data. An analyst called it a &ldquo;a shift in tactics and escalation.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ransomware-actor-pressures-school-district-by-emailing-parents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ransomware-actor-pressures-school-district-by-emailing-parents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Will It Take for Government AI to Really Take Off?]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovTech - Artificial intelligence made few gains during the pandemic, Gartner finds, even as more agencies turn to chatbots. Confusion about the technology and anxiety among government workers are among the main hurdles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-will-it-take-for-government-ai-to-really-take-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-will-it-take-for-government-ai-to-really-take-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ransomware Scourge: Reckoning Time for Governments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing - As attacks on state and local organizations become the rule and not the exception, leaders need to reprioritize their defenses. And they may need to confront a difficult question: Should we pay up?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-ransomware-scourge-reckoning-time-for-governments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-ransomware-scourge-reckoning-time-for-governments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services trade deficit was $73.3 billion in August, up $2.9 billion from $70.3 billion in July, revised. August exports were $213.7 billion, $1.0 billion more than July exports. August imports were $287.0 billion, $4.0 billion more than July imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-august-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-august-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Ransom Bans the Answer to Cutting Down on Cyber Attacks?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology - What if paying a ransom was illegal? While opinions vary widely, some policymakers believe preventing ransomware victims from making payments would remove the incentive for the crime in the first place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/are-ransom-bans-the-answer-to-cutting-down-on-cyber-attacks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/are-ransom-bans-the-answer-to-cutting-down-on-cyber-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State, 2nd Quarter 2021 and Annual Update, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2021, as real GDP for the nation increased at an annual rate of 6.7 percent. The percent change in real GDP in the second quarter ranged from 9.7 percent in Nevada to 1.8 percent in Alaska.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-2nd-quarter-2021-and-annual-update-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-2nd-quarter-2021-and-annual-update-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, August 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $35.5 billion, or 0.2 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $130.5 billion, or 0.8 percent, in August. The increase in personal income primarily reflected increases in compensation as well as government social benefits, which reflect advance Child Tax Credit payments authorized by the American Rescue Plan.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-august-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-august-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits (Revised), 2nd Quarter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.7 percent in the second quarter of 2021, reflecting the continued economic recovery, reopening of establishments, and continued government response related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase was revised up 0.1 percentage point from the "second" estimate released in August. In the second quarter, government assistance payments in the form of loans to businesses and grants to state and local governments increased, while social]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised-2nd-quarter-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised-2nd-quarter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hybrid Cloud Transformation in Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - HPE exec explains how GreenLake cloud is designed to offer agencies greater flexibility in the cost of moving data and apps to the cloud.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hybrid-cloud-transformation-in-government/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hybrid-cloud-transformation-in-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Pay or Not to Pay? What Citizens Think Governments Should Do When Responding to Ransomware Attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty -&nbsp;The May 7th ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline Co. highlighted the vulnerability of America&rsquo;s critical infrastructure to acts of cyber-aggression. The attack&mdash;which resulted in the payment of a $4.4 million ransom to the criminal hacker organization known as DarkSide&mdash;disrupted the pipeline&rsquo;s operations, leading to a surge in fuel prices and panic-buying-induced gasoline shortages throughout many eastern states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/to-pay-or-not-to-pay-what-citizens-think-governments-should-do-when-responding-to-ransomware-attacks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/to-pay-or-not-to-pay-what-citizens-think-governments-should-do-when-responding-to-ransomware-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transit Riders Expect Tech Improvements Post-COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing - A survey of transit riders illustrates some of their concerns around the cleanliness of vehicles, on-time performance and the technology that seeks to improve engagement and the overall experience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/transit-riders-expect-tech-improvements-post-covid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/transit-riders-expect-tech-improvements-post-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking for Money in Local Budgets: IT Asset Management in a Post-pandemic World]]></title><description><![CDATA[American City &amp; County -&nbsp;State and local governments have been hit hard over the last 18 months. Since those jurisdictions often require balanced budgets, emergency spending during the pandemic must be offset by either budget cuts or tax increases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/looking-for-money-in-local-budgets-it-asset-management-in-a-post-pandemic-world/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/looking-for-money-in-local-budgets-it-asset-management-in-a-post-pandemic-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Downside to State and Local Privacy Regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovTech - Are stricter privacy regulations a good thing? As more state and local governments look to protect data privacy, a couple of industry experts point out some of the challenges associated with these types of policies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-downside-to-state-and-local-privacy-regulations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-downside-to-state-and-local-privacy-regulations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 2nd Quarter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$15.42 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2021, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $34.20 trillion and liabilities were $49.62 trillion. At the end of the first quarter, the net investment position was -$14.30 trillion. Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-2nd-quarter-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-2nd-quarter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for Puerto Rico, 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Puerto Rico increased 0.3 percent in 2019 after decreasing 2.4 percent in 2018, according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The statistics released today are BEA's first official release of GDP for Puerto Rico. The release includes updated estimates for 2012 to 2018 that incorporate new and additional source data and methodology improvements to the prototype GDP statistics that were released in September 2020.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-puerto-rico-2019/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-puerto-rico-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Government Technologists Love the Domino’s Pizza Tracker]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop - The ubiquitous pizza chain&rsquo;s customer-service app has become a model for state governments seeking to improve their digital services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/why-government-technologists-love-the-dominos-pizza-tracker/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/why-government-technologists-love-the-dominos-pizza-tracker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia’s Big Plan for State Tech Pays Off During COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovTech - A few years ago, the state decided to create what amounts to a marketplace for government technology. Now, one of Virginia&rsquo;s tech leaders details how that model is helping to save money and innovate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/virginias-big-plan-for-state-tech-pays-off-during-covid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/virginias-big-plan-for-state-tech-pays-off-during-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2021 and Year 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[State personal income decreased 21.8 percent at an annual rate in the second quarter of 2021 after increasing 56.9 percent in the first quarter. In the second quarter of 2021, the decrease in transfer receipts was the leading contributor to personal income declines in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The percent change in personal income across all states ranged from -10.1 percent in the District of Columbia to -34.0 percent in West Virginia. Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-2nd-quarter-2021-and-year-2020/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-2nd-quarter-2021-and-year-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How State and Local Agencies Can Better Protect Mobile Devices from Hackers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty:&nbsp;Any organization could be the target of cybercriminals, but government entities are particularly attractive. Both citizen and operational data is deemed valuable on the open market, and critical infrastructure systems have become prime targets for ransomware threats given their community-sustaining stature. In fact, cyberattacks against state and local agencies were up 50% in 2020, with many disrupting healthcare, transportation and utility services &ndash; and all impacting ta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-state-and-local-agencies-can-better-protect-mobile-devices-from-hackers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-state-and-local-agencies-can-better-protect-mobile-devices-from-hackers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin Law Imposes Cybersecurity Rules for Insurance Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Starting Nov. 1, a Wisconsin bill will go into effect requiring insurance companies to meet specific requirements to protect residents' private information, including social security numbers and health information.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/wisconsin-law-imposes-cybersecurity-rules-for-insurance-industry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/wisconsin-law-imposes-cybersecurity-rules-for-insurance-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 2nd Quarter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current account deficit widened by $0.9 billion, or 0.5 percent, to $190.3 billion in the second quarter of 2021, according to statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised first quarter deficit was $189.4 billion. The first quarter deficit was 3.3 percent of current dollar gross domestic product, down from 3.4 percent in the first quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-2nd-quarter-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-2nd-quarter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[San Antonio is Getting Serious About Data Governance]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: The city adopted a new data governance model in an effort to establish clear, long-term data-sharing and use policies throughout the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/san-antonio-is-getting-serious-about-data-governance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/san-antonio-is-getting-serious-about-data-governance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transition to Permanent Remote Work Will Disrupt High-Cost Urban Areas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: Cities will need to show residents who can do their jobs from most anywhere why they should continue living in densely packed places, according to new research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/transition-to-permanent-remote-work-will-disrupt-high-cost-urban-areas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/transition-to-permanent-remote-work-will-disrupt-high-cost-urban-areas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RapidSOS Boosts Data-Sharing Power for Emergency Dispatchers]]></title><description><![CDATA[GovTech: The latest product from the growing government technology vendor reflects advances in connecting multiple agencies. RapidSOS says the tool could increase access to real-time data and speed up emergency responses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/rapidsos-boosts-data-sharing-power-for-emergency-dispatchers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/rapidsos-boosts-data-sharing-power-for-emergency-dispatchers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Ways Counties can Mitigate Remote Access Security Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[American City &amp; County:&nbsp;Cyberattacks against the nation&rsquo;s counties are on the rise. Since 2017, attacks rose an average of almost 50 percent&mdash;although this metric is likely to be a fraction of the true number, as these attacks often go unreported. With last year&rsquo;s shift to more work from home and virtual learning, counties are finding themselves more exposed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/5-ways-counties-can-mitigate-remote-access-security-risks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/5-ways-counties-can-mitigate-remote-access-security-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No turning back’ to Pre-pandemic IT, Delaware CIO Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: Expectations from the public and business partners of technology agencies are mounting since the COVID-19 pandemic forced government&rsquo;s rapid adoption of new practices and software, Delaware Chief Information Officer Jason Clarke said during a Scoop News Group event.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/no-turning-back-to-pre-pandemic-it-delaware-cio-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/no-turning-back-to-pre-pandemic-it-delaware-cio-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expired Driver’s Licenses Open Lane for Cybercriminals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: Fraudsters send out texts or emails falsely warning that the target&rsquo;s license needs to be updated, is missing information or is expiring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/expired-drivers-licenses-open-lane-for-cybercriminals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/expired-drivers-licenses-open-lane-for-cybercriminals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia EMS Agency Uses Cloud-Based Telematics to Track Fleet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: The Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services has implemented a fleet management software to monitor its vehicles. The cloud-based technology helps the agency oversee critical operations from any location.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/virginia-ems-agency-uses-cloud-based-telematics-to-track-fleet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/virginia-ems-agency-uses-cloud-based-telematics-to-track-fleet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State of Technology: Crucial Homeland Solutions Come from National Labs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homeland Security Today: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has been at the forefront of developing strategies and technologies to keep America safe from external threats, targeted specifically at chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threat detection. Our dedication to these efforts has not wavered in the nearly two decades since 9/11 and we remain committed to continuing to push the boundaries of science to ensure our nation remains safe and vigilant in the face of the ever]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-of-technology-crucial-homeland-solutions-come-from-national-labs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-of-technology-crucial-homeland-solutions-come-from-national-labs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can New Technology Tools Keep Redistricting Honest and Fair?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Mathematicians, social scientists, lawyers and programmers have led the development of a new generation of free tools to make and evaluate redistricting maps. Can they make the process more transparent?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/can-new-technology-tools-keep-redistricting-honest-and-fair/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/can-new-technology-tools-keep-redistricting-honest-and-fair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOD wants industry to continue with CMMC prep amid program review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Systems; Dr. Christine Michienzi, the chief technology officer for the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy, said while results were coming soon, defense contractors should 'continue on' with updates to cybersecurity practices as DOD finalizes its review of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dod-wants-industry-to-continue-with-cmmc-prep-amid-program-review/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dod-wants-industry-to-continue-with-cmmc-prep-amid-program-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military Intel Officials Highlight Efforts to Counter Online Disinformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next Gov: Disinformation and malign influence online are among nascent digital threats the U.S. military is actively countering, top officials said on Monday. Adversaries take advantage of moments in real time, such as when efforts are focused on withdrawing from Afghanistan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/military-intel-officials-highlight-efforts-to-counter-online-disinformation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/military-intel-officials-highlight-efforts-to-counter-online-disinformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New GEOINT strategy will direct agencies to look at commercial services first]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal News Network: The NGA is trying to flip the script on how U.S. spy agencies consider geospatial intelligence sources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-geoint-strategy-will-direct-agencies-to-look-at-commercial-services-first/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-geoint-strategy-will-direct-agencies-to-look-at-commercial-services-first/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Information and Services Does the U.S. Government Offer in Spanish?]]></title><description><![CDATA[To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, USAGov en Espa&ntilde;ol, the official website of the U.S. government in Spanish, in collaboration with government agencies is launching a public engagement campaign to publicize the programs and services offered in Spanish.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-information-and-services-does-the-us-government-offer-in-spanish/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-information-and-services-does-the-us-government-offer-in-spanish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hawaii unwraps voluntary digital vaccination record]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: Hawaii has become the latest state to allow residents to upload and verify their COVID-19 vaccination status.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hawaii-unwraps-voluntary-digital-vaccination-record/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hawaii-unwraps-voluntary-digital-vaccination-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Response Plans, Backup Strategies Underpin Cyber Resilience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: CISA Cybersecurity Advisor Domingo Rivera said organizations preparing against ransomware should adopt strong practices for maintaining backups and decide ahead of time everything from who to contact to whether to pay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/response-plans-backup-strategies-underpin-cyber-resilience/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/response-plans-backup-strategies-underpin-cyber-resilience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDIC, State finding novel approaches to bring new technology to users]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal News Network: Sylvia Burns is the FDIC chief information officer, and Keith Jones, the State Department&rsquo;s CIO, highlighted individual efforts to drive innovation to their internal and external customers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fdic-state-finding-novel-approaches-to-bring-new-technology-to-users/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fdic-state-finding-novel-approaches-to-bring-new-technology-to-users/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Inglis outlines blueprint for federal cyber priorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Systems: The newly installed National Cyber Director offered his take on the roles and responsibilities of his office, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Council and agency IT and security operations in responding to federal cyber incidents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/chris-inglis-outlines-blueprint-for-federal-cyber-priorities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/chris-inglis-outlines-blueprint-for-federal-cyber-priorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence, Automation Aren’t Killing Labor Market, Reports Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next Gov:&nbsp;Concerns that emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and automation could wipe out wide swaths of American jobs aren&rsquo;t backed up by data, according to a Sept. 13 report released by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/artificial-intelligence-automation-arent-killing-labor-market-reports-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/artificial-intelligence-automation-arent-killing-labor-market-reports-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Cyber Money Comes in, Don't Miss the Forest for the Trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: There's momentum &mdash; and funding &mdash; behind improving state and local government cybersecurity like never before. But as leaders ponder how to use it, they should remember that security is not about the latest slick tool.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/as-cyber-money-comes-in-dont-miss-the-forest-for-the-trees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/as-cyber-money-comes-in-dont-miss-the-forest-for-the-trees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking for election threats in all the wrong places]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN:&nbsp;The 2020 presidential election is barely in the rearview mirror, but many counties are already revving up for the 2022 midterm vote &ndash; and ensuring that it&rsquo;s secure. With threats coming from nation-states and the other usual suspects, election officials are applying cybersecurity approaches learned from past events. But that strategy could leave them vulnerable to new attacks, one expert says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/looking-for-election-threats-in-all-the-wrong-places/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/looking-for-election-threats-in-all-the-wrong-places/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How COVID has changed citizen services]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCW: Record demand for services and pandemic precautions have prompted some fundamental reassessments about delivery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-covid-has-changed-citizen-services/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-covid-has-changed-citizen-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Napa County installs AI-based early fire detection]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: The pole-mounted artificial intelligence-based system uses optical and heat sensors to detect and analyze smoke plumes that indicate fire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/napa-county-installs-ai-based-early-fire-detection/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/napa-county-installs-ai-based-early-fire-detection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's got the next big thing in tech, and it could be worth $1 trillion]]></title><description><![CDATA[CNN: More than two decades ago, India began its transformation into a global IT powerhouse, ushering in an era of wealth and job creation never before seen in the country.&nbsp;India's software-as-a-service industry could be worth $1 trillion in value by 2030 and create nearly half a million new jobs, according to a recent report compiled by consulting firm McKinsey &amp; Co. and SaaSBoomi, a community of industry leaders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/indias-got-the-next-big-thing-in-tech-and-it-could-be-worth-1-trillion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/indias-got-the-next-big-thing-in-tech-and-it-could-be-worth-1-trillion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 hot digital transformation trends — and 3 going cold]]></title><description><![CDATA[CIO: The pandemic has seen organizations doubling down on true transformation. Here&rsquo;s how digital initiatives are reshaping technology strategies and revolutionizing how work gets done.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/7-hot-digital-transformation-trends-and-3-going-cold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/7-hot-digital-transformation-trends-and-3-going-cold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 surprising ways remote work helps  business]]></title><description><![CDATA[ComputerWorld: The sudden pandemic-driven rush to remote work in 2020 was an unprecedented experiment. Here&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;ve learned so far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/8-surprising-ways-remote-work-helps-business/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/8-surprising-ways-remote-work-helps-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facing foreign election foes, states hire ‘cyber navigators’]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: Cyber navigators train local officials how to prevent and respond to cybersecurity breaches and keep an eye on big security compromises and phishing threats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/facing-foreign-election-foes-states-hire-cyber-navigators/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/facing-foreign-election-foes-states-hire-cyber-navigators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOD's silence on CMMC is worrying industry, trade groups claim -- Washington Technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington Technology: Months of silence from the Defense Department on the status of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is palpable and stirring unease among defense contractors, trade associations say in a letter to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dods-silence-on-cmmc-is-worrying-industry-trade-groups-claim-washington-technology/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dods-silence-on-cmmc-is-worrying-industry-trade-groups-claim-washington-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unemployment Insurance System Is Set to Get a Tech Makeover — but It Needs Much More, the Biden Administration Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: The Labor Department has launched an overhaul of the technology that runs the unemployment insurance system, which was overwhelmed by claims and plagued by fraud during the pandemic. But the agency says Congress must act to fix deeper problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-unemployment-insurance-system-is-set-to-get-a-tech-makeover-but-it-needs-much-more-the-biden-administration-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-unemployment-insurance-system-is-set-to-get-a-tech-makeover-but-it-needs-much-more-the-biden-administration-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To win battles of information, the US Army will need deep sensing and data handling]]></title><description><![CDATA[DefenseNews:&nbsp;One U.S. Army acquisitions office helping with the service&rsquo;s evolving plans to achieve what it calls information advantage expects to contribute in two critical ways: through deep sensing and assessments of vast data collected on future battlefields.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/to-win-battles-of-information-the-us-army-will-need-deep-sensing-and-data-handling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/to-win-battles-of-information-the-us-army-will-need-deep-sensing-and-data-handling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How NIH’s Research-Driving, Centralized Hub for COVID-19 Patient Data is Evolving]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The pandemic continues to generate vast volumes of digital health data that could improve medical professionals&rsquo; understanding of COVID-19&mdash;but those potentially helpful datasets are often too large to share, and data management networks are so dissimilar they can&rsquo;t be combined in a simple manner. Scientists are drawing insights via an enclave of patient records from 7.6 million individuals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-nihs-research-driving-centralized-hub-for-covid-19-patient-data-is-evolving/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-nihs-research-driving-centralized-hub-for-covid-19-patient-data-is-evolving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telosa: A vision for equitable, sustainable big city living]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: The purpose-built metropolis aims to employ the latest open and transparent technologies to improve public services and reduce waste.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/telosa-a-vision-for-equitable-sustainable-big-city-living/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/telosa-a-vision-for-equitable-sustainable-big-city-living/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GAO Says DOD Could Improve Compliance Efforts Related to Former Employees Working for Contractors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homeland Security Today: Employees who leave the Department of Defense (DOD) to work for DOD contractors may face restrictions designed to protect against conflicts of interest. For example, they are permanently prohibited from attempting to influence their former agency about a project they worked on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gao-says-dod-could-improve-compliance-efforts-related-to-former-employees-working-for-contractors/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gao-says-dod-could-improve-compliance-efforts-related-to-former-employees-working-for-contractors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gartner: 4 Key Trends Speeding AI Innovation -- Campus Technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campus Technology: Research firm Gartner has identified four trends that are driving artificial intelligence innovation in the near term.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gartner-4-key-trends-speeding-ai-innovation-campus-technology/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gartner-4-key-trends-speeding-ai-innovation-campus-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Officials Urge States to Go Further Embracing Analytics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: State CIOs are discovering new analytics applications for putting citizens first and improving outcomes, according to a new government association report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/tech-officials-urge-states-to-go-further-embracing-analytics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/tech-officials-urge-states-to-go-further-embracing-analytics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Answer to Government’s Cybersecurity Talent Gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: With staffs stressed by the pandemic and threats growing, managed security service providers can bring up-to-date expertise to bear while helping governments hold down costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/one-answer-to-governments-cybersecurity-talent-gap/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/one-answer-to-governments-cybersecurity-talent-gap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future of war demands a DoD networked force built on integrated, open architecture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Retrofitting legacy platforms is not enough for our future war fighters, an industry executive says. The DoD must take a networked approach to improve the future of warfare.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-future-of-war-demands-a-dod-networked-force-built-on-integrated-open-architecture/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-future-of-war-demands-a-dod-networked-force-built-on-integrated-open-architecture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Managing Uncertainty With AI and Big Data Beyond the Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[InformationWeek: Throughout the global pandemic, people in every step of life were forced to interact with and rely on technology in new ways. Older generations adopted new habits like online grocery shopping, businesses quickly shifted to virtual meetings, and processes like vaccine distribution required a collaborative use of both AI and mass notification technology across all levels of government and industry. We may never be able to stop chaos or a crisis from happening, but as IT leaders, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/managing-uncertainty-with-ai-and-big-data-beyond-the-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/managing-uncertainty-with-ai-and-big-data-beyond-the-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Tips to Recover After a Hurricane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hurricane Ida created storm surge, flooding and tornadoes that impacted thousands of people across the country. If you or a loved one are in any affected area from major storms in 2021, follow these tips to return home, stay safe and get assistance where you need it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/five-tips-to-recover-after-a-hurricane/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/five-tips-to-recover-after-a-hurricane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT Security Intrusions on the Rise in Education Sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campus Technology: Criminals engaging in intrusion into information systems are getting much more efficient at what they do, according to a new threat report from data security firm CrowdStrike. And intrusions into academic systems are soaring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/it-security-intrusions-on-the-rise-in-education-sector/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/it-security-intrusions-on-the-rise-in-education-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cities Have New Tool to Improve Transportation Data Privacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: The Mobility Data Collaborative, in partnership with the Future of Privacy Forum, has created an assessment tool to help cities and other organizations protect the data collected within the transportation sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cities-have-new-tool-to-improve-transportation-data-privacy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cities-have-new-tool-to-improve-transportation-data-privacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project Creates Taxonomy of Border Technologies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homeland Security Today: The European border and coast guard agency, Frontex has announced that two new steps of the ongoing Technology Foresight on Biometrics project have been successfully completed.&nbsp; The research team managed to create a taxonomy of biometric technologies and carry out a Delphi survey to gather information on key technologies.&nbsp; The development of the taxonomy of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/project-creates-taxonomy-of-border-technologies/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/project-creates-taxonomy-of-border-technologies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgia cyber incubator tries to stoke military innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[CRISRNet: The center provides an open, collaborative space for military technologists to think and work on hard problems free from typical government bureaucracy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/georgia-cyber-incubator-tries-to-stoke-military-innovation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/georgia-cyber-incubator-tries-to-stoke-military-innovation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Organizations Embrace Hybrid Cloud, Report Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: In a survey of U.S. and U.K. IT decision makers, three out of four reported onboarding a new cloud provider during 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/most-organizations-embrace-hybrid-cloud-report-shows/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 23:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/most-organizations-embrace-hybrid-cloud-report-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring AV Electrification]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: The Legislature approved SB 500, which would require that autonomous vehicles be emissions free by 2030, nudging an industry that has been clearly trending toward electric. The bill awaits the governor&rsquo;s signature.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/california-lawmakers-pass-bill-requiring-av-electrification/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/california-lawmakers-pass-bill-requiring-av-electrification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[County tests blockchain for vital records]]></title><description><![CDATA[GCN: A proof-of-concept in Riverside County, Calif., allows customers to select the records they need, authenticate themselves, pay for the copies and receive blockchain-secured digital documents within minutes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/county-tests-blockchain-for-vital-records/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/county-tests-blockchain-for-vital-records/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House panel passes 2022 NDAA with eye on cyber workforce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Systems:&nbsp;The House Armed Services Committee passed its version of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, 57-2, with a keen eye on improving the cyber workforce, while raising the topline spending limits by about $24 billion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-panel-passes-2022-ndaa-with-eye-on-cyber-workforce/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-panel-passes-2022-ndaa-with-eye-on-cyber-workforce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSA awards $2 billion high-performance computing contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[C4ISRNet:&nbsp;The U.S. National Security Agency awarded Hewlett Packard Enterprise a $2 billion contract for high-performance computing capabilities the agency needs to meet its artificial intelligence and data analytics requirements, the company announced Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nsa-awards-2-billion-high-performance-computing-contract/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nsa-awards-2-billion-high-performance-computing-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army unveils solicitation for $10B IT product contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington Technology: The Army starts the bidding on its $10 billion, multiple-award &ldquo;ITES-4H&rdquo; contract for acquiring enterprise IT products.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/army-unveils-solicitation-for-10b-it-product-contract/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/army-unveils-solicitation-for-10b-it-product-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microelectronics supply chain challenges and zero trust -- Defense Systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Systems: The Defense Department's concerns about supply chain security have only increased over the past year as the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed manufacturing challenges. But when it comes to microelectronics, better risk assessment to breed better policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/microelectronics-supply-chain-challenges-and-zero-trust-defense-systems/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/microelectronics-supply-chain-challenges-and-zero-trust-defense-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House panel rejects JEDI contract oversight proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Times: The House Armed Services Committee Democrats on Wednesday defeated a Republican proposal to share details with Congress about the Pentagon&acirc;&#128;&#153;s cancelled $10 billion cloud computing contract.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-panel-rejects-jedi-contract-oversight-proposal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-panel-rejects-jedi-contract-oversight-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Agencies to Increase Facial Recognition Use, GAO Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: The Government Accountability Office recently released a report detailing the past and future uses of facial recognition technology within 24 federal agencies. The report found that nearly half plan to increase use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-agencies-to-increase-facial-recognition-use-gao-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-agencies-to-increase-facial-recognition-use-gao-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services trade deficit was $70.1 billion in July, down $3.2 billion from $73.2 billion in June, revised. July exports were $212.8 billion, $2.8 billion more than June exports. July imports were $282.9 billion, $0.4 billion less than June imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-july-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-july-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, July 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $225.9 billion, or 1.1 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $42.2 billion, or 0.3 percent, in July. Compensation increased and new advance Child Tax Credit payments, authorized by the American Rescue Plan, began in July.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-july-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-july-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2021 (Second Estimate); Corporate Profits, 2nd Quarter 2021 (Preliminary Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.6 percent in the second quarter of 2021, reflecting the continued economic recovery, reopening of establishments, and continued government response related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase was revised up 0.1 percentage point from the 'advance' estimate released in July. In the second quarter, government assistance payments in the form of loans to businesses and grants to state and local governments increased, while social b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-2nd-quarter-2021-second-estimate-corporate-profits-2nd-quarter-2021-preliminary-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-2nd-quarter-2021-second-estimate-corporate-profits-2nd-quarter-2021-preliminary-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Majority-owned U.S. affiliates (MOUSAs) of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) employed 7.95 million workers in the United States in 2019, a 1.1 percent increase from 7.86 million in 2018, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. MOUSAs accounted for 6.0 percent of total private-industry employment in the United States in 2019.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-affiliates-of-foreign-multinational-enterprises-2019/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-affiliates-of-foreign-multinational-enterprises-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Expect From Passports and International Travel in 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people are planning destination getaways, visits with families, and business trips in the next year. If you need to renew or get a new passport, you may need more time than you think.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-to-expect-from-passports-and-international-travel-in-2021/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-to-expect-from-passports-and-international-travel-in-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services trade deficit was $75.7 billion in June, up $4.8 billion from $71.0 billion in May, revised. June exports were $207.7 billion, $1.2 billion more than May exports. June imports were $283.4 billion, $6.0 billion more than May imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-june-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-june-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, June 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $26.1 billion, or 0.1 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $155.4 billion, or 1.0 percent, in June. 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In the first quar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-2nd-quarter-2021-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-2nd-quarter-2021-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. direct investment abroadposition, or cumulative level of investment, increased $244.9 billion to $6.15 trillion at the end of 2020 from $5.91 trillion at the end of 2019, according to statistics released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The increase reflected a $158.8 billion increase in the position in Europe, primarily in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. By industry, holding company affiliates owned by U.S. manufacturers had the largest increase.The foreign direct inve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/direct-investment-by-country-and-industry-2020/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/direct-investment-by-country-and-industry-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services trade deficit was $71.2 billion in May, up $2.2 billion from $69.1 billion in April, revised. May exports were $206.0 billion, $1.3 billion more than April exports. May imports were $277.3 billion, $3.5 billion more than April imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-may-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-may-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $120.7 billion in 2020, down 45.4 percent from $221.2 billion in 2019.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-foreign-direct-investment-in-the-united-states-2020/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-foreign-direct-investment-in-the-united-states-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, First Quarter 2021, Year 2020, and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$14.32 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2021, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $32.81 trillion and liabilities were $47.13 trillion. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, the net investment position was -$14.01 trillion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-first-quarter-2021-year-2020-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-first-quarter-2021-year-2020-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State, 1st Quarter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2021, as real GDP for the nation increased at an annual rate of 6.4 percent. The percent change in real GDP in the first quarter ranged from 10.9 percent in Nevada to 2.9 percent in the District of Columbia.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-1st-quarter-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-1st-quarter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, May 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income decreased $414.3 billion, or 2.0 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $2.9 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, in May. The decrease in personal income reflected declines in pandemic-related assistance programs.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-may-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-may-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits (Revised), 1st Quarter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.4 percentin the first quarter of 2021, reflecting the continued economic recovery, reopening of establishments, and continued government response related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase was the same rate as the "second" estimate released in May. In the fourth quarter of 2020, real GDP increased 4.3 percent. Profits increased 2.4 percent at a quarterly rate in the first quarter after decreasing 1.4 percentin the fourth quar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised-1st-quarter-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-revised-1st-quarter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, First Quarter 2021 and Annual Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current account deficit widened by $20.7 billion, or 11.8 percent, to $195.7 billion in the first quarter of 2021, according to statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised fourth quarter deficit was $175.1 billion. The first quarter deficit was 3.6 percent of current dollar gross domestic product, up from 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-first-quarter-2021-and-annual-update/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-first-quarter-2021-and-annual-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by State, 1st Quarter 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[State personal income increased 59.7 percent at an annual rate in the first quarter of 2021 after decreasing 3.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020. In the first quarter of 2021, the increase in transfer receipts was the leading contributor to personal income growth in all states and the District of Columbia. The percent change in personal income ranged from 89.3 percent in Mississippi to 31.1 percent in the District of Columbia.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-1st-quarter-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-1st-quarter-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Economy Satellite Account, 2014-2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first official Marine Economy Satellite Account statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show that the marine economy accounted for 1.9 percent, or $397 billion, of current-dollar U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marine-economy-satellite-account-2014-2019/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marine-economy-satellite-account-2014-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services trade deficit was $68.9 billion in April, down $6.1 billion from $75.0 billion in March, revised. April exports were $205.0 billion, $2.3 billion more than March exports. April imports were $273.9 billion, $3.8 billion less than March imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-april-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-april-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, April 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income decreased $3.21 trillion, or 13.1 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $80.3 billion, or 0.5 percent, in April. Economic impact payments established by the American Rescue Plan Act, declined sharply in April. In addition to presenting estimates for April 2021, these highlights provide comparisons to February 2020, the last month before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-april-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-april-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2021 (Second Estimate); Corporate Profits, 1st Quarter 2021 (Preliminary Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2021, reflecting the continued economic recovery, reopening of establishments, and continued government response related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase was the same rate as the "advance" estimate released in April. In the first quarter, government assistance payments, such as direct economic impact payments, expanded unemployment benefits, and Paycheck Protection Program loans were distri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-1st-quarter-2021-second-estimate-corporate-profits-1st-quarter-2021-preliminary-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-1st-quarter-2021-second-estimate-corporate-profits-1st-quarter-2021-preliminary-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[The estimates of GDP for the USVI show that real GDP-GDP adjusted to remove price changes-increased 2.2 percent in 2019 after increasing 1.6 percent in 2018. This release also includes the results of a comprehensive update of the territorial economic accounts.