Future-Proof Your AP with Precoro | E-Invoicing Made Effortless
Governments worldwide are mandating e‑invoicing, forcing companies to replace PDF‑based invoice workflows. Precoro responded by embedding native e‑invoicing into its AP platform, automatically ingesting XML, UBL, CFDI and other formats. The system extracts data with near‑perfect accuracy, matches invoices to purchase orders using AI, and syncs approvals and payments to ERP systems in seconds. As a result, users can cut processing time dramatically while staying compliant across more than 90 jurisdictions.
Polygraf AI Launches Desktop Overlay for Real-Time AI Behavior Control in Enterprise Operations
Polygraf AI unveiled Desktop Overlay, a real‑time compliance assistant that monitors user input at the desktop level. The edge‑deployed overlay flags sensitive information within 100 ms using on‑premise small language models, requiring only modest CPU and memory resources. Pilot results showed...
AI Scheduling Tools Tackle Transit Driver Shortages
Transit agencies are turning to AI‑driven scheduling platforms to combat a global shortfall of roughly 2.4 million bus drivers. The tools let operators model alternative roster scenarios, communicate schedules in real time, and curb unscheduled overtime that fuels fatigue and turnover....
UPCOMING WEBINAR – Mastering Triage: Intro To ADF Pro
On March 25, 2026, ADF Solutions will host a live webinar titled “Mastering Triage: Intro To ADF Pro,” featuring digital forensic specialist Richard Frawley. The session will demonstrate ADF Pro’s ability to acquire evidence from smartphones, computers, and IoT devices...
Cutting Planning Red Tape Will Take the UK From Laggard to Leader in Connectivity
The UK lags in 5G, ranking 24th of 30 European nations, while VodafoneThree has committed £11 bn to build a network covering 99% of the population by 2030. The rollout relies heavily on upgrading existing sites—96% of work—allowing a 30% reduction...
Govt Signals More Online Platforms Could Face Under-16 Restrictions
Indonesia’s Communications and Digital Ministry plans to broaden its under‑16 user restrictions beyond the current eight high‑risk platforms, potentially adding Meta’s WhatsApp before the rule takes effect on March 28. The eight designated services include YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Roblox, X,...
CEF-Digital Info Session: 2026 Calls
The European Commission launched two new Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital calls for 2026, targeting equipment for smart European cable systems and backbone connectivity for digital global gateways. Together the calls allocate €200 million to support high‑capacity network projects, including submarine...
Singapore Living Lab Takes Shape with New Collaboration
ST Engineering Urban Solutions signed a memorandum of understanding with Swarco ITS, Umovity and Ouster at Intertraffic Amsterdam to trial traffic controllers, sensors and emerging technologies. Together with Singapore's Land Transport Authority and A*STAR Institute for Infocomm Research, the partners...
Adult Social Care Providers Are Not Using Care Technologies
A Department of Health and Social Care survey shows 27% of adult social care providers in England still use no care technologies, while 73% have adopted at least one tool. Monitoring sensors are the most common (43%), followed by personal...
Triple Zero Guardian to Ponder Minimum Mobile Network Performance Rules
The Australian government will launch a comprehensive review of the triple zero (000) emergency‑calling framework, asking the designated custodian to consider minimum mobile network performance standards. The move follows two major Optus outages, one of which caused emergency‑call failures linked...
AiDEN Auto and Volvo Trucks Tackle Poland SENT Compliance
AiDEN Auto partnered with Volvo Trucks to launch an in‑cab solution that satisfies Poland’s SENT (System for Electronic Transport Supervision) regulation, which mandates electronic monitoring of certain goods. Developed through Volvo Group’s CampX innovation arena, the system moved from concept...
Treasury Plans Guidance to Help Departments Record Digital Service Costs
HM Treasury, in partnership with the Government Finance Function, will publish new guidance this July to standardise how UK government departments record digital service costs. The framework introduces a minimum data set covering people, processes, technology and estates, and ties...
