SOCIAL MEDIA AND IMMIGRATION

July 12, 2018

Governments around the world are screening travelers’ social media sites to vet their backgrounds and personal information. The information they gather from a traveler’s social media profiles or postings can provide grounds for denying entry to that traveler. Employees should be aware of the latest government policies, whether formal or informal, regarding searches of electronic media. U.S. border officials have sharply increased their searches of cell phones, laptops, and other electronic devices, and recently updated their guidelines for border searches.

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Unlocking UK Digital Identity in 2022

whitePaper | June 1, 2022

we have seen progress made towards the creation of a fully functioning Digital ID marketplace by the UK Government with the publication by DCMS of the Alpha version 2 of the UK Digital Identity & Attributes Trust Framework2 in September 2021 following a lengthy period of consultation with - and substantive input from

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How the Need for Contactless Government

whitePaper | December 29, 2021

Digital and mobile technology have played a significant role in keeping communities connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. From broken streetlights to damaging potholes, residents quickly adopted the virtual front door model to safely submit questions, photos, issues, and concerns through contactless methods.

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Repurposing Government Spectrum for Licensed Commercial Use: A Win-Win for Wireless Providers and Federal Agencies

whitePaper | August 11, 2020

The federal government is the United States’ largest spectrum user. This is no surprise given the multitude of federal missions, from defending the nation to air traffic control to everyday agency communications. Federal communications systems, however, often rely on decades-old wireless technologies, have limited capabilities, and are less spectrally efficient.

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Compliance with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 1075

whitePaper | June 26, 2022

The United States Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) goal is to promote taxpayer confidence in the integrity of the tax system by ensuring confidentiality of the tax information provided to the federal, state and local agencies. The IRS 1075 publication provides guidance to agencies, agents, contractors and subcontractors on implementing adequate policies, processes, controls and safeguards to protect Federal tax information (FTI). The IRS 1075 requirements follow the FedRAMP and NIST 800-53 Rev.5 guidelines. Agencies that receive FTI must ensure that they have adequate programs in place to protect the data received in line with IRS 1075 guidelines. VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) has been authorized against the FedRAMP High baseline controls and therefore can support agencies in meeting the IRS 1075 requirements.

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THE STATE OF THE DUTCH CLOUD MARKET, 2022

whitePaper | April 15, 2022

This IDC White Paper looks at the evolution of the Dutch cloud market. It assesses organisations' progress on their digital transformation (DX) journeys and where they see themselves in terms of cloud and DevOps maturity. The paper is based on survey data and research and analysis conducted by IDC on behalf of Capgemini.

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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government, January 2020

whitePaper | January 16, 2020

Less than two months before California’s presidential primary, the Democratic primary remains a three-way race between Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, and Elizabeth Warren. Most Californians say President Trump should be removed from office and disapprove of his handling of the situation with Iran. These are among the key findings of a statewide survey released today by the Public Policy Institute of California.

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