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-us-virgin-islands-2019/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-us-virgin-islands-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAGov’s Guide To Government Benefits During Any Life Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[People navigate life, not government. Yet there are many life events that are associated with government benefits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-guide-to-government-benefits-during-any-life-event/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2021 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-guide-to-government-benefits-during-any-life-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services trade deficit was $74.4 billion in March, up $3.9 billion from $70.5 billion in February, revised. March exports were $200.0 billion, $12.4 billion more than February exports. March imports were $274.5 billion, $16.4 billion more than February imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-march-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-march-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, March 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased $4.21 trillion, or 21.1 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending increased $616.0 billion, or 4.2 percent, in March. Economic impact payments established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which was enacted on March 11, 2021, were distributed.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-march-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-march-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2021 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2021, reflecting the continued economic recovery, reopening of establishments, and continued government response related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first quarter, government assistance payments, such as direct economic impact payments, expanded unemployment benefits, and Paycheck Protection Program loans, were distributed to households and businesses through the Coronavirus Response and Rel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-1st-quarter-2021-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-1st-quarter-2021-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Important Tips to Prepare Before and During a Hurricane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having an annual hurricane checklist is key to ensuring your family&rsquo;s safety during this time of year to prepare yourself, your family, and your assets. Here are a few things to remember.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/important-tips-to-prepare-before-and-during-a-hurricane/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/important-tips-to-prepare-before-and-during-a-hurricane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAGov’s Five Lessons Learned to Combat Scams in 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the Federal Trade Commission, Americans have reported over 226K scams and lost over $386M in frauds linked to COVID-19. Due to the rise in fraud, federal experts across the government share official information on how to recognize, avoid and report many types of scams.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-five-lessons-learned-to-combat-scams-in-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-five-lessons-learned-to-combat-scams-in-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $71.1 billion in February, up $3.3 billion from $67.8 billion in January, revised. February exports were $187.3 billion, $5.0 billion less than January exports. February imports were $258.3 billion, $1.7 billion less than January imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-february-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-february-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for the CNMI, 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[The estimates of GDP for the CNMI show that real GDP-GDP adjusted to remove price changes-decreased 11.2 percent in 2019 after decreasing 19.3 percent in 2018. This release also includes the results of a comprehensive update of the territorial economic accounts.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-cnmi-2019/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-the-cnmi-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, 4th Quarter and Year 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$14.09 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $32.16 trillion and liabilities were $46.25 trillion. At the end of the third quarter, the net investment position was -$13.86 trillion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-4th-quarter-and-year-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-4th-quarter-and-year-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, U.S. and States 2019 and 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that arts and cultural economic activity, adjusted for inflation, increased 3.7 percent in 2019 after increasing 2.3 percent in 2018. Arts and cultural economic activity accounted for 4.3 percent, or $919.7 billion, of current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP), in 2019.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arts-and-cultural-production-satellite-account-us-and-states-2019-and-2018/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arts-and-cultural-production-satellite-account-us-and-states-2019-and-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State, 4th Quarter and Year 2020 (Preliminary)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2020, as real GDP for the nation increased at an annual rate of 4.3 percent. The percent change in real GDP in the fourth quarter ranged from 9.9 percent in South Dakota to 1.2 percent in the District of Columbia.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-4th-quarter-and-year-2020-preliminary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-4th-quarter-and-year-2020-preliminary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, February 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income decreased $1,516.6 billion, or 7.1 percent at a monthly rate, while consumer spending decreased $149.0 billion, or 1.0 percent, in February. Economic impact payments associated with the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act of 2021 (which was enacted on December 27, 2020) declined sharply in February and unemployment benefits continued, but at a lower level. In addition to presenting estimates for February 2021, these highlights provide compariso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits, 4th Quarter and Year 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, reflecting both the continued economic recovery from the sharp declines earlier in the year and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including new restrictions and closures that took effect in some areas of the United States. The increase was 0.2 percentage point higher than the "second" estimate released in February. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 33.4 percent. Profits d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-4th-quarter-and-year-2020/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-gdp-by-industry-and-corporate-profits-4th-quarter-and-year-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by State, 4th Quarter and Year 2020 (Preliminary)]]></title><description><![CDATA[State personal income increased 6.1 percent in 2020 after increasing 3.9 percent in 2019. In 2020, the increase in transfer receipts was the leading contributor to personal income growth in all states and the District of Columbia. The percent change in personal income across all states ranged from 8.4 percent in Arizona and Montana to 2.4 percent in Wyoming.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-4th-quarter-and-year-2020-preliminary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-4th-quarter-and-year-2020-preliminary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 4th Quarter and Year 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. current account deficit widened by $7.6 billion, or 4.2 percent, to $188.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised third quarter deficit was $180.9 billion. The fourth quarter deficit was 3.5 percent of current dollar gross domestic product, up from 3.4 percent in the third quarter.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-4th-quarter-and-year-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-4th-quarter-and-year-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misinformation, Disinformation and What Government Can Do About Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: The challenges of misinformation and disinformation are everywhere and, because they are so often spread via electronic communication, they are as much of a cybersecurity risk as anything that a hacker trying to steal network passwords or plant ransomware might attempt. But while Russian misinformation campaigns to distract American voters and the ongoing conspiracy theorizing about COVID-19 and vaccines are front and center, they are only the most visible. In many cases, cyberespiona]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/misinformation-disinformation-and-what-government-can-do-about-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/misinformation-disinformation-and-what-government-can-do-about-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Vulnerability Puts US Government on High Alert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Newly discovered flaws in Microsoft Corp.&rsquo;s software for email has raised concerns at the highest levels of the U.S. government, which is urging users to immediately apply patches.At least 30,000 organizations across the U.S., including significant numbers of small businesses and local governments, have been hacked via holes in Microsoft&rsquo;s email software in the last few days by suspected Chinese attackers who are focused on stealing email from victims, the blog]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/microsoft-vulnerability-puts-us-government-on-high-alert/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/microsoft-vulnerability-puts-us-government-on-high-alert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Additional State and Local Perks Make it Into Senate Covid Relief Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: The coronavirus response bill approved by the Senate provides assistance to state and local governments beyond $350 billion in direct aid.Amendments to the bill will also provide more money to counties with large swaths of federal land that is not subject to property taxes and would allow state and local governments to spend direct aid on extra pay for employees responding to the pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/additional-state-and-local-perks-make-it-into-senate-covid-relief-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/additional-state-and-local-perks-make-it-into-senate-covid-relief-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pittsburgh to spend $4 million on Google Cloud migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: Pittsburgh IT officials announced plans Monday to migrate the city&rsquo;s legacy IT systems to Google Cloud over the next four years, a move expected to save money and encourage the development of new digital services.The city&rsquo;s Department of Innovation and Performance will oversee the $4 million transition, which will include the creation of new analytical tools and public-facing online applications that will live on Google&rsquo;s platform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pittsburgh-to-spend-4-million-on-google-cloud-migration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pittsburgh-to-spend-4-million-on-google-cloud-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California’s Three Days Paid Leave Not Enough Against COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Millions of California workers are staring down the pandemic with no clear access to an economic safety net if they take time off, a situation that is deepening the state's COVID-19 crisis and galvanizing policymakers to extend sick-leave mandates.Federal and state measures that required most businesses to offer two weeks of paid leave to recover from the coronavirus, or to quarantine in case of exposure, expired Jan. 1. Golden State employees have since been left with three days of m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/californias-three-days-paid-leave-not-enough-against-covid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/californias-three-days-paid-leave-not-enough-against-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Department Tries Out Virtual Reality De-Escalation Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: The video footage appears from the perspective of a police officer as he taps on the window of a parked car and asks to see the driver&rsquo;s identification. As the man hands it over, the police officer&rsquo;s partner suddenly draws his gun and points it into the car.The first officer now faces an array of choices. Should he tell the man in the car to remain calm? Use his radio to call for backup? Or tell his partner to put away his gun? Each choice has consequences for the escala]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/police-department-tries-out-virtual-reality-de-escalation-training/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/police-department-tries-out-virtual-reality-de-escalation-training/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has COVID-19 Forever Changed Town Meetings in New Hampshire?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Virtual hearings, drive-through voting, default budgets &mdash; that's how many New Hampshire communities got through town meeting season in 2020, the year of the pandemic.They're about to do it all over again. And some worry that the traditional New Hampshire town meeting could become another casualty of COVID-19, as Granite Staters become accustomed to new ways of taking care of business. Many communities are voting for local officials and zoning amendments on Tuesday. R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/has-covid-19-forever-changed-town-meetings-in-new-hampshire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/has-covid-19-forever-changed-town-meetings-in-new-hampshire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins tells Cuomo to resign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Times Union: State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins on Sunday called for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to resign amid widening sexual harassment allegations that are being leveled against him, marking the highest-ranking Democrat to call on the governor to step down.Minutes later, Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie also called for Cuomo to consider stepping aside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/senate-majority-leader-andrea-stewart-cousins-tells-cuomo-to-resign/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/senate-majority-leader-andrea-stewart-cousins-tells-cuomo-to-resign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longmont City Council Considers Commuter Rail Options]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: When it comes down to what Longmont, Colo., might do to prod the Regional Transportation District to start funding and developing the long-delayed completion of a Northwest Rail line through Broomfield and Boulder County into Longmont, "all options are currently on the table," Mayor Brian Bagley says.Bagley did not specifically detail any of those options, including what Longmont might do if the City Council decides the RTD is taking too long to get going on the Northwest Rail project]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/longmont-city-council-considers-commuter-rail-options/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/longmont-city-council-considers-commuter-rail-options/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Can Government Defend Against DDoS Attacks?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: For decades now, nations have engaged in battles over five domains: Air, sea, land, space and cyberspace. One reality for governments today is that their online presence presents an attack surface that can be included in coordinated attacks from various groups, including state-sponsored actors. Many have referred to attacks on any organization&rsquo;s online presence as &ldquo;fifth-dimension warfare.&rdquo;One of the major fifth-dimension issues is the Distributed Denial]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-can-government-defend-against-ddos-attacks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-can-government-defend-against-ddos-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $68.2 billion in January, up $1.2 billion from $67.0 billion in December, revised. January exports were $191.9 billion, $1.8 billion more than December exports. January imports were $260.2 billion, $3.1 billion more than December imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-january-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-january-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC asks companies to expand broadband across the city]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: New York City wants the telecommunications industry to propose new ideas, technologies and service models that would bring the city closer to achieving universal broadband under Mayor Bill de Blasio&rsquo;s &ldquo;Internet Master Plan,&rdquo; the mayor&rsquo;s office announced Wednesday.The city&rsquo;s new request for proposals is open to virtually any telecommunications company interested in expanding broadband access within the city, de Blasio&rsquo;s office said. New York is spec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nyc-asks-companies-to-expand-broadband-across-the-city/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nyc-asks-companies-to-expand-broadband-across-the-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kentucky Lawmakers Advance Data Centers Incentives Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Kentucky lawmakers on Tuesday approved new state tax breaks worth millions of dollars in hopes of luring large high-tech facilities that would provide an unknown number of jobs.The House budget committee passed House Bill 372, which would give an exemption on sales and use taxes to corporations like Amazon, Facebook and Google if they open data centers inside the state. The bill's drain on the state budget would start at $15 million a year and possibly rise, according to a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/kentucky-lawmakers-advance-data-centers-incentives-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/kentucky-lawmakers-advance-data-centers-incentives-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The States Where Driving Was Up and Down the Most After Covid Hit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: There were sharp differences in how much drivers in each state hit the road last year in the months after the coronavirus pandemic struck, according to a recent analysis.<br />
Bumper.com, a company that provides vehicle history reports, examined 2020 Apple Maps data to learn which states and cities saw the greatest increases and decreases in driving, public transportation use and walking. To assess the pandemic&rsquo;s effect on drivers in the U.S., Bumper looked at average weekly levels]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-states-where-driving-was-up-and-down-the-most-after-covid-hit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-states-where-driving-was-up-and-down-the-most-after-covid-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats forge deal to strip Cuomo's emergency powers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Times Union: Democrats in the state Assembly and Senate finalized a deal Tuesday afternoon to strip Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's coronavirus emergency powers that he has held for a year.The powers were delegated by the Legislature last March, giving Cuomo the authority to issue executive orders with the force of law on any issue relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. That included altering specific regulations for businesses across the state, requiring mask-wearing and social distancing and limiting or sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/democrats-forge-deal-to-strip-cuomos-emergency-powers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/democrats-forge-deal-to-strip-cuomos-emergency-powers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zencity acquires analytics firm Elucd for broader sentiment analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: To capture a wider range of community sentiment on issues like public safety and public health, the Israeli data-analysis firm Zencity announced on Thursday it&rsquo;s acquired the digital polling firm Elucd.Eyal Feder-Levy, the co-founder and CEO of ZenCity, told StateScoop his company will fold the community polling and data analysis capabilities of the New York-based Elucd into its civic engagement strategy to gather more community sentiment for its local government customers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/zencity-acquires-analytics-firm-elucd-for-broader-sentiment-analysis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/zencity-acquires-analytics-firm-elucd-for-broader-sentiment-analysis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan GOP: Relief Spending Contingent on Whitmer’s Power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Michigan legislators are poised to pass a compromise plan detailing how to use billions in federal COVID-19 funding, agreeing to allocate much but not all of the approximately $5 billion given to the state in late 2020.But more than $1 billion of the approximately $4.2 billion allocated does come with strings attached &mdash; GOP measures aimed at stripping emergency powers from the state health department director, and ostensibly Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/michigan-gop-relief-spending-contingent-on-whitmers-power/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/michigan-gop-relief-spending-contingent-on-whitmers-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Good Data Improve Policing and Prevent Excessive Force?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Police departments have faced increasing scrutiny over the last decade, with public criticism reaching a peak after a Minneapolis police officer brutally killed George Floyd while he was in custody last year. How should law enforcement agencies encourage better police work? Durham, N.C., intends to answer this question with a data system that will inform supervisors about officers who exemplify best community practices or display warning signs of inappropriate conduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/can-good-data-improve-policing-and-prevent-excessive-force/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/can-good-data-improve-policing-and-prevent-excessive-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden Criticizes ‘Neanderthal Thinking’ as Two Governors Roll Back Mask Mandates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: President Biden on Wednesday knocked the governors of Texas and Mississippi for revoking mask mandates in their states, calling the moves &ldquo;a big mistake.&rdquo;&ldquo;These masks make a difference,&rdquo; Biden said during a press conference, acknowledging progress the U.S. has made in manufacturing and distributing the coronavirus vaccine. &ldquo;The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime everything is fine, take off your mask.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-criticizes-neanderthal-thinking-as-two-governors-roll-back-mask-mandates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-criticizes-neanderthal-thinking-as-two-governors-roll-back-mask-mandates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delaware Residents Fighting to Keep 5G Off the Beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: During a Dewey Beach, Del., town meeting Tuesday, residents described the new 5G wireless poles that have been showing up along the beach as "disgusting," "cockamamey," "ugly" and "absolutely ridiculous."The opposition follows an ongoing trend among community members and commissioners who are frustrated that the town has little control over wireless infrastructure installed on roads and rights of way maintained by the Delaware Department of Transportation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/delaware-residents-fighting-to-keep-5g-off-the-beach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/delaware-residents-fighting-to-keep-5g-off-the-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden plan to distribute virus aid irks some governors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associated Press: The Biden administration&rsquo;s plan to funnel more coronavirus aid into states with greater unemployment has irked governors with lower jobless rates, even though many have economies that weren&rsquo;t hit as hard by the pandemic.The $1.9 trillion relief bill working its way through Congress allocates extra money to larger, mostly Democratic-run states with higher unemployment rates, while rural Midwestern and Southern states that tend to have Republican governors and better]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-plan-to-distribute-virus-aid-irks-some-governors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-plan-to-distribute-virus-aid-irks-some-governors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, January 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased 10.0 percent (monthly rate) while consumer spending increased 2.4 percent in January as provisions of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act enacted on December 27, 2020, began to take effect.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-january-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-january-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 4th Quarter and Year 2020 (Second Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, reflecting both the continued economic recovery from the sharp declines earlier in the year and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including new restrictions and closures that took effect in some areas of the United States. The increase was 0.1 percentage point higher than the "advance" estimate released in January. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 33.4 percent.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2020-second-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2020-second-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for Guam, 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[The estimates of GDP for Guam show that real GDP--GDP adjusted to remove price changes--increased 2.0 percent in 2019. This release also includes the results of a comprehensive update of the territorial economic accounts.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-guam-2019/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-guam-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAGov’s Five Tips for the 2021 Tax Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the tax season approaches, you may have questions about filing your federal, state and business taxes in 2021. Economic Impact Payments, tax credits and other relief provided in 2020 have many people wondering how to file during the pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-five-tips-for-the-2021-tax-season/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usagovs-five-tips-for-the-2021-tax-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $66.6 billion in December, down $2.4 billion from $69.0 billion in November, revised. December exports were $190.0 billion, $6.2 billion more than November exports.December imports were $256.6 billion, $3.8 billion more than November imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-december-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-december-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, December 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income increased 0.6 percent (monthly rate) while consumer spending decreased 0.2 percent in December as many provisions of the CARES Act continued to wind down before the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act was enacted on December 27, 2020. Additionally, new restrictions and closures took effect in some areas of the United States.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-december-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-december-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 4th Quarter and Year 2020 (Advance Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, reflecting both the continued economic recovery from the sharp declines earlier in the year and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including new restrictions and closures that took effect in some areas of the United States. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 33.4 percent. Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2020-advance-estimate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2020-advance-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States Expect Delay of Federal Unemployment Payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: The next round of federal unemployment benefit payments for out-of-work Americans will likely be delayed state officials are warning, as they await additional guidance from the federal government on how to implement the programs.It&rsquo;s unclear how long it will take states to restart the $300-a-week federal payments, which supplement the varying amounts paid by states, the payments for so-called gig workers, or benefit extensions for those who have exhausted state aid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-expect-delay-of-federal-unemployment-payments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-expect-delay-of-federal-unemployment-payments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Seattle's new payroll tax complicates efforts to enact one statewide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crosscut: Seattle went its own way earlier this year by enacting a tax on large businesses with highly paid employees. Now, a proposal at the Washington State Capitol aims to enact a similar corporate payroll tax across the entire state.There&rsquo;s a hitch, however: A statewide tax could be difficult to pass if it is layered on top of the one Seattle businesses already are paying.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-seattles-new-payroll-tax-complicates-efforts-to-enact-one-statewide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-seattles-new-payroll-tax-complicates-efforts-to-enact-one-statewide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID-19 Stimulus Could Expand Internet Access in Kentucky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Tucked inside the $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday are some significant broadband provisions aimed towards getting more Americans access to the Internet at a crucial time in the nation's history.More than $7 billion for rural broadband initiatives were included as part of the bill, which also includes $300 million for the construction of rural broadband connectivity and $250 million for expanding telehealth services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/covid-19-stimulus-could-expand-internet-access-in-kentucky/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/covid-19-stimulus-could-expand-internet-access-in-kentucky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[San Antonio’s civic tech residency program announces new challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: To expand San Antonio&rsquo;s technology workforce, the city announced on Monday that its civic technology-focused outreach program, CivTechSA, will debut new pitch competitions and coding programs aimed at students in 2021.The program, run by San Antonio&rsquo;s Office of Innovation out of Geekdom, a co-working space in downtown San Antonio, will launch two pitch competitions that ask K-12 and college students to solve challenges in their communities with a technology-focused soluti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/san-antonios-civic-tech-residency-program-announces-new-challenges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/san-antonios-civic-tech-residency-program-announces-new-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chattanooga Hopes to Receive Migrating Remote Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Sukriti Chadha was working in New York as a developer for Yahoo, never imagining life outside of a major city, when the pandemic landed and changed all her plans."I never even envisioned going to even Chicago, to be honest," says Chadha, who has been working remotely and living with friends on Lookout Mountain since April. "In March, it felt really unsafe to be in New York. The numbers were going crazy. Chattanooga, Tenn., seemed like a really cool place to be."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/chattanooga-hopes-to-receive-migrating-remote-workers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/chattanooga-hopes-to-receive-migrating-remote-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York County Rebuilds Cyberdefenses After Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Chenango County has nearly recovered from a cyberattack that affected about half the county government's 400 computers late last year.The last of the affected desktops and one server, which contains mostly archival materials, are being restored, according to Herman Ericksen, county director of information technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-york-county-rebuilds-cyberdefenses-after-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-york-county-rebuilds-cyberdefenses-after-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stimulus extends unemployment benefits. Tens of thousands in NC may still be left out.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The News &amp; Observer: The new stimulus bill offers jobless Americans another 10 weeks of unemployment benefits, but that may not help the tens of thousands of North Carolina residents who have already been left out of the program.The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, established by the federal CARES Act, was Kat Ham and Aaron Helfgott&rsquo;s last hope.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/stimulus-extends-unemployment-benefits-tens-of-thousands-in-nc-may-still-be-left-out/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/stimulus-extends-unemployment-benefits-tens-of-thousands-in-nc-may-still-be-left-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alaska Requires DNA Be Collected From People Arrested for Violent Crimes. Many Police Have Ignored That.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: Law enforcement agencies across Alaska, including in the state capital, are failing to collect DNA from people arrested for violent crimes, violating a state law passed with great fanfare in 2007 that was going to put Alaska at the leading edge of solving rape cases.The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica found that across the state, some law enforcement agencies are not aware of the law or are not following it. That lapse means the database is potentially missing thousands of peopl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/alaska-requires-dna-be-collected-from-people-arrested-for-violent-crimes-many-police-have-ignored-that/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/alaska-requires-dna-be-collected-from-people-arrested-for-violent-crimes-many-police-have-ignored-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Community Eyes Police Drone Purchase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: In a few weeks, the city of Woodbury will lay out its plans at a City Council meeting to buy and fly a drone for police and other purposes, hoping to join a growing number of municipalities that rely on drones.If it once seemed excessive or futuristic for a suburb to fly its own unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), that notion is quickly fading.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/minnesota-community-eyes-police-drone-purchase/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/minnesota-community-eyes-police-drone-purchase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connecticut Transportation Funds Could Go Broke by 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Nearly a year after his attempt to bring trucks-only highway tolls crashed and burned in the Connecticut General Assembly, Gov. Ned Lamont is still trying to figure out how to otherwise fund sorely needed transportation infrastructure projects.A lot depends on the Biden administration and the willingness of Lamont's fellow Democrats who control the state House and Senate. Last week's congressional-aid stimulus package includes $344 million for transportation projects in Connecticut, u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/connecticut-transportation-funds-could-go-broke-by-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/connecticut-transportation-funds-could-go-broke-by-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Stonewalling Claims, Biden Team to Consult with Top Generals Overseas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military.com: The Pentagon has set up interviews this week between President-elect Joe Biden's defense policy team and U.S. commanders in Afghanistan, Africa and South Korea. The move comes after Biden claimed that the Trump administration was stonewalling the transition process.In a statement Friday, the Defense Department said that the Biden team would consult with Army Gens. Austin "Scott" Miller, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan; Stephen Townsend, head of U.S. Africa Command;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/after-stonewalling-claims-biden-team-to-consult-with-top-generals-overseas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/after-stonewalling-claims-biden-team-to-consult-with-top-generals-overseas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five top challenges for Biden on defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: The new year is poised to bring plenty of new defense challenges for the incoming Biden administration.There will be longtime challenges that could take on a new dimension, such as confronting a rising China. Others will be born of a change in administrations, such as the possibility of a fight over the makeup of the U.S nuclear arsenal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/five-top-challenges-for-biden-on-defense/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/five-top-challenges-for-biden-on-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aircraft carrier Nimitz staying in Mideast as Iran raises uranium enrichment levels, seizes South Korean ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Times: Iran began enriching uranium Monday to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a double-barreled challenge to the West that further raised Mideast tensions.Both decisions appeared aimed at increasing Tehran&rsquo;s leverage in the waning days in office for President Donald Trump, whose unilateral withdrawal from the atomic accord in 2018 began a series of escalating incidents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/aircraft-carrier-nimitz-staying-in-mideast-as-iran-raises-uranium-enrichment-levels-seizes-south-korean-ship/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/aircraft-carrier-nimitz-staying-in-mideast-as-iran-raises-uranium-enrichment-levels-seizes-south-korean-ship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OIG: Action Needed to Prevent Further CBP System Outages That Risk National Security]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homeland Security Today: On August 16, 2019, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection&rsquo;s (CBP) system outage of information technology systems disrupted processing of incoming international travelers at airports nationwide for as long as 2.5 hours. Such an outage risks the entry of unauthorized individuals who could threaten national security and public safety.A similar outage occurred on January 2, 2017, which the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported on, including recommendations to prev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/oig-action-needed-to-prevent-further-cbp-system-outages-that-risk-national-security/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/oig-action-needed-to-prevent-further-cbp-system-outages-that-risk-national-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New in 2021: Confirmation timing for new DoD, VA secretaries could be tricky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: President-elect Joe Biden announced his picks to lead the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs in early December. When they&rsquo;ll actually be confirmed into those roles is still unclear.In 2017, Senate lawmakers were able to finalize the nominations of the secretaries of defense and veterans affairs within a few days of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s inauguration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-in-2021-confirmation-timing-for-new-dod-va-secretaries-could-be-tricky/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-in-2021-confirmation-timing-for-new-dod-va-secretaries-could-be-tricky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump administration declassifies unconfirmed intelligence on China bounties on US forces in Afghanistan: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: The Trump administration is declassifying unconfirmed intelligence that indicates China paid nonstate actors in Afghanistan to attack U.S. soldiers, Axios reported Wednesday.Two senior administration officials told Axios that the intelligence was included with President Trump&rsquo;s briefing on Dec. 17. Administration officials from multiple agencies are attempting to corroborate the information. If the information is indeed true, it could drastically change China&rsquo;s relationship]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-administration-declassifies-unconfirmed-intelligence-on-china-bounties-on-us-forces-in-afghanistan-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-administration-declassifies-unconfirmed-intelligence-on-china-bounties-on-us-forces-in-afghanistan-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New in 2021: The Army’s Project Convergence scales up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Times: An ambitious project that could be the fulcrum for how the Army and other services leverage the technology of today and the near future to fight wars is expected to grow significantly in 2021.Project Convergence &mdash; a three-pronged blending of artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomy &mdash; saw its first major iteration conclude in August and September 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-in-2021-the-armys-project-convergence-scales-up/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-in-2021-the-armys-project-convergence-scales-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive: J6 Says JADC2 Is A Strategy; Service Posture Reviews Coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breaking Defense: The Joint Staff plans a lightning-fast analysis of the gaps in service capabilities needed for implementation of Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2), with results expected as soon as the end of February, says Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall, who leads the effort as the head of the J6.&ldquo;That gap analysis starts in January. We expect by the end of February to produce our JADC2 Posture Review. And that Posture Review will show the department exactly where we are d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/exclusive-j6-says-jadc2-is-a-strategy-service-posture-reviews-coming/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/exclusive-j6-says-jadc2-is-a-strategy-service-posture-reviews-coming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Secretaries Worried About a Trump Power Grab]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Policy: U.S. defense secretaries who published a scathing opinion piece against outgoing President Donald Trump in the Washington Post over the weekend were driven by concerns that he would impose martial law or invoke the Insurrection Act in order to void the results of the November election and extend his term at the White House.<br />
The article, signed by all 10 living defense secretaries, including Mark Esper, who was dismissed by Trump just days after the election, declared that &ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/defense-secretaries-worried-about-a-trump-power-grab/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/defense-secretaries-worried-about-a-trump-power-grab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DC National Guard activated for pro-Trump protests as mayor urges calm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: Bracing for possible violence, the nation&rsquo;s capital has mobilized the National Guard ahead of planned protests by President Donald Trump&rsquo;s supporters in connection with the congressional vote expected Wednesday to affirm Joe Biden&rsquo;s election victory.Trump&rsquo;s supporters are planning to rally Tuesday and Wednesday, seeking to bolster the president&rsquo;s unproven claims of widespread voter fraud. &ldquo;There are people intent on coming to our city armed,&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dc-national-guard-activated-for-pro-trump-protests-as-mayor-urges-calm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dc-national-guard-activated-for-pro-trump-protests-as-mayor-urges-calm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Georgia call triggers debate on criminal penalties]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: A leaked phone call in which President Trump can be heard cajoling, pressuring and vaguely threatening Georgia&rsquo;s top elections official to &ldquo;find&rdquo; enough votes to reverse his election loss is raising questions about whether Trump should face criminal penalties.Democratic lawmakers and a Georgia state elections official on Monday called for probes into whether Trump&rsquo;s call amounted to an illegal effort to solicit Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) to engage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trumps-georgia-call-triggers-debate-on-criminal-penalties/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trumps-georgia-call-triggers-debate-on-criminal-penalties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bipartisan Law Enacted to Improve FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: President Trump enacted a bipartisan measure last week to improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency&rsquo;s process for issuing contracts prior to disasters to ensure readiness.<br />
After the government&rsquo;s largely problematic response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 led to the FEMA director resigning and confusion with emergency contracts, Congress mandated that FEMA issue advance contracts, so it can be better equipped to mobilize when disaster strikes. Then came 2017&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bipartisan-law-enacted-to-improve-femas-pre-disaster-contracts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bipartisan-law-enacted-to-improve-femas-pre-disaster-contracts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘Gateway Drug to Corruption and Overspending’ Is Returning to Congress – but Are Earmarks Really that Bad?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: Congressional earmarks &ndash; otherwise known as &ldquo;pork barrel spending&rdquo; &ndash; may be coming back.For decades, earmarks paid for pet projects back in lawmakers&rsquo; districts, with the tacit aim to earn those lawmakers votes. In turn, the awards encouraged legislators to vote for large spending bills. They have long been seen by many members of the public as well as some lawmakers as wasteful and distasteful, and they were banned in 2011.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-gateway-drug-to-corruption-and-overspending-is-returning-to-congress-but-are-earmarks-really-that-bad/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-gateway-drug-to-corruption-and-overspending-is-returning-to-congress-but-are-earmarks-really-that-bad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agencies begin to receive compliance checks on diversity executive order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Times: President Donald Trump&rsquo;s September executive order requiring agencies to do away with &ldquo;divisive&rdquo; diversity training has started to receive full implementation at several agencies, as verified by their respective offices of inspector general in recent weeks.IG&rsquo;s for the Department of State, Tennessee Valley Authority, Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Farm Credit Administration and Nuclear Regulatory Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/agencies-begin-to-receive-compliance-checks-on-diversity-executive-order/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/agencies-begin-to-receive-compliance-checks-on-diversity-executive-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.Y. to fine hospitals that fail to use up vaccines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: In an effort to speed up what has been a sluggish rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, New York's governor threatened Monday to fine hospitals up to $100,000 if they don't finish their first round of inoculations by the end of the week.Gov. Andrew Cuomo said hospitals have been receiving vaccines over the past three weeks as part of a program prioritizing frontline medical workers, but have only administered the first dose of 46% of their allocated vaccines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ny-to-fine-hospitals-that-fail-to-use-up-vaccines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ny-to-fine-hospitals-that-fail-to-use-up-vaccines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lacking statewide vaccine plan, Florida counties turn to Eventbrite]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: With every state left to manage its own distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, public health agencies across the country are taking individual approaches to rolling out the injections.But in states where vaccinations are even further decentralized, like Florida, some counties are resorting to online ticketing sites like Eventbrite to schedule jabs for their front-line medical workers and elderly residents, sparking concerns that some of the people most at risk of contracting COVID-19 cou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lacking-statewide-vaccine-plan-florida-counties-turn-to-eventbrite/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lacking-statewide-vaccine-plan-florida-counties-turn-to-eventbrite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid Surge in Cases, States Turn to Field Hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: Massachusetts is set to open a 77-bed field hospital on Monday to help relieve the state&rsquo;s overwhelmed healthcare system, which is dealing with a surge in coronavirus cases. The state isn&rsquo;t alone&mdash;several others have plans to open emergency, temporary hospitals in tents and convention centers, in the hopes that doing so will free up space for critically ill patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/amid-surge-in-cases-states-turn-to-field-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/amid-surge-in-cases-states-turn-to-field-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIOs and CTOs look to cloud for infrastructure modernization]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: A new IBM report that surveyed IT leaders in the United States and United Kingdom finds that few of them are fully confident about the status of their organizations' network infrastructure.The Managed Infrastructure Services unit of IBM&rsquo;s Global Technology Services division polled 380 chief information officers and chief technology officers at large and medium-sized organizations for the report, "The State of IT Transformation Study."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cios-and-ctos-look-to-cloud-for-infrastructure-modernization/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cios-and-ctos-look-to-cloud-for-infrastructure-modernization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Order Formalizing 1% Pay Raise for Federal Civilians In 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: President Trump on Thursday issued an executive order making official his recommendation for a 1% pay raise for civilian federal employees in 2021.<br />
