Workplace health and safety experts, Stanley, has partnered with Ansell Inteliforz Motion Series , a wearable sensor technology for the hands and wrists that helps reduce risky movements that can lead to work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Utimaco has released new consumer research that has found a low level of trust around Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This has highlighted the need for more education from industry into how smart devices are secured with the latest digital security solutions.

Mobile Computing/AIDC (Data capture) Technology Report

Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with leading representatives from the analyst and vendor communities about many of the current key talking points and areas of innovation taking place within the world automatic identification and data capture (AIDC)/mobile computing solutions.

Food and drink IT specialist CSB-System has introduced a series of apps to enable customers to easily access their system at any time and from anywhere via smartphone, tablet or PC. This enables them to check the latest reports, approve process steps and carry out other tasks remotely or while on the move – which increases efficiency and convenience.

The food industry has been warned that AI technology is no magic bullet to ensure food safety and that developing the right culture must be the first step.

Barilla, the pasta producer, has achieved 80% visibility into the entire lifecycle of its ocean and road shipments, thanks to supply chain visibility provider FourKites.

LineView Solutions, provider of manufacturing optimisation solutions, has unlocked £5.4M in capacity increase at Britvic’s factory in Rugby, UK through Line Balancing Optimisation (LBO). LineView worked with the leading British beverage manufacturer to execute a comprehensive LBO training project over a two-week period.

A new project aimed at exploring the role drone technology can play in improving yield, fruit quality and forecasting in UK strawberry production is a pivotal step towards enhancing food security.

A Federal Drive interview didn't quite get locality pay right. Sharp-eyed readers wrote in to let me know about it! Here's some of the straight dope.

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New lawsuits claim that the U.S. Defense Department and the Department of Veteran Affairs are making it difficult and sometimes impossible for veterans to get infertility treatments. Multiple lawsuits were filed Wednesday in federal courts in New York and Boston seeking to hold the United States accountable for creating obstacles to health care access for a population that advocates say has a higher rate of infertility than the population at large. The lawsuits seek to obtain in vitro fertilization coverage for military service members and veterans who don't fit the Veterans Affairs definition of infertility as pertaining solely to married, heterosexual couples.

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Next week the U.S. military plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era underground fuel tanks in Hawaii. Work to drain the 104 million gallons remaining in the tanks is scheduled to begin on Monday. 

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has undergone a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and has resumed duty after temporarily transferring power. He is continuing to deal with bladder issues that arose in December following his treatment for prostate cancer. The Pentagon says the procedure Friday was successful, elective and minimally invasive, “is not related to his cancer diagnosis and has had no effect on his excellent cancer prognosis.” Austin has returned home, and the Pentagon says no changes in his official schedule are anticipated, including his participation in Memorial Day events.

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Rising inflation is expected to lead to a sizeable increase in Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for the year 2022

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Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022

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A former California pollution regulator is being nominated to run the nation’s highway safety agency

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President Joe Biden will nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero to replace Martin Gruenberg as head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The announcement from the White House Thursday came after Gruenberg’s tenure became marred by allegations of workplace abuse that led to him to resign. Goldsmith Romero is currently a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the nation’s financial derivatives regulator. Gruenberg last month said he would resign from the FDIC after an independent report by a law firm found incidents of stalking, harassment, homophobia and other violations of employment regulations, based on more than 500 complaints from employees.

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“We're going to be in great shape for the election. I'm pretty confident about everything that were doing,” DeJoy said.

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Newer technologies like automation and AI may offer new solutions to this age-old cybersecurity problem, but they can also be double-edged swords.

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The DoD must prioritize data recovery and backup strategies to counter escalating cyber threats and build cyber resilience.

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By implementing an infrastructure for observability, federal security teams can make better decisions about access and identity-based threats.

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Public trust hinges on the resilience of critical infrastructure and government agencies against cyber threats.

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EEOC’s new data sheds light on how preemptive measures can effectively remedy complaints before they garner the power to inflict serious reputational crises.

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Gain insights into how identity management advancements are shaping Navy operations and security

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A key part of the Department of Commerce’s federal hiring strategy is communicating with job candidates to form personalized, “high-touch” connections.

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"GSA has requested proposals for the supply of retail electricity, at least some of which will be bundled carbon pollution electricity", said Bonnie Bueter.

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Dana Laake and her special guest Dr. Michael Murray will discuss his new book, The Longevity Matrix – How to Live Better, Stronger, and Longer.

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Federal News Network conducted an online survey to gauge federal employees’ feelings after the election of Donald Trump as president.

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During this exclusive CISO Handbook webinar, moderator Justin Doubleday and guest Ross Foard, ICAM subject matter expert with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will explore how ICAM factors into zero trust and other modern security practices. In addition, Bryan Murphy, senior director at CyberArk, will provide an industry perspective.

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Thunderdome must clear an operational assessment and red team tests. DISA also faces the hurdles of scaling a new security tool and processes across enterprise DoD networks. We talk with DISA’s Drew Malloy about the challenges ahead.

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During this exclusive CISO Handbook webinar, moderator Justin Doubleday and guests Brian Hermann from the Defense Information Systems Agency and Christopher Day from Tenable will explore zero trust progress and strategy at DISA.

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We are talking about “The Customer Journey”.  If you strive for a customer-centric culture, you must understand your customer’s journey—every step of the way. 

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In this episode of Market Chat!, we heard from 3 senior procurement officials from the Department of Homeland Security. 

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Agencies are embracing sustainability on multiple fronts as they work to mitigate climate risks and meet the administration’s environmental goals. This ebook takes a look at efforts across government to hit net-zero milestones and how OMB will measure success.

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A guide from the Interagency Security Committee sheds light on how a more "mobile" federal workforce can stay secure everywhere from cyberspace to Starbucks.

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The House has passed a defense policy bill that authorizes the biggest pay raise for troops in more than two decades. Supporters overcame objections from some conservatives concerned it didn’t do enough on cultural issues, such as restricting the Pentagon’s diversity initiatives and gender-affirming health care for transgender service members. The Senate had already overwhelmingly passed the bill on Wednesday, so now it goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. One of the most divisive aspects of the bill is a short-term extension of a surveillance program aimed at preventing terrorism and catching spies. Opponents of the extension wanted changes designed to boost privacy protections for Americans.

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What are your pet peeves when it comes to finding quality apps? App stores wield great responsibility, but it's time to remind them to do a better job.

Dutch data protection authority fines TikTok €750,000 over privacy flaw

More secure and better at correcting typos on your phone, can this Swiss start-up take on Google?

First space, now immortality: Jeff Bezos reportedly invests in eternal life start-up Altos Labs

Apple iPhone iOS 14.8 patches security exploit used by Pegasus spyware

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The ACTIVATION research initiative hopes to engage 1,700 participants and see if digital health trackers and personal coaching can help change a sedentary lifestyle. #alexandrahospital #google #fitbit

Is deploying 5G in Singapore necessarily easier just because we’re smaller? Here, the big cities come out to play. #5g #connectivity

Do any of these new Lenovo AI-powered notebooks make you want to spend your dollars? #lenovo #copilot+ #ai

In this guest blog, Fortinet CMO details the company's efforts to help channel partners secure the operational technology environment as it becomes an increasingly crucial cybersecurity front.

Barracuda Networks looks to connect and reward partner sales SEs and open up the "greenfield" SOC-as-a-Service market to more partners as it continues to incentivize partners to go deeper and work more across its lineup of solutions.

In order to reach its goal of completely eliminating identity-based attacks, the seucrity vendor will champion a new standard that it hopes will define how devices, applications, and systems authenticate and manage digital identity.