The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Diversity in Health IT, Privacy, and Multicloud Technology in Federal Agencies

Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers.

Lina Khan, Critic of Large Tech Firms, to Lead Federal Trade Commission

Biden designates Lina Khan as FTC chairwoman following Senate confirmation as commissioner, signaling tougher antitrust enforcement ahead.

HHS Puts Up $80M to Increase Number and Diversity of Health IT Workforce

The four-year effort will focus on improving data collection—especially around race and ethnicity—and training a more diverse health informatics and technology workforce.

Catch Criminals but Protect our Privacy

Law enforcement needs to use all the tools it can to nab criminals who escape capture, but they must do it in a way that doesn’t trample on citizens’ rights. Protection of privacy isn’t the only issue that raises concern. Care also needs to be taken to prevent the perpetuation of racial disparities that already exist in the criminal justice system.

Lawmakers Renew Effort to Ban Federal Agencies from Using Facial Recognition Tech

The reintroduced bill would prohibit agencies from using biometric tech and block federal funds for biometric surveillance systems.

DHS on Hunt for Next Generation of Facial Recognition Technology

In an effort to better manage the country’s ports of entry, the Department of Homeland Security is on the hunt for companies with cutting-edge facial recognition capabilities.

GOP Divided Over Bills Targeting Tech Giants

House Republicans are publicly sparring over several high-profile antitrust bills that have bipartisan support, signaling a bumpy road ahead for the legislation.

New Pentagon Strategy for Overseas Cloud Appears to Back Away From JEDI Vision

When it comes to getting to commercial cloud computing capabilities to users in overseas and tactical environments, the Defense Department still thinks the cloud needs to be managed as a central enterprise. But its latest vision involves many different commercial clouds working in tandem, even at the tactical edge.

Agencies Embrace the Year of Multicloud

By choice or chance, many agencies are already using multiple cloud technologies but that doesn't mean they have a strategy.

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