Locality pay for civilians will remain at 2020 levels. Trump had proposed the 1% raise as part of his fiscal 2021 budget, but his administration more recently had expressed support for a pay freeze proposed by Senate Republicans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-signs-order-formalizing-1-pay-raise-for-federal-civilians-in-2021/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-signs-order-formalizing-1-pay-raise-for-federal-civilians-in-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump asked Georgia secretary of state to 'find' 11.7k ballots, recalculate election result]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: President Trump directly asked Georgia's top elections officials to overturn his defeat to President-elect Joe Biden in the state during a Saturday phone call, according to audio posted Sunday by The Washington Post.During the conversation, the president repeatedly asked Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) to "find" more than 11,000 ballots needed to overcome the gap between Trump and Biden in the state, thereby flipping the state in his favor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-asked-georgia-secretary-of-state-to-find-117k-ballots-recalculate-election-result/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-asked-georgia-secretary-of-state-to-find-117k-ballots-recalculate-election-result/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. appeals court rejects lawmaker's bid to have Pence overturn Biden's win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuters: A federal appeals court on Saturday rejected a Republican congressman&rsquo;s bid to allow Vice President Mike Pence to overturn President-elect Joe Biden&rsquo;s Nov. 3 election victory in favor of President Donald Trump.In a brief order, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal judge&rsquo;s decision on Friday to toss U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert&rsquo;s lawsuit, which had argued that Pence had the power to invalidate Biden&rsquo;s win when Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-appeals-court-rejects-lawmakers-bid-to-have-pence-overturn-bidens-win/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-appeals-court-rejects-lawmakers-bid-to-have-pence-overturn-bidens-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pelosi Is Narrowly Reelected Speaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was narrowly reelected leader of the chamber on Sunday, continuing her control of the Democratic majority at a time of questions about the path ahead for Congress and who may take the gavel after her.Pelosi garnered 216 votes Sunday, seven more than the 209 for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pelosi-is-narrowly-reelected-speaker/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pelosi-is-narrowly-reelected-speaker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Joins House in Overriding Trump’s Veto of Defense Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: Senate lawmakers voted 81-13 on New Year's Day to override President Trump&rsquo;s veto of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act just days after the House did the same in a 322-87 vote in that chamber. It was the first time Congress has voted to override Trump&rsquo;s veto of legislation.<br />
The Senate and House each passed the $740 billion defense policy bill with veto proof majorities earlier this month. Then Trump vetoed it on December 23, after threatening to do so f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/senate-joins-house-in-overriding-trumps-veto-of-defense-bill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/senate-joins-house-in-overriding-trumps-veto-of-defense-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New in 2021: Bonhomme Richard will be turned into scrap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Times:&nbsp; The once-mighty amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard will retire from service in 2021, becoming little more than scrap following a devastating fire this summer. Big Navy was forced to conclude that getting the big-deck amphib back into the fight would just cost too much.Bonhomme Richard will be decommissioned and scrapped sometime in 2021, Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, commander of the Navy Regional Maintenance Center, said in November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-in-2021-bonhomme-richard-will-be-turned-into-scrap/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-in-2021-bonhomme-richard-will-be-turned-into-scrap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Pentagon, Biden Picks Two Obama-era Policy Veterans to Help Austin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: President-elect Joe Biden&rsquo;s choice of Kathleen Hicks to become the Pentagon&rsquo;s No. 2 civilian official, and Colin Kahl as undersecretary for policy, signals a coming shift in U.S. military priorities that likely include fewer warships and nuclear weapons, and a change in how the United States engages with allies. It also gives Biden&rsquo;s controversial nominee for defense secretary, retired general Lloyd Austin, two experienced Obama-era civilian defense policy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/for-pentagon-biden-picks-two-obama-era-policy-veterans-to-help-austin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/for-pentagon-biden-picks-two-obama-era-policy-veterans-to-help-austin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Defense Department wants to measure the success of its AI hub]]></title><description><![CDATA[C4ISRNET: The Pentagon&rsquo;s top artificial intelligence office, called the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, is shifting its focus and wants 2021 to be the year that it becomes the central repository for military components looking to use AI.&ldquo;How will we know when JAIC is successful? It&rsquo;s when the term JAIC is used in conversations at all levels,&rdquo; DoD CIO Dana Deasy said in late November on a FedScoop webinar. &ldquo;[It&rsquo;s] when people will say, &lsquo;Was that dat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-the-defense-department-wants-to-measure-the-success-of-its-ai-hub/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-the-defense-department-wants-to-measure-the-success-of-its-ai-hub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Legislatures Face a Session Like No Other]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Vermont legislators will gather Wednesday in Montpelier for the opening of the 2021 legislative session. They should be heading home by Wednesday afternoon. They&rsquo;re meeting only to swear in new members, elect officers and then vote to allow further meetings to be held remotely, at least through the end of the month.Vermont isn&rsquo;t the only legislature that will remain virtual this year. Around the country, at least a half-dozen legislators have died from COVID-19. Outbreaks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-legislatures-face-a-session-like-no-other/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-legislatures-face-a-session-like-no-other/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Examining Covid Vaccine Barriers, Skepticism in Five Communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: Initial doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were distributed to frontline healthcare workers in a relatively straightforward manner, with many vaccinated at hospitals where they work.But in the months to come, state and local governments will face challenges getting vaccines to the general public, including to residents of remote areas and in communities where skepticism of both government and the vaccine runs high.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/researchers-examining-covid-vaccine-barriers-skepticism-in-five-communities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/researchers-examining-covid-vaccine-barriers-skepticism-in-five-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Orleans Deploys Video Chat Option for 911 Callers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: New Orleans residents and visitors having emergencies can now talk to first responders by video when they call or text 911, thanks to a program city officials say will be a big help for people in crisis.The Orleans Parish Communications District, which handles the city's emergency dispatches and 911 calls, will also be able to better determine a person's location using upgraded software from its private partner, Carbyne, a call handling platform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-orleans-deploys-video-chat-option-for-911-callers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-orleans-deploys-video-chat-option-for-911-callers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local governments needn’t face ransomware streak alone, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: Just hours after Christmas day, the small town of Cornelia, Georgia, suffered a ransomware attack, its fourth cyberattack in the last two years. The incident is part of a worsening trend that experts say is bringing cyberattacks against state and local governments that are increasingly frequent and severe.The most recent attack on Cornelia, a community with a population of about 4,000 tucked in the northern part of the state, took the city&rsquo;s administrative software offline, but]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/local-governments-neednt-face-ransomware-streak-alone-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/local-governments-neednt-face-ransomware-streak-alone-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health IT execs offer thoughts on the big issues of 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: I've seen it said before that year-ahead predictions are like weather reports: Everyone reads them, but almost no one looks back later to see whether they were accurate. Still, since when has that stopped anyone from indulging in this pastime as the calendar turns from December to January?Certainly, few could have guessed, as we rang out 2019, just what 2020 would have in store for the U.S. healthcare system. But having learned some difficult lessons this pandemic year, it's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/health-it-execs-offer-thoughts-on-the-big-issues-of-2021/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/health-it-execs-offer-thoughts-on-the-big-issues-of-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS watchdog suggests targeted approach for hospital wage index increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: A CMS program meant to boost reimbursement in areas where healthcare providers pay the lowest employee wages may not be focused on the hospitals that most need the added funds, according to a new federal audit.HHS' Office of Inspector General on Wednesday suggested the hospital wage index shoud target rural hospitals and providers operating at low or negative margins. The report found rural hospitals had the highest concentration of low-wage providers, which accounted for 53%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-watchdog-suggests-targeted-approach-for-hospital-wage-index-increase/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-watchdog-suggests-targeted-approach-for-hospital-wage-index-increase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When PHE Ends, Don't Expect Grace Period From CMS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Leaders: CMS continues to work with accreditation organizations (AOs) on providing some remote flexibilities in conducting surveys. But only through the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).After that you will be expected to be ready for survey. There will not be a grace period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/when-phe-ends-dont-expect-grace-period-from-cms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/when-phe-ends-dont-expect-grace-period-from-cms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emotet Malware Returns with 100K Daily Emails, New Evasion Tactics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health IT Security: The notorious Emotet trojan malware variant has reemerged after a two month lull. The hackers behind the attacks added new evasion tactics and are sending more than 100,000 emails a day, according to recent reports from Cofense and Malwarebytes.Emotet has been around for several years, and its hackers will commonly partner with other cybercriminals for multi-leveled attacks. Previous iterations have been paired with the TrickBot Trojan, as well as Ryuk, which has wreaked havo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/emotet-malware-returns-with-100k-daily-emails-new-evasion-tactics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/emotet-malware-returns-with-100k-daily-emails-new-evasion-tactics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Investment Position, Third Quarter 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents' foreign financial assets and liabilities, was -$13.95 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2020, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).Assets totaled $29.41 trillion and liabilities were $43.36 trillion. At the end of the second quarter, the net investment position was -$13.08 trillion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-third-quarter-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-investment-position-third-quarter-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by State, 3rd Quarter 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the third quarter of 2020, as real GDP for the nation increased at an annual rate of 33.4 percent. The percent change in real GDP in the third quarter ranged from 52.2 percent in Nevada to 19.2 percent in the District of Columbia.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-3rd-quarter-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-state-3rd-quarter-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, November 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income decreased 1.1 percent while consumer spending decreased 0.4 percent in November as federal economic recovery payments and pandemic-related assistance programs continued to wind down. Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-november-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-november-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), Corporate Profits (Revised), and GDP by Industry, Third Quarter 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 33.4 percent in the third quarter of 2020, as efforts continued to reopen businesses and resume activities that were postponed or restricted due to COVID-19. The change was 0.3 percentage point higher than the "second" estimate released in November. In the second quarter of 2020, real GDP decreased 31.4 percent.Profits increased 27.4 percent at a quarterly rate in the third quarter after decreasing 10.3 percent in the second quarte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-corporate-profits-revised-and-gdp-by-industry-third-quarter-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-gross-domestic-product-third-estimate-corporate-profits-revised-and-gdp-by-industry-third-quarter-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pfizer Says Millions Of Vaccine Doses Are Ready, But States Say Shipments Were Cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR: Pfizer is pushing back on the Trump administration's suggestion that the company is having trouble producing its COVID-19 vaccine, saying it's ready to ship millions more doses &ndash; once the government asks for them. As the company spoke out, several states said their vaccine allocations for next week have been sharply reduced.Here's what the key players are saying about a complicated situation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pfizer-says-millions-of-vaccine-doses-are-ready-but-states-say-shipments-were-cut/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pfizer-says-millions-of-vaccine-doses-are-ready-but-states-say-shipments-were-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OCR issues guidance on disclosure of protected info using health information exchanges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights on Friday issued guidance addressing how HIPAA permits the use of health information exchanges to disclose protected health information for public health purposes. &nbsp;A covered entity is required to provide individuals with notice that it discloses protected health information for public health activities, the guidance read.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ocr-issues-guidance-on-disclosure-of-protected-info-using-health-information-exchanges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ocr-issues-guidance-on-disclosure-of-protected-info-using-health-information-exchanges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers left hospital, insurer contract guardrails out of year-end proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: Lawmakers decided to eliminate provisions from an end-of-year proposal that would have prohibited anticompetitive healthcare contracting practices.Congress' end-of-year spending legislation is still in flux, but eight lawmakers that lead key committees didn't ask to curb gag clauses or various types of clauses that would make it difficult for plans to steer consumers to lower-cost or higher-quality providers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-left-hospital-insurer-contract-guardrails-out-of-year-end-proposal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-left-hospital-insurer-contract-guardrails-out-of-year-end-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS creates direct contracting model to serve individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare Finance: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation has created a new direct contracting model to enable Medicaid Managed Care Organizations to better serve enrollees who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.The innovation center created a new type of direct contracting entity that allows Medicaid MCOs to participate in the global and professional options of the direct contracting model.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-creates-direct-contracting-model-to-serve-individuals-dually-eligible-for-medicare-and-medicaid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-creates-direct-contracting-model-to-serve-individuals-dually-eligible-for-medicare-and-medicaid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three states affected in suspected Russian hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: At least three state governments were compromised in a widespread hacking operation that&rsquo;s also swept up much of the federal government and that U.S. authorities believe is the work of Russian government-backed actors, it was reported Thursday.According to Bloomberg News, three state governments joined several federal agencies &mdash; including the departments of Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security and Energy &mdash; where hackers were able to access systems by exploiting net]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/three-states-affected-in-suspected-russian-hack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/three-states-affected-in-suspected-russian-hack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislature will meet in person, defying pleas to meet entirely remotely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings Gazette: Republican members of the Montana Legislature voted Wednesday to hold the upcoming session in person and with no precautions like mask use, distancing or testing protocols, though there is the option to participate remotely.The vote came after pleas from many in the Helena community to follow public health guidance discouraging large, in-person gatherings. Many asked for what they called minimum precautions like wearing face coverings, which nearly all Republicans have refused]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/legislature-will-meet-in-person-defying-pleas-to-meet-entirely-remotely/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/legislature-will-meet-in-person-defying-pleas-to-meet-entirely-remotely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Approves $165 Million in New Mexico Broadband Grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: The Federal Communications Commission has approved $165 million in grants for 18 companies to extend broadband connectivity in underserved areas around New Mexico.The funding is part of a $9.2 billion FCC allocation to boost high-speed Internet service across the country through the FCC's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. Grant recipients participated in a competitive auction to win funding for a 10-year period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fcc-approves-165-million-in-new-mexico-broadband-grants/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fcc-approves-165-million-in-new-mexico-broadband-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 1.1 million ballots cast in early voting for Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuters: More than 1.1 million Georgians have voted in twin U.S. Senate runoff elections that will determine which party controls that chamber of Congress, and with it the fate of much of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden&rsquo;s agenda, state data showed on Friday.The surge in turnout after four days of early in-person voting, and about four weeks of mail-in voting, showed that voter participation in the two races is on pace to rival the records set in the November presidential contest in wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/over-11-million-ballots-cast-in-early-voting-for-georgia-us-senate-runoffs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/over-11-million-ballots-cast-in-early-voting-for-georgia-us-senate-runoffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government faces shutdown as year-end deal remains elusive]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: The federal government is hours away from a shutdown as a year-end deal on coronavirus relief remains elusive and at least one senator is threatening to withhold consent for a short-term funding measure to keep departments and agencies open.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) spoke on the phone Friday afternoon but neither side reported any significant progress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/government-faces-shutdown-as-year-end-deal-remains-elusive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/government-faces-shutdown-as-year-end-deal-remains-elusive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden Team Says It's Facing 'Pockets of Resistance' in Transition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The Biden transition team is encountering some pushback from Trump administration officials as it deploys its staff to agencies across government, with political appointees allegedly interfering with the best efforts of career employees.<br />
The roadblocks came to a head at the Defense Department on Friday, where acting Secretary Chris Miller said he and Biden&rsquo;s agency review team had decided to institute a &ldquo;mutually-agreed upon holiday pause&rdquo; on all meetings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-team-says-its-facing-pockets-of-resistance-in-transition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-team-says-its-facing-pockets-of-resistance-in-transition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog Finds Education Department’s Return to Office Plan is Generally Good]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: A watchdog found the Education Department&rsquo;s plans to return employees to offices following telework during the novel coronavirus pandemic were generally sufficient.<br />
The Education Department inspector general reviewed the agency&rsquo;s plans to return its 4,000 employees safely back to workplaces nationwide. After encouraging agencies to &ldquo;maximize&rdquo; telework, the Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget issued joint guidance in Apr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/watchdog-finds-education-departments-return-to-office-plan-is-generally-good/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/watchdog-finds-education-departments-return-to-office-plan-is-generally-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Punts Census Case, Giving Trump An Iffy Chance To Alter Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR: The U.S. Supreme Court dodged a ruling on Friday on whether President Trump can exclude undocumented immigrants from a key census count.In the unsigned opinion, the court said it would be premature to rule on the case right now because it is "riddled with contingencies and speculation" and even the Trump administration doesn't know how many undocumented immigrants there are or where they live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/supreme-court-punts-census-case-giving-trump-an-iffy-chance-to-alter-numbers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/supreme-court-punts-census-case-giving-trump-an-iffy-chance-to-alter-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Row explodes between Pentagon, Biden transition team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: The U.S. acting defense secretary has canceled planned meetings between Defense Department officials and the Biden transition team.It&rsquo;s a move the department is categorizing as a temporary delay rather than a wholesale blockade of the incoming administration. But a spokesman for the Biden team said the transition officials are &ldquo;concerned&rdquo; about &ldquo;an abrupt halt to the already limited cooperation&rdquo; in the Department of Defense, and he accused the Pentagon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/row-explodes-between-pentagon-biden-transition-team/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 21:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/row-explodes-between-pentagon-biden-transition-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insurance changes could help disabled veterans, troops in the new year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: Disabled veterans will see a dramatic increase in their life insurance coverage, and new protections in how traumatic injury insurance claims are paid out, under reforms included in a massive veterans bill passed by Congress this week.The changes are just two of dozens of new initiatives in the bill, which was unanimously approved by both chambers and is expected to be signed into law by President Donald Trump in coming days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/insurance-changes-could-help-disabled-veterans-troops-in-the-new-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 21:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/insurance-changes-could-help-disabled-veterans-troops-in-the-new-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[THOR: Air Force Tests Counter-Drone Microwave In Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breaking Defense: The Air Force is testing its prototype drone-killing microwave, the Tactical High Power Microwave Operational Responder (THOR), &ldquo;in a real-world setting&rdquo; in Africa, says Richard Joseph, the Air Force&rsquo;s chief scientist. Given how Iran and its proxies have used drone swarms, this would seem to be a good place to test without risking escalation, or Iran developing countermeasures.&ldquo;We have recently deployed a test system to Africa for base defense &hellip; b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/thor-air-force-tests-counter-drone-microwave-in-africa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 21:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/thor-air-force-tests-counter-drone-microwave-in-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s going to take a lot of digging’: The Pentagon’s long search to see if anyone’s hiding in its networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[C4ISRNET: The military and intelligence community is scrambling to conduct a daunting hunt across disconnected networks to assess potential damage from an extensive federal cybersecurity breach by suspected Russian hackers.As it searches for lurkers, one complicating factor is that the cybersecurity arm of the Department of Homeland Security warned Thursday that hackers used other means to access government and business networks beyond a software platform from contractor SolarWinds, used by the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/its-going-to-take-a-lot-of-digging-the-pentagons-long-search-to-see-if-anyones-hiding-in-its-networks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 21:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/its-going-to-take-a-lot-of-digging-the-pentagons-long-search-to-see-if-anyones-hiding-in-its-networks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Transactions, 3rd Quarter 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXFull Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-3rd-quarter-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-transactions-3rd-quarter-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top US general meets with Taliban negotiators]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: The top general in the U.S. military met with Taliban negotiators in Qatar this week in a bid to reduce violence in Afghanistan, his office said Thursday.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and State Department representatives met with Taliban representatives in Doha &ldquo;as part of the military channel established in the U.S.-Taliban agreement,&rdquo; his spokesperson, Cmdr. Sarah Flaherty, said in a statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/top-us-general-meets-with-taliban-negotiators/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/top-us-general-meets-with-taliban-negotiators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump repeats his vow to veto the defense budget bill, but won’t say when]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: President Donald Trump on Thursday reiterated his vow to veto the annual defense authorization bill rather than allow it to become law, but White House officials still have not provided a timeline for when that attempt to block the legislation may happen.The commander-in-chief took to Twitter to level his latest veto threat, writing Thursday that the veto &ldquo;will make China very unhappy. They love [the bill].&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-repeats-his-vow-to-veto-the-defense-budget-bill-but-wont-say-when/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-repeats-his-vow-to-veto-the-defense-budget-bill-but-wont-say-when/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US hits alleged Iran-backed Bahrain group with sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Times: The Trump administration on Tuesday slapped sanctions on an alleged Iranian-backed Shiite group in Bahrain that it accuses of trying to overthrow Bahrain&rsquo;s government and plotting terrorist attacks on Americans in the country, which is home to the U.S. Navy&rsquo;s 5th Fleet.The State and Treasury departments announced the sanctions as part of an administration-wide push to ramp up pressure on Iran before President Donald Trump leaves office next month. The sanctions freeze any]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-hits-alleged-iran-backed-bahrain-group-with-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-hits-alleged-iran-backed-bahrain-group-with-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mail Disruptions Loom as CBP Lags on Implementation of Opioid-Importation Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homeland Security Today: International mail could be disrupted after the first of the year as deadlines haven&rsquo;t been met as CBP and USPS try to comply with the STOP Act that aims to stem the flow of opioids like fentanyl into the United States, agency officials told senators.In 2018, the Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Permanent Investigations issued a report detailing how online drug dealers based in China were exploiting a loophole in international mail that allowed packages to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/mail-disruptions-loom-as-cbp-lags-on-implementation-of-opioid-importation-law/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/mail-disruptions-loom-as-cbp-lags-on-implementation-of-opioid-importation-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Negotiations Ongoing, Lawmakers Say Yet Another Stopgap Bill ‘Highly Likely’ to Avert Shutdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: With government funding set to expire at midnight on Friday, plans to avoid a shutdown remain in flux as congressional negotiators seek to strike a twin set of 11th hour deals.<br />
Lawmakers suggested they may require yet another stopgap funding bill as they seek to iron out the final details of both an omnibus appropriations measure and coronavirus relief funds. The third continuing resolution of fiscal 2021 would likely be the shortest yet, with congressional leaders suggesti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/with-negotiations-ongoing-lawmakers-say-yet-another-stopgap-bill-highly-likely-to-avert-shutdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/with-negotiations-ongoing-lawmakers-say-yet-another-stopgap-bill-highly-likely-to-avert-shutdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vendors, consultants describe an increase in ‘bullying’ tactics by GSA to get lower schedule prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal News Network: The General Services Administration&rsquo;s schedules program brings in more than $38 billion in revenue each year. It&rsquo;s one of the most well-known acquisition programs in the country with a reach across more than 100 agencies, state and local governments and the private sector companies. If a company wants to play in the federal market, usually their first step is to get on the schedule.This is why recent actions by some GSA contracting officers trying to drive down]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/vendors-consultants-describe-an-increase-in-bullying-tactics-by-gsa-to-get-lower-schedule-prices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/vendors-consultants-describe-an-increase-in-bullying-tactics-by-gsa-to-get-lower-schedule-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pete Buttigieg Could Become the First Senate-Approved out LGBTQ + Cabinet Secretary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: Reports that President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation drew praise Tuesday from prominent LGBTQ+ organizations.The Human Rights Campaign, the nation&rsquo;s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, said Buttigieg&rsquo;s nomination &mdash; he could become the first Senate-approved out LGBTQ+ Cabinet secretary &mdash; is &ldquo;a historic moment for our community.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pete-buttigieg-could-become-the-first-senate-approved-out-lgbtq-cabinet-secretary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pete-buttigieg-could-become-the-first-senate-approved-out-lgbtq-cabinet-secretary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inauguration a Holiday for D.C.-Area Feds, Even Those Teleworking Due to COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: Most federal employees in the Washington region will get an extra day off next month, with the Trump administration clarifying Inauguration Day will constitute a holiday for capital area workers even despite the novel coronavirus pandemic.<br />
Under normal circumstances, only those federal workers who would normally report to their offices on Jan. 20 would get the day off. Federal statute gives federal employees in the Washington area the extra holiday due to increased road closures and sec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/inauguration-a-holiday-for-dc-area-feds-even-those-teleworking-due-to-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/inauguration-a-holiday-for-dc-area-feds-even-those-teleworking-due-to-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What healthcare orgs should be doing in response to the SolarWinds breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: The recent SolarWinds breach presents a range of critical security issues for government agencies, healthcare organizations, government agencies and major companies in other industry verticals.SolarWinds produces a variety of popular IT infrastructure monitoring solutions and the breach it suffered resulted in compromised files being introduced into updates of these monitoring solutions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-healthcare-orgs-should-be-doing-in-response-to-the-solarwinds-breach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/what-healthcare-orgs-should-be-doing-in-response-to-the-solarwinds-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pandemic causes increased wait time for psychiatric care in Arkansas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Arkansans in a state of psychiatric crisis may find themselves waiting up to a month to secure a bed in an inpatient psychiatric facility.This is due to the increase in those seeking help with symptoms of anxiety and depression amid the covid-19 pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pandemic-causes-increased-wait-time-for-psychiatric-care-in-arkansas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pandemic-causes-increased-wait-time-for-psychiatric-care-in-arkansas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local Health Departments Are Understaffed. Would Biden’s ‘Public Health Jobs Corps’ Help?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: President-elect Joe Biden is promising a revamp of the federal approach to the coronavirus pandemic, including the launch of a &ldquo;U.S. Public Health Jobs Corps&rdquo; to help local departments with contact tracing.<br />
The possible increased funding and support from the federal government is welcome, local public health leaders say. But at this stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, they cautioned that focusing on contact tracing misses the reality of current on-the-ground needs and noted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/local-health-departments-are-understaffed-would-bidens-public-health-jobs-corps-help/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/local-health-departments-are-understaffed-would-bidens-public-health-jobs-corps-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Amazon's efforts to build a national telehealth business geared toward big employers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business Insider: Amazon is building a telehealth business and pitching the service to major employers including Zillow, five people familiar with the matter, who were not authorized to talk to the press, told Business Insider.It's a part of Amazon's massive ambitions in healthcare. In November, it announced Amazon Pharmacy, a drug-delivering business in 48 states with steep discounts for Prime members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/inside-amazons-efforts-to-build-a-national-telehealth-business-geared-toward-big-employers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/inside-amazons-efforts-to-build-a-national-telehealth-business-geared-toward-big-employers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why It’s Time to Get Serious About Intergovernmental Data Sharing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: In a recent New York Times op-ed, performance-data pioneer Beth Blauer and epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo labeled the state of the nation's COVID-19 data as "a mess." Eight months into the pandemic, they wrote, "there is still no federal standard to ensure testing results are being uniformly reported." Efforts like Johns Hopkins' Coronavirus Resource Center try to standardize where possible, but overall the national numbers are inconsistent. This hinders policymakers' ability to smartl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/why-its-time-to-get-serious-about-intergovernmental-data-sharing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/why-its-time-to-get-serious-about-intergovernmental-data-sharing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iowa City Will Not Publicly Share Broadband Report Until May]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Waterloo, Iowa, does not plan to publicly release its broadband study for taxpayers to review until May at the earliest, said&nbsp; Andrew Van Fleet , chairman for the Telecommunications Utility board of trustees.The announcement came at the board's Wednesday meeting. Van Fleet said the study remains in "draft" form. City officials are meeting with advisers to learn about infrastructure, financial and legal considerations for a city-owned broadband system. The system would]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/iowa-city-will-not-publicly-share-broadband-report-until-may/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/iowa-city-will-not-publicly-share-broadband-report-until-may/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Nears Covid-19 Relief Deal With Direct Stimulus Payments, But No Local Government Aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: Congressional lawmakers signaled Wednesday that they are closing in on a coronavirus relief deal that may include direct stimulus payments, as well as unemployment benefits and money to help struggling businesses keep employees on staff.But the proposal is not expected to include direct aid to help state and local governments dealing with revenue shortfalls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-nears-covid-19-relief-deal-with-direct-stimulus-payments-but-no-local-government-aid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-nears-covid-19-relief-deal-with-direct-stimulus-payments-but-no-local-government-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Orleans Police Have Used Facial Recognition for Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Although the practice was long shrouded in secrecy, the New Orleans Police Department has used a partnership with the Louisiana State Police to run face recognition searches since at least 2018, newly released records show.The records obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana detail the formal process used by NOPD detectives to request facial recognition searches from the State Police Fusion Center. The civil rights non-profit made the documents public Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-orleans-police-have-used-facial-recognition-for-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-orleans-police-have-used-facial-recognition-for-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dems ask to postpone legislative session]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lewiston Tribune: Idaho&rsquo;s House and Senate Democratic leaders have asked that the coming legislative session be postponed for at least three months, until a COVID-19 vaccine is more widely available.House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel, D-Boise, and Senate Minority Leader Michelle Stennett, D-Ketchum, made the request in a letter to Republican leaders Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dems-ask-to-postpone-legislative-session/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dems-ask-to-postpone-legislative-session/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Avoid Tenfold Cost Hike, Maine Town Plans Fiber Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: The town of Bar Harbor, Maine, is planning a $750,000 project to connect fiber optic cable to town-owned properties so its staff can have broadband internet access at work.The town has such access now, but will have to start paying $45,000 a year to Charter Communications to continue using the company's fiber network infrastructure because of an expiring agreement that has allowed the town to use the fiber at no cost beyond what it pays its internet service providers. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/to-avoid-tenfold-cost-hike-maine-town-plans-fiber-network/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/to-avoid-tenfold-cost-hike-maine-town-plans-fiber-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oakland, Calif., set to ban predictive policing, biometric surveillance tools]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: Oakland, California, will permanently ban all government use of predictive policing and biometric surveillance tools early next year, officials said.Joe DeVries, the city&rsquo;s chief privacy officer, told StateScoop Wednesday the decision was reached when the city&rsquo;s privacy commission realized it hadn&rsquo;t yet regulated the technologies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/oakland-calif-set-to-ban-predictive-policing-biometric-surveillance-tools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/oakland-calif-set-to-ban-predictive-policing-biometric-surveillance-tools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connecticut House Republicans propose $50M grant program, yearlong fee suspensions to assist ailing restaurant industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hartford Courant: As restaurant and bar owners continue to call for additional relief funding amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Connecticut House Republicans announced a proposed relief package Wednesday aimed at assisting the struggling industry.The legislation seeks to establish a $50 million grant fund for those businesses with qualifying monetary losses, install a yearlong suspension of liquor permitting fees and food licensing fees for certain restaurants and impose a 90-day delay of m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/connecticut-house-republicans-propose-50m-grant-program-yearlong-fee-suspensions-to-assist-ailing-restaurant-industry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/connecticut-house-republicans-propose-50m-grant-program-yearlong-fee-suspensions-to-assist-ailing-restaurant-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio Pilot Project Tests SpaceX Satellite Broadband]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Ohio is testing a new initiative that, if it works, could eventually help bring high-speed Internet access to underserved areas across the state.State officials on Wednesday announced a pilot program that will bring broadband Internet service to 100 customers in Union County, near Columbus, starting in 2021. The 12-month program will use StarLink low-orbit satellite technology developed by SpaceX, an aerospace company founded by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ohio-pilot-project-tests-spacex-satellite-broadband/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ohio-pilot-project-tests-spacex-satellite-broadband/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dominion Voting CEO Denies Allegations, Claims Disinformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: The CEO of Dominion Voting Systems told Michigan lawmakers Tuesday his company has been targeted in "a dangerous and reckless disinformation campaign," and rebutted allegations that range from Dominion tabulators flipping votes between candidates to the company having ownership ties to the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.John Poulos testified by video feed for three hours before the Senate Oversight Committee, flanked by company attorney Greg Bower.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dominion-voting-ceo-denies-allegations-claims-disinformation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dominion-voting-ceo-denies-allegations-claims-disinformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[State personal income decreased 10.0 percent at an annual rate in the third quarter of 2020, after increasing 35.8 percent in the second quarter. Personal income decreased in every state and the District of Columbia, ranging from -29.9 percent in West Virginia to -0.6 percent in Georgia.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-3rd-quarter-2020/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-state-3rd-quarter-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Navy investigates potential LCS class-wide design flaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Repeated failures in the propulsion train on the Freedom-class littoral combat ships Little Rock and Detroit have raised the specter of a class-wide design flaw that could trigger an expensive reworking of a crucial component on 17 of the Navy&rsquo;s small surface combatants.The issue being investigated is whether there is a fundamental issue with the design of the Freedom-class&rsquo; combining gear &mdash; a complex transmission that connects power from two large gas turbine eng]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-navy-investigates-potential-lcs-class-wide-design-flaw/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-navy-investigates-potential-lcs-class-wide-design-flaw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big six veterans groups ask Trump to fire VA Secretary Wilkie immediately]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: The nation&rsquo;s leading veterans groups on Wednesday formally requested that President Donald Trump fire Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie immediately from his Cabinet post, saying that the VA administrator &ldquo;no longer has the trust or confidence of America&rsquo;s veterans.&rdquo;The letter &mdash; signed by leaders from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, AMVETS and Vietnam Veterans of Amer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/big-six-veterans-groups-ask-trump-to-fire-va-secretary-wilkie-immediately/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/big-six-veterans-groups-ask-trump-to-fire-va-secretary-wilkie-immediately/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHS, NSC Face Long Road Digging into Scope and Fallout of SolarWinds Breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homeland Security Today: The highly sophisticated and alarming breach of multiple government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, through the infection of routine software updates has sparked the establishment of an attack coordination group at the National Security Council and left an untold amount of damage in its wake.&ldquo;Based on what we are seeing, I would not be surprised to see that the FireEye and SolarWinds breaches are part of a larger campaign targeting the supp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dhs-nsc-face-long-road-digging-into-scope-and-fallout-of-solarwinds-breach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dhs-nsc-face-long-road-digging-into-scope-and-fallout-of-solarwinds-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force uses AI on military flight for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: Artificial intelligence controlled sensor and navigation systems aboard a U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft on Tuesday in what the Air Force is hailing as the first military flight with an AI co-pilot.&ldquo;Putting AI safely in command of a U.S. military system for the first time ushers in a new age of human-machine teaming and algorithmic competition,&rdquo; Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, said in a statement Wednesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/air-force-uses-ai-on-military-flight-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/air-force-uses-ai-on-military-flight-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress close to coronavirus deal that includes stimulus checks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: Senate and House leaders are on the cusp of a coronavirus relief deal that will include direct $600 to $700 direct stimulus payments and $300-per-week supplemental unemployment assistance, according to sources familiar with the talks.The $900 billion package is the result of months of stop-and-start negotiations that received a boost in early December when a bipartisan group of senators and House members unveiled their own $908 billion package after talks between Democratic leaders and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-close-to-coronavirus-deal-that-includes-stimulus-checks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-close-to-coronavirus-deal-that-includes-stimulus-checks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broad Coalition of Employee, Advocacy Groups Makes Last-Ditch Effort to Convince Congress to Block Schedule F]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: A group of more than 60 organizations representing various facets of the federal workforce and an array of policy advocates last week pushed Democratic lawmakers to negotiate as part of legislation to keep the government open past this week language blocking a controversial effort by the Trump administration to strip the civil service protections from potentially hundreds of thousands of federal workers.In October, President Trump signed an executive order creating a new Sc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/broad-coalition-of-employee-advocacy-groups-makes-last-ditch-effort-to-convince-congress-to-block-schedule-f/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/broad-coalition-of-employee-advocacy-groups-makes-last-ditch-effort-to-convince-congress-to-block-schedule-f/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USPS Faces Busiest Time of the Year With More Than 14,000 Employees Quarantined]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The U.S. Postal Service is experiencing its busiest period of the year ahead of the holiday season, but it is being forced to do so without all of its normal resources.<br />