Government Probes Use of AI in Children’s Social Care
The Department for Education has opened a consultation to map how artificial intelligence and other digital tools are being used in children’s social care. It asks local authorities and frontline providers to detail current applications, measurable impacts, and the obstacles...
Warning that NHS Digital Reform Could Lead to Burnout
Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s NHS digital transformation faces warnings of nurse burnout. A Society of Occupational Medicine study of 339 nurses found digital technology stress significantly drives emotional exhaustion and burnout. While AI and digital tools can improve disease management...
The Philippines: Digital Policing Strengthens Public Safety
The Philippine National Police launched Kasurog @ e‑Reklamo, a digital complaint platform that lets residents file police reports online via smartphones or computers. Unveiled on March 10 in Legazpi City, the system generates a reference number and offers real‑time tracking of each case....
Vietnam: Cybersecurity Enforcement Plan Enhances Digital Security
Vietnam's Prime Minister issued an action plan to enforce the country's Cybersecurity Law, outlining tasks, deadlines, and responsibilities for ministries and local authorities. The plan mandates a nationwide awareness campaign, specialized training for officials, and the creation of detailed guiding...
NLC Partnership Aims to Help Local Govt. In Deploying Drones
The National League of Cities (NLC) has partnered with drone‑technology firm BRINC to create a nationwide program that helps municipalities launch drone‑as‑first‑responder (DFR) services linked to 911 calls. BRINC will handle site selection, FAA waivers, installation, training and dashboard reporting,...
CISA Official Advises Agencies Not to Get Too Hung up on Who Takes Lead in Critical Infrastructure Sectors
Acting CISA director Nick Andersen told an Auburn University event that agencies should stop rigidly adhering to the traditional sector risk‑management agency (SRMA) designations when engaging with critical infrastructure. Instead, the lead should be the entity with the strongest relationship...
Telecom Act Aides Say Partisanship Is Behind Lack of Universal Service, Broadband Access
John Windhausen, a staff architect of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, warned that partisan politics have stalled universal broadband, leaving up to 15% of Americans offline. He cited delays in the BEAD program and insufficient, poorly overseen Universal Service Fund financing...
New Digital ID for NSW
The New South Wales government has launched a digital birth certificate, accessible through the Service NSW app for residents aged 16 to 21 who hold a NSW photo ID. After a 2024 trial, the scheme is now statewide, offering a...
House Committee to Vote on NOAA Weather Radio Legislation
The U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee will markup the NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act, introduced by Rep. Brian Babin. The bill authorizes $100 million for FY 2026 and an additional $20 million annually through 2031 to upgrade the 1,030‑station VHF network....
What Federal IT Leaders Should Know About the Emerging National AI Policy Framework
At the end of 2025 the White House issued an executive order directing the Commerce Department, FCC and other agencies to develop a national AI policy framework, aiming to pre‑empt a fragmented landscape created by roughly 1,200 state AI bills...
AI Tools Offer ‘Near-Real-Time’ Analysis of Data From Seized Mobile Phones and Computers
Israeli firm Cellebrite unveiled AI‑powered tools that let police interrogate call logs, texts, images and videos from seized devices at near‑real time speeds. The Guardian Investigate platform aggregates data in a cloud, maps phone locations, builds timelines and highlights anomalous...
A New Kind of Fire Detection Technology Comes to a California County
San Bernardino County Fire District is rolling out a Florida‑based Fire Neural Network (FNN) lightning‑detection system across its stations, delivering real‑time wildfire risk alerts within 40 seconds. The platform fuses lightning strike data with NOAA weather feeds to calculate a...
Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange: Smarter Patching for State and Local IT Teams
The Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX) is a machine‑readable format that lets software vendors declare whether a CVE actually affects a product. By delivering exploitability data—affected, not affected, fixed, or under investigation—VEX enables state and local government IT teams to filter...
