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US news
fromtheregister
4 days ago

Disgraced US gov software contractor found guilty of database destruction

A Virginia man was convicted for helping delete about 96 government data databases after unauthorized access enabled commands to block access and erase records.
Non-profit organizations
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Treasury is creating a database with pandemic aid recipients' sensitive information

The Treasury Department is creating a central database for pandemic relief benefit recipients, raising privacy concerns and legal challenges.
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Agency data leads worry about staff capacity to tackle statutory requirements, survey finds

Among the 189 CDO and other data leader respondents to the annual survey conducted by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Data Foundation, about 40% said they had lost six or more employees last year.
EU data protection
UK politics
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 months ago

2026 is the year we must get serious about being a data nation | Computer Weekly

The UK aims for major AI advancement in 2026 but government datasets are often inconsistent, inaccessible, and not AI-ready, risking misleading outputs.
US politics
fromFlowingData
3 months ago

Losing American data

Federal data collection has been cut where findings conflict with administration priorities, reducing transparency and limiting public insight into policy impacts.
Business
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 months ago

US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates in final decision of the year

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.50–3.75% amid stalled job growth, rising inflation, and incomplete government economic data.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
10 months ago

Inside efforts to capture federal data after 'the big takedown'

Thousands of government pages with critical data were removed to align with executive orders against diversity and gender ideology.
Marketing tech
fromFast Company
10 months ago

USAFacts is looking for a new president to lead it into the AI future (exclusive)

USAFacts is seeking a new leader to advance its mission of making government data more accessible, especially with AI innovations.
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Data science
fromThe Atlantic
1 year ago

American Panopticon

The Trump administration's approach to data collection raises concerns about potential surveillance and privacy violations amidst growing centralization of governmental databases.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
1 year ago

DOGE Is Just Getting Warmed Up

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) aims to consolidate and leverage sensitive government data, raising significant privacy concerns.
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 year ago

Finding 314 Things the Government Might Know About You

The Trump administration's attempt to link disparate data systems raises significant privacy and security concerns, as experts warn about the risks involved in consolidating such sensitive information.
Privacy professionals
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