More than 14,000 USPS employees are currently quarantining due to potential COVID-19 exposure, according to a recent update provided to the National Association of Letter Carriers, which represents more than 2% of the postal workforce. More than 7,000 employees are currently positive for the novel coronaviru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usps-faces-busiest-time-of-the-year-with-more-than-14000-employees-quarantined/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/usps-faces-busiest-time-of-the-year-with-more-than-14000-employees-quarantined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed vows to maintain bond-buying until 'substantial progress' in recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuters: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday promised to keep funneling cash into financial markets further into the future to fight the recession, even as policymakers&rsquo; outlook for next year improved following initial rollout of a coronavirus vaccine.Repeating a pledge to keep its benchmark overnight interest rate near zero until an economic recovery is complete, the U.S. central bank said it would also now tie its program of monthly government bond purchases to that same goal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fed-vows-to-maintain-bond-buying-until-substantial-progress-in-recovery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fed-vows-to-maintain-bond-buying-until-substantial-progress-in-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacy giants ramp up logistical assistance for COVID-19 vaccine rollout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced in November that it would partner with more than a dozen chain and independent pharmacies to help distribute the COVID-19 vaccine.<br />
But the potential size and scope of the vaccine roll-out could present logistical snags, especially for vaccines requiring two doses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pharmacy-giants-ramp-up-logistical-assistance-for-covid-19-vaccine-rollout/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pharmacy-giants-ramp-up-logistical-assistance-for-covid-19-vaccine-rollout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS wants to boost interoperability for Medicaid and CHIP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: HHS wants to make it easier for beneficiaries covered by Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program or individual market plans to access and share their health information and speed up prior authorization for such plans, according to a proposed rule on Monday.The proposal would require covered payers to follow specific implementation guidelines for application programming interfaces that increase access to patient health information and provider directories. It would al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hhs-wants-to-boost-interoperability-for-medicaid-and-chip/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hhs-wants-to-boost-interoperability-for-medicaid-and-chip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We want them infected’: Trump appointee demanded ‘herd immunity’ strategy, emails reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politico: A top Trump appointee repeatedly urged top health officials to adopt a "herd immunity" approach to Covid-19 and allow millions of Americans to be infected by the virus, according to internal emails obtained by a House watchdog and shared with POLITICO.&ldquo;There is no other way, we need to establish herd, and it only comes about allowing the non-high risk groups expose themselves to the virus. PERIOD," then-science adviser Paul Alexander wrote on July 4 to his boss, Health and Human]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/we-want-them-infected-trump-appointee-demanded-herd-immunity-strategy-emails-reveal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/we-want-them-infected-trump-appointee-demanded-herd-immunity-strategy-emails-reveal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC is giving $227 million for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness and tracking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare Finance: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will award $140 million for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness and almost $87 million for tracking and testing to 64 jurisdictions, including all 50 states and U.S. territories, the Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday.<br />
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding will provide infrastructure support to the Immunizations and Vaccines for Children cooperative agreement. These funds, alon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cdc-is-giving-227-million-for-covid-19-vaccine-preparedness-and-tracking/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cdc-is-giving-227-million-for-covid-19-vaccine-preparedness-and-tracking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic crashes Indiana COVID vaccine sign-up site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: A state website where Indiana healthcare workers sign up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine temporarily crashed Monday after being overwhelmed with traffic.The vaccination enrollment website crashed before the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the state, according to Indianapolis NBC affiliate WTHR, which first reported the news.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/traffic-crashes-indiana-covid-vaccine-sign-up-site/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/traffic-crashes-indiana-covid-vaccine-sign-up-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telehealth poses big cybersecurity dangers, Harvard researchers warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: A Harvard Medical School team published a letter in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association this week warning of the "substantial" information security concerns around telehealth.The authors, led by organizational cybersecurity researcher Mohammad S. Jalali, note that the uptick in telemedicine services has undoubtedly made healthcare more accessible &ndash; but that the relaxation in regulations about virtual care combined with a heightened threat landsca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/telehealth-poses-big-cybersecurity-dangers-harvard-researchers-warn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/telehealth-poses-big-cybersecurity-dangers-harvard-researchers-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third-Party Vendor Dental Care Alliance Breach Impacts 1M Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health IT Security: Third-party vendor, Dental Care Alliance, recently began notifying hundreds of its clients that a near-monthlong system hack potentially breached the protected health information and payment card numbers of 1 million patients.DCA is a practice support vendor for more than 320 affiliated practices across 20 states, including providing support services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/third-party-vendor-dental-care-alliance-breach-impacts-1m-patients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/third-party-vendor-dental-care-alliance-breach-impacts-1m-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Updates Part B Payment Information for COVID-19 Treatments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Leaders: CMS released new and updated FAQs on Medicare Part B billing and reimbursement for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. The information updated December 9 is included in Section BB, Drugs and Vaccines under Part B of CMS&rsquo; COVID-19 billing FAQs.For the duration of the public health emergency, CMS will pay for monoclonal antibody treatments authorized or approved by the FDA. For payment purposes, CMS is treating these products as vaccines covered under Medicare Part B.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-updates-part-b-payment-information-for-covid-19-treatments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-updates-part-b-payment-information-for-covid-19-treatments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA finds Moderna vaccine 95% effective]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday has found the COVID-19 vaccine from drugmaker Moderna safe and 95% effective, moving it closer to federal approval for distribution.On Thursday, a group of experts will convene in a public hearing to advise the agency on whether to grant the vaccine emergency authorization use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fda-finds-moderna-vaccine-95-effective/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fda-finds-moderna-vaccine-95-effective/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At one urban health center, ‘regulatory change was critical’ to telehealth success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: Cleveland-based Neighborhood Family Practice is a federally qualified health center that sees more than 21,000 patients a year through 80,000 visits at its seven health center locations. It serves a diverse, impoverished population, including many former refugees and Spanish speakers.For 40 years, NFP&rsquo;s model was solely a face-to-face model of integrated care &ndash; primary care, behavioral health, dental, midwifery and pharmacy &ndash; that included meeting social nee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/at-one-urban-health-center-regulatory-change-was-critical-to-telehealth-success/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/at-one-urban-health-center-regulatory-change-was-critical-to-telehealth-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maine Broadband Efforts Prep to Reward Bond Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Last month, the Mills administration awarded $5.6 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to connect more than 700 students and teachers in rural Maine with high-speed internet service to support remote learning.The ongoing public-private partnership, dubbed ConnectKidsNow!, involved seven internet service providers, 71 towns and a two-month window. It also provided a few lessons for how the state can best allocate the $15 million approved by Maine voters in July for b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/maine-broadband-efforts-prep-to-reward-bond-money/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/maine-broadband-efforts-prep-to-reward-bond-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grim Projections for Cybersecurity Worsened by Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: In March, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission asked Americans to consider the possibility of a disastrous cyberattack, a kind of &ldquo;cyber Pearl Harbor,&rdquo; that turned the nation&rsquo;s infrastructure on its head. The commission, convened by Congress in 2019 to study the threats that lurk in cyberspace, was not optimistic about the nation&rsquo;s capacity to defend against such an event. Their report, at nearly 200 pages, was filled with analysis and policy proposals, but its b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/grim-projections-for-cybersecurity-worsened-by-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/grim-projections-for-cybersecurity-worsened-by-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CARES Act funding won’t cover Iowa’s accounting software upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Monday that she will reallocate $21 million in CARES Act funding that had been marked to pay for accounting software.Reynolds&rsquo; announcement marks the end of a battle between her office and the office of State Auditor Rob Sand, who in October found that using emergency federal funding to pay for the state&rsquo;s financial and human resources management software was inappropriate. The state will recall the $21 million by the end of this week,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cares-act-funding-wont-cover-iowas-accounting-software-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cares-act-funding-wont-cover-iowas-accounting-software-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missouri police academies to add lesson on history of policing in minority communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A two-hour lesson on the history of policing in minority communities in America will be added to the curriculum for all recruits at Missouri police academies, a state police board decided Tuesday.The measure was approved by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission after it was spearheaded by commissioners that included Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak and Lincoln University police Chief Gary Hill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/missouri-police-academies-to-add-lesson-on-history-of-policing-in-minority-communities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/missouri-police-academies-to-add-lesson-on-history-of-policing-in-minority-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Personal Income by State and Metropolitan Area, 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real state personal income grew 2.4 percent in 2019 after increasing 3.1 percent in 2018, according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Real state personal income is a state's current-dollar personal income adjusted by the state's regional price parity and the national personal consumption expenditures price index. The percent change in real state personal income ranged from 4.1 percent in Maine to 0.7 percent in Hawaii, Wyoming, and Rhode Island. Across metropo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/real-personal-income-by-state-and-metropolitan-area-2019/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/real-personal-income-by-state-and-metropolitan-area-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get Help From USAGov This 2020 Holiday Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 holiday season is one like never before. Due to the pandemic, people across the U.S. have adjusted the way they work, shop, and connect with others. Use these tips collected by USAGov to prepare you for anything the winter holds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/get-help-from-usagov-this-2020-holiday-season/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/get-help-from-usagov-this-2020-holiday-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product for American Samoa, 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[The estimates of GDP for American Samoa show that real GDP&#9473;GDP adjusted to remove price changes&#9473;decreased 1.4 percent in 2019.This release also includes the results of a comprehensive update of the territorial economic accounts.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-american-samoa-2019/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-for-american-samoa-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s the Difference Between Government Grants and Loans?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you looking to get help paying for your education? Does your non-profit organization need financial assistance to complete a community project? The government offers financial help, but you may not know what&rsquo;s available and where to find it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/whats-the-difference-between-government-grants-and-loans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/whats-the-difference-between-government-grants-and-loans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product by County, 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 2,484 counties, decreased in 612 counties, and was unchanged in 17 counties in 2019. The percent change in real GDP ranged from 62.5 percent in Greensville + Emporia, VA, to -34.2 percent in Jackson County, WV.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-county-2019/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-by-county-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Analysis Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Finds It Effective And Safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR: The Food and Drug Administration released a detailed analysis Tuesday morning of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and its partner BioNTech ahead of a Thursday meeting of a group of independent experts that will advise the agency on whether to grant the vaccine an emergency use authorization.The agency's analysis finds "no specific safety concerns identified that would preclude issuance of an EUA." Serious reactions were rare. Side effects are common, however, with a majority of study volunt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fda-analysis-of-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-finds-it-effective-and-safe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fda-analysis-of-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-finds-it-effective-and-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's next for cybersecurity in 2021? Ransomware-as-a-service, DDoS and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: This year saw unprecedented changes in the cybersecurity landscape, with rapid telehealth rollouts and massive shifts to at-home work highlighting new vulnerabilities.In 2021, experts predicted at the HIMSS Healthcare Security Forum this week, bad actors will likely use tried-and-true techniques to keep exploiting novel gaps in organizations' defenses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/whats-next-for-cybersecurity-in-2021-ransomware-as-a-service-ddos-and-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/whats-next-for-cybersecurity-in-2021-ransomware-as-a-service-ddos-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana Hospital Group to Pay $4.2M After Breach Lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Kalispell Regional Healthcare has agreed to establish a $4.2 million settlement fund to provide relief for individuals who allege they were impacted by a data breach of the hospital's internal systems that was announced in October 2019.The class-action lawsuit was filed against Kalispell Regional in the Montana Eighth Judicial District Court in Cascade County on Nov. 22, 2019. The case is expected to go before Judge Elizabeth Best for a final approval hearing on Jan. 5 at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/montana-hospital-group-to-pay-42m-after-breach-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/montana-hospital-group-to-pay-42m-after-breach-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tennessee lawmakers introduce bill prohibiting authorities from forcing COVID vaccine]]></title><description><![CDATA[WVLT: An East Tennessee lawmaker proposed a bill that would prohibit a law enforcement agency or government entity from forcing individuals to get the COVID-19 vaccine.State Representative Bud Hulsey introduced House Bill 13 on Monday, Nov. 30.According to the proposed bill, authorities &ldquo;shall not force, require, or coerce a person to receive an immunization or vaccination for COVID-19 against the person&rsquo;s will.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/tennessee-lawmakers-introduce-bill-prohibiting-authorities-from-forcing-covid-vaccine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/tennessee-lawmakers-introduce-bill-prohibiting-authorities-from-forcing-covid-vaccine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Jersey Audit of Flawless Vote Could Change Future Elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: In most election cycles, after the excitement and crisp chill of Election Day passes, inauguration comes quickly after, without a whole lot of attention paid to the bureaucratic processes in between.Only, 2020 is not like other years.Instead, New Jersey election officials have spent the past few days hunched over tables, parsing through thousands of ballots and ensuring they match up with their recorded totals. All the while, President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt over the res]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-jersey-audit-of-flawless-vote-could-change-future-elections/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-jersey-audit-of-flawless-vote-could-change-future-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas asks U.S. Supreme Court to help Trump upend election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuters: The state of Texas, aiming to help President Donald Trump upend the results of the U.S. election, said on Tuesday it has filed suit against the states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin at the Supreme Court, calling changes they made to election procedures amid the coronavirus pandemic unlawful.The lawsuit, announced by the Republican attorney general of Texas Ken Paxton, was filed directly with the Supreme Court, as is permitted for certain litigation between states. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/texas-asks-us-supreme-court-to-help-trump-upend-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/texas-asks-us-supreme-court-to-help-trump-upend-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massachusetts Governor Weighs Large Police Reform Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Gov. Charlie Baker is playing his cards close to the vest over what he'll do about the sweeping police reform bill sitting on his desk."We're going to work our way through this thing from one end to the other," Baker said Sunday on WCVB's "On the Record," adding, "It's important given the significance of this issue that we make sure we get it right. And many of our colleagues in the Legislature didn't have a heck of a lot of time to look at this, in some cases less than 24]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/massachusetts-governor-weighs-large-police-reform-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/massachusetts-governor-weighs-large-police-reform-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Congress ever fund state and local cybersecurity grants?]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: In January, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers made its top federal priorities quite clear: With a steady rise in attacks against state and local networks &mdash; including a particularly brutal year of ransomware incidents &mdash; consuming more and more resources of IT and emergency management departments, states needed Congress to step up and create an annual funding stream to help states and localities up their defenses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/will-congress-ever-fund-state-and-local-cybersecurity-grants/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/will-congress-ever-fund-state-and-local-cybersecurity-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California Lawmakers Propose Eviction Extension Through 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: California tenants struggling to pay rent due to COVID-19 would have until the end of 2021 to avoid eviction under a moratorium extension a Democratic lawmaker plans to introduce Monday.At the end of August, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3088 into law, which requires tenants to pay at least 25 percent of their rent from Sept. 1 to Jan. 31, 2021 to avoid eviction. Tenants weren't obligated to immediately back-fill payments missed from the start of the emergency in March throug]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/california-lawmakers-propose-eviction-extension-through-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/california-lawmakers-propose-eviction-extension-through-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Park, Fla., Considers Upgrading Cell Network With 5G]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Winter Park, Fla., commissioners heard a pitch Monday that would upgrade AT&amp;T&rsquo;s cell phone network in the city to 5G and increase connectivity speeds.ExteNet, a telecommunications infrastructure company that has a contract with AT&amp;T, wants to install 5G small-cell nodes in 20 locations throughout prominent parts of the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/winter-park-fla-considers-upgrading-cell-network-with-5g/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/winter-park-fla-considers-upgrading-cell-network-with-5g/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID-19 forcing some jails, police departments to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associated Press: The coronavirus surge is creating problems for Missouri police departments and sheriff&rsquo;s offices, forcing some to temporarily close to the public and prompting others to relocate jail inmates.Springfield police on Monday shut down the lobby of the police station, citing &ldquo;a staffing shortage, made worse recently due to the impact of COVID-19,&rdquo; according to a news release. It wasn&rsquo;t clear how many employees have the virus. A spokeswoman said she did not im]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/covid-19-forcing-some-jails-police-departments-to-close/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/covid-19-forcing-some-jails-police-departments-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York City wants to implement zero-trust security across government]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: Following a successful internal rollout, New York City&rsquo;s cybersecurity agency wants to pursue the citywide adoption of a zero-trust security architecture across a government with more than 100 agencies and more than 325,000 employees.New York City Cyber Command last week published a request for information seeking input from potential vendors who may eventually help the city move its vast computer systems to a zero-trust model, in which security is implemented at every layer of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-york-city-wants-to-implement-zero-trust-security-across-government/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-york-city-wants-to-implement-zero-trust-security-across-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fines, Fees, Forfeitures and the Emerging Issue of Fairness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Back in the 1970s, when property tax revolts such as California's Prop 13 put limits on a primary municipal revenue source, many cities turned to the most available alternatives: user fees and charges, fines and forfeitures. An emerging body of public-finance theory came to their support with the concept of "public choice," which drew on microeconomics to argue that user fees are more efficient and equitable than taxes. The basic idea was that a dollar's worth of additional cost shoul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fines-fees-forfeitures-and-the-emerging-issue-of-fairness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fines-fees-forfeitures-and-the-emerging-issue-of-fairness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Case for Embracing Video Technologies in Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: As The Buggles said in 1980, video killed the radio star. To put a government spin on it, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s more of a consumer technology,&rdquo; or &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not my department.&rdquo; In thinking about 2020, however, video has morphed from sleeper to mission-critical technology during the first year of the pandemic.It isn&rsquo;t often that a 40-year-old song is weirdly prescient about the repercussions of modern technology, including video, which has been viewed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-case-for-embracing-video-technologies-in-government/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-case-for-embracing-video-technologies-in-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden picks Lloyd Austin, retired Army general, to lead Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: President-elect Joe Biden has reportedly selected Lloyd Austin III, a retired four-star Army general who most recently led the fights in Afghanistan and Iraq, as his nominee for defense secretary.Austin would become the first Black leader of the department if confirmed, but likely faces a steep path because he will require a waiver from Congress due to his recent service, an exception granted to only two secretary nominees in the last century.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-picks-lloyd-austin-retired-army-general-to-lead-pentagon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-picks-lloyd-austin-retired-army-general-to-lead-pentagon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeals court rules for Trump taking military money for wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a lower court was wrong to bar the Trump administration from taking $3.6 billion from military construction projects for a border wall.A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that El Paso County and the nonprofit Border Network for Human Rights did not have the standing to challenge President Donald Trump&rsquo;s redirecting funds from more than 100 military construction projects, including a $20 million road project at a ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/appeals-court-rules-for-trump-taking-military-money-for-wall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/appeals-court-rules-for-trump-taking-military-money-for-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Admin to Rename Two Bases for Space Force Over Military Objections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense One: The U.S. Air Force plans to change the names of two Florida military bases heavily involved in Space Force operations during a Wednesday ceremony with a guest list including Vice President Mike Pence, Defense One has learned.The renaming ceremony has been ordered by top Trump administration officials as part of the Space Force&rsquo;s first birthday. But U.S. officials familiar with the matter said the changes violate a gentleman&rsquo;s agreement with congressional staffers who ask]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-admin-to-rename-two-bases-for-space-force-over-military-objections/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-admin-to-rename-two-bases-for-space-force-over-military-objections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress wants to know more about the Pentagon’s new joint warfighting concept]]></title><description><![CDATA[C4ISRNET: Congress wants the Pentagon to clarify which office is responsible for each aspect of the department&rsquo;s new joint warfighting concept as the idea of connecting any sensor to any shooter gains traction throughout the military.Under the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, released Dec. 3, top Pentagon leaders would be required to provide quarterly briefings to congressional defense committees on the progress the department is making on Joint All-Domain Command and Contro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-wants-to-know-more-about-the-pentagons-new-joint-warfighting-concept/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-wants-to-know-more-about-the-pentagons-new-joint-warfighting-concept/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Diplomats and Spies Likely Targeted by Radio Frequency Energy, Long-Withheld Report Determines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Policy: Mysterious brain injuries sustained by U.S. diplomats and CIA officers serving overseas in Cuba, China, and Russia were likely caused by directed, pulsed radio frequency energy, according to a study conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.&ldquo;[A]fter considering the information available to it and a set of possible mechanisms, the committee felt that many of the distinctive and acute signs, symptoms, and observations reported by DOS [Departme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-diplomats-and-spies-likely-targeted-by-radio-frequency-energy-long-withheld-report-determines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-diplomats-and-spies-likely-targeted-by-radio-frequency-energy-long-withheld-report-determines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump veto will hurt troops and families, Republican and Democratic leaders warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: Congressional leaders from both parties warned Monday that a presidential veto of the annual defense authorization bill later this month could have devastating effects on the military, and leave lawmakers with few solutions to fix that damage.&ldquo;The short term damage is likely that (troops) won&rsquo;t get paid bonuses,&rdquo; said House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., in a conference call with reporters on Monday. &ldquo;Training will stop on a number]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-veto-will-hurt-troops-and-families-republican-and-democratic-leaders-warn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-veto-will-hurt-troops-and-families-republican-and-democratic-leaders-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon network defense makes strides in organizing its space]]></title><description><![CDATA[C4ISRNET: The Department of Defense&rsquo;s main organization for securing and defending networks worldwide has matured in its five years of existence at organizing its battlespace, leading to more coherent defense, a top official said.Over the past year, Joint Force Headquarters-DoD Information Networks, the operational arm of U.S. Cyber Command that secures, operates and defends the network, has improved at implementing what its deputy commander calls its command-centric operational framework.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-network-defense-makes-strides-in-organizing-its-space/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-network-defense-makes-strides-in-organizing-its-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI In The Grey Zone: Afghan Lessons For Great Power Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breaking Defense: The regular military is increasingly adopting artificial intelligence techniques pioneered by special operators, with a pilot AI project underway at the celebrated 18th Airborne Corps.The same Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team that developed Project Maven to track terrorists is now applying their technology to great-power conflict with advanced nation-states, said Richard Schultz, a professor at Tuft University&rsquo;s Fletcher School who co-wrote a recent article on AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ai-in-the-grey-zone-afghan-lessons-for-great-power-conflict/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ai-in-the-grey-zone-afghan-lessons-for-great-power-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Uneasy deterrence’ reached with Iran, says top US Navy official in Mideast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Times: The top U.S. Navy official in the Mideast said Sunday that America has reached an &ldquo;uneasy deterrence&rdquo; with Iran after months of regional attacks and seizures at sea, even as tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran over the Islamic Republic&rsquo;s nuclear program.Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, who oversees the Navy&rsquo;s 5th Fleet based in Bahrain, struck an academic tone in comments to the annual Manama Dialogue hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Stu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/uneasy-deterrence-reached-with-iran-says-top-us-navy-official-in-mideast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/uneasy-deterrence-reached-with-iran-says-top-us-navy-official-in-mideast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon did not deny Biden team access to military intel agencies, officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: The Defense Department on Saturday pushed back on media reports that it denied members of President-elect Joe Biden&rsquo;s transition team access to meetings with DoD intelligence agencies.Numerous outlets reported on Dec. 4 that the DoD had rejected or not approved requests from Biden&rsquo;s DoD Agency Review Team, attributing their information to anonymous sources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-did-not-deny-biden-team-access-to-military-intel-agencies-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-did-not-deny-biden-team-access-to-military-intel-agencies-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Shutdown Deadline Looming This Week, Lawmakers Look to Buy More Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: Federal agencies appear poised to approve another week of status quo funding to avoid a government shutdown, with lawmakers resigned to a second stopgap spending measure in fiscal 2021 as they buy time for a more comprehensive agreement.<br />
Congressional leaders had expressed optimism they would have time to draft and pass an omnibus appropriations bill to set line-by-line funding for every agency before this Friday&rsquo;s deadline, but several outstanding issues have delayed that process]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/with-shutdown-deadline-looming-this-week-lawmakers-look-to-buy-more-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/with-shutdown-deadline-looming-this-week-lawmakers-look-to-buy-more-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GovExec Daily: What Federal Execs Can Expect During the Transition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The 75 days or so between a presidential election and inauguration that mark the transition period are a stressful time for the incoming and outgoing presidential administrations, but the federal managers tasked with doing the business of government also have to get ready to pivot during this time. There is plenty of work to do for career officials during this time, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/govexec-daily-what-federal-execs-can-expect-during-the-transition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/govexec-daily-what-federal-execs-can-expect-during-the-transition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden's Victory Cemented As States Reach Key Electoral College Deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR: It may come and go without much fanfare, but on Tuesday, the U.S. will pass a key deadline cementing President-elect Joe Biden's victory as the 46th president.The day, Dec. 8, is known as the "safe harbor" deadline for states to certify their results, compelling Congress to accept those results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bidens-victory-cemented-as-states-reach-key-electoral-college-deadline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bidens-victory-cemented-as-states-reach-key-electoral-college-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Federal Gender Pay Gap Is Shrinking, But the Remaining Disparity May Be the Hardest to Eliminate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: A government watchdog agency last week announced that the gender pay gap in the federal government has improved significantly over the last two decades, but warned that agencies must improve their data collection to continue to make progress.The Government Accountability Office found that the overall pay disparity between men and women fell significantly between 1999 and 2017. While women made on average 19 cents on the dollar less than their male counterparts in 1999, that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-federal-gender-pay-gap-is-shrinking-but-the-remaining-disparity-may-be-the-hardest-to-eliminate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-federal-gender-pay-gap-is-shrinking-but-the-remaining-disparity-may-be-the-hardest-to-eliminate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tennessee prepares to send National Guard to hospitals for COVID-19 surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nashville Tenneseean: As the surging coronavirus outbreak threatens to overwhelm Tennessee&rsquo;s health care infrastructure, Gov. Bill Lee invoked emergency authority allowing National Guard members to be sent to hospitals as nurses, COVID-19 testers or ambulance drivers.According to Executive Order 68, issued Friday, guardsmembers will only be given&nbsp; these duties if they have &ldquo;appropriate training or skills&rdquo; and the assignment is approved by Guard Adjutant General Jeff Holmes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/tennessee-prepares-to-send-national-guard-to-hospitals-for-covid-19-surge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/tennessee-prepares-to-send-national-guard-to-hospitals-for-covid-19-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High court will hear appeal over Medicaid work requirements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: In the midst of a pandemic, the Supreme Court said Friday it will take up the Trump administration's stalled plan to allow states to require low-income people to work to receive health care under Medicaid.The timing of the court's decision to take up the issue was curious because by the time the case is argued in late winter or early spring, Joe Biden will be president and his administration is unlikely to continue President Donald Trump's plan to remake Medicaid by requiring]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/high-court-will-hear-appeal-over-medicaid-work-requirements/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/high-court-will-hear-appeal-over-medicaid-work-requirements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bipartisan Cadre of Lawmakers Call for Permanent Telehealth Expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: A bipartisan, bicameral collection of 49 lawmakers urged House and Senate leaders Friday to include a permanent expansion of access to telehealth services in potential end-of-year legislation.In a letter authored by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, lawmakers argue that telehealth has proven to be a critical service during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring patients continue to receive care while minimizing the spread of the virus, freeing capacity in health care facilities and reducing the use]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bipartisan-cadre-of-lawmakers-call-for-permanent-telehealth-expansion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bipartisan-cadre-of-lawmakers-call-for-permanent-telehealth-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As vaccine rollout looms, so do big questions around supply chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: As Pfizer and Moderna wait for the U.S. Federal and Drug Administration to issue an emergency use authorization for their respective vaccines, the importance of a seamless &ndash; or at least well-connected &ndash; supply chain has become increasingly clear.According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the first rollout of the vaccine is likely to be very limited, with state governors and public health departments directing allocation of the first available d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/as-vaccine-rollout-looms-so-do-big-questions-around-supply-chains/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/as-vaccine-rollout-looms-so-do-big-questions-around-supply-chains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Shocked by Cyberattack That Audits Warned for Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: The Wednesday before Thanksgiving began with a flurry of urgent text messages and emails among Maryland educational technology chiefs.Within 10 minutes of hearing that a ransomware attack had immobilized Baltimore County Public Schools overnight, technology staffers with Carroll and Harford counties&rsquo; school systems were texting one another.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-shocked-by-cyberattack-that-audits-warned-for-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 18:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-shocked-by-cyberattack-that-audits-warned-for-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States Overpaid Millions in Unemployment and Now Demand People Pay It Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: As millions of workers lost their jobs earlier this year, many states temporarily loosened their rules to apply for unemployment and began processing a record number of jobless claims.<br />
But as claims soared, so too have accidental overpayments to out-of-work people that states are now trying to collect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-overpaid-millions-in-unemployment-and-now-demand-people-pay-it-back/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 18:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-overpaid-millions-in-unemployment-and-now-demand-people-pay-it-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural Georgia County Moves Toward Broadband Accessibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Only 30% of residents in Colquitt County have internet access, according to County Clerk&nbsp; Melissa Lawson . That makes the Broadband Ready certification the county received recently an even more impressive step toward connectivity in an agriculture-based community.Cities and counties with this Broadband Ready designation have completed the online application and demonstrated compliance with the adoption of both a comprehensive plan, inclusive of the promotion of deploy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/rural-georgia-county-moves-toward-broadband-accessibility/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 18:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/rural-georgia-county-moves-toward-broadband-accessibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Existential Peril’: Mass Transit Faces Huge Service Cuts Across U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New York Times: In Boston, transit officials warned of ending weekend service on the commuter rail and shutting down the city&rsquo;s ferries. In Washington, weekend and late-night metro service would be eliminated and 19 of the system&rsquo;s 91 stations would close. In Atlanta, 70 of the city&rsquo;s 110 bus routes have already been suspended, a move that could become permanent.And in New York City, home to the largest mass transportation system in North America, transit officials have unv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/existential-peril-mass-transit-faces-huge-service-cuts-across-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 18:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/existential-peril-mass-transit-faces-huge-service-cuts-across-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE F-35 Sale ‘Possible’ Before Biden’s Sworn In, Trump Official Says; US Sold $175B In Arms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breaking Defense: Trump administration officials believe they can wrap up the recent proposed sale of F-35s to the UAE before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20.&ldquo;I get asked if it&rsquo;s possible; absolutely it&rsquo;s possible,&rdquo; Heidi Grant, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, told reporters at the Pentagon Friday. &ldquo;But, you know, we don&rsquo;t control it. We&rsquo;re waiting on the Congress benchmark. Then we&rsquo;re gonna wait once we offer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/uae-f-35-sale-possible-before-bidens-sworn-in-trump-official-says-us-sold-175b-in-arms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/uae-f-35-sale-possible-before-bidens-sworn-in-trump-official-says-us-sold-175b-in-arms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Air Force wanted to mothball over 100 planes. Here’s what Congress says it will permit.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Congress is seeking to block the Air Force from retiring any of its A-10 Warthog attack planes, KC-135 refueling tankers and RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones this fiscal year.On Dec. 3, the House and Senate Armed Services committees put forward the conference report of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act &mdash; a final version of the defense bill that includes input from both chambers. The bill is expected to be approved by Congress sometime next week and will t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-air-force-wanted-to-mothball-over-100-planes-heres-what-congress-says-it-will-permit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-air-force-wanted-to-mothball-over-100-planes-heres-what-congress-says-it-will-permit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Will Move Nearly All Troops Out of Somalia, Officials Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal: President Trump ordered the Pentagon to pull nearly all U.S. troops out of Somalia, where for 13 years they have been fighting a low-intensity battle against the local al Qaeda affiliate, al-Shabaab, U.S. officials said.The roughly 700 troops stationed in Somalia would move to bases in Kenya and Djibouti and enter Somalia to conduct shorter counterterrorism missions against al-Shabaab, as well as a smaller force of Islamic State militants. The U.S. troops are expected to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-will-move-nearly-all-troops-out-of-somalia-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-will-move-nearly-all-troops-out-of-somalia-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compromise Defense Policy Bill Includes Paid Parental Leave Fix, Allows Feds to Carry Over More Annual Leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: Congress appears set to approve the annual must-pass defense policy bill next week, and the compromise reached between the House and Senate will codify a number of fixes to the federal law providing paid parental leave to federal workers, as well as allow feds to carry over more of their unused annual leave into 2021.On Wednesday, members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees announced they had reached a deal on the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. The t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/compromise-defense-policy-bill-includes-paid-parental-leave-fix-allows-feds-to-carry-over-more-annual-leave/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/compromise-defense-policy-bill-includes-paid-parental-leave-fix-allows-feds-to-carry-over-more-annual-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Legal Losses Come Fast And Furious]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR: Friday was a disastrous day for the Trump campaign, which has repeatedly tried and failed to overturn the presidential election results in key states. Within a span of hours, the legal teams of Trump and allied Republicans lost challenges in courts in six states.With each defeat, Trump's options for challenging last month's election results continued to dwindle. Sensing that the courts are a lost cause, Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani told Fox News that the campaign is now focused on sidestepp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trumps-legal-losses-come-fast-and-furious/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trumps-legal-losses-come-fast-and-furious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden Will Issue Mask Mandate for Federal Buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: President-elect Joe Biden said on Thursday that he plans to require mask-wearing in federal buildings once he takes office.During an extensive interview with CNN, Biden outlined his plans to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic after he is sworn in on January 20. &ldquo;I'm going to issue a standing order that, in federal buildings, you have to be masked, and, in transportation, interstate transportation, you must be masked in airplanes and buses, et cetera,&rdquo; he told]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-will-issue-mask-mandate-for-federal-buildings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-will-issue-mask-mandate-for-federal-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Congress confronts COVID-19 aid hurdles as funding deadline looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuters: A bipartisan effort in Congress to deliver a long-awaited infusion of COVID-19 relief to U.S. families and businesses remained hung up on Monday due to differences over aid to state and local governments and business liability protections.A group of lawmakers from the Democratic-led House of Representatives and Republican-run Senate had been expected as early as Monday to roll out the formal text of a $908 billion bill to blunt the health and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-congress-confronts-covid-19-aid-hurdles-as-funding-deadline-looms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-congress-confronts-covid-19-aid-hurdles-as-funding-deadline-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senators Raise Concerns Over Burrowing In, Other 'Midnight' Activities at VA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The Veterans Affairs Department has switched its top personnel official into a career position at a much maligned office, sparking concerns among lawmakers who are asking VA to halt that and other &ldquo;questionable political actions&rdquo; in the last weeks of the Trump administration. &nbsp;Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, said in a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie that the department was rushing to install personnel and policies at the 11th hou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/senators-raise-concerns-over-burrowing-in-other-midnight-activities-at-va/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/senators-raise-concerns-over-burrowing-in-other-midnight-activities-at-va/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Momentum For Coronavirus Relief Bill Builds, But Time Short As Parties Work On Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR: After months of partisan stand off on Capitol Hill over the size and composition of another round of coronavirus relief, key signs of progress emerged as the House and Senate moved closer to a possible deal.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., spoke by telephone Thursday afternoon &mdash; notable because the two top leaders hadn't spoken about legislation addressing the pandemic since the election. Up until Thursday they had been blaming a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/momentum-for-coronavirus-relief-bill-builds-but-time-short-as-parties-work-on-deal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/momentum-for-coronavirus-relief-bill-builds-but-time-short-as-parties-work-on-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Dozens of Trump’s Political Appointees Will Stay in Government After Biden Takes Over]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: Christopher Prandoni was just 29 when he joined President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration as associate director for natural resources at the Council on Environmental Quality. Last year, he hopped over to the Interior Department and became a close adviser to Secretary David Bernhardt, sometimes attending multiple meetings a day with the agency head.In April, Bernhardt named Prandoni, only three years out of law school, to a $114,000-a-year position that&rsquo;s part of the career civ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-dozens-of-trumps-political-appointees-will-stay-in-government-after-biden-takes-over/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-dozens-of-trumps-political-appointees-will-stay-in-government-after-biden-takes-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Meat Inspectors Decry Lack of Access to COVID-19 Tests, Working Through Exposures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: Federal inspectors at meat processing plants across the country&mdash;once among the hotbeds for the novel coronavirus&mdash;are being told to remain at work after exposures to COVID-19, according to employees there, who have raised renewed concerns their agency is not helping them get tested to prevent virus spread.<br />