NOAA Improves Geospatial Accuracy With NSRS Modernization
NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey announced a comprehensive overhaul of the National Spatial Reference System, the first update in 40 years. The modernized NSRS incorporates real‑time GPS technology and a new gravity‑based geoid model, delivering finer horizontal and vertical positioning. These...
City Police to Monitor Albuquerque Schools via Surveillance Center
Albuquerque Public Schools will now have a full‑time police officer monitoring every campus from the city’s Real Time Crime Center, using live camera feeds, drones and gunshot detection technology. The move adds an immediate visual layer of security, allowing officers...
OpenAI Expands Government Footprint with AWS Deal, Report Says
OpenAI has signed a partnership with Amazon Web Services to sell its generative‑AI models to U.S. government agencies, covering both classified and unclassified workloads via AWS GovCloud and Classified Regions. The deal follows a Pentagon contract that lets the military...
Digital IDs Edge Closer to Practical Reality for UK Businesses
The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has moved its Digital Company ID blueprint from concept to a live, interoperable prototype, showcasing practical deployments for UK businesses. Over 18 months, a coalition of industry leaders—including UK Finance, Mastercard, Monzo...
Why the Digital Euro Needs Worker Input
The European Central Bank’s digital euro proposal aims to cement Europe’s digital sovereignty and foster fair competition ahead of a potential 2029 launch. Advocates argue that the CBDC must be sovereign, public, and inclusive to win trust from citizens and...
From Phones, to School-Issued Laptops and AI, Here’s How Utah Schools Are Changing Their Rules
Utah lawmakers have passed a suite of education technology bills that would make a bell‑to‑bell ban on personal smartphones the default policy in K‑12 schools, introduce parent‑approved whitelist filtering for school‑issued Chromebooks, fund Wi‑Fi installations on rural school buses, and...
Qualcomm Targets Critical Communications in 5G Sidelink Push
Qualcomm announced it will focus its 5G sidelink efforts on the critical‑communications sector, letting public‑safety stakeholders drive development rather than the commercial market. At IWCE 2026, Brittany Haile detailed performance standards agreed with U.S. and European groups and stressed that successful...
SecurityInfoWatch and SecureXperts Launch CSfC Certification Program
SecurityInfoWatch and SecureXperts have unveiled Cybersecure, a training initiative that launches with an NSA‑backed Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Trusted Integrator Workshop at ISC West. The program targets the chronic shortage of qualified integrators capable of designing CSfC‑compliant architectures for federal...
EU Digital ID Wallet Will Prove Over-18 Status Without Showing Birthdate
The European Commission released a manual detailing how the forthcoming EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet will perform age verification through selective disclosure. Users can prove they meet age thresholds—such as over‑18 for social media—without revealing birthdate or name, using a...
Bhutan’s National ID App Now Handles Your Passport Application
Bhutan’s National Digital Identity (NDI) wallet is now integrated into the passport application process, allowing citizens to log in, scan a QR code, and have their photo, e‑signature, and security‑clearance data auto‑populated. The automation replaces manual document collection and form...
DOGE Canceled Museum Grant for HVAC Systems After ChatGPT Flagged It As DEI
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) canceled a $349,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant intended for HVAC replacement at North Carolina's High Point Museum after feeding the proposal into ChatGPT, which flagged the project as DEI‑related. Plaintiffs allege that...
Wanted: Europe’s Missing Cloud Provider
European policymakers have launched the EURO-3C project, a pan‑European sovereign cloud backed by Telefónica, other firms and the European Commission. The initiative seeks to reduce the EU’s reliance on U.S. hyperscalers, which currently deliver about 70 % of cloud services in...
Gecko Robotics Lands the Largest US Navy Robotics Deal Yet
The U.S. Navy has signed a five‑year IDIQ contract with Pittsburgh‑based Gecko Robotics, starting with a $54 million award and a $71 million ceiling. Gecko’s autonomous inspection robots will crawl inside 18 Pacific Fleet vessels to generate detailed digital twins and feed...
