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The Post-Star | June 04, 2020

The semiconductor industry is seeking a $37 billion financial aid package from the federal government in a bid to reduce the United States' dependance on China for computer chip technology, an idea that has gathered support as the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the dangers of a high-tech trade imbalance with Asia. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the proposal, which is being prepared by the Semiconductor Industry Association.The aid package, which faces an uncertain fate in ...

Axonius | July 17, 2020

Axonius, the cybersecurity asset management company, today announced it has been added to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program Approved Products List (APL), allowing for purchase through the General Services Administration (GSA). The company has also received Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP) certification for its product's use of the OpenSSL Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Object Module....

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Equifax | March 15, 2022

Equifax announced that it is the first consumer reporting agency to achieve a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) 'Ready for Agency Authorization,' a designation enabled by the $1.5 billion Equifax technology and security transformation. The newly-listed Equifax Government Data Exchange system is an Application Programming Interface (API)-based delivery channel that enables secure access to real-time income and employment verification services from The Work Number...

iPhones | March 29, 2020

On Wednesday, it was announced a collection of mobile carriers in Europe will share customer location data with the European Commission to monitor the spread of the coronavirus. On Saturday, a report surfaced suggesting a similar program is being carried out in the United States, but in a slightly different manner. According to the Wall Street Journal, several government officials have acquired the location data for millions of smartphones and mobile devices across the country. Sources claim the...