Several plants were forced to close earlier this year due to outbreaks among both the company workers and federal inspectors, leading President Trump to sign a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-meat-inspectors-decry-lack-of-access-to-covid-19-tests-working-through-exposures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-meat-inspectors-decry-lack-of-access-to-covid-19-tests-working-through-exposures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden officially announces ex-Obama official Brian Deese as top economic adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: Biden officially announces ex-Obama official Brian Deese as top economic adviserPresident-elect Joe Biden on Thursday officially tapped former Obama administration official Brian Deese to lead the National Economic Council, his latest announcement to round out his economic team.Deese, who was widely expected to get the role, formerly served as the deputy director of the council and as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). He was a key player in negotiations for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-officially-announces-ex-obama-official-brian-deese-as-top-economic-adviser/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-officially-announces-ex-obama-official-brian-deese-as-top-economic-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They need to answer to this’: Pentagon CMO pushes back as Congress moves to shutter office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Language in the proposed fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act eliminates the Pentagon&rsquo;s Chief Management Officer job, a move that the woman who has held the job said will harm taxpayers and military readiness.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to understand how the most successful reform effort in history is essentially being eliminated,&rdquo; Lisa Hershman, the Pentagon&rsquo;s CMO, told Defense News shortly after the NDAA language was released Thursday. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s dis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/they-need-to-answer-to-this-pentagon-cmo-pushes-back-as-congress-moves-to-shutter-office/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/they-need-to-answer-to-this-pentagon-cmo-pushes-back-as-congress-moves-to-shutter-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US confirms it will pull some personnel at Baghdad embassy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: The United States will temporarily withdraw some staff from its embassy in Baghdad, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller confirmed on Thursday.Tueller announced the move in a video posted to U.S. Embassy&rsquo;s Facebook page following reports that the withdrawal was out of concern for retaliation around the one-year anniversary of the U.S.-ordered airstrike on Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-confirms-it-will-pull-some-personnel-at-baghdad-embassy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-confirms-it-will-pull-some-personnel-at-baghdad-embassy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fate of sweeping military personnel policies, family support plans rests on Trump’s veto threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: Congressional leaders on Thursday released their final draft of the sweeping defense authorization bill for fiscal 2021 with provisions for a 3 percent pay raise for troops next year, language to force the renaming of Army bases honoring Confederate leaders, and new provisions to improve medical care and safety related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The $740.5 billion defense policy bill is expected to easily pass both the House and Senate in coming days but could face a Whi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fate-of-sweeping-military-personnel-policies-family-support-plans-rests-on-trumps-veto-threat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fate-of-sweeping-military-personnel-policies-family-support-plans-rests-on-trumps-veto-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress directs DoD to build interim homeland missile defense interceptor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Congress is directing the Pentagon to build an interim homeland intercontinental ballistic missile defense interceptor, a weapon that is not in the Missile Defense Agency&rsquo;s current plans to counter threats from North Korea and Iran.The fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, released Dec. 3, gives the Pentagon &mdash; through the Missile Defense Agency &mdash; 30 days to &ldquo;commence carrying out a program to develop an interim ground-based interceptor capability&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-directs-dod-to-build-interim-homeland-missile-defense-interceptor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-directs-dod-to-build-interim-homeland-missile-defense-interceptor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As COVID Vaccine Nears, States Set Rules: Legislative Watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: For months, public health officials have repeated the message that a vaccine is essential to achieving the herd immunity necessary for a return to pre-COVID freedoms. It&rsquo;s possible that two vaccines will be available by the end of 2020. Dozens more are in development, with several expected to be approved early in 2021.Estimating the number of people who will need to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity is difficult, involving several factors, including the average number of pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/as-covid-vaccine-nears-states-set-rules-legislative-watch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/as-covid-vaccine-nears-states-set-rules-legislative-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hackers taking aim at crucial COVID-19 vaccine 'cold chain,' says IBM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: A "global phishing campaign" is underway, targeting companies involved with the refrigerated supply chain infrastructure needed for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, a new report from IBM X-Force shows.The report, which has been amplified by the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (whose director was ousted by President Trump just weeks ago), says unknown bad cyber actors are launching phishing and spear phishing emails to company executives and other organi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hackers-taking-aim-at-crucial-covid-19-vaccine-cold-chain-says-ibm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hackers-taking-aim-at-crucial-covid-19-vaccine-cold-chain-says-ibm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GIS data will be critical for successful vaccine distribution]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: With the Food and Drug Administration scheduled to evaluate two experimental coronavirus vaccines for emergency use, the first inoculations against COVID-19 may be weeks away.But the federal government is leaving distribution to the states,&nbsp; and they&rsquo;ll need reliable geospatial data to do so, representatives from the mapping company Esri and members of the National States Geographic Information Council said Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gis-data-will-be-critical-for-successful-vaccine-distribution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gis-data-will-be-critical-for-successful-vaccine-distribution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS unveils highly anticipated geographic direct-contracting model]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: CMS' Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation on Thursday unveiled its highly anticipated Geographic Direct Contracting Model.The model&mdash;dubbed "Geo"&mdash;aims to improve health outcomes and lower healthcare costs for Medicare's fee-for-service beneficiaries across entire geographic regions by encouraging participants to work together to improve care coordination and care management. So-called direct-contracting entities, the Innovation Center's new name for accountab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-unveils-highly-anticipated-geographic-direct-contracting-model/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-unveils-highly-anticipated-geographic-direct-contracting-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louisiana Halts Unemployment Benefits to Investigate Fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: An unexpected spike in unemployment claims in Louisiana appears to be a combination of a large number of unemployed workers moving from one program to another and criminals trying to game the system for jobless benefits, a state official said Monday.Payment on more than 30,000 claims filed over the past two weeks for unemployment benefits were halted last week by the Louisiana Workforce Commission while the claims are being reviewed for validity. The state agency already has stopped m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/louisiana-halts-unemployment-benefits-to-investigate-fraud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/louisiana-halts-unemployment-benefits-to-investigate-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hawaiian Telcom to Purchase $50M Fiber Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Hawaiian Telcom has signed a definitive purchase agreement to buy interisland submarine and middle-mile terrestrial fiber infrastructure assets currently owned by the bankruptcy estate of Paniolo Cable Co. for $50 million.The transaction for $25 million in cash and $25 million in committed purchase money financing is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval of the bankruptcy court and federal regulatory authorities, and is expected to close in the third]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hawaiian-telcom-to-purchase-50m-fiber-network/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hawaiian-telcom-to-purchase-50m-fiber-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Fairly Use Algorithms to Make Tough Decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: The power of data to help states and localities make decisions more effectively has long been a given. But the use of complex algorithms in government complicates that picture, raising essential questions about whether the data being used is free from the biases and inequities so often present in our communities.What exactly are algorithms? Dan Chenok, executive director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government, defines them as the complex equations built into a computer sys]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-to-fairly-use-algorithms-to-make-tough-decisions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-to-fairly-use-algorithms-to-make-tough-decisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense bill set to pass with state cybersecurity programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: The defense policy bill Congress is poised to approve contains multiple items aimed at states&rsquo; cybersecurity efforts, including one that could give National Guard units broader abilities to respond to cyberattacks.The final draft of the National Defense Authorization Act, a massive bill that Congress passes annually, introduced Thursday includes language that formalizes and expands the role that National Guard units play in cyber operations, including when they can be called up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/defense-bill-set-to-pass-with-state-cybersecurity-programs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/defense-bill-set-to-pass-with-state-cybersecurity-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, October 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $63.1 billion in October, up $1.0 billion from $62.1 billion in September, revised. October exports were $182.0 billion, $4.0 billion more than September exports. October imports were $245.1 billion, $5.0 billion more than September imports.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-october-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-international-trade-in-goods-and-services-october-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Vows To Veto Defense Bill Unless Shield For Big Tech Is Scrapped]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR: President Trump is threatening to veto a critical defense spending bill unless Congress agrees to repeal a liability shield for social media companies.The president tweeted late Tuesday that Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act is "a serious threat to our National Security &amp; Election Integrity."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-vows-to-veto-defense-bill-unless-shield-for-big-tech-is-scrapped/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-vows-to-veto-defense-bill-unless-shield-for-big-tech-is-scrapped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milley: Budget ‘reality check’ may impact foreign exercises, basing plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Pentagon planners need a &ldquo;reality check&rdquo; about future defense budgets and must accept that military dollars may be drying up, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday.&ldquo;I suspect that, at best, the Pentagon&rsquo;s budgets will start flattening out. There&rsquo;s a reasonable prospect that they could actually decline significantly, depending on what happens&rdquo; with the broader economy, Gen. Mark Milley said at an event hosted by the Brookings In]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/milley-budget-reality-check-may-impact-foreign-exercises-basing-plans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/milley-budget-reality-check-may-impact-foreign-exercises-basing-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DISA Updates Strategic Tech Priorities Through 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The Defense Information Systems Agency released the first annual refresh for its strategic plan outlining a vision for the agency through 2022, including a new technology roadmap, on Monday.<br />
The update takes into account changes to the operating landscape&mdash;most significantly, the COVID-19 pandemic. DISA was a major part of the effort to enable mass telework at DOD. Vice Adm. Nancy Norton, director of DISA, said in a statement 2020 affirmed the importance of the annual strategic pla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/disa-updates-strategic-tech-priorities-through-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/disa-updates-strategic-tech-priorities-through-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rogers backed as House Armed Services ranking member]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: The House GOP Steering Committee voted Tuesday to back Rep. Mike Rogers to replace Rep. Mac Thornberry as the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee in the next Congress, according to a source familiar with the situation.The panel recommended Rogers, the Homeland Security Committee&rsquo;s ranking member, over House Strategic Forces Subcommittee ranking member Mike Turner, R-Ohio. During the closed-door meeting, House Seapower Subcommittee ranking member Rob Wittman,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/rogers-backed-as-house-armed-services-ranking-member/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/rogers-backed-as-house-armed-services-ranking-member/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Now Supports 2021 Pay Freeze, but Only for Civilians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The Trump administration released a statement this week saying that it now supports Senate Republicans&rsquo; proposal to freeze civilian federal employees&rsquo; pay next year, further complicating ongoing negotiations over federal compensation in 2021.In a letter, dated Nov. 30, to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought confirmed the White House&rsquo;s support for a pay freeze for civilian feds as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/white-house-now-supports-2021-pay-freeze-but-only-for-civilians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/white-house-now-supports-2021-pay-freeze-but-only-for-civilians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US lawmakers unveil anti-slavery constitutional amendment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associated Press: National lawmakers introduced a joint resolution Wednesday aimed at striking language from the U.S. Constitution that enshrines a form of slavery in America&rsquo;s foundational documents.The resolution, spearheaded and supported by Democratic members of the House and Senate, would amend the 13th Amendment&rsquo;s ban on chattel enslavement to expressly prohibit involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime. As ratified, the original amendment has permitted exploitation of la]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-lawmakers-unveil-anti-slavery-constitutional-amendment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-lawmakers-unveil-anti-slavery-constitutional-amendment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Senate panel votes to approve Trump FCC nominee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuters: The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted on Wednesday to approve the nomination of a senior Trump administration official involved in an effort to seek new social media regulations to a seat on the Federal Communications Commission.Nathan Simington, a Commerce Department official, was approved on a 14-12 vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-senate-panel-votes-to-approve-trump-fcc-nominee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-senate-panel-votes-to-approve-trump-fcc-nominee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Prison Employees Fear Staff Shortages and Mass Reassignments as COVID-19 Cases Spike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: Federal prisons around the country are increasingly relying on teachers, librarians and even nurses to conduct law enforcement duties as COVID-19 spikes exacerbate existing staffing shortages, leading employees to fear for their safety or head for the exits.<br />
The Bureau of Prisons, the Justice Department component that manages 122 facilities nationwide, has expanded its use of a practice called &ldquo;augmentation&rdquo; during the novel coronavirus pandemic, in which employ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-prison-employees-fear-staff-shortages-and-mass-reassignments-as-covid-19-cases-spike/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-prison-employees-fear-staff-shortages-and-mass-reassignments-as-covid-19-cases-spike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chattanooga Is One of Two Cities to Join Smart City Alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Chattanooga, Tenn., has been selected as one of only two U.S. cities in a new global initiative to use broadband connections and data to plan and utilize energy, transportation, health care and communications in a more sustainable and equitable manner.During its Smart City Expo World Congress last month, the World Economic Forum announced that Chattanooga and San Jose, California were picked among three dozen cities around the globe to pilot adoption of new technologies being develope]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/chattanooga-is-one-of-two-cities-to-join-smart-city-alliance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/chattanooga-is-one-of-two-cities-to-join-smart-city-alliance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Somehow, it managed to get worse’: Ransomware ticks up in 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: Despite hopes that ransomware would buck a trend and become less pervasive, 2020 has offered no relief as multiple strains of extortion malware have continued to wreak havoc across IT organizations, particularly state and local governments trying to survive through the COVID-19 pandemic, speakers said Tuesday during a cybersecurity conference.&ldquo;How bad was the problem last year? Terrible,&rdquo; Charles Carmakal, the chief technology officer at Mandiant, the incident response ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/somehow-it-managed-to-get-worse-ransomware-ticks-up-in-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/somehow-it-managed-to-get-worse-ransomware-ticks-up-in-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana Library Offering Hot Spots to Help Close Digital Divide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: The Billings Public Library began offering free mobile hotspots for checkout to help bridge a "digital divide" in Montana earlier in the year, as schools, health care and services move online.With demand for the devices growing, the library's foundation is fundraising to purchase more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/montana-library-offering-hot-spots-to-help-close-digital-divide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/montana-library-offering-hot-spots-to-help-close-digital-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How The Biden Administration Might Change Cybersecurity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: As the Joe Biden presidential transition picks up speed, many have wondered just how the new administration will address the myriad threats that lurk in cyberspace.If cyber hasn't exactly languished under the Trump administration, it hasn't quite blossomed either.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-the-biden-administration-might-change-cybersecurity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-the-biden-administration-might-change-cybersecurity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divided Legislature passes police accountability bill, sending controversial measure to Baker]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Boston Globe: Legislative leaders have hailed the wide-ranging proposal as &ldquo;landmark&rdquo; legislation and among the most comprehensive bills in the country to pass in response to the flood of demonstrations sparked by the May killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white Minneapolis police officer.Facing dissent within their own party, leading Democrats on Tuesday framed it in historic terms, urging lawmakers to embrace a compromise that first surfaced only 24 hours earlier and af]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/divided-legislature-passes-police-accountability-bill-sending-controversial-measure-to-baker/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/divided-legislature-passes-police-accountability-bill-sending-controversial-measure-to-baker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audit Warned of Outage Risk Before Kansas 911 System Failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Children are taught from a young age to dial 911 in an emergency. Whether it's a heart attack, a break-in or a fire, 911 answers the call right away.A widespread 911 service outage across Kansas on Sunday afternoon is testing that assumption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/audit-warned-of-outage-risk-before-kansas-911-system-failure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/audit-warned-of-outage-risk-before-kansas-911-system-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Pai’s departure, FCC likely to restore net neutrality, strengthen municipal broadband]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai&rsquo;s announcement Monday that he intends to resign Jan. 20 presents the incoming Biden administration with an opportunity to restore net neutrality and overhaul the federal government&rsquo;s attitude toward municipal broadband, Tyler Cooper, the editor of Broadbandnow.com, told StateScoop.President-elect Joe Biden will have the opportunity to name a new member of the five-person commission, as well as a new chairperson, when Pai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/with-pais-departure-fcc-likely-to-restore-net-neutrality-strengthen-municipal-broadband/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/with-pais-departure-fcc-likely-to-restore-net-neutrality-strengthen-municipal-broadband/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California got $1.3 billion in wildfire relief. Victims have received nothing, prompting outrage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Times: After her home in Santa Rosa, Calif., burned down in the Tubbs fire three years ago, Linda Adrain moved into a tiny apartment. She didn&rsquo;t expect to stay long.Adrain soon learned about plans for a complex for low-income senior citizens on the site of the fire-ravaged mobile home park where she had lived for a quarter-century. She quickly signed up for a two-bedroom apartment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/california-got-13-billion-in-wildfire-relief-victims-have-received-nothing-prompting-outrage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/california-got-13-billion-in-wildfire-relief-victims-have-received-nothing-prompting-outrage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oregon Workplace Officials Slow to Respond to COVID Complaints]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: The complaints to Oregon workplace safety officials alleged that workers were facing life-threatening risks before the coronavirus took hold and rapidly moved through factories, stores and plants across the state.On the Oregon coast, one complaint said, nearly a dozen workers tested positive for coronavirus but were still required to report to work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/oregon-workplace-officials-slow-to-respond-to-covid-complaints/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/oregon-workplace-officials-slow-to-respond-to-covid-complaints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Point, N.C., Invests in Body-Worn Cameras for Its Officers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: When High Point police officials decided earlier this year to deploy body-worn cameras throughout the department, it wasn't in response to controversy.High-profile national cases like the death of George Floyd while in the custody of police in Minneapolis have sparked more debate about body cameras as a means of reform by making law enforcement more accountable and transparent in its dealings with the public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/high-point-nc-invests-in-body-worn-cameras-for-its-officers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/high-point-nc-invests-in-body-worn-cameras-for-its-officers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future holds more and bigger data - and demands better ways of managing it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: Artificial intelligence and machine learning have huge potential as digital health continues to evolve. But experts speaking at this week's HIMSS Machine Learning and AI for Healthcare Digital Summit pointed out that AI and ML are built on a bedrock of data &ndash; and managing that data is a major endeavor, in and of itself."It's a very exciting time," said Jonathan Weiner, founding codirector of the Johns Hopkins Center for Population Health IT, during a leadership panel on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-future-holds-more-and-bigger-data-and-demands-better-ways-of-managing-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-future-holds-more-and-bigger-data-and-demands-better-ways-of-managing-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pushed to rush, FDA head says feds will get vaccine 'right']]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: The head of the agency responsible for approving COVID-19 vaccines said Tuesday after a meeting at the White House that federal officials would take the time needed to "get this right," despite increasing pressure and growing frustration from President Donald Trump that approval is taking too long."No one at FDA is sitting on his or her hands. Everyone is working really hard to look at these applications and get this done," Stephen Hahn, the head of the Food and Drug Administr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pushed-to-rush-fda-head-says-feds-will-get-vaccine-right/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pushed-to-rush-fda-head-says-feds-will-get-vaccine-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Vaccine Management Solution Aims to Cover Entire Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: A COVID-19 vaccine appears imminent, with multiple pharmaceutical companies asking the federal government for emergency authorization &mdash; but it will take much coordination to make sure they are distributed efficiently.So a bevy of tech companies have been building software to help manage the process. The latest is from Simplus, a firm owned by the tech giant Infosys, which the company is billing as &ldquo;end-to-end.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-vaccine-management-solution-aims-to-cover-entire-process/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/new-vaccine-management-solution-aims-to-cover-entire-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Makes Permanent Some Telehealth Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Leaders: Medicare has made permanent nine telehealth services and will extend payments for another 59 services beyond the public health emergency in the ongoing effort to expand remote healthcare access in rural America, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services said Tuesday.In a media telephone conference Tuesday afternoon, CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the extension of benefits, limited by statutory authority to rural areas, is an acknowledgement of "the speed and effectiven]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-makes-permanent-some-telehealth-service/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-makes-permanent-some-telehealth-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers, Senate leader McConnell float new coronavirus aid bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuters: A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday proposed a $908 billion COVID-19 relief bill that would fund measures through March 31, including $228 billion in additional paycheck protection program funds for hotels, restaurants and other small businesses.State and local governments would receive direct aid under the bipartisan bill, the lawmakers said. Senator Mitt Romney, a Republican, said the plan contains $560 billion in &ldquo;repurpose]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bipartisan-us-lawmakers-senate-leader-mcconnell-float-new-coronavirus-aid-bills/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bipartisan-us-lawmakers-senate-leader-mcconnell-float-new-coronavirus-aid-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Democrat Calls on Labor Authority to Overturn 'Radical' Changes to Legal Precedent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The chairman of a House committee focused on federal workforce issues has called on the Federal Labor Relations Authority to rescind a trio of &ldquo;radical policy decisions&rdquo; issued by the agency in September that overturned decades of precedent and severely reduced the scope of matters over which unions may negotiate with agencies.The decisions, all dated Sept. 30, together amount to a sea change in the rules governing federal labor-management relations. The first c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-democrat-calls-on-labor-authority-to-overturn-radical-changes-to-legal-precedent/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-democrat-calls-on-labor-authority-to-overturn-radical-changes-to-legal-precedent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial Trump USAID Appointee Returns from Absence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Policy: Acontroversial political appointee of outgoing President Donald Trump who has sought to remake important programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development is set to return to the agency following a two-month absence, after he had been accused of mismanagement and hostility toward employees, according to U.S. and NGO officials. &nbsp;The return of Pete Marocco, who took leave after USAID officials documented complaints with the Trump loyalist in a 13-page memo first obtain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/controversial-trump-usaid-appointee-returns-from-absence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/controversial-trump-usaid-appointee-returns-from-absence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DeLauro wins Steering Committee vote for Appropriations chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) is on track to become the next House Appropriations Committee chairwoman after securing the recommendation of an influential panel of her colleagues on Tuesday.The House Democratic Steering Committee, which makes recommendations for members' committee slots, voted handily in DeLauro's favor over fellow Democratic Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) and Marcy Kaptur (Ohio), who also sought the gavel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/delauro-wins-steering-committee-vote-for-appropriations-chair/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/delauro-wins-steering-committee-vote-for-appropriations-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISIS Task Force director resigns from Pentagon post in continued post-election purge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: The Defeat-ISIS Task Force director resigned from his position at the Pentagon on Monday amid the continued post-election purge at the Department of Defense.Director Christopher Maier&rsquo;s resignation was accepted by acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, the Department of Defense said in a statement obtained by The Hill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/isis-task-force-director-resigns-from-pentagon-post-in-continued-post-election-purge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/isis-task-force-director-resigns-from-pentagon-post-in-continued-post-election-purge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense bill snagged in Trump’s war on social media protections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: With congressional talks close to finalizing this year&rsquo;s defense policy bill, lawmakers are wrestling with the Trump administration&rsquo;s last-minute demand to include language to overhaul the tech industry&rsquo;s prized liability shield.Closed-door talks between the House, Senate and White House had centered President Donald Trump&rsquo;s threat to veto the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act over military base renaming issues, but the focus has shifted in recent days]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/defense-bill-snagged-in-trumps-war-on-social-media-protections/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/defense-bill-snagged-in-trumps-war-on-social-media-protections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Republicans to pick new top veterans policy leader this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: Republicans on the House Veterans&rsquo; Affairs Committee will have a new leader in 2021, but candidates vying for the post are promising as little disruption as possible to their members&rsquo; efforts to advance bipartisan policies to help veterans.Lawmakers in the House Republican Party caucus are set to vote as early as Wednesday afternoon on the new ranking member for the committee, to replace Tennessee Rep. Phil Roe, who is retiring at the end of 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-republicans-to-pick-new-top-veterans-policy-leader-this-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-republicans-to-pick-new-top-veterans-policy-leader-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army and Howard University team up for AI center of excellence]]></title><description><![CDATA[FedScoop: The U.S Army will establish a Center of Excellence at Howard University in what will be a $7.5 million partnership to deliver artificial intelligence technologies.The Howard University Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will look at &ldquo;vital civilian applications and multi-domain military operations&rdquo; in three areas: AI applications for the Department of Defense, trustworthy AI technologies, and infrastructure for AI research and development.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/army-and-howard-university-team-up-for-ai-center-of-excellence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/army-and-howard-university-team-up-for-ai-center-of-excellence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: After months of shadowboxing amid a tense and toxic campaign, Capitol Hill's main players are returning for one final, perhaps futile, attempt at deal-making on a challenging menu of year-end business.COVID-19 relief, a $1.4 trillion catchall spending package, and defense policy &mdash; and a final burst of judicial nominees &mdash; dominate a truncated two- or three-week session occurring as the coronavirus pandemic rockets out of control in President Donald Trump's final wee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-returns-with-virus-aid-federal-funding-unresolved/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-returns-with-virus-aid-federal-funding-unresolved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC analysis raises questions about HHS COVID-19 patient data tracking system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: A new report in Science suggests that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' COVID-19 patient data tracking system, HHS Protect, shows inconsistency with other sources that could lead to problems with resource allocation.&nbsp; &nbsp;According to a data analysis obtained by Science from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS Protect figures differ from 30 states' public health data by more than 20%. HHS Protect's inpatient data was also "erratic" in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cdc-analysis-raises-questions-about-hhs-covid-19-patient-data-tracking-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cdc-analysis-raises-questions-about-hhs-covid-19-patient-data-tracking-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Health Care Worker Deaths. Many Didn’t.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaiser Health News: As Walter Veal cared for residents at the Ludeman Developmental Center in suburban Chicago, he saw the potential future of his grandson, who has autism.So he took it on himself not just to bathe and feed the residents, which was part of the job, but also to cut their hair, run to the store to buy their favorite body wash and barbecue for them on holidays.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/osha-let-employers-decide-whether-to-report-health-care-worker-deaths-many-didnt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/osha-let-employers-decide-whether-to-report-health-care-worker-deaths-many-didnt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labs face turnaround challenges, CMS billing complications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: With COVID-19 case numbers rising and CMS set to implement new reimbursement rules at the start of the year, managing test turnaround times will become even more urgent for clinical laboratories.Last month, CMS announced that as of January 1, 2021, it would pay its highest reimbursement rate, $100 per test, to labs that complete high-throughput testing within two calendar days of specimen collection. For tests taking longer than two days, the reimbursement rate will be $75 per]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/labs-face-turnaround-challenges-cms-billing-complications/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/labs-face-turnaround-challenges-cms-billing-complications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Health Care Says COVID Aid Wasn’t Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: More than 300 medical providers and nonprofit organizations in Lackawanna County, Pa., received a total of $73.8 million in federal funding to help offset increased expenses and lost revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.The bulk of the funds, $58.8 million, went to medical providers in Scranton, which is home to the two largest benefactors, Geisinger Community Medical Center and Commonwealth Health system's two hospita]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pennsylvania-health-care-says-covid-aid-wasnt-enough/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pennsylvania-health-care-says-covid-aid-wasnt-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not all EHR use measures are created equally, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: A paper published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association found that vendors vary in their development maturity of outpatient EHR use measures.Although Epic, Cerner and Allscripts have developed EHR use measures in client-available platforms, researchers found that athenahealth's are still in development, and eClinicalWorks and NextGen have no existing EHR use measures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/not-all-ehr-use-measures-are-created-equally-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/not-all-ehr-use-measures-are-created-equally-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oklahoma Obamacare Premiums Are Lowest in Years, But Will COVID-19 Impact Sign-ups?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oklahoma Watch: Oklahomans will have more choices and the most affordable health insurance options in years through the Affordable Care Act&rsquo;s marketplace. &nbsp;Thanks in part to a record-number of insurers offering plans in Oklahoma for coverage that starts Jan. 1, the average monthly benchmark premiums on the federal exchange are down more than 20% from a record high in 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/oklahoma-obamacare-premiums-are-lowest-in-years-but-will-covid-19-impact-sign-ups/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/oklahoma-obamacare-premiums-are-lowest-in-years-but-will-covid-19-impact-sign-ups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuomo says N.Y. hospitals must prepare for expected virus surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: New York's hospitals must prepare for an expected surge in coronavirus infections by stockpiling masks and gowns, expanding capacity and identifying retired nurses and doctors who could pitch in, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.Cuomo said that with more than 3,500 people now hospitalized statewide for COVID-19 and more cases expected in the coming weeks, hospitals must draw up plans to redistribute patients both within healthcare networks and between networks so that no one hosp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cuomo-says-ny-hospitals-must-prepare-for-expected-virus-surge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cuomo-says-ny-hospitals-must-prepare-for-expected-virus-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privacy-approved COVID Care solution ensures safe premises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: Global biotech company, BLOK BioScience has launched a privacy-centric COVID Care solution, comprising a CE marked 15-minute test.The end-to-end system allows organisations to monitor the safety of their premises through on-site testing and a digital pass platform that takes an ethical approach to data.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/privacy-approved-covid-care-solution-ensures-safe-premises/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/privacy-approved-covid-care-solution-ensures-safe-premises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington Unemployment Agency Interferes With Audit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Since May, the head of Washington's unemployment agency has been buffeted with criticism for a slow-footed response to a massive fraud that leeched away hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.Now Employment Security Department (ESD) Commissioner Suzi LeVine is being rebuked by state Auditor Pat McCarthy for hindering her office's investigation into what went wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/washington-unemployment-agency-interferes-with-audit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/washington-unemployment-agency-interferes-with-audit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Westmoreland County, Pa., OKs $350K Court Tech Upgrades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: More technological upgrades are coming to Westmoreland County's courtrooms with the help of federal funding.The county's 16 district court buildings will be better connected to the courthouse and courtrooms in Greensburg will have improved wireless infrastructure under two projects totaling about $353,000. Both were approved by commissioners this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/westmoreland-county-pa-oks-350k-court-tech-upgrades/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/westmoreland-county-pa-oks-350k-court-tech-upgrades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We Simply Cannot Afford to Wait’: Several States Consider Stimulus Bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: Following months of debate and disagreement that stalled a new round of federal coronavirus relief, some governors and state legislatures are taking stimulus proposals into their own hands.<br />
