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Reuters | January 15, 2020

New rules enacting President Donald Trump’s reductions in fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles through 2026 moved closer to reality on Tuesday when U.S. agencies sent proposals to the White House for final review. After more than 17 months of discussion, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted proposed rules for 2021 through 2026 model year fuel efficiency to the White House Office of Management and Budget, the ag...

Pentagon | February 24, 2020

The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield. The new principles call for people to "exercise appropriate levels of judgment and care" when deploying and using AI systems, such as those that scan aerial imagery to look for targets. They also say decisions made by automated systems should be “traceable" and “governable," which means “there has to be a way to disen...

The National Security Agency | January 24, 2020

The National Security Agency issued an advisory with technical guidance for procuring and securing systems reliant on cloud service providers amid a push for the government to adopt the technology. “With careful implementation and management, cloud capabilities can minimize risks associated with cloud adoption, and empower customers to take advantage of cloud security enhancements,” reads the NSA guide, while noting “Security in the cloud is a constant process and customers sho...

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ECS | June 15, 2022

ECS, a leader in advanced technology, science, and digital transformation solutions, has been named an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Managed Service Provider (MSP) Partner for the eighth consecutive year. ECS delivers AWS cloud solutions through premier consulting, audited managed services, and the optimized, value-added resale of the entire global AWS product catalogue. ECS has also maintained an AWS Premier Consulting Partner tier for seven years in a row. To achieve these designati...