Shoppers Stop and Scan: How a Simple QR Code Will Help Fight Overcharging at Retail Outlets
The Indian government will mandate QR‑code‑based digital certification for every retail shop, linking each outlet to a central compliance database. Shoppers can scan the code with a smartphone to see real‑time status on pricing, weights, and past violations. The scheme,...
Backbone Connectivity for Digital Global Gateways - Studies
The EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has launched a call to fund the deployment or major upgrade of backbone networks, including submarine cables, terrestrial routes, and satellite links. Projects must connect at least two Member States, islands, outermost regions, or...
What Was Doge? How Elon Musk Tried to Gamify Government
Elon Musk created the "Doge" initiative in early 2025, positioning himself as head of a new "department of government efficiency" to overhaul federal technology and budgeting. The project framed government reform as a video‑game challenge, using speed‑run language, leaderboards, and...
West Yorkshire Police Deploys Live AI Analysis of 999 Calls
West Yorkshire Police has launched a live AI system that records, transcribes and categorises more than 20,000 emergency calls each week. The Post‑Call Analysis tool, built on a model trained solely on police data, creates instant summaries and flags hidden...
Singapore: Energy Security to Power the Digital Era
Singapore is bolstering its energy security by pairing advanced digital technologies with a diversified supply mix. The city‑state is expanding natural‑gas infrastructure, adding a second LNG terminal and creating GasCo to source fuel globally. Solar capacity is set to reach...
Australia: Building the Future of Care Through Digital Health
A University of Queensland review of 230 international studies found telehealth consultations clinically effective and operationally robust, even for sensitive care such as voluntary assisted dying (VAD). Australian federal law still classifies certain remote counselling as unlawful, creating legal uncertainty...
Hong Kong to Launch World’s First Governed AI Agent Network Amid OpenClaw Frenzy
Hong Kong’s government‑backed HKGAI is set to launch ClawNet, the world’s first open‑source human‑AI agent collaboration network, alongside consumer‑focused AI tools for school selection, horse‑racing analysis, and public‑service assistants. The platform assigns each AI agent a distinct social identity and...
Trump Cyber Plan Leaves Identity Gap Unresolved
The White House released a seven‑page cyber strategy that prioritizes offensive capabilities, zero‑trust architecture, AI security, blockchain protection, and deregulation, but it stops short of outlining a national digital identity framework. The plan frames cyberspace as a geopolitical battleground and...
Which FDA Division Has the Most Stability As AI Tools Get Adopted Across the Agency?
The FDA has shed roughly 20% of its workforce after the DOGE cuts, prompting a rapid rollout of artificial intelligence tools to offset the expertise gap. Among its centers, CDER is beginning to stabilize, CDRH remains relatively insulated, while CBER...
South Korea Urged to Review Biometric Mandate for Mobile Phone Numbers
South Korea’s National Human Rights Commission has asked the Ministry of Science and ICT to reconsider its plan to mandate facial‑recognition authentication for all new mobile phone numbers, set to launch on March 23. The watchdog recommends three fixes: a...
Section 508 Report Eyes Acquisition ‘Lever’
The General Services Administration’s latest Section 508 assessment reveals that fewer than half of federal agencies’ public‑facing ICT—webpages, documents, hardware and software—meet accessibility standards, with only 37% of top‑viewed sites fully compliant. The report highlights a testing bias toward websites and...
Consultation Questions, Companies House Incident Highlight UK IDV Industry’s Fears
The UK government’s consultation on a national digital identity system omits private Digital Verification Service (DVS) providers, prompting the Association of Digital Verification Professionals (ADVP) to warn of data‑ownership and market‑distortion concerns. Simultaneously, a security breach at Companies House exposed...