In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, last week asked Republican legislative leaders to push through a $100 million Covid-19 relief package before the end of the year. &ldquo;Michigan families are hurting, and while we must continue to advocate for meaningful support from the federal go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/we-simply-cannot-afford-to-wait-several-states-consider-stimulus-bills/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/we-simply-cannot-afford-to-wait-several-states-consider-stimulus-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remote Desktop Protocol remains one of ‘top attacked protocols’, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: A new report by the Center for Internet Security says that organizations, including state and local governments, should double-check their implementation of Microsoft&rsquo;s Remote Desktop Protocol, which remains one of the favorite target of ransomware actors and other cybercriminals, especially as the work-from-home era continues.Many organizations use RDP servers, which are a standard feature in Microsoft Windows and other operating systems, to allow employees to connect to their]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/remote-desktop-protocol-remains-one-of-top-attacked-protocols-report-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/remote-desktop-protocol-remains-one-of-top-attacked-protocols-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Leadership Demands Accounting of Political Burrowing, Schedule F Activities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: Leaders of nearly two dozen House committees demanded information from 61 federal agencies on any efforts to convert political appointees to career civil service positions as well as planned conversions of career employees to the controversial new Schedule F job classification ahead of President-elect Biden&rsquo;s inauguration.In a letter to the various agencies last week, House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and each of the chairs of the other 19]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-leadership-demands-accounting-of-political-burrowing-schedule-f-activities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-leadership-demands-accounting-of-political-burrowing-schedule-f-activities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Democrats urge congressional leaders to support $12.1B budget for IRS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: A group of House Democrats are urging key members of Congress to support the $12.1 billion IRS budget for fiscal 2021 proposed in legislation that passed the House, as lawmakers work to finalize a government funding package in the coming days.The $12.1 billion level proposed by the Democratic-controlled House includes $5.2 billion for enforcement purposes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-democrats-urge-congressional-leaders-to-support-121b-budget-for-irs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-democrats-urge-congressional-leaders-to-support-121b-budget-for-irs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court takes up census case as other count issues loom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal News Network: President Donald Trump&rsquo;s attempt to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to divvy up congressional seats is headed for a post-Thanksgiving Supreme Court showdown.The administration&rsquo;s top lawyers are hoping the justices on a court that includes three Trump appointees will embrace the idea, rejected repeatedly by lower courts. It&rsquo;s the latest, and likely the last, Trump administration hard-line approach to immigration]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/supreme-court-takes-up-census-case-as-other-count-issues-loom/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/supreme-court-takes-up-census-case-as-other-count-issues-loom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator Finalizes Plan to Enable Larger USPS Rate Hikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The U.S. Postal Service could soon raise prices in a way that more closely follows increases in its costs, as the mailing agency&rsquo;s regulator has completed a years-long process to finally overhaul the existing rate-setting system it has deemed inadequate.The Postal Regulatory Commission will not give USPS full authority to set its own prices&mdash;as agency management previously requested&mdash;in its final order issued on Monday. The rule concludes a process kicked of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/regulator-finalizes-plan-to-enable-larger-usps-rate-hikes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/regulator-finalizes-plan-to-enable-larger-usps-rate-hikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protecting America’s military prowess requires an embrace of lead-free electronics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: The best of intentions related to American military readiness and reliability have created a Catch-22: The Pentagon&rsquo;s reliance on a steady, dependable product has prevented it from reaping the benefits of innovation. As a result, America is failing to turn commercial know-how into technological superiority in the armed forces.Specifically, the U.S. defense community&rsquo;s continuing reliance on lead-based electronics puts the nation&rsquo;s technological superiority and mil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/protecting-americas-military-prowess-requires-an-embrace-of-lead-free-electronics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/protecting-americas-military-prowess-requires-an-embrace-of-lead-free-electronics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acting US defense secretary visits troops in rare visit to Somalia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: The Pentagon&rsquo;s acting defense secretary has made a rare visit to Somalia, a conflict-plagued nation in the Horn of Africa where American forces have been assisting in the fight against al-Qaida affiliate al-Shabab.In a brief statement, the Pentagon said Christopher Miller, who was installed as acting defense secretary Nov. 9 when President Donald Trump fired Mark Esper, met Friday with U.S. troops in Mogadishu, the capital, to express appreciation for their work and to reit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/acting-us-defense-secretary-visits-troops-in-rare-visit-to-somalia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/acting-us-defense-secretary-visits-troops-in-rare-visit-to-somalia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JAIC entering new phase of life, will create teams to help DoD adopt AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal News Network: The Defense Department&rsquo;s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is entering a new phase of its life, which will push the Pentagon even more to adopt the game changing technology.JAIC Director Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Groen announced JAIC 2.0 this week, an initiative he says will accelerate the adoption of AI across every aspect of the military&rsquo;s warfighting and business operations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/jaic-entering-new-phase-of-life-will-create-teams-to-help-dod-adopt-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/jaic-entering-new-phase-of-life-will-create-teams-to-help-dod-adopt-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[eBullet Brings Richer Realism To Army Training; No More Laser Tag]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breaking Defense: For 40 years, US soldiers have trained using a militarized form of laser tag, called MILES. Those days are drawing to an end. The Army replacement, called eBullet, calculates true ballistic flight paths to within a seventeenth of a degree and allows for a much greater array of weapons to be simulated.The new system superimposes simulated trajectories, explosive blasts, and other virtual effects on real-world terrain, adjusts for real-world weather factors like wind and temperat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ebullet-brings-richer-realism-to-army-training-no-more-laser-tag/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ebullet-brings-richer-realism-to-army-training-no-more-laser-tag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy will scrap fire-ravaged Bonhomme Richard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Times: The U.S. Navy will not repair the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard, which burned for more than four days this summer in San Diego.In the end, resurrecting the devastated large-deck amphib would have been too costly, Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, commander of the Navy Regional Maintenance Center, told reporters Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/navy-will-scrap-fire-ravaged-bonhomme-richard/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/navy-will-scrap-fire-ravaged-bonhomme-richard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers, former officials surge support for Flournoy to be Biden’s defense secretary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: With President-elect Joe Biden&rsquo;s pick for defense secretary still in flux, a new surge of support for Mich&egrave;le Flournoy has emerged. Key House Armed Services Committee Democrats, a former defense secretary and a host of other supporters were publicly stumping for her Wednesday to become the first woman to run the Pentagon.For months, Biden was widely expected to select Flournoy, a former undersecretary of defense for policy and founder of the Center for a New American S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-former-officials-surge-support-for-flournoy-to-be-bidens-defense-secretary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-former-officials-surge-support-for-flournoy-to-be-bidens-defense-secretary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Retaliation Likely After Killing of Scientist, McRaven Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military.com: The retired admiral who commanded the SEAL Team 6 raid that took out Osama bin Laden described a retaliatory strike by Iran in the wake of the killing of a top nuclear scientist as all but inevitable.&ldquo;The Iranians are going to be in a position where they have to retaliate&rdquo; against either the U.S. or Israel for the Nov. 27 ambush killing of scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh outside Tehran, said retired Adm. William McRaven, a former SEAL and commander of U.S. Special Operatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/iran-retaliation-likely-after-killing-of-scientist-mcraven-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/iran-retaliation-likely-after-killing-of-scientist-mcraven-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could an on-orbit gas station extend the lives of military satellites?]]></title><description><![CDATA[C4ISRNET: An on-orbit gas station could be the latest addition to the growing portfolio of satellite life-extension services, with the first so-called gas station in space anticipated to be launched by Orbit Fab in June 2021.&ldquo;In-orbit servicing companies are rapidly proliferating with a five-fold increase since we founded Orbit Fab in 2018,&rdquo; CEO Daniel Faber said in a statement. &ldquo;Our gas stations in space are an essential resource to fuel this industry and support the infrastru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/could-an-on-orbit-gas-station-extend-the-lives-of-military-satellites/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/could-an-on-orbit-gas-station-extend-the-lives-of-military-satellites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new design is almost ready for the KC-46′s most troubled system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have almost finalized a new design of the problem-plagued system that must be overhauled before the KC-46 tanker is ready for combat operations, the service&rsquo;s acquisition executive said Nov. 24.Unlike legacy tankers, where boom operators look out a window and rely on line-of-sight visual cues to guide the refueling boom into a receiver aircraft, KC-46 boomers use a series of cameras and sensors called the Remote Vision System. After years of disa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/a-new-design-is-almost-ready-for-the-kc-46s-most-troubled-system/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/a-new-design-is-almost-ready-for-the-kc-46s-most-troubled-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[82nd Airborne training operation and holiday toy drive to take place Dec. 2-3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: Fort Bragg paratroopers are making their final preparations to jump for the 82nd Airborne Division&rsquo;s second annual Presents from Paratroopers holiday toy drive.Presents from Paratroopers is a combination training and charity event where Fort Bragg paratroopers &mdash; soldiers assigned to an airborne unit and on active jump status, including qualified North Carolina National Guard and Army Reserve personnel &mdash; can enter a raffle to earn coveted foreign jump wings on De]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/82nd-airborne-training-operation-and-holiday-toy-drive-to-take-place-dec-2-3/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/82nd-airborne-training-operation-and-holiday-toy-drive-to-take-place-dec-2-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GPS, Video Help Capture Fatal Chicago Bar Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: A judge on Sunday set bail at $2 million for a 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting a Florida man last month while he was wearing a GPS tracker for a juvenile gun case, according to Cook County prosecutors.Fabian Diaz , of Franklin Park, was charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the Oct. 16 shooting outside a bar in the 7600 block of West Belmont Avenue, authorities said. He appeared before a judge during a bail hearing broadcast on YouTube.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gps-video-help-capture-fatal-chicago-bar-shooting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gps-video-help-capture-fatal-chicago-bar-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Pandemic Wears On, Legislators Challenge Governors’ Authority]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: With coronavirus cases spiking, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown recently set a limit on indoor gatherings of no more than six people, including Thanksgiving. She went so far as to suggest that neighbors should call the police if they witness violations.&ldquo;This is no different than what happens if there's a party down the street and it's keeping everyone awake,&rdquo; Brown said last week. &ldquo;What do neighbors do? They call law enforcement because it's too noisy. This is just like that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/as-pandemic-wears-on-legislators-challenge-governors-authority/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/as-pandemic-wears-on-legislators-challenge-governors-authority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers, judges fret as court cases pile up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Months of courtroom closures and delayed trials caused by the covid-19 pandemic have created a glut of unresolved cases that is likely to extend into next year, attorneys and judges said last week, causing some to speculate as to how the courts will manage the workload once regular business resumes.After allowing jury trials to resume June 30 following a three-month suspension, the Arkansas Supreme Court reversed course this month and ordered a halt to all state jury t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawyers-judges-fret-as-court-cases-pile-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawyers-judges-fret-as-court-cases-pile-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hawaii Judge Blocks Police Union Attempt To Keep Cop Misconduct Secret]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honolulu Civil Beat: Hawaii&rsquo;s police union has lost its first legal battle in an ongoing fight to keep officer misconduct records hidden from public view.On Friday, First Circuit Judge Dean Ochiai ruled that when a police officer is suspended or fired for misconduct such information is a matter of public record under state law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hawaii-judge-blocks-police-union-attempt-to-keep-cop-misconduct-secret/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hawaii-judge-blocks-police-union-attempt-to-keep-cop-misconduct-secret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit Officials Vote to Expand Police Surveillance Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: The Detroit City Council Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to approve the expansion of one technology and the installation of another, both of which will increase Detroit Police Department&rsquo;s surveillance capabilities to the concern of some privacy advocates.Following the council&rsquo;s 8-1 approval of a four-year, $1.5 million contract proposed by the police department, gunshot detection sound sensors, called ShotSpotter, will be installed in two neighborhoods that span]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/detroit-officials-vote-to-expand-police-surveillance-network/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/detroit-officials-vote-to-expand-police-surveillance-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing the Policy Lag in Changing and Challenging Times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: When Americans identify a problem, their typical reaction is that there should be a law or a rule about it. The United States passes lots of laws and issues many rules as a result. Sadly, the economy doesn&rsquo;t appear to present problems that are permanently fixable.U.S. policymakers imagined that the Sarbanes&ndash;Oxley Act, or SOX, would prevent large-scale corporate abuse. We saw how that worked out, so why should we have assumed that the Dodd&ndash;Frank Act of 2010 would succ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/closing-the-policy-lag-in-changing-and-challenging-times/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/closing-the-policy-lag-in-changing-and-challenging-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evicted during a pandemic: CDC order fails to protect hundreds of Florida renters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Times: Nicole Kelley felt confident when she dialed into her eviction hearing in late September.A Lyft driver whose income had dropped off during the pandemic, she had submitted to the court a copy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention form in which she swore, under penalty of perjury, that she fit the criteria to be protected from eviction until 2021.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/evicted-during-a-pandemic-cdc-order-fails-to-protect-hundreds-of-florida-renters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/evicted-during-a-pandemic-cdc-order-fails-to-protect-hundreds-of-florida-renters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deepening Statehouse Divisions Foretell Big Policy Fights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: In swing states especially, blue counties got bluer and red counties got redder in the November elections, widening ideological divides as Democrats and Republicans dug in and became less likely to compromise on pressing issues in the 2021 legislative sessions, including dealing with COVID-19 and budget deficits.The ideological divides foreshadow the rancorous redistricting process that will set political boundaries for the next decade, particularly in states where the governor is o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/deepening-statehouse-divisions-foretell-big-policy-fights/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/deepening-statehouse-divisions-foretell-big-policy-fights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unemployment Fraud from Prisons Has Cost State Millions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Scammers have made off with hundreds of millions of dollars meant for unemployed Californians using the names of jail and prison inmates, according to district attorneys across the state.A letter from a task force of district attorneys asked Gov. Gavin Newsom for his personal involvement and significant resources to fight "what appears to be the most significant fraud on taxpayer funds in California history."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/unemployment-fraud-from-prisons-has-cost-state-millions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/unemployment-fraud-from-prisons-has-cost-state-millions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phoenix CISO Shannon Lawson Shares Top Cyberstrategies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Phoenix is America&rsquo;s fifth largest city, and one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country. Shannon Lawson became the city&rsquo;s chief information security officer (CISO) on April 2, 2019, and the past 20 months have been quite a technology and cybersecurity journey, with unexpected turns and challenges from COVID-19 and more.But Mr. Lawson is not your typical major city CISO. His career includes several leadership roles in cybersecurity with the U.S. Navy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/phoenix-ciso-shannon-lawson-shares-top-cyberstrategies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/phoenix-ciso-shannon-lawson-shares-top-cyberstrategies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Health IT Gave Back Every Children's National Doc a Dozen Minutes Each Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Leaders: In a sweeping initiative to improve the clinician experience, Children&rsquo;s National Hospital set its sights on designing a virtual desktop that follows staff around the health system and reduces logins from minutes to seconds. About one year later, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, that's exactly what the Washington, D.C.-based health system accomplished.A key health information technology enabler for Children&rsquo;s National is its Bear Institute, a unique 2013 partnership bet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-health-it-gave-back-every-childrens-national-doc-a-dozen-minutes-each-day/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-health-it-gave-back-every-childrens-national-doc-a-dozen-minutes-each-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wyoming steps up efforts to promote open enrollment period; residents have new health insurance option]]></title><description><![CDATA[Casper Star-Tribune: It is again the time when Wyomingites can apply for health care through the federal marketplace established by the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. The state has put new resources toward helping residents apply, and those looking for coverage will have a new option this year.Gov. Mark Gordon in October allocated $600,000 of federal coronavirus relief money toward promoting the open enrollment period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/wyoming-steps-up-efforts-to-promote-open-enrollment-period-residents-have-new-health-insurance-option/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/wyoming-steps-up-efforts-to-promote-open-enrollment-period-residents-have-new-health-insurance-option/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pandemic Forces Medical Professionals to Virtual Visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Teri Ooms , executive director at The Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development at Wilkes University, this week said although there are technological downfalls and some aspects of medicine that are currently impossible to accomplish over a video chat, local telehealth practices have allowed patients to stay socially distanced from one another while simultaneously acquiring much needed care from their trusted healthcare professionals."Sadly, we are in the midst o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pandemic-forces-medical-professionals-to-virtual-visits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pandemic-forces-medical-professionals-to-virtual-visits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Azar and Hargan on how anti-kickback changes will boost value-based care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: The Trump administration last week signed off on long-awaited changes to physician self-referral and anti-kickback rules that aim to boost value-based care by making it easier for providers, suppliers and others to work together.Healthcare executives have warned regulators for years that providers are hesitant to sign up for value-based arrangements or coordinate care, in part, because they're worried about breaking federal fraud and abuse rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/qampa-azar-and-hargan-on-how-anti-kickback-changes-will-boost-value-based-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/qampa-azar-and-hargan-on-how-anti-kickback-changes-will-boost-value-based-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS launches Acute Hospital Care at Home program to help with COVID-19 surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services on Wednesday took several new steps to help U.S. hospitals manage the crush of new patients as the COVID-19 crisis worsens. Among them are new allowances for telehealth and remote monitoring, for what CMS is calling the Acute Hospital Care at Home program.Additionally, the agency is expanding its Hospitals Without Walls initiative, with even more regulatory flexibility for ambulatory surgery centers to provide care as a "relief]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-launches-acute-hospital-care-at-home-program-to-help-with-covid-19-surge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-launches-acute-hospital-care-at-home-program-to-help-with-covid-19-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missouri Launches New State COVID-19 Vaccine Website]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Missouri Gov.&nbsp; Mike Parson&nbsp; on Tuesday announced the launch of a vaccine website for Missouri residents.MOStopsCOVID.com will provide information regarding the safety of the vaccines, research and production processes, and more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/missouri-launches-new-state-covid-19-vaccine-website/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/missouri-launches-new-state-covid-19-vaccine-website/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds under-evaluate healthcare options, leave up to $11k on table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal News Network: Every year during Open Season, only about 6% of federal employees change their health plan. Are the other 94% just that satisfied with their current plan? Possibly, but the Office of Personnel Management consistently says 20-30% of feds can and should be changing their plans. So why don&rsquo;t they?&ldquo;Federal employees have what&rsquo;s called a passive renewal, in that if they don&rsquo;t want to change any plans, they don&rsquo;t have to do anything,&rdquo; said Gavi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/feds-under-evaluate-healthcare-options-leave-up-to-11k-on-table/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/feds-under-evaluate-healthcare-options-leave-up-to-11k-on-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 healthcare issues to watch as Congress faces a funding deadline next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: Congress is working to avert a government shutdown on Dec. 11, and providers are lobbying to ensure several of their healthcare policy priorities are addressed.When lawmakers most recently extended the government funding deadline in September, they included one of providers' top priorities by relaxing repayment terms for COVID-19 Medicare loans. Providers see several opportunities for getting other key policies included in Congress' next must-pass bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/4-healthcare-issues-to-watch-as-congress-faces-a-funding-deadline-next-month/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/4-healthcare-issues-to-watch-as-congress-faces-a-funding-deadline-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Government Officials Delivered a Disaster-Free Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: The 2020 general election was an epic test of election official fortitude. Added to the usual complexities of planning and executing a national election was responsibility for the very lives of voters during a pandemic that has claimed twice as many American lives as two years of fighting in World War I.As they prepared, election officials were on constant watch for potential cyberattacks and foreign disinformation designed to disrupt their operations and American democracy itself. Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-government-officials-delivered-a-disaster-free-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-government-officials-delivered-a-disaster-free-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Republicans Call for Audit of USDA Broadband Program]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: A group of House Republicans has asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to audit the U.S. Department of Agriculture&rsquo;s (USDA) Broadband ReConnect Program, which doled out more than $600 million in fiscal year 2020 for broadband infrastructure in local areas.<br />
The request to GAO was made via letter two days ago. Several members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce signed the letter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-republicans-call-for-audit-of-usda-broadband-program/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-republicans-call-for-audit-of-usda-broadband-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.J. cops must wear body cameras under new laws Gov. Murphy just signed]]></title><description><![CDATA[NJ.com: Gov. Phil Murphy signed two bills into law Tuesday mandating that all New Jersey cops wear body cameras and regulating when they should be turned on.The two proposals take effect in seven months, although they are partially dependent on funding.&ldquo;This is a big step in the right direction,&rdquo; Murphy said during a virtual bill signing ceremony.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nj-cops-must-wear-body-cameras-under-new-laws-gov-murphy-just-signed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nj-cops-must-wear-body-cameras-under-new-laws-gov-murphy-just-signed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governors Announce Small Business Aid Alongside Restrictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: In the past six weeks governors of both parties have approved hundreds of millions of dollars in aid for small businesses, nonprofits and renters struggling through the coronavirus pandemic and recession.<br />
The recent announcements are partly due to a looming deadline: If states don&rsquo;t allocate federal aid they received in March by the end of the year, they have to return unspent funds to the U.S. Treasury. Most of the spending that governors have announced is federal dollars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/governors-announce-small-business-aid-alongside-restrictions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/governors-announce-small-business-aid-alongside-restrictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon transition begins, with a COVID-19 twist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Less than a day after the General Services Administration opened the doors for the landing team from the Biden-Harris campaign to arrive at the Pentagon, members have already had two conversations with current defense officials, with more to come.But while the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 lays out clear directives on how one administration helps usher in the next &mdash; it literally comes with a handbook on best practices &mdash; this transition, like so much else in 2020,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-transition-begins-with-a-covid-19-twist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-transition-begins-with-a-covid-19-twist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nimitz back in Persian Gulf, Iran vows revenge for killing of nuke scientist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: Iran&rsquo;s supreme leader on Saturday called for the &ldquo;definitive punishment&rdquo; of those behind the killing of a scientist linked to Tehran&rsquo;s disbanded military nuclear program, a slaying the Islamic Republic has blamed on Israel.Israel, long suspected of killing Iranian scientists a decade ago amid tensions over Tehran&rsquo;s nuclear program, has yet to comment on the killing Friday of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. However, the attack bore the hallmarks of a carefully pl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nimitz-back-in-persian-gulf-iran-vows-revenge-for-killing-of-nuke-scientist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nimitz-back-in-persian-gulf-iran-vows-revenge-for-killing-of-nuke-scientist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 30 people charged in alleged Coast Guard test score fixing scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: More than 30 people are accused of participating in a test score-fixing scheme at a United States Coast Guard exam center in Louisiana.The U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office announced that 31 individuals were indicted for their involvement in the plot, in the middle of which, according to prosecutors, was Dorothy Smith, a former credentialing specialist at an exam center in Mandeville.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/more-than-30-people-charged-in-alleged-coast-guard-test-score-fixing-scheme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/more-than-30-people-charged-in-alleged-coast-guard-test-score-fixing-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Democrats see political motive in Air Force decision to base C-130s in Georgia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Three top Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee are taking the Air Force to task over a decision to base new C-130Js in Georgia, a move they contend could influence the state&rsquo;s upcoming Senate runoff races.On Nov. 24, the Air Force selected four Air National Guard bases to receive 24 C-130J cargo planes, including Savannah Air National Guard Base in Georgia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-democrats-see-political-motive-in-air-force-decision-to-base-c-130s-in-georgia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-democrats-see-political-motive-in-air-force-decision-to-base-c-130s-in-georgia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside How Biden Is Learning About Federal Agencies, Both Officially and Unofficially]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: After the Trump administration greenlit the final stage of the transition process earlier this week, federal employees are now engaging directly with President-elect Biden&rsquo;s team on issues related to the federal workforce specifically and agency management generally.<br />
The transition team is no longer relying on workarounds to get information on the goings on at agencies, according to those in contact with Biden officials, as it can now engage directly with career worke]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/inside-how-biden-is-learning-about-federal-agencies-both-officially-and-unofficially/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/inside-how-biden-is-learning-about-federal-agencies-both-officially-and-unofficially/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden announces key members of economic team]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced his choices for key members of his economic team.Biden announced Monday that he would nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to serve as Treasury secretary and Neera Tanden, president of the liberal Center for American Progress think tank, as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-announces-key-members-of-economic-team/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-announces-key-members-of-economic-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Season is Open for Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: This Thanksgiving may not have been like those of years past, with large gatherings of friends and family coming from near and far. But I hope you were able to find some things to be thankful for despite all the bad news this year. The truth is that some of the things we were complaining about before the COVID-19 pandemic are what we long for today.<br />
For example, I used to complain about airports and travel delays, but I have to admit it would be nice to conduct a live semin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/open-season-is-open-for-business/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/open-season-is-open-for-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IRS Says Its Own Error Sent $1,200 Stimulus Checks To Non-Americans Overseas]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR: The IRS now acknowledges that its own error caused some citizens of other countries to mistakenly receive $1,200 coronavirus relief payments &mdash; and that the mistake is likely to happen again if more stimulus money goes out.When reports of the mistake first surfaced, the U.S government placed the blame on those non-Americans, saying that many noncitizens erroneously received stimulus checks because they had filed incorrect tax returns that made them appear to be American.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/irs-says-its-own-error-sent-1200-stimulus-checks-to-non-americans-overseas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/irs-says-its-own-error-sent-1200-stimulus-checks-to-non-americans-overseas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income and Outlays, October 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal income decreased 0.7 percent while consumer spending increased 0.5 percent in October as federal economic recovery payments and pandemic-related assistance programs continued to wind down.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-october-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-and-outlays-october-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross Domestic Product, 3rd Quarter 2020 (Second Estimate); Corporate Profits, 3rd Quarter 2020 (Preliminary Estimate)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 33.1 percent in the third quarter of 2020, as efforts continued to reopen businesses and resume activities that were postponed or restricted due to COVID-19. The increase is the same as in the 'advance' estimate released in October. In the second quarter of 2020, real GDP decreased 31.4 percent. Profits increased 27.1 percent at a quarterly rate in the third quarter after decreasing 10.3 percent in the second quarter. Corporate pro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2020-second-estimate-corporate-profits-3rd-quarter-2020-preliminary-estimate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2020-second-estimate-corporate-profits-3rd-quarter-2020-preliminary-estimate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Trump’s term ends, 40 percent of top DoD jobs lack confirmed officials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Regular delays in nominations, combined with significant turnover at the highest levels of the Pentagon, means 40 percent of the top jobs at the department that require Senate confirmation are without an approved appointee as the Trump administration winds down.A tally by Defense News shows 24 of the 60 positions at the Department of Defense are not occupied by confirmed individuals, with experts seeing little chance any current nominees will receive Senate approval before the cloc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/as-trumps-term-ends-40-percent-of-top-dod-jobs-lack-confirmed-officials/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/as-trumps-term-ends-40-percent-of-top-dod-jobs-lack-confirmed-officials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Navy analyst convicted of spying is expected in Israel soon, says Netanyahu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Times: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday welcomed the lifting of parole restrictions on Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Navy analyst convicted of spying for Israel in the 1980s, and said he expects him to come to Israel soon.In a statement issued Saturday evening, Netanyahu said he had worked for Pollard&rsquo;s release for many years. He did not provide a firm date when Pollard might arrive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/former-navy-analyst-convicted-of-spying-is-expected-in-israel-soon-says-netanyahu/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/former-navy-analyst-convicted-of-spying-is-expected-in-israel-soon-says-netanyahu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albuquerque Emerges as Top U.S. Space Command Option]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Albuquerque made the short list of cities that the U.S. Air Force is considering to permanently locate the new U.S. Space Command, pitting the city against five other competitors, city and state officials announced Thursday afternoon.Albuquerque was one of 31 cities the U.S. Department of Defense said last summer it would consider in an initial round of screening. If the new command were to locate here, it would bring more than 1,000 new jobs to the city, plus the potentia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/albuquerque-emerges-as-top-us-space-command-option/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/albuquerque-emerges-as-top-us-space-command-option/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force Struggles To Shape New Acquisition Command]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breaking Defense: The Space Force hopes its new acquisition command, Space Systems Command, will be ready for business by early summer, says Lt. Gen. &lsquo;JT&rsquo; Thompson, head of the Space and Missile Systems Center.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not telling anybody: &lsquo;Hey, this is going to be easy, peasy,&rdquo; he told the Air Force Association&rsquo;s Schriever chapter today. &ldquo;There is history; there is legacy; there is politics; there is money: obstacles that we&rsquo;re going to have to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/space-force-struggles-to-shape-new-acquisition-command/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/space-force-struggles-to-shape-new-acquisition-command/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal unions look to turn the page on Trump’s executive orders: ‘The damage is not permanent’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal News Network: Federal employee unions are counting on President-elect Joe Biden to quickly repeal a trio of 2018 executive orders once he takes office in January.But that&rsquo;s only the first step. Simply repealing them isn&rsquo;t enough to undo the damage federal unions say they caused.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-unions-look-to-turn-the-page-on-trumps-executive-orders-the-damage-is-not-permanent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-unions-look-to-turn-the-page-on-trumps-executive-orders-the-damage-is-not-permanent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congressional Leaders Are Cautiously Optimistic They Can Avoid More Stopgap Funding This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: Congressional leaders have voiced early speculation in recent days that lawmakers will be able to set line-by-line funding levels for agencies throughout government before the end of the year without the need for another stopgap measure.<br />
Top negotiators in the House and Senate met on Thursday to discuss a potential compromise for the rest of fiscal 2021 appropriations. On Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was the most recent leader to cautiously express optimism]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congressional-leaders-are-cautiously-optimistic-they-can-avoid-more-stopgap-funding-this-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congressional-leaders-are-cautiously-optimistic-they-can-avoid-more-stopgap-funding-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden and Congressional Democrats in ‘Lockstep Agreement’ to Push for Lame-Duck Covid Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: President-elect Joe Biden is working with Democratic leaders in the House and Senate to push for passage of another emergency coronavirus relief package before Congress adjourns for the year, as Republicans hosted talks of their own on a possible deal.Biden met Friday with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to discuss prospects of an aid deal during the lame duck session, said Biden transition aide Jen Psaki.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-and-congressional-democrats-in-lockstep-agreement-to-push-for-lame-duck-covid-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-and-congressional-democrats-in-lockstep-agreement-to-push-for-lame-duck-covid-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VA Asks for Broader Definition of Management in What Union Fears Is an Effort to Purge Members]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The Veterans Affairs Department has asked the agency that governs labor rules at federal agencies to expand its definition of &ldquo;management officials,&rdquo; a decision that could lead to a purge of potentially thousands of federal employees from their bargaining units.On Oct. 16, VA Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration Daniel Sitterly filed a request for a general statement of policy or guidance with the Federal Labor Relations Authority on the de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/va-asks-for-broader-definition-of-management-in-what-union-fears-is-an-effort-to-purge-members/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/va-asks-for-broader-definition-of-management-in-what-union-fears-is-an-effort-to-purge-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physician groups see problems with Trump administration's Stark law, anti-kickback changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: The Trump administration on Friday signed off on long-awaited changes to physician self-referral and anti-kickback rules that aim to boost value-based care by making it easier for providers, suppliers and others to work together.During an exclusive interview with Modern Healthcare ahead of the announcement, HHS Secretary Alex Azar and HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan discussed how the changes could affect the healthcare industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/physician-groups-see-problems-with-trump-administrations-stark-law-anti-kickback-changes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/physician-groups-see-problems-with-trump-administrations-stark-law-anti-kickback-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than 60,000 Iowans Affected by Hospital Data Breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Mercy Iowa City is notifying more than 60,000 patients that their personal information may be at risk after an unauthorized user gained access to an employee's email account earlier this year.Though the hospital has no reason to believe any personal information has been used to commit fraud or identity theft, officials said in a news release this week they are encouraging patients to protect themselves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/more-than-60000-iowans-affected-by-hospital-data-breach/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/more-than-60000-iowans-affected-by-hospital-data-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers Deal With Latest COVID Surge: Legislative Watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: In the last two weeks, COVID-19 deaths have gone up 38 percent, and hospitalizations 48 percent. The average number of cases is twice that at the earlier height of the pandemic. New mandates for curfews and masks are being announced. Stay-at-home orders and lockdowns are again on the table. Twelve states have already tightened COVID-19 restrictions.A vaccine could be available to most Americans by spring. It&rsquo;s unknown what might appear on the road between now and then. Election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-deal-with-latest-covid-surge-legislative-watch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-deal-with-latest-covid-surge-legislative-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patient matching: Sequoia Project, BCBSA case study shows 99.5% accuracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: The Sequoia Project and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association say new research shows promise for expanding an existing person matching framework to payers &ndash; boosting the prospects for more seamless interoperability as patient identification efforts gain steam in policy circles and at provider organizations.The new study, "Person Matching for Greater Interoperability: A Case Study for Payers," shows extremely high matching accuracy rates, the groups say, and offers pers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/patient-matching-sequoia-project-bcbsa-case-study-shows-995-accuracy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/patient-matching-sequoia-project-bcbsa-case-study-shows-995-accuracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MS-ISAC hits 10,000 members, eyes continued growth with local governments]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: Since its creation in 2004, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center has gone from a small coalition of IT officials from the Northeast to a sprawling network where state, local, tribal and territorial governments communicate the latest cyber threats, share best cyber hygiene practices, get risk and vulnerability assessments and sign up for network monitoring services.And earlier this month, the MS-ISAC, which is backed by the Department of Homeland Security as its des]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ms-isac-hits-10000-members-eyes-continued-growth-with-local-governments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ms-isac-hits-10000-members-eyes-continued-growth-with-local-governments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Voting Debate Heats Up After Historic Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: In the wake of Utah making history with blockchain voting during the 2020 presidential election, some security experts have ramped up their criticism of the idea.<br />
Earlier this week, a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a draft of a paper titled Going from Bad to Worse: From Internet Voting to Blockchain Voting. The paper follows the release of an MIT report in February that explored the vulnerabilities of the Voatz blockchain voting app.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/blockchain-voting-debate-heats-up-after-historic-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/blockchain-voting-debate-heats-up-after-historic-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready or Not, 5G is Coming: Governments Need To Be Prepared Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: The implementation of 5G wireless and broadband protocol technology around the world is well underway. Before the coronavirus pandemic, approximately 45% of the world&rsquo;s population was slated to have access to 5G-enabled technology by 2024. While the pandemic has decelerated the rate of 5G growth, leading developers of 5G technological equipment, backed by the federal government, are ramping up spending and deployment to meet a sharply increased demand for faster and better int]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ready-or-not-5g-is-coming-governments-need-to-be-prepared-today/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ready-or-not-5g-is-coming-governments-need-to-be-prepared-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raimondo says RI will enter 2-week 'pause' starting Nov. 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Providence Journal: Saying she has exhausted less extreme options in the battle against COVID-19, Gov. Gina Raimondo on Thursday announced a slate of new restrictions that will take effect from Nov. 30 through at least Dec. 13.<br />
&ldquo;Rhode Island on PAUSE,&rdquo; as the two-week period is called, includes the closing of bar areas, casinos, gyms and group fitness facilities, classroom learning at colleges and universities, recreational venues such as bowling alleys, and offices &ldquo;when p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/raimondo-says-ri-will-enter-2-week-pause-starting-nov-30/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/raimondo-says-ri-will-enter-2-week-pause-starting-nov-30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[President is wild card as shutdown fears grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are wondering if they can trust President Trump to sign legislation to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown before the end of the year.Republican and Democratic lawmakers say a government shutdown is not off the table and see Trump, who has refused to concede the election, as the main wild card.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/president-is-wild-card-as-shutdown-fears-grow/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/president-is-wild-card-as-shutdown-fears-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Might Joe Biden Select To Lead The Justice Department?]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR: Choosing an attorney general is a critical task for a new president in normal times.But after nearly four years of attack from President Trump, who pushed the Justice Department to punish his enemies and protect his friends, these are not normal times, as former Solicitor General Don Verrilli pointed out recently to an online audience at the Brennan Center for Justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/who-might-joe-biden-select-to-lead-the-justice-department/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/who-might-joe-biden-select-to-lead-the-justice-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extolling Productivity During Pandemic, Agencies Say They’ll Make Some Telework Permanent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: Federal agency leaders told lawmakers on Wednesday they have seen no dip in productivity as tens of thousands of workers have performed their duties remotely throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, they are looking to allow some employees to permanently work from home even after it is safe to return to offices.<br />
Agencies have instituted new ways to both adapt jobs for remote work and to track performance for those not in the office, officials told the Senate Homeland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/extolling-productivity-during-pandemic-agencies-say-theyll-make-some-telework-permanent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/extolling-productivity-during-pandemic-agencies-say-theyll-make-some-telework-permanent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Considers New Whistleblower Protection Rules ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The rules that will govern the next session of the House of Representatives might include a proposal to protect the identities of federal whistleblowers.<br />
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., sent a letter to Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., chairman of the House Rules Committee, on Tuesday asking him to consider his proposal that would make revealing a whistleblower&rsquo;s identity a violation of the House&rsquo;s Code of Official Conduct in the new rules package the House]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-considers-new-whistleblower-protection-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/house-considers-new-whistleblower-protection-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA allows 1st rapid virus test that gives results at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: U.S. regulators on Tuesday allowed emergency use of the first rapid coronavirus test that can be performed entirely at home and delivers results in 30 minutes.The announcement by the Food and Drug Administration represents an important step in U.S. efforts to expand testing options for COVID-19 beyond health care facilities and testing sites. However, the test will require a prescription, likely limiting its initial use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fda-allows-1st-rapid-virus-test-that-gives-results-at-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fda-allows-1st-rapid-virus-test-that-gives-results-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surprise Federal Drug Rule Directs Insurers to Reveal What They Pay for Prescription Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Leaders: Health insurance companies will have to give their customers estimated out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs and disclose to the public the negotiated prices they pay for drugs, under an unexpected new Trump administration rule.The administration said those requirements, part of a broader rule issued Oct. 29 forcing health plans to disclose costs and payments for most health care services, will promote competition and empower consumers to make better medical decisions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/surprise-federal-drug-rule-directs-insurers-to-reveal-what-they-pay-for-prescription-drugs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/surprise-federal-drug-rule-directs-insurers-to-reveal-what-they-pay-for-prescription-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMA passes pro-telehealth resolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: The American Medical Association this week resolved to continue advocating for telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among underserved communities.&nbsp; &nbsp;After physicians and medical students gathered virtually for five days, delegates adopted a policy directing the AMA to continue working with legislators and regulators to support telehealth advancements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ama-passes-pro-telehealth-resolution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/ama-passes-pro-telehealth-resolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HIMSS Stage 7 explained: Only five organizations worldwide have achieved this status]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare Finance: NorthShore University Health System's digital transformation focused on robust predictive analytics capabilities and artificial intelligence technology. It was facilitated in part by HIMSS, the parent company of Healthcare Finance News. HIMSS recognized NorthShore for its efforts by granting it Stage 7 status in its Analytics Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity, or AMAM.Stage 7 status is the highest level an organization can achieve, and it's rare. In fact, only five organi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/himss-stage-7-explained-only-five-organizations-worldwide-have-achieved-this-status/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/himss-stage-7-explained-only-five-organizations-worldwide-have-achieved-this-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contactless Government Is Booming: 10 Ways to Keep the Momentum Going]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Earlier this year, Norton Bonaparte predicted a permanent end to a foundational element of how government leaders and employees engage with constituents. &ldquo;I talked to a newspaper reporter in March, and I said &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;ll ever shake your hand again,&rsquo;&rdquo; says Bonaparte, city manager of Sanford, Fla. &ldquo;People talk about going back to normal, but what we&rsquo;ve experienced will forever change how we&rsquo;re doing things.&rdquo;The term &ld]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/contactless-government-is-booming-10-ways-to-keep-the-momentum-going/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/contactless-government-is-booming-10-ways-to-keep-the-momentum-going/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How New Governors in Utah and Montana Could Impact State IT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Incumbents won the majority of this year&rsquo;s 11 gubernatorial races. However, November 2020 did see the rise of two new governors, Spencer Cox in Utah and Greg Gianforte in Montana, both of whom have strong ties to technology.<br />
The change in leadership for these two states may present interesting opportunities for their respective CIOs. But how? Let&rsquo;s take a look at the tech backgrounds of Cox and Gianforte.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-new-governors-in-utah-and-montana-could-impact-state-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-new-governors-in-utah-and-montana-could-impact-state-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A U.S. city takes on its police union, and the union punches back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuters: People who know Silvon Simmons call him &ldquo;Tugg,&rdquo; a nickname his parents gave him after he pried apart the slats of his crib and squeezed his way out. Now, as he stood accused of trying to kill a cop, his fate was in the hands of 12 strangers.It was October 26, 2017, and jurors filed into the Monroe County courtroom in what seemed to Simmons like slow motion. Some caught his gaze and quickly looked away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/a-us-city-takes-on-its-police-union-and-the-union-punches-back/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/a-us-city-takes-on-its-police-union-and-the-union-punches-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the pandemic changed the future of work for government agencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[FedScoop: In order to keep social service programs running and agencies operable during the lockdown, government leaders learned that being too cautious about updating their infrastructure had handicapped their ability to deliver on their mission.The insights come from a series of interviews &mdash; assembled in a new report &mdash; in which agency leaders shed light on how the pandemic has accelerated their agencies&rsquo; plans to adopt cloud- and AI-enabled tools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-the-pandemic-changed-the-future-of-work-for-government-agencies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/how-the-pandemic-changed-the-future-of-work-for-government-agencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Leaders Push for COVID Relief Package Before Deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Before COVID-19 came along, Ariel McSpadden was used to being independent.The 25-year-old lifelong Spokane Valley resident had never had trouble paying bills and had usually been the primary breadwinner in her family. But after losing her job when pandemic restrictions forced the massage therapy office where she worked to close, she and her partner were forced to rely on his paycheck from Walmart and fell behind on rent, utility and car payments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-leaders-push-for-covid-relief-package-before-deadline/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/state-leaders-push-for-covid-relief-package-before-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missouri Researchers Use Machine Learning to Secure IoT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: The answer is machine learning, according to researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology.Missouri S&amp;T researchers want to ensure that Internet of Things (IoT)-collected data is accurate and usable, while still protecting the items from malicious attacks or invasions of privacy. IoT are physical objects with sensors and software that are connected to the Internet. Researchers say that improving a machine-learning technique called federated learning coul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/missouri-researchers-use-machine-learning-to-secure-iot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/missouri-researchers-use-machine-learning-to-secure-iot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[D.C. launches $100 million grant program for hard-hit businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Washington Post: The D.C. government has launched a new program that will allocate $100 million in grant funding to local businesses, a fresh injection of cash officials hope will help carry the city&rsquo;s hardest-hit industries through the coronavirus pandemic.The Business Support Grants Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, passed by the D.C. Council in July, authorized the city to draw as much as $100 million of Cares Act funding to support local businesses. The new program, &ldquo;the Bridg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dc-launches-100-million-grant-program-for-hard-hit-businesses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/dc-launches-100-million-grant-program-for-hard-hit-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust and engagement are key for post-pandemic ‘smart cities’]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: As cities plan their technology projects for 2021, they&rsquo;re focusing more than ever on developing trust between government agencies and the residents who have been hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, technology officials from New York and Los Angeles said on Wednesday.The pandemic has, in some cases, forced government to move &ldquo;five to 10 years&rdquo; ahead of schedule in deploying technology, New York Chief Technology Officer John Paul Farmer said during virtual panel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trust-and-engagement-are-key-for-post-pandemic-smart-cities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trust-and-engagement-are-key-for-post-pandemic-smart-cities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masks Optional: Indiana Lawmakers Convene for Session]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: When the Indiana General Assembly begins its 2021 session in January, everyone will be required to wear masks. Everyone that is, but the lawmakers.The Indiana House voted along party lines Tuesday, the ceremonial first day of the session, against forcing lawmakers to don facemasks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/masks-optional-indiana-lawmakers-convene-for-session/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/masks-optional-indiana-lawmakers-convene-for-session/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grant Could Bring New Data Center to Wyoming County]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: A new managed data center is looking to make Cheyenne home, and the Laramie County Board of Commissioners and Cheyenne LEADS are hoping to make that decision easier by applying for a $2.25 million grant from the Wyoming Business Council.If approved, that money would be used by VMaccel to lower the cost of electrical and communication utilities over a five-year period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/grant-could-bring-new-data-center-to-wyoming-county/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/grant-could-bring-new-data-center-to-wyoming-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iraqi official says combat operations against ISIS by US-led coalition ending after troop drawdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: Iraq&rsquo;s foreign minister Wednesday condemned a rocket attack in the capital a day earlier, calling it a &ldquo;terrorist act,&rdquo; and said combat operations by the U.S.-led coalition will cease once troop withdrawals take place in the coming weeks.Fuad Hussein&rsquo;s comments came hours after seven rockets struck Baghdad, four of them exploding inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq&rsquo;s government and home to the U.S. Embassy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/iraqi-official-says-combat-operations-against-isis-by-us-led-coalition-ending-after-troop-drawdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/iraqi-official-says-combat-operations-against-isis-by-us-led-coalition-ending-after-troop-drawdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army preps to rework modernization priorities if future budget top lines drop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: The Army is preparing for the possibility of future defense budget top lines dropping and that would mean some modernization priorities could take a hit to save the most critical future capabilities in development, according to the Army&rsquo;s G-8 chief, who is in charge of planning, developing and resourcing programs.&ldquo;I believe we&rsquo;ll look at continuing to fully resource selected [cross functional team] efforts that are deemed especially critical even under a significa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/army-preps-to-rework-modernization-priorities-if-future-budget-top-lines-drop/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/army-preps-to-rework-modernization-priorities-if-future-budget-top-lines-drop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers introduce resolutions to block Trump’s F-35 sale to UAE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced new legislation Wednesday that would halt the Trump administration&rsquo;s push to circumvent Congress and expedite a $23 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets, Reaper drones and munitions to the United Arab Emirates.A series of resolutions were announced after lawmakers said they failed to get satisfactory answers from State Department officials over plans to sell the sophisticated weapons. Lawmakers say the administration&rsquo;s rush to com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-introduce-resolutions-to-block-trumps-f-35-sale-to-uae/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-introduce-resolutions-to-block-trumps-f-35-sale-to-uae/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Army Green Beret pleads guilty to divulging military secrets to Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Times: A former Army Green Beret pleaded guilty Wednesday to divulging military secrets to Russia about his Special Forces unit&rsquo;s activities in former Soviet republics.Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, 45, of Gainesville, Virginia, pleaded guilty to a charge under the federal Espionage Act at a hearing in U.S. District Court in Alexandria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/former-army-green-beret-pleads-guilty-to-divulging-military-secrets-to-russia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/former-army-green-beret-pleads-guilty-to-divulging-military-secrets-to-russia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House reviews rule for 340B dispute resolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: The White House budget office is reviewing a final rule that could establish a long-awaited dispute resolution process for the 340B drug discount program.The move comes amid heated conflict in recent months between providers and drugmakers over providers' use of contract pharmacies. Community health centers sued last month to force HHS to expedite creation of such a process, as providers have limited ability to directly sue drugmakers in court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/white-house-reviews-rule-for-340b-dispute-resolution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/white-house-reviews-rule-for-340b-dispute-resolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robots Join the Fight Against COVID in Pennsylvania Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Wayne Memorial Hospital is turning to technology to make operations safer.The environmental services department has been using two ultraviolet-C germ-killing robots since mid October to sanitize rooms after patients are discharged at the Honesdale facility, according to Michelle Miller, manager of environmental services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/robots-join-the-fight-against-covid-in-pennsylvania-hospital/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/robots-join-the-fight-against-covid-in-pennsylvania-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major security incidents are the new normal for hospitals and health systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: The 2020 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey gathered feedback from 168 US based healthcare cybersecurity professionals &ndash; mostly IT and infosec leaders at provider organizations, but also some consultants and vendors &ndash; to offer an updated snapshot showing the of the current security landscape. (HIMSS is the parent company of Healthcare IT News.)The big takeaway is that breaches, ransomware and other security incidents are getting bigger and more disruptive at healthcare or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/major-security-incidents-are-the-new-normal-for-hospitals-and-health-systems/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/major-security-incidents-are-the-new-normal-for-hospitals-and-health-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger After North Dakota Governor Asks COVID-Positive Health Staff to Stay on Job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Leaders: Nurse Leslie McKamey has gotten used to the 16-hour shifts, to skipping lunch, to the nightly ritual of throwing all her clothes in the laundry and showering as soon as she walks through the door to avoid potentially infecting her children. She's even grown accustomed to triaging COVID patients, who often arrive at the emergency room so short of breath they struggle to describe their symptoms.But despite the trauma and exhaustion of the past eight months, she was shocked when Nor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/anger-after-north-dakota-governor-asks-covid-positive-health-staff-to-stay-on-job/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/anger-after-north-dakota-governor-asks-covid-positive-health-staff-to-stay-on-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telehealth ICU tech helps Geisinger quickly expand capacity and enhance care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: Earlier this year, Geisinger health system based in Danville, Pennsylvania, had full intensive care units at several of its hospitals, leading to higher acuity in the step-down units at those facilities. The ICUs were already supported by Geisinger&rsquo;s eICU program, and the health system wanted to extend that support on a temporary basis to its step-down units.In addition, all the non-rooms that were converted to negative airflow had solid-wood doors, making it impossible]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/telehealth-icu-tech-helps-geisinger-quickly-expand-capacity-and-enhance-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/telehealth-icu-tech-helps-geisinger-quickly-expand-capacity-and-enhance-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small doc groups struggle with telehealth, state panel finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: Many Massachusetts physician groups are struggling to leverage telehealth as they continue to deal with lagging patient volumes, according to new data.Small physician groups across the country had not seen volumes return to pre-pandemic levels as of early October, in part because they have not been able to incorporate telehealth into their practice, which was mirrored in Massachusetts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/small-doc-groups-struggle-with-telehealth-state-panel-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/small-doc-groups-struggle-with-telehealth-state-panel-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Cuomo and Feds Headbutt Over COVID Vaccine Distribution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: The White House pushed back hard this week against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has recently questioned the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines developed under the administration of President Donald J. Trump, and also alleged the federal government has not developed a plan that ensures states have the resources to provide vaccinations in communities of color.Cuomo's incendiary remarks boiled over during a Nov. 1 news conference in which he alleged the plan of the White House coronavirus tas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gov-cuomo-and-feds-headbutt-over-covid-vaccine-distribution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gov-cuomo-and-feds-headbutt-over-covid-vaccine-distribution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients Struggle to Find Prescription Opioids After New York Tax Drives Out Suppliers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: Mike Angevine lives in constant pain. For a decade the 37-year-old has relied on opioids to manage his chronic pancreatitis, a disease with no known cure.But in January, Angevine&rsquo;s pharmacy on Long Island ran out of oxymorphone and he couldn&rsquo;t find it at other drugstores. He fell into withdrawal and had to be hospitalized.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/patients-struggle-to-find-prescription-opioids-after-new-york-tax-drives-out-suppliers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/patients-struggle-to-find-prescription-opioids-after-new-york-tax-drives-out-suppliers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most clinicians can't access telehealth directly from EHRs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: According to a survey released Tuesday by the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, the majority of physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals say telehealth is positively influencing clinical outcomes, patient experience, cost and professional satisfaction.Still, challenges remain: respondents are concerned about payment rates, technology and workflow issues that continue to present barriers to seamless virtual care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/most-clinicians-cant-access-telehealth-directly-from-ehrs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/most-clinicians-cant-access-telehealth-directly-from-ehrs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal judge strikes down anti-union payment rule for home health workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: A federal judge in California on Tuesday overturned a federal rule that prohibited home health workers from using Medicaid payments to pay for their union dues.The final HHS rule has been in effect since 2019 and overturned a 2014 rule specifically allowing Medicaid payments to be diverted from providers to third parties for expenses like union dues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-judge-strikes-down-anti-union-payment-rule-for-home-health-workers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-judge-strikes-down-anti-union-payment-rule-for-home-health-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Los Angeles Police Ban Use of Third-Party Facial Recognition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: The Los Angeles Police Department has barred officers and detectives from using outside facial recognition platforms in their investigations after uncovering a handful of detectives had used a powerful commercial software platform known as Clearview AI without permission.In a Nov. 13 directive sent to the entire agency, Deputy Chief John McMahon, who heads the LAPD's information technology bureau, noted that the only facial recognition system that LAPD officers are authorized to use i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/los-angeles-police-ban-use-of-third-party-facial-recognition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/los-angeles-police-ban-use-of-third-party-facial-recognition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hackers Demand $200K from Washington Port to Unlock Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Hackers are demanding a $200,000 ransom after placing an encryption lock on the Port of Kennewick's computer servers and files, the port said Tuesday.Under the direction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and advice from technology professionals, the port will not be paying the ransom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hackers-demand-200k-from-washington-port-to-unlock-data/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hackers-demand-200k-from-washington-port-to-unlock-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Intervention in Police Departments to Return Under Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: Activists pushing to reshape police departments will soon have a new tool at their disposal&mdash;or rather, an old tool that&rsquo;s expected to get new life under President-elect Joe Biden.<br />
Biden plans to revamp federal &ldquo;pattern and practice&rdquo; investigations into police departments&mdash;and to a lesser extent prisons and prosecutor&rsquo;s offices&mdash;to root out systemic misconduct and biases. The practice was frequently deployed by former President Obama&rsquo;s Ju]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-intervention-in-police-departments-to-return-under-biden/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-intervention-in-police-departments-to-return-under-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress needs to step up in ransomware fight, House cybersecurity panel chair says]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: The new head of the House Homeland Security Committee&rsquo;s panel on cybersecurity said Tuesday that federal lawmakers need to do more to help organizations, especially state and local governments, protect themselves against ransomware.Speaking during the Cyber Threat Alliance&rsquo;s CyberNext DC event, Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., said that the federal government&rsquo;s current approach to aiding victims of the extortion malware often falls short by being too simplistic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-needs-to-step-up-in-ransomware-fight-house-cybersecurity-panel-chair-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-needs-to-step-up-in-ransomware-fight-house-cybersecurity-panel-chair-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panel Deals Major Blow to Trump's Signature Civil Service Reform, Calls for Rehiring of Fired Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The Trump administration was dealt a blow by a labor panel on Monday, which ruled the Veterans Affairs Department violated a contract with one of its employee unions as it sought to quickly dismiss poorly performing workers.<br />
The Federal Labor Relations Authority decision in part unwinds VA&rsquo;s implementation of the 2017 VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, a law that made it easier to fire employees. President Trump has repeatedly highlighted the act as o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/panel-deals-major-blow-to-trumps-signature-civil-service-reform-calls-for-rehiring-of-fired-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/panel-deals-major-blow-to-trumps-signature-civil-service-reform-calls-for-rehiring-of-fired-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers Want to Know Why a Controversial Immigration Figure Was Appointed to a High-Level NIST Job]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: Two House Science, Space and Technology Committee lawmakers want Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to justify the creation of a new, high-ranking role inside the National Institute of Standards and Technology&mdash;and fill them in about the person quietly tapped to fill it.In a letter to Ross, Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and Research and Technology Subcommittee Chairwoman Haley Stevens, D-Mich., question why Jason Richwine&mdash;who has publicly made a range of controversia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-want-to-know-why-a-controversial-immigration-figure-was-appointed-to-a-high-level-nist-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-want-to-know-why-a-controversial-immigration-figure-was-appointed-to-a-high-level-nist-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postal workers call for support after a rough financial report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Times: U.S. postal workers held a day of action Nov. 17 to call on Congress for financial support for the Postal Service and a reversal of new policies introduced by the new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.The day of action, hosted by the American Postal Workers Union, asked members of Congress to pass $25 billion in immediate financial support for USPS, after both the pandemic and longstanding financial challenges have stretched the agency thin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/postal-workers-call-for-support-after-a-rough-financial-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/postal-workers-call-for-support-after-a-rough-financial-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House chief of staff 'can't guarantee' U.S. government will avert December shutdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Washington Post: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Wednesday that he &ldquo;can&rsquo;t guarantee&rdquo; lawmakers will be able to reach a deal to avert a mid-December shutdown of the federal government.Congress and the White House have until Dec. 11 to approve new spending legislation to prevent the federal government from shutting down in the middle of a pandemic and amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Meadows said he was hopeful an agreement would be reached but did not rule out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/white-house-chief-of-staff-cant-guarantee-us-government-will-avert-december-shutdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/white-house-chief-of-staff-cant-guarantee-us-government-will-avert-december-shutdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top GOP post on House Armed Services Committee draws tough competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: The decision on who will replace Rep. Mac Thornberry as the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee will be resolved in a few weeks, but the campaign for his seat has been underway for years.House Homeland Security Committee ranking member Mike Rogers, R-Ala., and House Strategic Forces Subcommittee ranking member Mike Turner, R-Ohio, have been quietly campaigning for the influential post even before Thornberry&rsquo;s retirement announcement last year. Now, with a fin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/top-gop-post-on-house-armed-services-committee-draws-tough-competition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/top-gop-post-on-house-armed-services-committee-draws-tough-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon shakeup means more civilian oversight for special operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: More than three years after Congress mandated that the Defense Department elevate its civilian head of special operations to the same level as a military service secretary, that order has finally been carried out.Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller on Wednesday signed a memo realigning the assistant defense secretary for special operations/low-intensity conflict to report directly to him, as the Army, Navy and Air Force secretaries currently do.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-shakeup-means-more-civilian-oversight-for-special-operations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-shakeup-means-more-civilian-oversight-for-special-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Corps Forces Space Command is here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Times: Space Marines are on their way, kind of.Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger directed the activation of Marine Corps Forces Space Command, according to a Friday Marine Corps press release.The Marines in the command &ldquo;will focus on providing space operational support to the Fleet Marine Force while building a convergence capability to increase warfighter lethality,&rdquo; the release said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marine-corps-forces-space-command-is-here/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/marine-corps-forces-space-command-is-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key lawmaker hunts paper trail of Pentagon and State Department resistance to Afghanistan troop cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: mid reports that ousted Defense Secretary Mark Esper raised concerns about U.S. troop cuts in Afghanistan in a classified memo to the White House, a Democratic-led oversight panel has asked the Trump administration to turn over all internal documents relevant to the pullout decision.Democrats are apparently seeking the paper trail behind military and civilian officials who advised President Donald Trump against an accelerated withdrawal and said the Taliban had not met pledges to r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/key-lawmaker-hunts-paper-trail-of-pentagon-and-state-department-resistance-to-afghanistan-troop-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/key-lawmaker-hunts-paper-trail-of-pentagon-and-state-department-resistance-to-afghanistan-troop-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Formal NDAA talks to begin under shadow of Confederate renaming issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: U.S. House and Senate conferees will meet Wednesday to wrangle over the massive 2021 defense authorization bill, but they still face potentially bill-derailing fights over whether to keep plans requiring the retitling of Confederate-named bases and regarding an Afghanistan drawdown.As lawmakers are set to hold their &ldquo;pass the gavel&rdquo; meeting Wednesday morning to formally kick off the bicameral talks, the two provisions are among the sticking points for getting an agreeme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/formal-ndaa-talks-to-begin-under-shadow-of-confederate-renaming-issue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/formal-ndaa-talks-to-begin-under-shadow-of-confederate-renaming-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: President Trump asked senior leaders about military options to strike Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: President Donald Trump asked advisors in the past week if he had military action options against Iran following recent reports of the country&rsquo;s significant increase in its nuclear stockpile, according to reporting by The New York Times.But, according to at least four current and former U.S. officials, the Times reported that senior officials warned such a strike against Iran&rsquo;s facilities could easily escalate into a wider conflict in the coming weeks, the last of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/report-president-trump-asked-senior-leaders-about-military-options-to-strike-iran/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/report-president-trump-asked-senior-leaders-about-military-options-to-strike-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon says it shot down unarmed missile in sea-based test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associated Press: In a first for the Pentagon&rsquo;s push to develop defenses against intercontinental-range ballistic missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile interceptor launched from a U.S. Navy ship at sea hit and destroyed a mock ICBM in flight on Tuesday, officials said.Previous tests against ICBM targets had used interceptors launched from underground silos in the United States. If further, more challenging tests prove successful, the ship-based approach could add to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-says-it-shot-down-unarmed-missile-in-sea-based-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-says-it-shot-down-unarmed-missile-in-sea-based-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Departing Navy Secretary Pushes For New Pacific Fleet Vs. China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breaking Defense: Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite announced today he wants to establish a new fleet focused on the southwest Pacific and the Indian Ocean. That idea that will come as a surprise to the new Acting Defense Secretary, Christopher Miller, who hasn&rsquo;t been told of the nascent plan.A defense official confirmed to Breaking Defense that the idea for the First Fleet is Braithwaite&rsquo;s, and he had previously discussed it with former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who was fired b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/departing-navy-secretary-pushes-for-new-pacific-fleet-vs-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/departing-navy-secretary-pushes-for-new-pacific-fleet-vs-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO chief warns of high price if troops leave Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associated Press: NATO could pay a heavy price for leaving Afghanistan too early, its chief warned Tuesday after a U.S. official said President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw a significant number of American troops from the conflict-ravaged country in the coming weeks.NATO has fewer than 12,000 troops from dozens of nations in Afghanistan helping to train and advise the country&rsquo;s national security forces. More than half are not U.S. troops, but the 30-nation alliance relies heavily o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nato-chief-warns-of-high-price-if-troops-leave-afghanistan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nato-chief-warns-of-high-price-if-troops-leave-afghanistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden’s pick for VA Secretary may be a post-9/11 veteran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: After nearly two decades of overseas deployments and combat for U.S. service members, the Department of Veterans Affairs could be poised to get its first leader with experience serving overseas in the recent wars.The early frontrunners to be the next VA secretary under President-elect Joe Biden include several veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, according to sources connected to transition work for the incoming administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bidens-pick-for-va-secretary-may-be-a-post-911-veteran/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bidens-pick-for-va-secretary-may-be-a-post-911-veteran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Army-Funded Algorithm Decodes Brain Signals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense One: A new machine-learning algorithm can successfully determine which specific behaviors&mdash;like walking and breathing&mdash;belong to which specific brain signal, and it has the potential to help the military maintain a more ready force.<br />
At any given time, people perform a myriad of tasks. All of the brain and behavioral signals associated with these tasks mix together to form a complicated web. Until now, this web has been difficult to untangle and translate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-army-funded-algorithm-decodes-brain-signals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-army-funded-algorithm-decodes-brain-signals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Air Force chief’s top modernization priorities aren’t what you think they are]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: The U.S. Air Force is spending tens of billions of dollars every year to buy new aircraft, including F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, KC-46 tankers, the T-7A trainer jet and more. But none of those platforms makes the list of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown&rsquo;s top three modernization priorities.&ldquo;In some cases, I&rsquo;m not so much enamored with airplanes, although, you know, I flew airplanes,&rdquo; Brown said during a Nov. 12 interview where Defense News aske]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-air-force-chiefs-top-modernization-priorities-arent-what-you-think-they-are/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/us-air-force-chiefs-top-modernization-priorities-arent-what-you-think-they-are/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arizona lawmakers push for Space Command headquarters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Air Force Times: Members of Arizona&rsquo;s congressional delegation are advocating for the state to be selected as the location of the permanent headquarters of the U.S. Space Command.The offices of Republican U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko and Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said the lawmakers on Friday sent a letter to Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett advocating for the selection of an Arizona site and requesting a meeting to discuss Arizona&rsquo;s qualifications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arizona-lawmakers-push-for-space-command-headquarters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/arizona-lawmakers-push-for-space-command-headquarters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Challenges Government Cybersecurity Needs to Address]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Every two years, Deloitte and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers assess the landscape of cybersecurity in state government. The recently released sixth iteration, States at risk: the cybersecurity imperative in uncertain times, is built on responses from chief information security officers in 51 states and territories. It provides some fairly granular insights into the challenges security leaders are most concerned about &mdash; challenges amplified by the CO]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/two-challenges-government-cybersecurity-needs-to-address/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/two-challenges-government-cybersecurity-needs-to-address/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annapolis, Md., System Nearly Repaired After Cyberissues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Annapolis' license and permitting system, eTrakit, could be back up and running as soon as this week. The company selected to replace the program has a history of working with the city and dealing with cybersecurity issues, most recently battling a ransomware attack that did not compromise city systems."Not to jinx me, but we are testing it now. It seems to be working and could be ready next week," said Planning and Zoning Director Sally Nash, of the eTrakit system that co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/annapolis-md-system-nearly-repaired-after-cyberissues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/annapolis-md-system-nearly-repaired-after-cyberissues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CARES funding vital for quick connectivity during pandemic, researchers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: Funding from the the federal pandemic relief package that passed in March has been instrumental in providing short-term broadband connectivity for states, according to a Pew Research Center study published on Monday. But, researchers said, more long-term planning needs to be done to close the digital divide.The CARES Act provided more than $2 trillion in economic stimulus to states near the onset of the pandemic, including $150 billion to cover unexpected costs associated with the pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cares-funding-vital-for-quick-connectivity-during-pandemic-researchers-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cares-funding-vital-for-quick-connectivity-during-pandemic-researchers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Oregon counties voted to look at joining Idaho. Now what?]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPB: On Election Day, voters in Jefferson and Union counties voted to push their lawmakers to consider taking their communities into Idaho.The chances of that actually happening remain slim: It would require votes by both Oregon and Idaho legislatures and the U.S. Congress. But that&rsquo;s not necessarily the goal, at least not yet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/2-oregon-counties-voted-to-look-at-joining-idaho-now-what/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/2-oregon-counties-voted-to-look-at-joining-idaho-now-what/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds reject Pa.’s plan to spend up to $300M in stimulus money for school property tax relief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spotlight PA: For more than a decade, state lawmakers have sent yearly payments to Pennsylvania&rsquo;s school districts so they can lower residents' property tax bills.These payments are funded by gambling revenue, which has taken a major hit this year as the coronavirus forced casinos to shut down for months before reopening under new restrictions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/feds-reject-pas-plan-to-spend-up-to-300m-in-stimulus-money-for-school-property-tax-relief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/feds-reject-pas-plan-to-spend-up-to-300m-in-stimulus-money-for-school-property-tax-relief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cities Turn to Fleet Management Tech for Efficiencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Fleet management technology is helping to serve the transition toward electric vehicles, and better track mosquitos control in some cities.In state capital cities like Sacramento, Calif. and Baton Rouge, La., officials have turned to fleet management technology, which generally provides real-time tracking of vehicles and operational data, for a sharp-eyed look into each pest and rodent abatement truck, snow plow or general-use sedan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cities-turn-to-fleet-management-tech-for-efficiencies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cities-turn-to-fleet-management-tech-for-efficiencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mississippi governor proposes phasing out state income tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associated Press: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that the state should phase out its individual income tax by 2030 to attract new residents and businesses that could boost economic growth.&ldquo;We, as a state, need to think big,&rdquo; said Reeves, a Republican who became governor in January. &ldquo;What can we do to make a splash? What can we to do to say to the world, &lsquo;Not only do we want you to invest capital here, we want you to move here&rsquo;?&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/mississippi-governor-proposes-phasing-out-state-income-tax/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/mississippi-governor-proposes-phasing-out-state-income-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP Lawsuits Restrain Governors' COVID-19 Actions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stateline: Governors of both parties are facing a deluge of lawsuits from right-wing lawmakers, conservative legal groups and Republican activists who say chief executives need legislative approval to shut down businesses, require mask-wearing or force residents to stay home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.Judges have tossed out the lawsuits or sided with governors in most states where cases have been filed. But in Wisconsin and Michigan, conservative-leaning state Supreme Courts hav]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gop-lawsuits-restrain-governors-covid-19-actions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/gop-lawsuits-restrain-governors-covid-19-actions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For America’s New Mayors, a Chance to Lead with Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: While the presidential race drew much of the nation&rsquo;s attention this year, voters also chose leaders in 346 mayoral elections, as well as many more city and county commission and council races, reshaping the character of government leadership from coast to coast.These newly elected and re-elected leaders will enter office facing an unprecedented set of challenges: a worsening pandemic, weakened local economies, budget shortfalls and a reckoning over how government policies hav]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/for-americas-new-mayors-a-chance-to-lead-with-data/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/for-americas-new-mayors-a-chance-to-lead-with-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broadband Network to Connect Underserved in Sierra County, N.M.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Sacred Wind Communications is using a $6.1 million federal grant to extend broadband coverage in rural Sierra County through a new partnership with Sierra Electric Cooperative.The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $20 million in grants in late October to four New Mexico telecom companies to build out high-speed Internet in underserved rural areas. The grants will connect up some 1,400 homes, businesses and public buildings in seven rural counties, according to New Mex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/broadband-network-to-connect-underserved-in-sierra-county-nm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/broadband-network-to-connect-underserved-in-sierra-county-nm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci touts importance of data sharing amidst COVID-19 vaccine news]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Monday that, although the prospect of a COVID-19 vaccine is heartening, the recent news from Pfizer and Moderna shouldn't mean a relaxation of vigilance over the coming weeks."The cavalry is coming, but the cavalry is not here yet," Fauci said at the American Medical Informatics Association virtual annual symposium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fauci-touts-importance-of-data-sharing-amidst-covid-19-vaccine-news/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fauci-touts-importance-of-data-sharing-amidst-covid-19-vaccine-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associated Press: Now at Amazon.com: insulin and inhalers.The online colossus opened an online pharmacy Tuesday that allows customers to order medication or prescription refills, and have them delivered to their front door in a couple of days.<br />
The potential impact of Amazon&rsquo;s arrival in the pharmaceutical space rippled through that sector immediately. The stocks of CVS Health Corp., Walgreens and Rite Aid all tumbled Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/amazon-opens-online-pharmacy-shaking-up-another-industry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/amazon-opens-online-pharmacy-shaking-up-another-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kaiser to pay $6.4 million to settle claims of invalid Medicare Advantage diagnoses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: Kaiser Permanente will pay the federal government nearly $6.4 million to settle allegations that its Washington health plan claimed its Medicare Advantage members were sicker than they actually were to boost payments.The U.S. Department of Justice announced the settlement with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington, formerly known as Group Health Cooperative, on Monday. It does not determine liability.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/kaiser-to-pay-64-million-to-settle-claims-of-invalid-medicare-advantage-diagnoses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/kaiser-to-pay-64-million-to-settle-claims-of-invalid-medicare-advantage-diagnoses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium Shifts Focus to Patient Outcomes]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: Since the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium was formed at the onset of the pandemic to open up access to supercomputers for researchers across the planet, it advanced more than 90 coronavirus-combatting research projects and almost doubled its available computing capacity.Now, the group is moving on to the next chapter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/covid-19-high-performance-computing-consortium-shifts-focus-to-patient-outcomes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/covid-19-high-performance-computing-consortium-shifts-focus-to-patient-outcomes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress to press ahead on government funding even as COVID-19 aid stalls, McConnell says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuters: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he hoped to reach a bipartisan agreement this week to continue funding federal agencies even as Congress remain divided over the next round of possible COVID-19 aid.McConnell said he hoped lawmakers could reach a deal on overall government funding by week&rsquo;s end and that the next few days could be decisive. The Republican-led Senate still wanted more financial relief amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic but that U.S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-to-press-ahead-on-government-funding-even-as-covid-19-aid-stalls-mcconnell-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/congress-to-press-ahead-on-government-funding-even-as-covid-19-aid-stalls-mcconnell-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TSP hires new vendor to take the plan into the 21st century]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal News Network: The agency that manages the Thrift Savings Plan has chosen a new vendor to improve its customer service, modernize its infrastructure and provide a suite of new services to its participants.The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board hired Accenture Federal Services as the lead contractor on its highly-anticipated recordkeeping services acquisition (RKSA). The procurement encompasses everything from managing the TSP call centers and software that process participants&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/tsp-hires-new-vendor-to-take-the-plan-into-the-21st-century/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/tsp-hires-new-vendor-to-take-the-plan-into-the-21st-century/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Panel Strips VA Worker Rights in Latest Pro-Management Decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The Federal Service Impasses Panel this month issued its long-awaited decision in the acrimonious negotiations impasse between the Veterans Affairs Department and the American Federation of Government Employees, siding with management on most matters.Although the Nov. 5 decision marks a win for the department, it may not survive the coming weeks and months. The impasses panel&rsquo;s proceedings in this case are the subject of a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutiona]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-panel-strips-va-worker-rights-in-latest-pro-management-decision/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-panel-strips-va-worker-rights-in-latest-pro-management-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Expects to Fail Another Audit, But Says Progress Made]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The Pentagon expects to fail its third attempt at a clean financial audit, but officials say the progress made could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.&ldquo;We remain committed to sustain this effort and demonstrating greater progress each year until the department receives and sustains&hellip;clean audit opinions,&rdquo; said Thomas Harker, who is the Navy&rsquo;s top budget official but is also performing the duties of Defense Department comptroller &mdash;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-expects-to-fail-another-audit-but-says-progress-made/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 18:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-expects-to-fail-another-audit-but-says-progress-made/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2019, personal income increased in 2,964 counties, decreased in 139, and was unchanged in 10.Personal income increased 4.0 percent in the metropolitan portion of the United States and increased 3.5 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2019/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/personal-income-by-county-and-metropolitan-area-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump officials preparing to move forward with major step to lower Medicare drug prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: The Trump administration is preparing to move forward with a major proposal to lower drug prices and rulemaking could come as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the effort.The move, fiercely opposed by the pharmaceutical industry, would implement President Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;most favored nation&rdquo; proposal and lower certain Medicare drug prices to match prices in other wealthy countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-officials-preparing-to-move-forward-with-major-step-to-lower-medicare-drug-prices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 23:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-officials-preparing-to-move-forward-with-major-step-to-lower-medicare-drug-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS: More than 2M patients affected by breaches reported in October]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a snapshot this past week detailing breaches reported to the Office of Civil Rights in October.In total, more than 2 million individuals had their records exposed by the 58 reported breaches, though it is possible that the same patients were affected by multiple incidents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hhs-more-than-2m-patients-affected-by-breaches-reported-in-october/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 23:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hhs-more-than-2m-patients-affected-by-breaches-reported-in-october/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VA moving ahead with plans to outsource all compensation and pension exams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: Despite concerns from lawmakers, Veterans Affairs officials are moving ahead with plans to outsource nearly all compensation and pension exams in coming months, a move they believe will improve service for veterans.&ldquo;This is just the evolution of the process,&rdquo; said Under Secretary for Benefits Paul Lawrence in an interview with Military Times last week. &ldquo;Right now, contractors are already doing the bulk of them. We think the value of having contractors available]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/va-moving-ahead-with-plans-to-outsource-all-compensation-and-pension-exams/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 23:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/va-moving-ahead-with-plans-to-outsource-all-compensation-and-pension-exams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois unveils plan to transform healthcare delivery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: Illinois has unveiled a plan to make healthcare delivery in the state more equitable.The proposal from the Illinois Department of Healthcare &amp; Family Services comes six months after lawmakers approved revisions to the state&rsquo;s hospital assessment program but declined to allocate a pool of $150 million to help facilities across the state transform in an evolving industry. The decision to hold the funds was partly due to some elected officials expressing concern about t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/illinois-unveils-plan-to-transform-healthcare-delivery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 23:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/illinois-unveils-plan-to-transform-healthcare-delivery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massachusetts Looks to Fund Bluetooth Contact Tracing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Massachusetts is considering using Bluetooth signals on mobile devices to track and warn people who are exposed to someone infected with the coronavirus.The state Department of Public Health is seeking bidders to help pilot digital contact tracing efforts to see how effective it is and whether the pilot shows any privacy or security flaws, according to a Request for Response published Friday. The state is seeking bidders for three programs under the &ldquo;Exposure Notification Applic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/massachusetts-looks-to-fund-bluetooth-contact-tracing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 23:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/massachusetts-looks-to-fund-bluetooth-contact-tracing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third GOP senator comes out against controversial Trump Fed nominee]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said on Monday that he opposes Judy Shelton's nomination to the Federal Reserve board, but he won't be in Washington this week to vote against her.&ldquo;I oppose the nomination of Judy Shelton because I am not convinced that she supports the independence of the Federal Reserve Board as much as I believe the Board of Governors should. I don&rsquo;t want to turn over management of the money supply to a Congress and a President who can&rsquo;t balance the f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/third-gop-senator-comes-out-against-controversial-trump-fed-nominee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/third-gop-senator-comes-out-against-controversial-trump-fed-nominee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEC Chair Clayton leaving post as top financial regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associated Press: Jay Clayton, a former Wall Street lawyer who has headed the Securities and Exchange Commission as the financial markets&rsquo; top regulator during the Trump administration, is leaving the position at year&rsquo;s end, the SEC announced Monday.Clayton&rsquo;s term runs through mid-2021. It is common practice for agency heads or Cabinet members appointed under an outgoing administration to leave early. A new SEC chair is expected to be named by President-elect Joe Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/sec-chair-clayton-leaving-post-as-top-financial-regulator/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/sec-chair-clayton-leaving-post-as-top-financial-regulator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed Executive Order for Biden Would 'Reinvigorate' Federal Workforce, Make OPM a Cabinet-Level Agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: A group of governance experts have put together a proposal to strengthen the federal civil service for President-elect Biden to consider, which includes rescinding a number of directives signed by President Trump and elevating the Office of Personnel Management to a Cabinet-level agency.Fellows at the National Academy of Public Administration working on presidential transition issues have drafted a proposed executive order entitled &ldquo;Modernizing and Reinvigorating the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/proposed-executive-order-for-biden-would-reinvigorate-federal-workforce-make-opm-a-cabinet-level-agency/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/proposed-executive-order-for-biden-would-reinvigorate-federal-workforce-make-opm-a-cabinet-level-agency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers Urge Justice Department to Suspend Executions During Transition ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: Four Democratic lawmakers asked the Justice Department on Friday to suspend federal executions during the presidential transition, so the incoming Biden-Harris administration can reassess whether to move forward on them.<br />
Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.; and Cory Booker, D-N.J.; and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., wrote to Attorney General William Barr with concerns about the federal executions that he authorized to resume over the summer after 17 years. The d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-urge-justice-department-to-suspend-executions-during-transition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-urge-justice-department-to-suspend-executions-during-transition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will sell Iran weapons now that the arms embargo is dead?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: With an international arms embargo lifted, Iran is likely to start buying armed drones, air defense systems, fighter jets and tanks, according to one expert, with another analyst linking the passage of Chinese defense export legislation on Oct. 28 with the embargo&rsquo;s expiration.Iran previously showed interest in Russia&rsquo;s Su-30 and Yak-130 jets, T-90 tank, S-400 air defense system, but was prevented from purchasing such items under a multinational nuclear deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/who-will-sell-iran-weapons-now-that-the-arms-embargo-is-dead/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/who-will-sell-iran-weapons-now-that-the-arms-embargo-is-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump to order troop reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: The Trump administration is expected to cut the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan almost in half to 2,500 by Jan. 15, a U.S. official said Monday. The order would stop short of outgoing President Donald Trump&rsquo;s goal to have all troops withdrawn by the end of the year, which had faced opposition from military and diplomatic advisers.The Pentagon also expects to cut the number of troops in Iraq to 2,500, a reduction of more than 500. The decisions follow Trump&rsquo;s shak]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-to-order-troop-reductions-in-afghanistan-iraq/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/trump-to-order-troop-reductions-in-afghanistan-iraq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers want US Army to quicken purchase of Arctic-capable vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Senate appropriators want the Army to move more quickly to buy vehicles capable of operating in the Arctic, according to its version of the fiscal 2021 defense spending bill released Nov. 10.&ldquo;The committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to pursue equipment and vehicles necessary for Arctic and cold weather environments,&rdquo; bill language stated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-want-us-army-to-quicken-purchase-of-arctic-capable-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/lawmakers-want-us-army-to-quicken-purchase-of-arctic-capable-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No SECDEF with defense contractor ties, House progressives ask of Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Times: Two House progressives have asked President-elect Joe Biden to select a secretary of defense without a history of employment through defense contractors.Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Mark Pocan, D-Wis., argued in a letter sent Tuesday that recent Pentagon chiefs have been too strongly linked to the defense industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/no-secdef-with-defense-contractor-ties-house-progressives-ask-of-biden/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/no-secdef-with-defense-contractor-ties-house-progressives-ask-of-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court goes idle on Trump-related disputes and time is running out]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Washington Post: Has the Supreme Court hit the pause button on all things President Trump?The justices for more than three weeks have been holding on to the president&rsquo;s last-ditch plea to shield his private financial records from Manhattan&rsquo;s district attorney.And all has been quiet on the election front.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/supreme-court-goes-idle-on-trump-related-disputes-and-time-is-running-out/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/supreme-court-goes-idle-on-trump-related-disputes-and-time-is-running-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postmaster General Previews New Reforms as USPS Announces $9B Loss for 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: The embattled top executive of the U.S. Postal Service is promising new and bold reforms of the mailing agency in the months ahead, as he announced a net financial loss of $9.2 billion in fiscal 2020.<br />
With the spotlight of the 2020 election behind him, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will seek to reinstitute operational and workforce changes that he said are necessary to put USPS on firmer financial footing. DeJoy initially tried to institute sweeping reforms immediately aft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/postmaster-general-previews-new-reforms-as-usps-announces-9b-loss-for-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/postmaster-general-previews-new-reforms-as-usps-announces-9b-loss-for-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Government Runs Deficit for 13th Consecutive Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The federal government concluded the first month of fiscal 2021 much the same way it executed all of fiscal 2020&mdash;spending hundreds of billions of dollars it doesn&rsquo;t have.On Thursday, the Treasury Department said the federal government ran a $284 billion budget deficit in October&mdash;more than double the deficit it ran last October&mdash;in spending $522 billion while collecting only $237 billion in taxes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-government-runs-deficit-for-13th-consecutive-month/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/federal-government-runs-deficit-for-13th-consecutive-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GovExec Daily: Schedule F, Firing and the Private Sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: President Donald Trump&rsquo;s Schedule F Executive Order signed last month has been heavily criticized from good government groups, public administration experts and unions. The concern is that the spoils system could come back to the federal civil service, invalidating over 100 years of precedent<br />
Dr. Donald F. Kettl is Professor in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at University of Texas at Austin and a GovExec contributor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/govexec-daily-schedule-f-firing-and-the-private-sector/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/govexec-daily-schedule-f-firing-and-the-private-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After firings and turnover, national security community wonders: What’s next?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: The unprecedented removal of top Pentagon officials during a presidential transition has left the national security community reeling, wondering who will be the next to go and struggling to understand why it is happening at all.Among the theories discussed by national security experts and concerned Democrats alike: that the firings are a play to accelerate the removal of troops in Afghanistan or, more skeptically, to use the military to subvert the election results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/after-firings-and-turnover-national-security-community-wonders-whats-next/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/after-firings-and-turnover-national-security-community-wonders-whats-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top US Air Force general wants to go faster, but the biggest changes won’t happen for another year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Shortly after U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown took command this August, he vowed to quickly adopt a radical plan to overhaul the service in preparation for a future fight against an advanced nation, like Russia or China.But the Air Force of the future won&rsquo;t really begin to take shape until fiscal 2023, after the service wraps up extensive force planning exercises and molds its budget to reflect its findings, Brown told Defense News in an exclusive Nov. 12]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/top-us-air-force-general-wants-to-go-faster-but-the-biggest-changes-wont-happen-for-another-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/top-us-air-force-general-wants-to-go-faster-but-the-biggest-changes-wont-happen-for-another-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy making headway on longstanding maintenance backlog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal News Network: The Navy made major progress toward eliminating maintenance delays in its shipyards in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, partly by setting more realistic goals for how long each period of upgrade and repair work would actually take.In fiscal 2020, the total number of days by which ships overran their planned maintenance schedules fell by 80% compared to the previous year, according to the top official at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). In 2019, there were a collectiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/navy-making-headway-on-longstanding-maintenance-backlog/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/navy-making-headway-on-longstanding-maintenance-backlog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon differs on post-election Hatch Act rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Times: Though the Office of Special Counsel has granted federal employees greater leeway in political expression after Election Day, the Department of Defense has notified its civilian and service-member employees that it plans to adhere to a stricter interpretation of the law governing such behavior.The DoD released an article Nov. 10 explaining that when it comes to Hatch Act violations, displaying candidate support for the most recent election cycle will still be considered against th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-differs-on-post-election-hatch-act-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-differs-on-post-election-hatch-act-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HHS announces COVID-19 vaccine agreement with drugstores]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: Federal health officials have reached an agreement with pharmacies across the U.S. to distribute free coronavirus vaccines after they are approved and become available to the public.The goal eventually is to make getting a COVID-19 vaccine like getting a flu shot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hhs-announces-covid-19-vaccine-agreement-with-drugstores/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/hhs-announces-covid-19-vaccine-agreement-with-drugstores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients Want Digital Access Across the Care Continuum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Leaders: Digital access is the name of the game when it comes to consumer healthcare preferences, according to new research from DocASAP.That's not only true for preferences you'd expect from consumers during a pandemic, like telehealth, but also for direct revenue cycle functions like patient access, finds the "State of Patient Access and Engagement" 2020 survey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/patients-want-digital-access-across-the-care-continuum/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/patients-want-digital-access-across-the-care-continuum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIOs seek analytics, automation and EHR integration for healthier supply chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: With the next wave of the COVID-19 pandemic beginning to crash down in hospitals around the country, it's more important than ever for health systems to be well attuned to their supply chain needs.One of the biggest challenges of the first wave this past spring, of course, was the shortage of personal protective equipment, ventilators and sometimes critical medications. Supply chain vulnerabilities were acute &ndash; and that's not counting the ongoing cyberattacks targeted a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cios-seek-analytics-automation-and-ehr-integration-for-healthier-supply-chains/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cios-seek-analytics-automation-and-ehr-integration-for-healthier-supply-chains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facing COVID-19 surges, hospitals want additional money for the provider relief fund, among other measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare Finance: As the number of COVID cases soars, hospitals in surge areas are again becoming overwhelmed, suffering from a shortage of beds, staff and certain personal protection equipment.The number of daily cases is estimated at 100,000. More than 10 million people in the United States have been infected and over 240,000 have died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/facing-covid-19-surges-hospitals-want-additional-money-for-the-provider-relief-fund-among-other-measures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/facing-covid-19-surges-hospitals-want-additional-money-for-the-provider-relief-fund-among-other-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money to Keep Small Businesses Alive: Legislative Watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: These are tough times for the nation's small businesses. Nearly 100,000 that were &ldquo;temporarily closed&rdquo; early in the pandemic have now shut their doors permanently, according to a Yelp Economic Impact Report.A recent Goldman Sachs survey of small business owners found that 34 percent still in operation are not sure if their business will survive, with six percent expecting they will be forced out of business. The National Federation of Independent Businesses has said that o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/money-to-keep-small-businesses-alive-legislative-watch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/money-to-keep-small-businesses-alive-legislative-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States Go After Small Businesses on Amazon—and Sometimes Amazon—for Millions in Back Sales Taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: Amazon is one of the nation&rsquo;s largest retailers in part because of its rapidly growing online marketplace, which allows small business owners to sell their products to a vastly larger group of consumers. In fact, Amazon&rsquo;s marketplace sales more than doubled in just three years, climbing to about $230 billion in 2019, accounting for more than half of the online giant&rsquo;s business.But up until last year, many of those sales weren&rsquo;t taxed because the legal require]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-go-after-small-businesses-on-amazonand-sometimes-amazonfor-millions-in-back-sales-taxes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/states-go-after-small-businesses-on-amazonand-sometimes-amazonfor-millions-in-back-sales-taxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cybersecurity Industry Continues Growing in Detroit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: With Detroit's cybersecurity industry constantly growing and changing, many are finding the need to teach students about the field while they're young.The industry &mdash; that helps individuals and businesses fend off criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data &mdash; is growing so much that there will be 3.5 million unfilled positions by 2021.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cybersecurity-industry-continues-growing-in-detroit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cybersecurity-industry-continues-growing-in-detroit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data breach exposes nearly 28 million Texas drivers’ records]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: A software vendor that supplies the auto insurance industry acknowledged a data breach this week that exposed the personal information of about 27.7 million people with Texas driver&rsquo;s licenses.In a statement posted to its website Thursday, the company, Vertafore, disclosed that at some point between March 11 and Aug. 1 of this year, there was &ldquo;unauthorized access&rdquo; to three data files containing information pertaining to driver&rsquo;s licenses issued prior to Februa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/data-breach-exposes-nearly-28-million-texas-drivers-records/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/data-breach-exposes-nearly-28-million-texas-drivers-records/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Majority-owned U.S. affiliates (MOUSAs) of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) employed 7.8 million workers in the United States in 2018, a 1.9 percent increase from 7.7 million in 2017, according to statistics on MOUSA operations and finances released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-affiliates-of-foreign-multinational-enterprises-2018/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/activities-of-us-affiliates-of-foreign-multinational-enterprises-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court justices seem unlikely to strike down full ACA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: Supreme Court justices on Tuesday during oral arguments appeared unlikely to strike down the Affordable Care Act in its entirety.The full nine-member court heard extended oral arguments from four attorneys representing parties in California v. Texas, a case brought by GOP attorneys general and supported by the Trump administration challenging the entire ACA. The justices focused on issues including whether challengers had legal standing and whether the entire law would have to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/supreme-court-justices-seem-unlikely-to-strike-down-full-aca/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/supreme-court-justices-seem-unlikely-to-strike-down-full-aca/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rapid innovation depends on patient codesign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated innovation throughout much of the healthcare sphere.<br />
At the same time, said panelists at the HIMSS &amp; Cleveland Clinic Patient Experience Digital Series this week, the quick pivot to new policies in response to the pandemic, and the speed at which new technologies were rolled out, carry the danger of leaving some of the most vulnerable people behind.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/rapid-innovation-depends-on-patient-codesign/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/rapid-innovation-depends-on-patient-codesign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Dakota takes steps to add staff for hospitals 'under enormous pressure']]></title><description><![CDATA[Bismarck Tribune: Citing a significant uptick in coronavirus hospitalizations in recent weeks, Gov. Doug Burgum on Monday announced steps to add more workers to a health care system he described as &ldquo;under enormous pressure&rdquo; with capacity that could become &ldquo;severely constrained&rdquo; in as little as two weeks.Hospital workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 but remain asymptomatic will be allowed to return, while infected, to work in facilities&rsquo; coronavirus units un]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/north-dakota-takes-steps-to-add-staff-for-hospitals-under-enormous-pressure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/north-dakota-takes-steps-to-add-staff-for-hospitals-under-enormous-pressure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maryland Launches Coronavirus Exposure Tracking App]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Cell phone users in Maryland can now use an app that will notify them if they have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.Several states are beginning to use the technology in addition to traditional contact tracing methods, where staffers call people identified as physical contacts with those infected. The idea is to capture people anonymously through their iPhones or Android devices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/maryland-launches-coronavirus-exposure-tracking-app/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/maryland-launches-coronavirus-exposure-tracking-app/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Politics: HIMSS Outlines 3 Health IT Priorities to Guide the Nation Forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Leaders: As a contentious election season ends and a new administration is poised to take office, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is focused on the role of healthcare IT in an era where healthcare plays an crucial role in the nation's ability to move forward."The last several decades there has been strong bipartisan support for health IT and how to use IT to improve care processes, control costs, and improve quality," said Jeff Coughlin, senior director o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/no-politics-himss-outlines-3-health-it-priorities-to-guide-the-nation-forward/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/no-politics-himss-outlines-3-health-it-priorities-to-guide-the-nation-forward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scammers Use Bogus COVID Vaccine Trial to Steal Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Beware of bogus messages about clinical trials during the coronavirus pandemic, officials warn.The fake messages sent through text, email or social media claim recipients may be eligible to help researchers study COVID-19, the Better Business Bureau said last week in a news release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/scammers-use-bogus-covid-vaccine-trial-to-steal-data/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/scammers-use-bogus-covid-vaccine-trial-to-steal-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA grants emergency use authorization for Eli Lilly antibody treatment for COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare Finance: On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Emergency Use Authorization for Eli Lilly and Company's investigational neutralizing antibody bamlanivimab. Bamlanivimab is authorized for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients 12 years and older with a positive COVID-19 test who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization.<br />
Bamlanivimab should be administered as soon as possible after a positive COVID-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fda-grants-emergency-use-authorization-for-eli-lilly-antibody-treatment-for-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/fda-grants-emergency-use-authorization-for-eli-lilly-antibody-treatment-for-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Important Questions About Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: Pfizer&rsquo;s announcement on Monday that its COVID-19 shot appears to keep nine in 10 people from getting the disease sent its stock price rocketing. Many news reports described the vaccine as if it were our deliverance from the pandemic, even though few details were released.There was certainly something to crow about: Pfizer&rsquo;s vaccine consists of genetic material called mRNA encased in tiny particles that shuttle it into our cells. From there, it stimulates the immune syst]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/five-important-questions-about-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/five-important-questions-about-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS signs off on Medicaid managed-care changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Healthcare: CMS on Monday wrapped up its long-awaited changes to how states can run their Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program plans.The final rule gives states more flexibility to set rates for their managed-care plans and ensure plans have adequate provider networks. The Trump administration hopes the changes will encourage private health plans within Medicaid and CHIP, slash regulations and cut federal exposure to healthcare costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-signs-off-on-medicaid-managed-care-changes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/cms-signs-off-on-medicaid-managed-care-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upstate Medical University decreases no-shows by 59% with telehealth, which patients love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare IT News: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, very few clinical areas at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, had established telemedicine programs, and there was little synergy among them and the organization&rsquo;s Epic enterprise EHR.Upstate&rsquo;s telemedicine committee was in the process of defining needs for an institution-wide solution that integrated with the Epic EHR. Collaboration was underway with clinicians, and vendors were being evaluated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/upstate-medical-university-decreases-no-shows-by-59-with-telehealth-which-patients-love/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/upstate-medical-university-decreases-no-shows-by-59-with-telehealth-which-patients-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon sees flurry of resignations after Trump ousts secretary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: A slew of Pentagon officials resigned Tuesday, a day after President Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, spurring a leadership shakeup at the Defense Department.The new resignations came from the Pentagon's top policy official James Anderson, the agency's top intelligence official Joseph Kernan and Esper's chief of staff Jen Stewart. All three submitted letters announcing their resignations, effective immediately.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-sees-flurry-of-resignations-after-trump-ousts-secretary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pentagon-sees-flurry-of-resignations-after-trump-ousts-secretary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Republicans unveil $1.4T spending bill, with $696B for defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Senate Republicans on Tuesday introduced a governmentwide, $1.4 trillion spending package, with $696 billion for defense, teeing up negotiations in Congress&rsquo; tense lame-duck session &#8213; and several fights with House Democrats.The government is operating on a stopgap continuing resolution, or CR, through Dec. 11, and Congress must either pass a deal, or another funding patch, to avoid a government shutdown in the middle of a turbulent presidential transition. A separate CO]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/senate-republicans-unveil-14t-spending-bill-with-696b-for-defense/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/senate-republicans-unveil-14t-spending-bill-with-696b-for-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Warner: Pentagon tech spending should be 'reexamined' post-COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[FedScoop: The Pentagon needs to reevaluate its investments in legacy technology platforms with government spending expected to be curtailed as it deals with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.Cybersecurity and satellites &mdash; not traditional military hardware like ships, planes and tanks &mdash; require more targeted investment if the U.S. is to compete with &ldquo;the greatest threats we face&rdquo; in an emerging China and disruptive Russia, said Warner, the vice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/sen-warner-pentagon-tech-spending-should-be-reexamined-post-covid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/sen-warner-pentagon-tech-spending-should-be-reexamined-post-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden landing team for Pentagon announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: President-elect Joseph Biden has announced his landing team for the Department of Defense, and it contains a number of well-known names.The team is led by Kathleen Hicks, who served as both principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, as well as deputy undersecretary of defense for strategy, plans, and forces in the Obama administration. She is currently the director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies' International Security Program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-landing-team-for-pentagon-announced/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/biden-landing-team-for-pentagon-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With GOP win in Alaska, control of Senate pushes to January]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associated Press: Control of the Senate won&rsquo;t be decided until the new year after Republicans won a seat in Alaska on Wednesday. Neither party can lock the majority until January runoffs in Georgia.Incumbent Alaska GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan defeated Al Gross, an independent running as a Democrat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/with-gop-win-in-alaska-control-of-senate-pushes-to-january/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/with-gop-win-in-alaska-control-of-senate-pushes-to-january/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer bureau vet who battled Trump will lead Biden plans to overhaul agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: The former deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), who lost a legal battle for control of the agency to the Trump administration, will lead President-elect Joe Biden&rsquo;s preparations to overhaul the powerful financial watchdog.<br />
Leandra English was named Tuesday as the leader of the Biden transition&rsquo;s review team for the agency, a move likely to please progressives and advocates for tougher financial rules. Biden is widely expected to replace curren]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/consumer-bureau-vet-who-battled-trump-will-lead-biden-plans-to-overhaul-agency/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/consumer-bureau-vet-who-battled-trump-will-lead-biden-plans-to-overhaul-agency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden's Transition Has Focused on Civil Service Issues as Familiar Faces Spearhead Efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: President-elect Biden&rsquo;s transition team has been working for months on policy initiatives affecting agency operations and the federal workforce, with at least some of that work spearheaded by individuals with deep ties to those issues.<br />
Biden&rsquo;s team during the campaign set up a series of working groups to offer advice and implementation guidance on an array of topics, according to several individuals involved with or briefed on the process, some of which touched]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bidens-transition-has-focused-on-civil-service-issues-as-familiar-faces-spearhead-efforts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/bidens-transition-has-focused-on-civil-service-issues-as-familiar-faces-spearhead-efforts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Republicans Propose 2021 Pay Freeze for Feds One Month Before Deadline to Avoid Shutdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Executive: Republican appropriators in the Senate have proposed a pay freeze for federal civilian employees in 2021 just one month before Congress hits the deadline to avert a government shutdown.The proposal to keep federal workers&rsquo; pay at 2020 levels is less generous than the plan of President Trump, who proposed a 1% across-the-board increase to basic pay for civilian feds for next year, as well as the House, which passed appropriations bills over the summer that deferred to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/senate-republicans-propose-2021-pay-freeze-for-feds-one-month-before-deadline-to-avoid-shutdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/senate-republicans-propose-2021-pay-freeze-for-feds-one-month-before-deadline-to-avoid-shutdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wichita to Take License Photos in High-Crime Neighborhoods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Wichita, Kan., police might take a photo of your vehicle using an automatic license plate reader if you drive through high-crime areas.The pilot program is targeted at reducing violent crime in the city, which has had a 111 percent increase in drive-by shootings in one year, said Lt. Casey Slaughter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/wichita-to-take-license-photos-in-high-crime-neighborhoods/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/wichita-to-take-license-photos-in-high-crime-neighborhoods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iowa City Fears Broadband Study Could Hurt Competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Waterloo, Iowa, city officials worry publicly releasing Waterloo's broadband study could hurt the city's ability to compete with Mediacom, a major internet provider in the area.The concern was outlined in a response to an Iowa Public Information Board complaint filed by The Courier. Attorney Chris Wendland, who works for the city's legal department, said disclosing marketing and pricing strategies for a city-owned utility "would harm the competitive position of the municip]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/iowa-city-fears-broadband-study-could-hurt-competition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/iowa-city-fears-broadband-study-could-hurt-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miami-Dade transit using AI to monitor passengers for social distancing]]></title><description><![CDATA[StateScoop: Officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida, are testing an artificial intelligence-powered camera system to both track ridership levels and, as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, monitor whether passengers are practicing appropriate social distancing.Miami-Dade Transit signed a temporary contract with Unleash Live, an Australian analytics company, in April to initially monitor ridership, but as the health crisis has gone on, the partnership has started to take other forms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/miami-dade-transit-using-ai-to-monitor-passengers-for-social-distancing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/miami-dade-transit-using-ai-to-monitor-passengers-for-social-distancing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governments Offered Hazard Pay to Frontline Workers. Can They Keep It Up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: Frontline government employees, including police officers, sanitation workers, and bus drivers, had no option to work at home during the coronavirus pandemic&mdash;leading some city and state governments to offer hazard pay as compensation.But as the pandemic drags on, so has its financial toll. And even as frontline workers continue to face the same dangerous conditions while the virus surges across the country, it is unclear whether local governments will have the money to sustain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/governments-offered-hazard-pay-to-frontline-workers-can-they-keep-it-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/governments-offered-hazard-pay-to-frontline-workers-can-they-keep-it-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new U.S. data show that the outdoor recreation economy accounted for 2.1 percent ($459.8 billion) of current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) for the nation in 2019. At the state level, outdoor recreation value added as a share of state GDP ranged from 5.8 percent in Hawaii to 1.3 percent in Connecticut. The share was 1.1 percent in the District of Columbia.Full Text]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outdoor-recreation-satellite-account-us-and-states-2019/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/outdoor-recreation-satellite-account-us-and-states-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virus Relief Grant to Help in Part With Broadband in N.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: The Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments staff in North Carolina is using grant funds to address food insecurity, broadband inequality and the daily challenges senior adults face."Project-wise, we're always working on something," said Robert Hiett, the agency's executive director.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/virus-relief-grant-to-help-in-part-with-broadband-in-nc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 01:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/virus-relief-grant-to-help-in-part-with-broadband-in-nc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Federalism Challenges Facing a Biden Administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Joe Biden will come to the presidency with close to a clean slate on the issue of federal-state-local relations. How will he tackle the big issues he can't escape?The best insight into the former vice president's approach to federalism comes from his work in directing the Obama administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The core of that effort was pumping out more than $800 billion to stimulate the economy following the 2008 economic collapse, an amount that at the time]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-big-federalism-challenges-facing-a-biden-administration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 01:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/the-big-federalism-challenges-facing-a-biden-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pelosi Touts Possible Bipartisan Cooperation on Infrastructure After Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Route Fifty: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday pointed to a large infrastructure package as an area where Democrats and Republicans might cooperate with Democrat Joe Biden in the White House, but Republicans maintaining control of the U.S. Senate.Pelosi also rejected the idea of Democrats downsizing their ambitions for another round of coronavirus relief in order to strike a compromise with Republicans, and specifically emphasized the need for more federal financial assistance to state a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pelosi-touts-possible-bipartisan-cooperation-on-infrastructure-after-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/pelosi-touts-possible-bipartisan-cooperation-on-infrastructure-after-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican state AGs ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear mail-in ballot dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reuters: A group of Republican attorneys general on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging a lower court ruling that extended Pennsylvania&rsquo;s deadline to receive mail-in ballots.In separate filings, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, joined by nine others including from Texas and Louisiana, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said the justices should overturn the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that allowed mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day and d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/republican-state-ags-ask-us-supreme-court-to-hear-mail-in-ballot-dispute/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/republican-state-ags-ask-us-supreme-court-to-hear-mail-in-ballot-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislative Turnover at Lowest Level Seen Since 1920s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: Tuesday&rsquo;s election marked the last chance for the political parties to increase their share of state legislatures in time to run the next redistricting cycle. The results mean Republicans will maintain advantages they&rsquo;ve held at the state level over the past decade.Republicans won the New Hampshire Senate and House. They also appear on track to win the Alaska House, which they controlled on paper but has been run by a coalition of Democrats, independents and Republicans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/legislative-turnover-at-lowest-level-seen-since-1920s/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/legislative-turnover-at-lowest-level-seen-since-1920s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masks, Plexiglass on Tap for Upcoming Legislative Sessions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stateline: Lawmaking during a pandemic is a challenge.The coronavirus is raging out of control in many parts of the country, and most state legislatures will reconvene in a few short months. To do it safely, they are weighing a variety of potential changes, from sometimes contentious mask requirements to plexiglass partitions to mandatory health screenings for anybody entering the statehouse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/masks-plexiglass-on-tap-for-upcoming-legislative-sessions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/masks-plexiglass-on-tap-for-upcoming-legislative-sessions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broadband Survey Maps Upstate New York Broadband Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Despite attempts by the state to bring broadband high speed internet service to every household in the county, there are still pockets of the county with no access or slow, unreliable service.As a result, the Lewis County Legislature has joined forces with the Development Authority of the North Country to launch a new effort to figure out exactly who has what and, in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, who needs what.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/broadband-survey-maps-upstate-new-york-broadband-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/broadband-survey-maps-upstate-new-york-broadband-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Carolina’s Voting Machines Are Vulnerable to Attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing: This year, South Carolina welcomed into its arsenal of election technology two systems that connect to the internet &mdash; one of the features that makes them vulnerable to hacking, voting experts say.Both the state's new electronic poll book system and a new online platform called OmniBallot, made to help a small group of S.C. voters stationed overseas send their ballots home, rely on internet access.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/south-carolinas-voting-machines-are-vulnerable-to-attacks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/south-carolinas-voting-machines-are-vulnerable-to-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgia's Republican U.S. Senators Call On GOP State Election Chief To Resign]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR: Georgia's two Republican U.S. senators are calling on the state's top election official &mdash; also a Republican &mdash; to resign Monday after alleging "too many failures in Georgia elections this year" but without mentioning specifics to support their claims.Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler issued a joint statement that blasted Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for allowing the management of Georgia elections to "become an embarrassment for our state."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/georgias-republican-us-senators-call-on-gop-state-election-chief-to-resign/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/georgias-republican-us-senators-call-on-gop-state-election-chief-to-resign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan County Looks to Boost Business With Better Internet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government Technology: Michigan's Upper Thumb is not out of the woods yet regarding the coronavirus pandemic, but the Huron County Economic Development Corporation is still looking for ways of improving the environment for small businesses in the area.Carl Osentoski , the executive director of the Huron County EDC, said it has been looking at ways of not necessarily bringing in new businesses, but rather remote workers, as there is little chance the area can attract a 1,000-person factory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/michigan-county-looks-to-boost-business-with-better-internet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/michigan-county-looks-to-boost-business-with-better-internet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats blast Esper firing as national security risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense News: Congressional Democrats unloaded on President Donald Trump for abruptly firing Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, blasting the move as a danger to national security and spiteful toward a Pentagon leader Trump believed wasn&rsquo;t loyal enough.House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., was among lawmakers who warned the action would inject more uncertainty and risk into the country&rsquo;s rocky transition to President-elect Joe Biden, whose electoral victory]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/democrats-blast-esper-firing-as-national-security-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/democrats-blast-esper-firing-as-national-security-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polish leader signs deal increasing US troop presence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Times: Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed a deal that enhances U.S. military presence in the central European country, and said it should be a symbol of a partnership that continues regardless of political developments.Poland&rsquo;s right-wing leadership has had close ties with the administration of President Donald Trump, signing defense and energy deals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/polish-leader-signs-deal-increasing-us-troop-presence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/polish-leader-signs-deal-increasing-us-troop-presence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Awards 10 Prototyping Contracts Under Small Business Pilot Program]]></title><description><![CDATA[NextGov: The U.S. Army selected 10 projects addressing military technology gaps for prototyping under a small business pilot program meant to speed the development life cycle, according to a press release.<br />
The awards were made using an Army Small Business Technology Transfer, or STTR, pilot program, according to the Nov. 5 announcement. The 10 projects from nine small businesses and partner research institutions were selected from a pool of 22 proposals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/army-awards-10-prototyping-contracts-under-small-business-pilot-program/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/army-awards-10-prototyping-contracts-under-small-business-pilot-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO secretary general 'warmly' welcomes Biden as president-elect]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hill: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Saturday congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 election."I warmly welcome the election of Joe Biden as the next President of the United States. I know Mr. Biden as a strong supporter of NATO and the transatlantic relationship," Stoltenberg said in a press release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nato-secretary-general-warmly-welcomes-biden-as-president-elect/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/government_news/nato-secretary-general-warmly-welcomes-biden-as-president-elect/</guid></item></channel></rss>